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Narrated SketchNotes on Romans 14 & Luke 14
Today was my first day at our church to use the iPad app Procreate to create sketchnotes of both our Sunday School lesson and today’s sermon by our senior pastor, Mateen Elass. My friend Carol Anne...
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Old Testament Prophesy About Jesus
We are starting a study of the book of Hebrews today. Here are some verses we read about Old Testament prophesy about Jesus. I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will...
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God Identifies Us By Giving His Holy Spirit
A powerful & important reminder this morning via Don Boyd’s message at our Friday Morning Men’s Group: 13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when...
View Article“Blessed Be Your Name” by Sarah Fryer, Megan Mueggenborg & Alex Simpson
Sarah sang in church again this morning with Megan and Alex.
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Narrated Sermon Sketchnotes: Ephesians 5:21-23
These are my narrated sermon sketch notes from February 8, 2015. This was a sermon by Mateen Elass at First Presbyterian Church of Edmond Oklahoma, about Ephesians 5:21-23. by Wesley Fryer
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Ash Wednesday Sermon: Isaiah 58:1-12
This evening I had an opportunity to share the Ash Wednesday sermon at our church in Edmond, Oklahoma. The sermon text I chose was Isaiah 58:1-12. 1 “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your...
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Narrated Sketchnote of Genesis 1:28 sermon by Jen Howat
These are my sketchnotes of a sermon on March 8, 2014, by Jen Howat at First Presbyterian Church of Edmond, Oklahoma. Jen preached on Genesis 1:28: Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and...
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God Created the Universe
I love the way the author of Hebrews explained how we understand God is the creator and author of the universe: By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is...
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Participating in God’s Divine Nature
I pray God would fill me with His Holy Spirit, as Peter described, to escape “the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life...
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God Never Abandons Us
These are our sermon verses today, which are important reminders about God’s faithfulness: And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called...
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God Joins Us as Brothers Through Jesus
Our pastor, Mateen Elass, shared these verses today in his sermon. We are celebrating Pentacost one week last because of last weekend’s holiday. God joins all of us together, regardless of our...
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Podcast11: When God Calls Out of the Darkness
This is an audio recording of a sermon by Wesley Fryer at First Presbyterian Church of Edmond, Oklahoma, shared on July 12, 2015. The title of the sermon was, “When God Calls Out of the Darkness.” The...
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The Simple Life (Acts 2:42-47)
I created this sketchnote during a sermon shared by Jen Howat at our church on August 22, 2015. The focus verses for her sermon, titled “The Simple Life,” were Acts 2:42-47. This is from the Amplified...
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Giving Sacrificially
This is my sketchnote and narrated sketchnote about “Giving Sacrificially,” a sermon by Jen Howat on the November 22nd, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church in Edmond, Oklahoma. Jen preached on verses...
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Narrated Sermon Sketchnote: Chapter 22 of “The Story”
Today our church started a 10 week study for everyone, at all levels, based on the book “The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People” by Max Lucado (@MaxLucado) and Randy Frazee...
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Psalm 2 Narrated Sketchnote: Remember The Lord Reigns
This is my sermon sketchnote and narrated sketchnote from today’s sermon on Psalm 2: “Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band...
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Children’s Musical Sketchnote
Kids in our church‘s Children’s Ministry Department shared a wonderful musical during our worship service today called, “I Am a Friend of God.” I created a sketchnote during the performance...
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Narrated Sermon Sketchnote on Psalms 3
This is a sketchnote and narrated Sketchnote I created today in church as Lee Schmidt preached on Psalms 3: “Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “God will...
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Learning & Sharing at MoRanch Men’s Conference 2016
This weekend I was greatly blessed to again attend and participate in the 2016 MoRanch Men’s Conference. This is the largest annual gathering of Presbyterian men in the United States, and was the 65th...
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Prayer of Adoration
I had an opportunity to serve as the liturgist today during our early / traditional worship service. This was the opening prayer of adoration I shared: Dear God, We come to you this day thankful for...
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Sermon Sketchnote on Psalms 78:1-8
This is my narrated sermon sketchnote and sketchnote for today’s sermon by Jen Howat on Psalms 78:1-8 at First Presbyterian Church of Edmond, Oklahoma. Key points were: Don’t hide God’s good news about...
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I’ve Got Jesus. Why do I need the Holy Spirit?
These are slides for my presentation on Friday, August 19, 2016, at our church’s Friday Morning Men’s Group gathering. We’re starting a study on Francis Chan’s 2009 book, “Forgotten God: Reversing Our...
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Family Faith Story Sharing Challenge
Since our regular Sunday School teacher has come down with the flu and is also planning to travel out of town over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I’m going to have an opportunity to teach as a...
View ArticleSupernatural Church
These are my slides for the Friday’s men’s group lesson I’m teaching on the final chapter (“Supernatural Church”) of Francis Chan’s 2009 book, “Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy...
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How Can God Be Real, Good and Powerful When Bad Things Still Happen?
I remember the setting vividly: It was the summer of 1991, and I was spending three weeks in England at RAF Upper Heyford during the summer before my senior year at the Air Force Academy. Highlights of...
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Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering?
These are resources for our Sunday School class on April 22, 2018, focusing on lesson 3 of “The 7 Big Questions” series by ExploringGod.com. We are using the website mentimeter.com for today’s...
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God Empowers Us to Serve Others Through Trials
Yesterday’s Sunday School lesson, as well as sermon, both focused on why we have pain and suffering in our world. These are tough topics for anyone to address. I was and am thankful to for the...
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Salt and Light: Jesus’ Teachings in Matthew 5:13-16
This week in our “Gospel Encounters” adult Sunday School class we will continue our study and discussion of Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 5. Following verses 1-12, which we call “The Beatitudes” and we...
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Gospel Encounters: Sharing our Journey of Faith to Jesus
Today in our adult Sunday School class, continuing our focus on both historical and contemporary “Gospel Encounters” with Jesus, I shared my personal testimony as well as a framework for “Sharing our...
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Gospel Encounter: The Last Supper (Matthew 26:17-35)
Tomorrow in our adult Sunday School class, “Gospel Encounters,” we will be reading and discussing The Last Supper as recounted in the 26th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, in verses 17-35. These are...
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The Last Supper and Atonement: Luke 22:7-36
Tomorrow in our adult Sunday School class, “Gospel Encounters,” we will continue our study of The Last Supper by reading Luke 22:7-38, watching the video from The Lumo Project based on these verses,...
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My Gospel Encounter with Bob Sprankle
Today in our adult Sunday School Class, I shared a 3.5 minute narrated slideshow titled, “My Gospel Encounter with Bob Sprankle.” I created this video after writing a 9 part, short script and...
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Thinking about Christian bumper stickers
So this is an unusual find this weekend. One of Alexander’s roommates shared this with me. You can ask for 10 random “Christian” bumper stickers from the website below, or select 10 that you want for...
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Bible Study Assisted by Google Home
This week Rachel and I have started a morning Bible study together, reading through the Gospel of John. This is something we’ve talked about doing for many months, but we finally decided to do it over...
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Responding to Stephen Fry’s Arguments Against God
Inspired by the sermon on September 1, 2019, at First United Methodist Church in Manhattan, Kansas, today our adult Sunday School class in Edmond, Oklahoma responded to a controversial and challenging...
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Takeaways from Curt Gruel’s Presentation about Christian Faith from a...
Last Sunday during our “Curiosity and Questions: Jesus and Science” Sunday School class, Curt Gruel was our guest speaker. Curt is a very unique Christ follower. He was an orthopedic surgeon and the...
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Responding to Possibilianism & Dr. David Eagleman: Knowing & Authority Beyond...
As I’m continuing to teach and lead the class, “Curiosity and Questions: Jesus and Science” this year, I’m enjoying the YouTube recommendation engine (in moderation, of course) to help me discover...
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BioEthics and Acting Like Jesus
Today I shared a lesson in our Sunday School class titled, “BioEthics and Acting Like Jesus.” We discussed and explored the appendix of Francis Collins’ book, “The Language of God: A Scientist...
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6 Ways to Safely Serve Others During COVID-19
Yesterday our “Friday Morning Men’s Group” at our church met for the first time over a Zoom videoconference, which is the first time we’ve ever gathered virtually in the history of our group. Things...
View ArticleGenetic Editing and BioEthics (3 July 2020)
This morning I shared the lesson at our Friday Morning Men’s Group for First Presbyterian Church in Edmond, Oklahoma. Because of COVID-19, we continue to meet “virtually” via Zoom each week. I...
View ArticleThe Origins of the Universe – Free Will and Quantum Mechanics
On July 10, 2020, I shared a lesson on “The Origins of the Universe – Free Will and Quantum Mechanics” for our Friday Morning Men’s Group at First Presbyterian Church of Edmond, Oklahoma, meeting...
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Charlotte Church Hunting (Sept 2022 Update)
As new residents of Matthews, North Carolina, and the Charlotte area, we are hunting for a new church. In this post, I’ll share about four of the churches we have visited so far, and some reflections...
View ArticlePrinceton Theology and Christian Fundamentalism
This is another ChatGPT 4 “theological and historical coaching” example today, in my continuing quest to better understand the historic roots and contemporary flavors of American Christian...
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Human Rights and Southern Baptist Protestant Christians
This should be obvious to all people in all modern cultures, but sadly it is not and some groups are working to “turn back the clock. Women are full human beings and should be accorded FULL human...
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AI Helps Sunday School Lesson Planning
Our adult Sunday School class (ACE) at Caldwell Presbyterian Church is reading and studying the book, “Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness” by Kevin Nye. Tomorrow I’m...
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No Human Hierarchy in God’s Family
Through the YouVersion Bible app for iPhone, Shelly (my wife) has discovered the “Eyewitness Bible Series” of videos. This morning, on her recommendation, I watched the 11.5 minute video, “Topics 07...
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Ask for Signs and Directions!
These are some of my notes and “takeaways” from a sermon shared today on January 7, 2024, by Rev. Dorothy J. Killian at Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The sermon was...
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Lessons from the Prophet Amos
These are my notes from today’s Sunday School lesson and worship service at Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina on January 21, 2024. “Praying The Hours” is a Catholic prayer...
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Son of Man in The Bible Project
Frequently in the Gospels of the Bible, we hear Jesus call himself, “The Son of Man.” The December 2018 video from The Bible Project, “Why Jesus Called Himself the Son of Man,” provides an outstanding...
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Uncle Charlie and Jesus’ Love
This past Sunday, Shelly and I both taught Sunday School lessons at our church in Charlotte, North Carolina: Caldwell Presbyterian Church. I taught the adult lesson for our “ACE Sunday School” class...
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