Hello, worshipers! It’s Wednesday, and before you don your costume and head out to gather together all of the Halloween goodies, I’ve come in just the nick of time to remind you that today is not just Halloween. More importantly, it’s REFORMATION DAY! It was on this day back in 1517 when a vexed Augustinian monk named Martin Luther sparked what came to…
CONNECT people to Christ and POUR into their lives His teaching so they'll OVERFLOW for the glory of God
CONNECT people to Christ and POUR into their lives His teaching so they'll OVERFLOW for the glory of God
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It’s almost 3:00p, but Wednesday isn’t over yet. Let’s turn our thoughts to worship with a simple but powerful song called “Forever Reign.” Written in 2009 by Jason Ingram and Reuben Morgan and published through Hillsong Music, I first worshiped the Lord with this song at the Connect worship time at my son’s school co-op under the leadership of Hunter Sparkman. My…
A blesséd Wednesday to you! One of the great wonders of history is the fact that God forgives sinners through faith in Jesus Christ. That’s absolutely amazing! He doesn’t just forgive believers a little. He forgives completely! He forgives much because there is much for which we need forgiveness. Just think about the depth of your sin and then think of the…
When I was leading worship, one of my favorite things to do was to find songs that bridged the generations, songs that were a combination of new and old, contemporary and traditional. That effort has been made easier over the last seven or eight years as there has been a substantial movement in worship music to add some fresh flavor to old…
Well, here’s a fresh one. It’s been on my heart for about a week now. I’ve been singing it. My wife’s been singing it. My son has been begging me to use it at our AWANA worship. It hit #1 this year on the Billboard Christian Music chart and is connecting with the hearts of worshipers everywhere. I’m talking about “10,000 Reasons…
The Lord has blessed my wife and me with four children, and the two oldest who are 6yo and 4yo have developed a strong sense of justice. Even last night, my 2yo daughter’s growing sense of justice was shining through. I doubt a day goes by that I don’t hear them tell their mother, “Mom, that’s not fair!” or me, “Dad, that’s…
The Bible makes it clear that those who follow Christ are to smell like Him. No, don’t go running out to try to find a bottle of pure nard perfume to anoint yourself with (John 12:3). God is talking about a spiritual aroma and not a physical one. He tells us through Paul in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16, “But thanks be to God,…
Are you struggling with whom you are going to vote for in November? Are you being tempted to simply just stay home and not vote because you can’t vote for the incumbent, and you can’t bring yourself to cast a ballot for a Mormon? Yesterday, Baptist Press ran an excellent article summarizing the crucial conversation held at yesterday morning’s chapel at the…
A blessed Wednesday to you! It’s a good day to arise and praise the Lord, especially as the feel of fall is strikingly in the air. Today I’m going to take you back… way back to 1742. In that year, one of the finest hymns was put to paper called “Arise, My Soul, Arise.” Charles Wesley (the brother of the famous preacher…
In the year 2012, discernment is golden. To be honest, it’s always been that way. The ability to decide between truth and error has been needed ever since God created mankind and placed them in the Garden. However, given the current trying milieu of multiculturalism, multi-religiosity, and postmodernity, it just seems like discernment is needed now more than ever. Mark Twain once…