Been a while since we’ve seen this, huh? But I dropped by the Monroe Campus today to visit with the amazing volunteers putting together the Prom Project 2011! This year they saw more than twice as many as last year! The parking lost was packed and everyone seemed thrilled inside. I saw ‘seemed,’ […]
READ MORE“14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that […]
READ MOREHey Brookies? What would you say if I told you I had a lot more to say this past weekend? Scary, isn’t it? But it’s true—and it needs to be said because the incredible grace and love our great God showed Lot is the real story—not Lot’s pathetically weak attempt at being a […]
READ MOREPastor Geoffrey said it best this weekend, “You all will never know how much it’s meant to us to see this church actually be the body of Christ!” In word and deed! I love this church! Gen. 19 — toughest passage I’ve ever taught on! Peter calls Lot a ‘righteous’ man. I might have […]
READ MOREThis weekend the Lord has shown me a lot to share with the body of Southbrook about how to avoid a family melt-down but the message comes with a caution… It’s not for the squeamish. We will not shirk from God’s truth or sugar coat what happened with this biblical family I will be teaching […]
READ MOREUncomfortably Comfortable I’ve always found it strange that American evangelical churches hold up the very hallmarks (goals, blessings, proofs of spiritual superiority, etc.) that scripture says we are not to focus on. Think about it. There are a lot of’em… Wealth Power Pride (Have you no pride?!) Independence Comfort Perfect Health There are more, but […]
READ MORE10. People who get worked up about a shoe that supposedly doesn’t fit. Ever heard the saying, “If the shoe fits—wear it?” Well the same should go for the shoe that doesn’t fit—If it doesn’t, don’t worry about it. Unless it does. Maybe it does. Does it? 9. Deal breakers that aren’t. “I’m leaving such […]
READ MORETelling the difference between legalism and grace may seem simple—but it imprisons more believers than perhaps anything else other than worshipping our stuff. How simple is biblical grace? Biblical Grace is based on all that Christ did for us and nothing we could do for ourselves. The best word to think of it is, “Done.” […]
READ MOREThere are some really cool things coming up Brookies! • THIS weekend for part 2 of our family series, “My House,” Geoffrey Janes is joining me to share what God is doing in and among their family in the midst of this painful trial. The Jane’s have been tremendous testimonies throughout this trial with the […]
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