Do You Know What A Minister Does?

Today I had the chance to go to my son's Kindergarten class and tell the kids what I do.

It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be to explain ministry to 6 year olds.

When they found out, one of them said I didn't have a "real job"! What in the world?!

Anyway, check out the video because kids say the craziest things sometimes including "Jesus freed the elves" and "when people don't love, you have to use pepper spray".

The Jesus Dare!

Each Spring and Fall we hold an evangelistic campaign. Of course we're always evangelizing as disciples of Christ, but 2x/yr we get unified about our evangelistic efforts.

This Spring our campaign is titled "The Jesus Dare". If you've ever seen the movie "Fireproof" then you're familiar with the "Love Dare". Well, our campaign is similar in that each day in March there's a dare we're taking to be more like Jesus (you can sign up to get the dares here).

If you feel that your evangelism is weak, I "dare" you to join us in this campaign!

Back To School - Luke 5

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Obedience & God's Reward - John 14

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We only got to do 1/2 of the "Watch & Learn" lesson because one of the kids pulled the fire alarm!

Watch & Learn, Go & Try!

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Obedience & God's Reward - John 14

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Roxanne Carter Gets Baptized!

Roxanne Carter was recently baptized at one of our midweek services. It's so amazing to see families united in Christ.

Roxanne's daughter is a disciple in the NY Church and came to Virginia to baptize her mom!

Are You An Impostor? - 2 Tim 3

In Paul's last days on Earth, he wrote 2Timothy from prison to encourage and warn Timothy in the midst of opposition. He also told him to have nothing to do with people who have a form of godliness, but deny it's power.

But how could he avoid them if he couldn't tell who they were? Fact is, there's a lot of people who take the title of "Christian" but don't live it out in their lives and it makes it hard to tell who's who.


Don't add to the confusion by being an impostor yourself! :-)

Listen to this lesson and ask yourself "Am I An Impostor"?

Are You An Impostor? - Romans 11

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The Salvation of Israel Pt. 2 - Romans 11

With the passing of our brother Tom Wilde, we consider where we fit in with bringing the gospel to this lost world. We also see the connection between the gospel and our feet (of all things!).

How should your feet look in light of the gospel?

To find out what this is all about, listen to this lesson!




The Salvation of Israel Pt.2 - Romans 11

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Alex Holas Gets Baptized At The Marriage Retreat!

Isn't it amazing how God works in our lives? Alex Holas is Sheila Holas' husband and he studied the Bible over a year ago.

After being inspired by his wife for months now, here he is confessing Jesus as Lord in the Crowne Plaza swimming pool at the Marriage Retreat!

Congratulations Alex & welcome to God's church.

The Salvation of Israel Pt. 1 (Romans 9)

Of all people on Earth, the Jews should have seen and accepted Jesus as the Messiah. Being God's chosen people, they had His Word and the prophets.

But why did only a remnant accept the message of Christ?

Paul tackles this challenging question in Romans 9-11 & I do my best to make practical application of the lessons for our lives today.

There's lots to learn, so hold onto your hats and click 'play'!

The Salvation of Israel Pt.1 - Romans 9

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Short Article On The Origins Of The "Sinner's Prayer" by Steve Staten

God Is For Us! - Romans 8 (part II)

How would your confidence change if you knew you had a big brother that protected you everywhere you went?

Would you dare to do things you had feared in the past? Would you say the thing to that person that needs to be said?

...think about it.

This lesson shows you that we have that and more in Christ. The question is, how will your confidence change?

God Is For Us! - Romans 8

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I was short on time and whipped off some of the scriptures rather quickly. Here are the sermon notes so you can get them yourself.

God Is For Us! Midweek Sermon Notes

Choose Life! - Romans 8

Tonight we had a guest preacher tonight from our own number! Rodolfo Cejas took the pulpit and preached a fiery message from Romans 8.



Listen to how God speaks through him in this midweek lesson.


Choose Life! - Romans 8

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Life & Doctrine - 1 Timothy 4

When your life (how you live) and your doctrine (how you SAY you live) match, it produces an incredible sound to the ears of unbelievers!

This Sunday sermon covers 5 aspects of our lives to pay close attention to and 3 areas of false doctrine/worldview that we've got to watch out for.


Life & Doctrine - 1 Timothy 4

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Are You A Frustrated Christian? -Romans 7

Being frustrated as a Christian is, well...frustrating.

Paul describes this frustrating way of life in what I call the "Do - Do" passage of Romans 7.

This lesson had to be cut down due to time constraints, but it's encouraging nonetheless!

Are You A Frustrated Christian? - Romans 7

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The Old Is Gone - Romans 6

What happens when we're baptized? Paul says our old selves are crucified and we're raised to a new life in Christ.

So why do we still struggle with sin, and how do we respond?

This lesson from Romans 6 reveals the key conviction Paul challenges us to have and a very practical way to think when we struggle with sin.


The Old Is Gone - Romans 6

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Good News From 2008

While the media laments over 2008, in our church - we're rejoicing at the amazing things God did this year.

There truly have been incredible stories of changed lives this past year & I invite you to listen to this recap of 2008.


Good News From 2008

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The Power of Christ's Sacrifice - Romans 5

Is sin holding you back or stunting your spiritual growth?

Christ's sacrifice may be more powerful than you realize. Paul makes the significance clear in Romans 5 & I try to do my best to express it in this lesson.

Sit back, relax and feast your ears on what God has to say in Romans 5...and be sure you hang on 'til the very end to hear how you can break free once and for all.

The Power of Christ's Sacrifice - Romans 5

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Brooke & Anthony In The Christmas Play...

Each year our church puts on a play starring all of the children.

Each year Leslie & I do the "bluthering parents who sit in the front and video tape their kids as if they were Hollywood movie stars" thing...and yes, we did it again this year.

Hey, they're only young once!

-Brooke plays an angel-



-Anthony plays a sheep!-