Sermon Notes
Talk about a lineup. Plans are being set for the upcoming Miami Pastors Conference and if you’re still wavering the time is now to jump of the fence. Not only will we have our starting lineup of the usual suspects (Jones, Armstrong, Burns, Carter and Leach) but coming off the bench we have Anyabwile, Andrews, Baucham and Campbell. And you thought the Celts creamed the Lakers in game 6. Wait till these brothers let loose with both barrels on bad theology, good theology and what thus says the Lord to His church through His church. Early registration closes the first week in October so make your plans now and join us courtside for Miami 08.
I know your shelves are full but these three are a must have. And since I'm convinced that they will both edify, challenge and inspire you I'm giving away two copies of each book. Just drop a line in the comment section and tell me why you want the book and why you believe they're important in your life and ministry right now.
Our brother Reddit Andrews concludes his insights in a message from the book of Jonah. Also check out the message he preached from Jonah 1:1-6. Rev. Andrews serves as the pastor of Soaring Oaks Presbyterian Church in Sacramento CA.
Our brother Reddit Andrews provides some wise and godly insight in a message from the book of Jonah. Also check out the message he preached from Jonah 1:1-6. Rev. Andrews serves as the pastor of Soaring Oaks Presbyterian Church in Sacramento CA.
It's conference time already (although lately it seems as though it's always conference time in reformedville).
Anyway our brother Eric Redmond is scheduled to speak at the 2008 Mid South Conference on Christ and Culture to be held on Friday May 2nd and Saturday May 3rd in Tupelo MS. You can click this link for more information.
The fellow elder Thabiti Anyabwile will speak at this year's Together for the Gospel Conference scheduled to take place on Tuesday April 15th to Thursday April 17th in Louisville KY. You can find more on that conference here.
Please pray for these brothers as they declare God's word and seek to edify His people.
Our brother and favorite 2nd veep Eric Redmond has a new book answering many of the common questions relating to the absence of black men in the church. The book offers straightfoward answers to some of the common excuses given by men who've either left or were never apart of the black church. You can follow this link to pre-order the book now. Praise the Lord for our brother who has given us an excellent resource to dialogue with our brothers, fathers, cousins, nephews and sons about where they are and where they need to be.
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'You young ministers need to stop running ahead of the pastor and be quiet until you’ve been through something with God.' I received the call to ministry at the ripe young age of 19 and can’t tell you how many times I heard older ministers chastise us youngsters for our brashness and bravado. The scheduled ‘youth rebuke’ was usually given by some assistant pastor who in my view was simply too envious of the fact that their ministry and life hadn’t turned out to be what they’d hoped.
These are intriguing, interesting, uncertain and providential times. On the one hand it seems as though biblical Christianity is fading from the African-American cultural landscape. That’s not to say that the trappings of the faith have disappeared only a good deal of its substance. It appears to matter little to ask if individual black folks believe in God or have ‘a personal relationship with Jesus Christ’.
About a year and half ago I caught some of ‘An Officer and A Gentlemen on one of those UHF stations. That’s the movie where Louis Gossett Jr. earned a well deserved Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. At one point in the movie Gossett’s character catches Richard Gere’s character with contraband. After sending the rest of the squad to their first weekend pass Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley (Gossett’s character) does his best to get Zack Mayo to voluntarily quit.