Fairdale Pastor’s Blog:

No Servant is Greater than his Master

Author: jgreene

  • 5 reflections from our recent Ecuador trip!

    It is hard to put into words all that is in your heart and mind once returning from a trip overseas. As Christians, we are in awe of what we see God doing in the world! We are stunningly aware of the truth of God’s statement in Psalm 46:10 “Be Still, and know that I am…

  • Thats the purpose of spiritual gifts

    There is much discussion these days about the Holy Spirit and the gifts He gives to His people. A lot of the discussion is well and good and helpful. But also a lot of the discussion is unnecessary. With many discussions going on today, much of it is missing the point and not needed. In…

  • Self-control

    The more and more I read the Bible the more I am convinced that God wants the life-changing truth to actually change our lives. Or perhaps better said, the life-changing truth of God actually does change lives! In other words, Christians are to be people who are changed by their faith in Christ. Christians are to…

  • How to Honor Your Mother

    Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and I was excited for an emphasis-day on honoring my mother! I decided to preach in a manner that I do not normally prefer. I preached a “How-To” sermon on “4 Ways to Honor Your Mother.” You can listen to the whole sermon here. Honor your mother is part of the…

  • Begg on “Laziness”

    Begg on “Laziness”

    Most mornings while in the car, I listen to Alistair Begg preaching. Its on the radio at 8:00am on 94.7 FM. Lately he has been preaching from Proverbs concerning issues like friendship, honesty, procrastination and laziness.   This morning he was preaching on “Laziness and Procrastination.” It was a great message. You can listen to…

  • Everything is NOT awesome

    A few months back when the new Lego movie came out, we took our sons to see it. The movie was great. It kept their attention. And we loved it. (My 3 sons are so wildly in to Legos right now!) The theme song to the movie is a very catchy pop song called Everything is Awesome! …

  • Resurrection Eggs Video with my son

    My wife has been teaching our kids about the Resurrection of Jesus. She uses a dozen Easter eggs to help them learn it. It seems to work really well. Here is a cool video of Noah (3 years old) explaining what each of the eggs mean. Egg 1 = a leaf – the people waved…

  • what I took away from T4G

    Last week was the biennial Together for the Gospel Conference. As a pastor attending a conference with some 7,000+ other ministry-minded people, I was very encouraged. Here are some of the gems I took away from the conference. The theme this year was “Unashamed.” The emphasis was on evangelism.     Thabiti Anyabwile – “wrongly in our…

  • “…he made me a priest though…”

    Trip Lee’s song “One Sixteen” on his newest album The Good Life is one of the most popular songs to come out of the Reach Records 1-1-6 camp. The song includes K.B. and Andy Mineo. Trip Lee has also written a book called The Good Life. The song has a pretty cool design to it. Each of…

  • “young man, are you happy?”

    Just the other day I was standing at the gas pump in Fairdale (pictured below) filling up my car when an older gentleman caught me by surprise. Unexpectedly, from the adjacent gas pump, he blurted out “young man, are you happy?” Startled by his voice and volume, it took me a few seconds to process…