Archive | March, 2007

Final Four Picks

My Sweet 16 picks were horrible, resulting in only one of my final four ending up in the actual Final Four. That is horrible! I took some chances and none of them worked out. So, now I must redeem myself in my Final Four Picks.
Here goes:

Ohio State will defeat Georgetown even though this one is [...]

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Palm Sunday Preparations: The Lord’s Supper

We wrap up this three-day look at “Palm Sunday Preparations” by visiting the institution of “The Lord’s Supper” once again. I want to encourage you to be here this coming Sunday as we celebrate together the Lord’s Supper and look forward to Easter Sunday on April 8th.
In our own Baptist Faith and Message, it states [...]

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Palm Sunday Preparations: Palm Sunday

Preparing for the upcoming Easter celebration necessitates a quick look at Palm Sunday itself. Yesterday we took a brief look at the subject of “Passover” and how it was the foundational picture of that which Jesus Christ would literally fulfill on Passover when He would offer Himself up as the perfect, spotless Lamb to be [...]

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Palm Sunday Preparations: The Passover

We are entering the Passover season on the Christian calendar. This coming Sunday has been designated as Palm Sunday; the day we celebrate our Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
I want to walk with you through these days of our Lord’s preparation just before that final week of His arrest, trials, crucifixion, death, burial and of [...]

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A Preview of Next Week

In next week’s blog, I am going to try to get us ready for the Easter season. Monday-Thursday, you will read about some important and monumental moments in history that we need to understand in order to begin to grasp the significance of the Easter season. It will bless you. On Thursday, we will make [...]

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First Day of Spring

I have a wonderful opportunity today to speak for many pastors and their wives in Branson, MO. These Christian leaders are from all over the nation and are attending a Pastors and Wives Retreat that is being sponsored by FOCUS ON THE FAMILY. Some of the pastors are senior pastors, some are associate pastors, and [...]

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My Sweet Sixteen Picks

College basketball hits its finest stride in March Madness. Great stories are made during this season, and great coaches and their teams rise quickly among the others. Coaching strategies kick in at the highest level. Draft status of various athletes improve or decrease due to these moments.
Today I am going to give [...]

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We Need Spiritual Revival

I have a pressing burden on my heart for our church: We need spiritual revival. This pressing burden weighs heavily upon me. All of us, individually and collectively, need a fresh touch from God. I believe when God looks upon us many times, He is grieved over our lack of focus on Him and spiritual [...]

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Final Message on Family Series

This Sunday I will deliver the final message in our family series. We have gone nine weeks on this subject, with a guest doing the message on "Relationships." This coming Sunday, I will deliver a special word for each of us from God’s Word.
The message this Sunday is entitled "Seasons." It is a [...]

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Congrats to our Basketball Teams

I want to take this opportunity to congratulate our basketball teams that may have or do have an affiliation with our church. As High School Basketball is over, College Basketball is rising high in the land.
Congratulations to the Har-ber High School Basketball Team. They went to the State Championship Game; however they came [...]

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