REFUEL

The message, “REFUEL,” was originally preached at Adrian United on 7.31.11. Below is an edited and abbreviated blog transcript of that message. I will never forget the month of March in 2020. My schedule was packed, I had already traveled to several States, and suddenly, Covid stopped everything. Then after a year of being cooped up, I couldn’t waitContinueContinue reading “REFUEL”

“THE MOVEMENT OF YES”

  This post is the transcript of a message I preached entitled, “The Movement of YES!” E.F. Borish — Product Manager, Milwaukee Gear Company, Product Engineering Magazine — wrote an interesting article in the business magazine, Fast Company, entitled, 50 Reasons Why We Cannot Change. Here are some of the reasons Borish listed as for why we can’tContinueContinue reading ““THE MOVEMENT OF YES””

LESSONS FROM THE BAT

I will never forget! I had stayed up with my newborn girl, Rose Petal, until 1:00 AM. I was very exhausted and fell sound asleep. Suddenly, I was awakened out of a dead sleep by an intense pain in my finger. I shouted OH! OH! OH! THEN I heard SHREEEEEEEEEEEEEK! I jumped up and turned on the light andContinueContinue reading “LESSONS FROM THE BAT”

GETTING UNSTUCK IN LOVE

This was was originally preached as a message to “Adrian United” on 2.14.10. Have you ever watched kids in a mall get stuck in a revolving door? It’s funny at first then after a few minutes they start to get frustrated and one of the children begins to cry. If we are not careful weContinueContinue reading “GETTING UNSTUCK IN LOVE”

4) JOY AT HOME

Our current series is entitled, “CHOOSE JOY.” We understand that “The Confidence of Joy” is found in Christ alone. With this confidence, we can “Defend our Joy” regardless of the circumstances. When we have confident Joy, we can then have “Joy in our Relationships.” Today we will focus on “Joy at Home.” We will discover that this is possible, onlyContinueContinue reading “4) JOY AT HOME”

5) I WILL PRAY FOR MY CHURCH LEADERS

This series is based off of Thom Rainer’s book, “I Am a Church Member.” Dr. Morehead and I led this series at Pentecostals of South Haven in the Winter of 2015. Each lesson is based off of the interactive EXCEL teaching model. ENGAGE Shake hands with 2 people you have not talked to yet during the service.ContinueContinue reading “5) I WILL PRAY FOR MY CHURCH LEADERS”

4) TO CONQUER MY SIN

THE EXISTENCE OF SIN 1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of theContinueContinue reading “4) TO CONQUER MY SIN”

3) TO UPROOT MY FEAR

Arachnophobia: The fear of spiders. Ophidiophobia: The fear of snakes. Acrophobia: The fear of heights. Agoraphobia: The fear of tight places. Cynophobia: The fear of dogs. Astraphobia: The fear of storms. Trypanophobia: The fear of injections. Social Phobias: The fear of crowds. Pteromerhanophobia: The fear of flying. Mysophobia: The fear of germs & dirt. 1)ContinueContinue reading “3) TO UPROOT MY FEAR”

2) TO SEE ME THRU THE STORM

1) THE NATURE OF STORMS Micah 7:8 Rejoice not against me, (1) O mine enemy: (2) when I fall, (3) I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. Promise #1: You will have enemies Promise #2: You will fall Promise #3: You will arise 2) LESSONS FROM NOAH ONE: DON’T MISS THE BOAT – “When your ship comes in, don’t be atContinueContinue reading “2) TO SEE ME THRU THE STORM”

3) U.NDERSTANDING GOALS

Tonight we will continue our journey of the “LIFE S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L. GUIDE.” We have already explored guidelines that govern our goal setting and the last time we were together we discussed our spiritual goals and how they must be the foundation in all that we do. Our focus tonight is on the discipline of understanding. 1)ContinueContinue reading “3) U.NDERSTANDING GOALS”