This is the highlight reel from SBU’s 50-20 win last Saturday over Kentucky Wesleyan. Ryan (# 48) had three tackles in his first playing time. His play is at the 3:00 minute mark on the video.
Month: September 2009
Mission Ahead: Empower!
Last weekend I concluded the Mission Ahead series by making some observations from Luke 10 concerning how Jesus empowered his disciples for mission. Luke alone reports the sending of this large group numbering 72 people. Jesus had previously sent the 12 on a similar mission with similar instructions. Now the group is expanded beyond the…
More Research Concerning "The Nones"
Here’s another article published by The Pew Forum concerning the growing secularization of the American people. The research conducted projects that in 20 years 1 in 5 Americans will be secular. Click here for the article.
Ashworth Road Man Loses 200 Pounds!
Here’s a news story that ran on ABC channel 5 last night in Des Moines featuring one of our church members. Jeremial Rife has lost in excess of 200 pounds on his own without surgery. For more information check out JTR Foundation. Congratulations Jeremial!
Broken
Here’s the artwork for the upcoming series of sermons I’ll be preaching at Ashworth Road on the subject of suffering. I’ve really enjoyed the reading that I’ve been doing to prepare for the series and I’m praying that God will use it to bring comfort and help to those who are struggling. The series begins…
Mission Ahead: Equip! (part 2)
Ephesians 4:11-16 gives us the pattern for equipping in the church. I’m going to express that pattern in three progressive steps. First, we must Discover our S.H.A.P.E. This language is borrowed from Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Church. S.H.A.P.E. is an acronym that describes the five essential tools in our personal ministry toolbox.S = Spiritual…
The Nones
Interesting article in USA Today about the rising number of those in America claiming no religious affilliation. Click here for the article.
Mission Ahead: Equip!
Several years ago I was having lunch at a restaurant with a friend. During the course of our conversation, we suddenly heard a crash from a booth across the room. It sounded like a server had dropped an entire tray of food. When we looked over we saw a man sitting at his table struggling…
Victor Wooten
My friend Tracy Dean from Thunder Marketing has been doing a series of promotional bass clinics with Victor Wooten. Since my youngest is presently learning to play bass, Tracy came through with an autographed picture for Shannon. Pretty cool!
Mission Ahead: Engage! (part 2)
Yesterday I covered some of my observations from Paul’s template for engaging his community and his culture. Let me follow that up with four words of application. 1. We are responsible “to” the mission, not “for” the mission.Reggie McNeal once said, “The church doesn’t have a mission, the mission has a church.” It is important…
