Larry E Floyd

Healthy Churches

This is a blogpost from Dr. Thom Rainer: The 10 signs of healthy churches 10 years from now are: 1.They have the same pastor they did ten years ago. 2.The pastor, staff, and church members have a decade of calling to the local community. 3.The church will be as diverse as the community. 4.The churchContinue reading “Healthy Churches”

Why we fight in Marriage

I revive weekly emails from marriage speaker Jimmy Evans. This was the latest email. Enjoy! Gary Smalley is one of my marriage heroes. His books about relationships have been some of the most influential in my life. In one of his books, The DNA of Relationships, he talks about a concept called the “fear dance.”Continue reading “Why we fight in Marriage”

Community

Community is one of those buzz words churches use today. I believe with all my heart many churches do want to do church as community, but really don’t know how to do it. We are by no means experts at it, but as we continue to seek opportunities to be the presence of Christ, thisContinue reading “Community”

New Galatians Sermon Series

Sunday, July 24 begins a new journey through the book of Galatians for City Church Del Rio. As we begin to close out the summer, I want us to be prepared for the upcoming fall. You might ask, “why?” Thus fall has been on my heart for City Church Del Rio to begin its growthContinue reading “New Galatians Sermon Series”

10 Traits of Healthy Churches 10 years from now

From Thom Rainer’s Blog: Ten Traits of the Healthiest Churches Ten Years from NowI am not a prophet. Please don’t stone me if I get one of these ten traits wrong. And while there is a good bit of subjectivity in this article, I think I am basing my projections on clear and evident trends.Continue reading “10 Traits of Healthy Churches 10 years from now”

Freedom in Christ

Freedom means different things to different people. As a citizen of the USA, freedom is taken for granted by so many. We have been free for 240 years as a nation, but that has come with a price for many lives of our men and women of the armed forces. We are truly a blessedContinue reading “Freedom in Christ”

Happy Father’s Day

What is it that makes a great dad? Some one who will be a good friend? Some one who is a good provider? Some one who is a good husband? Some on who is a good parent? Some on who is a good neighbor? Some one who is a godly man? I say yes toContinue reading “Happy Father’s Day”

Vacation Bible School @ City Church 2016

What a great week we had at our MEGA Sports Camp 2016. God allowed us to minister to more than 90 children, with an average attendance of 70 per night! I am always amazed at what God can do when we choose to serve the community. We had participation from many adults and youthContinue reading “Vacation Bible School @ City Church 2016”

7 things Google tells us about evangelism in America

Good Morning, I am dishearten over the latest findings about the church and evangelism in America. We are way to comfortable in our smugness about our lack of accountability to a Great God and sharing His wonderful love to all. Here is the link:http://www.google.com/trends/explore?hl=en-US#q=evangelism&geo=US&cmpt=q&tz=Etc/GMT%2B5&tz=Etc/GMT%2B5 Please look at it carefully. It is a chart of GoogleContinue reading “7 things Google tells us about evangelism in America”

Married for Life

On May 24, 2016, my wife Lucy and I celebrated our 33rd year of marriage. It is hard to imagine where all the time has gone. We have had a great life together. God has truly blessed our marriage. When we met in 1982 as two young teenagers. We could have never known what GodContinue reading “Married for Life”