Month: May 2009

Bible

Faith – Part 3

How do we get faith? That is the 64,000 question. If faith has the power to fill gaps in our lives and see the impossible become reality, then we all want it. Romans 10:17 says that “faith comes from hearing the word of God”. When you consider the context of […]

Bible

Faith – Part 2

What exactly is faith? One of the most well known passages about faith is found in Hebrews 11:1. Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Faith is being completely sure and certain that what we hope for is going […]

Bible

Faith – Part1

This week, I feel compelled to talk a little about faith. Why? Because I need to hear it. Sometimes we can know a lot about God and still struggle with believing. Sometimes we need to quote back to ourselves what God said in His Word. So, this week I’m going […]

Uncategorized

I shouldn’t be typing this

Right now, I’m in my office and the stress of the end of the week is weighing on me. This week has been more than hectic with some of the busy things going on in my personal life. Now I find myself behind in preparing my message and honestly, I […]

Church

LifeGroups are where it happens

We just got done having a LifeGroup guides (leader) development lunch on Sunday. Audry Slane, our LifeGroup coordinator, shared some great stuff to remind us all about the importance and power of small groups. In our church we believe that LifeGroups are ESSENTIAL to growing closer to God and each […]

Church

Why I love being a pastor!

Again, this past Sunday we had people recommit their lives to Jesus and some give their life to Jesus for the first time ever! I love when that happens. No matter how many technical difficulties we had on the weekend and how much I think I messed up in the […]

Church

Do you really want to reach the lost?

If you ask any pastor if he wants his church to reach the lost, you will undoubtedly hear a resounding “yes”. I think that is probably the primary reason most people go into ministry. But just because someone WANTS to reach the lost doesn’t mean they will. If someone truly […]

Books, Church

Review: Overcoming Barriers to Growth

Book Review:  Overcoming Barriers to Growth (Michael Fletcher) This was one of the first books I read when we were stuck at our first growth barrier.  This book was incredibly helpful from a structural point of view.  As I read the first chapter, it was like reading about our own […]

Family

Lucky 13

Today is a big day for me. It is the 13th year I get to celebrate being married to the most amazing wife, Lorelei. I still rem ember the day like it was yesterday. The morning of our wedding it poured and when I got to the church they were […]

Church

One Prayer Video

For One Prayer we will experiment as a church with video teaching. We did this last year and found it to be a great success. This year again I will be pre-recording my message for the weekend of June 7th. Here is what I need. I need at least 40-50 […]