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This past Sunday and Monday we took a busload of students to Falls Creek for the Youth Evangelism Conference. Now if you grew up in youth ministry around Oklahoma in the past 25 years you would remember YEC being in August and was billed as more of a Back To School Party. The “Former” YEC was fun and energetic with bands, big name speakers and would usually conclude with an afternoon at Frontier City and a concert. A few years…

As a believer and follower of Christ I find that I spend a great deal of time thinking about worship. You might think that is because my title is Associate Pastor of Worship and you would be partially right. I believe that each and every Christian should spend a lot of time thinking about worship. In our present world I am afraid we have diluted the word worship to mean something it is not. Worship has nothing to do with…

We all invest in something. We invest in our family. We invest in our work. We invest in ourselves. We all invest in something. What do you invest in? God wants us to invest in His Kingdom. God wants us to invest in others. He wants us to invest in heavenly things…things that moth or rust cannot destroy…things that a thief cannot not steal. I have learned how temporary earthly things are in the scheme of things. One time, I…

As I write this article I’m sitting in a hotel in Atlanta, GA. I’ve been at a training sponsored by the International Mission Board (IMB) to help train, equip and connect mission leaders with Project Leaders (Missionaries) from around the world. I have been asked to help lead a Go Students Team to Madrid again this summer. Over that past 2 days I not only was given great resources to help lead students this summer but I have been rubbing…

Our achievements largely depend on our desire. Whether we succeed or fail depends on our desire and motivation. I believe our church has a desire to accomplish great things for God. In order to succeed, we must be motivated and say, “We want to do this.” Psalm 20:4 says “May He give you the desires of your heart, and make all your plans succeed.” Our church has a desire. Our church has motivation. Our church has taken initiative. We have…

There are so many times that we can RENEW our lives. Living in Weatherford we get a built-in startup every August as we begin new school years with so many new students. We do it again in May as student graduate and begin new careers whether they stay in Wford or move away. In just a few day we begin a New Year with New Opportunities, New Challenges and New Victories both personally and for us as a church. Every…

When you read this, Christmas will be past. For most of us the time of opening presents will be over and we will be left to ponder what just happened. For some it will be a time of reflection, others will be hoping just to get through the day and then the week ahead as they are missing a loved one at Christmas for the first time. Others will be basking in the joy of family and children and just…

The book titled, Doctrine of Repentance, identifies six ingredients necessary for true repentance. The first ingredient for true repentance is…sight of sin. This is where we see ourselves as sinners and we see our sin. The second is sorrow for sin. This is both sorrow IN the sin and OF the sin, and not just a sorrow for getting caught in the sin. The third ingredient is confession of sin. This is where we announce our sin to God and…

The last week before Christmas. Most of the parties are done and for me the stress events have mostly passed. Personally I can relax just a bit and focus more on Christmas itself. I look forward to getting presents for everyone. I look forward to spending time with Beth. I am looking forward to seeing my kids and grandkid. I look forward to the laughter and joy of being around one another. I am grateful for all the gifts I…

As we approach a new year, we often make resolutions. There are things we want to change in the new year or things we want to do better. One thing I believe that we all can do better at is putting God first in our lives. I recently read an article from a book titled “Gospel Coach.” It talked about idols. Idols are things we put before God or things we choose over God. Idols are what we treasure and…