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Trinity - One or Three?

Derrick Hurst

May 24 2016




Trying to understand the Trinity is a pretty deep topic. If we try to get it, we'll likely at best mess it up and at worst say something pretty heretical. We try to draw word pictures and find great illustrations but they all fall short somewhere. This...

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Pentecost

Derrick Hurst

May 16 2016




We often find ourselves empty. We try and try but seem to be getting no where in life. This week we approach life from a different vantage point. We come to a place where we realize that even when we feel empty, we're really not. There's a spring of li...

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Coming Soon!

Derrick Hurst

May 09 2016




The events of Ascension day are often overlooked, but the facts of this day are very important. This week we journey into the past to see a glimpse of the future. We all know the reality that what goes up must come down. But Ascension Day adds a little...

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Call to Die: Tradition

Derrick Hurst

May 02 2016




We all like things that are familiar. When something new pops up it can be scary. Family is in many ways comforting. When we do things the way we've always done them we kind of know what to expect. But when we embark on a new endeavor we often don't kn...

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Called to Die: Division

Derrick Hurst

Apr 18 2016




In our lives we like to compartmentalize things. We have a place for everything and everything has a place. While that can be helpful, it tends to lead us to think that everything needs to be separate. There's a great comfort in knowing that somethings...

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Called To Die: Words

Derrick Hurst

Apr 11 2016




We use them all the time. Sometimes they are spoken with the greatest of emotion. We use them to help others and at times we use them to do others some kind of harm. But how often do we really think about our words? This week Pastor Derrick shares the ...

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Call to Die: Doubts

Derrick Hurst

Apr 04 2016




It's easy to look down on Thomas for doubting but we all do it. We all doubt from time to time. In this series of messages we'll take a look at ourselves, not others, and determine what part of our lives needs to die that Christ might come alive in us....

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House of Prayer: Chapel

Derrick Hurst

Mar 31 2016




In the house of prayer we've visited many rooms but this one is where the rest of them get their true significance. Join Pastor Derrick as we enter the final room in this great house!

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Job: I Know

Derrick Hurst

Mar 28 2016




What would it take for you to be 100% confident? In some of the darkest days of his life, Job had one of the most powerful claims in history! His world was taken from him in the blink of an eye, and Job gives the greatest testimony of faith known to ma...

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House of Prayer: Walls

Derrick Hurst

Mar 26 2016




Today we sit outside the walls of this great House of Prayer. It's here that we see the power of the house. It's here that we experience for a moment the cold, damp air. It's here that we meet Jesus who willingly left the comforts of this house to offe...

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Living Word is a church affiliated with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. We believe that Jesus was a real man and that he was really God's son. We believe that he died and rose, and now our lives are devoted to living out his story by serving others. About Derrick Hurst

Living Word is part of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. We're focused on making disciples by connecting to God's word, growing in Christ, and serving those around us.

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