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What if…? @SSPreacherman
Serendipity! I think that is the word that I am thinking of: a blessed and unexpected moment that God gave me this morning. As I was leaving the house, I was adjusting my Bluetooth headset around my neck and “accidentally” hit the button that started the music on my iPhone. What a thrill touched my…
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Four Fatal Flaws @SSPreacherman
It has been a very busy couple of weeks, and that is why I haven’t posted since May 1. From preparations for revival to the week of revival capped off with our Mother’s Day celebration – pastors will understand what that is like. The physical, emotional, and spiritual exertion can leave you drained, but the…
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When God Comes Down (Road to Revival Pt. 7) @SSPreacherman
This week, as you can imagine, my mind has been focused on the subject of revival. For some reason, all of a sudden I began thinking about the number of people that I had seen revived physically. I have watched as CPR has been performed – some survived and some didn’t. I have seen people…
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Close Encounters of a God Kind (Road to Revival Pt. 6) @SSPreacherman
As I was preparing my message for this past Sunday, staying on track with our them of “Telling the Story” as well as preparing for our revival services, I realized something. As I was studying the passage in Exodus 19 where God is telling the people to prepare themselves for their encounter with Him, I…
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The Road to Revival Pt. 5 @SSPreacherman
Several months ago, we had a city-wide prayer gathering here in Decatur prior to the national elections. Actually, it was one of two city-wide prayer gatherings sponsored by our Morgan Baptist Association. My responsibility was to try to explain why we were gathered together to pray. It was not supposed to be a Baptist thing.…
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The Results of Revival (Pt. 1) @SSPreacherman
Last week, we started on the road to revival. I shared with you four steps on that road that I believe that every Christian must take if they hope to experience the kind of awakening that we need as a church and as a nation. This week, I want to continue along the same path,…
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The Road to Revival (Pt. 4) @SSPreacherman
In the closing verses of 2 Chronicles 29, we see that renewed commitment to God and a restored connection with God evidences itself in renewed worship. It is the fourth step on the pathway to revival: the Rejoicing of Our Congregation. Look at what happened to God’s people: They came together to worship through public…
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The Road to Revival (Pt. 3) @SSPreacherman
Our third step on the road to revival is the Restoration of Our Connection with God through a right relationship. Bahkt Singh, an evangelist in India, once told of a man who had come to his room for Bible Study. During the entire time, he sat staring at the electric light bulb that hung from an…
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The Road to Revival (Pt. 2) @SSPreacherman
The second step on the road to revival is the Renewal of Our Commitment. In 2 Chronicles 29:10, Hezekiah said, “I intend to make a covenant with the Lord.” Understand, making a covenant, or a commitment, is not a bargaining process. Hezekiah wasn’t saying, “now God if you will remove our problems, we will clean…
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The Road to Revival (Pt. 1) @SSPreacherman
Over the next few weeks, I am going to take a break from what I have been doing with my blog to examine the Scripture in preparation for our revival services at Southside Baptist Church. My hope is that we will have more than just a few services from which we will walk away saying…
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