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There have been seasons of my life where I was led to Pray Big. Each time I sought God in a Big way, He seemed to always do Big things… Over the past month or so, I have been challenged by Scripture to pray Big Prayers. It also seems that everywhere I turn, God is…
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When I was playing High School Baseball, it seemed that each year we would start off good and then have a few terrible games. Each year at this point our coach (Allen Crowley) would say these words at practice, “Boys, it’s time to get Back To The Basics”! Those words meant something to us. In…
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I recently read where if you put a pumpkin in a jug when it’s the size of a walnut, it will grow to the size and shape of the jug and never get bigger. That can happen in our own personal growth too! Over the past 25 days, I have been spending a better portion of…
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Last week, as my wife and I were blessed to spend the week on a cruise ship out in the middle of the ocean, I really expected something big to happen. I expected us to get rejuvenated and refreshed by simply removing ourselves from our everyday life. Don’t get me wrong, we rested well and…
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This morning as I sit on a dingy sofa in a less than 5 star hotel, I am missing my church family. I have not stood in the pulpit since June 30th and I have spoken to less than 5 church members since then. A sabbatical is a difficult journey. You see, you have to…
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When I was just a little boy, people would always ask me, “Matthew, what do you want to be when you grow up?” My stock answer was to be a policeman or fireman. Then they would go a step further and ask, “When you grow up, do you think you will be a Preacher?” NO!…
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As a pastor, I am constantly asking myself this question: Is my life and ministry making a difference in the lives of others? I assume this is a question that most pastors ask themselves regularly. I know I do… Each week as I minister, serve, invest and preach God’s Word, I get so busy in…
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Over the past 2 years, our family has been privileged to serve along side some wonderful people each week in our ministry setting. Each Sunday, our family gets up and everyone has their assigned tasks and we get busy. Usually my wife and 3 younger children get ready for church and head to town to…
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Believe it or not, Pastors/Planters are busy people. My Dad was a pastor and I remember him always having somewhere to be or meeting w/ someone or studying, or at the hospital, or giving someone counsel, or… You get the idea right? He was a busy man! But he passed away when I was 12…
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As I contemplate my situation and the true need in my life, I have to ask myself this question- “What Do I Need?” Please allow my cluttered mind to unload as I consider this question. I need to be rescued and delivered from my enemy where I can find REST! Yesterday it seemed that everywhere…
