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Repost: Seek the Old Paths (Honoring God while Remainins Culturally Relavant)

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:00:18 PDT

Differences of opinion concerning the direction of the church will inevitably rouse great emotion. Conflict often arises because of a shift in a congregation's "modus operandi" or standard operating procedure. People get too comfortable with familiar and any deviation is seen as suspect. Too often, any change is summarily rejected and even branded heretical simply because "we've never

The Life of Ryleigh

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:33:43 PST

Tuesday is a special day, it is the day we celebrate Ryleigh Stegall's birthday. The Butterfly Foundation had it's annual walk from the high school to the town square in remembrance of Ryleigh and to raise funds and awareness for the foundation. Ryleigh's family started the Butterfly Foundation to help people in Wayne County who have children facing life threatening or life altering illnesses.

What's that Smell?

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:45:15 PDT

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NEW - Podcast: Attitude Makes a Difference

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:52:27 PDT

Due to some problems with hardware compatibility, it has been a while since I posted a new podcast. We have all of those issues sorted out and I have posted my most recent sermon, Attitude Makes a Difference. You can listen by using the mini-player below or download the file to your computer using the link below. The easiest way to get my sermons is to subscribe to my podcast in iTunes by

What I Love About the Church

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:13:56 PDT

This post was originally written for Preacher's Pen. Be sure to check out this awesome website by Chris Gallagher! To me there is really only one answer to the question, "what do you love about the church?" It's the people. One of my earliest memories of church is being in bible class and learning the poem complete with hand signals, "Here is the church and here is the steeple, open it up and

Why I love my iPhone (My top 15 Apps)

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:25:08 PDT

A few months ago I finally took the plunge I had long been wanting to take, I bought an iPhone. I waited too long. Before listing my top 15 apps I must first mention some of the standard features that make the iPhone stand out. The integrated iPod is something I use everyday. I love listening to music and since the radio in my truck is broken my iPhone comes in handy. The calendar on the iPhone

FINAL UPDATE 4/7/2010 Go Fish

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:14:40 PDT

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Culture and Evangelism

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:55:30 PST

Our culture has been conditioned to look for the latest and greatest fix for any problem that confronts them. One example of this is health care where there is always a new pill for whatever ails you. Whether we realize it or not, our cultural conditioning shapes the decisions we make and the opinions we hold when it comes to church issues. Evangelism methodology is a great example of how

Go Fish

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:14:22 PST

As Christians we focus on being followers of Christ, I've heard many sermons on the subject and I've preached several as well, however, if all we do is follow Christ then we aren't living up to our calling. Over the next few weeks at Waynesboro church of Christ on Sunday morning, we are going to be talking about this very subject as we seek to let God transform us from followers into fishers.

The Joy of Christmas

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:29:36 PST

Listen to my two sermon series "The Joy of Christmas." (You can use the Slidecast option which allows you to hear the sermon while viewing the Powerpoint.) The first sermon in the series "The Three Gifts of Christ" was inspired by a sermon by my friend John Dobbs. The second is "A Savior is Born" and by many accounts is one of my best. Please leave your comments and have a Merry Christmas!

Christmas Musings

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:22:15 PST

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Mall Talk

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:28:59 PST

A few days ago, Sheryl and I were at the mall doing a little Christmas shopping. The mall was naturally decked out in all its Christmas glory with garland, lights, and trees. At this time of year, there is also an overwhelming amount of temporary kiosks selling all kinds of specialty items. These kiosks have one thing in common; almost all of them are manned with high-pressure salespeople.

The Life of Ryleigh

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:30:13 PST

Tuesday is a special day, it is the day we celebrate Ryleigh Stegall's birthday. The Butterfly Foundation is having it's annual walk from the high school to the town square in remembrance of Ryleigh and to raise funds and awareness for the foundation. (It begins at 1:00 PM if you would like to join in.) Ryleigh's family started the Butterfly Foundation to help people in Wayne County who have

Seek the Old Paths (Honoring God while Remaining Culturally Relevant)

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:20:40 PST

Plentiful Powerful Prayer

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:09:46 PST

Our attitude concerning prayer, at times, can be fickle. We know we should pray. We know God hears our prayers. We know God answers our prayers. Yet, still we do not pray as we should. Why? Bad experiences with prayer might be the answer. We ask God for something, God answers but not as we wanted, so we conclude prayer doesn't work. When you want to know how to do something right you

Hug a Veteran

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:47:11 PST

Wednesday November 11th is Veteran's Day. The following are a few thoughts of mine as I reflect upon an event we held at the Waynesboro church of Christ. My only desire for this post is that you may be inspired to say, "thank you" to a veteran you know. Saturday evening marked the third annual Veterans Day Celebration at Waynesboro church of Christ and it was amazing! We had good food,

Top Church of Christ Blogs

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:13:41 PST

Matt Dabbs has released the latest rankings for church of Christ bloggers, at his blog Kingdom Living. If you'll remember, back in July, was the first time I made the list. Actually, Matt did a huge favor to me and Matthew Morine by extending the list in July to 48 blogs because that is where we fell #47 and 48! Thanks to this exposure and some other factors Matthew and I have skyrocketed up

Is the Church of Christ a cult? Part 2

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:07:59 PDT

My last post, Is the Church of Christ a cult?, garnered a lot of attention. That may be putting it lightly, actually the post was HUGE! I was taken aback by the response it received. From a numbers point of view it was far and away my most read post ever. During the month of September I set a personal best for hits on my blog, due to the response to this post I broke that record on October

Is the Church of Christ a cult?

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:58:04 PDT

It wasn't like this was the first time I had heard of or read someone attempting to make the claim that the Church of Christ is a cult, however this time was very different, this time it was personal. I, like most of you probably, have ran across some websites making this claim using erroneous, second and third hand knowledge about the Church of Christ and our beliefs or more times than not

Blind Ambition

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:54:37 PDT

What was the reason God confused the language of his people and sent them babbling in every direction across the earth? Take 18 minutes and listen to this valuable message from God's word then let me know what you think. Blind AmbitionView more presentations from Mitchell Skelton.

Review of “Less Clutter. Less Noise”

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:48:54 PDT

The subtitle for this book is, “Beyond Bulletins, Brochures, and Bake Sales.” It is authored by Kem Meyer, self styled as one who “used to think church was for out-of-touch people who just needed to “get a life.” Now, after having left the business world, Kem is the Communications Director at Granger Community Church. The main focus of this book is about how churches can be more effective

Wrestling_with_Yourself

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:36:42 PDT

Find your Jabbok. We all have those defining moments in our lives when we must face God along with all the baggage we carry. Follow Jacob and learn how to be victorious over the sin in your life.Wrestling_with_YourselfView more presentations from Mitchell Skelton.

Made for a Mission

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:14:45 PDT

An urgent message about our mission! Have you lost your zeal? Has your fire for the lost been put out? Listen to this Slidecast and be renewed. (Contains Podcast audio along with the PowerPoint presentation.)Made for a MissionView more presentations from Mitchell Skelton.

H1N1 and Sin

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:49:15 PDT

Things get dirty. You leave the house for any amount of time and once clean shoes become coated in filth; clothes become contaminated with grit, grease, and grime. Even in our homes, dirt is everywhere. Don't believe me? Move a lamp that has set on a table a day or two without being dusted or run your finger across the top of a door facing. Our world is filled with dirt that requires that we

The Discipline of Weakness

mskelton@live.com (Mitchell Skelton) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:45:14 PDT

Sunday's sermon presentation linked with my podcast. Enjoy!The Discipline of WeaknessView more presentations from mitchellskelton.