Ronnie Floyd

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  • Pastors, Do You Exercise?

    Pastors, Do You Exercise?

    In our vocation, there seems to be a major disconnect among us regarding the importance of our physical condition. Have you ever considered that you are unable to go where your body and health cannot take you? It is not my intention to create guilt, but motivation.

  • Scriptural Prayers for All Situations

    Scriptural Prayers for All Situations

    Many years ago, when my wife Jeana was diagnosed with cancer, it was a wake-up call for us. At that time we had two young boys, a large and growing church, and a great life. But when cancer struck my 35-year-old wife, our lives turned upside down. This crisis did not drive us away from God but to God.

  • 5 Ways You Can Increase Your Intentionality in Your Personal Walk With Christ

    5 Ways You Can Increase Your Intentionality in Your Personal Walk With Christ

    There are no shortcuts in your personal walk with Jesus Christ. Just as an athlete has to train their body in order to perform at the maximum level when competition occurs, we even more need to train ourselves in godliness.

  • Andrew Brunson's Release Reminds Us There's Power in Prayer

    Andrew Brunson's Release Reminds Us There's Power in Prayer

    Frankly, I was not surprised when Pastor Andrew Brunson said that praying and knowing people were praying for him kept him sane and hopeful after being imprisoned in Turkey.

  • Church, It's Time to Surrender to God

    Church, It's Time to Surrender to God

    We need to decide, as pastors and churches, to deal honestly with God's desires for us to give our full allegiance to Him. Until we surrender to Him fully, we will have little to no prospect of a revival in our hearts, limited to no stirring of the Spirit in our churches, and little to no spiritual awakening in our land.

  • How to Use Your iPad to Improve Your Prayer Life

    How to Use Your iPad to Improve Your Prayer Life

    Do you want to improve your prayer life? Most Christians do, but they do not know how.

  • Resolving Conflict in an Explosive Culture

    Resolving Conflict in an Explosive Culture

    In this explosive culture in America, motives are challenged endlessly. Trust in relationships is not earned easily. Criticism of others is ruthless. Cynicism is applauded loudly. Leaders are under detailed scrutiny.

  • 5 Important Questions to Ask Yourself When Making a Decision in Your Life

    5 Important Questions to Ask Yourself When Making a Decision in Your Life

    When you make a decision in your life, how do you know it is the right thing to do?

  • Life Is Not Easy but God Uses Everything

    Life Is Not Easy but God Uses Everything

    We conducted a professional survey with our entire church. One of the many questions we asked our congregation that day was the following: What topic would be of most interest to you during a Sunday sermon? There were two topics people asked us to address: finding purpose and marriage.

  • Praying for the Needs of Others

    Praying for the Needs of Others

    Praying for the needs of others is something each of us can do better. Not only personally, but in our own church. I have great interest in how my own church can learn to do this more effectively.