American’s Would Do Well to Remember a Few Things
October 6, 2013
Sunday Afternoon Musings “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” —-Thomas Jefferson, 1788
Speaking of Homosexuality; Heaven; Suffering Well; Tim Keller; Dennis Prager; Richard Dawkins
October 5, 2013
Weekend Links Looking forward to being back in the pulpit for the first time in four weeks. And I’m looking forward to having my wife back after a long visit to visit and care for her mother in West Virginia. Enjoy your weekend. Doctrine What is the Gospel and How Do We Ensure We Tell … More Speaking of Homosexuality; Heaven; Suffering Well; Tim Keller; Dennis Prager; Richard Dawkins
Are You an A or B Leader?
October 2, 2013
Thinking on Leadership Back in early September, my wife and I were able to get away for a four-day visit with Bill and Bev Bauer in Tennessee. Bill is a retired Civil Engineer and former Vice President of one of the largest engineering firms in the country, Chicago Bridge and Iron or CBI. He is also … More Are You an A or B Leader?
How would our prayers change if …
October 2, 2013
Wednesday is for Prayer How would our prayers change if we focused not on our need but on our God’s mighty power to overcome every obstacle for our good? How would our prayers change if we focused not on on our desires but on the love of Christ demonstrated in the cross? How would our … More How would our prayers change if …
In the Interest of Better Preaching
September 30, 2013
Tuesday is for Preaching Preached a five point message from Philippians 4:15-20 a few months ago. The title of the message was Live for the Benefit of Others. The message answered the question, WHY (“should I live for the benefit of others?”) There is increase for you (vss. 15-17) There is supply for others (vs. … More In the Interest of Better Preaching
What Do You Do to Ensure New Believers Can Grow?
September 29, 2013
Monday is for Discussion Without a process of ministry, a specific way of exposing new believers … to what they must know to grow, what they must do to multiply, how they can use their gifts in serving Christ and his Church, and how they can impact their neighborhood with the love of Christ … … More What Do You Do to Ensure New Believers Can Grow?
Leaders Need to Lead.
September 29, 2013
Sunday Musings “Leadership is … resisting the urge to settle.” —Transforming Church in Rural America, Shannon O’Dell That is a simple but transformative definition of leadership. Leaders MUST resist the urge to settle. It is the constant temptation of the warrior to rest when the battle simply won’t allow him to do so. Leaders simply … More Leaders Need to Lead.
Assembling the Right Team for Your Church or Church Plant
September 27, 2013
Weekend Musings These are culled from my notes on a seminar by Larry Osborne from last year’s national Free Church Conference. Six thoughts and a few quotes about winning teams from Larry Osborne: Winning Teams have Winning Players. Losing Teams have . Good Players. “Two biggest derailment … More Assembling the Right Team for Your Church or Church Plant
Understanding Atonement; Christianity’s Crisis in Parenting; Dealing with Gossip; and much more.
September 26, 2013
Weekend Links I was out of the reach of the Internet and even good cell phone connection for five days making my posts pretty sparse. West Virginia may be “almost heaven” but its mountains are pretty formidable for almost all technology. But it was good to see Steph’s mom and to spend some time with … More Understanding Atonement; Christianity’s Crisis in Parenting; Dealing with Gossip; and much more.
Early Believers Loved the Lost More than They Desired Comfort
September 19, 2013
Thursday is for Discipleship Take more time than it takes to read these three paragraphs. Take some time to think, think hard about what is written here. Bracketed comments [ ] are my own. “…..Early believers desired transformation of the lost more than they desired comfort for themselves. The emphasis on seeing people changed by … More Early Believers Loved the Lost More than They Desired Comfort
