Wow! We saw 38 people step out in obedience to Christ and get baptized at Grace yesterday!! And I’m telling you, this will NEVER get old! What a blast they must have had in Heaven as we celebrated down here! Why are baptisms so often treated more like funerals than celebrations? Why, as my pastor […]
READ MOREIf you missed the first part of this two part series you can click HERE to read it. And I strongly recommend you read part one so part two doesn’t sound like dolphins communicating with each other at Sea World. As I already stated, the exclusivity of Christianity doesn’t always sit well with people. In […]
READ MOREMy favorite days as a minister—bar none—have to be days of great harvest! I’m talking about all the days over the years when hundreds of people bent the knee to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior! I’m talking about those formerly estranged from their Creator being adopted into the family of God because they received […]
READ MOREProbably the hardest part of preaching is the ‘self-inflicted’ pressure we sometimes put on ourselves to move biblical precepts from people’s heads to their hearts where real life change can begin to happen. I know, I’ve slipped into this many times over the years with thoughts like… “If I just preach harder and with […]
READ MOREOne of the ministries I follow is called, “Voice of the Martyrs.” It’s an outreach and awareness ministry to help individuals and their families who are being persecuted, imprisoned, tortured and even killed for being followers of Jesus. The key word here is “followers.” Did you know that it’s perfectly fine to be a “fan” […]
READ MOREThis past weekend GCC had their first ever “Good Friday Service.” It was a moving time where 27 people gave their lives to Jesus! In fact, over the Easter weekend more than 120 people committed their lives to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior!! We also saw nearly 1,000 people attend our Easter services! It […]
READ MOREI was listening to one of my favorite preachers the other day when he uncharacteristically went off on a rant about another pastor. This “other” pastor’s identity wasn’t very cryptically kept. In fact, you’d have to have been living the last decade under the proverbial rock to not have figured it out in less time […]
READ MOREThe tricky part about inviting someone to church is that they are usually a little skeptical about how much you really care. They sometimes wonder things like, Will YOU be there the day you invited them to come? Will you act like you know them when they come up to you at church? […]
READ MORELooked like even more people this week! Time change didn’t keep’m from coming! Praise God—Impact continues to grow! What’s one of the ways to know that you’re a believer? FRUIT. Gotta have it. There’s no such thing as a fruitless Christ follower. The final group in the ‘Parable of the Sower’ was the “Good Soil” […]
READ MORE• Today we baptized 42 people in week 7 of our brand new church! 42 people stepped forward to identify with Jesus Christ (His way)! The celebration, tears and overall presence of the Lord is why baptisms are some of my very favorite services at church! • Biggest attendance since Grand opening! Last week we […]
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