The Real Romans Road (Reprise)

From the vault, circa 2012 . . .   Many of you are familiar with the Romans Road, a collection of verses from that signature New Testament book designed to lead people on the “road” to salvation. It starts out with our Problem from Romans 3:23:       For all have...

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My Morning Mood, Your Morning Mood

I have learned something recently that I think is worth sharing: What you listen to when you drive to work affects your mood when you get there. Now: I don’t have a long drive to work in the morning.  But for years, I have been listening to sports talk radio for my...

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The “Back When Cain Was Able” Sermon Rewind

The Back When Cain Was Able sermon was delayed a week by our need to address Charlotte's State Of Emergency a week earlier. So, according to the calendar it was the third week of Nooks & Crannies, but according to life, it was the second. It was a passage I loved...

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Nooks & Crannies, Week 2 — Back When Cain Was Able

So it got interrupted. It's still really good. I can honestly say that studying for and then preparing this message was as much fun as I have had in a long, long time. And here's why:  so often when we read the bible -- the early part of Genesis in particular -- we...

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Preaching That Exhorts & Preaching That Evokes

I was speaking with a good friend several years ago about the difference between exhortational preaching and evocative preaching. Exhortational preaching challenges. Urges. Implores. It is filled with phrases like “you should” and “we ought” and “do this” and...

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Top (Not Five) Tuesday — Guest Blogger Ryan Gordon

Ryan Gordon is our Director of Children's Ministries at Good Shepherd, and he leads a crack team of staff and volunteers at inviting all children into a living relationship with Jesus Christ. This past Sunday was the first Sunday of our new, reimagined and...

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Candid Conversation In A Crisis

You will have to wait a week for the sermon manuscript of Back When Cain Was Able (and I think it will be worth the wait). But that's all because we interrupted Nooks & Crannies in light of this extraordinary moment in the city of Charlotte. Here are the notes and...

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