Daily Launch

Godly Vision

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 06:00:17 +0000

"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet." -Theodore M. Hesburgh

"This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD." - Jeremiah 23:16

"Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction." - Proverbs 29:18

"In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly." -Psalm 5:3

"he said, “Listen to my words: “When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams." - Numbers 12:6

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11

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Darkness cannont drive out Darkness

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 06:00:15 +0000

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." —Strength to Love, 1963

“If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." - 1 Corinthians 13:2

“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." - 1 Peter 4:8

“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." - Colossians 3:14

Feedback Loop

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Mon, 8 Jun 2020 06:00:04 +0000

“I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking about what you’ve done and how you could be doing it better. I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.” — Elon Musk

"Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future." - Proverbs 19:20

"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid." - Proverbs 12:9

Hide yourself in God

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sun, 7 Jun 2020 06:00:01 +0000

“Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.” - Shannon L. Alder

"Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools." - Ecclesiastes 7:9

"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." - Proverbs 16:32

Involve Others

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sat, 6 Jun 2020 06:00:08 +0000

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you." - Philippians 4:9

"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." - 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Be Profitable

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Fri, 5 Jun 2020 06:00:14 +0000

"Possession make you rich? I don’t have that type of richness. My richness is life, forever." - Bob Marley

"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;" - 2 Timothy 3:16

"This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men." - Titus 3:8

Stop talking, begin doing!

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Thu, 4 Jun 2020 06:00:21 +0000

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney

“'For I know the plans I have for you,'” declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'” -Jeremiah 29:11

Path to Mastery

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Wed, 3 Jun 2020 06:00:04 +0000

"The path of the Warrior is lifelong, and mastery is often simply staying on the path." - Richard Strozzi Heckler

"And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things." - 2 Timothy 2:5-7

Influence in Absence

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Tue, 2 Jun 2020 06:00:02 +0000

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” - Sheryl Sanberg, COO of Facebook

“He must become greater; I must become less.” - John 3:30

“Not looking to your own interest but each of you to the interest of the others.” - Philippians 2:4

Inspire Others

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Mon, 1 Jun 2020 06:00:01 +0000

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus." - Martin Luther King Jr

"So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them with his skillful hands." - Psalms 78:72

"Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is victory." - Proverbs 11:14

"Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you." - Hebrews 13:17

Adjust your Sails

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sun, 31 May 2020 06:00:16 +0000

"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” - John Maxwell

“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” - Deuteronomy 31:8

“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” - Isaiah 43:19

Work Hard and leave the results to God!

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sat, 30 May 2020 06:00:27 +0000

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau

"All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty." - Proverbs 14:23

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." - Colossians 3:23-24

Failure into Success

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Fri, 29 May 2020 06:00:03 +0000

"If you set your goals ridiculously high and you fail, you will fail above everyone else's success." -James Cameron

"You become successful from experience, you gain experience from failure." - unknown

"The righteous may fall seven times but still get up, but the wicked will stumble into trouble." - Proverbs 24:16

"Like a dog that returns to its vomit, a fool does the same foolish things again and again." - Proverbs 26:11

Inspire to Become More

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Thu, 28 May 2020 06:00:03 +0000

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." -John Quincy Adams

"Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." - 1 Timothy 4:12

"Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us." - 1 Peter 2:12

Spiritual Battles

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Wed, 27 May 2020 06:00:04 +0000

"Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.”- Mary Roach

"For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds." - 2 Corinthians 10:4

Lead in Faith

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Tue, 26 May 2020 06:00:10 +0000

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." - John C. Maxwell

"Now Jericho was shut up inside and outside because of the people of Israel. None went out, and none came in. And the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and mighty men of valor. You shall march around the city, all the men of war going around the city once. Thus shall you do for six days. Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. And when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, when you hear the sound of the trumpet, then all the people shall shout with a great shout, and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people shall go up, everyone straight before him." - Joshua 6:1-27

Brokeness into Oppurtunities

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Mon, 25 May 2020 06:00:06 +0000

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places." - Ernest Heminingway

"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him." - James 1:12

"And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you." 1 Peter 5:10

Imagniation vs Logic

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sun, 24 May 2020 06:00:04 +0000

"Logic will get you from A to Z, imagination will take you everywhere" - Albert Einstein

"We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully." - Romans 12:6-8

No Regrets!

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sat, 23 May 2020 06:00:05 +0000

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” - Mark Twain

"But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs." - 1 Timothy 6:9-10

Excellence in Grace

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Fri, 22 May 2020 06:00:29 +0000

"But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also." - 2 Corinthians 8:7

"It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives – choice, not chance, determines your destiny." - Aristotle

Ethics

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Thu, 21 May 2020 06:00:14 +0000

Morning Kick-Start!

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Wed, 20 May 2020 06:00:13 +0000

6 Bible Verses about being a Warrior

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Tue, 19 May 2020 06:00:11 +0000

Growth Attitude

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Mon, 18 May 2020 06:00:08 +0000

Big Changes

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sun, 17 May 2020 06:14:41 +0000

Fake it till you make it?

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sat, 16 May 2020 06:00:01 +0000

Hedge of Protection

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Fri, 15 May 2020 06:00:05 +0000

Armor of God

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Thu, 14 May 2020 06:00:10 +0000

Train like a Tank

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Wed, 13 May 2020 06:00:08 +0000

10 Commandments

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Tue, 12 May 2020 06:00:17 +0000

101 - The Basics of Reading the Bible

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Mon, 11 May 2020 08:21:41 +0000

Celebrate Episode 100 & Mothers Day!!!

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sun, 10 May 2020 07:26:18 +0000

5 Tips for Fitness "Recovery"

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sat, 9 May 2020 06:00:06 +0000

Less is More

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Fri, 8 May 2020 06:00:03 +0000

It's not what you Say...

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Thu, 7 May 2020 06:00:30 +0000

Facing Fear

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Wed, 6 May 2020 06:00:13 +0000

Grit

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Tue, 5 May 2020 06:00:04 +0000

Follow Me!

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Mon, 4 May 2020 06:00:21 +0000

Desires of Your Heart

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sun, 3 May 2020 11:10:48 +0000

Purpose, Drive and Passion

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sat, 2 May 2020 06:00:03 +0000

Confidence vs. Arrogance

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Fri, 1 May 2020 06:00:02 +0000

Accountability

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 06:00:03 +0000

Be Patient

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:00:04 +0000

Follow Through

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 06:00:10 +0000

Followership

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:00:12 +0000

Enjoy Life

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 06:00:17 +0000

Work Hard for Real Wins

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:00:24 +0000

Decisions Under Pressure

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:00:03 +0000

Train up to the Level you can Recover

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:00:04 +0000

14 Interesting Bible Facts

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 06:00:04 +0000

Attitude

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 06:00:05 +0000

Kick off your morning right in (usually) less than 7 minutes! Commit in your heart the Monthly Memory Verse ("Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant." - Matthew 20:24) as well as invest in a daily leadership nugget. Don't tune out yet, NOT until you hear a small snippet of what God is working on in Operation Cross Training!

Spiritual Unity

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 07:21:14 +0000

A little Hope

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 06:00:01 +0000

Opportunity for Growth

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:00:14 +0000

More than You can handle?

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:00:01 +0000

Kick off your morning right in (usually) less than 7 minutes! Commit to heart the Monthly Memory Verse ("Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant." - Matthew 20:24) as well as invest in a daily leadership nugget. Don't tune out yet until you hear a small snippet of what God is working on in Operation Cross Training!

Pride: Good or Evil?

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:00:05 +0000

Find Purpose

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 06:00:03 +0000

What is your weakness?

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 06:00:03 +0000

Only Complain Up

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 06:00:11 +0000

Kick off your morning right in less than 7 minutes! Commit to heart the Monthly Memory Verse ("Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant." - Matthew 20:24) as well as invest in a daily leadership nugget. Don't tune out yet until you hear a small snippet of what God is working on in Operation Cross Training!

Leader Vs. Boss

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 06:00:11 +0000

Be Humble

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 06:00:04 +0000

Trust God for Victory

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 06:00:01 +0000

Courage, Faith & Strength

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Thu, 9 Apr 2020 06:00:12 +0000

Integrity + Respect

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Wed, 8 Apr 2020 06:00:14 +0000

Definition of Leadership

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Tue, 7 Apr 2020 06:00:02 +0000

The Armor of God

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Mon, 6 Apr 2020 06:00:03 +0000

Speech, Conduct, Love, Faith, Purity, and Forgiveness

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sun, 5 Apr 2020 06:36:22 +0000

Humility, Approachability and Accountability

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Sat, 4 Apr 2020 06:00:05 +0000

Kick off your morning right in less than 5 minutes! Commit to heart the Monthly Memory Verse ("Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant." - Matthew 20:24) as well as invest in a daily leadership nugget. Don't tune out yet until you hear a small snippet of what God is working on in Operation Cross Training!

Guard Your Heart

chris@OperationCrossTraining.com (Chris Rountree) — Fri, 3 Apr 2020 06:00:21 +0000

Thanks for joining Operation Cross Training every morning to kick off your day right! In less than 2 minutes, you can ensure your up to date with the Monthly Memory Verse ("Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant." - Matthew 20:24) as well as the Daily Verse. Don't tune out yet until you hear a small snippet of what God is working on in Operation Cross Training!