Pastor Derrick just returned from the National Youth Gathering with several of our youth. This week he shares their experience and reminds us that In Christ Alone we are rooted and built up for the life God has in store for us.
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On Friday night last week, I had the wonderful privilege of meeting 35 people who took to the streets of Columbus on their bicycles as part of a SpokeFolk tour 2016. They ride around 40-50 miles a day and stay in churches, schools, and just about anyplace that will allow them to overnight. They don’t require a whole lot of amenities as they “shower” in the garden hose on the back lawn! They sleep on the floor in whatever space is available. They are great! Continue reading
With violence and atrocity all around how are we as followers of Jesus to respond? What are we to say? How are we to act? What are we to do? Listen as Pastor Derrick shares how we can learn from Jesus how best to respond in times of violence.
Have you ever done the trust fall? You know the fall where you face away from someone and then fall backward trusting that they’ll be there to catch you? If you’ve ever done this you know that it is way harder than you think at first. I remember doing this one time and thinking that I’d be able to do this with no problem. I knew the guys behind me, and I was confident that they’d catch me. But when it came down to actually falling blindly into their arms, I just couldn’t do it. Continue reading
It’s July 4, 2016. Today is a day we’ll gather around grills and pools to celebrate our freedom and independence as a nation. We’ll have parties. We’ll fly old glory. We’ll play yard games. We will have fun with our families. Continue reading
Stop for just a second. Turn off the television and the radio. Sit in silence for just a couple of minutes and listen to the voices swirling around inside your head. What do you hear resounding over and over? In our world there are tons of voices vying for our attention. Everyone wants to bend our ear with their important information, but not all of it is worth listening to. Not all of these voices are the right ones for our ears. So which one do is right and how do we know? Continue reading
No one likes to talk about the cost especially when you’re trying to gather followers to do something new. But Jesus tells us right away – even before we begin to follow we know the cost. In this first message in our Discipleship 101 series, listen as Pastor Derrick shares the cost of following Christ.
Who am I? Ever wondered what is the reason that good things happen to you? Ever wonder why you are blessed beyond measure? Ever wonder why even though bad things happen in your life, you’re still held in such high esteem by God that you are in awe? Continue reading
In our final message in the Jesus _____ series, we find ourselves asking a peculiar question: Why don’t you just leave me alone? This question can be posed in two ways. The first is a request for Jesus to go away. While the second is a humble plea for help from a person who is undeserving. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick invites us to ask the question and see how Jesus answered it for us.
Have you ever seen one of those Where’s Waldo books? The premise of the is to find a character on each page. The character is Waldo. He’s dressed in a red and white striped shirt and blue jeans with a stocking cap. Some of the pages are quite easy to find this little man hiding among the green trees. But other pages are almost impossible! I remember a page in a Where’s Waldo book from my childhood that had Waldo in his red and white striped outfit marching with thousands of others in a crowded city. These thousands of others were also wearing red and white stripes and playing instruments. Needless today that one took quite a while to find but I remember the great sense of accomplishment when I was actually able to see Waldo! Continue reading
