Daylight Savings time and the Mayberry Cafe
Posted March 5th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
All the hubbub about Daylight Savings Time starting this week reminded me of one of the, shall I say, less than memorable moments in my work with teenagers (for those who don’t know it, I was a youth pastor for a long time). As a youth pastor, I wanted trips to be memorable, so when […]
Posted in All About Life, Sermon Thoughts
Pragmatism and Obedience
Posted February 27th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
This past week, the message looked at obedience in the life of a Christ-follower. In fact, obedience to the commands of God is one of the key themes for all of John’s writing, including 1 John. He seems to make it very clear that there is a connection to genuine faith and a person’s desire […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts | Tags: Persecution
Amazing Grace
Posted February 19th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
If you attended Genesis this Sunday, you heard me share a bit about the life of John Newton, the man who wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace.” I won’t bore you with a retelling of the story (you can find his biography online). Newton was a former slave trader who became a follower of Jesus. At […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts | Tags: 1 John, John Newton