by Greg Burdine | Sep 6, 2013 | Church
What is a healthy church? What makes a church a dynamic witness in the world? The answer to these questions can be found in the New Testament exhortations regarding what believers are to do for one another. The body of Christ will never become a growing and dynamic...
by Greg Burdine | Sep 3, 2013 | Church, Sermon
On the night Jesus knew that He was going to die, He told His disciples: “A new command I give you: Love one another. as I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. (John 13:34-35). The...
by Greg Burdine | Aug 23, 2013 | Church
I’m preparing to have the funeral for one of our dear, sweet members… Lois Aderholt. I thought I would share with you some of the things that are going through my mind. The first pastor I worked for was Bill Taylor. He was a wonderful mentor and gave me...
by Greg Burdine | Jul 25, 2013 | Church
Success is often determined by numbers. The bigger… the better. In church life, we often think the bigger the attendance, or the bigger the offerings, or the bigger the buildings… the better. But are we focusing on the right thing? Today I heard a story...
by Greg Burdine | Jul 13, 2013 | Church
Church is for God, not us. When I was growing up my grandpa had a saying when we asked him about going to church. He said, “Six days a week, God is good to us and on Sundays we give thanks.” I’m afraid that many people don’t have this idea. They feel that the...
by Greg Burdine | Jul 12, 2013 | Christian Living, Church
Criticism. We’ve all experienced it. Sometimes it is justified, sometimes it is not. But none of us like it. No one enjoys being told they are doing something wrong. When we are criticized we ought to ask ourselves whether the criticism contains any truth. If it...
