Travis Agnew Just got back from Passion 2010 in Atlanta, GA. I met our group there a day late, but the days I was there was full of the majesty of God. Louie Giglio and his team orchestrated a wonderful conference inspiring college students to worship and mobilizing them to impact the world. Led by the likes of Louie Giglio, Beth Moore, …
God’s will is unstoppable. If He wants it to happen, it’s going to happen. Here’s a comforting thought to me today: If God wants it to happen, there is nothing you can do to mess it up. If God doesn’t want it to happen, there is nothing you can do to force it to be. No amount of failures, no …
What a fun day at North Side! We spent the day on “A Year in Review.” We took a look back at what God did in 2009 and anticipated what God is going to do in 2010. It has been such an incredible year, but God is not through with us. He is yet to use us reach even more …
This week’s book of the week is Alexander Strauch’s Biblical Eldership. Our elders at North Side have gone through this book as a study. The book is a biblical exposition of the New Testament model of elders within a local church. While we studied it in groups going over different sections, I took this week to reread it and really …
Ben and I got to go to Catalyst conference a few months back, and one of the most incredible moments was this Compassion International spotlight. Sit through it. The story is incredible, but the ending is stellar. This young minister in training gets to meet the man who had sponsored him and introduced him to Jesus. Catalyst 2009 Compassion Moment …
Another part of planning for 2010 comes with a Bible reading plan. If you don’t have a target, you don’t know where to aim. A Bible reading plan can provide you a systematic way to work through the Scriptures rather than just haphazardly thumbing through the pages. There are plans that get you to read through the Bible in …
I used to hate reading. I mean, hate it. It had to change in college. It helped that I began to enjoy what I was reading. When I had to read through a book on Jesus for class, I got more into reading. Through college, seminary, and doctoral work, my reading lists were mandated to me. I acquired extra books …
Wow! What a year 2009 has been at North Side. This week, we are reflecting back and looking forward. One of those areas is looking back over what God taught us this year through the series at North Side. As I have been developing sermon series with Jeff since the summer of 2006, I have never experienced such a powerful …
The last Sunday of 2009 served to be a great day to serve as a transition into next year. On the last Sunday of “A Pastor’s Wish List,” we focused on the topic: “For Men to Rise Up.” The Apostle Paul stated that when he became a man, he put childish ways behind him. The Bible gives instructions on how …
This week’s book of the week is Russell Moore’s Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families and Churches. Dr. Moore is the dean of theology from my alma mater, Southern Seminary. He has adopted two boys from Russia. We got this book back when we were considering adoption. The only problem was that Amanda was reading it …
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