In the Great House of Prayer we are invited into another room. The Office is today’s stop. The focal point of this room is the desk. We try to spend too much time in the executive seat of this desk but that’s not our chair. Listen as Pastor Derrick shares the importance of this room.
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Over the past couple of months we’ve looked at the idea of worship. We discussed the what, the how, and even a little bit of where and when. But it’s easy to miss something when we forget the reason behind it all. That’s why to close out our topic on worship, we look at why. Why do we worship anyway? Continue reading
When we look at one element of a recipe, like flour, it’s hard to imagine how the end will turn out. The same is often true of our struggles. We go through a difficult situation and get so caught up in the pain of the moment that we just can’t see the final product. Listen as Pastor Derrick shares the recipe for getting through trials in life.
It’s a prayer that we have a really hard time meaning. We use the words as a great platitude but actually wanting to apply them is a whole other story! We think we’ve got life pretty well under control even when we admit things are spiraling into a chaotic mess. In the Lord’s Prayer, probably one of the most popular prayers of all time, we say the words Thy Will Be Done. Continue reading
In God’s House of Prayer there are many rooms, but today we focus not on a room. Instead our eyes and attention are drawn to a chair in the middle of a quiet room. The chair is where we spend our time together today. Listen as Pastor Derrick helps find this chair in your life.
When we say “It is enough” we can mean two different things. We can mean that we’ve had it and we’re throwing in the towel. Or we can use this phrase with the understanding that even though we don’t have everything, we still have enough. This week we focus on how enough is all we need.
We carry such a weight through life it’s almost crazy. We were never intended to have this kind of load on our shoulders. Worry, anxiety, fear, mistakes…they all just sit on our shoulders and heap a load on us that often we can’t even stand.
This morning I want to share with you a song that really speaks to this very thing. If we would learn to cast our cares on the who promises to take them, our lives would be a lot different. Our pains prevent us from finding peace. Our struggles steal our ability to see our Savior. Our fears lead us to future failures. Our past mistakes melt our confidence.
The bible is an invitation to cast our cares on Him. It’s an invitation to give our burdens and our pains to the God who invites us to call him Father. It’s such a wonderful thing. In exchange for our cares, he offers us hope and peace. These things the world can’t give. Cast your cares on him.
This morning I sit in front of my computer tired. There are burdens on my shoulders and it’s time to cast them on Jesus. Take a minute from your day and just pause. Give these struggles on Jesus and let him take over. All of our worrying and all of our fear won’t change the reality of the situation before us. Cast these on Jesus. Then lift your head and realize that the same Jesus who takes away these burdens is also the one who walks with you through the most treacherous and terrifying moments of life. There’s hope for today. There’s a light in front of us to guide us when we don’t know where to go.
I will cast my cares upon him because he promises to be faithful.
In God’s Great House of Prayer there are many rooms. Each room has a specific significance. This week we find ourselves looking at the least recognized part of a house but inarguably the most important.
There are passages in the bible that are so confusing or even depressing that we’d like to just fast forward through them. But some of these passages have the ability to teach us great things! This week listen as Pastor Derrick shares the importance of lamenting through the depressing and challenging moments in life.
Diamonds are such amazing jewels. They are clear. They have so many different angles and cuts in them. But what’s even more amazing is how these precious stones are formed! High pressure and intense heat combine to transform a pile of carbon-containing minerals into a priceless treasure. Some say it’s the equivalent to coal or ashes that are turned into diamonds. Continue reading
