In an increasingly busy society, many forces compete against the unity of the home. Parents should utilize the local church to assist in raising godly children. Neglecting the local church concerning a child’s development is not only detrimental to the child’s spiritual vitality but also exposing the parents’ limited resources. While the local church does serve to bring the family …
Today, we started the Legacy series at North Side. I started it out with a message entitled “Your Kids’ Best Chance.” You can listen to it here. May is going to be an incredible month as we focus on the family. I am so excited for what is in store. Are you ready to see your home change? Remember, my …
This week’s bad church sign states: “ALL ARE WELCOME WOMENS GROUP AWAKENING THE GODDESS.” If it is a women’s group, are all truly welcome? Can men come to this women’s group? Which goddess needs to be awoken? I am kind of frightened to understand what type of church is on up this road. Many people have stopped focusing on the …
I laughed out loud when I saw this church sign this week. I hate when my wife puts out a description of me (ha, ha): “Women’s Bible Stud.” I am so thankful for that missing “Y.” I don’t know if: a) the wind blew it off revealing God’s sense of humor, b) someone stole it to be funny, or c) …
God has blessed me with many positive male ministerial mentors in my life. Through their example, I have learned what it means to be a husband, father, and pastor. With so many negative examples of ministers, certain men’s faithfulness to Jesus and to their family have kept me encouraged and hopeful. From these men, I have learned to seek balance …
I was honored a few months ago when some of the ladies from the South Main Street Baptist Church’s Women’s Ministry asked if they could use one of my songs for the theme song of their upcoming retreat. That retreat was this weekend up at the Cove led by my good buddy, Ruth McWhite. Even though I wasn’t there and …
Happy Saturday. I wanted to encourage you to make sure you make it to North Side tomorrow for the new sermon series, “What Happens in Vegas.” I have been anticipating this sermon series for over 32 months. In a brainstorming session back in the summer of 2006, the idea for this series was mentioned. We all loved the idea, but …
After Jesus began his preaching ministry (Mark 1:15), one of the first tasks he engaged in was building a team of disciples (Mark 1:16-17). Calvin Miller stated, “In order to build a true team spirit, you must delegate accountability and glory as well as responsibility.” Jesus built a great team since he did all of those three items extremely well. …
This Sunday, we are starting a new series at North Side called, “Sticks and Stones.” History behind the idea: Jeff and I had planned all of 2008’s teaching last year, but due to the campaign and other church events, we decided to scratch some of our series and leave them in a goodie bag for future use. That meant that …
What another great Sunday at North Side. We kept moving along in our Now series, and yesterday was great. Highlights: Sonshine – Yesterday, JW and Tammy led us in worship. JW and Tammy are members of our Sonshien ministry, a worship service for adults with special needs and their caretakers. JW came and welcomed and prayed for the service and …
Yesterday was another incredible set of services at North Side. 2nd week of Now proved to be an impacting moment in the life of our church. Highlights from today’s services: Free Prisoner – Jerry Rentz has been going to the McCormick Correctional Institute for many years. In the last few years, some other guys from the church go on Monday …
Below is a great read from Ed Stetzer. He was talking about the need for ministers to have boundaries in ministry, and he highlighted Rick Warren’s Saddleback’s Ten Commandments for staff members. At the churches I planted, we always used something like Saddleback’s Ten Commandments: Thou shalt not go to lunch alone with the opposite sex. Thou shalt not have …
Sunday is the last NSU for the summer. We have one more Impact Teams Wednesday (unless you are doing a yardwork site at another time). This has been an incredible summer of going deeper and serving more! I thought last Wednesday of how gracious God has been to our congregation. You know, oftentimes, when a church parking lot is empty …
Here’s the remaining jobs for our impact teams: Wednesday, July 30 Ashley House – meet at Ashely House @ 6:30 for Bingo, activities, and just befriending the clients there Piedmont Agency for the Aging -meet at the agency @ 6:30 to help paint and clean up their facilities McCormick Children’s Home – meet at the home for recreational events for …
We had another great night with Impact Teams last night. I haven’t heard all the stories yet, but I know that my team had a great time. We had a bunch of new help last night (thanks so much), and I imagine that if you are like me, you feel more blessed by serving than you think the people you …
We had a great first night at NSU. A lot of people showed up for all of the six classes. I had a blast in our Hermeneutics class. Your attendance showed that all of you really want to understand the Bible better. That’s fantastic! You guys listened so great through the beginning foundational stuff and it was just a good …
As we are becoming engulfed in the summer months, our staff is also doing a whole lot of tweaking and long-term planning in the last two weeks. Someone asked me yesterday, “Is summer easier or harder on a church staff? Which is more busy?” I had to answer, “yes.” You see, they are two different animals. Both are extremely busy …
Continuing on in our series, Waiting on the World to Change, our church studied what it meant to do in the area of “Practical Service” today. When it comes to mission work, I think the church (universal) has always fallen on one of two ends of the spectrum (this is the case in almost everything Christian it seems). One one …
In our last week of God’s Believe It or Not, we focused on one last unbelievable claim from Scripture: believe it or not, Jesus is coming again. Concerning Christ’s Second Coming, Christians either try to figure out all the details concerning his return or forget about it altogether because it is too difficult to understand. While we will never be …
There’s a lot going on today, so I thought I would just give you a lil’ taste of what is up in my world today. Passion – we have a few spots left for the Passion Regional in Atlanta on April 11-12. You can bring your deposit in by Thursday, but if you were smart you would bring it tonight …
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