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Ashamed By Grace

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We live in a world where grace is of the premium. We are quick to ridicule, judge, and tear down. As much as we love a good comeback story we also love the dirt of a great fall. Especially one's where all the kings horses and men cannot put Lindsey Lohan back together again. We like grace when we receive it but it is tough for us to give. Or is it. Think for a moment of the past couple years. We have seen a many great fall. Brittney Spears Tiger Woods Michael Vick John and Kate Plus 8...well...maybe!!! Either way you get the point. We say that our world is graceless and we thrive off of trashing others, but I have had more conversations with people lately that said they love seeing these people beat the odds, receive grace, and rise to greatness again. As I thought about this, this is true. I have never met any of the above, but I longed to see each of them make it. Is it strange that I was always scared that I would turn on the TV and Brittney would be dead? Why? I have never met … [Read more...]

THE BIRTH OF A SERMON (FROM CONCEPTION TO CULTIVATION)

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I love the creative process that goes into just about any and all projects. I love to see how each unique piece comes together to form a finished product. In the last couple of months I have stepped into some new and exciting roles within the role that I already have here at Compass. Not only am I responsible for the main speaking and teaching at our Roanoke campus and loving on our people, I have now taken on a bigger chunk of our preaching team. For those of you that don't know I am part of a church that is multi-site. What that means, is that we are one church, one budget, one staff, one eldership, MULTIPLE locations. Now most churches like ours have video at their other campuses while there is in person preaching at one of them. We however have a unique set-up in the fact that we have in person preaching at all of our locations. The beauty of that is the fact that we all write together. We collaborate on sermons prep and craft. Every Tuesday we get in a room and research, give … [Read more...]

TELLING A BETTER STORY

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A few months ago I read Donald Miller's book "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years." Very rarely do I read 200 hundred plus page books in one sitting, but this was one of those rare moments. Every page I turned was full of highlighting and underlining. I wrote things in the margins. I was transformed by the words and thoughts that Mr. Miller had brought to life for me. It provoked thought about my story. The entire book was about just that. It was continually asking, "What kind of story are you living?" I got to the end of the book and that question lingered in me for days, maybe even weeks. But I did what I normally do with a book that I am finished with. I closed it, glanced one last time at the cover and then put it on the shelf with the countless other books I have finished. This book that was so impacting on me was now just a distant memory. The thought of living a better story was just that...a thought. And now that very thought was fleeting. That was until a week ago. I had a … [Read more...]

SOME OF THE GREATEST LEADERSHIP THOUGHTS I HAVE EVER HEARD!!!

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This week I am at staff retreat with the greatest team ever assembled. Our lead pastor Drew Sherman shared what I would consider some of the greatest and most impactful leadership thoughts I have ever heard. Here are the notes that I took today and if you want more please contact me. I promise you will not be disappointed. LEADERSHIPTHOUGHTS … [Read more...]

ART OR PROPAGANDA?

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Last week my friend Blaine had the opportunity to speak at the ECHO Conference here in Dallas. Unfortunately I was not able to attend, but he made his notes available online. One of the quotes that struck me was the one above. I have not been able to get it out of my mind. So here is my question.... Do you believe the above statement? Why or why not? YOU CAN GET THE NOTES HERE … [Read more...]

ARE YOU HAPPY?

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For the life of me I cannot remember where I found this image last week, but in its simplicity it speaks volumes of truth to me. Do me a favor. Look over this image... Process what you are reading... and then, Ask yourself the question... ARE YOU HAPPY? SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? ARE YOU HAPPY AND IF NOT WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE? … [Read more...]

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO…?

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(image via: Pope Saint Victor) Do you find yourself saying things like, "I wish there were more hours in the day." Or "Life is good but really busy." Or " I would love to spend more time with my spouse, my kids, my family, my friends, or God, but...there is not enough time." Maybe it is time to slow down. What do you need to do this week to slow down and invest in what truly matters? … [Read more...]

PRAY WITH ME FOR THE NEXT 21 DAYS!!!

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Over the next 21 days here at Compass Christian Church we are doing a 21 day prayer journey asking God to do some unthinkable things for the Kingdom here in our area. We are steadily anticipating the movement of God and his Spirit during this time. Would you consider joining me for the next 21 days on this journey? Click the image below to go to the online version of the prayer guide...it is off the hook!!! … [Read more...]

BLOOD, BEASTIALITY, AND HOLINESS?

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Some of you are completely and utterly offended right now at at least two of the three words above. But please keep reading. At first glance those three words do not belong together. Immediately my mind runs back to my adolescence where a big yellow bird, a brown elephant looking creature, and the whole clan of a street would sing in unison, "One of these things doesn't belong here, one of these things just isn't the same." However...all three of these things show up right next to each other in scripture. Right now some of your just shook your head and condemned me for saying that such things might be in scripture. Don't believe me...? Turn to Leviticus 18, 19, & 20. You will find very quickly that it does in fact deal with all the above and more. For some reason we read those words together and get offended, yet God makes a point to talk about all of them. In fact, God sings a similar song as the Sesame Street crew above. The exception is, is that God is saying that in fact all … [Read more...]

REVOLUTIONARY MARRIAGE

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This next Sunday we start a brand new series at Compass Christian Church called Revolutionary Marriage. It does not matter if you have been married a couple months or decades. It does not matter if you are single or a student. It does not matter if you have kids or no kids. All the principles that we are going to talk about are deeply rooted in scripture and apply not just to our marriages, but also to relationships with one another. If you are looking for a great series to tell your friends and family about this is it. Hope to see you all this weekend as we talk about NAVIGATING CONFLICT IN OUR MARRIAGES!!! … [Read more...]

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