I hope Yuletide bliss bit you severely over the last few days. As I am enjoying a restful day with the family, I have a few Christmas reflections: I am so thankful for Immanuel (Jesus came to us to live with us)! The Christmas Eve service was a blast. I saw a lot of guests in our crowded auditorium: come …
Jesus was not afraid to attempt the supernatural. Risk-taking was a common element of his ministry on earth. While Jesus often received requests to flaunt his power, he only revealed his supernatural abilities if it accompanied a significant purpose. God’s anointing on Jesus’ life reveals to leaders the need for a constant dependency upon God. He did not boast of …
This week’s bad church sign is carrying on with the holiday spirit. As we near Christmas, churches all around are posting signs on their marquees to inform passerbys of the opportunities at the church. This church is apparently holding a presentation of the “Nutcracker” ballet for the weekend services. Unfortunately, their sign advertises a “Nuncracker” instead. I don’t know what …
On the Sunday before Christmas, it was a great day to celebrate the birth of Jesus with all you North Siders. It was great to see many people who have moved away or in college be home for Sunday. It was a good time to gather as a family and celebrate. Jeff’s message on God being our “Everlasting Father” was …
Yesterday, we had our staff Christmas party at North Side. We ate too much, but it was great just to have some unrushed hang time. We played the “Dirty Santa” game, but people could only bring gifts that cost no money. We either had to find it, have it, or make it. Sitting on the Epic porch decorated with such …
This week’s bad church sign states: “Welcome Semi-Annual Worshipers.” This sign take around Christmas time is speaking to those people who only come to church semi-annually: Christmas and Easter. In an attempt to convict them for their attendance that Sunday, I guess they decided to sarcastically thank them for coming. While people who only come to church twice a year …
Today was a fun day at North Side. Filling in for Jeff, I preached on our “Mighty God.” I think sometimes we develop a small perception of God and it leads us to live faithless lives. My prayer is that we would walk away with a huge perception of our mighty God. I preached on Matthew 14-15 where Jesus fed …
I am filling in for Jeff preaching on Sunday. We made the substitution call this week due to some other church activities going on, we decided for me to pinch hit this Sunday. We are talking about Jesus as the Mighty God in “The Perfect Gift” series. As I began to pray and study for this message, I got a …
I wanted to inform you of a great event we are planning at North Side: Date Night. We’ve been talking about doing something like this for some time, but now we finally got the plan together and the timing is right. Here’s the specifics: Objective: A fun evening for married couples at North Side intended to jumpstart a romantic date …
This Christmas season, please do not welcome your community in the following manner like this week’s church sign: “Think You Might Be Going to Hell? Skip Church on Christmas and Make Sure! Service 12/24 7:30 PM” Any church wants to see high attendance on Christmas, but maybe this method isn’t the best approach. Christmas is all about Jesus coming …
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