Many folks are celebrating Lent currently leading up to Easter. Lent was created by the Catholic Church hundreds of years after Jesus as a way to deprive oneself of certain things to focus more on Jesus. While other folks outside of the Catholic Church celebrate it now, it is not a biblical command. Even though […]
This weekend, North Side had a great Marriage Getaway at Ridgecrest Conference Center. It was a fun time and a powerful time. My own marriage was strengthened and it was great to connect with other couples as well. Since I was out-of-town on the day our staff elders divvied up teaching topics, I knew that […]
Knowing the characteristics of false teachers helps us determine who to guard ourselves against. This was an incredible focus for us today as we discussed the truth about false teachers. On Spring Forward Sunday, the church was still eager to go deeper! We began our worship service by singing “Sing and Shout” and “Holy.” During […]
I have heard mixed reviews over the weekend concerning the Son of God movie that was released. The work of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey has been anticipated by many following the History Channel’s The Bible series which was very successful. I have heard three camps of thought concerning the movie: “It’s the most incredible […]
As I prepared to speak in chapel at North Greenville University today, I decided to preach from John 15 about abiding in Christ. In my prayer time for this sermon, I felt the need to address the consumerism that is infecting the Church today concerning Christians attaching themselves to churches, groups, personalities, or resources instead […]
I remember the day when I realized that this blog had reached a new level of success. Someone told me, “My mom saw your blog on Pinterest!” I had arrived ;). The reason I was getting some increased traffic was due to my posts on Obadiah’ date night and Eli’s date night that they had […]
Our focus for today was 2 Peter 2:4-10 and we talked about a “feel-good” topic of the wrath of God. God is in opposition to everything that is in opposition to Him and His justice brings forth His wrath. God is in opposition to everything that is in opposition to Him.Click To TweetPowered By CoSchedule […]
I often hear people talk about how their lives are so full of pain and drama. Sometimes those people can’t help – certain things have been done to them. In other cases, it is the own person’s fault. Sometimes, we can’t blame God, the Devil, or other people for our situation – it’s our fault. […]
The internet changes everything. In this age of information, we have access to more positive and negative resources than ever before. It definitely changes the Church culture in America. Where we once competed with the church down the street, we now compete with the church across the state or across the globe. Christians get into […]
