tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:06:29 +0000Various thoughts about church planting, theology, and Christian ministry.http://jdryer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Josh)Blogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-1384148444639629973Tue, 15 Sep 2020 17:30:00 +00002020-09-15T12:30:04.326-05:00&nbsp;This is the second part of my two-part article describing our fellowship of suffering and rejoicing. In Chapter 12 of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthian church, he talks about spiritual gifts and how we should use them for the building up of the body of Christ (:7). Paul also describes how the Holy Spirit, the bestower of these gifts, unites the Church, who function like a human body. http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2020/09/weekly-update-suffering-and-rejoicing_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-2022575769930069471Wed, 09 Sep 2020 17:30:00 +00002020-09-09T12:30:01.000-05:00&nbsp;In Chapter 12 of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthian church, he talks about spiritual gifts and how we should use them for the building up of the body of Christ (:7). Paul also describes how the Holy Spirit, the bestower of these gifts, unites the Church, who function like a human body. Each believer is a part of the body and has something unique and important to offer the other believershttp://jdryer.blogspot.com/2020/09/weekly-update-suffering-and-rejoicing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-2333540105154070112Tue, 01 Sep 2020 17:30:00 +00002020-09-01T12:30:07.400-05:00&nbsp;Starting and maintaining a thriving men’s ministry is a difficult task. Men (myself included) are not always eager to get together with others at the end of a long workday, after kids’ sports practices/games, amidst duties at home, and whatever else requires their attention. We tend to believe that we don’t really need relationships with other guys and a ministry designed specifically for http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2020/09/weekly-update-september-1st.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-3808488999901700300Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:30:00 +00002020-08-25T12:30:01.529-05:00&nbsp;http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2020/08/weekly-update-august-25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-5154381721696244787Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:30:00 +00002020-08-18T12:30:02.878-05:00&nbsp;http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2020/08/weekly-update-august-18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-695342689646795214Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:30:00 +00002020-08-12T12:30:01.407-05:00&nbsp;You’ve probably heard the phrase “new normal” many times over the past few weeks. A lot of things have changed recently, and this prompted our culture to use that phrase to describe the permanency (or semi-permanency) of those changes. The way our public-school system educates children has changed. On August 19th the kids will start school, but they will do so online. Sporting events have http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2020/08/weekly-update-new-normal-and-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0Key West, FL 33040, USA24.5550593 -81.77998713.1557907335369215 -116.93623978220901 45.954327866463075 -46.623734417790985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-3484184008554532168Thu, 06 Aug 2020 17:30:00 +00002020-08-06T12:30:05.191-05:00 Hello Church, &nbsp; I am writing this update to you all from the Lifeway Ridgecrest Conference Center in North Carolina. They have a special program for pastors and their families to get away and enjoy the mountains. It is such a blessing for us to have the opportunity to take some time to rest and recharge this week. The girls are having a blast and are excited to do some hiking, rock http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2020/08/update-from-vacation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-2687182913044460778Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:11:00 +00002020-07-31T09:11:31.050-05:00Video Weekly Update - 07/28http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2020/07/video-weekly-update-0728.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-1743898406342531248Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:44:00 +00002020-07-21T10:44:03.652-05:00 The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines trust as “assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something.” Trust is a complicated part of our lives. Isn’t it? We even have an old proverb about betrayed trust that says, “Fool me once shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.”It’s not always easy to know who you can trust. We all have stories about someone http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2020/07/weekly-update-trust.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-394049918110385434Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:51:00 +00002019-12-16T09:53:10.444-06:00 Believe In Christmas: Joseph BelievedMatthew 1:18-25 Introduction The theme…I believe in Christmas! Each family has their own traditions for Christmas. What’s the point of Christmas? I am going to tell you an ancient story. One that includes many spectacular things. An angry king who is afraid of losing his throne and is willing to do anything including murder to keep it. Shepherds who http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2019/12/highlight-from-sunday-believe-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-4148133169511728622Sat, 14 Dec 2019 14:05:00 +00002019-12-14T08:40:10.833-06:00 Luke 1:26-56 Believe in Christmas Mary Believed Introduction Last week we were challenged by the Lord to worship Him with hopeful expectation. We asked ourselves: Do I worship the Lord expecting the radical transformation of my heart and life? Do I believe His promises in the Bible and make decisions based on it? Last week, Zechariah acted like many of us act: in a faith-lacking http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2019/12/highlights-from-sunday-believe-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-9213203658066306640Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:39:00 +00002019-12-06T09:39:15.565-06:00 Psalm 107:1-3 “Give Thanks” IntroductionBig Idea: Give thanks for He is good!&nbsp; On Thanksgiving, we have the opportunity to consider the things for which we are thankful… As you can see, many of our Fifth Street family members are thankful to the Lord. He sure is gracious to us and I am thankful for that! Sometimes we are thankful for things that didn’t happen again, right? Twitter sharedhttp://jdryer.blogspot.com/2019/12/highlights-from-sunday-give-thanks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-8469138671130369861Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:22:00 +00002019-11-27T11:22:46.503-06:00 John 12:27-50 “Passover Lamb Pt. 3” Proclamation Introduction Jesus continues speaking to the folks gathered around Him. At this time, Jesus clearly proclaims His role as the Lamb of God, who God sent to take away the sins of the world. The Purpose of the Lamb (:27-36) 27 “Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2019/11/highlights-from-sunday-passover-lamb_27.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-7675551568181868361Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:22:00 +00002019-11-21T10:32:56.562-06:00 &nbsp;“Passover Lamb - The Presentation” John 12:12-19 Introduction This is the day each family selected the Passover lamb 4 days later, they sacrificed the lamb. They kept it 4 days to remember being saved from God’s wrath. Is Jesus your Passover Lamb? The Presentation of the Lamb (:12-18) 12 On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2019/11/highlights-from-sunday-passover-lamb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-5666875419649574197Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:13:00 +00002019-11-06T10:13:30.966-06:00 John 11:47-57 “Atonement" In last week’s miracle, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. "45 Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in&nbsp;Him. 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus haddone."&nbsp;John 11:45-46 - The road to hell is paved with good intentions. (:47-48) 47 Therefore the chief priests and the http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2019/11/highlights-from-sunday-atonement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-757940751374604060Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:24:00 +00002019-10-30T10:29:03.910-05:00 I AM the Resurrection and the Life John 11:1-46&nbsp; &nbsp;- Lazarus died for the glory of God and for our benefit (:1-16) 1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, beholdhttp://jdryer.blogspot.com/2019/10/highlights-from-sunday-i-am.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-2046922817151846847Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +00002019-10-30T09:42:28.725-05:00 I AM the Son of God&nbsp; John 10:22-42&nbsp; Big Idea: Jesus is the Son of God - Implications: God, Sin, Salvation Who is Jesus? (:22-24) <!--[if !supportLists]-->•&nbsp;&nbsp; <!--[endif]-->22 At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; 23 it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon. <!--[if !supportLists]-->-&nbsp; <!--[http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2019/10/sermon-manuscript-i-am-son-of-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-3968138324265720827Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:48:00 +00002018-06-04T10:48:14.562-05:00 Team Dryer is excited to announce that I accepted the call to serve as the next Senior Pastor of Fifth Street Baptist Church in Key West, Florida! This new ministry opportunity causes us to be both excited and saddened. We are excited because this transition is the culmination of several months of prayer, wise counsel, and seeking the Lord for His will in our lives. After much consideration, http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2018/06/team-dryer-headed-to-fifth-street.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-2815321182543686257Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:22:00 +00002018-01-29T19:34:52.001-06:00 Why do we throw a big party for church planters?&nbsp; On Friday, February 2nd&nbsp;we will throw a big party for church planters at Deermeadows Baptist Church. This is one of our biggest events of the year and we work hard make sure that it is done well. Many of our network churches give over and above their regular gifts to the JBA in order to help make this happen. I write this article to http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2018/01/why-do-we-throw-big-party-for-church.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-5652073857682812037Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:00:00 +00002017-11-13T09:00:05.795-06:00 To what lengths should we go to confront and eradicate evils apparent in our society today? As believers living in Jacksonville, Florida in 2017, how does Jesus want us to engage a world so enamored with sin? Are we fulfilling Jesus’ calling to be “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world” (Matt 5:13-14)?&nbsp; Carl F.H. Henry helped found several majorevangelical organizations, http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2017/11/our-faith-and-social-reform.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-8363882624088368860Sat, 14 Oct 2017 15:20:00 +00002017-10-14T10:20:22.428-05:00 A few weeks ago our network had the opportunity to hear from Trevin Wax. Dr. Wax is Bible and Reference Publisher for LifeWay Christian Resources and author of “This is Our Time: Everyday Myths in Light of the Gospel.” He spent three hours with our pastors and ministry leaders discussing the major points of his book and how these trends influence our ministry today. While he made a number of http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2017/10/now-is-our-timeto-harvest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-3907267576057603698Fri, 08 Jul 2016 21:42:00 +00002016-07-08T16:42:45.639-05:00How Do I Know if My Church Plant is Healthy? &nbsp; Do you ever wonder if your church planting ministry is healthy? Sometimes that's the last thing on the mind of a planter when he just finished the Sunday morning worship service that was packed with unplanned events. I remember one Sunday we showed up to set up and the school cafetorium (cafeteria + auditorium) had no power. Of course this http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2016/07/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-5662654351007240138Thu, 23 Apr 2015 03:16:00 +00002015-04-22T22:16:18.652-05:00This evening I had an opportunity to talk about Jesus with a couple of nice women while shopping with my family in Walmart. As we wondered down an isle looking for cooking oil, the two women approached us and asked us a question. One of them said, "Excuse me, did you know that the Bible talks about a mother god?" My wife responded, "No, we have never read that before." At this point, Darlene http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2015/04/my-encounter-with-world-mission-society.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-2614660031252475318Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:38:00 +00002015-04-06T13:38:17.228-05:00 This year's tourney has been filled with excitement and great sadness for many of us. It doesn't seem to matter how unlikely it is that your favorite team will win once we get caught up on the madness of the tournament. That is the beauty of the tournament; anyone can win at any time. Kentucky now understands that truth. It also appears that anyone can win a bracket challenge too! Or at least http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2015/04/this-years-tourney-has-been-filled-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6579147760533118991.post-3471603906818664894Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:15:00 +00002015-03-20T08:15:57.695-05:00 We are two days into the tournament and so many hopes and dreams have been crushed under the heels of two Cinderella teams named Panther and Blazer. I know, they sound like the lead guitarist and drummer of a bad 80's rock band but they aren't. they are the nicknames of the teams who dealt out the first two big upsets of the NCAA Tournament. These two upsets have a huge impact on the http://jdryer.blogspot.com/2015/03/we-are-two-days-into-tournament-and-so.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Josh)0