Some notes from this morning at North Side: “It seems like every time I come up to something that is required, I just come up short.” -Jeff We all come up short at so many things in life. But the beauty of Christianity is not in what you can bring, but it’s in what has already been received. When it …
Jeff ran across this video on YouTube last week of a comic showing different ways to sing “Amazing Grace.” You should enjoy this:
EPIC Parents: I wanted to tell any parents of our lil’ Epicteers about a great new resource for your family. Polly Brown, our fantastic Epic director, has posted some info on what your kids are learning for the next few weeks at Epic. Epic is our worship service for 1-5 graders, and I love hearing from kids all that they …
Do you ever feel shameful concerning your attempts (or the lack thereof) of sharing your faith? It’s one of those areas that everyone feels guilty that they could be doing more. And it’s probably true. This is something I struggle with often. It’s great that Paul gives us some tips out of Colossians 4 on how to begin to share …
Sorry, I didn’t post on week 3, but I wanted to write a couple of things from the last two weeks. Our class is the absolute best! You guys are learning so much, and you are getting the information and able to apply it so well. It is great to see everyone seem to grasping the Bible even better than …
How your baby’s growing at week 12: The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby’s fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won’t be able to feel …
Triangle Construction (our building contractors) took some great pictures of the Worship Center here at North Side and posted them for your viewing pleasure. You can look at them here.
Today, we wrapped up our Life Focus series, “Leaving Planet Self.” Man, this has been a great journey that God has brought us on! We started out learning that pride kills but humility heals. And throughout the entire series, we have heard so much feedback from people saying that they have acknowledged the grip of pride in their lives, and …
I’m about 15% complete of a first draft of a book I am writing. You are probably thinking, “Travis isn’t that smart about anything, what could he possible write about?” And you are absolutely right. And those are exactly the excuses I have been using for the last year while this idea has been on my heart. So I am …
In my fascination with bad church signs, I once came across this one: It reads: ‘ANAL CONVENTION MAY 9_12 LORD WE – JUST WANT TO THANK YOU” You know, you never really understood the value of spellcheck until this picture, did ya? I guess that is supposed to be some type of abbreviation for an annual convention, but it didn’t …
Yesterday, a group from our staff went to Phil McMinn’s funeral. I posted about the tragedy associated with Phil’s death earlier this week. We went over to South Main and we had to go over to the overflow room because the sanctuary was so full. The overflow room was full as well. The pre-service worship started and through the video …
Tonight marked our end to the Matchmaker series at Fusion. Lil’ tear. I thought about taking all the single people in the room and arranging their marriages. Jeff and I have told many people that if they would just listen to us, we could tell them who they needed to date and marry, and they wouldn’t have to carry that …
Update on Baby Agnew as we stand on week 11 (my comments are in parentheses): Your baby’s organ systems are now functioning and he has a skeleton, nerves and blood circulation. Your baby’s tiny feet are fully formed and shaped and could stand on an adult’s fingernail (that is crazy – how amazing is God that something that small could …
You can measure your humility with God by measuring your humility with others. Worship Songs for the Day: Humble Thyself – Luna Halo You Must Increase – Matt Redman He is Exalted – Shane and Shane We Exalt Thee – Israel Houghton Your Grace is Enough – Chris Tomlin When I Think About the Lord – Shane and Shane Surrender …
You may have already heard by now, but a brother in Christ has gone to be with the Lord today. His name is Dr. Phillip Keith McMinn, and he is the pastor of South Main Street Baptist Church here in Greenwood, SC. Details are still coming in, but I do know that he was involved in a single-car accident commuting …
Help us get the word out: Fusion is hosting a square dance the day before Halloween over at Jeff’s house. We’re going to have some free food, square dancing, hay rides, and who know what else. We have one more week of our Matchmaker series, but make sure you come on out for our Square Dance on Tuesday night, Oct. …
You are not reading incorrectly. 2008 is all wrapped up. The picture above is of the whiteboard in my office. On this whiteboard is 52 weeks of big ideas for teaching at North Side designed for 2008. We spent a long time praying, studying, thinking, and talking about where North Side is spiritually and what the Bible says about those …
(If you need help understanding the picture, go to the Fusion podcast which will be updated with Fusion’s message tomorrow). Tonight at Fusion we continued on in our Matchmaker series with a message entitled “The Right Way.” What is purity supposed to look like for those who are striving to do things God’s way? Here is the big idea for …
We just heard our baby’s heartbeat! I am freaking out right now. I am overwhelmed at so many things, so this could go on for a while. I have warned you. We go to the doctor today and the nurse takes out this instrument right away and it has this loud microphone on it and all you can hear is …
Thanks again for another great night at NSU in our Hermeneutics class. Your insights in our breakout time digging into Romans 12 was fantastic! You guys are really understanding on how to 1) grasp the text in their town, 2) measure the width to cross, 3) cross the connecting bridge, and 4) grasp the text in our town. I think …
It’s always a great service when Jeff picks up a guitar. Jeff talked about how great of a guitar player he was when he lived in a town where no one else played the guitar. But then he moved to Greenwood where everyone plays the guitar. He once thought he was really good until he got around people who were …
Coming Spring 2008…
We have the Matchmaker podcast up. If you are wanting to hear past Fusion messages, you can subscribe to the Fusion podcast here. It will take the store a few days to show the new talks, but if you subscribe to the podcast, the new episodes will be in your iTunes even if they don’t show up in the store …
I’ve been overwhelmed as of late. I hear about student after student who is raised in church, goes to youth camp, reads their Bible, and then they get to college, and completely forget about God during their tenure there. Some of them find their way back to following Jesus once they get older, but some of them don’t. My passion …
Below is a video recap of our Dodgeball Tournament we had at Fusion a few weeks ago where the Mullet Mafia emerged victorious. Happy viewing!
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 …
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