Yesterday, we concluded the 100th District Council of the Oklahoma Assemblies of God. DC is the annual meeting of AG ministers in OK. The Assemblies of God began in April of 1914 and the Oklahoma District was the first district to organize. Since then, we have had 100 meetings of Assemblies of God ministers in [...]
Easter is coming this Sunday. Perhaps there is no bigger day in the church calendar that Easter. The celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the high point of our faith. It has always been my favorite day. When I was a children’s pastor, I wrote this little play about two angels [...]
Lets face it. There has been a tenuous relationship between Protestants and Catholics in America. For many reasons, each tradition has reasons for believing that their own tradition is more “biblical” than the other. Of course, once something become “biblical” then automatically the other tradition becomes “wrong.” Protestants have even had the same attitude [...]
I have been hearing the statistics for years. They have all been saying the same thing. The American Church is in decline. Researchers have dominated the conversation about the church in America. They are telling the statistics about how the church in America is losing ground. Many statistics about our young people leaving the church [...]
This past Sunday, we took a step of faith as we committed ourselves to the vision that God has given our church. Our vision is to be a Spirit-filled, Multi-generational and Community Focused Church. This vision helps us focus our energies on the most important things we need to do as a church. But [...]
I was listening to the local Christmas radio station a few days ago and heard the familiar lyrics, “He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake.” That’s alot of pressure! Sure, we all need to be good from a morality stand point. But, how good do I need to [...]
Its hard to believe, but it is almost 2013. Whether you are ready or not, the new year is coming. I don’t know why the new year sneaks up on me, but just about the time the holidays get rolling I realize the next year is around the corner. For me, it means working on [...]
Vacation is over for me and I am back in the grid. It feels good. As I catch up on things I have missed since being gone, I thought of 5 things that I think everyone at NLC should know: 1. I am so blessed. This is an amazing church. Amonda and I were so [...]
God has done some amazing things this year. Yet, many times I am so busy dealing with the troubles of today, that I forget to look back and see how far we’ve come. Every once in a while I have to look back at all that the Lord has done. As I do that today, [...]
Something happened today. You may not have realized it, but for New Life Center, we have entered a new season. Beginning today, our church will never be the same. Yesterday, Jacob was our worship leader. Today, that post is empty and we are waiting for our next leader. That is significant. Next to the Pastor, [...]