Sermon Discussion
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Holographic Haggai
Yesterday at CrossWay Church we began a two-part series on the book of Haggai. In the first week, we learned from Haggai that we can see reality more clearly when we look through the lens of God’s promises to us. I lit a candle that was set on a table up front and asked everyone Continue reading
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CrossWay Love Day
Yesterday at CrossWay the message was “All You Need is Love.” I really see this being the major theme for our church. Josh and Diana, our worship leaders, did an excellent job of selecting very worshipful songs that set our hearts and minds on the love theme. We transitioned into the message with a short Continue reading
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Major Props to My Homies
On Sunday we had a guest preacher, Butch Marvin, from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area. He’s been ministering here for over a year, coming down to preach once a month. Carolyn and I had the privelege of having breakfast on Sunday morning with Butch and his wife, Mary. He’s a really neat guy, and it’s uncanny Continue reading
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Yo’ Mama
There are some amazing mom stories in the Bible. A number of preachers I’ve talked with feel stuck every Mothers Day because they don’t know what to preach about. Some of them say that there’s not a lot about mothers in the Scripture. But as I’ve done the biblical research for my first Mothers Day, Continue reading
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End of Self, Beginning of God
It seems like every preacher has a story about the time God changed up the sermon at the last minute. I always hoped it would never happen to me. It did–my first Sunday at my new post. All week long I’d had a stinky attitude. All sorts of little things were going wrong, and the Continue reading
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All You Need is Love
Tomorrow is my first Sunday as the lead pastor of a church. We’re talking about love. In preparing for my first sermon at this church, I was all ready to talk about planting the Gospel, keeping pure motives, and all that kind of charge-the-hill stuff. But then God really pressed on my heart that the Continue reading
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My (Probably) Last SonRise Sermon
This morning I’m preaching what is likely to be my last sermon at SonRise Church for a while. It’s kind of funny–my first sermon at SonRise, before I came on staff, was the week after Easter (in 2004). My last sermon at SonRise, after leaving the staff, is also the week after Easter. So it’s Continue reading
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The Power of Story
Thanks to Jenna, our technology woman, the message from Sunday is now available by podcast. It’s called “The Power of Story” and is the third part in our series “Just Walk Across the Room.” Pastor Daryl shared with us the previous week about listening to other people tell their story. In this message, I gave Continue reading
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“Walk the Line” Podcast
I forgot to mention earlier that the podcast for “Walk the Line,” the message from a couple Sundays ago, is now available for download. You can find it here. Continue reading
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Walking the Line
Today at SonRise we looked at how we can overcome sexual temptation in our lives. This is the third part in our four-part series on sex. The main idea is that the decisions we make can either move us closer to Christ or further from Him. We’re constantly walking a line in one direction or Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 