In the last few months, I have really begun to think about where our culture is and where it is heading. Follow my random thoughts for a moment on the undercurrent of our culture’s direction: 10 years ago, the most watched TV shows were comedy and dramas. This genre dominated the airwaves. 10 years ago, the most common use of …
Tomorrow night at Fusion, we are going to be continuing our Matchmaker series as we delve into the topic of how do you know when you find the “Right Person?” I said this last week, that behind salvation, who you spend the rest of your life with is the most important decision you will ever make. It effects everything in …
Here’s an update on Baby Agnew. Next Monday, we get to go hear the heartbeat! Your Baby: This week marks the end of the embryonic period and the placenta is developing as well. Your baby looks like a tiny human now and is approximately 13 – 17 mm or about 0.51 – 0.66 inches in length (about the size of …
We had a great first night at NSU. A lot of people showed up for all of the five classes. I had a blast in our Hermeneutics class. I was originally anticipating about 30 people to show up, but we had 155 people there tonight! It showed that all of you really want to understand the Bible better. That’s fantastic! …
Pride is what God opposes. It’s not something in which he disapproves. It’s not something in which he frowns out. He down right opposes pride according to Scripture. Jeff’s message today was sort of intense. He told Amanda that it is the hardest message he has ever had to preach. The weight that he carried this morning is very heavy, …
Thanks to the peeps who came out on Friday night to worship with us at the O.N.E. festival. We had a blast throwing our stuff on that stage, playing six songs really fast, getting excited with you guys, and then throwing our stuff back into Jamie’s minivan, and going to listen to some hip-hop at the next tent over. I …
That was the Big Idea this week at Fusion: God prefers if you stay single. We started our dating and relationship series at Fusion called “Matchmaker” and this shocking statement is what started it all out. 1 Cor. 7 records Paul dealing with an issue with some Christians who were struggling with the role of marriage and sexuality for Christian …
We started a sermon series on Sunday entitled “Leaving Planet Self” dealing with the issues of pride. As Jeff and I prepared the message, we tried to think of ways to apply this message and to grab people where they are. But I think the reverse sort of happenned. Since we prepared and delivered that message, God has alerted me …
The workbooks are done for our NSU class coming up Sunday on “How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth.” I had a lot of help putting them together, but I think we will have enough on Sunday. I sort of went overboard on putting together material for the class. I feel like we can cover it all, but …
Cory just informed me that we are going to play at the O.N.E. festival this weekend. The O.N.E. festival is a product of Homemade Genius, a non-profit organization that supports the arts in Greenwood led by Ian and Sarah Morris. So the Travis Agnew Band (we couldn’t come up with another name) will be playing at this festival opening it …
Here’s the week 8 update on lil’ Baby Agnew (God is so incredible how He does all this stuff!): Your Baby: Your baby has a face! Your baby’s features are becoming more obvious, as his lips, tongue and nostrils, as well as the buds for 20 baby teeth are already present. The back muscles are growing along the spinal column, …
Here are a couple of songs that we are going to introduce/reintroduce to the congregation on Sunday. Take a listen so that you can be familiar with them by Sunday. Can’t wait already (is it only Monday?)!
Today was another great Sunday at North Side. What a great way to start the week worshipping with the family. Today in worship, we sang these songs: Made to Worship – Chris Tomlin Friend of God – Israel Houghton Enough – Chris Tomlin Humble King – Brenton Brown The video that we used today in worship is called “Go Deeper.” …
North Side U is starting next Sunday, and I’m wrapping up some work on the class that I am teaching: Hermeneutics. Don’t let the big word scare you, it’s about reading the Bible for all its worth. I mean it can’t be hard if I’m using stick people to teach it. Have you ever read a passage that you thought …
We are starting a new series at Fusion this Tuesday entitled “Matchmaker.” It is going to be a dating and relationship series. So for those already in a relationship, for those desiring a relationship, or those who have almost given up altogether, I think we are going to be able to help you regardless of where you are. We’re hoping …
Just a reminder: Harvestfest is tomorrow. Saturday night at the Connie Maxell farms. For more info, click here. Or you can check out a snippet here:
We led the Transitions Conference at North Side today. I think we are all extremely tired but extremely blessed. Jamie said to me at about 7:00 this morning that he thought we were going to experience what you normally experience on a mission trip. You go in order to bless, but you end up being more blessed yourself. And …
So Amanda and I read this about our baby going through week seven. Crazy stuff: Your Baby: This week your baby is undergoing some extraordinary changes and developments. The head, heart, spinal cord, and some of the larger blood vessels begin to form. As these blood vessels form, the heart begins to pump fluid through them, and your baby’s …
Just wanted to ask you readers out there to pray for our Transitions Conference. We will be having this conference at our church tomorrow (Thursday, September 27th.) This conference is designed for church leaders who desire to help transition their church to change and we pray that some stuff we have learned can help. We hope to share our successes, …
Wow! What a night we had at Fusion with our Dodgeball Tournament. Thanks for all of you who came out and enjoyed a night of fellowship. Next week, we start a new series entitled “Matchmaker” on dating and relationships. Last night, six teams battled it out in a double elimination bracket. There were many twists and turns along the way, …
I have watched this video in amazement of one of my favorite bands, and I am still in amazement. I have read the description and my brain still hurts. Mutemath played on Jimmy Kimmel last week, but they played backwards and they were recorded it. But they played it backwards, so what we see is not what we hear or …
Tomorrow night is our Dodgeball Tournament at Fusion. After four weeks studying on the attributes of God in a series called “Godipedia,” we thought it was time to pummel each other with some dodgeballs in the name of Christian love. Makes sense right? So for all you college students and 20-somethings in the Greenwood area on Tuesday night, come on …
What another great Sunday! Week two in the new worship center proved to see tons of people come out and hear the beauty of the gospel. Jeff’s message was so on. I was so amazed at hearing the gospel presented so clearly and so passionately. It was great to be able to pray and think about all those people coming …
Last week, I got the privilege to go with the band to lead three chapels at Greenwood Christian School (Wednesday-Friday). I always love going to GCS because there are a lot of the North Side crew that goes there and also some Submerge peeps, and just some outstanding teachers and students. I love playing with Cory, Jamie, and Wes. We …
Maybe you’ve seen the signs up around church about North Side University. We’ve a lot of questions, and I thought that I would give you a little heads up about this great upcoming option for our North Siders and their buds. If you have ever said, “I want to go a little deeper…I want to have a couple more tools …
That’s about all I can say – wow. We helped design the building so that people would say “wow.” We wanted people to be intrigued by the outside and come inside. We wanted people to walk in and feel at home and desire to stay a while and build community. And today we saw all of that happen. But we …
So, if you haven’t heard, Amanda and I are expecting a little one. I’m overwhelmed. I am beyond joyous. I have been an emotional basket case crying at every little kid I see. In the middle of finding out this wonderful news, we are trying to move into the worship center, and I am having the hardest time focusing cause …
The time of waiting is over! We are moving into the new worship center at North Side next Sunday, September 16! The new service times will be 8:15, 9:45, and 11:15. Please help us get the word out to all your friends, family, and neighbors. It will be an exciting next step in what God is doing at North Side. …
The following article is from the Index Journal on the Facts of Life event last night at North Side. It said our praise band got the crowd “pumped.” Thanks for the shout out Kenny. We actually got them soulful by starting out with Sister Sledge’s “We are Family.” We had all those people swaying and singing. Beforehand, I told Cory …
The signup for Fusion’s first Dodgeball Tournament has begun! Go to 20-something.org for more details and how to signup. Regulation Dodgeball rules are on the page. Teams must be co-ed groups of six with a ratio of either 4:2, 3:3, or 2:4. Tournament is Tuesday, September 25th but you must signup by September 18th.
GwdToday.com is a fairly new website that has some info on what is happenning in the growing metropolis of Greenwood, SC. They had a great article on North Side that someone pointed me too. I have the article below or you can check it out here. Posted on 31.AUG.07 Northside Baptist Church is growing by leaps and bounds….and numbers are …
Some notes from tonight’s message at Fusion: 03 – The Cosmic Scorekeeper For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus. Rom. 3:23-24; Rom. 8:1; Jer. 31:31-34; Eph. 2:8-10 ME Tetherball in the dark – busted up finger before Wes’ wedding …
“Does God keep a record of my wrongs?” That’s the questions we’re going to attempt to answer tonight at Fusion. We are going through our Godipedia series right now. We’re trying to get back a clear, biblical understanding of who God truly is. Some people view God as this “Cosmic Scorekeeper” who is counting every good thing and every bad …
This was our second week in The Wow Factor and today’s service was all about “The Faith Factor.” John Thompson, a member at North Side, shared his story. It is a story of ups and downs, great moments, not-so-great moments, but they were all moments that pointed him closer to God. He shared an incredible story of a man who …
Here is a clip from the David Crowder* Band. Crowder’s drummer, B-Wack, is a computer genius. He rewired a Guitar Hero’s guitar through his Mac computer for each colored button to be a different chords. The 1 chord, 4 chord, 5 chord, and minor 6 chord (for all you music theory people out there) each have a different button. And …
Notes from Fusion’s message tonight: 02 – The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Godipedia (01 of 04) If Jesus is to have all of you, you must desire all of Him. John 6 ME Brazil – Sal E Brasa – Churrascaria – all-you-can-eat buffet where they bring the food to you Green button – yes please; Red button – no thanks YOU We …
What a great day of worship! It was so exciting being able to worship as a family together this morning. I had a lot of people come up and ask about different songs or the videos we used, so I thought I would just post them all. Enjoy! Worship songs: My Savior Lives – New Life Worship Not to Us …
At North Side, we’re starting a new series in the morning entitled, “The Wow Factor.” With a lot of attention going into our new building about to open, we feel like at the start of school we are going to have a lot of occasional visitors to come back to church. They are the people who live one “wow” to …
Fusion is having a Dodgeball Tournament on September 25th. Uniforms and headbands are strongly encouraged. If you want more details, go to 20-something.org.
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