Personal Development
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PODCAST – “I’m a pastor, but a person too.”
Hey everyone! Last week, I had the opportunity to join my friends from Upstate South Carolina, Marty and Josh, on their podcast called Tatoos & Jesus. This is a podcast where conversations take place about coffee (both good and bad coffee!), counseling and Christianity! This conversation is really funny, but also very serious at times.…
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It’s time to Refocus!
The Lent season has begun! Our church in New Orleans is doing several things together to help foster a time of intentional focus on the Lord, leading up to Easter. It’s always a spiritually refreshing time for me. Wherever you are in life, this is a great time to be intentional about refocusing and seeking…
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VIDEO – Life is Good When You Grieve
Vintage Church Sunday Worship Gathering: In this Sunday message, I’m joined by my friend Christi Hagans as we talk about the topic of grief and mourning. I give us four biblical truths about mourning and she shares some application from her own grief experience and as a counselor. It was a powerful time for our…
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A Better Way to Live
When you take a step back and look around, you see a lot of pressure to blend in with the status quo, work your way up the ladder of approval and even make a great name for yourself. For many, that’s their ultimate aim in life. I’m not saying that success, great performance and achievements are…
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PODCAST – Refocus Devotional!
Hey everyone! Last week, I had the opportunity to hop on our Vintage Church Podcast with Pastor Dustin to discuss the Refocus Devotional I recently wrote and published. I’m so excited for all the people that have already purchased the devotional and I hope it’s an encouragement to them. If you haven’t purchased it yet…
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Advent Devotional – Applying the Divine
“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 When God sent his Son to accomplish the work he did on our behalf, God was sending Himself. Therefore, divinity…
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Do you need a Christmas gift idea?!
I have been so encouraged lately by the family and friends that have purchased the Refocus Devotional and I’m so thankful I was able to finish it and have it ready to share by the holiday season! If you’re like me, you may struggle to know what to get your close family or friends for…
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How emotionally healthy are you?
How emotionally healthy are you? This is not something many of us often think or talk about, but it’s important! God created us with emotions. Throughout the Bible, we even see God expressing his emotions towards people and ultimately we see Jesus expressing emotions. Just think about the grief he felt when Lazarus died, before…
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VIDEO – We will NEVER regret obeying God!
Vintage Church Weekend Worship Gathering: In this sermon, I preached from Exodus 11:1-10 about how we will never regret obeying God!
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The Refocus Devotional is here!
As 2020 came to a close, I felt the Lord leading me to write a devotional. As 2021 started and I began writing, the word Refocus came to my mind. It’s no coincidence that this word resonated with me, considering how challenging the past couple of years have been for us all. We have probably all needed…
Matthew Weaver 