Genesis 1
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Knowing the manner in which ideas came about informs us of their worth. Accordingly, the book of Genesis provides insight into issues like creation, human value, covenants, government, languages, and introduces us to the significance of Jesus’s sacrificial death. Join us at The Embassy Church as we answer the question “How did we…(Read More)
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All too often our instinct when having done wrong is to cover up, hide, and conceal what we have done wrong. However, In Psalm 32 we find that David gives us a counter intuitive approach to dealing with our transgressions. Pastor Derrick points us toward embracing David’s approach of confessing our sins which leads…(Read More)
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We have a fairly pronounced “negative bias” in our culture – we tend to be moved to action when we experience something that is negative versus when we experience something positive. In Psalm 116 we find the account of a person who was moved to action when he experienced something positive, namely deliverance from a…(Read More)
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Fear is something we all encounter, but at times find it difficult to battle because fear is an internal emotion. Psalm 27 gives us a picture of a man vacillating between confidence, concern, and back to confidence when facing his fears. Pastor Derrick, through this text, encourages us that we too can be confident and…(Read More)
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When facing daunting challenges and problems, too often our initial reaction is to jump immediately into solution mode. This approach can lead us to deploy solutions that do not effectively address our problems because the roots of the problems are unknown. Pastor Derrick shows us through the story of the Lord calling Gideon that our…(Read More)
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As a result of the Fall, we experience the toil and thorns that come alongside work. However, when we examine the story of creation we find that work predates the Fall and that work is God ordained and good! In the opening to our series on Stewardship, Pastor Derrick lays the foundation that God…(Read More)
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Expectations are necessary and good when properly placed. The challenge we often run into is when we place expectations on persons and things that cannot bear the weight of our expectations. Through the story of Israel asking for a king in 1st Samuel 8, Pastor Derrick shows us that in God we have a king…(Read More)
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