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April 16, 2018 By Steve Hogg Leave a Comment

Yesterday at church a friend told me had spent two hours searching for his keys – car, house, work.  He said, “I never lose my keys.” Until yesterday that is.  He was determined he was going to find them, so he searched and searched and searched – for two hours.  Eventually he found them and… Read More »

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March 7, 2018 By Steve Hogg Leave a Comment

Last Wednesday I received a text message from a friend in Kentucky.  He sends me a similar text every year on that date. It was 38 years ago on a Friday night when I stopped by his house to talk.  He had recently started attending our church and was showing interest in spiritual matters.  That… Read More »

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April 21, 2017 By Steve Hogg 1 Comment

Yesterday while praying for the lost people on my OIKOS Evangelism List, I noticed some black birds outside the window.  About two dozen of them alternated sitting on tree limbs and looking for something to eat on the ground.  They fluttered to and fro, until after a few minutes they all flew away. An image… Read More »

Filed Under: Evangelism, Uncategorized Tagged With: birds, Evangelism, Prayer

March 24, 2017 By Steve Hogg 1 Comment

I stopped at a local business Wednesday morning and ended up talking with a man who had attended our church a couple of time recently. While his wife has been active in church, he hasn’t been. In fact he told me it had been 30 years since he’d attended church. We talked for a few… Read More »

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November 28, 2016 By Steve Hogg Leave a Comment

One of my favorite songs at Christmas when I was growing up was Bill Monroe’s version of “Christmas Time’s A Coming.”  It’s a fast paced Bluegrass celebration of Christmas and home that still makes me feel good when I hear it. I thought about that song this week while Monieca and I were celebrating Thanksgiving… Read More »

Filed Under: Evangelism Tagged With: Christmas, Outreach

September 16, 2016 By Steve Hogg 1 Comment

Wednesday night in my Equipping U class, we were discussing the parables in Luke 15 and how much rejoicing takes place in heaven when a sinner repents and is saved.  Here are the specific verses: v.7 “I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who… Read More »

Filed Under: Evangelism Tagged With: Evangelism, excitment, Heaven, OIKOS, rejoicing

July 15, 2016 By Steve Hogg 1 Comment

This is a brief story about a recent experience I had at a McDonald’s that has important lessons for us at church.  At the end of it, let me know what you think. Monieca and I drove to KY earlier this week to help her mom move into a nursing home.  To save time we… Read More »

Filed Under: Evangelism Tagged With: Church, guest services, McDonald's

June 5, 2016 By Steve Hogg Leave a Comment

You never know what God is going to use to make an impression on someone.  I was reminded of that today during lunch. Monieca and I enjoyed eating lunch with a woman who only recently started attending FBC.  She has been in Rock Hill for a few years and regularly attended a couple of different… Read More »

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March 16, 2016 By Steve Hogg Leave a Comment

About 50 pastors and church staff from the area gathered at First Baptist today for a listening session with Dr. Gary Hollingsworth, the new Executive Director for the South Carolina Baptist Convention. He comes to SC from Emmanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. Several friends around the country who know Gary are very high… Read More »

Filed Under: Evangelism Tagged With: baptist, Devil, Easter, Evangelism

March 3, 2016 By Steve Hogg Leave a Comment

“I ask you, though, where is love going to be if there is no relationship?  Relationship is the track.  Love is what rolls over the track.  Love moves through a relationship.” I highlighted those sentences this week while reading the revised version of “Concentric Circles of Concern” by W. Oscar Thompson, Jr.  His 1980 book… Read More »

Filed Under: Evangelism Tagged With: Lost, Love, Relationships

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