I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what… Continue Reading
8.27.2018 Weak Made Strong And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and… Continue Reading
The Psalms Album Hello Church Family, We are making an album! On Sunday, September 2, Chelsea and I partnered with several great musicians and an amazing engineer to begin recording the foundational tracks for the Psalms album. The recording session went great! I am so blessed to be surrounded by a community of God-gifted musicians… Continue Reading
We Need Each Other Last year, we celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Many view the Reformation as a return to New Testament Christianity. Most of us have heard of the five solas of the Reformation: Soli Deo Gloria (glory to God alone), Solus Christus (by Christ alone), Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), Sola… Continue Reading
8.30.2018 Let’s Sing Together Hello Church Family, Chelsea and I watch old TV shows from time to time. One of our favorites is The Andy Griffith Show. There is an episode, and specifically a scene, that comes to my mind often. The plot revolves somehow around Barney and Andy having a double date, and the… Continue Reading
I Do Not Cease Giving Thanks for You Hello Church Family, For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. … – Ephesians 1:15-16 I want to stop for a moment and give thanks for the many… Continue Reading
8.2.2018 Christ, the Loving Husband Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing,… Continue Reading
7.19.2018 Hear the Word of the Lord “Again He said to me, ‘Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, “O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!”‘ … So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to… Continue Reading
When the Whole Church Shows Up! We’ve been having a blast this week at Northpoint’s Vacation Bible School. We had 290 kids from our community officially register (the most in the last 5 years), and as I can attest, they’ve all shown up. What a blessing. Praise the Lord! This year’s theme is Fruit of… Continue Reading
“Rejoicing in Our Great God” “When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise than when we first begun.” We were made for worship. John Newton penned “Amazing Grace” after God transformed him from a slave trader and self-described “wretch” into an abolitionist and… Continue Reading