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| TELL ME YOUR NAME(Begin A Relationship Adventure) |
| This morning, I had a most unusual reminder from the Holy Spirit. On the way to my office here at the church, I stopped by the dry cleaners that I patronize. As usual, I pulled my vehicle to the curb and ran in for a quick drop-off. The petite lady from Korea who waited on me said “Good morning” to which I responded. I then noticed that she took the ticket and, without asking me, began writing my name down. It was at that moment that I realized that I had been coming to the same dry cleaners so often that she had come to know my name. It gave me a great feeling as I grabbed the ticket and was about to walk quickly out to my vehicle. At that moment I felt the Holy Spirit ask me the question, “Do you know who she is? I died for her.” The fact was I didn’t know because I had never bothered to ask! The sad thing for me was the fact that when I said “TELL ME YOUR NAME”, she had a surprised look on her face as if to say ‘people generally never care enough to ask’! |
| The Cross and the Crowd |
| Whether they choose to believe it or not - the entire world is impacted by the cross. Every man can find himself somewhere in the crowd at the foot of the cross - except, of course, the One who was on the cross. |
| Taking Jesus Home |
| Father's Day 2008 - This messages uses the story of Jairus to encourage fathers to take Jesus home with them to their family. Nobody has the power to change a home like a man that will ask Jesus to save his family. |
| Five Healings |
| Jesus died to forgive us. But if his death was all that was needed - why did he suffer? Jesus suffered so that we could be healed! This message examined five healings that were earned by his suffering, according to Isaiah 53:4-5 |
| Revolution |
| Independence Day Weekend 2008 - A call to arms... Not against our government, by any means - but against the powers of darkness that would oppress our nation, our community, our family. Do we have any fighters present? Relies heavily on the story of Nehemia and the rebuilding of the walls for illlustration. |
| Discerning the Lord's Body |
| A closer look at the Lord's Supper - or the practice of communion. What is the Lord's Supper, and how are we to obey Pauls instruction to avoid taking it in an unworthy manner? The key is in discerning the Lord's body. |
| Planted - Living the Effective Life |
| Based on Psalms 1:1-.3, this message encourages the believer to allow God to do in their lives what they cannot do for themselves. The Psalmist contrasts activities that will prevent blessing with those that invite blessing. |
| The Power of Agreement |
| Brief outline of my message preceding a 100-day prayer campaign at our church. God has called us to agree with each other in prayer. |
| Give Me One More Year |
| New Year 2008 - This message explores the parable of the gardener in the vineyard. When the master wanted to cut down an unfruitful fig tree, the gardener pleaded for one more year. Jesus is the gardener, I am the tree. He wants to work on the soil of my life for one more year... In another sense, as a pastor - I am the gardener, pleading for one more year. |
| Catalyst |
| Another message from the story of David and Goliath. David's victory was not the only victory that day, his was just the first. David did not win the battle alone - he just got things started. God not looking for a one-man-band, but he is looking for a catalyst - someone that will step out first. |
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A letter to Sam Harris (Manila Standard Today)
Sam Harris is the author of “Letter to a Christian Nation” that Vintage Books, its publisher, touts as a national bestseller—and it could very well be so. |
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Can government decide a church’s size? | By Victoria A.F. Camron © 2010 Longmont Times-Call (The Longmont Times-Call)
Churches and secular organizations from throughout the United States have taken sides in the legal battle between Rocky Mountain Christian Church and the Boulder County commissioners. |
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Haitians band together to aid homeland (The Columbus Dispatch)
Amid the anguish from news of the earthquake in Haiti in January, Haitians in Columbus became a community, nurtured with help from the city's churches into a force bound by nationalism and motivated by familial devotion. "We became Haitians helping Haitians," said Jean G. Manuel, president of the newly created Columbus Crisis Commission for Haiti. |
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Can Singapore cyber-police without the police? (AsiaOne)
WHEN the three teenagers who were arrested by the police for making racist remarks, were released without charge, the man who reported them was most relieved. |
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EDITORIAL: Depressed for hope (The Mississippi Press)
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo, Miss. Mar. 6--Few people who listen to lessons or sermons in the context of Judaism or Christianity (and Islam and Baha'i) escape hearing the name of Elijah. |
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'My heart has ached': A year after slaying of Maryville pastor, his congregation finds salvation in faith (Belleville News-Democrat)
An entire church lost its senior pastor and its sense of sanctuary and security in a single, violent moment one year ago. |
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Is Tamaki's empire crumbling? (Stuff)
It was the worst analogy John Weatherby had ever heard Bishop Brian Tamaki use - drawing parallels between himself and an evil dictator and for Weatherby, one of Tamaki's lieutenants from the beginning, it was the final straw. |
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Church that feeds needy faces court after neighbors complain (USA Today)
A church in an upscale Phoenix neighborhood serves breakfast and sermons to crowds of homeless on Saturdays. Residents say it's putting them in danger and it's a zoning violation. |
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Hip-hop church shares message via music (Lansing State Journal)
A passerby hearing the bass track thumping from Urban Jerusalem on a Saturday night easily might conclude that it's a nightclub. Inside, that opinion would only be strengthened by the crowded dance floor, pulsating strobe lights, break dancing, graffiti art, DJ and rappers. |
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Manayunk church reaches out through Web (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
In the last few weeks, 30,000 big white postcards have landed in Center City mailboxes, inviting recipients to check out a start-up church that meets in a Manayunk multiplex. |
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