Chris and I are not only friends, but we currently have the opportunity to serve in a ministry together, called MatchPoint. Our friend, Ronnie McBrayer, is the founder of the ministry and Chris will be employed part-time by MatchPoint and serve as Mission Coordinator. I have the privilege to serve as the President [...]
CRCF—8/22/10
ME
When it comes to waiting, I’m not a role model! I don’t like to wait in lines. I don’t like to wait for a meal—in fact, if my blood sugar gets low, watch out! So I keep food stashed in my office here and at the bank! I hate having an [...]
CRCF—8-15-10
VIDEO—from The Passion of Christ with Scripture
If the bloody Cross of Jesus Christ is not where your heart and mind goes Sunday after Sunday when you come to this Table, then you miss the point of coming!
THAT is the heart of all we are about as a church!
THAT is the heart of the Lord’s [...]
CRCF—8/8/10
Edwin Markham, The Parable of the Builders, tells of a rich man who wanted to help other. He came to a poor peasant living with his family in a tiny hut. The rich man employed the peasant to build for him a beautiful house. To save money so his profit could be [...]
CRCF—7/25/10
ME
Forgiveness is a whole lot easier to talk about than it is to do.
It seems I have a harder time with forgiveness when someone messes with someone I love. Oh, I can get mad and offended when people do stuff to me—don’t get me wrong. But just mess with my wife or my [...]
CRCF—7-18-10
I’ve never NOT been in church. From the time I could be carried, I was in the church nursery. I’ve seen a little of everything in the church—a lot of good, and a lot of bad. I’ve played all the church games, and I’ve gone to church for the right reasons. [...]
CRCF—7-11-10
ME/WE
Mario Andretti
“If everything seems under control . . . [Slide 1]
“you’re just not going fast enough!” [Slides 2-3]
My name is Chad and I’m a recovering control freak.
Are there any others like me in the room this morning?
It seems to be the down-side of human nature to want to be in control of our lives.
Invictus
“Out of [...]
CRCF—7-4-10
VIDEO about Judging Others
ME
I judge others way too often, way too quickly. And, I’ve been on the receiving end of the judgment of others.
Yesterday Jonas and I watched a lady in McDonald’s talk down to the workers there and get real ugly. I told Jonas it reminded me of when I was a [...]
CRCF—6-27-10
ME
I’ve had a week that’s been like this [Georgia Scorcher Slide].
At points, the ride was thrilling and invigorating—loops and twists, some intense G’s. Other turns were so sudden that they threw my back out. There were even some downhill plunges that, unlike the Georgia Scorcher, didn’t safely turn into an uphill climb, but [...]
CRCF—6-21-09
Father’s Day
A Father’s True Power: GRACE
Ephesians 6:4
Introduction—
For most of us, this is the only throne we’ll ever sit on! [Frog on ‘Throne’ Slide]
Our world tells us that being a father is about providing everything your children could want, having a big house and fancy cars, being able to take amazing vacations, being strong and [...]
