Cultivating a Life of Breakout
Yesterday we concluded at Western Oaks our series on Breakout—where we looked at how Nehemiah led a city and a people to be rebuilt and…
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Breakout Community
Over the course of the last few weeks we have been diving into the book of Nehemiah on Sunday mornings, gleaning from Nehemiah's account of…
Gimmicky Christianity
How many of us have seen the commercials, the advertisements, the marketing schemes that try and sell us a product or service? In a few…
The Nature and Identity of the Church
This morning I was thinking about the nature of the church. I believe it is important for leaders as well as believers to know and…
My Life: A Clanging Cymbal or Beautiful Music?
If your kids are like mine, at some point they scream. Not only do they scream, but they keep on screaming. It is noisy, loud,…
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Desiring a Breakout Year
In a couple of weeks I will be starting a new series around the whole idea of Breakout. The definition I am working from is,…
Expecting Christmas
Every year millions of people have wonderful seasonal expectations of Christmas. From sales, to music, to family gatherings, to presents Christmas brings wonderful expectations for…
Bringing Heaven to Earth
Yesterday I wrapped up my first series as the Lead Pastor of Western Oaks. Over the past five weeks I have been contending that our…
Revitalization: It Can Do Your Body (Church) Good
It is not uncommon for a church to need change. In fact, the corporate church body is like individual believers. Individual believers need constant change.…
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Imaging God in our Work
This past Sunday in my message I spoke to the fact that part of our function as image bearers—created in the image of God—was to…
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