When God Hates Worship

In the book of Exodus, when God comes to Moses in that whole shrubbery/arson scene, there is a statement that God makes that gives us an insight to what kind of God He is. It’s something that we do well to pay attention to. God tells Moses the reason for the whole botanical light show is because He noticed something that was going on in Egypt, specifically slavery. Listen to what God actually says: READ MORE

The Cover Charge

This is the third video preview for our series, “Jesus Throws the Best Parties.” Funny thing about this video, we had originally scheduled to shoot at one bank that had gotten robbed a couple of hours before we showed up to shoot. I’m pretty sure we are suspects, because we had spent the previous days “scouting out” the bank looking it over for various shots (not for robbery) READ MORE

The Head of the Church

In his book, Parting the Waters, Taylor Branch starts off by talking about the unfortunate way churches operated in the deep South after slavery ended. Specifically, one white church in Alabama. I say white church, but in reality it was multi-racial, at least until the Emancipation Proclamation. Slaves and owners would attend church together, but after slavery was ended this system no longer worked. READ MORE

The Guest List

So this is the 2nd video in our small Group series, “Jesus Throws the Best Parties.” I had someone stop me in a Blockbuster on Friday, and asked me if I had just been in a video for a small group he was attending. He didn’t go to RHCC, but he had been invited to one of our small groups and he was getting genuinely connected with community.

So keep it up, use this link to let people know about/invite them to your small group. READ MORE

Jesus Throws the Best Parties

So today is the beginning of the Richland Hills Church of Christ small groups series, “Jesus Throws the Best Parties.” This has been what I’ve, along with a team of very talented people, been working on for the past month. So all RHCC members, each week we will post a small preview of that night’s video lesson, it will be on the RHCC Facebook Fan page, and the RHCC Twitter account. READ MORE

Not in Vain

In 1st Corinthians 15, Paul gives us the longest treatise on the resurrection in the whole Bible. It’s one of my favorite chapters in all of Scripture. It’s about the world being set right, everything is how it should be, death is no longer a factor. But Paul chooses to end this chapter in a strange way. He says, “Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” READ MORE