It’s a word that brings fear into the hearts of many. The idea of change is frightening to say the least. But why? Why is change so frightening? If you really think about it, change is all around us. For instance, look outside – go ahead, peek out the window. You just witnessed change. Everything…
As followers of Jesus, there should be something that is different about the way we live our lives. Not only should we let our faith walk us through our day to day lives and guide the way we talk but it should also provide a unique strength. In the final message in this series, Pastor…
As followers of Jesus we often overlook a huge part of what the bible promises for our lives today. We talk a lot about things like the story of creation, the flood, the burning bush, Jesus’ baptism, His death and resurrection. But truth be told, as important as these are, the key to what Jesus…
The bible is full of wonderful imagery that just pulls us into the presence of something bigger than we could ever imagine. The imagery of the blood of Jesus is something that is permanently burned into my mind. True I wasn’t there to see it. I wasn’t physically present when the nails were driven into…
When we look at the obstacles in our lives, all we see the is the pain. When we look at failure, we end up failing. When we look at our strength it’s easy to convince ourselves that we have it all together. But when we fix our eyes on Jesus in faith, God can accomplish…
Are you one of those people who look back all of the time? Do you live in the past more than in the present? I have a friend who calls it bad fishing when we keep dredging up the negative pieces of our past. We cast our pole behind us hoping to catch something and…
The book of James contain wonderful imagery of how powerful our words really are. The words we speak have the ability to build up and to destroy. James is very clear that our words can wreak havoc in our relationships but they can also be used to encourage and build up. How do you use…
We’re now in week eight of our journey through a book called The Ways of The Alongsider: Growing Disciples Life2Life by Bill Mowry. The idea of an Alongsider might be an uncommon thought to some of us, but Bill does a great job with the details at the outset of the book. Then as we moved deeper into our understanding of what an…
When you go to church you hear all about faith, but what does it look like? It’s not something you can hold but it holds onto you. It doesn’t move but it causes you to move forward. This week listen as Pastor Derrick shares what it means to have a faith that walks. Check out the…
Have you ever seen one of those infectious smiles? Not everyone has them but when you see one, you can’t help but smile right back. My daughter has one of those smiles. She smiles and I just can’t help but smile right back at her. I don’t know how to explain it.
