“In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 I was in my early 20′s when someone first asked me “Are you planning on being a youth pastor forever?” My response was typically “Well, I think before it’s all said and done, I’ll end up doing a little [...]
” I was called to full time ministry.” “I was called to go be a missionary.” “I was called to work with students.” You know how it goes right: sitting in a worship service of some sort and the speaker begins to tell their story of when they were called by God to some sort [...]
“For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect…” 1 Cor 15:9-10 NIV 2011 You are who you [...]
“How many does your church run on Sundays?” “So, what size student ministry do you have?” “How big is your church?” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked this question in my ministry years and even how many times I have probably asked this of others. Here’s the rub on asking this [...]
“What should I do for a living? Should I marry her? Should I move to that town? Should I take that job? Which school should I go to? What is my destiny? God, what is your plan for my life? Just show me.” Ever prayed any of those? God’s will, God’s plan. This has been [...]
This morning I was reading in John and came across these verses that really stuck out to me. It was early in Jesus’ ministry when these verses occurred: 23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name.24 But Jesus [...]
This is the Smart’s brief story of how God stepped in and gave them a new direction. The Smarts are a part of Cedar Creek On the Ridge Campus. Phillip used this video during his message to help illustrate how Easter means that we have a new purpose in life. If you didn’t get a [...]
This is Michelle’s story. If you missed the first story, then you can view it here. We used this at the end of the Phillip’s message right before he presented the gospel.
This Easter at Cedar Creek we decided that one of the most effective ways to tell the story of Easter is to let people who have had their lives radically changed by Jesus tell their story. So we asked some Cedar Creek people to share their stories. You can watch the message in its entirety [...]
This morning I was reading in my time with God about Horatio G. Spafford, the writer of the famous hymn It Is Well. You’re probably familiar with his story, how he lost all four of his daughters in a wreck at sea, and how, when passing over the same spot where his daughters perished, he [...]
