sermons Feeling Forgotten 18 Jul 2021July 15, 2021 There’s a poignant scene at the end of the famous 80’s movie, “The Breakfast Club.” In that movie, a group of misfits, doing Saturday detention together, eventually forms a bond…
sermons Losing My Religion | God in Pop Music Series 11 Jul 2021July 1, 2021 What is the point of religion? Why practice it at all? At some point, we all ask that question. It doesn’t matter if we were raised in the faith or…
sermons God in Pop Music Series | Is Heaven a Place on Earth? 4 Jul 2021June 25, 2021 The Legoland hotel, where we stayed on part of our vacation, has an open lobby area with a stage, TV, and huge lego bins for playing. Kids can run around…
sermons Freedom from Fear 20 Jun 2021June 17, 2021 Robert Wadlow was known as the Giant of Illinois. Born in 1918, he grew to be the tallest man who ever lived. At least, the tallest we can confirm. Because…
sermons Water Bottles and Calling 16 May 2021May 12, 2021 Don't put a glass over the flame. I get enthusiastic about an idea, an enthusiasm that sometimes gets me carried away. When I was in my first senior year of…
sermons Mentors 9 May 2021May 4, 2021 Not long ago, I had a terribly important decision to make. It was one of those life changing decisions; one where the impacts would be far-reaching, whatever Dana and I…
sermons Eat, Drink, and Be Merry! 2 May 2021April 27, 2021 Before I graduated from college, there was one thing I really wanted to do. On campus was a beautiful chapel with a very tall spire; the tallest building on campus.…
sermons On Skunks and Bearing Witness 25 Apr 2021April 18, 2021 Bear witness. Today, I bear witness to you that I saw something incredible. Something fantastic. Something amazing. Something Dana still doesn’t believe I actually saw. While a student at Berry…
sermons Be Careful, the Father is Looking Down in Love? 14 Mar 2021March 10, 2021 Be careful little eyes what you see. O be careful little eyes what you see! For the Father up above, he is looking down in love, so be careful little…
sermons Laughing At God 7 Mar 2021March 4, 2021 Can it be done? I drove my brother crazy one particular summer. Not just because that’s what brothers do, but because that summer, I watched the movie Apollo 13 every…
sermons Rainbows and Promises 28 Feb 2021February 25, 2021 My old neighborhood in Cartersville was one of those covenant neighborhoods. That covenant stipulated that we, along with all other homeowners, owed $400 per year to the neighborhood association. For…
sermons Bring Christ to the Valley 14 Feb 2021February 11, 2021 There are two ways to the Berry College reservoir, a beautiful, manmade, lake in the middle of the 26,000 acres of mountainous property the college owns. Those two ways relate…
sermons REFINED 7 Feb 2021February 11, 2021 I’m in the hard, annoying, part of my dissertation. In May, should everything go well, I’ll graduate with my doctorate from Emory University. I’m excited and working hard to wrap-up…
sermons Lost in Wonder, Love, and Praise 31 Jan 2021February 11, 2021 Note: Resources mentioned near the end of the sermon are all linked off of eastmanfirst.com/lent Have you ever found yourself awestruck? My first semester of seminary was overwhelming. I felt…
sermons Teach Us To Number Our Days 24 Jan 2021February 11, 2021 What time is it? When we ask that question, we think of the exact time, demonstrated I’m sure by the several of you who glanced at a clock when I…
sermons It Takes Two 17 Jan 2021February 11, 2021 We had just arrived at the coast of Maine at our little bed and breakfast. It was the first full day of our marriage and we were ready to begin…
sermons Renounce, Confess, Resist | The Journey of Faith 10 Jan 2021January 10, 2021 Before the sermon, we remembered our baptism. I invite you, if you did not participate in the service, to at least read through this service, for it will shed light…
sermons I Want Baby Jesus | Christmas Eve 24 Dec 2020February 11, 2021 One night at the children’s play, a baby sister grew agitated. She was at that precarious age of being old enough to walk but not old enough to stay out…
