| Download Audio | Download Notesheet | If we want to be fulfilled in life, we can't let anything hold us back. Fulfillment comes when we live out our purpose. Our purpose is to connect other people with their Creator God, but too often we let fears hold us back from living out our purpose. …
Productivity: Week 1 Results (and self analysis)
I spent last week doing a productivity experiment that was really just a project of tracking of what I wanted to accomplish and what I actually did accomplish. Though the experiment didn't turn out the way I had wanted it to, I learned some things about myself, and in this post, I share what I'm …
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Productivity: July 23, 2007
Here is my activity/productivity list for the day: Devotional study of Psalm 116 (BI: Those who know God's salvation respond with love.) -- 30 minutes Prayer bike ride through a new neighborhood -- 60 minutes Blog about my productivity experiment -- 40 minutes Work on processing audio for Sunday's …
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 …
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. …
Grand Opening Slideshow
I thought you would like to see this slideshow. I have it posted on our church page at http://thesouthsidechurch.org/main but I know some of you haven't been over there yet, so here it is... Click To Play I just want to thank everyone who has been a part of supporting …
031-02 An Even Better Life Is Just Around the Corner
Click Here to Download. Today's message is a message that has been on my heart for a long time, but I didn't know it until earlier this week. I had come up with the title long ago when we sent in our postcards to be printed, and honestly, I originally thought of the sermon being one about how great …
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