John Scott's Blog

John Scott's Blog

  1. Back to School

    OK...so it wasn’t real school, but it was 6 hours one day of class work. It felt like 12 hours because it was grueling, long and boring. It wasn’t a subject I was really interested in, but they did their best to make it fun.

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  2. When Mikel Speaks...

    We continued our One Prayer--Unstoppable series this weekend with Pastor Mikel encouraging us to get into the Unstoppable Word of God. He did a great job. Saturday night he also shared one line about himself that still has me laughing...

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  3. If you want to sponsor a Kenya Kid...HURRY!

    We only have a few kids left to be sponsored in Village 2 (or Area 2). You can come to the office during the week. Ask for Denise and she can get you connected to a kid.

     

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  4. Monday Morning Quarterback

    Sometime between Sunday’s last service and Monday morning my brain generates random thoughts about the weekend services. I run it over and over and then sometimes I try to write some of them down. So here’s some reflections from this weekend:

     

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  5. Kenya Kids

    This weekend you’ll be able to start sponsoring a child in the Mathare slums of Nairobi. So here’s what you need to know before you come to one of our services this weekend:

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  6. Full House...(not the TV show)

    Today I’d like to just share a thought from my own Bible reading and journal time this morning. I was reading in Luke 14, and here’s what I saw:

     

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  7. A look back at my Indy trip

    While the NACC is over, there are lasting impressions rattling around in my head. For those of you who’ve never been to the North American Christian Convention, there are definite aspects of this gathering that make it unique.

     

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  8. Beyond the Great Omission

    I was asked to blog about a session at the NACC so that others can get a feel for what’s going on here. Wednesday morning's main session was highlighted by Brian Jones, who brought the kind of discussion to the table that needs to take place in every church staff across the Country. Brian is the pastor of Christ Church of the Valley in the suburbs of Philly.

     

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  9. Going Beyond

    Ben Cachiaras opened the NACC in Indy with a great message that set the tone for the week. I don’t want to regurgitate the entire message, but let me pass on some my favorite lines. Some of these aren’t exact quotes...just the way I heard it...

     

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  10. On the road again...

    Michelle and I are heading to Indianapolis for a conference this week. I’ll be sharing with you some of what I’m learning along the way. So if you want to keep up, you can follow here on the blog, on twitter and on facebook.

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