Turning The Page On Temptation

Next up in our Narnia series, Sailing The High Seas At Christmas, is Turning The Page On Temptation. Lucy is tempted as she finds a book of spells. She can say a spell that will make her the most beautiful woman on earth. What temptation do you need to turn the page on?

Turning The Page On Temptation

Sailing The High Seas At Christmas

What a great series Facebook Faith turned out to be. Many people took the time to examine their lives and how Facebook was influencing their faith, good or bad. This next series is based on the new Narnia movie, Voyage of The Dawn Treader, coming out this Christmas. First in the series is a sermon entitled "Courage to Face Your Fears." I hope you enjoy and are blessed because of how God is speaking to you through this message.

"Courage To Face Your Fears"

Keep Logged In

Last sermon in this series of "Facebook Faith." Do you stay logged in to facebook, making sure you get every update, every message, as fast as you can? Do you stay in touch as much with Jesus as you do Facebook. These are some issues we will look at in the last sermon of this series. Hope you enjoy and that God makes real life change in your heart.

Facebook Faith "Keep Logged In"

Status Updates

Continuing the series on Facebook Faith...this week we talk about Status Updates. What do your status updates say about you, others, and your faith? Are we searching for answers for problems in our lives with our status updates, and if so, how would God respond? Who's advice are we seeking with problems in our lives. These are all questions that will be addressed this week. I pray that it is a blessing to you.

Facebook Faith "Status Updates"

Facebook Faith "Playing Games"

What games are you playing on Facebook? How much time are you spending playing those games? Do you rationalize the time, content, and you intentions when deciding about playing those games. This weeks sermon deals with those questions and more. We play many different "games" in our lives, not just on facebook, but in our everyday life. Listen to what God may have to say about that.

Facebook Faith "Playing Games"

Updates

Continuing to update the blog. Just want everyone to know that this is a work in progress so any help, ideas, or comments are always appreciated. Looking forward to a great weekend ahead continuing on the sermon series Facebook Faith. This week we are going to take a look at "Playing Games." Why kinds of "games" are you playing, both real games like farmville, mafia wars, etc...and what other "games" might you be playing, and what would Jesus have to say about that.

New Sermon Series

I know it has been a while. We here at Rincon First Christian are working on something new. I am trying to get my sermons recorded and posted to make it easy for podcasting and posting etc. So...This is my first try. The series is entitled "Facebook Faith." The first sermon was on "Creating a Profile" and talked about what kind of image we present when we start a page on any social networking site. Don't have a recording of that...but...the second sermon in that series is entitled "Adding Friends." It explores the meaning of friendship and if there are "friends" that we might need to purge from our friends list. I hope this works, and hope that you enjoy. You can click on the Title of this post or click on the link below for the mp3. You can also right click on the link and "Save As" and download it to your computer to listen when you get a chance.

Facebook Faith "Adding Friends"

Update -- On the move, again!

It has been an eventful few months. I know it has been years since I have updated my blog. I just now decided to begin again and will try to keep things updated. My family and I are on the move. I have accepted a Sr. Minister position in Rincon Georgia. The body of believers in Rincon seem to be great, friendly people. The leadership seems to be ready to move toward bigger and better things. I am excited to start another chapter of our lives in ministry.

Ministry is an animal all of its own. It is unlike any other "job" out there. When looking for a new ministry within our churches it is just like any other job. You submit a resume, hope you get contacted for an interview, visit the church, then preach and the church votes on you. Things went very similar here in Rincon, but I really believe that God has his hand on this move. I tried to send them a resume back in October and it was bounced back to me. I discovered a mistake in the email address that I sent the resume to. A few months later I resent the resume to the correct address and it wasn't long before they contacted me. I had my first interview through Skype which was a great asset. It allowed us to talk to one another and see body language and expressions. That interview went very well. We decided to visit the church the first weekend in May. We all got along so well. I preached that Sunday and answered some questions that Sunday night. That was about three weeks ago. Now we are under contract for a new home and looking forward to moving in late June, early July. I am excited as to what God has planned for us there.

The kids are somewhat excited, but also a little apprehensive. Lianna is graduating and will be attending college in Berea, KY. She will be about 8 hours from our new home. I know she will do well. The other three are excited about moving to a new school because of the band program, but also a little apprehensive since they have made some friends here over the last four years. I think it will be a good move for all of us in the end.

So, I am off this next week to have a home inspection done and get other paperwork finished for our mortgage. It is a big step for us to own our own home again, but I am looking forward to it. Once we get settled and set up, I hope to keep my blog up and running, discussing many events in our lives as well as ministry topics and help for preachers out there.

That's all for now....

Scott