There are a lot of stories in scripture of people who seem stuck… Stuck and completely engulfed emotionally Stuck in the swamp of spiritual depression Stuck in quagmire of anger Stuck in the bog of bitterness STUCK What they all have in common is a complete absence of movement—no forward momentum whatsoever. In […]
READ MOREThe distinction between these two words can make all the difference in the world as Christ followers walk through this life—over peaks and through valleys—through good times and bad. Why does it often seem like God doesn’t show up until the very last minute? Is His heavenly clock bias toward 11:59 pm? Theories? Anyone? Okay, […]
READ MOREOVERCOME begins this weekend, but also… Remember that this weekend will be the final offering to take up first fruits and pledges for the 2011 Impact Initiatives. For those of you who were not here last week or are still praying about what the Lord would have you give—let me bring you up to date… […]
READ MOREFriends, I feel compelled to tell you that the series that begins this weekend and ends on Easter will perhaps be the most impactful series we’ve ever done. I believe this for a couple of reasons. 1. You will be hearing stories of “Overcoming” from members of Southbrook Church—stories sure to give the rest of […]
READ MOREWrapped up our “Impact” series today with the message, “Mark the Future.” You can view it later this week from the Southbrook website or iTunes. Each year we do an impact series and present an opportunity for the family of Southbrook to tell us how much they want to do through generosity and serving. Nearly […]
READ MOREIn First Samuel 7:11-12 there is a familiar scene to the Old Testament—Israel is routing their enemies. In this instance it is the Philistines who are routed for the umteenth time. Here’s the text, “11And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and struck them, as far as below Beth-car. 12Then […]
READ MOREMore than perhaps any other question, as a pastor I hear something along the lines of this; “How can I hear from God?” There are a variety of ways people ask this, How can I know God’s will for my life? How do I know what God wants me to do? Does God speak […]
READ MOREWhat a great weekend @ Southbrook Church—and I wasn’t even there! Today was part three of our Impact series and we had a message I shot in Haiti—“Almost Live” as I like to call it! Everyone really caught the vision of what we could do in this impoverished and earthquake ravished country. Our plan is […]
READ MOREAbout a year ago my son came home half singing/half making fun of the stupidest song (pre Rebbecca Black’s “It’s Friday” that is) he’d heard. It was, “I’m Awesome,” by Spose. Now, before you make plans to have Nathan shipped off to Juvi—know that it was the clean version a friend had and he hadn’t […]
READ MOREA lot of supposed Christ Followers actually adhere to a form of Christianity that seems kind of half-hearted… Compartmentalized Convenient Temporary Lukewarm Middle of the Road Part Time Do they know God hates this? Revelation 3:16 is part of the letters to the 7 churches. Which one makes God the most angry? Read it, […]
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