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It's Not For Sale

Click to download the text in a Word Doc.. Click to download the text in a PDF.. It’s Not For Sale – 10.31.2021 [Acts 8] Sometimes I look...

Witness Statement - Acts 7

Click to download Word Doc.. Click to download PDF.. Witness Statement – 10.24.2021 [Acts 7] In confirmation, we do this activity called...

It's Time For The Trust Clause To Die

6 months ago my twitter feed was flooded with messages and commentary on the Southern Baptist Convention. Many of my twitter friends are...

Chosen To Serve - Acts 6

Click to download the Word Doc... Click to download the PDF... Chosen To Serve – 10.17.2021 [Acts 6] Back in the days of pioneers and...

Christians In the Age of Outrage

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. *disclaimer; I don’t always...

Tech Dump #1

[check the bottom of this post for all sorts of helpful tech "How To's"] There's an old joke about how, if a committee gets together and...

Visitation Training

[Check the bottom of this blog post for training resources] One of the things I love about being a Pastor is that beyond the actual paid...

Why I Love Being A Methodist

I was born and raised in the United Methodist Church. As a teenager, I headed off to Calvin College in Grand Rapids for my undergraduate....

Worthy To Suffer - Acts 5

Click to download word doc.. Click to download PDF.. Sermon Manuscript - Acts 5 Preached on 10.10.2021 Today is the start of a brand new...

New Member Class

When I was growing up, our church had a full two year program called "Confirmation" where the 7th and 8th grade kids in the church would...

Communion - 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Click to download Word doc.. Click to download PDF.. Sermon Manuscript: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Preached on 10.03.2021 Today I want to...

Jesus and John Wayne

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. *disclaimer; I don’t always...

October 2021 Newsletter

Newsletter – October, 2021 “On the essentials, we need unity. On the non-essentials, we need liberty. And in all things we need...

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