We began a new series at North Side today called “Satisfaction.” The picture of Mic Jagger says it all: Mic and the Rolling Stones have been singing that song since 1965. And he is still singing it today. He still hasn’t found satisfaction. And so many of us are in the same boat. We look to find satisfaction in so …
Don’t drop your kids off at church, bring them home to it. On Sunday, Jeff and I tag-team preached on the issue of the family. You don’t have to browse too much on my blog to see that I’m pretty excited about my baby boy that is on the way. What I don’t say often enough is how scared I …
I think this Christmas Eve was the second time we have done a Christmas Eve service at North Side. This year, we got to have it in the new auditorium, which was good since we were near full. It was an incredible time of worship together! We had a couple of fantastic videos to watch, the choir sang four selections …
“Is Jesus Christ the light of your world?” Jeff asked that question over and over this morning at North Side. And it was the most important question that could be asked this morning. Months ago when we prayed and planned this service, we had a lot to think about. We know that the Sunday before Christmas and Easter Sunday are …
Churches Push ‘Advent Conspiracy’ to Teach Real Giving By Nancy Haught Religion News Service Portland, Ore. — The Christmas contradiction gives Pastor Rick McKinley a headache. Americans will spend about $475 billion this year on gifts, decorations and parties that many won’t even remember next year. They will run themselves ragged — shopping, wrapping and celebrating. And some won’t pay …
I wanted to tell you all about a great event coming North Side’s way – the Vision of You 2008 Tour stopping down in Greenwood, SC on Feb. 24 featuring Shane and Shane, Starfield, and David Nassar. The first time I heard Shane and Shane, I was blown away. I heard the beautiful words of Scripture so wonderfully accompanied by …
I googled “North Side Baptist Greenwood” this morning, and I came across an article that I had forgotten that had been written about North Side a few months ago. This article is from the Baptist Press. Posted on Apr 3, 2007 | by Marilyn Stewart NEW ORLEANS (BP)–With a mission strategy of getting plugged into the world, Northside Baptist Church …
Mitt Romney is in the news a whole lot these days. But besides being one of the frontrunners for the Republican nomination for President, he is also being scrutinized because of his beliefs. Romney is a Mormon. And I regularly hear someone say, “now Mormonism is the religion that believes…” Many Christians are confused if Mormons believe the same as …
Today at North Side was week number two in our series, “Let There Be Light.” This week, we talked about the Incarnation. We talked about the darkness that we live in. We tried to drive home the fact that our sin has caused this world to be a dark place where the light of Christ is avoided. But when the …
The Submerge 08 website is officially up and running. You can go there at submergecamp.com. Submerge is a student camp that we help put on on Spring Break. This year (our fourth year) promises to be the best camp experience ever for Submerge. If you go over to the website, this is what you can expect: All the information about …