Posts by Dixie Carpenter (Page 20)

A SMALL CHURCH’S BIG DREAM A few years ago, Pastor Steve Lakin’s small church took a big leap of faith. They had a large budget surplus, and they weren’t sure how to use it. But after some praying and dreaming, First Baptist Church of Andersonville, Tennessee, congregation of 125, decided to commit to something radical. They decided to raise $90,000, the equivalent…

LOSING YOURSELF FOR THE LOST Larry Pepper was on a trajectory. He was a NASA flight surgeon who was good at this job, active in his church, involved as a dad—and possibly headed for space. It wouldn’t be long before he ended up as a candidate finalist for a space mission. But God interrupted his plans. As Larry thought more and more about his life and its eternal…

    ADVENT SERMON SERIES: CHRISTMAS LETTERS Dec 02   Ephesians 2:1-10      Christmas Letters: God’s Great Grace for Dead People Dec 09   Ephesians 2:11-22    Christmas Letters: Jesus Is Peace for the Hostile Dec 16   Romans 5:1-5            Christmas Letters: Jesus Is Hope for the Hopeless Dec 23   Philippians 2:5-7       Christmas Letters: Jesus Is…