The other day I was going through a pre-marital counseling session with a couple and we were looking at the subject of valuing the differences in each other. Part of our session together was spent watching a video segment that included a round-table discussion with multiple couples sharing the differences between them and their spouse. One of the...
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Biblical Church Discipline
On Sunday night, January 10, 2016, I spoke about the difficult topic of Church Discipline. I want to follow up here with some written notes and Scripture passages for those who weren’t able to attend that service, as well as for future reference. Of course you can always watch or listen to the entire talk,...
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Sneak Peek 4: Creation Restored
This next year our church will begin a new theme. A theme that we believe is very relevant to us and the world that we live in. 2016 is going to be all about “Broken to Restored” As a result of sin, we live broken lives, in a broken world. Thankfully, God has created a way to see...
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Jehovah Jireh and Video Projectors … huh??
Jehovah Jireh is one of many names given to the LORD in Scripture ([biblegateway passage=”Genesis 22:14″ display=”Genesis 22:14″]). It literally means “The LORD will provide.” Abraham calls the LORD Jehovah Jireh just after God provided a ram for the sacrifice that he had prepared in place of his son Isaac. I can’t begin to imagine how...
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Sneak Peek 3: Creation Unraveled
This next year our church will begin a new theme. A theme that we believe is very relevant to us and the world that we live in. 2016 is going to be all about “Broken to Restored” As a result of sin, we live broken lives, in a broken world. Thankfully, God has created a way to see...
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Sneak Peek 2: Rebuilding Your Broken World
This next year our church will begin a new theme. A theme that we believe is very relevant to us and the world that we live in. 2016 is going to be all about “Broken to Restored” As a result of sin, we live broken lives, in a broken world. Thankfully, God has created a way to see...
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Sneak Peek 1: Right Thinking In a World Gone Wrong
This next year our church will begin a new theme, a theme that we believe is very relevant to us and the world that we live in. 2016 is going to be all about “Broken to Restored.” As a result of sin, we live broken lives in a broken world. Thankfully, God has created a way to see...
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Are You Being Equipped?
As we seek to carry out our mission here at South of making disciples by reaching those who are far from God, while growing up those who are in Christ, one of our key steps we desire a person to take is the step of getting themselves equipped. One of the reasons this is one...
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A Rare Find
I am in the midst of the most challenging season of my life! My Dad passed away on November 25th and I’m still trying to wrap my head, and heart, around the fact that I can no longer see him or give him a kiss. Thanksgiving was a very tough holiday this year, and because...
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FOMO-Phobia …
If you’ve ever watched the TV show Monk, you are familiar with the assortment of phobias that he struggles with. On occasion, when I begin to show concern over the sticky spots on the floor in front of the refrigerator, or the non-symmetrical arrangement of our home furnishings, or washcloths hanging over the water faucet...