Scripture“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” - 2 Timothy 1:7 NLTDevotionDr. Tatum began with a simple but searching question: “What scares you?” Fear is a real feeling, but it is not a gift from God. God does not give His children torment, dread, or cowardice. Instead, He gives power, love, and a sound mind.Fear tries to distract us fr...  Read More

ScriptureAnd we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. - Romans 8:28 NKJVDevotionPastor Darren shared a powerful image: what looks like a thicket to the untrained eye may actually be a food forest. A food forest can look messy, overgrown, and unorganized. Trees, vines, bushes, flowers, and plants may all grow close t...  Read More

ScriptureThen Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket. So he took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son. Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the LORD will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.” - Genesis 22:13-14 NLTDevotionThe ram was not outside the thi...  Read More

ScriptureIsaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” “Yes, my son?” Abraham replied. “The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together. - Genesis 22:7-8 NIVDevotionIsaac asked the obvious question: “Where is the lamb?” Abrah...  Read More

ScriptureThen Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey, and I and the boy will go over there; and we will worship and return to you.” - Genesis 22:5 NASBDevotionAbraham called the hardest walk of his life “worship.” That is stunning. He was not walking toward comfort. He was walking toward surrender. Yet he told the servants, “We will worship.”Pastor Darren pointed out Abraham’s f...  Read More

ScriptureThe next morning Abraham got up early. He saddled his donkey and took two of his servants with him, along with his son, Isaac. Then he chopped wood for a fire for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had told him about. - Genesis 22:3 NLTDevotionAbraham did not delay. The Bible says he got up early. That detail matters.Pastor Darren reminded us that not making a decision is stil...  Read More

ScriptureSome time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”“Here I am,” he replied. Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” - Genesis 22:1-2 NIVDevotionPastor Darren asked a powerful question: “In the thick of your life, can you still hear the voice of the L...  Read More

Scripture“Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.” - Hosea 10:12 ESVDevotionPastor Darren opened with a prayer asking God to ready our hearts and minds—to chip away at hard edges and leave us tilled, cultivated, and ready for the seed of the Word.That is where every wo...  Read More

Scripture“God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.” — James 1:12 NLTDevotionPastor Darren closed with a powerful picture: a child trying to follow in the footsteps of someone bigger. The steps were too large, and the child stumbled. But the response was not rejection. The call was simpl...  Read More

Scripture“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28 NIVDevotionJesus knows the weight of the cross. He carried His cross after being beaten, mocked, wounded, and rejected. In His humanity, He experienced pain, exhaustion, and suffering.Pastor Darren reminded us that even Jesus received help carrying the cross when Simon of Cyrene was compelled to ca...  Read More

Scripture“Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses  surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance  the race that lies before us” — Hebrews 12:1 CSBDevotionDistractions are not always sinful at first. Sometimes they are simply things that pull our attention away from what matters most. Pastor Darren reminded u...  Read More

Scripture“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” — Galatians 6:9 NLTDevotionThere are moments when even faithful people feel like quitting. Pastor Darren spoke honestly about weariness — the kind that makes you tired of fighting, tired of serving, tired of trying, and tired of carrying the weight.Maybe you have ...  Read More