Mar 25
The work of the church is the greatest work on earth. Its work is urgent and eternal in nature. Yet, every church I know struggles with getting attendees and members involved in the work. Our Lord taught us to pray for more workers, because the laborers are few (Mat. 9:36-38, 20:5-7) Everyone needs to be …
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Feb 27
You the man!! I love this common slang to encourage other guys. We used to say it when playing pick-up basketball at FHU. I like using it to compliment or encourage a brother who has done something cool. I tell my boys – “you the man” and sometimes throw a little spanish on them “Tu …
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Jan 21
“By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail.” Benjamin Franklin. This year at Seven Oaks we are trying to be more intentional in our efforts for Christ. We don’t want to just take a shot-gun approach where we have lots of things going on, but not much productivity. Nor do we want to take …
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Nov 25
On Sunday (11-24-13) we celebrated our 10th anniversary with the Seven Oaks Church of Christ in Mayfield, Kentucky. I spoke about this topic and challenged us for the future in the morning sermon. It is in the audio resources titled, “Reflection and Thanksgiving at 10 Years.” In a way of expressing our appreciation we prepared …
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Oct 31
I want you to consider two words used in the Old Testament for leader or ruler. The Hebrew word nagid is often translated ruler, prince, or leader. The Hebrew word melek is translated as king. Often these are used synomous for a leader or king. Nagid is sometimes used for a leader, ruler, or prince …
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Oct 22
Author’s Note: The following is a much longer post than I typically write, but I think it well worth your time to read. I wrote this article for the June 2009 issue of Think Magazine. George Washington has long been a personal hero. The below article shares one of my favorite stories from his life. …
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Oct 20
I don’t deserve credit for the information in this post. The information came from Mike Winkler and his lesson shared on a podcast called iPreach hosted by Dale Jenkins and Adam Faugh. You can click here to listen to this episode. (It is episode 248). I have been blessed by this lesson and the six …
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Sep 11
Our family finally gave into the encouragement of friends and went to PtP this year. Polishing the Pulpit is a gathering of over 3000 Christians in Sevierville, TN (Gatlinburg area). Here is their website for more information. I want to share our experience as a first time family attending and also some reasons that held …
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Aug 13
What do you do when you hear some close friends have had a child in a car accident? What do you do when you hear your brother-in-law is leaving your sister? What do you do when your neighbor, a sweet elderly lady, has a son commit suicide? What do you say when you are trying …
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Aug 11
Last week I wrote a blog post about being approachable. I want to tackle the other side of that issue in this post. I was talking to someone recently from another congregation and he said, “I know the elders just dread seeing certain people coming to them.” Let’s be honest, we all have certain people, …
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