Last Sunday’s sermon brought an end to our brief summer message series: From Generation to Generation. While the first two weeks in the series examined the importance of instilling faith in our children and the ways we can do that, this last message focused on some of the things that children teach us. Judging from [...]
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It Takes a Child
Posted in Sermons on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fathers (and Mothers and Others) Leaving a Legacy
Posted in Sermons on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On this Father’s Day, my congregation and I tackled Week #2 in our June sermon series: From Generation to Generation. Today’s message focused on ‘Leaving a Legacy,’ and it drew heavily from Reggie Joiner’s book, Think Orange: Imagine the Impact When Church and Family Collide. While I’m no expert in children’s ministry, I’m drawn to [...]
It Takes a Church
Posted in Sermons on June 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I suppose you could say that summer has started in earnest at First Baptist in Marshville, NC. With kids out of school and high school seniors officially graduated, families have begun taking vacations, which makes ‘anticipated worship attendance’ something of a guessing game. In spite of the uncertainty, we kicked off a new message series [...]
Get Holy – Get Milk – Get More
Posted in Sermons on June 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today my congregation honored its high school graduates. We’ve only got four this year, but all four are heading off to college, and each one possesses extraordinary gifts. As a result, I wanted to share a message that would provide some perspective on the opportunities and challenges that await them in the world of higher [...]
Memorials
Posted in Sermons on May 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was out-of-the-pulpit last Sunday, attending the wedding of my youngest brother in Virginia. I was back this week, however, and decided to stick with a fairly traditional message that emphasized themes appropriate for this Memorial Day weekend. Memorials
Giving: A Matter of Heart
Posted in Sermons, Uncategorized on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday’s sermon–one of the few that I’ve preached recently that hasn’t been part of a series–dealt with stewardship. I’m blessed to serve as the pastor of a church where our members do a great job of supporting our ministry with their tithes and offerings. But as we have become keenly aware in recent months, [...]
The Fearsome Joy of Rebirth
Posted in Sermons, Uncategorized on May 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s message was the last in a series: From Death to Life–Facing Change in the Power of the Resurrection. It attempted to weave together several themes: a recognition of Mothers’ Day…a biblically rooted discussion of the way that fear of pain and change often prevent churches from experiencing the rebirth that God desires for them…and [...]
Consuming Faith or Becoming Faithful?
Posted in Sermons, Uncategorized on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After a one-week hiatus for Youth Sunday, my congregation and I returned to our “message series in progress”–From Death to Life: Facing Change in the Power of the Resurrection. This was a Sunday on which we really needed to move from death to life. The mood in our worship was subdued, probably due–at least in [...]
From Members to Ministers to Missionaries
Posted in Sermons on April 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s message continued our post-Easter series: From Death to Life - Facing Change in the Power of the Resurrection. This sermon focused on the ever-present danger of becoming so focused on meeting needs within the church that we miss the more expansive, world-engaging mission to which we are called. As the sermon’s ‘theme statement’ puts it: [...]
The Power of Code
Posted in Sermons on April 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Today my congregation and I kicked off a new message series that I’m calling “From Death to Life: Facing Change in the Power of the Resurrection.” Admittedly, I’m not necessarily trying to make all the sermons in the series ‘hang together’ in a tight-knit way. I am, however, attempting to raise awareness about some themes [...]
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