Just as Paul had to inform to the Corinthians of his authoritative loving (“Fatherly”) role in their lives, Pastor Brandon informs The Embassy Church of his call to lead compassionately…(Read More)
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Like the church at Ephesus, it is our tendency to be impressed by what we do FOR Christ. In fact we tend to love our service for him more than we love him. Pastor Brandon reminds us that such an act is idolatry. If he is king of the universe then he legitimately has the…(Read More)
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Pastor Brandon takes a momentary detour from 1st Corinthians in an attempt to prepare us for what Paul will be discussing in the upcoming chapters. He uses Isaiah’s vision of Christ in the temple (Isaiah 6, John 12:41) in attempt to have us appreciate the majesty of the God to whom Paul refers…(Read More)
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Our attitude and perspective on the difficult and uncomfortable circumstances we inevitably face in life reveal what we believe about God. Pastor Derrick challenges us to trust that God is who he has consistently revealed himself to be when we encounter difficult circumstances and respond to those situations accordingly…(Read More)
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Building upon last weeks message in which we discussed the Protection and Provision of God, Pastor Brandon discusses the blessing of having God as our Lord and Lover. His assessment of our sin is that of Lord and his response to our sin is that of a lover…(Read More)
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Pastor Brandon joins his friend Pastor Matt Patrick and The Well Church (boulderwell.org) during their Psalms series. He delves into the well worn Psalm 23 which highlights God as our shepherd. He points out that he is not merely the shepherd (v. 1), he is also the host (v. 5). As…(Read More)
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Pastor Derrick points us to the prophet Elijah, a widow, and two pastors in Haiti as displays of lives that give evidence of what they believe about God. If God is indeed all he reveals himself to be, our response is to live in a manner that reflects our faith in him…(Read More)
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As we dedicated our time to observing the resurrection of our Lord, Pastor Brandon visited some of the resurrection’s implications; not the least of which is found in 1st Cor. 15:26. The life, death, and resurrection of Christ resulted in the death of death…(Read More)
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In celebration of the birth of Christ, Pastor Brandon reminds us that the baby Jesus grew up and is now King of all Kings and Lord of all Lords. The appropriate response of everyone who places their faith in Jesus is not merely a celebration of the benefits of salvation, but an all encompassing surrender…(Read More)
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Pastor Derrick leads us through another examination of the question “Why did Jesus come?” In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches on his relationship to the Old Testament and gives us another reason why he came…(Read More)
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