This is the final installment of “A very courageous post,” by Geoff Saurat Planting Pandemic Who knew that church planting could become trendy? My grandfather was a church planter in Oklahoma back in the 1940s and 50s, and it was anything but glamorous. There were no conferences, Web sites or networks; just Grandpa, Grandma, and […]
READ MOREHere is the 3rd installment of posts from a very courageous series on the “Shipwrecked Church”done by pastor Geoff Saurat. For parts one and two–scroll down to earlier posts. Pastor Praise I come from a long, long line of pastors. Every relative on my dad’s side of the family is either a pastor or married […]
READ MOREHere’s part 2 of pastor, Geoff Surratt’s series. I love corporate worship. One of my favorite aspects of working in multisite churches has been visiting multiple worship experiences every weekend. I have participated in as many as six different services in a single weekend, and I love seeing people connect with God through the leadership […]
READ MORENearly everyone has heard of the biblical character, Job. He’s the guy who loved God through pain, loss, betrayal, sickness, a nagging wife and, oh, we wouldn’t want to forget those hideous, rotten to the core, ingrate , so-called “friends” of his either, would we? Yeah, what about those three bone-heads? Not much is ever […]
READ MOREToday I am going to hand my blog over to an incredibly godly and insightful man of God (Geoff Surratt from Seacoast Church) who stood up to say what many are afraid too. It needs to be said and I for one will help spread the message. So, without further adieu, here is part one […]
READ MOREKicked off a mini-series on the book of Jude today. I called it, “Hey Jude.” It was just too easy to name. What began as a desire to teach one of the short books (because we only had a two week gap before our annual, March “Impact Series” began) quickly landed on Jude once I […]
READ MOREEver read the book of Job? No? Why not? Heard it was too depressing Don’t want to draw Satan’s attention and have him make another “wager with God” this time with you as the ‘victim’? Too long? You’re more of a ‘verse a day’ kinda person. You’ve sworn off all negative thoughts. Then […]
READ MOREWrapped up our 3 week series on generosity entitled, “Genome.” What a thrill to see literally hundreds take the challenge issued by God in Malachi 3. I’m even more pumped realizing how this thing will end for all of them—God is always faithful! How bizarre it is that so many “Christians” ignore a valid challenge […]
READ MOREMatthew 6:19, says, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither mom nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal for where your treasure is, there your heart […]
READ MORESo excited to see so many people “getting it” when it comes to being more generous! People are sending in their stories over and over again—finding out that God is faithful! So proud of the staff team we have @Southbrook Church! They are among the most sacrificial givers in the entire church! “Money will buy […]
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