Monday, July 20, 2009
Pastor's Choice
I gave my Pastor's Choice message yesterday at the Kannapolis Campus. I gave it 2 weeks ago at the Denton Campus and will give it at the Salisbury East Campus on August 8 and 9. This has really been a blast getting to deliver the message at each campus and also getting to hear the other pastor's messages as usually all 8 pastor's write each message/series together.
My message is titled So You're Dead, Now What? and I talk about what happens after we die. In the message I discuss what the bible has to say about Heaven and Hell. I am pleased that I am getting many questions after the message for more info and in depth study on the topic. This is great because a message shouldn't just be a 35 minute event with no follow up study or thought provoking questions and discussions. In fact, I heard a pastor once say that the sermon truly begins AFTER it is heard. It's what we do with what we heard that matters and helps us grow and mature spiritually.
The most requested additional info or more in depth questions deal with wanting to more about Heaven. A great resource I suggest is a series of books/pamphlets written by Randy Alcorn called Heaven. If your bookstore doesn't have copies you might contact Denise Reavis (a High Rocker) at the Country Christian Books & Gifts in Granite Quarry (704.279.3384) or another Christian bookstore or on line at LifeWay or Amazon.com.
What I like about Alcorn's books is that they are scripturally based which is of course what we should all look for in our use reference resources as we study God's Word. I know you will love what you learn about Heaven that you may not know.
Happy reading and studying...see you in Heaven!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Lexington Campus Update
I haven't been in the "blog-o-sphere" submitting my blog for a couple of months. No excuse and I can't claim "blog block", so enough said.
Our progress for the location search for our upcoming Lexington area campus continues but God hasn't opened the "doors' literally yet showing us the location and timing He has planned. We have had a couple of options open up in the Midway, NC area only to have them close up and other tenants who had options on the buildings decide to go to contract.
We still get a "feeling" that God has plans for us in the Midway area so we'll just have to wait and see what and when He wants to reveal His plans if in fact that is where He is leading us. We have also looked at a couple of buildings in the immediate Lexington area. One has a similar situation as Midway in that there are potential tenants interested and in front of us with options to go to contract. The other is still being discussed as to availability.
God is doing some incredible things for us at HRCC with our campuses. You'll hear the great news and plans God has laid out for us this Sunday at the business meeting at the Salisbury East campus at 6:30pm...please plan to be there. We'll share some exciting news about locations for the West Campus and the Kannapolis Campus, as well as potential renovations for the East Campus.
I'll of course continue to keep everyone posted on our progress on a campus location in the Lexington area as we have more info to share. Please keep praying for God's direction on a location for us and timing. But remember that God may sometimes seem slow, but He's always on time! So we will have to wait for His timing.
In Christ,
Mike
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