This weekend at Living Water was another reminder of what a fantastic church we are a part of.  We talked about "Authentic Spirituality" and understanding the undercurrents of Grace.  Here are some of my highlights: I felt horrible all week and was going down hill through Friday.  (When my 5 yea...

Week 33 - How to Participate Here we are on the 33rd consecutive week of posting our Setlists.  Want to participate?  Complete details here, but the short version is: Blog about your worship service.  (You can be the Worship Leader, Pastor, Tech Person, or just someone who attended church!)  Don...

Rob's sermon on the "Covenant of Increased Blessing" so excited me and thrilled me that I couldn't leave it there for one night so I scrolled through my IPOD and this sermon by Ryan caught my eye. And it was incredible! There was particularly heaps of material ideal for the "Glory and Grace Blank Bi...

Now that my transcribing output has been able to increase and speed up I thought I would use the time to start going back into the wealth of the archives of City Church International and typing them up too as well as keeping in step with the preaching output from this incredible church in Hong Kong ...

I just finished Bob Ekblad’s book, Reading the Bible with the Damned, and was inspired by his method of Bible study that he uses when leading groups with inmates, immigrants, and others on the margins of society.  What impresses me is the way he is able to weave together scholarly exegesi...

In our pastor’s meeting this week, David (our Senior Pastor) shared something that he’d heard somewhere … he said, “one of the ways to measure a man is to see what it takes to make him discouraged”.  Ouch.  We both measured ourselves and agreed that we weren’t m...

This was the main sermon preached on Sunday 22nd February 2009 and it ... is ... AMAZING!! "What Is Sin In The New Covenant?" Something that is burning in my heart and all of your hearts I trust is that we are persuaded that; The church is meant to be a heavenly society residing on earth - a communi...

Sunday Setlists - Week #31 1.  First, thanks for the cool red banner.  Problem is, I can’t remember whose site I snagged this from.  If it was yours, comment and let me know so I can give credit where credit is due! 2 - Next, for the explanation (and rules) of how to participate in “S...

Hey Everybody, OK - so it’s no secret.  I’ve been dialoging with some folks about hosting a worship conference.  I suppose it would be hosted by TheWorshipCommunity.Com.  It would be sponsored through Worship International, a non-profit ministry that I started a few years ago for thin...

This past weekend we had the privilege of hosting Dr. Ted and Diane Roberts as they presented their "Sexy Christian" seminar.  Over the past 11 years of marriage and ministry Fawn and I have attended multiple retreats/seminars and heard the topic preached on a zillion times.  In spite of that God ...