Ownership is taken by letting go

Friday and Saturday I went to the Catalyst Conference, God showed me MANY things. I will blog a full post on what I learned later. Tonight I want to share with you one thing I heard Reggie Joiner say.
“You can win the battle — and lose the child”
Yes that applies mostly to the family, but [...]

Greater Things…

Just wanted to show everyone what the students gave me Friday night at FNL, yes it almost takes up my entire fireplace mantle…

Thank you, I love you, & will miss you all!

Post Camp…

A lot of time, energy, and money goes into youth camp. God speaks and students get stoked on Him… for about a week or two after they get home, at least that’s what usually happens.

Today we had a middle school lake party (there are pics on my FB page). On the way, I look over [...]

The Last Five: Fear

Wednesday night we continued in our series, The Last Five. If there is one more thing I could leave with the students, it would be this… “Dont let your fears define who you are – let your faith define who you are”. To listen, click here

The Last Five: Love

Wednesday night we talked about one other thing I would leave the students with: Love. I didn’t leave them the message that I love them (even though I do). It was more the message of keeping LOVE out in front! If we will do this one thing, then everything else in our life will fall [...]

The Show’s Over…

On the last day of youth camp a few weeks ago, it hit me… that was my last camp with Promise Land, it saddens me. As we gave the invitation for the last message, I watched students go to the altar and pray. Some I got the privilege of praying with one on one. When [...]

The Last Five (pt 1)

It brings me great sadness to develop and deliver this next series – “The Last Five”. In five weeks I will no longer be the youth pastor at Promise Land. I will be venturing out this fall to plant a church in San Marco. Before I go, I want to leave with you, students, five [...]

Middle school camp is over…

This monrning our middle schoolers loaded up and headed back to Jacksonville, as I write the high schoolers are on I-75 headed up to Atlanta for their week of camp.  God really moved in the lives of our middle schoolers. This week I saw four students give their life to Christ!!!  I also got to [...]

God’s agenda: People

Tonight a few of us met up at Stinson Park to pray for youth camp. When we got there the Holy Spirit had different plans… Brian Worley (who has a heart of GOLD & will witness to a tree) started talking to “Mary”.
Meet Mary and her dog Max. After sharing the gospel with Mary we [...]

Will your words make a difference?

This week has been unusual for me, I have had five counseling situations. Very few people know this about me: I don’t like counseling. I’m not very good at it. I feel like I don’t know what to tell people.
Five counseling situations and its only Tuesday…
People are always in need, always!  You never know when [...]