This Sunday I will begin a series called Passionate Christianity. It is born out of my experiences this past week while on my mission trip to Costa Rica. The people there are so passionate about everything - especially worship. Passion should be in every area of every Christians life as we serve our...

A leader by definition is a person who others are following. Seems very elementary but very true. People NEED to follow someone. Take peer pressure for instance. There is in each one of us a desire to look up to someone and mimic them or be mentored by them. Being a leader is a great responsibility....

Most pastors would publish a list of ministries where volunteers are needed after preaching a sermon like I did Sunday. As I described Sunday, the problem is not a lack of volunteers (though there are always needs in all of our ministries) but an issue of "WANT TO" or desire. The question to...

Still have your $5 bill? If you weren't at church Sunday, we passed out a $5 bill to every family as an encouragement to join us in the series on "How To Be Rich." Click here for more information.

It stands for "Relationships!" I only made it through my first point but that was plenty. We learned that for a church to have a strong foundation, the families in the church have to be strong. That starts with mom & dad and their relationship to each other. We discovered that the Bible...

MY WRIST IS SO RED! Can you believe the preacher complains? Well, we all do. It's human nature. For those of you reading this blog that weren't in service this Sunday, we passed out wrist bands to every one that said " NO COMPLAINING ." We all committed to wearing the band until next...