Incredible services today. I don’t know all the causes, but we had a bunch of new faces around North Side today. I know some were people who came back after the Fall Festival on Friday, so that is great news! But there were so many people and new faces and I pray that we can help you get connected to …
We finished up the 10 Commandments today in our “Exodus” study. As we approached the “No Coveting” service, I prayed about how to lead worship in light of this command. I thought about how I fight against a consumeristic tendency in my heart and how I try to steer that away for others. As a result of that, I decided …
We continued through our Exodus series and made it to commandment #9 this week: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. -Exodus 20:16 Since I was out-of-town for practice, I sat out this week and got to be led by an incredible group of worship leaders. They didn’t need me up there a bit! The gang did a …
The Agnews took a vacation this week and so we got to watch Sunday’s service on my phone as we were driving down the interstate. It was so incredible to be led by such a great crew and to hear the Word proclaimed in so many ways. Powerful times! I love getting encouraging emails (even when I wasn’t the one …
You shall not commit adultery. -Exodus 20:14 Powerful day as we commissioned some of our own and continued through the Ten Commandments. We began our time together singing “Go” and ” I Will Follow” for a mission focus. After that, we watched an interview video with Taylor and Jessica Wolfe, some of North Side’s family who are leaving this week …
We focused on the sixth commandment today, and I was simply overwhelmed at the presence of God among us today. The sixth commandment commands us not to murder but also implies that we should give life. Jesus reveals the heart nature of the issue and leaves us all in need of evaluation. We started our time together by singing “Lay …
The first commandment with a promise attached to it is “Honor your father and your mother.” This message will examine what such honor looks like and how it is to be carried out today. Such a great joy to start our services with baptism again! Loved hearing the stories of how God is changing lives. Even while today’s message was …
Jesus taught that man was not made for the Sabbath, but that the Sabbath was made for man. This message will examine not only the fourth commandment, but the great blessing that comes from keeping it. Today was a great day as we focused on the faithfulness of our God. We started our services with baptism. I love watching fathers …
One of the greatest treasures God has given us is his name. God’s name is an expression of who he is. How we use God’s name is an expression of what we think of him. Today’s services were so special from the beginning to the end! My heart is so full on what Jesus is doing among us! He is …
While the first commandment from God tells us who we should worship, the second commandment tells us how we should worship. God expects His people to worship Him alone and in the right way. Worship the right God in the right way. That was the goal of today’s services. We started out our time together with baptism. We then sang …
The Ten Commandments are a revelation of the very character of God. They reveal His righteousness and His expectations of His people in how those people relate to Him and to each other. The first commandment is the basis that the other nine are built upon. We are to have only one God. Today was such a special day of …
One gets the impression that when God met with His people at Mt. Sinai, that it was a dangerous time. Out of fear and respect for God, there was a prevailing sense of reverence and awe. The people probably did actually tremble! Does anybody still do that anymore? Do you? We began our time together focusing on living according to …
Before God goes any further with His people, He makes sure that they understand how He sees their relationship. God’s relationship with Israel then defines His relationship with the church today. We started the service by singing “Declare Your Praise,” “Awesome God,” and “Humble Yourselves.” This set was meant to show how we are called out to be a kingdom …
God’s people are most at peace when they live according to His word and His wisdom. Making sure there is an effective way to get God’s word to His people is the focus of our time today (Exodus 18:1-27). After missing last Sunday due to Family Camp, it was great to be back at North Side! I was thankful that the …
There is a big difference between trusting God and testing God. Testing God is a sin and one that is committed when we grumble about our circumstances. God wants us to know that He will always provide what His children need. I was away at Family Camp today, but I hated being away from our church family! Watch Online Worship …
God doesn’t always lead his people down the easiest path. When following the Lord becomes difficult, we can certainly depend on God to fight for us, but we have to keep moving forward by faith. After watching a Shake-n-Shine recap video, Ben recognized Dylan Bailey who was award the Blackmon Scholarship. You can read his powerful essay here. We then …
Knee-deep in the Passover today. God showed his power among the Israelites and the Egyptians with the plagues, and yet, in his final plague, he also showed his great mercy as he passed over the people who were covered by the blood of the sacrificial lamb. We began today’s services by singing “Pass Me Not” and “Agnus Dei.” Someone stated …
Thursday, Jeff and I had lunch with a dear friend who is going through some very difficult times. Looking for encouragement and hope, he said, “I’m coming to North Side on Sunday. You better have an encouraging word for me! What are you preaching on?” Jeff and I looked at each other and immediately started laughing. “We are focusing on …
Without a doubt, God still calls people today just as sure as He called Moses. In fact, He still calls them to do the same things that He called Moses to do. This service will hopefully help us to recognize that call and respond appropriately. We started our time together by singing “New Doxology” and “Never Seen the Righteous Forsaken” in …
Today’s services examined the perfect timing of God, the people who God uses, and the preparation that God often puts people through before He uses them. All of these things can be rather curious at times when viewed from a human perspective, but rather rewarding when seen through the eyes of faith (Exodus 1-2). It was great to be back. It …
It is not unusual for life to turn bleak and dark, if not even bitter, in a matter of moments. Blessings that God gives, and we are thankful for, can disappear without a moment’s notice. Such times call for a mature faith. This message examines what such a faith look like (Exodus 1:1-14). I hated to be away from North …
We started today’s services by singing “Overcome,” and “Forever.” I love how God gets certain things across. I had a plan for today’s services a long time ago, but some circumstances caused me to change some songs. It wasn’t even until in the middle of the first service how God had woven all these songs and elements together (overcome, perseverance, …
We started the service with a great intro video focusing on Psalm 103. After that, our worship team led us in some dependence on God songs as we focused on the family – “Everlasting God” and “Lord, I Need You.” After that, we got to see a pretty sweet video of the upcoming VBS week. You can register your children …
Our mission is to make disciples. Making disciples is simply intentional friendships that are saturated with the word of God and Christ-centered. This 4th week in our “Between Sundays” series was such a great reminder for me personally about our call to go and make disciples. We started our services with a great video on Memorial Day. After that, the …
All of us as followers of Christ have been called to make the gospel known through the everyday course of our lives. Today’s service examined the motive, the message, and the method involved in fulfilling such a call. We started our time together by singing “Wherever He Leads I’ll Go.” I used a loop pedal to shape the song. From there, …
Today was our second week in the series “Between Sundays,” and this week, we focused on worship. In the same way church is not limited to space and time, so is worship. Worship is what we do because of what we value. We worship every day. What we worship is always value driven. We began our time by celebrating family dedications. …
We started a series today entitled “Between Sundays.” During the month of May, we are going to look at what it means to be the church during the week. We are not called to go to church, we are called to be the church. What does that look like? We got to start our services with baptism today which is …
Today was our 3rd and final week in the “Jesus Saves” series as we focused on “Our Returning King.” In Matthew 24, Jesus himself assures us of His return and tells us what to expect before he comes, when he comes, and after he comes. We went with a band of solely men today. Jeff walked in the auditorium during …
Happy Easter! Jesus is risen indeed! Coming off of a great Good Friday service, we had two incredible morning services today. Both services were full of eager worshipers celebrating Jesus. Jeff had mentioned how we weren’t going to do anything unique today, but just what we do every week – let the Word guide us and lift Jesus up. And …
What a special Sunday morning! We were blessed to have the Erskine Gospel Choir lead us in worship this Sunday. Tobe Frierson and this great group of students always do such a great job of bring energy and passion when the come. Since gospel music is really my favorite genre, and I would say that bass is my primary instrument, …
It was a great Sunday as we completed our “Stand Fast” series from 2 Peter! As we completed our DNOW weekend, the Peak band led us in worship this morning. I love this solid, dedicated group of teenage worship leaders. They always do a great job and today was no exception. They began by leading us with “You Are My …
After a weekend full of allergies and voice exhaustion, I had nothing but a raspy, squeaky, hoarse voice to lead our church with today. I made a comment in one of the services that, “Even on my best day, I’m not be able to give an adequate sacrifice of worship to my Father.” I truly mean that. How do you …
Today was a busy and yet great day. I actually had the privilege to be ministering in one way or the other in 3 different ways today. Love seeing what God is doing in lives around me. North Side I didn’t get to be at North Side this morning, but I put a lot of Bible study, prayer, and preparation …
Special day. In our attempt to be faithful to 2 Peter and in our desire to protect the flock, we have been digging in deep concerning false teachers. We started our services today by singing “He Is Exalted” and “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name.” After this opening time, we huddled up in smaller groups for a special time …
Knowing the characteristics of false teachers helps us determine who to guard ourselves against. This was an incredible focus for us today as we discussed the truth about false teachers. On Spring Forward Sunday, the church was still eager to go deeper! We began our worship service by singing “Sing and Shout” and “Holy.” During our offering time, we watched …
Our focus for today was 2 Peter 2:4-10 and we talked about a “feel-good” topic of the wrath of God. God is in opposition to everything that is in opposition to Him and His justice brings forth His wrath. [Tweet “God is in opposition to everything that is in opposition to Him.”] We got to begin our services with baptism …
Powerful and sobering day at North Side. We focused on 2 Peter 2:1-3 concerning the topic of “False Prophets.” We are warned to beware of those among us who distort and twist the truth of God for their own advantage. To begin our time, we focused on the words of Psalm 100 before singing “Enter His Gates” and “Sing and …
Over lunch today, I told Amanda: “I have never seen such a hunger for God in our congregation than what I am seeing right now.” It’s true. The people are rising up to be all that God has called them to be. Their worship is more sincere. Their intentionality is through the roof. The expectations are rising. It’s incredible to …
2nd week of our 2nd Peter series. Loving this study so far. The Peak band led us in worship today. They did such a fantastic job leading us. Their talent is great, but I love their heart even more! They began with “Our God” and “Always.” I loved hearing our church sing out – I feel like the church is …
True followers of Christ share a common faith. This faith is drastically different that what many professing Christians exhibit today. In this service, we examined what saving faith looks like. After celebrating baptisms in both of our services (which is always great to experience), we continued our worship time together with “Something About That Name” (in which Richenda sang her …
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