It has been a huge blessing to work in Africa with one of my good friends and overseers Pastor Ernie Frey. While back in the states, he was able to visit the church and speak this past weekend. His message “Teaming Up to Overcome Sin’s Relentless Pursuit” fit perfectly with our focus on discipleship. He […]
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This past weekend was a good reminder that everyone, no matter who they are or what they do for a living, are on their own spiritual journeys. We got to hear NFL players share their stories of faith as a part of Football Sunday 2020. One of the most important points made was that you have […]
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Earlier this week, I briefly mentioned ways you can fill the gap—that time between evening and morning. I talked about sleep, but how important is it to you? People used to sleep an average of 10 hours every night. But now a days, we have so many things keeping us awake. Aside from Thomas Edison’s […]
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When was the last time you read through the Book of Genesis, specifically Genesis Chapter 1? This is the story of Creation! It’s in this chapter you learn that the gap—the time between two days—is really from evening until morning. A new day begins at midnight, but Scripture’s picture of a day starts when the […]
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When you think of what God wants—what God wants from you—what comes to mind? Did you know that God doesn’t want Christians? He wants disciples! The word Christian is used three times in the entire New Testament and then only because Jesus’ followers were becoming too ethnically diverse to be regarded as a sect within […]
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We call ourselves Christians but don’t want to be in it for the long run. Unfortunately, some of us spend too much of our lives waiting for the next thing to come along. First you learn to walk, then run. You start growing up and make it to middle school, then high school, then college! […]
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I want to unpack more of Nathan’s message from this past weekend. I left off on Thursday by telling you that if you’re not on the right path, you have to get in CRISIS mode and do something about it. What is a crisis? It is “A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger; a time […]
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I was proud to have my son Nathan preach this past weekend at The Summit. He took the church deeper into the U in 5 series, helping people pause and examine where they’re at vs. where they could be! As he said, everyone is on a path, and we’re all going to end up somewhere. Remember […]
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What’s your plan for being the person God wants you to be in five years? A couple of days ago I encouraged you to think and pray about this. Let’s dive into the different directions your life could go in the coming years! I want to take this U in 5series seriously and think BIG, even […]
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“…if you’re worn out in this footrace with men, what makes you think you can race against horses?” (Jeremiah 12:5, MSG). You might be desiring changes with this new year but find you’re struggling to keep up! This could be because of things coming against you or because you’re not putting in the effort. Paul […]
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