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December 21, 2016
If you want something, just ask
Prayer is not about wearing down a reluctant God. It is not about prying open the fingers of a greedy God. I loved giving to my kids and I love even more giving to my grandkids. My wife can hardly think of seeing our grandkids without a gift in hand. Love loves to give. God […]
December 20, 2016
What is a spiritual discipline?
God uses three primary catalysts for changing us and conforming us to Christlikeness, but only one is largely under our control. One catalyst the Lord uses to change us is people. “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17). Sometimes God uses our friends to sharpen us into more Christlike living, and […]
December 18, 2016
The Pursuit of Holiness
One of my all-time favorite books is Jerry Bridges’s classic, The Pursuit of Holiness. I felt so privileged to meet Jerry about a year before he went to be with the Lord. Here is a excerpt that rocked my world and has shaped my life: The Apostle John said, “My dear children, I write this […]
December 17, 2016
Barriers to church growth
From the moment that a church begins, barriers will surface that offer real obstacles to that church going to the next level. A number of books have been published and chapters written that address growth barriers: the 200 barrier, the 800 barrier, the 1000 barrier, and so on. The church in need of revitalization is […]
Christmas Service Order of Worship
For a PowerPoint of this service, click here. For an editable Word file, click here. Videos are included where I could find good ones. Opening song: Chris Tomlin / Adore #1 Opening reading: The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has […]
December 16, 2016
What my grandbabies taught me about worry
Imagine your 4-year old comes to you crying inconsolably: “Daddy! I just don’t know how we are ever going to pay all these bills!” I don’t know if I would want to laugh or cry. I would want to do everything in my power to assure my little darling that those bills were not her […]
December 15, 2016
How God changes us
God uses three primary catalysts for changing us and conforming us to Christlikeness, but only one is largely under our control. One catalyst the Lord uses to change us is people. “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17). Sometimes God uses our friends to sharpen us into more Christlike living, and […]
December 14, 2016
Does your church want to grow?
In my opinion, this reason provides the most significant and pertinent issue churches face today. While all of the remaining assessments play major roles in church decline, this reason, expressed in two dynamics, offers the most difficult problem to solve and the most complicated one to immediately assess (in most cases). A Spiritual Issue The […]
December 13, 2016
Why can’t we all just get along?
By far and away the greatest frustration I had as a parent was sibling rivalry. I remember hearing parents of an only child complaining about the stress of parenting. I would shake my head and wonder what in the world they had to stress about. If you took sibling rivalry out of the picture, parenting […]
December 12, 2016
THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES—THE MEANS TO GODLINESS
The Spiritual Disciplines are those personal and corporate disciplines that promote spiritual growth. They are the habits of devotion and experiential Christianity that have been practiced by the people of God since biblical times. This book examines the Spiritual Disciplines of Bible intake, prayer, worship, evangelism, service, stewardship, fasting, silence and solitude, journaling, and learning. […]
