Over a week ago, I had the privilege of attending the Montgomery’s Center graduation for doctors in residence with the Self Regional Healthcare network. It was my first time attending this ceremony, and I was excited to be there because over half of those graduating had been a part of North Side while they were in Greenwood. I promised not to “Cousin …
I must admit: I don’t necessarily disagree entirely with the theology on this one. I don’t think you “try Jesus,” but I do have to admit that life is pretty cray cray. And I do believe Jesus is the way…way.
Thursday, Jeff and I had lunch with a dear friend who is going through some very difficult times. Looking for encouragement and hope, he said, “I’m coming to North Side on Sunday. You better have an encouraging word for me! What are you preaching on?” Jeff and I looked at each other and immediately started laughing. “We are focusing on …
“Living Hope” is the first song from our “Stand Firm” project where we wrote worship songs through the Book of 1 Peter. We are using this song this Sunday morning, so check out the video to warm up your vocal chords and get ready to worship with us. Lyrics VERSE 1 We have endured these fleeting trialsNo matter what, we …
Mondays for ministers are often unpredictable. You really don’t have adequate time to process what God did among your church on Sunday before a whole new set of challenges are waiting for you on Monday. My Monday mornings usually consist of addressing anything that needed to be addressed from yesterday, sending out thank you’s to those who served, scheduling my calendar …
If you press pause on your DVR, you realize why USA remained in the fight as long as we did. Tim Howard is a legend. Great run, USA.
Without a doubt, God still calls people today just as sure as He called Moses. In fact, He still calls them to do the same things that He called Moses to do. This service will hopefully help us to recognize that call and respond appropriately. We started our time together by singing “New Doxology” and “Never Seen the Righteous Forsaken” in …
We are introducing “Almighty” at North Side this Sunday. I first heard this song at Passion 2014. Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, and Jared Anderson wrote the song. It is such a powerful anthem. I actually was worshiping to this song today on the iPod as some Jehovah’s Witnesses came up. Great timing! Musically, it’s different from all the other worship …
Today’s services examined the perfect timing of God, the people who God uses, and the preparation that God often puts people through before He uses them. All of these things can be rather curious at times when viewed from a human perspective, but rather rewarding when seen through the eyes of faith (Exodus 1-2). It was great to be back. It …
Around 4:15 PM today, Judy Smith went to glory. My words will never do justice to express how much I love this dear saint and her family, but I will try. Judy is the wife of Scott Smith who has now served Lander University as the BCM Director and Campus Minister for 30 years. The first time I really got …
It is not unusual for life to turn bleak and dark, if not even bitter, in a matter of moments. Blessings that God gives, and we are thankful for, can disappear without a moment’s notice. Such times call for a mature faith. This message examines what such a faith look like (Exodus 1:1-14). I hated to be away from North …
We started today’s services by singing “Overcome,” and “Forever.” I love how God gets certain things across. I had a plan for today’s services a long time ago, but some circumstances caused me to change some songs. It wasn’t even until in the middle of the first service how God had woven all these songs and elements together (overcome, perseverance, …
I’ve had some great followup conversations and messages from Sunday’s sermon. One came in the form of an email regarding something I said concerning PKs (preacher’s kids). In the application section of the message, I stated: Don’t expect pastors to care for your family at such a level that they cannot care for their own family. Scripture is clear that …
We started the service with a great intro video focusing on Psalm 103. After that, our worship team led us in some dependence on God songs as we focused on the family – “Everlasting God” and “Lord, I Need You.” After that, we got to see a pretty sweet video of the upcoming VBS week. You can register your children …
I am so excited that we will be singing a new song at North Side this Sunday called “Christ Be All Around Me.” The song was written by Leeland and All Sons and Daughters. In addition to their recordings, Michael W. Smith also recorded the song. The video below shows him and Leeland Morring leading this song. When I first …
The following is a message I sent to a friend who is a Jehovah’s Witness. We have had a couple of conversations about faith and the Word, and our time together has caused me to do some further study. As a resource to you, I wanted to post some of my findings. I want to thank you again for …
There is nothing like a Saturday. Utilizing sidewalk chalk to draw Creation. Creating makeshift trailers to haul things around the yard. Sitting in the shade discussing Michael the Archangel, the Deity of Christ, and Greek manuscripts. Ah, life. That’s how Saturdays have been for us lately. I was approached one Saturday by some Jehovah’s Witnesses as my children and I ran …
This edition of bad church sign states: MAURY IS NOT THE ONLY PLACE TO FIND YOUR FATHER So many things come to my mind when I read this sign: Isn’t it a sad thing that the best hope for most of our culture to find their fathers is Maury Povich? Isn’t it a funny thing when churches try to market? …
Our mission is to make disciples. Making disciples is simply intentional friendships that are saturated with the word of God and Christ-centered. This 4th week in our “Between Sundays” series was such a great reminder for me personally about our call to go and make disciples. We started our services with a great video on Memorial Day. After that, the …
All of us as followers of Christ have been called to make the gospel known through the everyday course of our lives. Today’s service examined the motive, the message, and the method involved in fulfilling such a call. We started our time together by singing “Wherever He Leads I’ll Go.” I used a loop pedal to shape the song. From there, …
This edition of bad church sign reads: SAVAGE BAPTIST CHURCH COME GROW WITH US Ummm…no. I would rather not grow with you because that’s just when you would eat me! I do imagine it’s near impossible for this church to do a covered-dish meal. I wouldn’t trust any platter no matter how good it smelled!
Today was our second week in the series “Between Sundays,” and this week, we focused on worship. In the same way church is not limited to space and time, so is worship. Worship is what we do because of what we value. We worship every day. What we worship is always value driven. We began our time by celebrating family dedications. …
“Knowing Jesus” this year was a very special night. While we have had the opportunity to lead this night of worship at North Side, other churches, North Greenville University, prisons, etc., this was a very special night. We kept to the script from the DVD that we did last year, but we did make some special changes to the night …
“With the Time I Have Left” is one of my favorite songs from the “Stand Firm” project. The song started with 1 Peter 4:1-11 as we studied through 1 Peter. The Scripture 1 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live …
We were so grateful to be able to play at the Abbeville Spring Festival on Thursday night. It is always a special endeavor to play outside the walls of a church building and engage some new folks. Concentrating was a little difficult as I smelled the alligator-on-a-stick stand a little ways from us and heard the screams of those on …
We started a series today entitled “Between Sundays.” During the month of May, we are going to look at what it means to be the church during the week. We are not called to go to church, we are called to be the church. What does that look like? We got to start our services with baptism today which is …
Today was our 3rd and final week in the “Jesus Saves” series as we focused on “Our Returning King.” In Matthew 24, Jesus himself assures us of His return and tells us what to expect before he comes, when he comes, and after he comes. We went with a band of solely men today. Jeff walked in the auditorium during …
Happy Easter! Jesus is risen indeed! Coming off of a great Good Friday service, we had two incredible morning services today. Both services were full of eager worshipers celebrating Jesus. Jeff had mentioned how we weren’t going to do anything unique today, but just what we do every week – let the Word guide us and lift Jesus up. And …
A few weeks ago, I was trying to get a read on Jeff’s Easter message and asked him, “Is there anything unique or special that you want me to do for our Easter services?” Jeff replied, “What we do every week is unique and special: we let the Word drive our services and lift Jesus up. Do that. If we …
Tonight is the night! We are celebrating this Good Friday by our worship event entitled “Knowing Jesus.” You still have time to join us! Doors open at 6:30 and the service will start at 7. No childcare provided, but we would love for you to bring the whole family. The service will be piped out to the commons area if …
OK, so I know this is not an official church sign, but I had to share this one. I think I have found the way to cure children of all things bunny and egg related when it comes to Easter. The sign reads: ANAL EGG HUNT APRIL 12 10AM FREE FAMILY EVENT “But, Dad, I don’t want to go to …
What a special Sunday morning! We were blessed to have the Erskine Gospel Choir lead us in worship this Sunday. Tobe Frierson and this great group of students always do such a great job of bring energy and passion when the come. Since gospel music is really my favorite genre, and I would say that bass is my primary instrument, …
Well, at least they aren’t hiding where they stand. This church sign states: DO YOU WANT A LIBERAL CHURCH? JOIN US. Many churches hide what they are for or hide what they are against. At least this church makes it clear. Think about this: If your church was described in one adjective, what would you want it to say?
Join us on Good Friday as we celebrate the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ with a special night of worship. North Side Worship composed this music to help tell the entirety of the life and message of Jesus Christ. They have led this worship event before at North Side as well as other churches, college campuses, and even …
It was a great Sunday as we completed our “Stand Fast” series from 2 Peter! As we completed our DNOW weekend, the Peak band led us in worship this morning. I love this solid, dedicated group of teenage worship leaders. They always do a great job and today was no exception. They began by leading us with “You Are My …
Last Sunday, we sang “We Rejoice” from the “Stand Firm” project. This energetic tune has been one of our church’s favorite. In fact, as we worked on it, I told the band, if you aren’t dancing when you sing it, you are doing something wrong! The song started with 1 Peter 4:12-19 as we studied through 1 Peter. The Scripture …
Confession: I used to dislike hospital visits. Fresh out of college, I came on staff at North Side and was immersed in a training program. It wasn’t one in a classroom or one that had a syllabus, but it was one that provided a new situation weekly in which I was forced to learn what to do. My first week …
While you are either attempting to trick people or to avoid being tricked today with April Fools’ Day pranks, I thought you might enjoy this church’s sign. It reads: “APRIL 1ST HAPPY EVOLUTIONIST DAY” Even if they are interpreting Psalm 14:1 and Psalm 53:1 to have “fool” synonymous with “evolutionist,” I’m not sure how much good this does. It might …
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