Planning

I have begun planning my preaching for Grace Pointe MBC in Brownwood, TX.

We will open with a 12-part series entitled "New Beginnings," where I will preach a sermon on creation, Adam and Eve's sin, and various character profiles in Genesis, Exodus and Joshua aimed at cultivating a spirit of worship, service and obedience toward God in the new congregation.

That sermon series will be flanked by a 12-week series on Wednesday nights titled, "The ministry of Jesus Christ." That series will show how Christ fulfilled the character attributes in the Sunday morning series. For example, Sunday morning's sermon is on creation (not reconstruction) from Genesis 1. The following Wednesday, we'll study how "He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not."

There will also be a Bible study in my home for potential church leaders. The purpose of this study will be to train and equip those who will become small-group leaders, Sunday School teachers, associate pastors and even missionaries. The first 12 weeks of this study will be in Romans.

Following the first 12 weeks, I plan to lead the church through "The Jerusalem Priority," before beginning a study in the book of Acts.