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Keys and Kids
When I first looked at my text for this message, I never dreamed it was going to end up being about children. It’s that passage where Jesus talks about building his church on the Rock, and the gates of hell not prevailing against it, and how he was going to give the church the authority [...]
Continue reading...Control
7. August 2009
We try to control God. I know, we draw back when we hear that. But we do. It’s hard to let God be in charge. That’s what being Lord is all about, but most of us want to control our lives, our circumstances, etc. And we try to control God. We even insist that [...]
Continue reading...You Leak
1. August 2009
In the message, Interpreting Signs, I concluded that the Pharisees and Sadducees were blind to the signs at work around them. Well, I don’t want to be guilty of the same thing. What are the signs of God’s work around us? The most overriding one is how God fills us with his Spirit in our [...]
Continue reading...Joining the Missional Story
25. July 2009
Jesus is Missional. So Jesus feeds the 5000 (maybe 20,000 counting women and children) – Matt 14. Then, when Matt 16 begins, there are 4,000 who need to eat (maybe 15,000?), and the disciples say, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?” What the heck? They just [...]
Continue reading...More on Gauges
23. July 2009
My message a couple of weeks ago was on gauges. I was trying to illustrate Jesus’ teaching that it isn’t what goes into our mouths that defiles us, but what comes out. The main point was that it’s what we say and do that reveals the condition of our heart, thus our words/actions are like [...]
Continue reading...On Moving Away.
21. July 2009
Sunday July 19th was my last full day in Athens, as I left for Pensacola, FL Monday morning. I just got back into Pensacola last night, and I’m still unpacking, both physically and mentally. I’ve been in Athens for a little over two years, and for almost the entire time, I’ve attended Athens Vineyard. Vineyard [...]
Continue reading...Griffin Day
19. July 2009
Nothing like an inflammatory title to get folks to click on a post, right? Anywho, Griffin Billings, the three year old recently diagnosed with leukemia at our church, had a day honoring him this past weekend. Griffin Day! A 5k was run, songs were sung, raffles were drawn and smiles were had. In its aftermath [...]
Continue reading...The Theology & Practice of the Kingdom of God
16. July 2009
By Berten A Waggoner, National Director, Vineyard USA (Taken from the Vineyard USA website) Commitment to the theology and practice of the kingdom of God is the first, the most fundamental, the most crucial core value of the Vineyard. The kingdom of God is our “pearl of great price” (Matthew 13:45, 46). Regardless of the [...]
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