Assurance of salvation is a real issue for some. It can be paralyzing. Knowing your sin and God's holiness is a great thing. But having a seemingly constant dread in the back of your mind of whether or not you're saved is . . . not great. There is lots to be said about this … Continue reading One Key for Assurance of Salvation
I had a conversation with Pastor Adam today about a song that I had previously nixed from the repertoire of our church. It's the song called "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" by Cody Carnes. It has a ton of really good, biblical content. Here's the first verse: Christ is my firm foundationThe Rock on which I … Continue reading Are We Going to Make It Through?
The Lord worked among us at our last concert of prayer. I really enjoyed being able to be there with many of you from Lake Hills. But you must know I am not the sensei of concerts of prayer. It was my being able to serve alongside Neil Gilliland where I learned what a concert … Continue reading Concert of Prayer With Neil
I believe that churches in seasons of transition are vulnerable to attack from the enemy. He cannot defeat us, but he gets frustrated when the Lord sparks change for the kingdom and he has potential to lose ground. I don't know that I have a chapter and verse for this, but I have seen it … Continue reading Pray40 Initiative
A few weeks ago I created a survey to capture information about the spiritual practices of everyone who attends LHBC. Over the weekend we hit 200 completed surveys! Thank you so much for doing this for me! To see a pdf of the results, click the link below the image. lake-hills-spiritual-practices-survey-publishedDownload the survey results What … Continue reading Spiritual Practices Survey Results
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