Have you ever read one of those books that was just hard to put down? Today I finished reading “Radical” by David Platt. It took me less than two days to read it. That’s a miracle if you just knew how slow a reader I actually am. Just to let you know, I’m keeping up [...]
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This past week I was so blessed to attend the Creation Pastors Conference. I have to admit that I was running on information overload for most of the week. Our sessions began around 8:30 in the morning and we concluded most nights after 10:30. The preaching and teaching was just amazing! We took in as [...]
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The first few days of our sabbatical has been wonderful to experience. We arrived late Tuesday evening after an eleven hour drive to our remote home on the Tennessee River. Wednesday we went grocery shopping in nearby Dayton, (home of the Scopes trial, you might want to look that one up) and we worked out [...]
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God is so good! I hope you enjoyed the different element we included this past Sunday with Kenny and I both sharing the message. I thought Pastor Kenny did a great job helping us understand prayer and then giving us some ways to get involved. I really believe that prayer is a faith issue. Do [...]
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Today’s Reading: Matthew 25-28 Okay, today’s reading featured my Scripture for tomorrow’s message: The parable of the three servants. If you want to know my thoughts on this parable, then check out our service tomorrow or watch online at www.sonlightchurch.org.
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Ever since I announced to the church that I’m going to take an eight week sabbatical, I have had so many people come up to me and say, “Hope you enjoy your vacation!” Is a sabbatical really a vacation? I mean, I’ve never taken one, I’ve never talked to anyone who has taken one, and so [...]
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Today’s Reading: Matthew 10-16 In my reading this morning, something really stood out as I’m preparing to preach on people getting involved in Kingdom work through their local church. At Sonlight, we believe that every member is a minister. It’s not the responsibility of the pastors to carry out the ministry of church. God’s word [...]
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Today’s Reading: Matthew 1-9 Over the next two months my goal is to read through the New Testament twice and evaluate where to go next. Lately I have felt that God has been leading me to know more and more about his word. I want to be become so familiar with God’s word and what’s [...]
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After a long time away from the blogging world, it’s time to come back. I was reading my last post and realized that i just left everyone hanging in the balance about a journey that coming to Sonlight. Well, it came and God’s people stepped up in a huge way. As you may be aware, [...]
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It always seems like when I’m feeling down and feeling inadequate as a preacher, God always shows up. This past Sunday was a day where God showed up and moved in powerful ways in spite of feelings. Not only did we witness Chad, Carrie, Jeff, Jeffery and Lauren being baptized, but God also reached down [...]
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