Yesterday I shared an excerpt of a sermon on 1Corinthians 1 from Spurgeon, and today I’d like to share how he ended that sermon because I think it is a prayer that all of us should pray…
Remember, this was written in 1904!  There’s some advice that never goes out of style:
So, dear friend, go home, [...]

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…that Eternity may not be the church for me?   Well…that’s what I’m saying if you believe that the church should make following Jesus more palatable and less costly for those who simply want a “get out of hell free card”…
Or, a guy named David Wells says it pretty good too:
In our churches we may have [...]

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Jared Wilson leads a ministry called Element in the Nashville area and has a blog called “The Gospel-Driven Church“.  His post today had some interesting food for thought for the weekend:

And here’s where I get hung up: I’m not sure spiritual maturity can be quantified that way. I do think that the more spiritually mature [...]

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Attending a school assembly is always fun.  60 minutes of clapping for kids you don’t know for getting awards like ‘Giving Their Best In All Subjects” is sheer excitement.
One thing today stuck out to me so much I wanted to share.  At the end of the assembly, the principal pitted the K - 2nd graders [...]

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Check out the blog post over at the Eternity site to catch the particulars.
I will also say here that it was amazing to see what God did last night.  16 months in the making and a lot of obstacles and opposition later, we worshipped together for the first time.
- To the band:  You guys did [...]

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As most folks have come to know in recent weeks, I am making a habit of hanging out at The Coffee Zone every morning and am thoroughly enjoying it.
This morning, thanks to a bonehead move on my part regarding taking care of my wife and ensuring that she is loved and cherished above all by [...]

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I’m truly coming to believe that one of the biggest enemies I’m facing as a church planter is distraction. They are everywhere. Things that are vying for my attention, begging for me to waste time on, and take my focus off of the mission of planting Eternity.
Today was a perfect example as my [...]

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This book was recommended (and given for free) to me by a pastoral friend here in the Jefferson City area and he is much much smarter than I.  I had heard about it previously and I know CJ Mahaney is a huge fan of Paul David Tripp.  So I graciously accepted the gift and with [...]

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Last night I had the opportunity to preview Fireproof, the latest release from Sherwood Pictures who also brought you Facing The Giants. This movie has received fairly positive reviews and not the least of which was from Tim Challies who reviewed it here.
The story is about Caleb (a firefighter) and Catherine (a PR [...]

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If you haven’t read much of Tim Challies’ blog, it’s worth the few minutes a day it takes to drop by his site. Here’s an excerpt from his post today titled “Our Highest Aim”:

A few years ago I spoke to a pastor of a small church that had been formed largely on the basis [...]

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