The Craig T. Owens Audio Blog

It goes without saying, but leadership positions confer a level of power to the people who occupy them. This power is necessary for us as leaders to do our job effectively, but if we're not very careful it can begin to corrupt us and poison our leadership. Tune in as Greg and I tackle this tricky issue.

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“God said” is the encouraging, faith-building promise I cling to!

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Is New Year’s Day really the best time to make a resolution? Well, maybe! Here are some thoughts to help you be more successful whenever you resolve to make some healthy changes in your life.

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If you would like to go a little deeper on this, check out these posts I previously shared:

• Resolutions
• 4 tips for making better goals 
• Find your new motivation
• New year, new attitude 

Here are a bunch of ways to get in touch with me and follow along with other projects on which I am involved

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Every world leader has protocols for anyone who wishes to see them. Similarly, many people behave as if God has a similar list of protocols in order to have access to Him. Is that correct? If so, what are our prayer protocols?

Check out the video version of this sermon here. 

You can download notes for this sermon here → http://bible.com/events/49192264

Check out the others messages in our series Kingdom Praying by clicking here.

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God puts Himself in a place where we can find Him when we are praying. We must tenaciously pursue Him in prayer!

Check out this video where I talk more in-depth about this persistent mother.

To check out the others messages in this series on prayer called Praying Circles, please click here.

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When fear seems to be griping a leader’s heart, how can that leader respond in a way that benefits both themself and their team? One important strategy is paying attention to how we talk to ourselves during our battles with fear.

• Check out the full Craig And Greg Show episode here.
• Two of my related blog posts on this topic are Try Reverse Thinking and Good For What? 

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An overview of all the sermon series at Calvary Assembly of God in 2023. 

Watch the video of this message here. 

To go deeper on any of these sermon series, go to http://craigtowens.com and type “Year-end review 2023” in the search box. 

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2024 promises to be an exciting year! If you don’t have a home church in the northern Kent County area, I would love to have you join us!

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Religion is concerned with the outside, but relationship focuses on the inside. Yet the inside can beautify the outside, so we need both.

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It may be the world’s best-known song, but I wonder when was the last time you really listened to its message?

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Some resources to go along with this video:

• The story of the lost sons is found in Luke 15:11-32. 
• One of my most-viewed sermon series on God’s grace is God’s Favor. 
• Another blog post that may help you is What if I sin? 
• If you are the parent of a “prodigal son,” you can be encouraged by this post: The Wait of Parenting. 
• Here are a bunch of ways to get in touch with me and follow along with other projects on which I am involved

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For those who are skeptical of the claims of Jesus the King, we have to live in a way that makes it real. We have to help them come and see the King of kings!

If you’ve missed any of the messages in this Advent series, you can check them all out here.

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The First Advent of Jesus revealed to us in the Gospels reassures us that the promise of an eternal King is true. Jesus came to earth to reveal His majesty to us. The First Advent is so important because it bolsters our faith for the imminent Second Advent when Jesus will return as the King of kings! Christmas is a great time for us to remind ourselves of this truth. Join me for part 4 in our series Long Live The King Of Kings. 

You can watch this message here → https://youtu.be/Vwkx1j3jC38 

You can download notes for this sermon here → http://bible.com/events/49187082 

Mary, like many of us today, didn’t think she was worthy of God’s attention, let alone His special blessings. But Jesus made God’s favor available to all of us!

If you have missed any of the messages in our Fear Not! series, you can find them all by clicking here.

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Telling stories will help your message “stick” better. To be a better storyteller, you need to learn to be a better story-listener.

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Some resources to go along with this video:

• Greg and I talked about the power in a leader’s storytelling on this episode of The Craig and Greg Show. 
• Here are two related short videos I shared about stories that you may want to check out—The power of a story and You can trust the history of the Bible.
• Here is a good playlist of Fibber McGee & Molly radio broadcasts to get you started. 
• The book Heavenly Days is available here. 
• Here are a bunch of ways to get in touch with me and follow along with other projects on which I am involved

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When godly leaders are the first in obedience—no matter how difficult it may seem in the moment—they make it possible for others to obey God themselves. 

This is part 75 in my series on godly leadership. You can check out all of my posts in this series by clicking here.

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Romans 8:28 assures us that God uses everything for His glory. Even our pain. Here is when I learned this painful but precious truth.

On the Leading From Alignment podcast, John Opalewski asked me about lessons I have learned from painful experiences.

Check out the video of this short clip here. 

• Check out the full conversation John, Jim Wiegand, and I had here.
• Another related video is Don’t dwell on the “What ifs”.
• And you may also like two other blog posts—Don’t Quit and Learning Perseverance.

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Throughout the Bible, when people came near God’s glory they collapsed in His presence. But we also find that the Incarnation of Jesus makes it possible for us to joyfully stand in His presence forever! 

If you’ve missed any of the other messages in our series Long Live the King of Kings, you can find them all by clicking here.

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The First Advent of Jesus revealed to us in the Gospels reassures us that the promise of an eternal King is true. Jesus came to earth to reveal His majesty to us. The First Advent is so important because it bolsters our faith for the imminent Second Advent when Jesus will return as the King of kings! Christmas is a great time for us to remind ourselves of this truth. Join me for part 3 in our series Long Live The King Of Kings. 

You can watch this message here → https://youtu.be/RZrXlwwbfYg 

You can download notes for this sermon here → http://bible.com/events/49182755

The previous Christmas series I mentioned in this sermon:

• The Carol of Christmas 
• Fear Not 

Where are your thoughts today? If they are on what you can do to defeat temptation, you’ll be disappointed in the outcome.

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If God is giving me eternity, that means there is never a cause for me to worry about infinitesimal things!

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I just discovered a way that Michael Jackson was like Jesus Christ.

Check out the video version of this episode of The Podcast.

Some resources to go along with this video:

• The biblical verses I referred to in this video—Luke 6:7, 14:1, 20:20; Acts 9:24; John 12:49-50
• Here are two related blog posts you may want to check out—Eloquent Silence and No Fear of Inspection 
• Here are a bunch of ways to get in touch with me and follow along with other projects on which I am involved

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