by Derek Sanford | Feb 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
This post is part of a 9-part series called Extraordinary Pastor, Ordinary Follower of Jesus. You can watch the introduction video here. Part 6 – Jesus Requires Humility and Confession But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees,...
by Derek Sanford | Jan 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
This post is part of a 9-part series called Extraordinary Pastor, Ordinary Follower of Jesus. You can watch the introduction video here. Part 5 – Jesus Offers Extraordinary Power to Ordinary People And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of...
by Derek Sanford | Jan 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
This post is part of a 9-part series called Extraordinary Pastor, Ordinary Follower of Jesus. You can watch the introduction video here. Part 4 – Jesus Looks for a Bias Toward Obedience And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep...
by Derek Sanford | Jan 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
This post is part of a 9-part series called Extraordinary Pastor, Ordinary Follower of Jesus. You can watch the introduction video here. Part 3 – Jesus Assembles His Team On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was...
by Derek Sanford | Jan 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
This post is part of a 9-part series called Extraordinary Pastor, Ordinary Follower of Jesus. You can watch the introduction video here. Part 2 – The original disciples were drop-outs There is a great article from the scholar Ray Vander Lann called “Rabbi and...
by Derek Sanford | Jan 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Part 1 – Ordinary things can take on great value Jesus created a history altering movement from ordinary people. This transformation from ordinary to extraordinary is not foreign to us. Sometimes common things can suddenly take on great value if one of two...
by Derek Sanford | Dec 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
As we reach the end of another year, I become reflective. Looking back at things I’ve learned, seen and done in 2022. I thought I’d put a little collection of some of my favorites from the year. This list is more for me than for you (no offense) but you may find it...
by Derek Sanford | Dec 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
For the 12 Days of Christmas, I’d like to encourage us all to engage in 12 days of prayer. For the next 12 days, I’m posting a link to a short video I recorded earlier this year with a prayer tip or thought each day. I hope as we head into the busyness of the holiday...
by Derek Sanford | Dec 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
For the 12 Days of Christmas, I’d like to encourage us all to engage in 12 days of prayer. For the next 12 days, I’m posting a link to a short video I recorded earlier this year with a prayer tip or thought each day. I hope as we head into the busyness of the holiday...
by Derek Sanford | Dec 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
For the 12 Days of Christmas, I’d like to encourage us all to engage in 12 days of prayer. For the next 12 days, I’m posting a link to a short video I recorded earlier this year with a prayer tip or thought each day. I hope as we head into the busyness of the holiday...
