Sailors, Saints, & Sinners

This is a GREAT weekend to bring a friend to church with you!!
In Dalton we will be talking about “gaps” or problems that exist in our relationships … parents & children, husbands & wives, friends, family members, etc.  But more importantly, we’ll discover biblical truths to close those “gaps” and experience relational healing and health. [...]

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Martin Luther who helped lead the Protestant Reformation had a very simple but profound take on God’s will–
A man became a Christian and approached Luther asking, “What is God’s will for my life?” Luther asked him what his occupation was and the man said he made and sold shoes.
Luther then replied (paraphrase), “Then make a [...]

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Our August ‘09 message series is called, YOU ASKED FOR IT … and that means YOU are picking the topics that will be taught during this 4-5 week series.  
Phase 1 voting occurred during May’s First Wednesday services.
Phase 2 voting is happening NOW online.  Click the link below to vote:
YOU ASKED FOR IT survey

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We talked Sunday (listen here) that our walls are our convictions.  These convictions help define us, protect us, and make us distinct (or not) as Christ-followers set apart for God’s purpose to bear His image and bring Him glory.
I wanted to share some of the “walls” in my life that I’m working on shoring up [...]

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We kick-off a brand new series this Sunday, called Woven.  (click here for the web link).  We’re going to be talking about how God can work through everything that happens in our lives … both good and bad:  Does everything happen for a reason? Did God cause the bad things that happened in my life? [...]

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We start our new series, FUEL, this weekend!! I always get both nervous and excited about kicking off a new series.  I wonder if it will connect with people yet I’m excited because God ALWAYS teaches me some new things through the process and I hope & pray He does for ya’ll as well!
So what [...]

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Here are some of the books that we used for the Committed series of messages:

Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs — the central idea and main applications of the series came out of this book and the author’s commentary on Ephesians 5 (especially verse 33)
The Book of Romance by Tommy Nelson — great commentary [...]

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Next Sunday we are starting a new series that will be a “first” for us.  The series is called COMMITTED and it is all about relationships: marriage (main topic); dating, divorce, men/women issues, and of course the “s”-word (secondary topics).  I am believing God for BIG things this series because I TOTALLY believe the timing of [...]

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I am in the middle of one of the greatest and most challenging times of spiritual renewal ever in my life … both as a pastor and simply as a Christ-follower.  Here are seven sins God has brought to my attention over the course of my five years as a church planter, pastor, and Christian.
1)  [...]

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A question I frequently get asked is “Where do we get our ideas for message series?”  The answer is from a lot of sources:  other churches, other speakers, books, our own insights from Scripture, what we hear people talking about, etc. 
Let me share specifics regarding our worship and message planning and how we draw from [...]

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