Mar 22
All churches can have times where you get bored. You may get bored with a Bible class teacher, or a person who makes too many comments in Bible class. You may be bored with the same old youth group activities. You may not like a song leader or a song that goes on endlessly like …
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Mar 20
Do you ever leave a great class feeling worse about yourself than when it began? The speaker didn’t want to communicate this message, but they presented such material that it overwhelms you! Being a preacher, I can feel like this sometimes when I go to a lectureship or conference. The speakers do a good job and …
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Feb 24
The 7 Oaks Church of Christ has been going through the process of appointing new elders and deacons. I have thought much about church leadership during this process. Tonight, we witnessed something special at Bible study that continued to reinforce, in my mind, what makes a church leader great. We have one brother who …
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Feb 02
This post is a part of a series I write on “What I Wish Everyone Knew . . . ” Check out the other posts. Most everyone has heard of Jesus! But most of what people know about Jesus has come from family and pop culture. Most haven’t really explored who the real Jesus is …
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Jan 26
You want to know how your preacher often feels? Go shovel snow to clear your driveway, knowing that the work is only temporary, to understand what he often feels like. I know it sounds pessimistic, and even maybe a little heretical, but emotionally ministers regularly wonder is their work making any longterm difference. Is …
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Nov 18
There is a great lack of strong convictions in the church today. Many Christians don’t know what they believe on core issues of doctrine. They have been convinced that they should believe a certain way, but they are not convicted. Convictions are something that are stood for in the face of opposition. They are held …
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Nov 03
“Nothing really happens until God’s people step out in faith.” I preach this message regularly to the 7 Oaks Church of Christ congregation, but this past Sunday I had a powerful illustration behind it! Let me tell you a little background information so you can understand the power of this story in seeing God work. …
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Nov 01
**For an audio sermon on this topic preached on November 1, 2015 see the Audio Resources page.
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Oct 23
Last week I offered a survey on this site regarding Sunday night. I also asked members of Seven Oaks to fill it out. I thought you might enjoy learning about the results and my observations. There were 93 respondents and I appreciate each who took the survey. The Results: Which of the …
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Oct 13
Please take a minute and fill out this survey regarding Sunday nights. I will help me and others as I will be sharing this information. The survey is anonymous and is very concise. Thanks in advance. Help me share the survey with others too. Thanks, Josh
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