Catching the Little Foxes that Spoil

Posted on Feb 20, 2010 at 9:56 am under Sermon Notes.

Song of Songs 2: (selected verses)

15 Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom

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February 18—THE INITIATIVE AGAINST DESPAIR—My Utmost For His Highest

Posted on Feb 18, 2010 at 4:35 am under Devotional.

“Rise, let us be going” (Matt. 26:46).

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Sermon Notes for “To Love Life and to See Good Days”

Posted on Feb 18, 2010 at 4:07 am under Sermon Overview.

To Love Life and to See Good Days
Tame Your Tongue
1 Peter 3:8-12/Psalms 34:12-16

Step 1:  Stop your tongue (v.10)
Step 2:  Turn away from evil and do good (v. 11)
Step 3:  Seek peace and pursue it (v. 11)
Step 4:  Remember the source of life, the Lord Himself (v. 12)

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How I Almost Quit by John Piper

Posted on Feb 16, 2010 at 12:16 pm under Guest Writer.

The following is a tweet from Dr. Russell Moore today.  If you are discouraged in ministry or in your secular pursuits this short article will help you.  Stay the course my friend.  Jesus is Lord!  PJ

How I Almost Quit
February 16, 2010 | By: John Piper | Category: Commentary

Are you so discouraged you don’t know what to do next? I want to help you get through this. Maybe this will help.

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10 Reasons Small Churches Tend to Stay Small by Joe McKeever

Posted on Feb 15, 2010 at 2:41 pm under Guest Writer.

10 Reasons Small Churches Tend to Stay Small
Joe McKeever

I know more about getting smaller churches to grow than larger ones. I pastored three of them, and only the first of the three did not grow—I was fresh out of college, untrained, inexperienced, and clueless about what I was doing. The next two grew well, and even though I remained at each only some three years, one almost doubled and the other nearly tripled in attendance and ministries.

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Valentine’s Day

Posted on Feb 11, 2010 at 7:53 am under Holiday.

Hey guys, don’t forget Valentine’s Day is Sunday.  Do something beyond the flowers and the chocolate.  Blessings, Joel

Kudos to Drew Brees, MVP of the Super Bowl

Posted on Feb 11, 2010 at 7:51 am under Guest Writer.

Saints’ QB Drew Brees Says Faith Affects His Game

In an interview last week with Sharing the Victory magazine, Drew Brees, MVP quarterback in last weekend’s Superbowl, talked about how his faith affects his life and his game: “I accepted Jesus Christ into my heart on my 17th birthday…

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Happy Birthday Daddy

Posted on Feb 10, 2010 at 7:16 am under Family.

I awakened early again this morning, but today I had someone else on my mind when I hit the treadmill.  My dad, Bobby Carwile is 69 years old today.  As I walked on the dreaded treadmill I was successful in recalling some of my great memories of childhood.

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