Thoughts from Pastor Steven

Archive for November, 2007

The sacred practice of shutting your mouth

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Sunday my good friend Clayton preached for me. I haven’t heard the sermon yet, but they say he told a true story about me from my college days. Uh oh.
Actually, it’s a good story. It illustrates a core value that I’ve always tried to live by.
The short of it is: a little rumor started about [...]

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Guest Blogger: Lori Black

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

My Thank you Note
Pastor Furtick is out of the office this week and the staff is working up a few little surprises… so I’ve stolen a little airtime on www.stevenfurtick.com.
As Personal Assistant to Pastor Furtick, I have the unique privilege of working alongside of the greatest pastor in the world everyday.
This week [...]

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Dominate campaign results

Monday, November 19th, 2007

I know many of our friends across the country have been faithfully praying for our Dominate campaign. For that reason, now that I’ve had the opportunity to share the results with our congregation, I’d like to share them with the rest of you as well. Rejoice in the Lord with us today. God has [...]

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Outsmart the enemy

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Here’s something I’ve observed about the cycle of temptation and sin:
When we are tempted to sin, Satan’s primary strategy is to convince us that it’s not a big deal, and that God won’t really care if we do it.
After we’ve given in to the temptation and committed the sin, Satan flips the script. Now his [...]

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