Download Audio This message is the third in my series on fulfillment and covers one of the most deeply personal issues I've addressed so far at Southside Church. The bottom line claim is that pain and struggles are opportunities for us to find fulfillment as we live out our God-given purpose. I …
How Productive Can I Be?
I'm entering into a week of experimentation. I'm experimenting with myself to see how productive I can be. Just yesterday, I preached a message on how we can actually find fulfillment in our pains and struggles, and I was thinking that something uncomfortable for me is the bearing down into a …
035-01 I Was Made For This
Download Audio | Download Note Sheet Beginning a new series, I address the following key claim about finding fulfillment in life. Fulfillment in life comes when you live out who you were made to be, or as I put it on Sunday, it's when who you are is what you do. …
034-01 In Flow
Download Audio | Download Notesheet The Bible talks a lot about money, and we don't talk enough about money. At least, we don't talk enough about money in the right way. In this key message to a brief series I delivered at Southside Church, I address the source of all our wealth. Of course, the …
Flying Disc Giveaway Success
This week we executed a plan that I had been brewing since last year at this time. You may already have read about our "Black Friday" Hot Chocolate Giveaway. On that day, we gave out nearly 500 mugs of hot chocolate or coffee to shoppers braving the local Wal-Mart on the day after Thanksgiving. …
The Downhill King Slide
In my last post in this category, I talked about the Cycle of Rebellion that plagued the nation of Israel beginning with the death of Joshua. Here's a recap of what that cycle looks like: The Jews forsake God and his laws for foreign gods and immorality. God forsakes the Jews to foreign …
033-04 Don’t Just Sit There, Do Something
Download Audio | Download Note Sheet Click To Play The final Biblical priority we need to have in life is the priority of impact or making a positive difference in the world for God. In this message I spend more time talking …
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033-03 What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
Download Audio | Download NoteSheet Note: I really didn't feel very strong about this message. I struggled with it all week long and then went on the Men's Fishing Trip over the weekend. I was mentally exhausted on Sunday and because a few good set-up team members were missing or late, I was …
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033-02 I Love You, But I Don’t Have to Like You
Download Audio | Download Note Sheet It is an interesting turn of phrase that occurs most often in Christian circles, but finds its way in the conversations of anyone really. We know it is important for us to love people, but we don't really know why, and most importantly, we don't know how to love …
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033-01 — God Comes First
Download Audio | Download Note Sheet When God comes first, everything else falls into place, but what does it mean to put God first? In this message, I address in very basic, practical terms what it means to put God first in our lives. Many people responded very positively to this message. …
FOCUS: Rediscovering Our Priorities
Our world is filled with mixed messages. We are constantly told what to do and what not to do by Oprah, Dr. Phil, Matt Lauer, Barbara Walters, Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, the Newspaper, and the Internet, not to mention Television Advertising! The real question is how do we filter through all the …
032-04 — Four Keys to Lasting Success
Download MP3 | Download Notesheet PDF To have lasting success in life, there really are only four things we need to focus on. They form the core values of our church and can readily be seen in the contrast between King Saul and King David. …
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032-03 — Dream Big & Work Hard (vision message)
Download Audio It's my passion to see people get a big vision for what God is able and willing to do in our lives. I am convinced that God is bigger and more willing to do more incredible things than we give him credit for, than we expect, and than we are ready for. We just don't have big enough …
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032-02 Overcome What Holds You Back
Download the Audio The obstacles in our lives all depend on what our goals are. What might be an obstacle to one goal could actually be a help in attaining another goal. However, if your goals in life are to walk in the greatness for which God has made you, then three things will be your biggest …
10 Ways Pastors can Use Blogs
I thought this article at Rick Warren's Ministry Toolbox was interesting. For my own reference, here are the first 5 suggestions and the ones most relevant to me personally: 1. Blog your city --- Talk about upcoming city-wide events, upcoming service projects of your church, share photos of the …
032-01 You Were Born for Greatness
Download Audio Here | Download Video Here Your suspicions are true; you were born for something great, but the greatness you were born for is beyond yourself. Listen up to hear the key for unlocking your greatness. …