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The Beauty of Marriage (A Wedding Sermon)
A few days ago I had the privilege of marrying Stephen and Mandi here in Mississippi. I thought I’d share the wedding sermon I shared with them. I hope it reminds you of the beauty and purpose of...
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Seeing the Pit Stop as a Divine Opportunity
It was supposed to be a quick stop. Pull of the interstate, get some supplies, keep moving. This wasn’t the good part of town. In fact, this was the part of town where you rolled up your windows and...
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The Ultimate Optical Illusion
I promise this picture is not moving. Your eyes just think it’s moving. It’s called an optical illusion, when your eyes play tricks on you. Spiritually speaking, our eyes can play tricks on us. It...
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Is Your Family Too Busy?
One bag for soccer, one bag for baseball. Another bag for swimming, then there’s karate and gymnastics. Our closets and our schedules are bursting. Many families are faced with a unique problem in...
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The One Command God Doesn’t Want You to Forget
The Old Testament tells the story of a nation of slaves that God took and formed into the nation of Israel. As slaves, this people had no real concept of how to live as a society of their own. So we...
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Finding the Balance Between Work and Family
If I asked you how much you value your family, you would answer me in terms of feelings and emotions. “I love them.” “I would do anything for them.” “I would throw myself in front of a bus for them.”...
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A New Way to Look at Discipline
This week in my sermon series “Picture Perfect Family,” we looked at the thorny issue of lack of discipline in the house. Investigating scripture, I talked about three new ways we should look at...
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Three Words in Dealing with Negative Media Influences
Negative media influences ranks as one of the top ten issues that Christian families deal with according to LifeWay research. Why is this issue so important? “You are the salt of the earth. But if the...
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David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants is another triumph from acclaimed author Malcolm Gladwell. (I’ve reviewed his other book Tipping Point here). Starting perhaps with...
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(Perhaps) The Biggest Lie We’ve Been Duped Into Believing
Did you know that if you repeat a lie long enough, people will start to believe it? By repeating it over and over, people’s defenses eventually wear down. That doesn’t make the lie any truer, just...
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Blessed, A New Series Starting this Sunday
We all want to be blessed, right? I mean, who doesn’t want to be blessed? Now the trick is, when we say we want to be “blessed,” what we’re really saying is that we want everything we need. We want to...
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The Best Resolution You Can Make This Year
Sometimes we think we know something to the point that we ignore the basic instructions. A few weeks ago I was putting together a trampoline for my boys as a Christmas present. Since I’d done this...
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4 Ways that God Speaks to You
Back in high school I went through a Bible study (a few times) called “Experiencing God” that helped inform a critical question for many of us: how does God speak to us? On Wednesday I talked about the...
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How to Break the Power of Unforgiveness in Your LIfe
This past Sunday at Mt Vernon Church we talked about taking the next step of forgiveness. When you know you need to forgive but you don’t know how, here’s a way to move forward: HOW TO BREAK THE POWER...
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What You’re Really Saying When You Forgive
When we’re hurt, we get angry. When we’re angry, we can get bitter. When we get bitter, we can see our lives destroyed. Monday we talked about how to break the power of unforgiveness in your life....
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Seattle’s Secret Weapon in Winning the Superbowl (The Power of a Chip)
If you watched last night’s beatdown handed out by Seattle, then you know that the Seahawks are the undeniable champions of the football world. What was hyped as an epic showdown between the #1 offense...
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When Your Mood is as Fickle as the Weather
Yesterday was a balmy day in Mississippi. Mid-70s, t-shirts and shorts weather, all the kids playing outside. Life was how it should be. This morning the weather is in the low 30s with strong wind...
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BIG Ideas of 2013 – Part 1
Each Sunday when I preach I give one BIG Idea from Scripture to the people, something tangible (and hopefully memorable) that they can hold onto. Some I’m proud of, some are honestly lame. Some rhyme,...
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BIG Ideas of 2013 – Part 2
Monday I shared six months worth of BIG Ideas, one sentence statements that captured the biblical truth I was conveying that week. Here are the second half of 2013′s BIG Ideas: “Mission Creep” Series...
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Why We Don’t Have an Invitation at our Church
We don’t have an “invitation” at the end of our services, and there’s a very good reason why. To be honest, this is the first church I’ve been at with no invitation. Growing up, it’s just what you did...
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