Remember

Deuteronomy 6:12-14 “then watch yourself, that you do not forget the LORD who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall fear only the LORD your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name.  You shall not follow other gods, any of the gods of [...]

Be a Truth Proclaimer

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 “These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.  You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.“

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What [...]

Lay It Down

Matthew 15:8 “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.”

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Idols.  We think of them as harmless little carved caricatures that we bring home from an island vacation.  We think of them as some knick knack that ancient people worshiped because they were less [...]

Crazy Thoughts from Abroad (Part 2)

Our trip was amazing and there was much to take in!  Below are some of the things I’m still thinking about and praying through.  The picture is of me and a Middle Eastern Pastor.
Part 2

· We are blessed in the United States.  We don’t realize how good we have it.  If we had more persecution [...]

Just Do It!

James 1:22 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves, Do what it says..

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“He’s full of hot air.”  It’s an easy observation to make about someone else.  It’s not hard to notice when someone’s life doesn’t match up to their talk, but it is much harder to see it [...]

Reflections from Sunday

I’ve never been more proud of Sugar Hill Church like I was Sunday.  It was the beginning of a new chapter with a new schedule and new services.  Wow!  What a day!
29 people baptized Sunday!  That never gets old or trite to me!  I rejoice.  My favorite part was 3 different families, the dad lead [...]

Leadership Summit and this Sunday!

Today I attended The Leadership Summit simulcast in Norcross.  The conference is hosted by Bill Hybels and Willow Creek Church in Chicago.   
I’m using this post as a journal of processing my thoughts and notes from the conference.  This post may appear to be random disjointed thoughts but serve as gentle reminders.  Perhaps you would [...]

Thoughts from Sunday:

I’m so overwhelmed by God’s grace.  Worship was powerful and your response was a great blessing to me.  The vibe I see continuing to develop is a real focus on Jesus and less on us.  I’m so proud to be your pastor.
This past week we outlined our schedule effective August 16th
9:30  Chapel Worship
Chuck Allen and [...]

The Stuff of Heroes

This sunday we honored our heroes… those that have served and serve our country, those in the greatest generation, those who have been married 50 plus years (can you believe that we have 20 couples who have been married over 50 years? 8 couples over 60 years!) We talked about the legacy of [...]

National Day of Prayer

Today is the National Day of Prayer. Please take time to pray for our President, our leaders in government, church and schools. Our world is rapidly changing. It’s impossible to keep up with all that is going on. We are losing ground as Christ followers.  And we don’t need a government [...]