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…
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. Check out the latest message!
We’ve all seen it. Many of us have one in our houses this time year. Our churches pull them out of storage as we approach Christmas. The manger scene is a staple in our Christian celebrations of Christmas. We’re so familiar with the characters in the story that we likely don’t even give it much…
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…
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…
I don’t like to stop. I often am afraid that while I’m asleep I’ll miss something important. This is a large reason why I stay up late and rise early. But there’s another kind of sleep that has crept in and started to affect us all. It’s the sleep of complacency.
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…
Since there are only so many weeks to celebrate Christmas and there are some pretty great Christmas songs, I thought it’d be good to take a few weeks of our #musicmonday this year and celebrate Christmas. Christmas this year is a song that talks of the transition between fall and Christmas. The message is one of…
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…
For those of you that know me well, one thing you would certainly not say is that I’m a traditional kind of guy. I don’t sit still long enough to establish traditions. I love to try new things with the intent of meeting and connecting with new people. I’m one of those blaze your own…
