Big Church: Big Message
There was one fundamental message for the church in the book of Acts. This week we dive into that very message. And you’ll never guess just how simple that message is! Check out the latest message!
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It Can’t Be That Easy!
Several months ago I read a book titled Joining Jesus on His Mission, by Greg Finke of Dwelling 1:14 Ministries. As I read the book, I realized that the stuff he was writing was stuff that I had always been teaching, just in a little different way. At first I had that why didn’t I write this book feeling,…
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Big Church: Big Prayer
When the Church was started, it didn’t have a building or an agenda. It had a simple calling from God to be His people wherever they go. In the face of trouble and danger the church didn’t pray for safety but for boldness. And God delivered! God has filled each of us who are the…
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Big Church: Big Day
Jesus is building his ekklesia on the truth that he is savior of the world. But what is ekklesia? Listen this week as Pastor Derrick explains this bible term and what it means for us today. Check out the latest message!
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Testify
This week we wrap up our series on 1 John with a message about witnesses. A witness is called to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares us the truth of a three-fold witness that we all carry with us everyday. You are the…
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Grafted Into A New Vine
This week we focus on the idea of being grafted into a new vine. If you’re not familiar with the process of caring for vines in a vineyard, give this message a listen to see what it means to be grafted into Christ and how his power is now flowing through us. Check out the…
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Five Challenges Part 4
In the book Five Challenges for the Once and Future Church we’re introduced to five specific things that are happening in our world today of which we as the church need to be aware. I’ve already summarized challenges one, two and three. Feel free to check them out. In this post we’re going to look…
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Five Challenges Part 3
Last week, I shared a book that I recently read titled Five Challenges for the Once and Future Church. The book was a quick read and offered good insight into some of the challenges that many churches are facing. While the book itself isn’t a newly published work, it does offer insight that can prove to be…
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Heart vs Gut
The word love is just one of those words that has somehow lost its meaning over the years. We can love everything all at the same time but with different kinds of love. We’ve Hallmarked the word love to be flowery and well girly. Perhaps it’s time to take back the word love.
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Five Challenges Part 2
In the last post I introduced the book Five Challenges of the Once and Future Church by Loren B. Mead. The first challenge we dealt with was the challenge of ownership of the ministry of the church. You can read more about that here. The second challenge that Mead introduces is the challenge of structure. He spends…