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ReNEW Class Materials

Download: MS Word & Powerpoint Files Back in 2001, I developed a concept for an annually recurring class that I would teach in my church every January as a refresher course in church membership to prepare for our “Recommitment Sunday” in the first week of February. The class I taught in January 2002 contained a […]

LWL 101: Living a Life of Worship

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Explanation:

According to Jesus, the greatest command in all the Bible is this:

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your mind and all your strength” (Mark 12:30).

In other words, the most important thing for people to work on in their lives is to cultivate a deep love for God that permeates every aspect of their lives. This kind of love is a love that puts God first above everything else. Ultimately, that’s the foundation point of the spiritual life. It’s a life that acknowledges God’s supremacy over everything.

Life Worth Living

The spiritual growth curriculum that I’ve been developing for the past four years is a series of classes called “Life Worth Living.” The classes are based on the four core commitments of the spiritual life arranged in logical order: <li>Worship: God is number one in my life.</li> <li>Community: I need others as much as they […]

Win XP Autodial problem fixed

I’ve been frustrated for a few weeks now about a “feature” of Windows XP. It automatically dials a network connection whenever it thinks I want it. I have DSL at home and a motorola router, but I also have a VPN connection set up on my home computer so that I can dial in to […]

People use my materials!?

I just got a note from a pastor in Canada who’s using my materials.

Seven Minutes with God

Get physically fit in just 20 minutes a day? Well, get spiritually fit in only SEVEN!

Close to God

I’ve just been re-energized in my spiritual life! Only a couple of weeks ago, I was feeling depressed and really down in many ways, but that all changed when I went to the Midwest Baptist Conference’s Leadership Retreat in Champaign, Illinois. The first night there, I was challenged by a message by Jim Botts about […]

My First Blog

Well, I have finally succumbed to the world of blogging. I hope that anyone who reads this will be enriched by whatever I have to say, and that most of all, people will receive the wonderful blessing of knowing God personally. I can’t think of anything more important than developing a close personal relationship with […]

025-02 — Too Hot to Handle

Mark 1:40-3:12 What do you think of Jesus? If he were here right now, what would you expect him to do? To say? The problem is that Jesus is never limited by our expectations. He is an outside-the-box kind of person, and he’s just too much for some to handle. Listen up to see if […]

025-01 — Are You Ready

Mark 1:1-39 It’s a brand new year and it’s a perfect time for us to get a fresh view of Jesus. The question is, are we ready to meet him? In this message Pastor Jeff challenges us that if we want to get a fresh perspective on Jesus, our hearts need to be prepared. Listen […]

003 — Under Construction (Sermon Series)

This series of messages is my first series to attempt an outline my vision for what NWBC as a church should be come. I preached it after being pastor at NWBC for about 5 months.