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 …
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 …
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. …
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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031-01 How to Live Your Best Life Now
This is the first message in Southside Church's Grand Opening series. It's a short series entitled: What's in it for me?: How the Bible Makes Life Better In this message, I talk about how the Bible contains the keys to living your best life now. There are three key things the Bible offers us that …
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Report on our Final Preview Service
Sunday was our final preview service! On the one hand, that really excites me because it means that months of preparation are finally coming to a culmination. On the other hand, it makes me nervous because now I can't hid behind the "We're still in preparation-mode" excuse. Also, I now have to get …
Reflections on Our Second Monthly Service
We had a great service this morning. It was our second monthly service and here is a brief rundown of how it all went: Marketing We really ramped up our marketing efforts this time. Here's what we did: We sent out our "New Movers" letters this week. (We send a letter welcoming them to their new …
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Update: Our First Preview Service
Last Sunday was our first sneak preview of "day one at southside church." Our Sunday morning service is based on the mindset that worship is what people should be doing with their lives throughout the week. As a result, we aren't calling our Sunday gatherings a "worship service." Instead, we call …