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Big Ideas – Revolt

Just wrapped up our series on the Prodigal God. We titled the series Revolt. I know that most people have heard this story but we tried to approach it with a different lens.
I think this series will go down as one of the most pivotal series in the first years of our church. Here is [...]

Nehemiah is the Last Hero

Today I finished up my 4 week stint on Heroes with Nehemiah. Here are the main points from Nehemiah.

A Hero recognizes the need for worship when God gives them a holy discontent.
A Hero recognizes hat God uses our circumstances to place us exactly when He wants us to be.
A Hero must learn to unlearn their [...]

Firealarm in the Service

Did some one pull the firealarm at the 11am service today? As soon as I finished the message about 75 people towards the back of the worship center took their weekly cue and decided it was better to beat traffic than to see what God did with the message. I know that their were some [...]

Shamgar was the Man

Spoke on Shamgar today. The title of the message was an army of one. I thought it would be good to bring a message that our men could connect with. Shamgar became a Judge in Israel and killed 600 men with a farm tool. The Bible only records about 42 words on Shamgar’s life found [...]

Sunday Night & Jones Soda

Sitting outside on my patio drinking a Jones Soda(Green Apple) and reflecting on the services today. Is there anything better than a Jones soda? I have been so challenged by the life of Noah this past week as I have studied to bring the message. The Big Idea was: “Drive the first nail and trust [...]

Pulpit Hangover and Pink Eye

Okay I have to admit I had a little bit of a pulpit hangover today. I was dragging around the office babbling like a fool. I just felt like I was in a fog until at least noon. I know if my Pastor is reading this, it just made his day. My hat is off [...]

 
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