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May 11, 2018
Eye Rollers, Week 3 — “If You Are Angry You’re Subject To Judgment”
Most of you know that I really like preaching. I like the study, the brainstorming, the preparing, the delivering, and even the responding. And in recent months, with the Simplify The Message; Multiply The Impact workshop I’ve been teaching, I have spent a lot of time putting into words things that, in my mind at
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May 10, 2018
How A Surprising Gift Unleashes A Pleasant Memory
Earlier this week, a couple from Good Shepherd was cleaning out their attic, came across an ancient bible, and decided I might have a use for it. And this time, I did. I do. See, the edition my friends gave is called the Douay-Rheims Bible, translated and published by our friends from the Roman Catholic
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May 9, 2018
Delightful Consequence Of New Prayer Team
As a lot of you know, we’ve started a new “up front” prayer team for the conclusion of our Sunday worship gatherings at Good Shepherd. We want to normalize what was previously remedial. Meaning: we want our altar area to be a center of prayerful conversation each week, not just when people need to
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May 8, 2018
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five (Or More, A Lot More) Questions For Paul
A friend and I have been reading the book of Ephesians together. For over a year. We go down a lot of rabbit trails during our time together, but when we zero in on Ephesians, the rewards are rich indeed. Spending that much time on that short a book, however, also raises some questions. In
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May 7, 2018
Eye Rollers, Week 2 — The “Lustful Eyes & Adulterous Hearts” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s message … Referenced both Marla Maples and Jimmy Carter within the first three minutes. How’s that for name dropping & president referencing?! Used Jesus’ words regarding gouging eyes & amputating hands to prove what most of us know but some of us are scared to admit: no one reads all the bible literally. Especially
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May 3, 2018
Yikes! The UNPARDONABLE Sin!
Here are words from the mouth of Jesus that we find in Mark 3: 28 Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.” So much energy has gone in
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May 2, 2018
A Walk On The REAL Romans Road
Many of you are familiar with the Romans Road, a collection of verses from that signature New Testament book designed to lead people on the “road” to salvation. It starts out with our Problem from Romans 3:23: For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. It then moves to our
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May 1, 2018
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Reflections On A Chester SC Revival
On Sunday night, I drove thirty-seven miles due south to preach at the Annual Chester, SC (pop. 5,607) Ministerial Association Revival. Chester’s First Baptist Church hosted the event, and if my memory is working right, it marked the first time I have ever spoken publicly at a SBC church. Here are some of the worshippers
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April 30, 2018
Eye Rollers, Week 1 — “Love Your Enemies And Pray For Those Who Persecute You”
Yesterday’s message …. Connected John McEnroe and Jesus; Poked at the so-called Red Letter Christians; Brought Romans 5:10 to bear on Matthew 5:44-45; Landed at this bottom line: You can only love your enemies when you realize you’re the loved enemy. —————————————————————— Well we are going to start Eye Rollers with the eye rolleriest of
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April 27, 2018
Eye Rollers Launch — “Love Your Enemies And Pray For Those Who Persecute You”
In 2014, we had Head Scratchers, a series where you knew what Jesus said, you just could figure out what it means. Happily, that series was the first one that Abingdon Press picked up and turn into a book. In 2016, we had Jaw Droppers, a series where we knew what Jesus did, we just
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