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Sermon Manuscript - Acts chapter 4 [Preached on August 8, 2021] Click to download WORD Text: Click to download PDF Text: I think many of you probably know this, but if you’ve never walked into my office – there’s a certain level of chaos present. I view my office as a workspace, not a presentation. Some pastors keep their office so clean, and I love that it’s amazing – I’ve always been a little envious of people who can keep it so clean, but if you ever set up a meeting with

Sermon Manuscript - Acts chapter 3 [Preached on August 1, 2021] Click to download Word Doc: Click to download PDF Doc: When I was in high school one of my favorite TV shows was a medical drama called House, starring Hugh Laurie – he was a cranky, rude but brilliant doctor. And in the third season there was an episode about a boy who was severely autistic. For those who don’t know, autism comes on a spectrum, and it can range from very high functioning all the way over to seve

Sermon Manuscript - Acts 2 [Preached on 07.25.2021] Click to download the Word Doc: Click to download the PDF Doc: Back in the late 80’s, there was a Gallup Poll put out called “vital signs” that was covered in a leadership magazine. And one of their conclusions was this, “There’s little difference in ethical behavior between the churched and the unchurched. There’s as much pilferage and dishonesty among the churched as the unchurched. And I’m afraid that applies pretty much

Sermon Manuscript - Acts 1 [Preached on 07.18.2021] Click to download the Word Text: Click to download the PDF Text: Even if people reject the gospel, we must still love them. Ralph Neighbour, who used to be the pastor at West Memorial Baptist Church in Houston tells this story about a man he identifies as Jack. Now Jack was the president of a large corporation, very successful – but when he got cancer, the board ruthlessly dumped him. He went through his insurance, used up a

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. *disclaimer; I don’t always have time to sit and read physical books, but I do quite a bit of my reading through audiobooks these days.* This month I’d like to talk about The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler “Gospel” is one of those words that gets thrown around a LOT in Christian circles, and sometimes it almost seems as though we are using the same word for completel