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Be sure to download this month’s FREE monthly sermon series through Sherwood’s online bookstore – In Jesus’ Name, We Press On.

This series includes messages from Michael Catt about perseverance and faith through times of waiting, trial, and testing. The messages will examine how God operates, what the Christian life looks like, why we desperately need the Holy Spirit, and the dangers of faltering.

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Free Series REFRESH 11 MCC Blog

Be sure to download this month’s FREE monthly sermon series through Sherwood’s online bookstore – The Power of the Spirit from the 2011 ReFRESH® Conference in Albany.

This series includes messages from Michael Catt, Daniel Simmons, Ken Jenkins, Ed Litton, and Mark Bearden about the Spirit’s power in the life of an individual, a family, a church, a community, and the world. Continue reading

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I’m writing to explain why this conference is such a part of my spiritual DNA. We started ReFRESH® in 2001 after the death of Ron Dunn. I had always leaned heavily on Ron during an annual Bible Conference at Sherwood. When he died, I had to go before the Lord and figure out what was next on His agenda…and He birthed in my heart a conference on revival.

Having been saved during the days of the Jesus Movement, I have a taste of what revival is supposed to look like. And having been in ministry now for over forty years, I also have a taste for what promotion, games, gimmicks, methods, and programs can’t accomplish. They can’t produce Holy Spirit power. They can’t convict of sin. They can’t convince your members to walk in the fullness of the Spirit. Continue reading

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God has given me many gifts in my lifetime. I was adopted into a Christian home. I was raised in the church. I had a youth minister who poured into my life. I’ve been blessed in multiple ways, and I’m grateful for every one of them.

But the greatest gift God has given me, outside of my salvation, is my wife. Terri and I were married at a very young age. She was 19, and I was 21. We were both in college and were very much in love.

Tomorrow, July 31, Terri turns 60. There’s no way I can top what she did for my 60th birthday. She’s the ultimate extra-mile, party planner. She never approaches any holiday or party with a “how little can I do” mentality. She’s all out and all in. Continue reading