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Chris Jackson

Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope

  • About
  • Hope City Church
  • My Books
    • When Storms Speak
    • Dynamic Living in Desperate Times
    • Among Kings
    • A Perfect 10
    • I Am She
    • Conscience
    • Second in Command
    • Praying Through Sorrows
  • Recent Talks
  • Alexis’ Story
  • For Church Leaders
    • An overlooked picture of pastoral ministry
    • Death by comparison
    • Distracted on Saturday depressed on Sunday
    • Heart Punch
    • In praise of the jack-of-all-trades
    • Lost Causes
    • My new friend–a Maasai warrior and pastor from Kenya
    • Sticks and Stones
    • Success versus Faithfulness
    • Teachers, watch your words
    • When you’re feeling illegitimate
    • Why Church Leaders drop out of the race
    • Why Every Pastor Should Workout
    • Dreams versus contentment
    • Duck feathers and rhino skin
    • Goliath versus Bathsheba
    • Keep your head up (encouragement for pastors)
    • Preaching among lions (for pastors and ministry leaders)
    • The Blues Brothers
    • When the high road hurts—how to respond when people leave your ministry
    • The flip side of your gifts and talents
    • Solomon, on reading effectively
    • Do first things first
    • The world’s greatest job (for pastors and ministry leaders)
    • Your funeral script
    • Lonely at the top
    • Innate miracles
    • A barefoot Moses in Sinai
    • How the mighty have fallen
    • Letters from Crete–part 1
    • Letters from Crete–part 2
    • One of you is a devil!
    • Lost causes
    • Lost causes
  • Watch Sermons
  • 2-Minute Messages
Chris Jackson

Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope

  • Blessing, Decision-making, Perspective, Success, Wisdom

Chance vs. Opportunity

“Make the most of every opportunity.” That’s what the Bible tells us to do in Ephesians 5:16 and Colossians 4:5, but what if we don’t? What happens if we don’t make the most of an opportunity? Or worse, what if…

  • Chris Jackson
  • May 30, 2018
  • 3 Comments
  • Uncategorized

2-Minute Message: Wiser

  • Chris Jackson
  • May 24, 2018
  • 2 Comments
  • comfort, Encouragement, God's goodness, Perspective, Suffering

Ten minutes before the bad times end

I received some good news recently, and it was great! It made me so happy; my emotions began soaring, and the whole landscape of my world seemed brighter. I felt inspired and alive, so naturally, I did what you probably…

  • Chris Jackson
  • May 18, 2018
  • 1 Comment
  • Uncategorized

2-Minute Message: Smile more!

  • Chris Jackson
  • May 8, 2018
  • 1 Comment
  • anxiety, comfort, Confidence, Courage, Encouragement, Perspective

Fear of bad news versus actual bad news

You have no doubt heard Mark Twain’s oft repeated quote: “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” There is profound truth inside Mr. Twain’s witty remark, and when you…

  • Chris Jackson
  • May 3, 2018
  • 1 Comment
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