Posts by Deryl Titus (Page 7)

Hello Church, We all wish we could make a difference for Christ. We can. And we can do so in our current work and job. Would you like some more ideas on that? Here’s what I wrote last week: “We all want to be effective for Christ and show our appreciation for the life He gives us. But so much of our time and our energy are sapped by our work. How can we find time to serve God when…

Hello CCA, We all want to be effective for Christ and show our appreciation for the life He gives us. But so much of our time and our energy are sapped by our work. How can we find time to serve God when we have to work? What if Christians took their faith and work ethic to work? God wants to turn an audience into an army. God has made you for so much more than a chair on Sunday.…

Hello Church, However you picture the Resurrection in your mind, we live a different life and with a different hope because of what Jesus has done for us. Our Easter time together was a great honor and tribute to Jesus. Thank you for being with us and the heartfelt worship you gave. It was a big day! And you are probably still sorting through all the thoughts generated from yesterday. That’s ok, Easter is a lot to wrap our brain…

Hello CCA family, The best day on the calendar for Christians is Easter. How are you prepping to make Easter a bigger celebration than Christmas? Kelly and I have decorated for Easter, been reading YouVersion devotionals, had people over to pray during our fasting week. I’m trying to view Easter through the eyes of a child so I have a fresh excitement and awe. Sunday I gave you 2 sentences to direct your Easter prayers: Praying for our people that…

Hello CCA, What has God been speaking to you as you speak to him? Last night we prayed with 2 other people and the comment was made that it “seems more powerful as more pray for the same thing.” Jesus suggested that might happen when he said “where 2 or 3 are gathered in my name, I am in your midst”. When God’s people pray for the same thing there is unity and singular purpose. In this case praying for…

Hello CCA, We are using this week as a church-wide time of fasting and prayer for Easter. My wife and I started this morning and I am looking forward to this time with you. I encouraged you to call a group of friends to meet with you in your home sometime this week and pray together. I hope you will do that. Let me know of your plans. There is nothing regulatory about this. You can fast a meal and…

Hello Church, Wade and Rob have been working long hours in the church duplex and can use about 6 people to help tomorrow beginning about 10:30. Washing walls, skim-coating walls, help holding sheetrock up so it can be screwed to the bathroom walls, foaming in holes and some other details that will give us progress. Good instructions will be given so don’t feel like those are things you can’t do. You will learn a new skill ? If you can…

Hello CCA? Did you know: 1/3 of the 4 books of the “Gospels” (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) are on the last week of Jesus, as he goes to the Cross and Rises from the grave on Easter Sunday Morning? You will hear Jesus say, “This is why I came.” Matthew begins that week in chapter 20 verse 17 through the end of his book in 28.20 with Commissioning his Apostles to let the world know what He has done…

There are 9 weeks from now until the zenith of our Faith-Easter. Jesus said “And this is the way to have eternal life–to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.” (Luke 17.3) But often we feel unsure about how to know Him and unsure about how to make Him known. Learning the 3 major themes of the whole Bible will help us know God and help us make Him known. 

“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭90:12‬ ‭NIV‬‬ The worst deceit of all is the lie that we have only this life to live. Consider frequently, the foolish things people do who are deceived by thinking they will miss it if they fail to get it here – Then refuse to be one of them. Cheating, exploiting, having to be right, having the last word… Any of the words that could begin…

Hello Church, The Influential Disciple study we are doing has gotten good responses. Tonight is the first of 5 dimensions of Discipleship called: Spiritual Formation. This is where the disciplines of discipleship go from duties to delights. From just being present and thinking of performing the right things to living based on Jesus’s promises. The books for this have arrived and they offer daily devotional reading to give deeper understanding. Turning an audience into an army…  God calls you to…

Hello church, The beautiful ‘ice fog’ didn’t last. This cold weather isn’t forecasted to last. Who’s running the weather?  When it seems that nothing lasts, that nothing is reliable, that no one is in charge… that is the time to remember that God is in charge. He leads his people to victory. Looking forward to Worshipping with you tomorrow, The One who is Lord over all. He is worthy of everything we can give in our praise. Come ready to…