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Live - Build - Change the Christian faith and business show

Live - Build - Change the Christian faith and business show

By: Carey Green
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LIVE your faith, BUILD your business, CHANGE your world. Simply put, that's what LBC is all about. My name is Carey Green and you could call me a "Business Pastor," I guess. I've served local churches for over 20 years as a pastor and in 2013 sensed that the calling to shepherd a local church family was over. That's when I took steps to create my own online business and I've been amazed to see what God has done with it in a short amount of time. The main thing I've discovered is that authentic Christian faith serves as the best foundation for successful business and that when the two are joined together great things can be accomplished that are truly able to change the world. I invite you to join me as we discover together what it might look like for you to LIVE your faith, BUILD a business, and CHANGE the world. www.LiveBuildChange.com or contact Carey(at)LiveBuildChange.com

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  • Is Claiming God’s Promises OK in Business? [Ep 46]

    Is Claiming God’s Promises OK in Business? [Ep 46]
    Apr 4 2018
    There is a phrase that we hear in the church fairly that is something I fear we say without knowing what it really means - or how to apply it rightly: claiming God's promises. Okay so someone says, “I'm claiming the promises of God” for this, or this or this… In this episode of the podcast I ask the questions, “What does that really MEAN - and is it OK to do when it comes to business endeavors? Subscribe to Live Build Change On Android | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Spreaker | Email Here’s a rough outline of TOPIC OR GUEST… [0:49] The right way and the wrong way to claim the promises of God[3:20] Applying God’s promises depends on your relationship with God[7:32] What about business endeavors? Is it appropriate to claim the promises of God?[10:34] A recent story of how claiming the promises of God could apply[15:03] Believing in what God is doing in your business How we are often the means of God’s promises coming true It’s important that we have our thinking straight when it comes to “claiming the promises of God.” Anyone - you or I - can go off in all kinds of directions, claiming that we are taking one of the many promises of God in scripture and actually be on the wrong track - both in our thinking and in our behavior. It’s easy to do. So how do we avoid that mistake? I've seen this practice done a couple of different ways throughout the twenty years I was a pastor and just in my life as a believer. I’ve seen it happen in the lives of people I rub shoulders with and in my own life at times. And what I’ve learned is that there is a right way and a wrong way to do this. From what I've learned of scripture and through what I have seen people put into practice, let me give you a couple of scenarios. Say you have somebody who is struggling to put food on the table. They don't have a job. They are not actively looking for a job. But they are praying and hoping that something is going to come through for them and they say things like, “I am claiming the promises of God... that He will never let the righteous be forsaken.” (Psalm 37:25) I think it's probably pretty obvious - at least I hope it is - that it's not really a very wise or proper way to “claim the promises of God.” God's promises are not isolated. When God makes a promise to the righteous, He's making a promise to a person who has certain characteristics, certain things true about them. That's what He means when He uses the word “righteous” to refer to them. And to be clear - all of the righteousness any of us have is righteousness that comes to us through Christ - and it includes having Christ Himself in us to strengthen us and fill us with wisdom. He motivates us to go and do what we need to do in order to be a part of God's promises coming true. We are often the means God uses to fulfill His promises to us. So we can't just “claim promises of God” if we are unwilling to step into the situation by faith, trusting God is going to help us, and actually put our faith into action. I think that's a wrong way to apply this idea of claiming God's promises. What would the right way to claim God’s promises, look like? That’s what the rest of this episode is about. Psalm 37:4 is and example of rightly claiming the promises of God In scripture there are some keystone kind of verses - verses that lots of other theology or lots of other beliefs rest upon. They are foundational because they communicate foundational concepts or truths that support everything else. One of those statements I believe is often overlooked in this regard and is easily misapplied in this kind of thing is Psalm chapter 37, verse number 4. It says, “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” As we stop and think about that, it could be taken one of two ways. It could mean: If you delight yourself in the Lord, He will give you everything you want. And so the desires of your heart is being defined as everything you want. I don't think that's what the verses is saying. The sentence is an if/then statement - so the last part of it (the desires of your heart part) is contingent on the first part. In order for us to understand the verse we have to understand what that first part really means. Okay - so, “Delight yourself in the Lord” - that's a statement about relationship. It's a statement about our affections being directed toward God intentionally. You see, we have a responsibility as followers of Jesus Christ to orient our minds, to orient our hearts, toward God Himself as our highest treasure. That's what worship really is, that's what being a Christ follower is literally about. It's about being so consumed with who our God is, who our Savior Jesus Christ is, that we delight in Him like we would delight in our spouse, or like we delight in our children, like we would delight in some favorite hobby or favorite activity that we have. You see, the idea of delighting in ...
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    18 mins
  • Stay Hungry For The Right Things Christian Business People [Episode 45]

    Stay Hungry For The Right Things Christian Business People [Episode 45]
    Feb 7 2018
    Stay hungry... It was the summer of 1980. I was 13 years old. And I was the hungriest I'd ever been in my life. I was in the middle of my "ordeal," an initiation exercise to gain entrance into a special group within the boy scouts known as the "Order of the Arrow." There was a group of 25 of us who were invited to participate. It was an honor and I was glad to be there. But it was difficult for a 13 year-old because we had to: Spend the weekend working at the campRemain silent the entire timeSleep by ourselves out in the woods, with no tent or sleeping bagNot eat any food for 2 days Weird? Maybe. Consider it an early testosterone-laden initiation. But you can see why I was so hungry. Staying hungry impacted my thinking Of course, I was nowhere near as hungry as many people in the world are every day, but for a teenager who'd never missed a meal in his life, it felt like I was starving. Though I was plenty busy, it only took about 12 hours of not eating for my thoughts to be on one thing only - food. I wanted to eat. Badly. I couldn't sleep because my growling stomach kept me awake. I was consumed with the thought of consuming something, anything, to satisfy the gnawing in my belly. And to make matters worse, the light at the end of the dark hunger-tunnel was that we were promised that if we made it to the end, we'd be given a lavish banquet. That focused my thoughts on food even more. Staying hungry as an adult   When I hit adulthood I began to hear the phrase "stay hungry" in a variety of circles. Because of my boy scout "ordeal" I had a pretty good idea of what was meant by it. Hunger drives you. Hunger keeps you focused (on the thought of food). Hunger won't let you rest. So when I heard sports figures or business gurus say that success requires that you "stay hungry," I knew exactly what they were getting at. They meant that you had to set a goal and keep it before you at all times. You had to desire something, one thing, more than you'd ever desired anything before. They meant you had to become obsessed with that one thing. How should a Christian business person stay hungry? All of that is great advice... if you are your own man or woman. If you call the shots in your life. If you don't answer to anyone. Ever. But those are not descriptions that fit a Christian. [tweetthis]We have a LORD (Jesus). He's made claims on our lives. Yet, He still wants us to "stay hungry."[/tweetthis] How? Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. - Matthew 6:5 It doesn't really matter what your lot in life is (business, homemaking, trench digging, plumbing, etc.), you have the same calling as every other Christ-follower. You are to stay hungry - for righteousness. Nothing can take the place of that desire. Nothing should outshadow it. It's difficult to be THAT kind of hungry in business because there are so many other things to be hungry for... so many other things that vie for that place of obsessive attention: successfamenotorietymoneygrowthreputationa greater market share and the list goes on. So what do you do?   It's not easy, but it begins at the beginning of every, single day. Getting hungry in the morning Your morning is vital to your day. Even non-Christ-following people know this to be true. (See this post from Lifehacker called, "Do you have a morning ritual?" and this one, "5 morning rituals" from Entrepreneur Magazine.) Whether you've ever taken to a morning "quiet time" or "daily devotional" is not the point. The point is that morning is the time you've got to set your mind and heart for the day ahead. In the context of what we're talking about, the morning is when you've got to stoke your hunger - for righteousness. If you don't do it then, I can guarantee you the competing options that rise up through the busy business day will squelch it altogether. [tweetthis]You've got to set aside some time at the beginning of every day to get your head and heart right...[/tweetthis] ...to put yourself in a place where God is able to create the hunger in you that you desperately need. I'd suggest you create some sort of regular, methodical routine that you follow consistently. For me, it's my "Morning Mindset Reset" which you can read about at this linked post. Whatever it is that you do, you've GOT to do something. If you don't you'll become hungry for other things. You will. Believe me. I've seen it too many times in my life and in the lives of those I've coached or counseled. Staying hungry throughout the day Morning is good. But it's not enough. [tweetthis]Morning can't be your sole time of spiritual hunger. You've got to carry it with you throughout the day.[/tweetthis] This is where it has to get practical. You've got to resort to small, simple things to remind you to say a quick prayer, open the scriptures for a quick bite of spiritual food, or take a deep breath as you rely once again on the Spirit of God. Here are some suggestions: 3X5 cards in ...
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    13 mins
  • 2018 Update - What's Going On With Live Build Change?

    2018 Update - What's Going On With Live Build Change?
    Jan 23 2018

    I appreciate you taking the time to listen to this short update - the LORD has been doing significant things in my life and heart recently and I wanted to let you know how those movements of the Spirit are impacting with I've been called to do with Live Build Change.

     

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    4 mins
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