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About Larry Kreider

Larry has spent the past four decades training leaders to make disciples with the small group concept. Larry serves as the international director of DOVE International, a worldwide network of over 1,100 churches in 25 nations. Larry has written more than 40 books and travels extensively teaching and imparting practical discipleship to leaders globally. Read about Larry or catch up on Larry’s blog.

Learning to think like God thinks

After I gave my life to Christ in my late teens, every day I wrote on an index card a verse of Scripture that seemed to have special significance to me. Throughout the day, I pulled out the card to memorize it and meditate on its meaning. I literally meditated on God’s Word until it [...]

By |2024-03-16T12:43:10-04:00March 16th, 2024|Uncategorized|1 Comment

Prayer and Perseverance

Prayer and perseverance are often both needed to see our circumstances change. God showed Elijah that He would send rain to end a drought (1 Kings 18). Elijah prayed for the rain, but it did not come. Seven times Elijah sent his servant to look at the sky to see if rain clouds were forming. [...]

By |2024-03-08T13:20:36-05:00March 8th, 2024|Christian Living, Leadership|0 Comments

Offer a sacrifice of praise to God today and experience a fresh intimacy with Him

I don’t always feel like praising God. But praising the Lord is not dependent upon my emotions; it’s a decision I make. As we come to the Lord in faith each day, we are offering to Him a sacrifice of praise. “Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise…” (Heb. [...]

By |2024-02-07T13:42:02-05:00February 7th, 2024|Christian Living, Leadership|0 Comments

Getting in touch with how God has wired you

How has the Lord wired you? Stop trying to be someone you are not. Genesis 4:20-22 tells us that Jabal was the father of those who raised cattle. His brother Jubal was the father of all the musicians who played the lyre and pipe. His half-brother Tubal-Cain forged instruments made of bronze and iron. They [...]

By |2024-01-05T15:34:40-05:00January 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|0 Comments

How has the Lord wired you?

God wires all of us differently. We each have unique gifts or “bents” from God according to the way He has made us. The Scriptures tell us to “train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it” (Prov. 22:6). The “way he should go” [...]

By |2023-11-21T13:43:56-05:00November 21st, 2023|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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