Crazy busy. We all seem to look at life through the lens of activity and busyness. Mornings are rushed. Afternoons are scheduled. The evening is spent in traffic and catching up with the kids and duties around the house. Reflection makes us feel guilty over the myriad of areas where we know we should be…
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Ordinary: Matthew and Bill Wallace (Matthew 9:9-13)
PLAY AUDIO MOTIVATE Ordinary. Some want to be ordinary so they blend into the crowd. Others avoid being ordinary because they want to be different and stand out. Bill Wallace considered himself ordinary because he simply believed God and followed what He said.[1] Bill Wallace was born in 1908 in Knoxville, TN. He was the…
Ordinary: Sent Nicaragua 2014 Testimonies
PLAY AUDIO: EXAMINE Ordinary This morning you likely had breakfast. Imagine you had eggs & bacon. The chicken and pig both contributed to your breakfast with different levels of commitment. The chicken laid eggs but the pig was “all-in”. At SPBC, we do not want to be chickens but pigs for the Great Commission…
Brothers, let us illustrate wisely
Preachers are known for being illustrative and exaggerative. Stories, quotes and tales all help communicate a message while retaining the listening audience both in the moment and for future memory. Jesus did much the same as He was (and still is) the master story-teller. He spoke in parables, metaphors, analogies, etc., all for the sake of…
