Psalm 137 is an odd little psalm written by an obscure Jewish musician, prisoner of war. We don’t even know his name, but his condition is one familiar to all of us. You see, he’s facing a dilemma where he must, “put on a happy face” when he really, really, really doesn’t feel like it—really. […]
READ MOREOne of the reasons I discontinued this segment of posts from my blog was not a conscious one—to be blunt, there were just far too many champions around Southbrook to limit it to a once a month or even once a week—forget that—how about even once a day postings?! The love for one another, unity, […]
READ MOREWrapped up our “Impact Series” today with the message, “Mark the Future.” I shared with the body @ Southbrook that the next 12 months for us is going to be the “Year of Discipleship.” It’s not a gimmick, and it’s not that every other year sees no special emphasis on the Great Commission—no, what it […]
READ MOREI’m a movin on up! — Or would that be just, ‘movin on?’ One of the things pastors of growing churches hear a lot goes something like this, ‘I used to feel so appreciated around here, but then a bunch of new people came and the pastor dropped me like a hot potato!’ I hear […]
READ MOREThe theme for today’s post comes from an encounter over five years ago — as I ran into a contractor who heard I was a pastor of a large church (their words) and wanted me to know in “no uncertain terms” that he believed large churches were bad. He said he’d been a Christian all […]
READ MOREA couple years ago, Southbrook Church had a father/son — hockey/pizza night. It was a blast! It was also an opportunity to see the difference between the following group’s behaviors; 1. Adults 2. Boys 3. Adult boys The men of SCC faired pretty well in this comparison test. Given opportunities at Bobcats arena to, 1. […]
READ MOREGetting saved is only half the battle (won). Once rescued by Christ, the new believer is to spend his or her life becoming more and more like Him. But for some odd reason, that happens in only a small minority of believers. For others, they kind of enter a spiritual roller coaster existence, vacillating between […]
READ MOREWhat an awesome day of worship @ Southbrook today! Pastor Rene Joseph really brought it! Straight from the Word (Mark 2 to be exact) with passion unlike any other! If you haven’t spent a week in Haiti with this guy you really should pray about making a short term mission trip to Haiti and seeing […]
READ MOREPosted In Evangelism,Mark The World Are you praying?! I’ll never forget what God did at Delmas 33. Try to imagine the scene as Haitians kept streaming into an old concert venue to hear the gospel for the very first time! I promise you it was 10 times more impactful than that! Hundreds were saved that […]
READ MOREToday was bitter sweet as we celebrated tremendous ministry accomplishments in Monroe over the last several years but also ended a chapter in the life of Southbrook Church. Yes, it’s true that all Monroe outreach endeavors will continue on into the future, however, the multi-site arm of Monroe is closing down. Many have bent the […]
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