In a world filled with a multitude of ways, it’s hard to determine who’s right. Everyone thinks that their way is the best way and by virtue all other ways are wrong! It’s true in everything from sports to music and politics to religion. We’ve all been there. We don’t want to make other people feel bad but we don’t want to compromise our personal convictions either. So how do you handle it? Which way is right? How firmly do we stand on the way we claim to be right? Continue reading
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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.
After a few weeks off to re-focus a bit, I wanted to start with a song that hopefully will serve as the eye-opener to you that it was to me. Have you ever noticed how fast time passes by? Try being a parent and watching your children. One minute they’re newborns and the next you’re tossing them keys to the car. Continue reading
This week we’ll begin a new series on the blog about belief. Knowing what we believe is critical. So often however we float through life simply going through the motions. In a recent study, random passers-by were asked what they believed about a variety of faith matters. In the next several weeks we’ll cover this list of beliefs, what many believe and what the bible teaches about these beliefs. Continue reading
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.
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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.
There seems to be a problem with prayer. Well, not really with prayer but with our prayers. It’s not that we’ve filled them with the wrong words necessarily. It’s not because they aren’t eloquent enough or professional sounding enough. But there’s a problem with our prayers and it really needs addressing. Continue reading
What’s your focus these days? Are you the half empty glass kind of person? Or perhaps you’re the eternal optimist? I tend to be a bit of a realist, and admittedly slide into pessimism from time to time. But there are some who always seem to see the sunshine even in the midst of a cloudy and rainy day. And if I’m being totally honest, sometimes that simply drives me nuts! I’m not sure I know how to find the sunrise in the dark of night. I’m not always able to see the rainbow that hasn’t quite shown up because the storm’s too rough. Continue reading
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.
