It’s that time again! On May 1st we will be adding yet another service time to our weekend schedule! This will allow us to offer a total of 5 worship services every Sunday in which our community may participate. At 8:00am, 9:45am, 11:30am, 1:15pm, & 6:00pm people from around Las Vegas will be gathering together to worship His name, study His Word, and fellowship with … Continue reading Going to Multiple Services
Maybe it’s just me. But some days I’m just more irritable and grouchy. My typical optimist mood has been replaced with a pessimistic outlook that questions the intentions of some and the sanity of others. Everything is getting on my nerves. The shirt I wanted to wear was dirty, the kids spilt the cereal, my sneakers are still wet, the traffic is out of control, … Continue reading 3 Tips for Grumpy Days
I’m a Pastor’s Kid too, so I get it. Being used as a sermon illustration, everyone knowing your name though you haven’t a clue of theirs’, and not being quite sure what your father actually does for a living; these are some of the commonalities of every Pastor’s Kid. So, I wasn’t utterly surprised by the question.“Dad, what do you do all day anyway?” We … Continue reading Top 5 Tasks of a Pastor
I have a radio in my car. It connects to almost 50 FM radio stations. It also connects to 15 AM stations. If I paid for the service it would also connect to XM Satellite to offer me another 1,000 stations. I have a TV. It’s connected to Dish Network. There are hundreds of stations most of which I have never even clicked on once. … Continue reading The Cure for Crazy
Psalm 127:1-2 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it…It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. I discovered SimCity when I was a freshman in college. It allowed me to leave my pathetic little life and become the supreme ruler of … Continue reading Are You Tired?
Colossians 4:2 Continue in prayer. Paul encouraged the Christians at Colossae to continue in the one thing that truly matters. Prayer is the great privilege of the Christian and the great essential of the minister. 1. Pray for those You Lead Nearly 1,000 people now call me pastor. We average 800 worshipers every Sunday. I simply can’t live up to my own lofty expectations of … Continue reading The Longer I Go the More I Need It
I’m a people-pleaser. There. I said it. Like most people, I like (LOVE) to be liked. I love meeting people’s needs. Moving? I’m there. Toilet clogged? Stand back. Lost dog? I’m your man. I’ve been an assistant pastor for much of my ministry and am accustomed to taking charge of the details. So, when our family moved west to plant a church, it was easy … Continue reading Learning to Say “No”
There is nothing in the Bible that says a church must have an additional service on Sunday evening. Though the Bible does say that the early church met every Sunday (Acts 20:7, I Cor. 16:2), it also seems to indicate that they often met every day (Acts 2:46-47, 5:42, 6:1). I believe the Bible has purposeful ambiguity in its description of how often the church … Continue reading Why Do We Have A Sunday Night Service?
