by Derek Fekkes | Mar 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
There was this great meme I saw recently that portrayed Christians who evangelize to a polar bear chasing a guy around his car. It’s funny because most of us have encountered Christians who want to “push their religion down your throat,” who...
by Derek Fekkes | Mar 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sunday services at Roots are intended to refocus and realign our lives to God’s story, his work to reconcile humanity to himself and be the center of our lives. And one of the ways this is done is through the expository preaching of the Bible, i.e. preaching that...
by Derek Fekkes | Mar 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the things that I’ve appreciated most from the various pastors I’ve had is the taking of time to explain why the church does the things they do. Specifically in regards to Sunday gatherings, many churches have similar liturgies, or “forms of...
by Derek Fekkes | Mar 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
I mentioned in a recent post that for years I’ve kept a sheet of paper in the front of my Bible with verses about God’s Word: it’s truthfulness, power, sufficiency, etc. Whenever doubts and questions about the value and necessity of God’s Word...
by Derek Fekkes | Mar 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
I am excited to announce that Roots Church will begin public worship services April 23. This means that we are moving to a weekly worship service format with the preached Word and corporate worship. Here’s what else you need to know: When: We will gather every...
