Coach's Corner

Red Sea Rules #3

markdoebler — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:50:50 +0000

Red Sea Rule #3 - Acknowledge your enemy but keep your eyes on God. This last Sunday, we covered Rule #3 at Second Chance Church. You can listen to the audio here. This is one of those rules that can really get fuzzy around the edges. There are many who would suggest that to [...]

Red Sea Rules #2

markdoebler — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:39:08 +0000

Be more concerned for God’s glory than for your relief. - (vs 3-4) This one is…how shall we say….challenging, in our modern culture. We are living smack dab in the middle of a “me” generation. And the the proprietors of the “me” generation (baby boomers…of which I am a part) are now watching as their children [...]

Red Sea Rules #1

markdoebler — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:28:20 +0000

REALIZE GOD MEANS FOR YOU TO BE WHERE YOU ARE! As I read the story of the Exodus, I can’t help but be amazed by the sheer scope of the victory won by God over Pharoah. The world’s strongest, wealthiest country being forced to release the largest part of its workforce, nearly 2 million Jewish [...]

Steve Jobs, Jim Elliot and Legacies

markdoebler — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:24:58 +0000

On Wednesday of this week, the world was saddened to hear of the passing of Steve Jobs, founder of all things Apple. He was an amazing man to say the least. I’m a gadget guy at heart. I love new ways to use technology…and maybe it makes me feel a little like James Bond…who knows? [...]

Decision-Making and God’s Will, Wk 3

markdoebler — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:47:32 +0000

This last Sunday, we brought this teaching on the will of God to a conclusion. While we have much to celebrate in regard to enjoying freedom of choice, we must make sure that we are exercising and utilizing that freedom with wisdom and discernment. This week’s notes and message give us a final framework for [...]

Decision-Making and God’s Will, Wk 2

markdoebler — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:54:27 +0000

On August 14th, I began a short series regarding how to discern and determine God’s will in your life. For most, this has been incredibly helpful and sheds new light on their own experiences in this area of life. Notes from that week are posted here, and here. On August 21, I continued to explore [...]

Decision Making and God’s Will – Important Verses

markdoebler — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:42:49 +0000

For centuries, most Christians have either believed or have been taught to believe that God has one particular individual will for your life. That will is visually represented as the bull’s-eye in the middle of the target. If we accept this teaching, then we are desperately searching to find out exactly what the bull’s-eye is…what [...]

Decision Making and God’s Will

markdoebler — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:34:38 +0000

Last Sunday, I brought a message that covered the topic of making decisions and discerning the will of God. As expected, I have received both thanks and minor critique. Many have expressed how much this message helped them. On the other hand, there are others who are unsure about this interpretation of Scripture. I was [...]

What’s a Trillion Between Friends?

markdoebler — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:00:58 +0000

This morning, I was catching a little of the morning’s news when the subject of the budget came up. One word that caught my ear was “trillion”. It’s just sort of become a “no-big-deal” sort of phrase over the last few years. Most of us have no concept of how much that truly is. Last [...]

Being “With” vs. Being “At”

markdoebler — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:27:54 +0000

Yesterday at Second Chance Church, I continued the series of messages we’re doing inspired by “Soul Surfer“. In light of the fact that it was Mother’s Day, the focus was on how to raise kids that can respond the the difficult moments of life with the same faith-inspired tenacity that Bethany Hamilton had after losing [...]