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I Said It and I Meant It

After spending several months preaching through Romans (with a little break in December for Advent and Christmas things) I did a very rare thing for us on Sunday morning: something different. I went through that list of sayings and catchphrases, … Continue reading

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Wait for the Promise

After appearing to his followers for 40 days, Jesus ascended into heaven. His final instructions were to wait in Jerusalem where they would receive power when the Holy Spirit came up on them, and “you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem … Continue reading

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Make Jesus Known

Make Jesus Known is the theme for this year’s Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. It may seem early but Easter is March 31st so it’s only a few weeks away. The week of prayer for North American Missions will be March … Continue reading

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Why Preach the Gospel?

I wrote a series of posts at The Master’s Table answering the question “Why Preach the Gospel?” Here’s a link if you’d like. This sermon uses 2 Timothy 4:1-5 to illustrate the same three points.

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Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

In 1918 the WMU Christmas Offering became the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Today the Foreign Mission Board goes by the name International Mission Board but the needs Lottie Moon wrote home about have not changed. The national goal for the … Continue reading

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Update: Load the Truck

The Gordon Memorial Association is collecting items for Georgia Baptist Children’s Homes. All of us working together can really make a difference. If each church in the association, 41 in total, collected just this amount the cumulative results would be … Continue reading

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Georgia Baptist Mission Board

Even as our focus for the month is on Mission Georgia, big news about about our state convention. The Georgia Baptist Convention will become the Georgia Baptist Mission Board at beginning of 2016. Technically speaking, the Georgia Baptist Convention takes … Continue reading

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Jesus Made the First Mission Trip

September 13, 2015     |     Text: Luke 19:1-10 Missions, whether a short term trip or a career on the mission field, is all about taking the Gospel message to people that need to hear it. As with … Continue reading

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Famous Last Words: Mission Georgia week 1

September 6th     |     text: Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 1:8  “Win one for the Gipper,” Ronald Reagan famously said in his on-screen portrayal of football legend George Gipp. Johnny Ace was an R&B singer that died tragically in … Continue reading

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