No Excuses
It’s easy to make excuses. We do it all the time. Even some of the biggest names in the bible made excuses. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares why there’s no need for excuses. Check out the latest message!
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Same Power
Now I have to be honest. It’s easy to get overcome by the troubles in life. We get stressed about the things life throws our way. As a matter of fact, I’m writing this devotion just days before my family goes on a vacation, on a cruise. And to be completely transparent, I’m scared. No…
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Service Or Serve Us
Last week we looked at the basic idea of what is worship. Simply put, worship is the action of God coming to us and filling us. It’s God inviting us to a time and a place, to a lifestyle of receiving from God then (and only then) do we return with hearts of thankfulness and…
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Oceans Where Feet May Fail
One of my favorite accounts in the gospels happens to be the one where Peter is called to come walk on the water to Jesus. I often wish I had been there to see the whole thing unfold. If you’re not familiar with the story, it goes like this.
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Forged In Christ
As we conclude this sermon series on things that happen In Christ, we focus on how we are now being forged in Christ. Being forged is a painful process but it’s necessary in order for us to carry the image of Christ where we live, work and play. Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shows…
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Formed In Christ
As followers of Jesus we talk a lot about baptism and following Jesus but what exactly do these have to do with our lives today? Listen this week as Pastor Derrick shares the profound power of baptism not only for our eternity but also for our lives today in the very places where we live,…
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What Is Worship?
As many of you know, I’m a pastor of a church. And a big part of what we do is this thing called worship. We hold it on different days of the week but generally we do this thing on Sunday mornings. There are many styles of worship. Some people use tons of songs while others…
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All Who Are Thirsty
This morning I woke up pretty thirsty. Perhaps it’s the whole wintry dry air that has caused this or perhaps something else, but I just needed a tall glass of ice water right away this morning. And that water really made a difference. No more thirst, at least not right away. But I do know…
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What Is Epiphany Anyway?
Today marks a day called Epiphany, but what in the world is it and why it is important? The word epiphany is a fairly uncommon word that means to be revealed or a startling revelation. To have an epiphany is kind of that lightbulb going on kind of moment. We’ve all had those epiphany kinds…
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Good, Good Father
We often try to put God into some sort of box. I’m not sure why we do it but it’s pretty much a fact of our humanity. Perhaps it’s because if we put him in a box, then we feel we can understand him a little better. Perhaps if we cram him into some tiny,…
