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August 29, 2016
The “Causes And Their Effects” Sermon Rewind
I think I’ve been preparing this sermon for 26 years. Dealing with diversity, the church, the biblical text of Ephesians, and with a few shout outs to Methodism in between, here is Causes & Their Effects. It landed at this bottom line: When it comes to ethnicity & the local church, diversity is NEVER the Read the full article...
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August 26, 2016
Wake Up Call, Week 4 — “Causes And Their Effects”
This Sunday’s Wake Up Call sermon and service is vital for understanding not only the Holy Spirit but Good Shepherd Church itself. I have love thinking about and then preparing this message, and I am unusually excited to deliver it. And as if that wasn’t enough, we’ve created the bestest, full coloriest, Holy Spiritest video Read the full article...
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August 25, 2016
Personal Ministry In A Digital Age
Here’s one of the questions I recently asked each of our staff to consider:How can my schedule be as full of face-to-face interactions with people as it is full of nose-to-screen interactions with my computer? Answering that question well is one of the great challenges of ministry in the digital age. Yes, we want Read the full article...
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August 24, 2016
What Happened When We STOPPED Teaching A Class On Methodism . . .
For over 17 years now, I have taught the new member class at Good Shepherd. The group’s current name is Next Step, as in “helping you take your next step in your living relationship with Jesus Christ.” In all of its iterations, one session out of the four (or five, or six) has remained constant: Read the full article...
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August 23, 2016
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Things About Having A Name Like “Talbot”
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Things About Having A Name Like Talbot Talbot Davis October 16, 2012 2 One of my earliest memories — say from when I was four or five years old — is the awareness that I have a very unusual first name.And early on, I didn’t like it. First, it was
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August 22, 2016
Wake Up Call, Week 3 — ReWeirding The Holy Spirit
For the second week in row, my Wake Up Call sermon wasn’t really about the sermon. Last Sunday, it led to my interview with Ron Hall. And yesterday, it served as the set up for an interactive time of “praying in the Spirit.” I must say, the movements of breathing, raising, singing, and speaking worked Read the full article...
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August 18, 2016
Baiting And Switching
Maybe it’s because we’re in a series on the Holy Spirit. Maybe it’s because I see the cultural and individual fallout from casual Christianity. Or maybe it’s just because of what I see in the mirror. But the whole notion of a Jesus “bait and switch” is on my mind recently. Here’s what I mean. When Read the full article...
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August 17, 2016
A Steady Diet
The phrase “a steady diet” has been on my mind the last several weeks. That’s because so many in the Christian world are on a constant quest for a a spiritual banquet — the perfect retreat, conference, workshop, or worship service — where we can have an authentic experience with God himself. If we can Read the full article...
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August 16, 2016
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Jobs I Thought I’d Have . . .
As the Rio Olympics move to the track & field events this week, I remember a job that I used to think I’d have when I grew up. Professional long jumper. That’s right. In fourth grade, I thought I was a good athlete with an explosive vertical leap and so I thought the running long Read the full article...
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August 15, 2016
Wake Up Call, Week 2 — The “Religion Rehab” Sermon Rewind
This sermon has its roots in a blog. Which, in turn, inspired an idea. Which then led to an interview with a living, breathing, resident hero of mine at Good Shepherd. So below you’ll see a sermon designed to set up an interview which was to fuel enrollment in our LifeGroup Launch event. From early Read the full article...
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