Oftentimes, when Pastor Dirck preaches, he references a comic book hero or a character from The Lord of the Rings. Well, I’m also a fan of The Lord of the Rings. There’s a character in The Lord of …
Perhaps you’ve heard the word providence before. Providence refers to the fact that God is in control of all things, and He is working out His plan through all things. Providence means that God is not only powerful, …
Today, we’re back in the Book of Acts. We have a missions team leaving this week to go encourage other Christians and do the work of evangelism among those who do not know Jesus. This ministry …
Passage: Joshua 1:1-9 – Encouragement of Joshua 1After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’s assistant: 2“Moses my servant is dead. Now you and all the people prepare to cross over …
Are you someone who verifies things before you commit to them? Perhaps you aren’t the type of person who believes everything that you read on social media. Perhaps you double-check when your children say they cleaned their room. …
Have you ever noticed how people are affected in different ways by different experiences? Some people love to go to social gatherings; others are exhausted by them. Some people are enthralled with baseball games; others wonder why no one is …
I remember when I was I was in high school at Mulberry High School, the Harvard of Polk County, and I played soccer. I was one of those guys who could play any sport ok, but no sports really well. …
This week I was blessed to do the invocation and the benediction at the investiture of one of our Polk County judges. What that means is that I did the opening prayer and ending prayer for an event where they …
The Lord God is powerful, isn’t He, church? He can provide, He can bless, He can encourage, He can comfort, He can convict, and so much more. We’re going to learn today that one of the acts that …
Have you heard about the power of persuasion? We might tell our kids, “If you’re good for 30 minutes, I’ll take you to get ice cream.” Your boss may tell you, “If you meet certain marks, you’ll get an end-of-the-year …
