by Derek Fekkes | Jul 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Many voices today, religious or otherwise, push us to see ourselves as basically good people. We are told to believe in ourselves, get rid of any negativity in our lives, and only put ourselves around those who affirm us just as we are. Against this widespread belief,...
by Derek Fekkes | Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Here is where we are currently as a church and what is coming in the next few months. If all the nitty-gritty details don’t really interest you, just skim over the bolded summary statements below. We are launching on September 10! What does this mean? It means that...
by Derek Fekkes | May 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
I used to work in the marketing department for a Bible software and Christian e-book company. In our efforts to “market” our products to people, we would often say things like, “Discover new biblical insights!” or “Go deeper in your Bible study!” And we used phrases...
by Derek Fekkes | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Over the last two Sundays, we’ve been saying that there are two equally-unbiblical views of how salvation works: legalism and cheap grace. Legalism says, “Everything is dependent on what I do. I must earn and keep up my salvation.” Cheap grace says, “It doesn’t matter...
by Derek Fekkes | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
One aspect of Roots’ worship services that will be new to some people is the corporate confession. What do we mean by corporate confession? This is an act whereby the whole church reads a written confession in unity. For our purposes, this will either be a confession...
