Three Approaches To Giving I’ve Tried In Life
April 18, 2012 by Travis Hartjen
God has been growing me a great deal in the area of giving lately. As I continue to learn about His heart for giving I am humbled that a) he has not given up on me yet and b) how much I still have to grow. I have tried all of these approaches over my [...]
READ MORE >>It Changed My Marriage Forever!
March 20, 2012 by Travis Hartjen
This past Sunday I mentioned a book that has been out a few years now. It was given to me and the rest of the staff when I worked at Redeemer in Austin over five years ago. I will be honest, when I first got it, I was skeptical but as the staff and I [...]
READ MORE >>5 Words That Should Mark Your Team
February 23, 2012 by Travis Hartjen
I love working with people and working in teams. It is really a blast to see a group of unique individuals with unique gifts, histories, temperaments, dreams, and habits work together. Over the years, I have come to really appreciate some common traits that I have found in successful teams. – Discipline: The ability to follow through on what you have committed [...]
READ MORE >>Christmas Day Family Worship Time
December 24, 2011 by admin
Merry Christmas! Since we will not be gathering together this Christmas Sunday to worship, we wanted to provide you with a devotional for worshipping at home with family and friends. We look forward to worshipping together on New Year’s Day. Christmas Day Family Worship Time download printable devotional sheet Family Questions What are your favorite [...]
READ MORE >>Welch Family’s Story
December 8, 2011 by Travis Hartjen
Often things don’t go the way we think they should or the way we have been desperately praying they will go. In those moments, If we are not careful, we will miss what God is up to and how he may be answering someone else prayer through us. Hear the story of David and Allison as they [...]
READ MORE >>Note to Water’s Edge Allen- Story, Week 2
December 7, 2011 by Travis Hartjen
Story Pt. 2: Telling your story Last week we wrestled with the reality that God is telling His story through us, and that it is a story of redemption and second chances. As God becomes real to us, the people around us will notice and they will start to ask questions. One of the tensions [...]
READ MORE >>John’s Story
November 29, 2011 by Travis Hartjen
John joined our community back around Easter. Hear his story as he talks about being disillusioned by those in the church and at times being hurt by them. Be encouraged as God used “high quality” relationships to get John to give it one more shot. See how God has given him more than just a gift to [...]
READ MORE >>Note to Water’s Edge Allen- Story, Week 1
November 29, 2011 by Travis Hartjen
This past Sunday, we kicked off a new series called “Story”. The heart of the series is a great story is a story that becomes real to you. The Christmas story is, at it’s core, the story of God becoming real to the world as a baby named Jesus. Each week, we will share a video from [...]
READ MORE >>9 things I wish someone had told me when I started
November 11, 2011 by Travis Hartjen
I have the chance to work with some amazing young leaders at Water’s Edge Allen and they got me thinking about key lessons that I have picked up along the way. Some were easier learned than others but all of them should have been learned sooner than they were. Here are only a few lessons [...]
READ MORE >>Sunday Recap 10-30-11
November 2, 2011 by Travis Hartjen
There are moments in the life of a church that the heart of God is on full display to those around. I think this past weekend was one of those moments. We kicked it all off by throwing a party for the Glendover Home Owners Association (HOA). For our community, it was living out seeing [...]
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