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It’s Beginning To Smell A Lot Like Easter

Talbot Davis April 10, 2009 at 6:00 am 0

Huh?

Come to one of our four Easter Celebrations -- 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, or 11:30 -- wait until the very end, and you'll see what I mean.

The Easter services bring the Voices series to a rousing conclusion.

The band is ready. The singers are ready. The A-V and lighting people are ready. The greeters are ready. The parking lot team is ready. I even think I'm ready.

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First Serve Launch

Talbot Davis April 3, 2009 at 6:00 am 1

The venues are ready.

The people are expectant.

The Spirit is waiting.

First Serve launches tomorrow morning.

It's a focused, simple way of mobilizing large numbers of people from the Good Shepherd community to be involved in meaningful ministry throughout the Charlotte area. We believe First Serve will revolutionize our serving ministry in the same way that Pathfinder has brought new life to our group ministry.

To find out more -- and to sign up -- look here.

And no, the name of the ministry has nothing to do with tennis.

Even though my first serve was by far my best shot . . .
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More Voices this Sunday.

Last week we looked at the voices that Judas must have heard on his way to betrayal and ultimately to suicide.

This week, it's the voices of the crowd that you find in Luke 19 . . . and again in Luke 23.

Check it out. 8:30. 10:00. 11:30.

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Voices Starts Sunday

Talbot Davis March 27, 2009 at 6:00 am 0

Words have power.

They can wound and cripple. They can heal and inspire.

They can drive us to our knees or lift us off the ground.

Wherever we find ourselves, wherever we are in our story, we have been shaped by the words spoken into our lives.

You're no good. You are beautiful. You'll never make it.

In the noise of this life, there are a million voices. Voices that condemn. Voices that criticize.

But in the middle of it all, in the quiet beneath the loudness,

there is a still, small voice.

Slow down. Be still.

Hear the one voice that really matters.

Voices. An Easter series. Starts March 29. 8:30. 10:00. 11:30.

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LoveDare Week Four

Talbot Davis March 20, 2009 at 9:05 am 1

LoveDare has its finale this week.

I happen to think we've saved the best for last.

It's called After The Thrill Is Gone and it will be all about the impact of your mind on your closest relationships.

Once again, this series has showed us the power of branding and focus. Branding -- from the moment you walk into the lobby of the Worship Center, it is obvious what we are talking about. The visuals, the music playing in the background, the bulletins themselves all begin communicating the message even before the praise and worship starts.

Focus -- it's the only thing we've talked about for four weeks. Sermons, study guides, Pathfinder groups, counseling sessions . . . they've all focused on love and its dares.

So it wraps up this week.

Bring the thrill back.

Sunday. 8:30. 10:00. 11:30.

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More Cool, Free LoveDare Stuff

Talbot Davis March 9, 2009 at 1:34 pm 0

So yesterday was the second week of LoveDare.

The sermon focused on I Corinthians 13:5: "[love] is not rude." I talked about the reality that many of us say things to our families, behind closed doors, that we would never say to people in public. How sad. My prayer is that the message and then this week's dares will help people bring needed correction to their lives and marriages.

The sermon ended with this video from John & Cynthia Agnew. The Agnews moved to Fort Mill way back in 2000, and started attending Good Shepherd shortly thereafter. They've long been some of my favorite people. Here's their story:

I love their honesty, lack of pretension, and genuine faith. I believe the Agnews' story will help other couples and families at Good Shepherd craft the same kind of story with their lives.

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Talbot Davis

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