Ok, don’t shoot. I need to take at least a week off from the old blog if it’s okay with all you faithful readers. Not only do I have three major events to speak at this weekend, but also, I’m just a bit fried for things to say right now. My mind is on the […]
READ MORELet’s start here. Read Mark 7:14-23 14 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand. 15 It’s not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart.a]’>[a]” 17 Then Jesus went into a […]
READ MOREIn Mark 8:11 we see some religious leaders make a familiar request of Jesus. “Show us a sign!” There’s only one problem… They’d already seen somewhere in the neighborhood of a gazillion “signs” from Jesus!!! What in the world was wrong with those people???!!! too dumb to pick up on the […]
READ MOREI absolutely loved…loved, loved, loved this past weekend! Was it the slick production? No, we kept it pretty simple. Although there were beautiful images on the screen for our time of reflection. Was it the music? No, although I thought our time of worship and especially the old hymn was AWESOME! Was it the message? […]
READ MOREGo here for part 1 of this mini-series. So, there’s a good fear and a bad fear. Let’s deal with the bad first. Bad Fear… paralyzes us and keeps us from doing great things for God Often causes us to focus on selfish things (i.e. “I don’t want to speak at such […]
READ MOREEver play this as a kid? You grew out of it though—didn’t you? Hopefully? Please tell me you grew out of it! It’s fun as kids, but even when we’re young, moist people don’t want to play this in relationships because most of us want to know who we are dealing […]
READ MOREIn Mark 6:11-20 we read of the account of Jesus casting out many (‘legion’) demons from one man. This in and of itself was not unusual for Jesus. He cast out demons all the time; however, a couple things set this account apart from the others. First, read it, 11 There happened to […]
READ MOREI still remember when I heard a preacher say that churches who see each other as the competition—pastors who fight with each other for members—is a bit like two ants fighting over an elephant. Embarrassing Stupid Pointless Dangerous Dangerous? Yes. That’s the ‘untold’ story. We all get the first […]
READ MOREOk, as you head on over to Southbrook Weddington or Southbrook Monroe, keep in mind that today we are encouraging everyone to put a Southbrook decal on their car (or cars)! If you need help, one of our awesome volunteers will be glad to assist you. Also keep in mind that they are FREE today. […]
READ MOREHey, need to get up to speed on this one? Click here for part 1. Ok, so now you know that some people live their lives according to an internal ‘list’ of do’s and don’ts and some people live by a completely different way. I call it, living according to the great commandment. Here it […]
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