The Expected Results of Proclaiming The Word

The Expected Results of Proclaiming The Word

What do you expect to see once you have spoken God’s Word to others?  What is the desired outcome?  Do we want physical response?  Do we desire to see people pray?  Repent?  Make decisions to follow Christ? As you enter into a church planting context, it is vital to...
Missions and the Small Church

Missions and the Small Church

The Fifth Annual Stephens Roadrunner 5K will take place this Saturday.  Our church and town will host about 100 participants and spectators in the heart of Stephens in an effort to send a mission team on our fifth trip to the village of Kobuk, which lies about 30...
Growth Motivators

Growth Motivators

A bodybuilder may use supplementation to motivate their body to grow.  However, if the hard work isn’t being done in the gym (and at the dinner table) then they will not see the desired results.  This is also true in the Kingdom of God.  We can do all kinds of things...
Chosen to Serve

Chosen to Serve

Do you remember the first time you got chosen?  Maybe it was something recreational (like being picked for a sports team). Maybe it was something familial (like being asked to do something manly by your father).  It could be that you recall the first time you are...
Justifying the “Small”

Justifying the “Small”

This week was the last Sunday of a six-week discipleship course on the Holy Spirit. After starting in week one with an eight-member class (huge!), tonight only my wife and one deacon showed up. Now, the weather has been terrible all week and we were under a tornado...
Visions of Grandeur

Visions of Grandeur

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