Tim Davis 8/12/24 Tim Davis 8/12/24

Purity, Maturity, Destiny

“How do we achieve our Mission Possible? We follow Jesus’s awesome example and live lives of Purity, Maturity, and Destiny, as we walk in ever increasing Intimacy with the Father. Jesus conquered His giants even as He passed through the Wilderness of testing. Staying pure and true, Jesus grew into the universe-changing call upon His life, making the most mature of decisions to lay down His life for the lost. He then fulfilled His personal destiny in the most amazing way possible, while walking in intimate relationship with His Father. Is it any wonder the Father is so proud of His Son?! We then—if we are truly Christ-ians—must fulfill the unique destiny set before each of us.

If Jesus can do it, anyone can! “

Tim Davis 8/9/24 Tim Davis 8/9/24

Your Preflight Checklist

“Are you doing your pre-flight checklist? You and I will be taking off someday soon. We must practice consistent accountability in this life if we want to give a good account in the next. In short, only by giving a good account Now can you give a good account Then. Think of your Pureheart Checklist as your daily/weekly dress rehearsal for your moment before the Great White Throne… “

Tim Davis 8/7/24 Tim Davis 8/7/24

Accountability And Goal Setting

“No Body/body can reap a harvest without the discipline of self-control. DISCIPLINE is the Achilles heel of almost every Christian I know (remember what I said about divinely placed weaknesses?). Our lives are utterly shaped by the presence and/or absence of discipline. . . Discipline is nothing more than the ability to consistently remove bad habits and practice healthy habits via the art of setting and achieving goals. “

Tim Davis 8/5/24 Tim Davis 8/5/24

Accountability & The Body Of Christ

“How important is accountability in the context of Christian community? When Jesus came to earth, all He did on an institutional level was to start and run a small group. Think about that. This is Jesus we are talking about!. . . Implicit in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) is the fact that the Messiah’s methods are just as fundamental and binding as His teaching (Make disciples just like I made them, to paraphrase Jesus’s words). I’m merely skimming the surface; go back and see how the disciples time and time again come to Jesus for commendation, rebuke, further instruction, commissioning, impartation, and so on. Time in community and then back on the road, a minimum of two at a time (a small group!), to implement what they are learning.“

Tim Davis 8/2/24 Tim Davis 8/2/24

Small Group Accountability

“How important is accountability in the context of Christian community? When Jesus came to earth, all He did on an institutional level was to start and run a small group. Think about that. This is Jesus we are talking about!. . . Implicit in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) is the fact that the Messiah’s methods are just as fundamental and binding as His teaching (Make disciples just like I made them, to paraphrase Jesus’s words). I’m merely skimming the surface; go back and see how the disciples time and time again come to Jesus for commendation, rebuke, further instruction, commissioning, impartation, and so on. Time in community and then back on the road, a minimum of two at a time (a small group!), to implement what they are learning.“

Tim Davis 7/31/24 Tim Davis 7/31/24

Keys To Life-Changing Accountability

“There’s a right way and a wrong way to do accountability. Most Christians I’ve met never practice accountability at all, and if they do, it’s what I call Wimp Accountability. It’s not specific, nor is it measurable. There’s no cost for failure, and no focus on the positive. As someone who has been practicing accountability for over 3 decades now, here’s how you do it right. “

Tim Davis 7/1/24 Tim Davis 7/1/24

Activate Accountability

“Accountability is a spiritual discipline just as important as prayer or fasting—but far more neglected. Pay attention, Agent Hunt: Completion of your Mission Possible demands the consistent practice of honest transparency and real accountability!

I define accountability as the practice of meeting daily/weekly with trusted brothers or sisters to give a detailed account of your spiritual walk—the good and the bad—for that day or week. There’s no such thing as a disciple without the discipline of iron sharpening iron in the community of a band of brothers/sisters working together to grow in Christ. Accountability is perhaps the simplest of all spiritual disciplines to learn and practice, and yet how often have you received any practical teaching on living the accountable life? Has your pastor ever preached or modeled accountability for you?“

Tim Davis 6/28/24 Tim Davis 6/28/24

Warfare Worldview: Chamberlain or Churchill

“Denial will destroy your personal world as surely as it nearly destroyed the entire world during WWII. Are you an appeaser, living in a land of make-believe, keeping a pretend peace by buying off the devil with bits of your soul? Or will you follow in Churchill’s footsteps and fight for freedom with everything you have? You don’t reason with evil; like Jesus on the Cross, you crush its ugly, stinking head. Likewise, cut the head off your own capacity for self-deception and destroy denial!“

Tim Davis 6/26/24 Tim Davis 6/26/24

Antidotes to Denial Part 2

“How do we break free and stay free of denial? Put on your A.R.M.U.R. daily. Practice accountability, tell the truth and remain grounded in reality, work your plan with consistent maturity, stay humble, and resist the devil until his demons flee. And do all this with a trusted group of Nathans who will hold your feet to the fire!“

Tim Davis 6/24/24 Tim Davis 6/24/24

Antidotes to Denial Part 1

“Denial is powerful and dangerous —so much so that it took down the the Man after God’s Own Heart, David. Is there any hope for the likes of you and me? Absolutely! Truth can set us free from anything, denial included. . .We can learn from David’s positive example. Breaking free and staying free of denial requires the consistent use of A.R.M.U.R to protect yourself from the fiery darts of denial.!“

Tim Davis 6/21/24 Tim Davis 6/21/24

Shocks To The System: Breaking Free From Denial

“It took a huge shock to David’s system to help him break out of his denial. Can you imagine the moment? Here’s this prophet suddenly exposing the two worst things you’ve ever done! Nathan lived in reality; he didn’t live in the false fortress of David’s fantasy world where God’s laws no longer applied. Thank God for the Nathans of this world!

It typically takes a major shock to the system—multiple shocks, in most cases—before we can start seeing our own denial. Most of us wait until we get swallowed by the whale of life before we have enough incentive to start changing long-term addictive patterns.“

Tim Davis 6/13/24 Tim Davis 6/13/24

Mission Possible: Purity, Maturity, Destiny

“Here’s the good news. No matter how much you’ve messed up in the past, no matter how deep your current pit, no matter how many years you spent addicted—the truth will set you free. Genuine repentance will inevitably set you back upon the path of your Mission Possible. I should know; I’m living proof, and if I can do it, anyone can. ”