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Technology and the Church

Posted in Uncategorized on April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

From: Monday Morning Insight Mark Driscoll has said that every church will be cutting edge of some year. Some churches are the cutting edge of 2008. Others are the cutting edge of 1954. Yet others are the cutting edge of 1875. No matter what, your church is the cutting edge of ‘some’ year. Well, Barna [...]

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Welcoming God’s Presence

Posted in Worshp on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

When I arrived back home Saturday I wrote a short post about my time at FLAME and how it seemed that God was so close to all of us during the week.  Someone commented: “Is it possible to make an environment more open for God’s presence?” I would say that yes it is possible to [...]

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Worship, Websites, Conflict Affect Growth in Congregations

Posted in Ministry, Worshp on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

ht: Mark Gorveatte Contemporary worship, geographic location, a website and the absence of conflict are key factors in why some congregations in America are growing, according to the latest national survey of U.S. faith communities. The survey, sponsored by the Cooperative Congregational Studies Partnership, found that wanting to grow is not enough. Congregations that grow [...]

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Music Monday

Posted in Worshp, tagged on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Here is the first post of several that will include video from the recent FLAME that I attended and led worship. 

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Weekly Lectionary Readings

Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Sixth Sunday of Easter April 27, 2008 Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:8-20; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 This week I did not preach from the lectionary passage because we were having our Local Church Conference.  This post is also a little late because I did not have internet access until yesterday.  What I’d like to share [...]

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Sunday Night Thoughts

Posted in Sunday Thoughts on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Wow! what a week.  Last week at this time I was rehearsing with the FLAME worship band and enjoying a cool day in Indiana.  Last week was a great time of refreshment in my spirit, fellowship, networking and connecting, and worship.  Yesterday, I returned home and immediately had to get back into the swing of [...]

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Worship Recap

Posted in Ministry, Sermons, State of the Church on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Call to Worship — Psalm 66 Songs of Worship – Forever (Tomlin)/Blessed Be Your Name (Redman) Invocation Song of Worship-The Church’s One Foundation (Stone/Samuel Wesley) Worship through Prayer Worship through Giving Song of Worship -A Glorious Church (Hudson) Worship through God’s Word – State of the Church Benediction

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Local State of the Church

Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Three years and one week ago, our family took Spring Break to Martinsville, VA.  It was Friday evening when we left for Martinsville, staying over at in-laws home.  Saturday, we made the second half of the trip to Martinsville.  What I remember the most, was that after calling Tommy and Patti as we drove out [...]

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I’m Home

Posted in Personal, tagged on April 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This past week, I spent an incredible week at something called FLAME.  God’s presence invaded the whole place.  This FLAME was special (in reality, each FLAME is special in it’s own way.)  My takeaway this time was we just had fun! I will be sharing some videos of the band over the next few weeks [...]

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What Kind of King is Jesus

Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This morning as I was listening to the radio and there was a devotional on Jesus’ kingship. It got my attention. The scripture was John 18: 37, “Pilate said, ‘So you are a king?’ Jesus responded, ‘You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All [...]

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