What are You Craving? “1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.” Your Bible may say that the “sons of Korah wrote this particular Psalm. However, many commentators (and […]
READ MOREImagine that you are a gymnast whose specialty is the balance beam, and right before you’re ready to take to the beam in the final phase of the competition, your coach notifies you your preliminary scores are already so far ahead of everyone else’s that even if you get “0” in the final phase, you […]
READ MOREToday we kicked off a 3 week series entitled, “Genome.” The gist is this…Each and every one of us was created with a unique and defining set of DNA which contains the genetic code that determines eye color, height, looks, personality tendencies, hair color and so much more. In short, it’s the stuff that makes […]
READ MOREOver the last year or so, the Lord has been teaching me a lot about the difference between “if” and “when.” American evangelicalism is very familiar with the philosophy of, “if,” but not so familiar with the “when.” Do you know the difference? Let’s talk briefly about each by taking a look at a couple […]
READ MOREAs promised–here are pictures of the dad and boyfriend who got in the water with family (although fully dressed)! Enjoy!
READ MOREWe wrapped up our, “Upgrade” series today with the message, “Upgrade Complete.” I’m thrilled at how many people at Southbrook seem ready and willing to take their Christian walk to the next level for God! Today was my second favorite kind of day. Today—after making a last minute decision to have a baptism service and […]
READ MORERemember this offer from the US government? The deal was that anyone could bring in their old, dilapidated, run down bucket of bolts and exchange it for thousands off the purchase of a new car from General Motors—pretty much something for nothing. Well God has a better offer for us. Bring him all your junk […]
READ MOREIn our church we are ending a series called, Upgrade. The series has emphasized moving from here to there—from wherever we are (“here”) in Christ (or that first step to know Him through salvation) to becoming more and more like Him (“there”). After all, that is what a walk with Jesus boils down to: a […]
READ MORELately I’ve observed a greater fire in the people of Southbrook Church than at any other time in our history! I’m thrilled to see this–we’ve endured a lot to get to this point. Good news!–once you have momentum it’s easier to keep and the Lord’s work is more exciting than ever. For example–this past Christmas […]
READ MORELoved seeing our church join with others to “Mark the Community” with the love of Christ. Friday night they gathered at our Southbrook Weddington Campus to pray for God to ignite the hearts of believers everywhere through the message being taught (It was Matt Chandler this particular night). Spending some time with Matt and Lauren […]
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