Submerge – Winter Break 08, I mean, Spring Break…

Wow.  We have done the opening day and now (Tuesday), the first full day of camp!  Everything has gone great at camp.  It’s Wednesday morning and camp is going so smoothly, it makes me a little uneasy.  I think it is honestly because we have such a great team of people putting on Submerge and …

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“Greater Things” – What a Morning!

This morning was incredible. Members from North Side joined together at 6:30 (that’s in the AM, people) to pray for our city.  I was amazed for many different reasons – so I shall share with you faithful readers: The fact that you got up to pray at 6:30am. No preaching, no songs, just prayer – …

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Buildings?! (Images of the Church – #5 of 7)

The Buildings The authors of the New Testament also record different building imagery for the church. While they never viewed the church as a specific building, the authors did use buildings as illustrations to explain the theological implications of the church. First, Paul described the church as a simple building. In this discourse, Paul’s logical …

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#4 Conviction on Worship by Rick Warren

4. While unbelievers can’t worship, they can watch believers worship. We see this truth lived out in Acts 2. “They worshiped together regularly at the Temple each day, met in small groups in homes for Communion, and shared their meals with great joy and thankfulness, praising God. The whole city was favorable to them, and …

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Balance – The Rest of You

Today, we finished up the Balance series at North Side. I finished with a message entitled “The Rest of You.” As we studied the church in Laodicea in Revelation 3, we saw that the people there were a lot like us. They were lukewarm. They were too far from the source. And when we find …

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Stealing Sheep: The Hidden Danger of Transfer Growth

I recently read a book by William Chadwick called, Stealing Sheep.  Here’s my review: Introduction In Stealing Sheep, William Chadwick addresses the discreet yet volatile dangers of transfer growth within churches.  Chadwick has served as pastor in different churches, and he currently pastors Stroudwater Christian Church in Portland.  As a pastor, he personally witnessed and …

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A Little Bit of This…

This has been a random but busy week, and so much is going on.  I love being used because you sleep well at night because you are so exhausted.  A lot of things are coming up, so I thought I would update you on some pretty incredible things around the bend: Balance series is coming …

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I’ve Got a New Job!

Yes, it’s true. I have accepted a new job. North Side has been great, but alas it is time to move on. I’m just kidding, but I do have a new job. The beauty of this job is I get to stay at North Side to do it! In the Fall, I am going to …

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Balance – The Rest of God

Yesterday was fun at North Side. I preached a message on the Rest of God in our Balance series we are doing now. The big idea was: To experience the rest of God, you must set apart the Sabbath. The fourth commandment is what I think could quite possibly be the most neglected commandment in …

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Spring Forward on Sunday

Don’t forget to spring forward your clocks Saturday night.  You will lose an hour of sleep Saturday night, so make sure you don’t forget it and miss church on Sunday.  Every year, we see people show up at 12:00 and laugh at them in their faces.  Not really, but it is funny. Since you lose …

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