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Take Away #8

The Great Commission is The Great Adventure.  This is Nathan’s heart.  He loves God and lives for adventure.  And when you combine the two, God rocks your world. Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.  Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing […]

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Take Away #7

Preach the word of God. Be prepared in season or out of season , whether the time is favorable or not.   2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV/NLT) Rob was a Mayan Village Street Preacher.  Seriously!  While we were presenting the gospel in the village of X-cabil to the children, Rob noticed a small gathering of Mayan men and […]

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Midweek at the Brook

Don’t forget Brookies, that our study of (and victory over) the sin of ‘offense,’ continues tomorrow night at Southbrook Weddington. I encourage you to stay with us as we are just now entering the part for our study that brings strength and renewal! Cya there!

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Take Away #6

Sonrisa grande!  Or Big Smile! Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.  ~Mother Teresa During our visit to the first village, I was very unsure about communicating in Spanish.  My last Spanish class was in high school and honestly, I don’t remember much.  […]

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Take Away 5

* Don’t forget that our Midweek Study designed to remove the single greatest obstacle to living the life you’ve always wanted continues tomorrow night @ 6:30 PM in the main auditorium of Southbrook Weddington. Cya there!  Samaritan’s Feet, one of Southbrook’s global outreach partners, was founded by a man named Manny Obonme who grew up in the streets […]

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Take Away 4

Here is Take Away 4 of our trip to the Mayan villages in Mexico and the 4th blog taken away (stolen) from my wife’s great blog! Las abuelas son muy especiales.  (The grandmothers are very special!) I fell in love with the grandmothers.  The Mayan grandmothers are very involved in family life.  They carried the […]

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Sunday Evening Mind Dump

I have an issue (ok, ok—so I have several). This is the one for today though. I hate being away from Southbrook Church! Really, I hate it. I feel like I’m missing out whenever I am somewhere else—even on vacation. At the same time, I love to get away with my favorite people in the […]

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Final Impact In…10,9,8…

The final message in our IMPACT series will be March 21st — after that we have to gear up for a little thing called Easter! So far in IMPACT we have talked about how God is calling us to… Mark the Body (the body of Christ, i.e., The Church). Mark the Community (Anyone in need […]

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Blog Takeover 3

Mi casa su casa! Always be eager to practice hospitality.  Romans 12:13 (NLT) Hospitality seems to come naturally for the Mayan villagers.  They are grateful people who desired to show their appreciation for our time and our gifts.  It was one of those times when you set out to bless someone and the very opposite […]

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Blog Takeover 2

* First and foremost, don’t forget that the midweek service continues tonight—”The Bait of Satan.” The service begins at 6:30 in the main auditorium. Here is part 2 of the 10 part Mayan Mission’s Take Aways. Courtesy of my favorite blogger, Michelle Singleton. One of my favorite girls who was very excited over herdulce (candy). […]

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