Don’t forget, Brookies, that tonight is the night to lose your religion and trade it for an ever deeper relationship with Jesus! This evening at the Midweek service we will begin a 6 week journey through the book of Galatians. This is especially pertinent in light of all I have been talking about lately with […]
READ MOREWhenever someone messes up in sports or answering a question in school these days–kids like to say that they not only ‘failed,’ but that it was an ‘Epic Fail.’ I guess this is failure on steroids. Have you noticed this trend? I call it the Rush Limbaugh effect. Meant to be a self fulfilling prophecy […]
READ MOREThank you, Southbrook for some time away this weekend with the fam! We celebrated my daughter’s birthday and it was great to give her undivided attention! I was able to sneak off to church @ our Monroe Campus however–Pastor Geoffrey did an awesome job! I learned later that there were some pretty frustrating video challenges […]
READ MORERemember Dory from “Finding Nemo?” She may have been the fishy equivalent of an airhead, but she did have a few redeeming qualities. Chief among them had to be her eternal optimism! One time, when she and Marlin (Nemo’s father) were miles too deep and among all the scary creatures that lurk there—the situation looked […]
READ MORESince today (or, yesterday for some of you) started our one year journey through the Bible, I wanted to kick it off with a couple thoughts about, well, the beginning… I believe we need to not only spend time in God’s Word, but also to approach it for what it is—the wholly inspired, perfect Words […]
READ MOREWow! What a great weekend! To God be the glory! In all our services this weekend—at both campuses—hundreds came forward @ the good ole altar call to follow Jesus! 505! Some crossing over completely from fan to follower! Others who are already following but want to grow even closer in 2011 and everything in between! […]
READ MOREOne of the ministries I follow is called, “Voice of the Martyrs.” It’s an outreach and awareness ministry to help individuals and their families who are being persecuted, imprisoned, tortured and even killed for being followers of Jesus. The key word here is “followers.” Did you know that it’s perfectly fine to be a “fan” […]
READ MOREYou’re sharp. I’m sure you’ve already picked up on this one, but have you noticed that NFL QB’s don’t catch their own passes? Oh, I know it’s happened from time to time but it’s usually the result of a breakdown somewhere else… • A pass rusher got through and disrupted the play • The snap […]
READ MOREThis past Sunday I compared the thrill of getting closer and closer to Jesus with reaching the peak of Mount Everest. It’s an adventure but nothing short of reaching the summit will ever suffice for those who dare to climb the world’s highest peak. Similarly, nothing compares to spending time with Jesus–getting closer to the […]
READ MOREOne of my favorite weekends ever! Why? Because so many learned to stop listing and start living! At Southbrook we are seeing so many discover the most important thing in this life–to spend time with Jesus. Our text today was Galatians 5:16-26 — The “Fruit of the Spirit” passage. It’s one of those sections of […]
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