How to Blow Up Your Local Association

How to Blow Up Your Local Association

by | Aug 27, 2017 | Uncategorized

  Most had written us off. Like a bad asset on a balance sheet, our value was reduced to nil. Few showed up to monthly meetings. I don’t blame them. We’re a small local association—just twenty-four churches. We’ve struggled to revive our partnership. The comment...
Sermon Saturdays: God’s Presence

Sermon Saturdays: God’s Presence

by | Aug 25, 2017 | Uncategorized

  http://www.westbradenton.org/assets/2079/170820_sitp_godspresence11am.mp3   I’m preaching a series called “Summer in the Psalms.” In Psalm 139, we learn about God’s presence. God’s presence holds you together. God’s presence should threaten and convict...
The Power of a Hand-Written Note

The Power of a Hand-Written Note

by | Aug 20, 2017 | Uncategorized

  Hand-written notes are rare. Electronic communication has all but erased the whimsy of cursive writing. The average adult writes something by hand about every 41 days, much less a hand-written note snail-mailed to a friend. The average home receives a personal...
Sermon Saturdays: God’s Presence

Sermon Saturdays: Obedience

by | Aug 18, 2017 | Uncategorized

  http://www.westbradenton.org/assets/2079/170813_sitp_obedience.mp3   I’m preaching a series called “Summer in the Psalms.” In Psalm 81, we learn about obedience. Even the best of the world will send you into the wilderness. True satisfaction is found in...