“Follow Jesus on the journey he has planned for you, and invite your people along.” “When God called me to plant a church, he intended for me to go on a journey with him. The beginning and end of this journey are not results, but the love of God in Christ. That is the promisedContinue reading “Church Planting”
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New Sermon Series
On Jan 27, 2019, I will begin to preach a 2 year journey through the book of Acts. This will be my longest book study to date. I am super excited about what the Lord will do through this journey. Acts is an amazing account of the early church and its foundations. What we canContinue reading “New Sermon Series”
Do You Really Love People?
There is no way that Christians can be salt and light apart from love. We are to obey the command to love God first and allow that same unconditional love to flow from our lives onto others. We have to love people in order for them to believe in the God we say we believeContinue reading “Do You Really Love People?”
THE GOSPEL OF JUSTIFICATION
The sermon for Sunday, Oct 21, was not recorded, so I am sharing my sermon notes for everyone who missed seeing the sermon. Enjoy! Sunday, October 21, 2018 City Church Del Rio Galatians Sermon Series—No Other Gospel, The Justified Gospel, 3:23-29 Introduction—Justification. A big Biblical word found throughout the Bible. A complicated word. A essentialContinue reading “THE GOSPEL OF JUSTIFICATION”
“You know who pays the bills at the church.”
As I catching up on emails this morning, Thom Rainer had this to say this morning. Please, as a church member that gives financially to your church, be very cautious about saying something like this statement. Please, don’t say it because it truly is a way of saying this is my church, and not soContinue reading ““You know who pays the bills at the church.””
No Other Gospel
Well, well, when it comes to Jesus as the only way, the world comes unglued. Everyone protests and says there couldn’t be just one way to God. What about those devout ________ over there? How can they be wrong, if they truly believe it? Facts are facts. The real fact of the matter is theContinue reading “No Other Gospel”
9 Fruits of the Spirit-Cultivating the Character of Christ.
The Character of Christ Last Week, we began a new sermon series out of text Galatians 5:22-23:But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Imagine if you will, looking for a model of what Jesus looks like in aContinue reading “9 Fruits of the Spirit-Cultivating the Character of Christ.”
Why Has It Become Harder To Stock the Church Planter Pipeline?
Good Read for all you church planters out there: It’s become more difficult to recruit church planters today compared to the recent past | DANIEL YANG Image: Pexels Today in ministry leadership, many have adopted this phrase used in business and organizational psychology: pipeline. The concept is simple. A pipeline is an intentional process ofContinue reading “Why Has It Become Harder To Stock the Church Planter Pipeline?”
Stephen Hawking’s atheism: 3 responses
Great Read from Dr. Jim Denison: Dr. Jim Denison | March 16, 2018 Stephen Hawking was one of the greatest physicists in history. One professor predicted that scientists “will still be talking about Hawking radiation,” his theory about black holes, a thousand years from now. His spirit was buoyant as well; an actor who playedContinue reading “Stephen Hawking’s atheism: 3 responses”
What “Living Biblically” says about religion and culture today
Great read by Dr. Jim Denison. Enjoy. Television is producing more shows with religious themes, as the sitcom Living Biblically illustrates. The show depicts a lapsed Catholic who is married to an atheist and decides to live by the literal commands of Scripture with the help of a Jewish rabbi and a Catholic priest. I found itContinue reading “What “Living Biblically” says about religion and culture today”
In The Light, 1 John 1:7 