We just signed the lease…I’ll write more later but my prayer today was this:
“Father, may this be a base of operations for the Gospel to go forth from and may everything we do and say, be done with the understanding that the church is not a building, the church is the group of people you [...]

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Thursday, January 15th, 2009 will be a day that many will remember. In all sorts of ways it was extremely unforgettable. But it is also a day that confronts us with challenging realities and causes us to ponder and think upon the God who we believe is there.

In the same day, a pilot [...]

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As I write this post, I have this song blaring in my ears from the Together For The Gospel 2008 Live CD.  And it got me to thinking that with so much going on right now in regards to Eternity, the most important thing going on is best summarized by the following words:
My sin, on [...]

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Our January newsletter is now available over at the blog.

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It’s bad enough that we don’t understand who people are. It’s bad enough that we don’t see them as God’s masterpieces. It’s bad enough that we don’t see them as people created in the image of God. That’s bad enough but there is something worse than that.

What’s worse is that we are [...]

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In my talk the other night, my first reason why we don’t cultivate Gospel relationships is that we really don’t know or understand who other people truly are.
I used Genesis 2:4-8 and simply posed this question: “What do you see when you look upon another person?” Do you see a masterpiece created in [...]

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I spoke last night at a friend’s church and the topic was “Cultivating Gospel Relationships“. As I prepared for the talk last night I surmised that there primarily three reasons why we don’t have deep friendships with lost people where we are advancing the Gospel in the relationship:

We don’t understand the worth of who [...]

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In church life, there is a tendency for envy and jealousy. I know that’s a very new and profound statement. What can I say - I’m prophetic!
But as I progress through Philippians, passages like this challenge me. As Eternity moves forward, I am resolved in two convictions:

To never be a detractor or [...]

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As I look ahead to 2009, I am hopeful and excited about what this year may bring.
And after reading this verse today, I am praying that God would use my life as a church planter and a pastor to give fellow disciples of Jesus more courage and confidence to advance the Gospel in whatever sphere [...]

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