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10 Ways to Build Momentum with Your Groups Steve Gladen and Brett Eastman talk about Summer and how to make Summer Time a little more dynamic in your groups. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:41-43 1. Stay consistent: continue to meet when you … [Read more...]
Jesus didn’t cloud his messages with technical or theological jargon. He spoke in simple terms that normal people could understand. We need to remember that Jesus did not use the classical Greek language of the scholar. He spoke in Aramaic. He used the street language of that day and talked of birds, flowers, lost coins, and other … [Read more...]
If you’ve ever done any amount of public speaking, you’ve had that moment when you step on stage and have a sinking feeling that says, “What in the world am I doing here?” Ever had that? Whether it’s the crowd that’s staring back at you, the venue itself, your lack of preparedness, or the content you’ve been asked to … [Read more...]
We spend hours working on our sermons, in particular, making sure we grab the congregation’s attention at the start. Yet, far too many of us simply trail off at the end. We never press the congregation for a decision. A sermon without a conclusion is a message without a purpose. Here are a few ways Pastor Rick makes sermon … [Read more...]
A football player's head is not in the game and he's just going through the motion. The narrator says he is phoning it in. The stage actor has said those lines precisely 568 times before audiences and an untold number in rehearsal and in front of his bathroom mirror. He has to really work at his craft, lest he "phone it in." The … [Read more...]
Power in preaching results in changed lives. Preaching without God’s power, numbs lives. We know that it comes, first and foremost, from personal devotion and prayer. I also know we can approach the “pulpit” with powerless presentations. Exceptional blessing, favor, and power in our teaching is given when we do these things: #1 … [Read more...]
Spurgeon said it best: “If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. And if they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, at least let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go there unwarned and unprayed … [Read more...]
Making your Christmas worship services comfortable and understandable for the unchurched doesn’t mean changing your theology. It means changing the environment of the service - such as changing the way you greet visitors, the style of music you use, the Bible translation you preach from, and the kind of announcements you make in the … [Read more...]
There various viewpoints on the bestchurch planting model. Some launch fast and large to attract the masses. Others launch slowly and intentionally with more of a one-on-one disciple-making mentality. There are probably cautions with any approach to planting, and one of the cautions I would raise is simply don’t neglect the power of … [Read more...]
In case you missed it, read part one of A Place for Spiritual Direction As we discovered in the first article in this series, if we are in the business of pastoring we are in the business of spiritual direction. Like Paul we are to (1) model a life of faithfulness, (2) offer the gift of presence, (3) maintain ongoing relationships of … [Read more...]
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