It's here: Confessions Of A Pastor.It's a series a lot of us are excited about around here. It's based on the book of the same name by Craig Groeschel. You can see more about the book here.Here's the series trailer:This Sunday's installment: Sometimes I Don't Like...
James-Michael Smith brought NUMB3RS to a fitting conclusion yesterday.Here's the video that led into his own sermon:Trust me, the message itself had more of a point than the video!James-Michael reminded the church that what John sees and what John hears in Revelation...
So here it is. The last episode of Good Shepherd's NUMB3RS. Like the song said, I already miss it and it's not even gone yet.We'll look at the number of 144,000. As in 144,000 saints in Revelation 14. What does it mean? Is it like some sects believe -- that's the...
I love Chip and Dan Heath's Made To Stick. That's why it's on my favorites list on this blog. Written from a corporate perspective, it's all about communication.If you are passionate about communicating important stuff, and doing it in a way that reaches people in the...
We had Episode Four of NUMB3RS on Sunday. I think it might have been the strongest yet.Chris Macedo was on fire leading us in praise and worship.Then James-Michael Smith's sermon-intro-video got us ready for the message: The talk itself covered Revelation 20:1-15. We...
Last Sunday, I did something I don't normally do: I went out for lunch after church. Usually, my son and I take a quick trip to the Y and then eat leftovers.But some friends from church invited Ron Dozier and his family and I for a pool party. Those who invited us are...
Well, we've been through the Rapture and endured the Tribulation. Sort of.Now time for the Millenial Kingdom. To prepare for Sunday, read Revelation 20:1-15 ahead of time. A few years ago, I taught a class at Good Shepherd called The Millenial Maze. We looked at the...
This is one you don't want to miss.If you've read Left Behind, The Late Great Planet Earth, and Countdown To Armageddon, you don't want to miss this.If your car has a bumper sticker that says, "In Case Of Rapture, This Car Will Be Unmanned," you don't want to miss...
I have a friend at our church named Nolan. About a year ago he came to one of our healing services. These are bi-monthly gatherings where we play reflective music and then invite people to be anointed with oil and receive prayer for healing of body, mind, and...
It's finally here.Well, yeah, my blog, but that's not the big thing.The big thing is that NUMB3RS is finally here. It's a message series from the book of Revelation that I've wanted to do for a long time now.Because I'll be honest: the ways that Revelation gets used...