Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.
~Marion C. Garretty, quoted in A Little Spoonful of Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul
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Pastor Kevin began his message last weekend with a confession: “Every week at Champions Centre things happen that we don’t know how they happen.”
He went on to explain a couple truths to further clarify his confession:
Last weekend at the Kingdom Builders Advance, Pastor Kevin talked about five things that can change everything. Looking at the life of Nehemiah, one of the things he brought up was “Preparation.”
Nehemiah’s life had prepared him for his opportunity. He was uniquely prepared for his assignment.
Opportunity favors the prepared.
“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good, it’s the thing you do that makes you good!” Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers
Opportunity collides with preparation and that is success.
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
There are no victories at bargain prices
It’s amazing the price some are willing to pay for trivia. It’s amazing the prize some are unwilling to pay for greater things. And, it’s amazing the judgments some make about people who pay a high price for something.
This past weekend at Champions Centre we had a great friend and special guest, Andre Olivier, who is from Johannesburg, South Africa. He brought a great message called, “Paying the Price to Reach Your Goals.” You can watch the entire message on demand here.

He shared eight truths about Paying the Price. Here are a few to consider today:
» If we fail to REACH our GOALS it is seldom an ABILITY or RESOURCE ISSUE, but it is always a PRICE ISSUE.
—- Lots of people make excuses if they haven’t reached their goals or about why their life is the way it is… however, most of the time is is not God’s favor that is lacking, what is lacking is the willingness to pay a price.
One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
The Champions Centre App features relevant and life-changing messages from Kevin Gerald, lead pastor at Champions Centre in Bellevue and Tacoma, Washington. Champions Centre is all about equipping people to live successful Christian lives.
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