MyJournal - 7/21/05 8:21 pm Yesterday, God met me during my evening prayer time. I was over at the church at 7:30 like I had said for prayer, and a couple of other people showed up---Paul and Leah Witte came, and Eric Wilson (a new fellow) also was there. It was a really good time for me. I …
Talking with God
Some time ago, I was asked to do an exercise where I would write out a letter to God and then imagine he would write a letter back to me. The letters below are the result of that experience. You know, I just read it all again, and I can't believe how true I think it is. The exercise was back in …
The Problem with Cotton Balls
I shared this story with my congregation yesterday to encourage them to think about how to hear God's voice... Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved her mother very much. She and her mom used to pick flowers together when they would visit the park. They would roll around in the grass …
I have a coach!
Jen and I are starting a church with Midwest Church Planting a ministry of the Midwest Baptist Conference. The head of Midwest Church Planting has just assigned me a coach for the church planting process. Now, I have someone to talk to about all things church planting! My coach is Richard Wollard …
028-02 — Because of Who God Is
In this message, I explore Nehemiah 1:5-6. The passage is incredibly encouraging because it just simply reminds us who God is, and after all, that's the real reason to return to him. I want to encourage you to come back to God simply because of who he is! Download now Subscribe to this series by …
2005-07-19
MyJournal --- 7/19/05 9:36 pm Today has been a good day. This morning, we woke up pretty early to take the kids to go see Bob and Larry from the Veggie Tales show. They were making a guest appearance at the NBC news show downtown. So, not only did we get to see the two characters, but Jen, …
028-01 — When Times are Bad, Rebuild
Time to Rebuild: Nehemiah 1 Download now: When Times are Bad, Rebuild Four years ago, I was teaching through a series of messages that I entitled, Under Construction. It was a series that covered my vision for what a church really should be. We discussed the core values that should be present in …
BGC Annual Meetings
My familiy is spending a few days this week at the Annual Meetings of the Baptist General Conference. It is always a great time for us. I really enjoy not just our annual meetings, but I also really respect our leaders in the BGC. This year, our meetings are in Denver, so we are enjoying the …
Homosexuality and the Bible
I just completed my series of messages on the Bible (see sermon series Shhhh! God's Talking) and during the series I spent a good amount of time dealing with tough questions of the Bible and tough questions about the faith, but one of the toughest questions that I had to deal with is God's take on …
Password Generator Button
One of the coolest things on the net that I know of right now is something called a "bookmarklet." A bookmarklet is generally a web-link that you "drag" to the "bookmark toolbar" of your browser. I'm not sure how well it works in Internet Explorer, because I have long sinse left IE in the dust. …
I’m going to be featured in Wheaton’s calendar!
This is really cool. I got an email from a girl this week saying that I'm going to be featured in Wheaton's next Daily Events Calendar! Check this out. Dear Jeff, My name is Emily Louise Zimbrick '05 and I am writing to you from the Wheaton Alumni Association about a fun opportunity. …
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FBFI and Piper
I noticed at this fellow's blog that there is some awareness among Christians that the BGC is "endorsing" open theism. Here's a quick link to the blog that clued me in. ... centuri0n: FBFI and Piper I just have to quickly respond to that. First of all, if you don't know what open theism is, you …
My Most Controversial Message
For the last two hours, I have been sitting here in my office pondering an issue that will form the basis for what I feel is going to be my most controversial message to date that I've given in my current church. That's right, I plan on Sunday to deal with the issue of women in ministry and the …
Lafayette Initiative Begins!
My wife and I are now officially recognized as church planters with Midwest Church Planting, a division of the Midwest Baptist Conference! Officially, our endeavor is now known as the Lafayette Initiative, and we have just mailed out our first round of fund-raising letters and proposals. If you …
Every Member Ministry
The Inside Track Jan 05 - Leadership Connection This article describes a method that one church is using to mobilize their members into ministry. The article describes how they use a two-stage process to help people identifiy their passions and pursue them in the context of ministry. The article …
The Bible Can Be Trusted
NWBC-027-03 The Bible is the single most accurate ancient document in existence today! Now that's a big claim! Nevertheless, it's true. The Bible is spiritually reliable, historically reliable, textually reliable, and reliable in many other ways too. In this message, I try to explain exactly why we …