I’m Going to Get Expelled

At North Side on Sunday, Fred mentioned his support of an upcoming film entitled, Expelled. Ben Stein, who I thought was just that funny looking, boring sounding guy who played as random cameos in TV shows and movies, turns out to be a very involved figure in American classroom and political circles over the last …

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Only Way – #4 of GBION

Today was week 4 of God’s Believe It or Not life focus series at North Side. We talked about whether or not Jesus truly stated if he was the only way to God. This issue is one of the most sensitive in our culture at this time. With so many different paths to God, people …

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The Church – More than a Mere Gathering

        Through the differing images of the church presented in the New Testament, God wove a theological tapestry concerning the doctrine of the church. More than a mere gathering, Jesus’ church was to be his holy and bold extension in the world. The apostles presented that believers should not view church as a building. …

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All the Other Stuff (Images of the Church – #7 of 7)

Remaining Images The New Testament also contains a few more images of the church that are used less but still pivotal to the understanding of the church. First, Paul described the church as serving as the pillar and bulwark of the truth. In the Book of 1 Timothy, Paul urged Timothy to ensure that the …

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Overshadowed Past (Week 3 of GBION)

God is a lot more concerned with your future than he is your past. Sometimes we keep a distance from God due to a sinful past. Some people keep God at a distance because of their self-proclaimed “righteousness.” But God isn’t concerned with yesterday. He’s really concerned about what you do today. That’s what North …

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#5 Conviction on Worship by Rick Warren

5. Worship is a powerful witness to unbelievers if God’s presence is felt and the message is understandable. Both of those are essential parts of a worship service when witnessing to unbelievers. Again, Acts 2 is a good example of this. God’s presence was so evident in the disciple’s worship at Pentecost that it attracted …

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Passion, Sermons Online, Internships – oh my!

There’s a lot going on today, so I thought I would just give you a lil’ taste of what is up in my world today. Passion – we have a few spots left for the Passion Regional in Atlanta on April 11-12.  You can bring your deposit in by Thursday, but if you were smart …

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God’s Believe It or Not – In Control

Today was the second week of God’s Believe It or Not.  The service today focused on the fact that God is “In Control.”   If you don’t know this about North Side yet, everything this morning was trying to lead you to that thought.  It is this type of journey we try to take you through.  …

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A Field (Images of the Church – #6 of 7)

A Field of Crops In another illustration of the church, Paul identified the church as a field of crops. Paul was seen as the planter, and Apollos watered the garden that Paul planted. More than solely evangelism, Paul had founded that specific church in Corinth. Apollos spiritually watered the church by continually discipling the members …

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Easter Recap

I wanted to recap Easter morning at North Side earlier this week, but since we left for Submerge an hour after the last service, I was kind of unable to catch up in the blogosphere. So here, goes: I haven’t received the official count for Sunday, but I believe we had approximately 2,000 adults come …

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