I’m the Greatest! Nope. Probably not. If you have to let everyone know you’re the greatest – one thing quickly becomes absolutely certain – you’re not. Not even close. Ever been around someone who constantly put themselves forward as _____________ (fill in the blank) of the year? · Father · Friend · Athlete · Godly […]
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Ever feel like you’re firing on all cylinders for God, your prayer life is good, you’re learning a lot and growing so much from your time spent in God’s Word? Yet something’s just not working .. It should be, you reason. But you never quite experience the blessing of God that others do. […]
READ MOREI am so PUMPED about the way Jesus moved in the lives of so many people during the three week grand opening of Summit Church! Sure, we had hundreds of first time guests and fun times enjoying the new facilities the Lord had given us—but more importantly—God moved mightily in the hearts of a lot […]
READ MOREHey, need to get up to speed on this one? Click here for part 1. Ok, so now you know that some people live their lives according to an internal ‘list’ of do’s and don’ts and some people live by a completely different way. I call it, living according to the great commandment. Here it […]
READ MOREEver met anyone who piously claimed to have escaped childhood and the terrible teens unscathed by all the immoral voodoo that gets so many others—YET, this person seems anything but godly? Let me explain. There’s an old joke about Baptist living and rules that says, “Don’t smoke. Don’t chew. and don’t go with girls who […]
READ MOREThis past (Palm) Sunday I talked about how there is often a ‘Calm Before the Storm’ (You can get the podcast here) that can be so polar opposite the coming storm as to throw some people into a false sense of security. Sometimes the results can be deadly. And a storm can be physical, emotional…even […]
READ MOREIf you missed part one of this series, click here. We’re talking about light. Light is a theme throughout the entire Bible! Sometimes it points to bringing sight to a place where there is spiritual blindness, often it refers to illumination, sometimes it refers to wisdom, it’s often used as a substitute for good over […]
READ MOREHey, will you take a few seconds and read something with me? Read the 9 verses I have printed below. Go ahead, I’ll wait for you and meet you on the other side…ready? Go. 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God […]
READ MOREWhat an awesome time of really pressing in to God many of us had during the 21 days of prayer and fasting! The stories are still rolling in. And I believe they’ll keep right on coming throughout the year! And record attendance! With early morning prayer and the addition of a Midweek service—more than 700 […]
READ MOREIs the Gospel at Christmas and Easter Optional? One of the things I love to do after Christmas Eve and Easter, is to check out all the celebrations of new sons and daughters added to God’s family through gospel presentations all over the country (and ‘world,’ for that matter). Sadly, what I more often read […]
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