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Lead Pastor @JamesRiver Church | Husband to @DebbieLindell | Living life with a passionate love for God & His people | Go Broncos!

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John Lindell
4 years
Christmas is about a King, a Savior - and His name is Jesus! The full message from Sunday is available now. Just follow the link in bio. #christmas #kingjesus #christmasmessage
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John Lindell
1 year
The message from Senator @HawleyMO today at @_strongermen_ Menโ€™s Conference was one that everyone needs to hear! What a powerful and encouraging word on living out our God-given purpose!
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John Lindell
4 years
God delights in taking ordinary people and doing extraordinary things!
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John Lindell
4 years
3 questions we should ask before we speak: 1. Is it kind? 2. Will it encourage? 3. Does it reflect God's heart?
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4 years
โ€œSo the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Fatherโ€™s one and only Son.โ€ John 1:14 NLT
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John Lindell
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When you are in doubt, pray.โฃโฃโฃโฃ When you are in need, pray.โฃโฃโฃโฃ When you are worried, pray.โฃโฃโฃโฃ When you are broken-hearted, pray.โฃโฃโฃโฃ โฃ Prayer is always our first response not our last resort!โฃ
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John Lindell
4 years
God is way bigger than any problem you face. Look to Him for the victory!
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John Lindell
8 years
The good news about the Election: if your candidate won, God is on the throne. If your candidate lost, God is on the throne.
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John Lindell
4 years
โ€œPrayer is the open admission that without Christ we can do nothing.โ€ - @JohnPiper
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John Lindell
5 years
If Jesus didnโ€™t abandon you in the ultimate storm of the cross, you can be confident He wonโ€™t abandon you in the storms of life!
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John Lindell
4 years
Worry decreases when prayer increases.
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John Lindell
4 years
God comes to those who are ready. What are you doing to prepare for what God wants to do in your life in 2021?
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John Lindell
4 years
When we seek God it changes... Our thoughts Our desires Our perspective
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John Lindell
7 years
3 questions we should ask before we speak: 1. Is it kind? 2. Will it encourage? 3. Does it reflect God's heart?
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John Lindell
6 years
No matter what you have done, you are never outside the reach of Godโ€™s love.
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John Lindell
7 years
Death could not hold Him. The Grave could not keep Him. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
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John Lindell
5 years
Being in the presence of God, around the people of God, draws us closer to God.
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John Lindell
6 years
When God is going to do something wonderful, He begins with difficulty. If He is going to do the incredible, He starts with the impossible.
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John Lindell
6 years
You never know when someone around you is fighting a battle - so remember kindness counts and cheerfulness lifts!
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John Lindell
7 years
When you fail, God is in control. When you succeed, God is in control.
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John Lindell
2 years
Did you know that you can read the whole Bible in a year with only 12 minutes of reading a day? One of the best things we can do this year is grow in knowing God's Word!
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John Lindell
8 years
Words that can change someoneโ€™s life: I love you. Iโ€™m proud of you. I believe in you.
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John Lindell
7 years
When you tear people down, eventually you'll go down with them; when you build people up, you rise with them: be an encourager!
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John Lindell
8 years
Be that person who encourages someone to be more than what they thought they could be.
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John Lindell
9 years
โ€œThe two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.โ€ โ€“Mark Twain
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John Lindell
7 years
Leadership Lesson: If you walk in humility, you wonโ€™t need to be humbled. Humble yourself and you'll save yourself a lot of trouble.
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John Lindell
7 years
Tomorrow is a milestone in my pastoral ministry. I will have preached through the entire New Testament verse by verse. #grateful #jrclife
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John Lindell
6 years
The happiest people in any church are those who are serving, giving, and participating in what God is doing.
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John Lindell
7 years
If you want to know where your heart is - watch where your mind goes when it wanders.
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John Lindell
7 years
When we pray: God hears more than we say, works in ways we canโ€™t see, and does more than we imagine.
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John Lindell
7 years
God doesn't just want to do things FOR you, he wants to do things IN you, so that He might do things THROUGH you!
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John Lindell
5 years
Saddened to hear about Kobe Bryant and those traveling with him. Praying for Godโ€™s comfort and presence to touch the hearts of all those affected by this tragedy.
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John Lindell
7 years
If you want to know where your heart is - watch where your mind goes when it wanders.
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John Lindell
7 years
Death could not hold Him. The Grave could not keep Him. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! #Easterisforeveryone
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John Lindell
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If you don't control your thoughts - you will never control your actions.
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John Lindell
7 years
Begin your day by asking God to open your eyes to what He is doing!
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John Lindell
7 years
You will never live a positive life with negative thinking.
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John Lindell
3 years
Lord my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. - Psalms 30:2
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John Lindell
6 years
As you pray remember: 1. God cares 2. God listens 3. God acts
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John Lindell
6 years
The prayers you pray today affect the life you live tomorrow.
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John Lindell
2 years
As a part of Season of Giving, we had the opportunity today to bless the students, teachers and administrators of Westport and Williams in Springfield and Dover Hill in Joplin - then weโ€™ll visit York and Bowerman on Monday in Springfield! Thatโ€™s over 1,800 Christmas gifts! (1/2)
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John Lindell
7 years
Look who is coming home from the hospital!!! She is one strong girl - I love her so much & am so glad she will be home. #bestfriend
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John Lindell
7 years
Strong people lift others up instead of pulling them down.
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John Lindell
6 years
Today, Debbie and I are praying for all who are lovingly standing up for what they believe - for every business owner, school teacher, student, mom, dad, child, political leader, pastor, and missionary. Be loving. Be gracious. Be strong. The Lord is with you!
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John Lindell
7 years
Every time we interact with another person we have the opportunity to add value to their life.
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John Lindell
4 years
Your impossibility is material for a miracle.
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John Lindell
7 years
Worry DECREASES when Prayer INCREASES!
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John Lindell
8 years
My advice: pray hard - take a deep breath - enjoy the ride.
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John Lindell
7 years
Leadership lesson: people make mistakes when theyโ€™re tired. If you want to be on top of your game, take time to stop and rest!
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John Lindell
7 years
Sometimes you have to let go of something to take hold of the new things God has for you.
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John Lindell
8 years
So excited to welcome our 7th grandchild into the world. A little boy 7 lbs 6 oz - no name yet - so I'll just call him "Junior"!
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John Lindell
6 years
"Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It's leadership." -Ralph Marston
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John Lindell
7 years
โ€œMy home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.โ€ -Billy Graham __ November 7, 1918 - February 21, 2018 __ Thank you for decades of faithfulness! __ #billygraham #faithful #legacy #worldchanger #leadership
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John Lindell
8 years
Walking with God is about progress not perfection.
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John Lindell
8 years
Leaders: donโ€™t make every interaction with your staff about correction. Take time to point out their gifts and strengths - celebrate wins.
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John Lindell
8 years
Itโ€™s one thing to believe God CAN do something. Itโ€™s another thing to have faith that God WILL do something. Trust God; Heโ€™s got it!
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John Lindell
7 years
Surrounded by awesomeness @pastoremase & @robertmadu . So thankful for these two men, and their ministry at @jamesriver Church this weekend!
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John Lindell
7 years
Prayer is the difference between seeing with our physical eyes and seeing with our spiritual eyes.
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John Lindell
6 years
What you expose yourself to can open you up to the enemy in ways you could never imagine.
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John Lindell
8 years
Don't try to make your dream happen...let God fulfill His will for your life and give yourself fully to the present.
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John Lindell
7 years
Every time we interact with another person we have the opportunity to add value to their life.
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John Lindell
7 years
Sometimes you have to let go of something to take hold of the new things God has for you.
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John Lindell
6 years
The Bible is the only book in the world whose author is present every time we read it. - @Bob_Rhoden
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John Lindell
7 years
Most people around you are fighting a battle - so remember kindness counts and cheerfulness lifts!
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John Lindell
6 years
Be more committed to your convictions than your feelings - especially during seasons of difficulty or fatigue.
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John Lindell
7 years
Never let life's struggles keep you from doing what you know in your heart the Lord has called you to do.
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John Lindell
7 years
God wants to do good in you, through you, and for you โ€“ never doubt that!
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John Lindell
6 years
If pleasing God is my goal I will be caught up in performance; if trusting God is my goal I will please God.
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John Lindell
7 years
The happiest people in the world are those who find their greatest joy in Godโ€™s presence.
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John Lindell
6 years
Time in God's presence refocuses our affections, leads our desires, and ultimately changes our perspective.
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John Lindell
7 years
Remember when @JamesRiver Church hosted over 100,000 people for the I Love America event? Here's a little blast from the past.
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John Lindell
4 years
If Jesus didnโ€™t abandon you in the ultimate storm of the cross, you can be confident He wonโ€™t abandon you in the storms of life!
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John Lindell
7 years
When I DON"T pray: I lack faith & become selfish. When I DO pray: God moves me beyond my nature & ability & into His purpose for my life!
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John Lindell
6 years
Prayer brings peace to an anxious heart.
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John Lindell
10 years
Wow - seems crazy that the day has come when preaching Christian orthodoxy is a cultural lighting rod in Springfield, MO.
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John Lindell
7 years
"When prayer fades out, power fades out. We are as spiritual as we are prayerful; no more, no less." -E. Stanley Jones
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John Lindell
6 years
โ€œDo not worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done.โ€ Philippians 4:6 โ€” When we pray, God works!
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John Lindell
7 years
"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful." - John Wooden
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John Lindell
5 years
Look at what just arrived! The publisher sent me an early release copy of my first book, Soul Set Free โ€” Iโ€™m amazed at what God has already done through this project, and I canโ€™t wait to see what happens when it gets in peopleโ€™s hands! __ #soulsetfree
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John Lindell
5 years
Join me and Senator @HawleyMO at noon today on Facebook LIVE and YouTube LIVE for an interview and prayer for Missouri Leaders and Pastors as we ask God: _ 1. That they would seek God and have a strong personalโ€ฆ
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John Lindell
8 years
When you pray: 1. God cares 2. God listens 3. God answers
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John Lindell
7 years
There is always a connection between the ordinary events of your life and the extraordinary purposes of God.
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John Lindell
7 years
Comparison is the enemy of contentment.
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John Lindell
7 years
When you pray: 1. God cares 2. God listens 3. God answers
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John Lindell
7 years
Faith is not the absence of questions โ€“ itโ€™s faithfulness in the midst of unanswered questions.
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John Lindell
3 years
3 Questions we should ask before we speak: 1) Is it kind? 2) Will it encourage? 3) Does it reflect God's heart?
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John Lindell
6 years
When fear is your counselor, you get really bad advice.
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John Lindell
7 years
Encouragement is an investment in someone elseโ€™s future.
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John Lindell
8 years
A critical spirit is never a reflection of what is happening around you - it's always a reflection of what is happening in you.
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John Lindell
9 years
โ€œYour past is to be remembered, not re-lived. Your tomorrow is greater than your yesterday.โ€ @drtonyevans
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John Lindell
7 years
As a child of God you are forgiven, loved, and delighted in by the King of all creation. Don't believe anything less than that.
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John Lindell
4 years
I believe the best is yet to come! In 2021 the Lord has more for all of us.
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John Lindell
7 years
"Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It's leadership." -Ralph Marston
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John Lindell
7 years
Leadership lesson: your faithfulness today in developing your gifts will open doors of opportunity tomorrow.
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John Lindell
4 years
At some point you have to look the world in the eye and say, โ€œI am not taking your word, I am living by Godโ€™s word!โ€
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John Lindell
10 years
When we pray: God hears more than we say, works more than we know, and does more than we can imagine. #Godanswersprayer
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John Lindell
7 years
More for someone else is never less for you. God can pour out blessing on everyone else and still have blessing and supply for you beyond what you can imagine!
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John Lindell
4 years
If Jesus didnโ€™t abandon you in the ultimate storm of the cross, you can be confident He wonโ€™t abandon you in the storms of life!
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John Lindell
8 years
A great prayer to pray: Lord give me eyes to see what youโ€™re doing, so I can be a part of what you are doing!
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John Lindell
8 years
Prayer is the most important weapon in the Christian arsenal. Whatever you're battling: pray and believe help is on the way!
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