Resolution 7: On Sensitivity and Unity Regarding the Confederate Battle Flag WHEREAS, SBC President Ronnie Floyd has rallied Southern Baptists to “rise up and cry out against racism that still exists in our nation and in our churches,” recognizing we are in a “desperate hour” that calls us to “replace these evils with the beauty…
Hearing & Heeding God’s Word (1Samuel 2-3)
PLAY AUDIO: MOTIVATE This year is the 100th year anniversary for Nathan’s Hot Dogs.[1] In 1916 Nathan Handwerker, a Polish immigrant came to America and started a hot dog stand in Coney Island, NY. He sold hot dogs that were based on a recipe by his wife Ida. Legend has it that on July…
What God Can Do With The Barren And Broken (1Samuel 2)
MOTIVATE Brokenness is something we avoid – Toys, Furniture, Computers… any item that is broken is discarded. – People or relationships that are broken are viewed as damaged and defective. Brokenness embraced can be a beautiful blessing. Some examples: – To open a piggy bank, it often needs broken to obtain all the money inside….
Praying Families and Powerful Nations (1Samuel 1)
MOTIVATE Many in our nation believe we need a leader; a leader like never before and unlike those of our present political voices. Politics are empty, we now need a powerful leader who can navigate us out of the mess we are in and point us toward a better and brighter future. We can agree…