Why Aren’t We Having Any Fun Yet?

Why Aren’t We Having Any Fun Yet?
This weekend at the Gathering in Nashville, I’m going to be speaking on the subject, “If You’re Not Having Any Fun, You Must Be Doing Something Wrong.” As I was writing this week and planning for this talk, I read the headlines that Terrell Owens, the Dallas wide receiver [...]

Everybody Wants To Grow But Nobody Wants To Change

Series: The Maxwell House Series (A vision of new way to be the church)
Everybody Wants To Grow But Nobody Wants To Change
(the 4 directions of a growing godly life)
If anyone says, “I LOVE GOD,” YET HATES HIS BROTHER, HE IS A LIAR. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he [...]

Gleanings From the Gathering

Now that I’ve had a few days to reflect back on this past Sunday, I want to share with you a few things that really stood out about the Gathering. There are three.
Number one, I love seeing people get excited. I love seeing people come together, not just as volunteers, but as full participants in [...]

To Gather Or Not To Gather (1 of 3)

Series: The Maxwell House Series (A vision of new way to be the church)
“A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.” (Psa 122:1 KJV)
“let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of [...]

The Day Before The Big Day We Gather

The Day Before The Big Day We Gather
Today is the day before the big day. Tomorrow, Sunday September 17, people for all over metro Nashville will come together in the ballroom of the Maxwell House Hotel to worship God. I have no clue as to how many people will show up for the [...]

If You Don’t Have Assurance, You Should Have

If You Don’t Have Assurance, You Should Have
Last week, I was watching Dave Letterman and his guest was Colin Farrell. Letterman opened the subject about Farrell’s recent stay in a rehabilitation center for alcohol abuse. During the conversation, Letterman asked Farrell, “Do you consider yourself an alcoholic?” To which Farrell responded, “I consider myself a [...]

I’m Sick and Tired of This Kind of Email (part 2)

How can a person really, really live until they understand how long life was intended to last? God created you to not only enjoy the life you’re living now, but true life, eternal life in His presence. He loved you so much that He devised a plan to redeem you; to come not only to [...]

I’m Sick and Tired of This Kind of Email

I read an awful lot of emails and it seems like I’m reading more and more of the kind that really get me angry. Usually the email reads something like this: “I was raised in church as a kid, dropped out and have never been very religious. I’ve come back to God accepting Jesus Christ [...]