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Irving Bible Church : The Story - Chapter Four

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:18:04 +0000

Hi Andi - sorry you're having trouble finding the sermons. Click on Find It Here at the top of every page and then on Media/Sunday Messages. That takes you directly to the Sunday Messages page.

Irving Bible Church : Donorbridge 2020 Is Coming

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 20:32:42 +0000

It seems that they are not formally listed with DonorBridge. The process takes a period of time before they are added in. We are looking into that process right now. You can still make a donation at any time to Water Is basic though :)

Irving Bible Church : Back to School Event | Single Parents

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:37:22 +0000

Hi - I\\\'m sorry you\\\'re having trouble registering. I just checked the link and it seems to be working properly. In the mean time contact Marsha Tribbett mtribbett@irvingbible.org or Jennifer Erlenbusch at jerlenbusch@irvingbible.org and they will be able to help you out.

Irving Bible Church : Back to School Event | Single Parents

Mon, 9 Aug 2010 17:34:29 +0000

If you want to bring/contribute backpacks between now and Saturday, contact either Marsha or Jennifer via the email links up in the body of the post.

Irving Bible Church : Daily Lectionary Text | Via Text

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:23:46 +0000

Hi Chuck See the note above. The texting provider has notified me that there are some issues with Sprint/Alltel customers. If you can\\\'t subscribe via 313131 use the alternate number that they have provided of 88202. I just got off the phone with someone who was also having problems and he was successfully subscribed using the alternate number. Hope that helps.

Irving Bible Church : To first time visitors to the site.

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:21:40 +0000

Hi Kelli. You can still listen to the messages on your computer just as before - nothing\\\'s changed in that area :) Click on the Directory link at the top of the page. From that screen, on the bottom row, second column from the left, go to the message you want to hear (the newest one will always be at top) and click on the play button (it\\\'s the one that has a little arrow pointing to the right) it will buffer briefly and then begin playing.

Irving Bible Church : So, this Internet thing will catch on?

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:28:28 +0000

Hi Lois I\\\'m sorry that you are having issues with the site. Would you mind sharing more specific details? We are frequently updating and tweaking the site based on user feedback and we would love to know where we can make improvements. It is very different than the previous site in many ways and while we\\\'ve gotten very positive feedback we have also received feedback that has helped us learn where we can make it a better experience for the user. Bill

Irving Bible Church : Kids Night Out | March 13th

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:21:52 +0000

Yes, I believe so. The information on the Single Parents ministry page indicates that Kid\\\'s Night Out is a program of that ministry.

Collide Magazine Blog : A Context Contest

Fri, 7 Aug 2009 13:30:10 +0000

I'm not going to lie, I'm just leaving a comment to get the books . . .

Collide Magazine Blog : We Respectfully Disagree With John Piper ...

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:56:50 +0000

"Preaching" doesn't save anybody. Now, the Holy Spirit saves, but absent that, preaching is just more blah, blah, blah of people who like to hear themselves talk. The same can be said of Drama or Video. Absent the Holy Spirit it's just more diaphanous (wow, haven't used that word in a long time) window dressing masquerading as instruction, exhortation, affirmation and worship. Time for a Pop Quiz! Question #1 - Quote a line from five different movies or plays a. b. c. d. e. Question #2 - Quote a lyric from five different songs a. b. c. d. e. Bonus/Extra Credit section!!! Question #3 - Quote a line from five different sermons a. b. c. d. e. NOTE: If you've ever stepped foot on a Seminary or Christian school as anything more than a visitor you are not eligible for the bonus points. You don't represent the 99% (I just made that number up but it's got to be huge) of the people who sit at the foot of a trusted shepherd. First rule of communication. Know your audience. Second rule of communication. You are not your audience. Otherwise, you would be in the chair and someone else would be speaking. Third rule of communication. Since you are not and can not be your audience use your insight, wisdom and research to understand the what, the why and the how your audience receives, processes and accepts information. The fourth rule of communication (which applies especially so to preachers) is shed your own biases, likes, dislikes, cultural and social to increase the chance that you might actually invite the Holy Spirit in to do his Holy Ghostly thing . . . The third paragraph of Pipers comments back on his blog site addressing this issue are as sound as a rock. The fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs of Pipers comments leave me flat footed with my jaw agape. I can't wrap my head around his distinction that it is only the words from the mouth of a preacher standing before a group of people that counts. From a lesser person I would quickly assume that this is ego and pride talking (hhmmm, talking, funny how that word just got used). From Piper I will take him at his word and acknowledge along with him that he is free to his position and that I am equally free on my position and that thankfully, "nobody is going to go to hell because of this . . ." (though I don't really understand his coda at the end of "in the short run".) Way to stir it up Scott. I hope your happy now :)

Collide Magazine Blog : We Respectfully Disagree With John Piper ...

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:10:09 +0000

"We lay the Gospel alongside the Shamwow." I totally agree with Scott on this and he said it with more grace and gentleness than I can muster at the moment (not becuase of this topic, I'm just busy at the moment) but that Shamwow quote is one of the funniest, most entertaining, spiritually inspired sentances I've heard in a long time. Preach it. And to digress . . . http://rhettandlink.com/videos/shamwow# You do know Rhett and Link don't you? Bill Buchanan

Collide Magazine : The Church In 2034

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:25:25 +0000

We tend to vastly under estimate the changes that will occur in ten years and vastly over estimate the changes that will occur in two years. I can't recall from whom I stole that quote but, having lived five times ten years I can vouch for it's veracity. I know in 1996 when I took delivery of three non-linear editing systems along with HUGE drives of 9GB capacity each I had no way to even conceive of a 60GB video iPod in 2006. At the same time, I was always sure that "next year" was the year that HDTV would really break out. I only got it right once . . . I have no reason to believe that the evolution of the Church will be any different. In 1989, I struggled with going to a church that met in a shopping center space. I eventually ended up in one and it seemed quite natural. Around ten years later I found myself at a church that met in a space that used to house IBM offices in Las Colinas. Five years after that we built a big worship center that seats around 2200. What I do know is that our ability to miss the mark on the ten year prediction is only going to get worse. Check out the paper at this site http://tinyurl.com/ten-year-predictions I love that the first line is "You will get $40 trillion just by reading this essay and understanding what it says." It sort of sets the tone that the water is going to get pretty deep. In a nutshell (that does a huge disservice to the paper) the rate of change isn't getting slower. The real fun would be to look back at this Collide article in 2019 instead of 2034 and see how it stacks up :)