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10 Things that Aren’t Fair—Except They Are

  1.     Ministry is like dentistry. No matter how many people you help, there will always be those who hate coming to you! 2.     Hell is real. Adam and Eve signed the lease for us in the garden. Wasn’t that thoughtful of them? Thank the Lord He broke the lease on the cross! 3.     Faith […]

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Sunday Evening Mind Dump

We had a packed house for the Newcomer’s Lunch after the 11:00 service! It was great to meet so many new folks who are loving Southbrook Church! I stopped by The Cove this past Wednesday (now that our Galatians series is over) to see what was supposed to be 2 tables of about 10 or […]

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Tell Us Your Story!

  Think of the greatest movies of all time. Aren’t most of the epic tales about overcoming? Here’s a few:   Gone with the Wind Star Wars Raider of the Lost Ark Lord of the Rings Braveheart Rocky Raging Bull The Wizard of Oz Casablanca It’s a Wonderful Life Shindler’s List   Those are just […]

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The Catch 22

If you’ve been to Southbrook more than a month, you’ve heard me say something to the affect of, ‘The Bible is a lot more ‘descriptive’ than ‘prescriptive.’ I say this because it in know way teachers that we can earn favor with God by good performance. I know the Old Testament can seem this way […]

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Stock Values

Sorry for the bait and switch, but this isn’t a post about money. It is a post about stock though—and values. It’s about putting real stock in your church’s values. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Wait! I know that sounds like a real sleeper, but what if I told you it was actually extremely critical for the Christ follower […]

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Sunday Evening Mind Dump!

Southbrook Church may have brought the biggest group ever to Unleash! But more importantly—If God asks them—this group is literally ready to charge Hell with water pistols! Watch out—they’ve been unleashed!   Started Impact this week with the message, “Mark the Body.” Different from last year; however, I talked about the things that make for […]

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Spring Forward! Hurry!!

Don’t forget to change your clocks for tomorrow! I’ve seen many miss this over the years—it’s never pretty. There’s weeping and gnashing of teeth!   Don’t let that be you!   Change your clocks.

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Brace for Impact!

This weekend begins our annual IMPACT series.  What do we believe God has for us over the next year?! We want to leave a mark on this world for the glory of God—a mark in four specific areas…   –       Mark the Body (To be a vibrant, healthy, growing community of Christ followers—sold out for […]

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Southbrook Unleashed!

Today 2 chartered buses and 100 people from Southbrook Church will be at the Newspring’s “Unleash” conference! I believe we are the largest group going and we plan to be extra rowdy! So, no blog post today, but you can follow the action on my twitter account (rob_singleton) by clicking here. I promise to update […]

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The Highest Honor

First, this post is more to pastors than lay people—but I think lay folks will find a principle within worth wrestling with. Here it is, pastors… The evangelical church in America and it’s leaders usually experience one extreme or the other when it comes to ‘honor.’ Either they receive roughly the same treatment as Rodney […]

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