Monthly Archives: July 2012

Don’t Die By The Checklist

Posted on July 11, 2012 by John Harris

A husband comes home from work. He is greeted at the door by his wife. She is wearing a poodle skirt and pearls, the house is clean and smells nice, dinner is ready and on the table, his clothes are … Continue reading →

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Wayne Allen “Roast & Boast” VIDEO

Posted on July 9, 2012 by John Harris

When I was younger, I had the privilege of growing up with a great pastor, Wayne L. Allen, but I called him “Bro. Allen” I became a Christian on May 21, 1985 and was baptized by Bro. Allen the following … Continue reading →

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If you only have one hour

Posted on July 9, 2012 by John Harris

Yesterday I preached a sermon titled “why are we here?” The “what” answer is to love God and love others (from Matt 22), but the “how” answer is, I think, to reach people, teach people and love people. The place where … Continue reading →

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What Destroys Small Groups?

Posted on July 6, 2012 by John Harris

Many of you will know that I am the Pastor to Adults at FBC Maryville. Part of that job means that I’m over our small group discipleship ministries (for adults). For us, this is primarily “Sunday School” (Connect Groups), but … Continue reading →

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Don’t talk about this!

Posted on July 4, 2012 by John Harris

Money is something that we never like to hear about at Church, right? It’s worth your time to just look at some interesting patterns when it comes to money and the Bible. If you’d like, Dave Ramsey has a great illustrative list … Continue reading →

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