Archive for April, 2006

Saturday Nights

Saturday, April 22nd, 2006

It’s been 1 year since we started a Saturday night service.  I had heard it going in, and everyone was right.  It takes work and time for Saturday night to become a viable service.
Saturday night’s have begun to really grow at Palm Valley.  People are realizing that going to worship on Saturday night leaves Sunday […]

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Family Game Night

Saturday, April 22nd, 2006

We try to create fun traditions for our kids, and two of those are “family movie night” and “family game night”.  I didn’t name them, actually our boys did. Usually Friday night is a great night for family time.
Last night we had a little game time. Lori had bought Clue and Scrabble, so those were […]

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Da Vinci Code

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

As you probably know, the DaVinci Code movie is coming out May 19th. Even though this book is FICTIONAL, many people (even Christians), seem to think that somehow it discredits the Bible. Hear this: the book is very well written, but is not factual.
We’re going to do a teaching series beginning May 20th/21st called “Unlocking […]

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This Week - Forgiveness (part deux)

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

I’ve recieved so many encouraging emails from last week’s message, “Gone For Good”.  It’s awesome for me to know that God used the message to help many people understand, receive, and apply God’s forgiveness to their lives!
This week we will continue with “Bitter Pill“.  We’ve all been hurt in life; it’s what we do with […]

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Online Video

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

We’ve been getting a lot of views for the online video of each week’s message.  We decided this week to keep all the messages up from a series until that series is over.
So, the “Forgiveness - The Real F Word” videos & audio will be online until the series is completed!
You can view the video […]

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God still heals…

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Three weeks ago i did a message titled “Jesus Heals“.  We looked at what the Bible says about healing, and how i believe (according to James 5) that God has given the healing ministry to the local church.
At the end of the service i asked people who needed healing to stand, signifying the faith that […]

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Working out

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Last month we got all of our staff gym memberships.  I want to do ministry for the long haul, and i want our staff to be healthy doing it.  In the first years of the church i gained about 40 lbs.  Last year  i decided enough was enough, i needed to get healthy! Since then […]

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ouch, that looks painful :)

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Saturday night we were overflowing (yeah!).  Dave, our Pastor of Connections was doing the welcome.  The guys in back were giving him the signal to have people “scoot in”.  Apparently, Dave doesn’t understand this signal. What happens next is hilarious, unless you’re Dave…

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More Forgiveness (week 1)

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

It was awesome to watch people stream forward at the end of services this weekend to place their post-it note on the crosses. I pray it was a significant moment for you to release your sin and receive forgiveness from Jesus Christ!
I spoke briefly this weekend about the 4 ways God forgives.  Due to time […]

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Wow, what a weekend

Monday, April 17th, 2006

 Easter at Palm Valley was incredible.  I don’t have exact number’s yet, but we did have over 3,000 people in attendance.  This is the first time we’ve cracked 3,000.  Yeah God!
I thought the worship team was off the hook! I went out and listened to them during all four services just to worship for myself.  […]

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