Jason Hayes

Favorite Thanksgiving Dish

We had our first Thanksgiving meal on Sunday night with our small group.  It was outrageous how much good food there was.  I think my favorite was the sweet potato casserole.  What is your favorite dish?  Let's hear it!

Tight Rope Walking and Sin

Sin is not only the presence of things that displease God, but it is also the absence of things that please Him. Imagine a tight rope artist who slowly begins his attempt across the narrow rope. He takes five steps forward. Then another five. Five more. Five more. Oh no, the artist appears to have become rattled! He has come to a complete stop on the rope. Now what will happen? He can’t go backward if he is to successfully complete his performance. However, he doesn’t want to go forward either. What would happen if he just stayed where he was? His act would be a failure. Moving backward spiritually is failure. But so is staying still. Focusing solely on avoiding spiritual pitfalls isn’t enough.

My Love For The Local Church

I'm really fortunate to be a part of a great local church.  Click on the logo below to learn more.  But, it seems that I am constantly bumping into young adults around the country who don't have such a privilege.  I briefly talk about this in my new book, Blemished.  Here's a thought to wrestle with.  Would love to hear your thoughts.

If Scripture insists you be active in the local church and yet the local church around you isn’t God honoring, what do you do? That’s the million dollar question, right? Well, my suggestion is simple: Either find a new church, or better yet, take active involvement in helping it change. Either way, we as Christians must not separate ourselves from the local church simply because of the transgressions of its people. We are the people of the church. We must come to grips with the fact that we will be held just as accountable for our relationship to the local church as those who have turned many of us away from it.

Advent Conspiracy

This is a good healthy reminder for us all as we look towards Christmas and as Black Friday is right around the corner.

The Bucket List

Sent Widget

I want to applaud Jenny Williams, our marketing strategist, and Bill Seaver, from MicroExplsoion, for their commitment to kicking us out of the box on a daily basis.  I thought you might find this to be cool. We've started creating widgets for Apple dashboards, iGoogle, and websites to help spread the word on our new releases.  Here's a sample from my co-author Ed Stetzer's new study, Sent. Watch the video while you are at it, it is quite clever. Get that widget HERE. More to come in the future!

Rewind: From Resurrection To Birth

As we head towards Christmas, I find it helpful to study the life of Christ in reverse.  In other words, the significance of Christ's birth is magnified by a better understanding of his full ministry on this Earth. I preached a series on this a few years ago called, Rewind.  We started with the resurrection, moved to the crucifixion, then examined Christ's life, and finally concluded by studying His birth.  In doing this, it seemed our understanding of His deity was truly increased.  In short, it allowed us celebrate the birth in Bethlehem while never losing sight of the cross at Calvary.

UPDATE:  I immediately heard from some people that wanted this, so click below to download the logo.  Also, below are 4 images that we used to represent each facet of Jesus' life.  We had a artist come in and paint an image per week on stage during the musical worship and my message.  Here is how they all looked grouped together.

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Lost and Found Video Teaser and Blemished Cover

Not sure if it is humorous or sad that I break my silence after my last post with this, but here it is.  Thought you might enjoy this.  It is a video promo for our new book, Lost and Found.

While I'm at it, here's a sneak peak of the front cover of my new book, Blemished: How The Message of Malachi Confronts Empty Religion. You can click on the image for a larger version. I'll tell you more later about the story behind the cover. I explain it in the first few pages of the book.