God finished His work that He had done and He rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. God blessed the seventh day and made it Holy because on it God rested from His work that He had done in creation. These are the generations of the heavens and the…(Read More)
For those of you who have forgotten what I said two weeks ago, or were not present, we started a series entitled, “How Did We Get Here?” It is series through the Book of Genesis. It is not merely fixated on the literal question, ‘how did we get here’, but it also…(Read More)
2 Corinthians chapter 12, he says: “I must go on boasting though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on with visions and revelations of the lord…I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether in the body or out…(Read More)
The new year has come and gone. I bet now you won’t even hear a stranger wish you a “Happy New Year” at the grocery check out line. Maybe now you think you’ve missed your window to try something new or make a major adjustment in your life because you’ve…(Read More)
“…you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become…(Read More)
Pastor Brandon addresses the manner in which Paul challenged the Corinthians on their tendency to think of themselves in lofty terms. They had the practice of celebrating themselves based on the manner in which God had blessed. They who received certain gifts deemed themselves as high than who did not posses the same gifts. In…(Read More)
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When addressing the topic of the church as mission, too often we deal in the realm of “what should I be doing” without a solid understanding or focus of “who am I”. Pastor Derrick encourages us to know or remember who we are, so we can go about accomplishing the mission that God…(Read More)
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Recently, I was reviewing a list of blogs that are part of my routine reading and I came across an essay written by Chase Davis, a friend and fellow pastor in the state of Colorado. Because he is a white man pastoring a rather homogeneous church in an equally homogeneous community, I was interested…(Read More)
“I’m ashamed and appalled that eleven o’clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in Christian America.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — Pastor Brandon recognized the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to commemorate the sacrifice and persistence of thousands of men and women who sought to bring integration to our…(Read More)
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Throughout the Fall of 2011 I was in the midst of networking in preparation for the planting of The Embassy Church. During this process a pastor in my city invited me to a gathering that featured his mentor, a professor of Missiology at a large denominational seminary, as the keynote speaker. When we were…(Read More)
