What a whirlwind the last two weeks have been! Glad to do it! Glad to rest now! Last week I had to prepare three different messages—the Midweek message, a special “One Prayer” message (that we filmed on a Saturday evening) and the Sunday morning “Divine” series. What in the world was I thinking??!! This week […]
READ MOREIt usually goes something like this, “Hi pastor, first, I want you to know that I love you like a brother, but…” Instinctively, I’d brace myself whenever hearing this, having learned that, “I love you like a brother” is often Christian code for, “You’re not going to like what comes next!” And then they’d let […]
READ MOREWe are going through the gospel of John at Southbrook Church these days. And long before I preach on a topic I will read it in a plane ole’ Bible first. Jesus first! And that’s not a ‘put-down.’ I’m talking about the stripped down, commentary free, no study notes Bible—the non Ryrie, NLT Study, NIV […]
READ MOREWhat a blessed week it’s been at Southbrook! Had a reminder of why I miss our Saturday evening service this week as we gathered some folks for a one time special Sat.pm service to film our “One Prayer” message for this year. The theme is “Unstoppable.” Our message was, “Unstoppable Impact.” And honestly, that’s what […]
READ MOREPart one of this series can be found here. What’s the worst mistake you can make about sin? 1. That it’s no big deal. Can you imagine thinking so little of your sin that you actually brag about your lifestyle? What’s the second biggest mistake? 2. That sin is just a matter of keeping the […]
READ MOREOne thing about Psalm 51 (one of my favorite Psalms BTW) that has always bugged me is when David says, “Against you, you only, have I sinned.” The New Living Translation says, “Against you, and you alone, have I sinned.” King James, “Against thee, thee only, have I sinned.” I through that last one in […]
READ MOREOne of the first AND final things I will do when preparing a message is to read and dwell on the text in a regular, plain ole Bible. That means no study notes, no helps, no Greek, Hebrew or Aramaic influence—just the text. Sometimes I find the notes in study Bibles such as the NLT […]
READ MORELet’s wrap this up, k? I planned on being back in the afternoon to do that very thing…TWO DAYS AGO! Alas, I’ve let you all down. I have no defense and should simply fall upon my sword, or— You could simply read one more entry in this series a couple days late and forgive and […]
READ MOREI had last week off—sort of. I say, “Sort of,” because I just don’t seem to know how to relax these days and it’s really beginning to bug me. But, dumping my random thoughts tends to help a bit, so here goes… Did get to spend some time with the family this week and that […]
READ MOREThis is part 2 of a series I started yesterday — scroll down to read part one. Most of us know life is full of challenges — even some very painful problems, but I’ll venture to guess that “worship problems” are not at the top of most individual’s crisis lists. Most people aren’t even aware […]
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