I read this book last year - we gave it to graduates this spring. You should drop it on your iPod or at least your computer - it's FREE until the end of July. Use Promo code JUL2009 when you check out. Download it HERE - Christian Audio
Saturday, July 18, 2009
FREE AUDIO BOOK - Francis Chan - Crazy Love
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Friday, July 17, 2009
STOKED!
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Sunday Recap - (Late Version)
- Breakfast at the Crab Shack was really good - had a really good crowd - I love 2nd Sundays.
- It was really nice to have the full band back this week at the 11:00 Wards Creek Service.
- Sean had a really good group of Students this week - if you're in Middle or High School you should meet with him at 10:30 on Sundays and 7:00 on Wednesdays email him (Sean (at) ProvidenceBibleChurch.com ) for more info.
- We talked about folks who are going to stand before God and find out it's too late to trust Jesus one day... one of the scariest things in the Bible... It breaks my heart to think that some of the people in our community might experience that one day...
- Lunch was tasty at Wards Creek - I love 2nd Sundays
- A bunch of folks headed to the 2nd walkover after lunch
- I won the fishing tournament with like 18 fish (mostly whiting and a Pompano)
- If you surf - don't bother checking the 2nd walkover --- the sandbars are all gone so it only breaks right on shore (which can be fun... and dangerous for body surfing -see pic)
- We hung around to watch the shuttle but it got scrubbed - maybe tonight.
- Really looking forward to this weekend and our new series "Stoked" - more about that tomorrow.
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Monday, July 6, 2009
Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee
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Weekend Recap

That was a really good 4th of July weekend.
- We had a great time hanging out by the pool at Heritage Landing Saturday.
- Melissa the Sno-cone queen was back with a few extra helpers like Allen, Cindy, Lesli, Lavonda and Eric - they gave away several coolers full of crushed and sugary flavored ice - special thanks to Bounce-aroo for the machine - I reccommend you rent it from them for your next party
- The Dunking booth was a huge hit - Eric and Sean spent most of the afternoon out there in the heat managing this puppy -
- If you rent one for the weekend - you actually get it for 2 days for the price of one - so we filled it up in the back yard after church
- We collected some baseball stuff for Faith Field Ministies on Sunday - I like that they are using something as American as Baseball to reach the world for Jesus.
- I met a guy who was a hunting/fishing guide in Alaska at the Crab Shack service.... got me thinking about a mission trip/vacation to Alaska :)
- Allen did a great job with the welcome at Wards Creek "a workless faith is a worthless faith" - he taught a great truth in less than 3 minutes.
- We talked about how "No excuse is a good excuse to NOT be who God wants you to be or do what God wants you to do" from Matthew 25:14-30
- One of my heroes dropped by our 11:00 service. Tommy Mallard sits on the board of Providence and has impacted my life as much as anyone else I can think of... he even led Lesli to Christ on a ski trip way back in 1987. It was really good to see him - he's such and encouragement to so many people.
- Topped off the weekend with some of the best shrimp I've ever had from the Crab Shack.


A watched dunk tank never fills....
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Happy Independence Day!
Make the most of your freedom. It's a gift that comes with great responsibility.
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Friday, July 3, 2009
July 4th Dunking and Baseball Sunday
On Saturday, July 4th - we’ll be hanging out at the Heritage Landing pool manning the dunk-tank and giving away sno-cones. Come by and see us if you live in Heritage Landing. 1-4pm.
It’s way too hot to play baseball after church, but you can still help us use America’s pastime to change the world. Bring your used or new baseball/softball equipment to Providence july 5th as we partner with Faith Field Baseball Ministries. Your donation will be used to minster to under-privileged youth around the world.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
I like this book.
The real tragedy of leadership as performance is that it devalues the work of Christ. Our identity then is not rooted in grace but in the success of our ministry. And so we feel upbeat when we have performed well, and we feel down when things are not going well. We become enslaved to other people's approval. We are concerned to prove ourselves, and that is just another way of talking about self-justification. We preach justification by faith on the day of judgement but do not practice justification by faith in the daily routine of our lives. Our practical theology has become disconnected from our confessional theology. Our song becomes:
My hope is built on something lessThan Jesus' blood and righteousness;I trust my skills, I trust my fame,And maybe sometimes Jesus' name
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Impressing people or pleasing God?
We had a great day at Providence Sunday.
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