As believers, we know we’re called to share the gospel, and we certainly want to be able to do so effectively. But you need to remember it won’t always go smoothly, and the people we share with won’t always get saved on the spot. This doesn’t mean we stop sharing, though. Once, while sharing with […]
No pastor sets out to forget about reaching the lost, yet we can all slip into the sin of becoming satisfied with doing ministry well without seeing people saved if we aren’t careful. One of the great ironies of ministry is that the more committed we are to ministry and loving the local church, the
Let’s face it. Most of us are on some form of social media, gravitating toward a particular one depending on our personality. The creative love to share and collect ideas on Pinterest. Middle school apparently would not be survivable without Snapchat. Babies can’t be born without Instagram commemoration. Make-up and cooking tutorials and dance challenges
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A few years ago, I announced to my church that I wanted us to start a multi-campus strategy and that I would be asking many of them to pray about leaving our Central campus to be on mission. Now, here we are, just days away from launching our third campus, Church at The Mill Lake
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I believe most of us have an incomplete view of what it means for someone to be baptized. While you could say, “It means that person got saved,” it actually holds so much more meaning than that one sentence can convey. When we study the breadth of Scripture and look at the meanings wrapped up
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When I was a boy growing up in rural Alabama, my buddies and I never scheduled a camping trip. We just went camping on a neighbor’s land or down by a nearby river whenever we felt like it. We would pack a cooler full of sodas, grab a sleeping bag, a few fishing rods, something
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I try to avoid the predictable cycle. A black man’s life is lost. In this case, George Floyd’s. A white person in uniform took or played a role in taking it. Society erupts with commentary. Lines are drawn. Generalizations, while never entirely accurate, can serve a purpose. Allow me to be general. Progressives cry systemic
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I know what you’re thinking. Come on, pastor! Don’t throw a guilt trip at me for missing church a few times this summer! Before you classify me as a legalist, take a moment to read eight reasons why you ought to seriously consider taking your family to church while on vacation this summer. 1. It
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