Pray for the Monkeys
PRAY FOR THE MONKEYS Holly Hall I am diagnosed with Attention Deficit Syndrom. This means I’m easily distracted, have trouble staying focused on a task, and occasionally find myself interrupting and/or reacting impulsively. One simple 30-minute task can turn into a pandemonium of thoughts diverting my attention away from the mission at hand. I’m grateful […]
Join a Team, Belong to a Community
JOIN A TEAM, BELONG TO A COMMUNITY Holly Hall My closest relationships, my continuing growth as a leader, and my dependency on Jesus Christ stem largely from the days, weeks, and years spent volunteering alongside other believers inside and outside the church. I am a more faithful follower of Jesus Christ, a better friend, wife, […]
Approaches & Responses
APPROACHES & RESPONSES Sherri Drury What is the right approach or response to our friends and family members who are filled with doubts, are flirting with false teachers or have dove headfirst into sin? And how do we interact with a world that is at best unconvinced by the gospel, and at worst is antagonistic. […]
Walking Among the Lampstands
Walking Among the Lampstands Sherri Drury We heard in the sermon this past Sunday that: Paul shows the enormous scope and importance of the church. The church isn’t just God’s earthly mechanism to show Himself to the world. The church has far-reaching influence, even in the Heavenly realms. In the purpose of the church, we […]
Shrewdness
Shrewdness Sherri Drury This Sunday’s message unpacked a difficult but important parable – the Parable of the Shrewd Manager, found in Luke 16:1-15. This passage made me consider my reaction to the word “shrewd.” Is the word more positive or negative to me? Probably neutral. Do I know a lot of shrewd people? Not sure. […]
Choosing Reconstruction
CHOOSING RECONSTRUCTION Sherri Drury One of the main points of this current My Church series is this: Your relationship with the church is a reflection of your relationship with God. And that leads to another question. If someone will leave a church easily, will they leave their relationship with God just as easily? When something […]
The Collective Love of Jesus
THE COLLECTIVE LOVE OF JESUS Sherri Drury Sometimes and in some seasons, I have experienced great frustration with the church. And historically, there have been more than just frustrations–there have been atrocities. But in these moments and with these realizations, I have to remember how much Jesus loves the church. And I have to pray […]
Considering Advent Afresh
CONSIDERING ADVENT AFRESH Sherri Drury Week 2 Advent Reading | Love Zephaniah 3:16-17, John 3:16-17. On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak. The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; […]
Holy Expectancy
HOLY EXPECTANCY Sherri Drury Week 1 Advent Reading | Peace Isaiah 40:3-5 “In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And […]
Amplifying the Right Voice
AMPLIFYING THE RIGHT VOICE Sherri Drury The saga of David as he waits to become king is riveting! The intrigue, the emotion, the drama, and the restraint, the waiting, and the trust. Remember when King Saul stopped by a cave while pursuing David without realizing that David and his army were hiding further back in […]
