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• ConnectPoint

• I want a Trader Joe’s church
• Simple Church Growth Plan
• ConnectPoint’s 12-day fast.
• Halloween Carnival 2011
• We want people to receive the Holy Ghost.
• 1 thing every pastor needs.
• Epoch Power
• Begin + End with Jesus
• Macro and Micro
• Give – but can you receive?
• Travel Light
• On the job training.
• The 12 and 58.
• Are you positioned in God’s path?
• Full-time Ministers
• Good Gospel Manners.
• Position = Power
• Jesus will go a step beyond your wildest dreams.
• Celebrate Wins.
• We don’t need more programs or brand name preachers.
• Me 1st?
• Boomerang.
• Anointed but not Appointed
• Social Networking
• Our ways- His work
• His face looses His hand
• Have you ever witnessed a miracle?
• Greener Houses?
• Joy in Ministry
• It’s all about the 70
• Throw a Matthew Party
• No Namers
• Dormancy Equation
• Demonstration Equation
• A Luke 10 Moment
• Executing with excellence
• Pinpointing Pins

• Emerging Disciples

• Season Shift
• There is an Us in JesUS.
• It’s the small ties that bind.
• Some arguments aren’t worth it: Even if you’re right!
• Is it a good service if there isn’t preaching?
• 1 reason why your Pastor changes his sermon.
• MEN: Read the fine print
• Praise works.
• Discipleship for Dummies
• Are ‘They’ at your Church?
• Labeling Boxes
• Saints who help Peter deny Jesus
• Dude – hit my truck one more time …
• Uh … Who is Sophia Grace?
• Play those Cards!
• Rahab, have you thanked your spies lately?
• Are you cool being the 3rd wheel?
• Passion Police
• How much is Sophia worth?
• Could Mary Magdalene have carried Jesus?
• Do you believe a 90 year old could have a baby?
• I believe in you: heard that lately?
• Elevators are too slow.
• You can wear linen now. Should you?
• First of all: Prayer
• Jesus Loves Me.
• To step into God’s will: step out of the circle.
• Constructive Criticism: Take it personal, but don’t take it personal
• Leah was like us: she was too blessed not to praise.
• If your donkey talks you should probably listen.
• Easter Fact: Jesus was naked
• Once you decide to forgive their past: what about their future?
• What it takes to live like a disciple: Small Change
• After you pray: eat, breathe, and sleep Revival.
• God is green: He wants your dirt
• How to draw your own conclusions, when you’re not personally involved in conflict
• Would the Egyptians have dreamed if Joseph hadn’t showed up?
• Don’t kill your brother because he isn’t a twin
• The Bible needs to tap you out: UFC style
• 1 thing as bad or worse than doing the wrong thing
• 1 thing that will revolutionize your life: Thank Ahead
• How to move from Emotion to Devotion.
• The Church needs new headlines
• 1 reason Leviticus is not a good book to read while you fast
• 3 truths that can turnaround your life, church, and city
• Happy New You!
• How to tick God off: 2011 Re:Post
• Should I forgive in person, or in prayer? 2011 Re:Post
• How I handle Christian critics: 2011 Re:Post
• If you wrote it – you said it: 2011 Re:Post
• I had to forgive… God: 2011 Re:Post
• The Devil taught me how to pray: 2011 Re:Post
• Why Jim and Pam won’t come back to our church: 2011 Re:Post
• Restoration: The word that sums up Jesus’ ministry
• In case you were wondering: I found the perfect place to pray
• 11 reasons why you need a new accountability partner.
• One step to take before you go public with scandal
• Are you dreaming of a White Christmas?
• Why personal repentance works: and cookie cutter salvation doesn’t
• The Church Stigmata
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
• Why Joseph won’t remember this church.
• If you are going to fight – don’t slap
• What’s the best version of the bible?
• Will Jim and Pam hear what they need to hear at your church?
• Your storm is never just about you
• Don’t take God’s name in vain
• A Mask-less Halloween
• How’s your short game?
• Setback? Or Setup?
• 1 thing to do when hope is against you.
• America needs some one-way missionaries.
• Is Jesus your Jesus?
• Put me in coach – I’m ready to play.
• 3 essential emergence elements.
• All Christians like to consider themselves servants.
• The faces of denial.
• Treatment
• The Genesis of Marriage.
• Hide me.
• Don’t touch my pigs.
• I hate my parents.
• How to face your trial with faith.
• The emerging disciple’s first step.
• The miracle hidden in the margin.
• Let’s make R.A.W. the new rage.
• Could Paul be this confident in you?
• How good, is good enough?
• Religious hoops. Steps. And other obstacles.
• My girls love to sing.
• Which is more important? Presentation or Content?
• Are you TOO familiar with the bible?
• You are what you eat.
• Have you switched masters?
• The devil taught me how to pray.
• I love Genesis.
• Honestly? My life IS a train wreck.
• 1 thing you should know about your problems.
• The way God will probably answer your prayer.
• 1 Thing that will change your life.
• U B U
• Don’t turn 4, until you’re done being 3.
• Should I forgive in person or in prayer?
• Have you ever lost Jesus at church?
• The speed of sin.
• Do you drink like a dog?
• 2 necessary declarations for all disciples.
• Who are the real crazies in church?
• You gotta crawl before you can walk
• Give us a courtesy flush
• How to tick God off
• Then I’ll never get it
• Save the Children!
• Within and Without
• 3 ways to live
• Got Connection?
• Not so Supreme
• Teach me how to walk
• What does a Ladybug Do?
• Go Deeper
• Adjust it
• Change changes
• A Spotter
• Famine of doing
• David’s hasty mistake
• Church kids
• The truth about fog
• I caught the devil in another lie
• It just takes one believer
• SEE
• Ventilate vertically
• I have ups and downs. Do you?
• Delivered from fears
• Elder and Younger
• Before Goliath
• In Process
• Doing good?
• The Meekest Man?
• What about the water?
• From Religion to Relationship
• Naturally Supernatural
• April Fools
• Regrets?
• Operation: Forgive

• Leadership

• 3 Points To Remember When Preparing A Weekly Sermon
• Sermon Recap: Now.
• I guarantee your Pastor doesn’t enjoy being rock and rolled.
• Good news for Shepherds
• What Metrics does your Church measure?
• The Gospel in a Genealogy
• Can you see past your present?
• Don’t say someone’s no for them.
• News Flash: Sunday is always coming
• Mandrake Mistake
• Are you suffering from information overload? Sneeze to see
• Secure leaders are scarce.
• Not Yet – But it’s not over
• The best advice you’ll ever get: Do away with they
• Pastor’s are today’s apothecary: chemistry creates the flow
• No Evidence
• Creating a Climate Change
• What to do when God changes your message.
• I wish I could find an Evangelist that didn’t care how much they were paid: 2011 Re:Post
• How I memorize my notes: 2011 Re:Post
• God chose Joseph too
• Ministering to the Marginalized
• How to get a vision when you’ve lost your vantage point.
• 1 reason young preachers are leaving: and why I’m thankful for my P.O.C.
• I am Abraham
• 3 words that should be in every leader’s vocabulary
• Measured for your new Mantle.
• What the Church can learn from the UFC
• Stretching for the Supernatural
• Saturday Sermons
• 5 lessons I’ve learned in 5 years of pastoring.
• How I memorize my notes.
• Rick Perry’s gaffe
• The big mistake I made Sunday
• How I handle Christian Critics.
• My top 5 favorite preachers.
• Wax on, wax off.
• The top 2 sermons that have helped my ministry.
• People have great potential.
• Staff Infection
• Loose your preacher and let him go.
• I love the preaching process.
• Do you need Hobab to help you?
• I wish I could find an evangelist that didn’t care about how much they were paid.
• Is it ok to preach somebody else’s sermon?
• 1 Thing a great leader brings to the table.
• Do you have a Chapter 6 Revelation?
• Are you a Voice or a Echo?
• Put the ‘O’ back in the Gospel
• The buck stops here
• Fuel the Fire
• Effective Epistles
• Replacing Michael
• Old School – Face to Face
• Give me the ball!
• Vision Link
• Raise your expectations

• Life

• 50 women that remind me of my Mother.
• Recipe for a growing marriage.
• Do you have a Person?
• Kahina: The best game you’ve never played
• Family Traditions: They are important
• Dads should have a good talk with their children.
• 50 Fatherhood lessons from my Dad.
• Daddy’s a Preacher: and proud of it!
• 10 things to learn from Snowmen this Christmas: 2011 Re:Post
• The Christmas Party Hat Mantra: Have you donned yours?
• 10 things to learn from Snowmen this Christmas
• Friend me
• Parents: please protect your children’s innocence
• Turkey Chili
• Don’t let your changing circumstances change you.
• How to make it through the middle moments of life.
• It’s too dark to see the stars.
• Marriage Bytes.
• I preach from Genesis too much.
• The key to living your BLESSED life now.
• I am a closet Athenian.
• I had to forgive God.
• Confessions of a Pastor.
• Affairs are expensive.
• General John Glover
• How Dad handled storms
• Love the one you are with
• Why Lions have manes
• 2 battle fronts – 2 battle plans.
• Aiding and Abetting
• My girls’ Mommy

• Making Jesus famous

• Jesus is the “A to Z” of Christmas
• Joseph’s plan for great revival.
• Boxes are good for Christmas, but not for Christ
• Why Jim and Pam won’t come back to our Church
• Does your Jesus come with a suit bag?
• A lesson from Bible Tribes gone viral.
• 11 ways an impossible revival becomes possible.
• If you wrote it, you said it.
• Give me a sec
• All you have – is enough!
• Room for Them?
• Open Hands = Open Doors
• Inside job
• Guest Ministers
• Coat of many Colors
• I’m for being for
• Happy Mother’s Day
• Got Honey?
• It’s too risky to play it safe

• Moleskine Notes

• Present Day Patriarchs.
• Pitch a tent – Build an altar
• Build a House
• Perfect the Pace
• Lead your own Family
• God is the center
• The Precious Perspective
• Favor the Family
• Preach wordless Sermons
• Weep and Watch
• Quit Running
• Lead with Courage
• Lead with Vision
• Lead with a Limp.
• Customs check-up
• It adds up
• 7 years in 3 days
• 12 lessons from a 12 year old issue, and a 12 year old girl.