Truth is costly. Ever notice that? Now lies? They’re another story—dime a dozen on the front end. But let’m sit long enough and they’ll cost you even more than truth. They’ll cost you everything. Make sense? No? Then allow me to back up a bit and perhaps it will. Truth is a Rolls Royce. It’s […]
READ MOREWhat a week @ Southbrook Church! First, we saw the return of a group of 15 folks who hiked to the peaks of the mountains of Peru in order to bring hundreds of Bibles to the Quechua people—Bibles in their very own language! Imagine the thrill to hand a new believer the very Word of […]
READ MOREThis is the title we’ve given this next year @ Southbrook Church—“The Year of Discipleship.” Sounds pretty impressive, huh? But what in the world does it mean? Well, let’s start with what it doesn’t mean. It doesn’t mean that this is the one and only year we’re giving a rip about discipline people. It […]
READ MOREOk, a title should never be the length of a short post, but there it is. Since you made it past that, admit it, It’s a pretty good question, isn’t it? Today, most church plants in America are DOA unless they have at least half of the DNA listed in the title above. Or so […]
READ MOREToday is the day to stand firm for the institution of marriage in the state of North Carolina by voting FOR the marriage amendment that adds protection for this precious union into our state constitution. In today’s post I want to make a final argument before we all head for the polls. Consider how often […]
READ MOREWeek two of , “The Game of Thrones” series is up on the website HERE, and in iTunes HERE. If you missed a week… catch up. This thing is a bullet train and you need to get on board early because it is harder to catch the further away from the station it gets! The […]
READ MOREAt Southbrook Church we teach both topical and expository sermons (sometimes referred to as “verse by verse teaching”). And I have to admit, I’m somewhat perplexed by the virtual Hatfields vs. McCoys type infighting that has resulted from pastors believing vehemently that you can only do one or the other. On the one hand you […]
READ MOREOver the last year or so, the Lord has been teaching me a lot about the difference between “if” and “when.” American evangelicalism is very familiar with the philosophy of, “if,” but not so familiar with the “when.” Do you know the difference? Let’s talk briefly about each by taking a look at a couple […]
READ MOREWe wrapped up our, “Upgrade” series today with the message, “Upgrade Complete.” I’m thrilled at how many people at Southbrook seem ready and willing to take their Christian walk to the next level for God! Today was my second favorite kind of day. Today—after making a last minute decision to have a baptism service and […]
READ MORELately I’ve observed a greater fire in the people of Southbrook Church than at any other time in our history! I’m thrilled to see this–we’ve endured a lot to get to this point. Good news!–once you have momentum it’s easier to keep and the Lord’s work is more exciting than ever. For example–this past Christmas […]
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