Notes from Refuel 2011: Stephen Furtick

Mark 5. It’s important to be honest before God’s people and not stand before them constantly presenting an unblemished life. Jairus and bleeding woman. Someone else’s miracle can be your discouragement. Imagine Jairus’ heart. Jesus went with him! And now…

Notes from Refuel 2011: Ed Stetzer

Idolatry… Identity… Conversion. “… you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.”…

These Pretzels…

It’s one of my favorite episodes of Seinfeld. Every time I hear someone say something with the same cadence of “these pretzels are making me thirsty,” I get it stuck in my head for days. Recently I gave in to…

A heart like mine

Miranda Lambert has a hit song on the country charts right now called A Heart Like Mine. It’s an excellent example of spiritual rationalization and selfishness. Here are the lyrics (I’ve included a video link below): I ain’t the kind…

From bin Laden to baptism

It’s been an eventful week… On Sunday night, May 1, 2011, President Barrack Obama announced to the nation and world what social media had begun to viralize as news just hours before – that Usama bin Laden was dead. As…

Spain Mission trip

On June 23, all of us – Jeff, Carolyn, Sam and Adelyn – will board a plane in Roanoke with a team from our church. Our destination is San Sebastian, Spain, where we will be working there to minister to…

Review: Wrestling Prayer

Wrestling Prayer: A Passionate Communion with God by Eric Ludy   Christians struggle to know God because they live prayerless lives. They fail in representing His heart to the nations because they have failed in this critical area of relationship.…

Hearing what you want to hear

We have selective auditory capacity. We literally choose to hear only what we want to hear. It works visually as well. Proof positive? I can call my kids to come do a chore, and they claim (after I storm into…

Invite someone to your church for Easter

We’re so excited about the opportunity and joy of proclaiming Christ’s resurrection at Easter! Are you?! Did you know that studies have shown that almost 80% of people would come to church if they received a personal invitation? However, according…

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