Archive | March, 2008

What A Day

What a day we had yesterday. Our emphasis on “Come, Celebrate the Cross” is changing lives, and I believe it will ultimately change our church. It is our message. Our unashamed message. There is NO substitute for the Cross of Jesus Christ.The worship music being written and sung for each week [...]

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Just Thoughts

I want to take some time this morning to give you some thoughts I have had since my return from the Holy Land.

We have over 750 people attending the Business Persons Summit today at noon. Our final guest for this season is Bobby Petrino, Head Football Coach of the University of Arkansas. [...]

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A Significant Night

Last night was a significant event in the life of our church. We had our annual banquet for the widows in our church. It is an evening of honor and recognition. Added blessings were experienced by each of us as we witnessed and heard four young women, blessing their grandmothers. Our speaker was excellent and [...]

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Holy Land Recap

I want to recap last week’s trip to the Holy Land with some of the incredible places we visited.
We began this experience at the end, at the fortress city of Megiddo. Megiddo overlooks the valley of Jezreel, better known as the Valley of Armageddon. This is the site that Satan will make his final stand, [...]

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Day 7 in Israel

What a day here in Israel!
We began today at the Temple Mount. It was a sad experience to know that this place, where the Temple once stood, is now a Moslem holy site—the Dome of the Rock.

As we viewed the area of the Golden Gate, it was great to know the end of [...]

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The Valley of Death and the Dead Sea

Today it was hazy all day. We were surrounded by a dust cloud at every location we visited.
We began our day with a surprise from our guides; they took us to visit the Valley of the Shadow of Death. The Valley lies between Jerusalem and Jericho. It is a dry barren place. It was an [...]

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We Are In Jerusalem!

Today is Palm Sunday. We began the day looking over the city of Jerusalem from the Mt. of Olives. It was incredible. The area was crowded because of the special importance of the day. As we looked out towards Jerusalem you could not help but think about what will happen on this mountain when Jesus [...]

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The Sea of Galilee, Jordan River and St. Peter’s Fish

Our third day in the Holy Land began with a journey in a wooden boat on the Sea of Galilee.

We set sail under the Israeli Flag, only to have it joined by the American flag after singing the National Anthem. It was awe inspiring to see both flags flying side by side.

The See of [...]

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Day 2 In Israel

Today was a busy day for all of us, as we began in Caesarea, at Herod’s summer palace on the Mediterranean sea. This is the amphitheater next to Herod’s palace.

Next from the peak of Mount Carmel we view the valley of Jezreel, and the future site of the end-times battle of Armageddon.

We moved to the [...]

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We’re Home!

We all arrived safely in Tel Aviv tonight! It has been a long day of flying for everyone. The fight I was on from Atlanta took 10 hours 50 minuets. After landing we made our way to our hotel on the Mediterranean Sea.

Tel Aviv is the New York City of Israel, with high-rise [...]

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