“The Cross of Calvary” was a song written with the purpose of writing a modern day hymn. I wanted to show how the cross was not an afterthought but was a part of the whole plan from the beginning. The cross was the plan from the very start. I did a lot of phrases in the chorus that showed the …
We started a new series called “Ancestors” today focusing on the second half of Genesis and looking at our spiritual heritage to learn from the mistakes and failures of those gone before us. From the very beginning, our spiritual family was rooted in faith in God. Before the Law was introduced, Abraham proved to be a prototype for us to live …
There are songs that seem to write themselves and there are songs that require a lot of work. ”Worthy” was one of those work songs. While certain parts of it came easily, other parts, I could never find the right balance of making it dynamic yet congregational friendly. I put it on the shelf for a while and revisited it …
As the songs for the next recording project came together, it was evident that God had brought about a theme. All the songs that were coming together had to do with the fact that life is hard, but we will make it. As I started to put the songs all on paper, I realized there wasn’t a big opener anthem. …
In the days leading up to the “Overcome” worship night, I wanted to present you with some of the stories behind the songs. Each day, I will give a little background on the song and also give you a snippet to listen to. Sunday, Peggy led us in a song entitled “Hold On.” I have been messing around with this …
It’s hard to believe that Overcome is less than 2 weeks away. Our worship event is coming together to be an unbelievable night of worship and celebrating the fact that we have true hope. It all begins at 6pm on Sunday evening, October 10th at North Side Baptist Church. Here’s some important info: Invite – Spend some time getting people …
At the Tower of Babel, a coalition formed in an attempt to reach God. More than a historical architectural attempt, this event reveals the pride in mankind’s heart. We think we can reach God on our own terms. God often has to remind us that he is still God and we are not. What a great day at North Side …
What a great Sunday at North Side! Today, we worshiped to: New Doxology – Gateway Worship (Beach) Overcome – North Side Worship (Agnew) [will be released 10.10.10] Nothing Is Impossible – North Side Worship (Agnew) [will be released 10.10.10] I have to give it up to our worship team this morning. We had so much sickness and crazy stuff happen …
I’ve been a slave driver to North Side Worship the last few months, but it’s going to be well worth it. In addition to extra worship leading events, we’ve been cranking it out in the studio. As final mixes are being tweaked today and tomorrow, I want to provide you with a track listing of the tunes on the project. …
Satan’s tactics in the Garden of Eden are the same he uses today. His attempt was successful at luring Adam and Eve away from God’s Word, and his goal with us is the same. But even in the garden, there is hope and there is a promise. My friend and mentor, Dr. Chuck Lawless came and preached for us this …
Sunday, we introduced a worship song entitled “Worthy” that will be on our upcoming “Overcome” release (10.10.10). There are songs that seem to write themselves and there are songs that require a lot of work. “Worthy” was one of those work songs. While certain parts of it came easily, other parts, I could never find the right balance of making …
Many of you have been following the news of Sherwood Pictures’ next film, Courageous. The talented crew that made such films as Fireproof and Facing the Giants is releasing a new film on the need for fathers to rise up. And I got a role in it. To be clear, they have not called upon my acting abilities. My face …
What a great day @ North Side! We started a new series called Origins as we study through Genesis 1-11. Today, we worshiped to: God of Wonders – City on a Hill How Great Thou Art – Paul Baloche Worthy – Travis Agnew The Stand – Hillsong It was great to be able to lead the new song, “Worthy” today. …
So excited to see Greenwood buzzing with all the new and returning Lander students this week! As you guys get back in the groove, I wanted to let you know about a few things for college students: RELI 101 – I still have some openings at TR 1:15-2:45 for my Religions course I teach. Would love to see you in …
What a great day as we concluded “Solitary Confinement.” We’ve encouraged people to join community groups, but we’ve never really expected people to join. If God expects us to grow, and he uses relationships to help us grow, then shouldn’t we make Christian relationships a priority? Versus hyping people up today and trying to get them to join a community …
A Night of Worship and Hope Come join us on October 10 at 6:00 p.m. here at North Side Baptist. This will be a time of worship through music, prayer, and testimony. Come and find out what it means to Overcome! This night of worship will help people who need hope find the next step. We are inviting all types …
As a part of the training I provided at the Worship Summit this weekend, I put together this video from my phone to show what a week looks like as I prepare a bunch of musicians, vocalists, and technicians to prepare to lead worship. Watch the behind the scenes footage of how North Side Worship gets ready to lead each …
We had an absolute blast at the Worship Summit this weekend. I am still processing all that took place. Our team, North Side Worship, got to lead worship 4 times for a training event for worship leaders all over the state. I then taught 4 sessions (5 Things That Will Kill Your Worship Team, The Big Idea, Cookie Cutter Worship, …
What a great Sunday at North Side as we continued through our 2nd week of “Solitary Confinement” as we focused on the big idea of “Authentic Christian Community.” Some of us struggle to grow in our walk with Christ because we fail to get in the right environments. In authentic Christian community, God uses other believers to strengthen us. Are …
Gear is packed, presentations ready, and our team is rowdy as we leave for the Worship Summit this afternoon. I was honored and humbled when our group was asked to lead worship and I was asked to do the training at a worship training event for the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Today and tomorrow, our North Side Worship group will …
Last week we launched a whole new site for northsidebc.org. We have heard some rave reviews of it for a few different reasons: Sermons on video SIMPLE navigation (compared to our previous) Mobile phone viewing Removal of clutter Changing/temporary content being moved to northsideblog.org You can get your Compass devotionals in your inbox early in the morning by subscribing And …
Authentic Christian community is more than an novel concept, it is a biblical command and practice. Looking at the life of Jesus, one can find an example on how to share life with others. It’s more than coming to church. It’s doing life together. It was a great Sunday as we kicked off the new series “Solitary Confinement.” The picture …
The new website is finally up. With sermons on video, daily devotionals from the blog, simple navigation, mobile phone site, and so much more, you are going to be amazed and equipped! Check it out here:
Powerful Sunday as we concluded “Tempted.” Jeff’s message was so powerful and practical. Today, we worshiped to: Break Our Hearts – Billy Foote Nothing But the Blood – Traditional Jesus Messiah – Chris Tomlin Jesus Paid It All – Kristian Stanfill The Cross of Calvary – Travis Agnew Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) – North Side Worship version Before …
We just pulled back in from a leadership team retreat. On my desk is a box of legos that were donated to my boys. I have a list a mile long of to-dos. I have more ideas in my head than I know what to do with. And I have a new box of dry erase markers. Happiness. I love …
Last Sunday, we led with a new song entitled “The Cross of Calvary.” After writing a modern-day hymn for our upcoming CD, “Overcome,” Amy Cromer’s voice was just made for this song. Her rendition of it on Sunday and on the recording just blew me away. What I love about her connection to this song is that she lives this …
I have a theory about young men and women that are called into ministry then fall out some point along the way. It’s what I am calling the re-call of ministry. If there is a belief to hearing an initial call, what happens to make these people step away from that direction? Where does the recall happen? Lately, I have …
What a Sunday! We started a new series at North Side entitled “Tempted.” Today was all about understanding temptation. From start to finish, it all was geared to us understanding what temptation is, how bad sin is, but how good God is to us helping us fight temptation. Jeff blew up his sermon. It was crazy. What’s even crazier is …
Last night I shared some upcoming events with our worship team (afterwards, they surprised me with a birthday cake – they win). We have some big stuff on the horizon and I wanted to make sure you were in the know. Worship Team Training – Aug. 11 – In two weeks, we are going to have a time of training …
This upcoming Sunday we are starting a new series entitled “Tempted.” This 2-week focus will help believers utilize methods to combat temptation. We often blame our circumstances when we mess up. Sometimes we say “the Devil made me do it.” But each of us are tempted, and each of us always has a way out of escape for every temptation …
How we can focus on sharing the gospel solely with those who have heard numerous times when there are those who have never heard it once? There are unreached people groups in the world who have never even heard the name of Jesus. This week’s prayer is all about helping our church reach the unreached. Is it time for us …
Enjoy the week 3 recap:
On Tuesday, we had planned to work on artwork for the upcoming “Overcome” CD release. Cory and I started going through some design ideas that were going to look pretty good, but nothing was changing our world yet. I was talking with Jamie about how we could use this CD’s release as an impact to our community (more on this …
Sunday, we had a time when people could come down to the front in our services and fill out a card that said, “God, if only You could…” and they were to fill in the prayer request. This morning, our staff started going through the huge stack of prayer requests. When I got the stack from the stage, the one …
Yesterday, we introduced a new song to North Side called “Nothing is Impossible.” My lovely wife sang the lead on it and sang her face off! This song has been our worship song and prayer over the last year in our family, and it was such an honor to share it with our church family yesterday. We still believe that …
What a great day at North Side! Jeff threw a bomb on us again this morning as we went through the “Dear God” series. Jesus defined Christianity by a simple phrase: “make disciples.” How much of that actually takes place in our lives? Jesus’ call was not for an institution to do that, but we, as individual believers, are to …
Week 2 of recording – hope you enjoy the progress:
Worship is all about God. Whenever we serve in a manner to get attention for ourselves, we are attempting to rob God of his glory. People who are called to lead others in worship must be bent on leading humbly before God and his people. In the humility department of leading worship, I believe 3 things are absolutely key: Genuine Faith – …
Our staff and interns have been feverishly working on the new North Side website and we are almost finished! We stepped back and evaluated our website a while back, and realized a few things. It was too busy, it wasn’t easily navigated, and it was missing some key components. So we went back to the drawing board, developed a new …
1 Bible but it has 66 books in it. You have your favorite. Maybe it’s the simplicity of James or the poetry of Psalms. But you also have the books you avoid. Maybe your rule is – if you can’t pronounce it, you are scared to read it. I want to hear from you: favorite book to read and scariest …
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