Posts by Aaron Hinton (Page 3)
A Tale of Two Stumps
Title: A Tale of Two Stumps Our Grounds Committee recently completed a tree project around our church. They had the canopy of trees raised across from the sanctuary and around the FLC, the dying pine trees in the corner of the property cut down, and the tree that had died next to the church sign was completely removed. It was a big project and it really helped to increase the beauty and safety of our campus. At our monthly Guys…
Rainy Days
Milli Vanilli was a popular music act in the 1980s and 90s that became more famously known for their lip-syncing scandal (a sermon illustration for another day…). Their song “Blame It On the Rain” topped the Billboard charts and is advising the listener to “blame it on the rain” and other natural elements after leaving their love interest and regretting it. As I write this article, it is a rainy weekday morning. It’s the type of weather that has a…
We Are Easter People…Who Listen to Children
This past Sunday we were blessed to watch and listen to 35 children of our church (35!!!!!) perform their musical: Danny and the Shacks. Katherine and her team did an amazing job teaching the children the stories of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. In turn, the children did an incredible job of teaching the church through their speaking parts and songs. Did you listen on Sunday? Did you hear the message of the musical? It’s easy to get lost in…
We Are Easter People: Find Your Passion
Last night, I attended the Spring Meeting of the Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association (GCCBA). The speaker was talking about seeing an image that changed his heart. He said, “Have you ever seen an image that just mesmerized you; an image that God used to soften and till the soil of your heart to the point you had to do something?” My heart and mind screamed “YES!” You are probably like me and think, “Well that’s just a pile of…
We Are Easter People
Before my Grandpa passed away in 2022, I would visit him and my Grandma in Raleigh when my work for Gardner-Webb would take me through or around that area. I always enjoyed eating a meal or spending the night with them. On one such trip, I was enjoying breakfast with them at their favorite diner around the corner from their house in North Raleigh. As the conversation flowed over coffee and a good meal, I asked my Grandma how they…
We are Easter People
I’m a sports fan. I don’t know if you are or not, but I’m sure you’ve at least heard of the NCAA March Madness Tournaments. During March Madness, men and women pursue their dreams of being a national champion in one of the most exciting sports events of the year. I saw a commercial several times over the course of the tournament that made me think. It was an NCAA commercial designed to sell tickets for games and encourage being…
Eastertide
What an Easter Sunday! From the sunrise service to fellowship over breakfast, the beautiful decorations in the sanctuary to a Spirit-filled time of worship and celebration, what an Easter celebration… Easter is a chance to celebrate the greatest event in the history of the world: the death and resurrection of Jesus. But what now? What do we do now that we’ve taken our Easter pictures, eaten our Easter lunches, and the eggs have been put away for next year’s hunt?…
Holy Week
Mark 15:37-39 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!” This is the week that we call “Holy Week.” So why is the week called “Holy Week?” It seems a little strange that we take the same term we attribute to God…
From the mouth of babes…
Matthew 21:16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “‘From the lips of children and infants, you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?” This past Sunday was Youth Sunday. While our youth help lead in worship in a variety of ways throughout the year (music, readings, A/V team, etc.), this past Sunday was dedicated to just hearing from them. They led the call to worship, played their orchestral instruments,…
TNT
This article is all about TNT. Don’t worry, I’m not talking about the AC/DC rock n’ roll song (can a pastor admit he knows that song?)… or the chemical compound with the preferred scientific name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (yes, I Googled that)… I’m talking about TNT: Transportation and Transformation. Even before I became the pastor at PSBC in August, there was a lot of conversation about our old bus and the need to replace it. After August, that conversation started to include…