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Dream Small

Big! Grand! Huge! Enormous! Impact! Passion! Power! These are words that we try to claim. We want to make a big impact int the world. We like to have credit given for our accomplishments. We try to make the biggest splash in the pool, build the biggest tower, amass the most money, drive the best car, live in the most beautiful house and have the greenest yard. But what if the big things weren’t the point? What if the small things, the everyday, simple and even mundane things could actually have the biggest impact in the long run?  Continue reading

Jonah & God’s Relentless Love

Jonah ran from God, repented in the belly of a fish and was restored by God. But why? It’s all about his relentless love. What does it mean for God’s love to be relentless? In this week’s message listen as Pastor Derrick shares the why behind the mission statement of Living Word and what it means to be a part of the greatest love story this world has ever seen. 

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Call It Grace

There’s something about being a follower of Jesus that just doesn’t make sense to many people. Maybe you’re one of them. I get it. If I’m looking at it with my simple eyes, it just doesn’t make sense. I mean really. The foundation of the Christian faith is Jesus and his death and resurrection. Think about it for just half a second. Who does that? Who could believe that a man would willingly die that kind of death for people he’d never even met?! It’s craziness! And that says nothing about raising from the dead!?! Continue reading

Jonah Restored

After Jonah ran from God, repented for running away, God restored him back to his former status again. This week Pastor Derrick shares how God restores us even when we aren’t worthy. 

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Resurrection Power

As we restart our #musicmonday selection back up again for a new school year, we start with a song that shows new beginnings. As some of you know, I serve as Pastor at Living Word Galena. Through the past few weeks we’ve been talking about a man named Jonah who ran from God, ended up being eaten by a fish and then spit out on land. You can check the messages out here, but just think about that for a second. Swallowed by a fish and then thrown up on land for a second chance! How cool is that!  Continue reading

Jesus in Jonah pt 2

When we run far enough from God there’s only one way back. For Jonah it came in the belly of a fish. But for us it happens through something we call repentance. This week Pastor Derrick shares the importance of repentance and what it means. We’ll also discuss what happened to Jonah in the belly of that fish and why God did what he did with Jonah. 

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Jonah pt 1 – Which way do you run?

This week’s message covers chapter one of Jonah in our series Finding Jesus in Jonah. We look at how Jonah ran away from God’s plan but Jesus ran toward God’s plan. Jesus ran in that we might run up to the Father. Before listening it might be helpful to read Jonah 1 to get the story fresh in your head. 

We had some minor audio issues that caused about 45 seconds of this week’s message to be lost. Pastor Derrick asked what would you do if God asked you to go tell some evil people they did wrong? Jonah ran away. Would you run to correct them or go in the opposite direction? 

Listen this week and see if you can find Jesus in Jonah!

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Clouds, Covenants, Christ

When we see clouds we see constant reminders of the love of God for us. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares the importance of the covenant God made with Noah and what it means for us today. 

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Reflections

Every once in a while it’s healthy to sit down and reflect on where you’ve been. As we wrap up a summer of ministry, I’ve taken a little bit of time to just pause for a second or two to consider what the past 12 months have brought. There have been many ups and a few downs along the way, but in all of it God has truly shown up! Below are my reflections, three significant failures on my part and the lessons learned.  Continue reading

Trees, Branches and Jesus

How can a tree remind us of Christ? If you were a child who like to climb trees, then you may want to check this message out. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares a story of a backyard tree and how it reminded him of Jesus. 

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