College Lunch Tomorrow

Just a reminder for all you college folks out there, North Side is having a free college lunch for you tomorrow at church.  Right after the last service, come over to the fellowship hall around 12:30 for some free homecooking (just in case the cafeteria has gotten old), and we will also give you some pretty swell info on you …

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Book of the Week: Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God

This week’s book of the week is J. I. Packer’s classic, Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God.  This book was based off on some lectures by Packer concerning how believers should reconcile free will and election (both two prevalent biblical concepts that seem to be warring against one another).  In actuality, these two concepts go together well even if we …

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Cooperative Program

Most Southern Baptist churches give a percentage of their offerings to the Cooperative Program. Established in 1924, Southern Baptist churches decided to collaborate their financial resources in order to bring about more Kingdom impact. This financial program funds missionary salaries, church plants, seminary training, gospel publications, Bible translations, and so much more. As our passion increases to see the Kingdom …

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CD Track List

Well, I have been so thrilled to hear how excited some of you are about the new North Side CD coming out.  Either you are making me feel really good or you are truly anticipating getting a copy in your hands.  Either way, thanks for the encouragement! The CD, entitled “The Time is Now” will be released Sunday, October 12th …

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Scott Smith has a Medallion

Yesterday, I was so thrilled to be in attendance at the 2008 State of the University Speech at Lander University, Dr. Ball presiding.  He spoke of where Lander is going, all the accomplishments of the last year, and some recognition of some special people. One such special person that was recognized was Scott Smith.  Scott and his wife, Judy, have …

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The Harvest

Today we started a new emphasis at North Side.  The next few months are going to be pretty critical times – we really feel that God is leading us to do some pretty big stuff, and the only way it can happen is if a sovereign God steps in and shows up! Jeff’s message was on “The Harvest.”  We have …

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Over 4 Months?!

Yes, it’s crazy to think that Obadiah is already over 4 months.  Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!

Book of the Week: Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church

This week’s book of the week is D. A. Carson’s Becoming Conversant with the Emergent Church. The emerging church is a relatively new movement in church world.  What’s hard about this movement is that there is a wide spectrum of people who are categorized as emergent.  I know of “emergent” church leaders who keep the gospel at the center and …

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Partnership Priorities: Greatest Team

In selecting a partnership for a church’s mission’s strategy, on what priorities do you focus?  The first three were finding the greatest need, the greatest match, and the greatest impact.  But what is the fourth? Greatest Team What is the greatest team your church can assemble to evangelize with this particular partnership? The goal for a mission trip is not …

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CD is in the Mail

That’s right!  North Side’s worship CD is officially in the mail on its way to be mastered and duplicated!  I feel such a sense of relief to have that task done, but even more than that, I am extremely happy with the way it turned out.  Anthony, the band, and the singers made this project even better than I imagined …

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