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The Myth of Arrival
"Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” - Psalm 139:23-24 A few weeks back, I was on a missions trip in the 10/40 window. The trip was a whirlwind flight from Atlanta that included internal flights and long commutes in the car. On one of the flights was one that just seemed to be taking forever. I finally fell asleep 5 hours into the flight and woke up when he hit some tu
John Anderson
6 days ago
The Concerning Doctrinal Ambiguity of Andy Stanley
Yesterday on my personal twitter account, I reposted an article by Baptist Global News which was written by Bob Allen. I likened the...
John Anderson
Dec 23, 2016
Leadership Lessons For A Small Group Leader
One of the key factors for a growing church is strong leadership in small groups ministry. Over the past eighteen months, we have placed...
John Anderson
Dec 7, 2016
Why People Followed Jesus
The Christian life is a call to follow Jesus Christ. In my early twenties, I was asked to serve in a large ministry in a difficult...
John Anderson
Sep 15, 2016
Why We Have A New Members Class
"With every head bowed and every eye closed, if you want to join the church today, just step forward and one of our altar workers will...
John Anderson
Sep 8, 2016
Three Gardens That Tell The Whole Story!
As a kid growing up in a suburban area, our family never really did much gardening. My grandfather in Hendersonville, TN always had a...
John Anderson
Aug 30, 2016
The Ignorant Author and Accidental Evangelist!
Last weekend, the classic book and movie, Ben Hur, was released as a new movie. Many watch the movie every year around Easter and enjoy...
John Anderson
Aug 22, 2016
The Gospel and Racism
Yesterday morning in our 10 o'clock service, I did something a bit different than I normally do. I am a stickler for starting services...
John Anderson
Jul 11, 2016
Cut Her Some Slack!
One of my favorite books in the Bible is the book of Job. It is the oldest book in God's Word and it contains great truths about our God,...
John Anderson
May 25, 2016
Do You Remember
I was sitting in the home of a couple that was close to my parents who had collected me and my sisters from our school today 30 years...
John Anderson
Jan 28, 2016
Following Jesus & Forsaking His Church (Part Two)
False Humility On the surface the whole I love Jesus and want nothing to do with church sounds so radical and hip that it really does...
John Anderson
Nov 2, 2015
Following Jesus & Forsaking His Church?
"I love Jesus, but I have decided that the church thing is not for me." This is a direct quote from a thirty year old man with a wife and...
John Anderson
Oct 26, 2015
3 Reminders After A Wild Summer!
Summer 2015 is officially winding down this weekend and it has been a doozy if you are a Bible believing Christian! The US strikes a...
John Anderson
Sep 6, 2015
Will God Give Me More Than I Can Bear?
Recently, I was reading an article that used an ancient metaphor of a man that asked God to make him stronger in order to be more useful....
John Anderson
Sep 1, 2015
Don't Ring The Bell!
"Agony, torture, psychological abuse, mentally stressful, complete exhaustion, physically excruciating, and cruel and unusual punishment"...
John Anderson
Aug 11, 2015
3 Thoughts About Christians and Politics
Last night, millions of Americans were glued to their flat screen televisions as the opening debate took place between the GOP candidates...
John Anderson
Aug 7, 2015
Why Connection Points?
In February of this year, our church family moved away from a traditional church service schedule and service times. Our reason for doing...
John Anderson
Aug 4, 2015
Short Term Mission Trips
This morning, we sent a group of eleven people to spend a week with one of our church planting missionaries in the Pinecrest Missions...
John Anderson
Jul 14, 2015
Passing Through The Pits
In his book "You'll Get Through This", Max Lucado makes this powerful statement: "Pits have no easy exits." Discouragement, depression,...
John Anderson
Jul 7, 2015
Complete In Thee
I was privileged to preach a youth camp a few weeks back in Washington State with a great group of friends and pastors. During one of the...
John Anderson
Jul 2, 2015
Celebrating Jesus in Psalm 23!
Naming babies has become a science it seems these days! I have had the privilege as a pastor to visit many new babies and mothers in the...
John Anderson
Jul 1, 2015
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