Archive for January, 2019
Posted on January 31st, 2019 by Tim McCoy
Do you remember when you learned to ride a bicycle? Did you start with training wheels? Did someone who loved you run along beside you steadying the bike with their hand? What was the key to success? It was learning to be balanced.
What about roller skating or skateboarding? Do you remember learning how to position your feet and shift your weight so that you could stay upright? So many nuances, but the goal was simple. Stay balanced.
A few years ago I took a surfing...
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Posted on January 24th, 2019 by Tim McCoy
As a shepherd of the flock at Ingleside, I turn to the Scripture again and again for direction and insight about how our church can be healthy and pleasing to the Lord.
One of the verses that has left its mark on me is Acts 16:5. As the Apostle Paul and his missionary partners re-visited the cities where they had shared the gospel on his first missionary journey, he observed:
So the churches were strengthened in the faith,
and they increased in numbers daily.
(Acts 16:5, ESV)
Did...
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Posted on January 17th, 2019 by Tim McCoy
At Ingleside, we have long said, “We are a multi-generational church with a next-generation orientation.”
The “multi-generational” dimension simply means that all ages and life-stages can find a home here. Young or old, single or married, kids or no kids – you can find meaningful relationships and a place to grow into Christ-likeness at Ingleside.
The “next-generation” dimension means that we make an intentional and significant investment in passing the baton of faith...
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Posted on January 10th, 2019 by Tim McCoy
Are you a member at Ingleside yet? If not, I want to encourage you to take that step. The next membership classes for adults, students, and children are this Sunday afternoon, January 13, at 4:00 p.m.
No reservation is necessary. Dress is casual. Dinner and childcare is provided. Just come in at the east entrance to the Worship Center and a warm welcome will be waiting.
But you might be thinking: “Why? Why should I become a ‘member’ at Ingleside? I enjoy...
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Posted on January 3rd, 2019 by Tim McCoy
Habit. It might be defined this way: “an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary” (Dictionary.com).
Once in place, habits are powerful. The truth is that we shape our habits, and then they shape us.
Yet, habits can be weakened, broken, and . . . changed.
Indeed, John Maxwell speaks to our habits this way: “You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your...
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