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I’ll pray about it
Several of us went to see TobyMac last winter and they had a person speak on behalf of a child sponsorship program. And the speaker told us that the majority of us didn’t even need to pray about sponsoring a … Continue reading
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Tagged child sponsorship, Church, Compassion International, God, Jesus, mission trips, missionaries, missionary, missions, sunday school
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We’re going to need backup.
Well meaning friends will sometimes warn us to not bite off more than we can chew. And God is just the opposite. Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, burden, God dreams, Haiti, mission trips, missionary, missions, Samaritan's Purse, vision
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Being willing to go, but being told to stay
I learned in a preaching class in seminary that you can say something in a sermon and people will hear something other than what you said. I find that to be true. I listen to a lot of sermons. Today … Continue reading
Posted in Walking the Walk
Tagged Church, church pastor, God's will, Jesus, mission trips, missionaries, pastor
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An unusually sappy blog coming from me… what matters?
I’m reading a book called, “Through Painted Deserts“. It’s unlike most of the books I read. I usually read books like Radical from Davit Platt that make me feel like I should move to a third world country and be … Continue reading
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Tagged contemplating life, mission trips, Through Painted Deserts, true meaning
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With great expectations
Yesterday someone named Grier from Samaritan’s Purse in New York called to talk to us about our mission trip there next week. I put her on speakerphone so Diane could hear everything. Grier told us some things she thought we … Continue reading
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Tagged church attendance, expectations, Jesus, mission trips, movement of Spirit
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Practice what you preach
As a pastor, part of my job is to stand before the church each Sunday and speak a message to the congregation about being followers of Jesus. As a Christian (and as a pastor), my job is also to seize … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, Hurricane Sandy, Jesus, mission trips, New York, Obedience, Samaritan's Purse
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So many worthwhile ways to spend/give your money
“…at the end as we reflect on our lives, how cool would it be to have ‘helped to start a girls’ home in Haiti for the glory of Jesus’ on our resume?” Continue reading
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Tagged girls home, Haiti, Jesus, mission trips, money, stewardship
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