Monday Monday

Well it is another Monday and a busy week has started. Yesterday was the last sermon in our stewardship. This Sunday is our minstry team sign up.
This has been a tough but good week. This coming week some rough weather is heading our way. We are under a winter storm warning. Several inches of ice and snow are headed our way.
Also, I started facebook this week. It has been a real blast to reconnect with some old friends.

Monday Monday

Well we woke up to about two inches of snow this morning. It was great! We had a good day at Church yesterday. I am currently preaching a series of sermons on leadership. It seems to be going really well. Yesterday we spoke about the Standard of giving found in the scripture.

Watched the Steelers win a great game yesterday. I am pulling for them to win the Super Bowl. My brother was a huge fan of them growing up.

MASADA

On our trip to Israel we explored the fortress of Masada. It was orginally a fortress built by King Herod for him to flee in case of a Coup. He was paranoid beyond belief.

After the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70 many of those who escaped fled to Masada. They stood the Romans for about two years until they finally scaled the mountain and when the Romans entered they found mass suicide. The Jewish Zealots had killed their own families and each other leaving one man to kill himself. The only real writings about Masada is from Josephus Flavius.

School Daze

Today is the day I head back to Louisville Bible College to start another Semester. I am teaching James and 2 Corinthians.

Looking forward to the semester.

Reflections on Preaching

Props to Wade on his Preaching post recently. It made me think how do I describe myself to others.I found this Quote and thought it was a dated but good description for the life of a Preacher.

“This is the claim I make for a good theology of preaching—that it introduces order into the chaos of a mans ministry. He is lost in the thicket and tangle of crisscrossing paths and dense undergrowth. A dozen major responsibilities tug at his sleeve, this way and that. Administrator, educator, counselor, prophet, pastor, social worker, maybe custodian, secretary, mimeographer, plumber, carpenter, and husband and parent—on the side he is expected to be many things, indeed even wants to be. But there are definite limits to his time and energy and physical composure. He would like to be all things to all men, but there are times when he feels the need of saying, ‘this one thing I do.’ And the one thing claiming precedence over all the others, demanding to stand at the center, because it has been the distinctive, necessary task of the ministry in every age, is the matter of proclamation. Nothing else will substitute for it. Its priority is absolute. It alone is capable of bringing to heel the multitudinous and variegated duties which yip and yap at the minister’s coattail like mutts of hell wherever he goes.”

Location Domination

Well it has happened again. Oklahoma Choked and Florida brought home another National Championship to the SEC. Shock Shock. I would want to see USC and FLA play. Not sure who would win but what a game.

The only thing I agree with Obama about is the need for a playoff. Maybe after we become socialist we can pool our resources and have one.

Me and the Pilgrims

Here is the group that I went to Israel with. They were a great group.

Back Back Back

Last Night I returned home from Israel. In the future I hope to have pictures to show you and some info. Even though the conflict is going on our group so no evidence of it. We felt 100% safe the whole time.

Thanks for the prayers!

My Favorite Christmas Story

A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. Then a nother sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads. His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born. She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne. The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.

(Revelation 12:1-6)

Ice Ice Baby

Well it is finally here. It only took our local weather people three times to actually get something right. The ice is here. Hopefully it won't keep us from our Christmas plans. We are already postponing our trip a day so hopefully it will actually warm up like they say it will.

Off on a trip of a lifetime

Well on Saturday I will be leaving for chicago on a trip that will ultimately take me to Israel.

I am going to be gone December 27-January 7. I am looking forward to this wonderful opportunity to walk where Jesus walked. I hope to be able to blog from there some and share some pics.

All I want

Christmas is coming this week and I always have to answer the question, "What do you want for Christmas?" I never really know. I love the Office TV show and got season 4 on DVD for my Birthday. My parents and In-laws always give money for the most part which goes for my addiction to books.

But the truth is I have what I want. I have a beautiful and loving wife, two great kids, a wonderful set of parents and a awesome brother.

I have fantastic In-laws all around and have some of the best friends you can have.

On top of that I have a wonderful church family that has generously given money so that I can go to Israel next week. They even gave enough for a round trip (HAHA).

So I have what I want. More than I deserve. What do you want?

Robert Edward Sullivan

It is hard to believe that my son Robert is seven years old today. He was only three months old when we moved here to Shoals. Time flies and it worries me. He was very excited this morning when he got he Clone War Movie on DVD.

Another Monday

Well it is Monday again. Had a good weekend. Went to Indy with Tina and got home last night. Today is my last excel class at LBC. Working on another behind the music sermon for Sunday, "O Little Town of Bethelehem."

Busy week but looking forward to it.

Hark The herald Angels Sing

Today at Church we started a series on Christmas Carols entitled "Behind the Music." I started with Hark the Herald Angels Sing.

It seemed to go over really well. Props to Mike Luke and Bob Russell for the help. HAHA!

We also had a sad day. We lost a dear member of our church early this morning as Jane Davis went home to be with the Lord. She will be missed very much by all of us.

Hope you had a good holiday. My brother and his family came as well as Tinas family. It was great although my kids have had strep. They are feeling better and now we go on to a new week.

One More Year

Well I turned 39 today. One more year until the big 4-0. I am so lucky. I got to see my brother and his family and Tina's mom and dad her bro and his family. I have the best nieces and nephews anywhere. I missed my mom and dad but got to talk to them on the phone today. They are the best. I am blessed with great friends and a great church to serve.

I also have a great wife and two awesome kids. SO no complaints as I get older.

Matt

Happy Birthday

Just a quick shoutout to my brother Mark who is 37 today.

Love you man

Bad Start and Congrats

Woke up this morning to no hot water. Tina told me last night about it. Having to call M and M today.

Congratulations to my Brother In Law Danny he and my Sister In Law Christy Bought their first House yesterday.

Best Bugs Bunny Cartoon Ever

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Great Cartoon

This is a Great Cartoon he is saying "Uh Oh"