The final gift we unwrapped this Christmas was the gift of Christmas Glory. To see someone in all their glory is to see them how they really are. In this message, we see God how he really is. Nothing is held back. Nothing is hidden. Nothing is reserved for another time. Listen as Pastor Derrick explains how God’s glory is now your glory.
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Joy is not happiness. Joy is not a feeling nor is it an emotion. Joy is a state of mind that overcomes and allows us to overcome many difficult situations in life. This Christmas Eve we unwrapped the gift of Christmas Joy. Listen as Pastor Derrick shares its meaning, its source, and the difference it makes.
Each of Scrooge’s visitors brought him a new message of warning. From repentance to an eye opening of view of what could be, Scrooge finally saw the whole picture. While we don’t receive these images from visitors past or future we do have warnings and eye opening signs all around us. Listen as Pastor Derrick shares a message of Christmas Future.
Throughout the season of Advent we prepare for the coming of Jesus. We make ourselves ready for Christmas morning. Each week we unwrap another gift of Christmas. This week Pastor Derrick shares the importance of light and life. We hope you enjoy this gift of Christmas.
In the middle of the night, Scrooge is visited by three characters. We know them as the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. But what can we learn from the Ghost of Christmas Present? What message did this Ghost bring to Scrooge? And what does it bring to us today? Listen as Pastor Derrick shares insights on this latest pre-Christmas visitor.
Christmas often birngs extra things to our schedules. We travel to be with family. We buy extra items for loved ones and thereby stretch our budget a little thinner than we probably should. With all of this extra that comes at Christmas time it’s often hard to find peace. Perhpas this has something to do with our definition of peace. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares how Christmas truly means peace.
On Wednesday nights at Living Word we’re journeying through the famous story by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. It’s a wonderful story of a man caught up in himself who is led to a major life change by visits from four different Ghosts throughout Christmas Eve. We started this series with a visit from the Ghost of Marley, Scrooge’s partner. This week we meet the Ghost of Christmas Past. Continue reading
Throughout the season of Advent we’ll be unwrapping another gift. This week it’s the gift of love. But don’t assume you know what love looks like. It’s not exactly what you think. When we discover the reality of God’s love we’ll be surprised how vast and powerful his love is. Listen as Pastor Derrick shares the power of God’s love.
The famous story by Charles Dickens will guide us through our midweek Advent journey this year. Tonight we sit with Scrooge as he’s met by Marley’s ghost. We hear the words of caution for a life missed. Listen as Pastor Derrick shows how Scrooge and Marley can help us prepare for Christmas.
Thought the season of advent we wait. We wait with anticipation for the things that will soon be here. We wait for Christmas but we, as followers of Jesus, also wait for Jesus. But we wait with hope. And hope is the certainty of things yet unseen. It’s the ability to see what can’t be seen. It’s the ability to experience what hasn’t yet happened. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares what it means to have Christian Hope.