Perry Noble

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  Apr 10, 2015

  4 Questions About Sex & A Sex Series

  This Sunday we begin a brand new series entitled, "Sex…It Doesn't Have To Be Grey!" There are some people who are really excited about this series, others are curious in regards to what type of things will be talked about—and others are afraid of what is going to be said. Which is why I am writing this article—to answer some questions you may have about why we're doing the series and what can be expected.

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  Apr 3, 2015

  5 Signs Your Leadership Team Is in Trouble

  I once heard John Maxwell say that "team work makes the dream work." However, as I survey the leadership landscape, I believe the reason a lot of dreams are not working is because a lot of teams are way more dysfunctional than dedicated.

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  Apr 1, 2015

  4 Things Leaders Do

  A leader who will not listen to the people he (or she) leads will eventually find himself without great people to lead--because their team members will leave and go to a place where their feedback is not only welcomed, it is valued.

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  Mar 25, 2015

  5 Things Every Parent Should Keep in Mind

  Parenting is one of THE most challenging things I've ever faced in my life (and it has also been one of the most rewarding.) Here are five things I am learning in my parenting journey...

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  Mar 23, 2015

  Four Words for Every Person Who Is Single

  There are lots of people in "single world" these days. I know the struggles of being single, I did not get married until I was 28 years old. Today I hope the following four words encourage you if you are single...

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  Feb 13, 2015

  5 Things a Church Leader Can Do to Avoid Burnout

  I can promise you that your spouse may not completely understand what you are going through (I wrote about that here in an article entitled, "The Pastors Pain"), but your honesty is what they are craving the most. One of the things I am most ashamed of in regards to my battle with depression and anxiety is I did not tell Lucretia for quite a while. If I would have told her earlier she could have understood me better and prayed for me as I battled through the issue.

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  Feb 11, 2015

  7 Warning Signs for Church Leaders Who May Be Close to Burnout

  #1 – Your desire to quit is steadily becoming stronger. Every church leader has had the desire to quit (usually on Monday). However, when we are beginning to experience burnout, the desire to give up actually increases to the point we either begin to shop our name to other churches – or, consider quitting the ministry altogether.

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  Jan 1, 2015

  The One Thing That Will Change the World

  When I began going to Pastor Gray's church I was poor...very poor. And because of my lack of money I had VERY few "church clothes" to wear. Pastor Gray bought me slacks, dress shirts, ties and a belt. It wasn't the messages he preached that necessarily impacted me the most – it was his generosity. Generosity changes the world.

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  Dec 30, 2014

  'The Bible Isn't Important'

  I am a Bible guy! I love God's Word! However, even though I love God's Word and have a passion to teach it in a way that makes it as real and as understandable as possible, I still say that community is more important than reading the Bible in a person's life – especially if they are a new believer.

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  Oct 29, 2014

  How Do You Really Forgive Someone Who Hurt You?

  I was having a really great day…a REALLY great day… When all of a sudden "IT" hit me – the memory of what "that person" did to me over 30 years ago. Within a couple of seconds I went from happiness and joy to pain and anger ... serious anger, like I wanted to hurt someone anger.