The Pastor's Blog

More has been written about him than anyone else in history.  His name has inspired awe, fear, reverence and anger.  He has been called prophet,  great moral teacher, a fraud, and the Messiah.  But starting Sunday, April 12th, we will look at what Jesus said about himself. Seven times in the New Testament book of John, Jesus makes direct, self-revelatory statements Keep Reading

It is probably my favorite service of the year.  We couldn’t ask for a better location than the far beach at Pennekamp Park.  And I am so grateful that they have allowed us to hold this service here for 10+ years.   It was a beautiful start to the day.  The water was like glass as the sunrise service began.  Keep Reading

I cannot believe that today is the last day of 2014. I guess it’s cliche, but the older I get the faster the years seems to go by. Which means it is time again to make those resolutions.  Eat right.  Exercise.  Lose weight.  Pay off debt.  Etc.  Etc.  Etc. In Sunday’s sermon, I talked a Keep Reading

Wow and Thanks to our great God!  What else can I say?  I don’t know if the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the church could have gone any better.  The weather, the people, the memories.  And the food.  (Why is it always food with us Baptists?!?) I think back to when we first started talking about Keep Reading

I mentioned an article about marriage in my sermon yesterday and promised to provide the link to. It comes from Breakpoint, the ministry founded by Chuck Colson.  It is titled “Yeah, We Messed Up, Too.”  Definite food for thought. http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/25738   If you missed the service yesterday, you can listen to it on iTunes.  There you can Keep Reading

I mentioned in the sermon that there are 3 keys to developing the habit of Bible reading: a time, a place and a plan.  I can’t help you with the first two, but I can with the third!  So here are a variety of reading plans for you to consider.  They range in length from a few Keep Reading

I had a couple of people ask me for the charts I used in the sermon today.  So here they are with the links to websites they originally appeared on.  FYI: if you click on the image, you will see the full size image to save. Old Testament Chart: from http://www.vibblespace.com/studies/the-bible-bookshelf/reading-the-heart-of-the-story/               Keep Reading

Two Sundays ago, it happened during the invitation.  A gentleman made his way to the altar to pray, obviously hurting.  He stopped and knelt there, seeking maybe comfort, maybe answers.  A moment passed as he prayed and wept.  Then quietly, without prompting – save from God Himself – one of our senior ladies walked to Keep Reading

Here is the video I mentioned in the sermon on Baptism yesterday. Definitely not the way they teach it in seminary. Thanks to Jim Brumet for the link. Also, if you missed the service and want to hear the sermon, it is up on our church podcast. Click here to listen.

I have received several requests for more information about the article I read to begin my sermon yesterday that dealt with the Colorado theater shootings.  It actually comes from a personal blog of a mother called “A Miniature Clay Pot.”  Seems she had a total of 11 regular readers before, but over a million views Keep Reading