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The Order of the Manifestations in 1 Corinthians 12

Roger Braker — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:28:57 +0000

1 Corinthians 12:7-10 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To […]

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Principles of Prosperity – Faithful

Roger Braker — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 02:29:09 +0000

Jesus spoke about faithfulness as being part of prosperity in parables in the gospels. The Parable of the Dishonest Manager Luke 16:1-7 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. And he called […]

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Charge Like a Business!

Roger Braker — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 04:57:42 +0000

The lady says, “You don’t charge for that do you? You just got here.” Sometimes our job only takes one to five minutes. The builder standing there watching says, “That did not take long. Are you giving me a discounted price?” Another lady says, “Wow! That was simple. I’ll bet you don’t charge the […]

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Don’t Divide Out a Bid

Roger Braker — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 01:48:28 +0000

To run a successful contracting business it is much like a game of chess. There is a great necessity to think through how you set your business up. You need a good set of common sense business rules to guide your decisions and your dealings with people. Roger’s Rules for Contractors is a way […]

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Keep Your Integrity!

Roger Braker — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 02:27:37 +0000

When I first got into this business, my focus was on solving the problems of the people that called. I would say, “No problem,” and get it fixed ASAP. But as time went on and I became very busy, I began to try to get them to wait on me by getting them to sympathize […]

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The Accountant Has My Checkbook!

Roger Braker — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 02:34:17 +0000

Some people just won’t pay until you call them. Some won’t pay until you call, email or fax several times. So in our business, my wife does the collecting. (Home owners pay the day the work is done.) If they have not paid in the time reasonable for their classification, she calls them on the […]

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Go Get The Money Part 2!

Roger Braker — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 01:55:19 +0000

Many years ago I was involved in a large job with an interior designer. She told me up front that she would be paying for the labor of what I was doing. It was quite a large job and I was there for a while. In talking to the other contractors, I found that this […]

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Go Get The Money Part 1

Roger Braker — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 03:59:32 +0000

I was talking to a plumber a week ago and he told me about a job he did six months back in a wealthy neighborhood for about $650, and they still had never sent him a check. I told him I would be calling them four to five times a day. But he apparently just […]

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Roger’s Rules for Contractors

Roger Braker — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 03:17:30 +0000

Then he said, “I thought all contractors were drunks.” I was working late one night in a home when the homeowner offered me a beer. He was very friendly and we had been chatting quite a bit while I was working. But I declined. Then he offered me some whiskey which I thought was odd […]

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We Don’t Pick Up Checks!

Roger Braker — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 01:07:56 +0000

Many years ago I was waiting in the outer office of a builder with about 20 other contractors. It was Friday afternoon about 2:20. A door opens and the lady says, we are not giving you your checks until after 3:00 so stop asking. I had picked up checks several times on Friday afternoon. This […]

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