What does the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 tell us about the kingdom of God? Just about everything, that’s what. Here’s the sermon I’m preaching tomorrow. I hope your Sunday is a glorious one! How To Feed A Big Crowd On A Small Budget Matthew 14:13-21 NIV’84 13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he [...]
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Archive | July, 2011
When Should A Church Close?
July 28, 2011
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The Tennessean, the daily newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee, featured an article today on small churches and when they should close. In the article, Short on Cash, People, Small Churches Consider Closing, reporter Bob Smietana profiles three Nashville area churches that had to face their own mortality. Bob was kind enough to quote me in the [...]
Read moreSermon: The Parable of the Sower and The Soils
July 9, 2011
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Jesus began to teach in parables because so many who heard him didn’t get it. The Parable of the Sower and Soils tells why many don’t get it, but some do. The important difference between those who do and those who don’t isn’t the soil, or the seed. The difference is in the harvest. Read [...]
Read moreGather Your Online Congregation Now
July 7, 2011
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Today I was talking to a friend, Jim Stovall, who teaches journalism at the University of Tennessee, and is a pioneer in developing and teaching web journalism. In our conversation about how the internet is changing newspapers and journalism, Jim said, “I tell my students to start now, to become entrepreneur journalists, by using the [...]
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