Chapter 4 makes the statement, “you were built for eternity“. This is an incredibly hard concept for us. Recently one of my boys was asking me about heaven, and how we were going to live forever. The more I tried to explain it to him, the greater the confusion in the room. I ended up […]
I’ve been working late on my message tonight, and I really believe it’s going to be very unique. This weekend we’re talking about “Made to Worship“. As I’ve been praying and preparing, the Lord is really teaching me a great deal about the difference between worship and worry.
So…if you tend to worry, or know anybody […]
I felt like this past week’s message really hit home. I know it hit my heart as I was preparing, and I received a ton of feedback from people who said it hit them also. I just really sensed God was at work in each of our 3 services. If you missed the message, you […]
What Drives Your Life? This is one of my favorite chapters in this book. The premise (which I agree with) is that most of us are motivated and driven by improper feelings and emotions. Rick says most people are motivated by these circumstances, values, and emotions…
Guilt
resentment
fear and anger
materialism
need for approval
The difference in knowing our true […]
This weekend we rolled out our new children’s ministry areas. For the past two years our pre-schoolers have been in hallways. We literally set up 10 classrooms in halls, using barriers, laying down carpet, and making the best of it. The school graciously agreed to provide extra space for us recently, enabling us to make […]
I am not an accident. Isn’t it cool to know that we’re not a result of some accident. Many have bought the lie that we came from a cosmic accident over millions of years. If this were true (it’s not), we really would have no purpose in life other than to go for what we […]
Thanks to so many who have called, emailed, and text messaged to remind me that the Raiders got clobbered Monday night. It’s good to know so many are thinking of me
Man, the Raiders stank it up Monday night. Art Shell needs to be fired (again). They need to throw the ball to Moss. […]
As a church we’re readin the Purpose Driven Life to accompany our current series MADE. Heres’ a thought from Chapter 1…
“It’s not about you”. Man, that’s such a simple statement. It seems so easy, and most Christians would fully agree with this statement. We know that our life isn’t about us, it’s all about what […]
Tony Morgan called me last week and wanted to get together while he was in town. Tony is an associate pastor at Granger Church, and author of the Simply Strategic series for church leaders. If you aren’t reading Tony’s blog, you’re missing out. He’s one of the guys everybody is listening to, because he knows […]
The Ministry Communications conference was in town this week, so a lot of ministry friends were around this week. Thursday I got a call from Anthony Coppedge, wanting to hang out sometime Friday.
Anthony’s flat out one of the most knowledgeable media guys you will EVER meet. He’s worked as a consultant for us over the […]
