Jesus & Pilate

In addition to some powerful worship time, we were honored to have a Courageous Resolution ceremony for some men in our church who went through the study “Honor Begins at Home.”  It was powerful watching these men make these commitments in front of their church and beside their families.  It is even more amazing watching …

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Providing for Your Family

Providing for your family — it’s one of those interesting paradigms in God’s Kingdom. In some ways, you are to do all that you possibly can do to provide for them. You also are to pray and believe that God can provide all that you need. We are even to look at what “our hands …

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Teaching an Old Dad New Tricks

Want to be a better father?  Join me for the course Courageous: Honor Begins at Home. Derek was a “good enough dad.” He provided for his family. He stayed faithful to his wife, never committed any of the “really bad” sins, and took his children to church. Most people would look at him and think …

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Choosing Football Over Children

Meet Jay Jones. Jay is the Sheriff of Lee County in Opelika, Alabama. As Sheriff Jones courageously strives to keep his county safe, he oftentimes has to get creative with how to enforce the law. On July 29th, 2011, Sheriff Jones and his police force created a sting, Operation Iron Snare, to round up suspects …

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When God Does the Most With the Least Expected

In my life, I’ve learned that God often does the most with the least expected. We often think we’ve got it all figured out.  In our estimation, we have enough knowledge to map out God’s plan for our lives. But that rarely happens.  Oftentimes, God uses things in our lives that we never ever saw …

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When God Reminds You of Something (Resolution Confirmation)

I had a great time with North Side college students this week at Passion 2012.  We joined @45,000 other college students for worship.  Pretty special time.  Hence, I was getting a lot of time to blog while out there due to busy days and 3-4 hours a sleep a night. During the downtimes (which were …

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“Why Isn’t Your Name on the Cover?”

As Courageous has been making headlines around the country for the success in the box office, I have been rejoicing at all that God is doing through it.  I’ve kinda been surprised that my small role in the ministry aspect of it has caused me to be interviewed by a few different sources.  The Bible …

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Honor Begins at Home

Honor Begins at Home: The Courageous Bible Study Member Book guides the participant through this compelling Bible study based on the movie Courageous. This 8-session study will take individuals and small groups deeper into biblical truths for a godly family, exploring topics such as redeeming your history, walking with integrity, winning and blessing the hearts of …

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Honor Begins at Home

  What an incredible weekend!  With a limited number of theaters showing the film Courageous, it was the top 5 movie in the box office this weekend!  That is unheard of! If you got to see it, you know the range of emotions you experience during this roller coaster ride.  It is absolutely powerful.  We …

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In the Beginning Was the Word

  Wow, what a stellar day to be a part of North Side! We kicked off a new series today studying the Book of John entitled, “Knowing Jesus.”  To start things off, we celebrated some baptisms.  We sang “Come and Listen” as our candidates told why they were being baptized.  My favorite part of the …

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