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What a great weekend at Southbrook Church! We witnessed 80 people step out in faith and with courage to identify with Jesus HIS way—through baptism! The Lord was especially moving during the 11:00 service where people lined up out the door to proclaim the move from fan to follower! If you’re one of them—remember what I told you—Jesus knew you would come! Are you glad you did? MEN?! Yes you! Tomorrow morning we kick off the year of “Monday morning Man Up’s!” Yeah, I know—It’s not the... Read Full Story

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Had some great family time away this Labor Day weekend! These times are so precious to me and impossible to put a price on. And we Singletons don’t believe in ‘sit around, couch potato vacations.’ With us it’s non-stop action and this one was one of the best. We went to a place called Ace Adventures in West Virginia—White water rafting, zip lining, blobbing (if you have to ask—you haven’t done it), water slides, mountain biking—this place has it all. But my favorite had to be the white water... Read Full Story

One of my favorite stories that Jesus told reveals his heart for lost and hurting people—and his anger at pride and aloofness toward Him. It’s found in Matthew 22:1-14,  “Jesus also told them other parables. He said, 2 “The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son. 3 When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!   4 “So he sent other servants to tell them... Read Full Story

“First Day or school! First Day of school!” For some reason—every year at this time I can hear Nemo (from “Finding Nemo”) excitedly shouting out these words. Turns out it wasn’t quite what he expected but it came nevertheless. Each year as a pastor there is one thing I’ve learned to expect on this weekend—more people! Today was no exception! So what do you talk about when you have a packed house? Jesus! Who else? Today more people are searching than ever, but the answer remains the same... Read Full Story

I don’t know what it is about “Back to School” but over the years I’ve learned that a lot of people head to church at this time. Here in North Carolina that means this weekend! Don’t get me wrong—I have theories… Families who have relocated choose August as a time to find a church since they already ‘found a school.’ Families see it as almost another, New Year’s Day. New school year after a long summer break. Some kids will have grown so much they’ll almost look like a new kid! Last... Read Full Story

The danger or some creatures is obvious—the grizzly bear, the lion, tigers, sharks, killer whales. You don’t have to get out a measuring tape when a full grown grizzly is charging you in order to determine if it would be 8 or 10 feet tall when standing on its hind legs—either height is a problem, right? But then there are the puffed up creatures in God’s creation that only seem big—only appear threatening. Meaning they either make a huge amount of noise or they puff up or fan out or lunge... Read Full Story

Aug 2011 23 Posted In General Part one was more than a week ago—sorry about that. But you need it for this to make sense. So, click HERE for part one. So, what got so bad with an entire generation of Israelites that God had to stick’em in the desert furnace until an entire generation of fat was burned off? Disobedience. Let me back up a bit because some of you might be thinking, “I’m not always obedient to God and He hasn’t given up on me. Why was He so brutal to them... Read Full Story

Aug 2011 22 Posted In Mark The Community , Outreach Hey? Like the new look? Thank our student pastor, Billy Almaguer for dressing up my blog and updating things! What a crazy week this past one was. On Thursday we learned of an event in the town of our central campus (Weddington) called, Weddstock . Though they only had one year under their belt, the first year drew over 4,000 people and they were expecting more this year! Only problem?—Volunteers were bailing on them... Read Full Story