In our Thanks for Nothing series, we concluded today with “Nothing Separating.” We’ve learned some amazing things from God’s Word in the past few weeks, and today was no exception. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. I love it when Jeff asked the question: “are you saved?” and made it so simple. There are five steps in …
In today’s service, we focused on the fact that with Jesus, nothing is wasted. No hurt, no circumstance, no pain, no insult, no distress, no disaster, and no devastation is wasted for those who love God and who are called according to his purpose (Rom. 8:28). In some amazing way, only Jesus is able to take our hurts and pains …
Today was the second week in our Life Focus, “Thanks for Nothing,” where we focused on another great biblical thought that there is “Nothing Condemning.” In Romans 8, Paul gives us the great words that “there is now no longer any condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” I can’t think of a better biblical promise than that. So …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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.” …
What another great Sunday! Week two in the new worship center proved to see tons of people come out and hear the beauty of the gospel. Jeff’s message was so on. I was so amazed at hearing the gospel presented so clearly and so passionately. It was great to be able to pray and think about all those people coming …
That’s about all I can say – wow. We helped design the building so that people would say “wow.” We wanted people to be intrigued by the outside and come inside. We wanted people to walk in and feel at home and desire to stay a while and build community. And today we saw all of that happen. But we …
The time of waiting is over! We are moving into the new worship center at North Side next Sunday, September 16! The new service times will be 8:15, 9:45, and 11:15. Please help us get the word out to all your friends, family, and neighbors. It will be an exciting next step in what God is doing at North Side. …
This was our second week in The Wow Factor and today’s service was all about “The Faith Factor.” John Thompson, a member at North Side, shared his story. It is a story of ups and downs, great moments, not-so-great moments, but they were all moments that pointed him closer to God. He shared an incredible story of a man who …
What a great day of worship! It was so exciting being able to worship as a family together this morning. I had a lot of people come up and ask about different songs or the videos we used, so I thought I would just post them all. Enjoy! Worship songs: My Savior Lives – New Life Worship Not to Us …
At North Side, we’re starting a new series in the morning entitled, “The Wow Factor.” With a lot of attention going into our new building about to open, we feel like at the start of school we are going to have a lot of occasional visitors to come back to church. They are the people who live one “wow” to …
Jamie Parler, our Community Pastor, sent me this article he found. It was written from the perspective of a nonreligious man attending church with what possibly he might want the church to know about him. Very interesting read: Hello there. My name is Nonreligious Guy and I’m going to attend your church tomorrow. Here are the things you need to …
After the message on Sunday on worship, Amanda and I had to jet to Columbia because she was singing in a concert. But I did get to steal away for a moment and do what I promised to do: I sought God and asked Him was He pleased in worship today? As I prayed and allowed the Holy Spirit to …
Only four more Sundays before we move into our new auditorium. The construction guys are working feverishly, the staff is making final preparation, and all we need is some people to fill it up three times. The new auditorium at North Side will be opening up on Sunday, July 29th. Official festivities, times, etc. will be posted later. We are …
So, I gave a pretty exhausting testimony/message at North Side on Sunday. It had to do with my relationship with my dad and God teaching me what forgiveness truly means. I think the message is online now at the church’s website. While in some ways I was dreading speaking on this topic because I couldn’t be “preachery” but I had …
This Sunday, we will be singing “The Heart of Worship” written by Matt Redman. Many of you probably know the story behind the song, but if you don’t, I have it included below. Like Redman’s church, it’s so easy for churches to get into worshipping their worship. Whether it’s a style, a preference, a feeling, or whatever, we come describing …
So after I preach, I often have alot of doubts, second thoughts, and questions that I mull over. “Did that make any sense…did that connect with anyone…was I too pushy…was I bold enough…did I represent God well…did I misuse God’s Word…is anybody going to do anything with what I said today?” You know, nothing big or anything… But some of …
I got to play bass at North Side yesterday morning, and I am beginning to notice something: you people sing really loud! I love it. Yesterday I felt like we all just had to tell God how much we loved him and how great he was, and just quiet voices couldn’t get it done. I love Fred Hammond. He’s a …
I read this blog today that I thought was very revealing. It is 10 ways to avoid building community at church. The first 5 are: 1. Keep conversations short. 2. Always sit in your “assigned” seat. 3. Avoid new people. 4. Come in late. 5. Leave immediately after the service (or early). If you want the whole article and the …
I can’t wait to celebrate with the family tomorrow – HE GOT UP!!!
We are starting our 2-week series entitled, HOPE, tomorrow at North Side Baptist Church in Greenwood. I am so excited about the Easter season and I think that the next two weeks are going to be two of the most incredible, memorable days of worship in North Side’s history. OK, I know I sound like I am betting on some …
Wow – what an incredible family time in worship this morning! I know I sounded presumptious about thinking today was going to be great, but can you really be too presumptious about how incredible our God is?! Holy moly! He’s monstrous. He is so massive and we are so insignificant. Jeff brought a great reminder of that today. If you …
So, if you are in the Greenwood area this Sunday, I hope to see you at North Side. We are wrapping up our Overwhelmed series, and I think it’s going to be pretty incredible. Maybe I’m being a little presumptious, but I just truly believe when you get together with God’s people who are overwhelmed with their problems, and you …
Today in worship was incredible. If you happenned to be at North Side this Sunday in Greenwood, it was beyond words. There are those moments that are everything less than stellar that last all of about four minutes in your memory. There are those moments, which upon many attempts, you can squeeze some rememberance of a certain event. And then …
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