As I've mentioned on this blog several times, the congregation I serve has undertaken an ambitious 5-year vision that is designed to focus our efforts on The Great Commission of Jesus and position us to make Jesus known to more people more effectively. While it's an exciting endeavor, it is also an exhausting one. One … Continue reading Do Something
This week's "Five on Friday" consists of links to five recent blog posts that are worth your time to read... Are You a Pilot or a Passenger in Your Own Life? by Michael Hyatt Be Transformed in Mind by Matthew Dowling Voting in a Two-Party System: Ten Other Questions to Ask by Kevin DeYoung The 2018 Christian Reading … Continue reading Five on Friday
Here are my 5 recommendations for this week's edition of "Five on Friday"... Blog Post Alameda's Connections Minister, Payton Minzenmayer, recently finished his first year of full-time ministry. He has written an "open letter" to other young ministers that is well worth your time to read. Even if you're not in ministry, this article will … Continue reading Five on Friday
Periodically, I do a "5 on Friday" post where I share five things that might be of interest to you. This week's "5" comes from Chuck Lawless and is based on this Bible verse: "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17) Here are 5 ways to put that verse into action... Pray morning, noon, and night. … Continue reading 5 Ways to Pray Without Ceasing
This week's "Five on Friday" continues my observations from Nehemiah 1 that I first wrote about on Wednesday. Here are 5 elements of a godly leader's prayers... An Acknowledgement of the One, True God Nehemiah addresses his prayer to "God of heaven" in verse 5. That phrase was frequently used in Nehemiah's time by the … Continue reading 5 Elements of a Godly Leader’s Prayers (Five on Friday)
This week's "Five on Friday" is a five minute animated video explanation of the gospel story. Even if you're a "veteran" Christian, I encourage you to watch the video to learn another way of presenting the gospel of Christ to someone else. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3TC03kQ_Do If you're wandering how to be one with Christ, here's another short … Continue reading Why The Gospel of Christ is Good News
This week's Five on Friday is inspired by a recent tweet from The Gospel Coalition that identified four ways that the church today should seek to be an alternate society within our culture, just as the New Testament church did in their time. Those four characteristics (plus one that I added) are: Multi-ethnicity The church … Continue reading Five Ways the Church Can Be an Alternate Society (Five on Friday)
This week's Five on Friday features 5 songs that will be sung during the Easter worship service at Alameda Church of Christ. I encourage you to listen to these songs and truly meditate on the words of each song. As you listen, may the Spirit of God minister to you through these songs. A New … Continue reading Alameda’s Easter Playlist (Five on Friday)
This week's Five on Friday celebrates Dr. John Mark Hicks, who is speaking at our congregation's annual Ray Evans Seminar this weekend. Here are my 5 favorite books written by Dr. Hicks... 1. Yet Will I Trust Him: Understanding God in a Suffering World 2. Down in the River to Pray: Revisioning Baptism … Continue reading Top 5 Books from Dr. John Mark Hicks (Five on Friday)
My family has been spending this week in Monterey, CA - detoxing from the busy-ness of our lives to the sights and sounds of the ocean. We made this same trip last year, and here are my five favorite pictures from that trip. 1 2 3 4 5
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