What is the reformation? What was this whole thing about back in 1517? What did the church lose that almost ruined everything? What was the one thing that caused a man to speak up when everything could have been lost? Listen as Pastor Derrick shares a powerful hope and truth from the heart of the Reformation.
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Ever have a difficult time making a decision? It can be the big decisions or even the small ones. Not sure how to pick the options in life? This week as we wrap up our series on prayer we’re focusing on decisions. Listen as Pastor Derrick shares a little truth from one of Paul’s letters. If you want to follow along find the following bible verses: Philippians 1:3-10 and Numbers 11:18-23.
This week we continue walking with Paul through his teaching on prayer with a focus on unity. What does unity mean? Does it mean we all look and act the same? Does it mean we all do things the same way? Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares an important truth on unity and how important it is for the life of the church.
In our prayers we tend to pray or the sick or the lonely, which in and of itself isn’t a problem. We pray for healing or for provision, which really aren’t problems either. But none of these prayers are really the prayers that God says are the BIG prayers he wants for us. This week listen in as Pastor Derrick shares a letter Paul writes to a friend about how spiritual growth best happens.
Check out Philemon 4-6 for more details.
So how do you pray? When do you pray? For what do you pray? Contrary to popular belief there’s no real right way to pray. But if there’s right form for prayer and right posture for prayer, then what could be the problem we face with prayer? What is wrong with prayer? Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares the truth about prayer along with a personal story of confession with regards to his own prayer life.
If we aren’t to put our hope in our stuff but rather in Christ, then what purpose do our riches serve? Paul tells us that our riches are to be used for the service of others. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares the meaning and purpose for our real riches and how they are to build a foundation for our future.
Where is your hope found? Has your hope shifted to something that could potentially disappear, break or wash away? Paul warns Timothy to be careful not to let people place their hope in things that eventually will go away. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares where our hope should be found.
Do you have proper margin in your life? How closely do you live to the edges of your ability? Margin is the gap that exists between what you have and what you need. How closely do you live to the margins in your life? Listen as Pastor Derrick shares how margin is what allows us to better find Jesus in the everyday.
This Sunday we start a new series at Living Word Galena titled Be Rich. This series is all about looking at our lives with a different set of lenses. This series isn’t only about finances, although admittedly there is a financial aspect to our being rich. We’re also looking at time and energy and reflection. How do you spend your life? That’s the real question we’re addressing over the next several weeks. Continue reading
In this week’s message we dive into Deuteronomy 4:1-10 and discover an astounding truth about success! God revealed to Moses his formula for a successful life. How do you define success? How do you achieve that success?
This week Pastor Derrick takes us on a journey of self-discovery to check out hearts when it comes to success and re-align priorities so that our definition of success matches the life we’re supposed to be living.
*We had a minor technical difficulty a few minutes into the message so you’ll notice a fairly abrupt change in sentences. We only lost a couple of sentences and did our best to blend these together as seamlessly as possible. Thanks for your understanding.
