Tonight was such a powerful service! As I posted yesterday, we talked about serving others. To illustrate this point, I did a footwashing with my leaders. I have taken part in a footwashing before, but never done it myself. It was pretty incredible. Lowering yourself to the place of a servant and speaking words of [...]
Archive for May, 2007
To Be a Servant
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Internet Porn
Posted in Uncategorized on May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tim Stevens has some shocking stats on his blog today about pornography in America. You can check it out here. What an epidemic in America!! If there was ever clear proof that our nation needs Jesus, this is it!
Serve_Others
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s some of the general notes of what I’ll be speaking on tomorrow night. We’re in the middle of a series called ‘Serve_’ Last week we talked about our need to “Serve_God” and then next week we’ll be talking about our need to “Serve_The World”. Let me know what you think. Signs of a Servant [...]
The Disease of Singleness (Part 2)
Posted in Singles on May 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The assumption by many pastors is that if a person’s not married then something’s wrong with them. Whether that something is moral, relational, or maybe even spiritual. This couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, in the New Testament, two of our greatest examples of ministry were single: Jesus and Paul. Although singleness poses [...]
Weekend Reflections
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What a great weekend! The last month has been a whirlwind and was so nice to finally be able to come up for air. Friday was my day off and I played in my first softball game of the season! That was awesome – I’m actually playing for a Weslyan church! Then Saturday was another [...]
Lay a Foundation
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending my great uncle, Wilbur Hoak’s, funeral. You might say, awe, that’s sad, but it wasn’t. It was exciting! My Uncle Wilbur was 96 years old and today would have been his 80th spiritual birthday!! On top of that, he was ordained for 71 years! The only thing I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Something I’ve been learning in ministry is the importance of not only knowing what my strengths are, but also understanding my weaknesses. Without understanding weakness I eliminate God from the equation. Because where I am weak, that is where God is strong. (2 Cor 12:10b) I am constantly pushing myself to grow in those areas [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Something I’ve been learning in ministry is the importance of not only knowing what my strengths are, but also understanding my weaknesses. Without understanding weakness I eliminate God from the equation. Because where I am weak, that is where God is strong. (2 Cor 12:10b) I am constantly pushing myself to grow in those areas [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Something I’ve been learning in ministry is the importance of not only knowing what my strengths are, but also understanding my weaknesses. Without understanding weakness I eliminate God from the equation. Because where I am weak, that is where God is strong. (2 Cor 12:10b) I am constantly pushing myself to grow in those areas [...]
The Disease of Singleness
Posted in Singles on May 7, 2007 | 8 Comments »
With this post, I’m beginning a series of posts that will be discussing the topic of singleness in the church. So leave a comment and let me know what you think! Have you ever walked into a room and felt like you were on the wrong end of an inside joke? There’s not much more [...]
