In the 7-week Lent series at my church we’re looking at the spiritual disciplines Jesus portrayed during his 40 days in the desert. This past weekend we talked about solitude. After a slightly scaled-back worship set, Pastor Gene Appel started his message… in silence, using the placards in the pictures above. The silence was several… Continue reading lent series week 2 : solitude
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the spiritual season leading to Easter known as Lent. Traditionally, many believers fast, or “give up” something for Lent – such as watching television – as an act of discipline in surrender to God. In the past couple of years more people are “fasting” from FaceBook, or Twitter,… Continue reading give it up for lent
Q really is pretty unique as far as conferences go. It’s focused on 4 things: Culture, Future, Church, and Gospel. The wide range of speakers address how we as believers can proactively and positively influence our culture and the future through seven channels of influence: Church, social sector, business, education, government, arts & entertainment, and… Continue reading notes from Q
This weekend at South Hills was the last message in a series called “30 Days to Live.” The series looked at all the ways we might change our lives if we knew we only had a limited amount of time to live, including the way we might become more reckless in sharing our faith with… Continue reading Live to be Remembered
Our new message series starts this weekend, and will encourage people to look at their life as if they knew the exact amount of their remaining time on earth. What would they do differently? What would they stop doing, and what would they start? And if those are the things you know are most important,… Continue reading 30 days to live
In our new series, “Scars” which started this weekend, we talked about the scars each one of us carries – both visible and invisible. The message clearly explained the meaning of Jesus’ death and resurrection, and how His scars can heal our deepest wounds, “once and for all.” To create an interactive/participatory moment in the… Continue reading Easter @ South Hills
Our new message series “Scars” begins this weekend, on Easter. On a weekend when many normally non-religious or people of lapsed faith choose to attend church out of a sense of tradition, we thought this was a topic that would connect with everyone. Everyone has scars – some visible, some not. Marks from the hard… Continue reading scars
This weekend we start our new series, “Stupid People : a Simple Guide to Dealing With People Who Drive You Crazy.” Our senior pastor recently observed, “The funny thing is, the title makes us think of others, while others are thinking of us.” It occurred to me that this could appear to be the sort… Continue reading stupid people
An epic story, according to Merriam Webster, is one that “extends beyond the usual or ordinary in size or scope.” In movies, an epic story almost always spans different countries, different cultures and people, and lives beyond one person across generations. The Gospel is an epic story. This weekend we finished our “Obsession series,” which… Continue reading our epic story
Our new February message series began this weekend. We always think of Valentine’s Day when February comes around, so we thought it was a good way to remind people of God’s incredible love for them, and hopefully help them see their relationship with him as an epic love story. The tag reads: “God’s love is… Continue reading obsession
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