The Star
Last night, after a great day of worship, my family went to see the movie “The Star” that opened recently in the theaters....
Keep ReadingWhat is God calling us out of or away from?
I cannot believe another year is drawing to a close. With Thanksgiving Day behind us, we can give thanks for our Savior as the Christmas season is here. I am thankful for each of you who have worked so diligently to set up for the Christmas Hayride. I am thankful for each of you who have volunteered to be here one or more weekends. Friday, December 7, is the first night. Please pray for each person and family who will experience Jesus during the Hayride. Please sign up to help and bring cookies. The dates are Friday and Saturday (Dec. 7-8,14-15, and 21-22). ...
The Purpose of Discipleship Ministry
The purpose of our Discipleship Ministry at South Hills Baptist Church is just four words (and one hyphen): Becoming and Building Disciple-Makers. It’s so simple, and yet implicit in the phrase itself is the truth that discipleship is a life-time process. ...
Commitment
It’s a beautiful Fall Monday morning and I am sitting here in my office trying to get a grasp on what all needs to be done this week and trying to prioritize my schedule. As November gets into full swing it seems like our calendars get full quickly with all the holiday happenings and such. ...
Scripture is Living and Active
Because Scripture is living and active, it still speaks to us today. We can never get to the end of it. We will never know all that there is to know about the Bible. There’s always more to experience and learn, the adventure goes on an on....
Therefore
As we approach Fall Festival, we are still taking candy donations, and you will have the opportunity to sign up to serve in many areas. These include food prep, games, bounce houses, and/or trunks. Please pray about where to serve, and look for opportunities to promote Fall Festival in your neighborhood....
Do What You Want To
Worship moves us from a place of adoration to confession (seeing who God is makes us confront our sinfulness) and from thanksgiving to intercession (seeing what He has done makes us ask Him for more). These elements of worship ultimately bring us to a place of dedication....
Fall
Do you feel a hint of Fall in the air? School is going strong, football season is in full swing, homes and businesses are decorating with Fall décor, and everything imaginable is now available in pumpkin spice flavor. I love the Fall for many reasons, but mostly because it will eventually mean cooler temperatures and a more colorful landscape for us to enjoy....
Back to School Adjustments
The first week of school has come and gone and I think we all survived! Parents, students, teachers, you have all been on my mind and heart this week. For some of you it was back to normal and routine, for others it has been a time of transition and change. As I anticipated this new school year I knew there were going to be many new circumstances, a new schedule, new location, my son driving! There has been a lot going on....
Back to Normal
Summer has come to an end, school is back in session, and schedules are back to normal. Well, if we can call hectic and chaotic normal? This summer has been a great time to spend with family on vacation and at camp as we learned to deepen our relationships with God....
God Is So Good
Yesterday, Andrea, Steven, and the Worship Choir did a magnificent job of introducing “God, You’re So Good” to the congregation. I don’t know if any of you grew up singing the proto-praise chorus “God is So Good” that was written in the early 1970’s, but it was one of the FIRST songs I learned as a child....
Thanksgiving and Christmas Project
I pray each of you had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends. We have so much for which to be thankful. I’m thankful for each of you, but also thankful to Pastor Chris giving me the opportunity to preach/teach....
Keep ReadingHospitality
This is a time of year that provides our church family with another opportunity to choose where our focus will be. As Thanksgiving and Christmas approach, we tend to “get back to basics” and “focus on the things that are truly important” such as “family and friends.” I suggest that this is the perfect season in the life of our church to rededicate ourselves to ...
Keep ReadingHis Faithful Love Endures Forever
Yesterday in my message I spoke briefly about the tension that sometimes exists in our hearts when we think about God’s sovereignty and His love. I was speaking about God’s power and wisdom and how He knows what is best for our lives. We know this to be true, but when we find ourselves in difficult or confusing circumstances we can quickly experience feelings of fear a...
Keep ReadingReformation Day
This coming Sunday is Reformation Sunday. Just two days later is the 500th Anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation, which began when Martin Luther nailed a document of his top 95 (!) arguments with the way church leaders had been running things, to the door of his local church on October 31, 1517. In retrospect, this document was his own version of “I Am a...
Keep ReadingAppreciating the Appreciation
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Keep ReadingFundraising and Trunk or Treat
Our first Youth Camp Fundraiser went well. Thanks to your generosity and appetites, we raised $600 for students going to camp. This fundraiser would not have been possible without the leadership of Andrea Frailey. She not only organized this fundraiser but also recruited parents and leaders to meet her at 7 am Sunday morning to cook. Thank you to Andrea Frailey, Meshelle P...
Keep ReadingCommunity in the Body
One of my favorite aspects of “I Am a Church Member” is the opportunity our Sunday morning Small Groups have to reflect upon and apply the theme from the previous week of the sermon series. As I reflect upon the overall discipleship goal of our church (that we become and build disciple-makers to the glory of God) I continue to marvel at the awesome way that small group...
Keep ReadingUnity in the Body
Yesterday was another great day of worship at South Hills Baptist Church as we entered week two of our church-wide series “I Am a Church Member.” There has been a lot of excitement leading up to this series and now we are experiencing even more excitement as God is teaching us how to be effective, Biblical church members....
Keep ReadingOne Body, Many Parts
We had a great day of worship as we began the new sermon series, "I Am a Church Member." As Pastor Chris reminded us what it looks like and means to be a Church member, I felt God was talking to me....
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