...off to speak at Youth Camp

I am off today (Sunday) to speak at Golden Bell Camp and Conference Center in Colorado to a group of Youth and Adults. Foothills Bible Church is partnering with several other churches from Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and surrounding states. This will be my fourth time! Hard to believe... I will be preaching to over 100 students from a variety of backgrounds (and adults) 10 times over the course of the week! The theme is "Wake Up" from Romans 13! I would love your prayers for physical and spiritual strength, protection for my family and for God to change the hearts of many youth (and adults)! May God get the glory!

P.S. I am back July 18-19th weekend to wrap-up the final week in our series in the book of Jude - Hold the Line! Should be fun!

Jude Week 1: Fight for Faith

We are off and running in our series in Book of Jude - Holding the Line of Strong Faith and Doctrine at Foothills Bible Church. I preached from Jude 1-4 about Fighting for our Faith. You can hear the sermon here - Fighting for our Faith. I shared that we need to...

Be Encouraged! Because we are called, loved and kept by God the Father!

Be Passionate! Because we should contend for this great faith that we have!

Be Grateful! Because this grace is a free gift from God that you had nothing to do with!

This week we will "Protect Your Faith" from Jude 5-16.

Preaching in July...teaser!

I am very excited to launch our series in the book of Jude this weekend at Foothills Bible Church. If you are around the area, come out and see us Sunday morning at 8:45 or 10:45. We will cover only the first four verses of Jude because they are jam-packed with great theology, challenge and encouragement. Read ahead. Prepare your heart and mind for God to change you to be more like Jesus. Be ready. Please pray for our congregation to be ready. May God get the glory.

Preaching in July!

I am humbled by the opportunity God has given me to preach a series in July at Foothills Bible Church. Our Senior Pastor, Bill O. takes the month of July to refresh and re-energize for the fall season of local church ministry. Thank you to the elders of FBC for the responsibility to bring God's Word with faithfulness and passion to our congregation.

I would love your prayers as I prepare to preach the letter from Jude in the New Testament. I will be delivering this letter of 25 verses over the first three weekends of (No 4th of July Service) July 5, July 11-12 and July 18-19. The Series Title is "Hold the Line!" The letter from Jude is a call to stay true to the Theological Faith we have been given. Hold the Doctrine tight. Hold the line together.

I just got back from a wonderful mission trip to Sierra Leone, West Africa where we did a variety of ministry. A few mornings some of our team walked the beach and watched the fishermen pull in their nets for the catch. God used this picture and metaphor to nail down the theme of the letter from Jude. I invite you to come hear more the first three weekends in July at FBC!

Thank you for your prayers! Hold on to your seats (and lines), I pray it is a life changing month for FBC. May God blow our expectations away.

Here is a taste of things to come...

"To Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy - to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen" - Jude 24-25

US Soccer Has Arrived!

The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team pulled off one of the biggest upsets in its soccer history in the semifinals of the FIFA Confederations Cup, beating No. 1-ranked Spain 2-0. It was Spain's first loss in 36 games and puts the Americans into the final for the first time. I am speechless and proud that USA Soccer is now on the international soccer map! Well done men! Go get them in the final!

Africa Debrief

Friends, Family and Prayer Supporters,

I am back from a wonderful trip to Sierra Leone, West Africa.  I co-led a team of 17 high school, young adults and other adults along with our Worship Director Daniel Sesay to this beautiful country.  Thank you for your prayers and financial support.  There is so much I could say here, but I will let the pictures speak for themselves.  

The Team with the Congregation at El Shaddai Church and School.  Daniel and I led/taught a seminar on Worship, Purity, Education and Money.  It was well received and we pray fruit is born in their hearts...

Preaching at El Shaddai Church.  I also preached at another church in town the first weekend (Moses Sesay - Daniel's brother's church).  This was an honor.

Fishermen cleaning their nets.  It was a joy to walk the beach in the mornings and see these fishermen pull in their lines to bring in the fish.

Garnett, Dorthea (our hosts and leaders of El Shaddai Orphanage, School and Church) with Daniel Sesay (our worship director at Foothills Bible Church).  I am pulling a muscle (or soccer move) in the background...

Sorting Care/School Packs for the Kids at El Shaddai and another School.

In West Africa...off line.

From June 4-16th, I will be helping to lead a team of 17 youth, young adults and other adults to Sierra Leone, West Africa serving in an orphanage (El Shaddai), preaching two weekends at local churches, sharing the Gospel and a variety of other ministry opportunities. Please pray for our team the coming two weeks. Here are some specific prayer requests:

1. Protection and Provision for my family while I am away (Laurie, Lillian, Levi and Lara). Some of our extended family will be in Colorado while I am gone. This will be a big blessing to Laurie and the kids.

2. Lasting Spiritual Fruit to produce from all of our ministry in country.

3. Safty and Provision in travel and on the field for our team.

4. Team Health and Unity while serving on the field. May our attitudes reflect Jesus 24/7!

5. Our last day of debriefing would have a huge impact in our team for future living and ministry.

Thank you for standing in the gap for our team and my family. I will give you an update of our experience when I return after June 16th. Blessings on the journey!

Sierra Leone Mission Trip Blog Details

'Following Jesus' @ YouthWorker Journal

Thank you YouthWorker Journal for featuring a few articles on your webpage adapted from my new book, Following Jesus into College and Beyond.  To pick up your copy of the book, go to Following Jesus into College and Beyond at Zondervan.   I would love to hear your thoughts!

You can find the articles at YouthWorker Journal here...Enjoy!

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