FRAIS Church

As we continue to building this house, we're reminded to look back with gratitude for everything Jesus has done and look forward with faith for everything He is going to do. When we truly recognize the grace we've received, generosity becomes more than something we do. It becomes a response to God's goodness.

What could God build through you if you were willing to say yes? In this message, Pastor Derek Dale reminds us that God has always used ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things. From Paul's teaching on building God's church to Nehemiahs's mission to rebuild Jerusalem's walls, we see that God invites us to be part of something bigger than ourselves.

Sometimes faith requires us to move before we feel ready. It asks us to trust God in the tension, take Him at His word, and surrender the need to know exactly how everything will work out. In this message, we learn what it means to stretch our faith and trust in Jesus even when our circumstances haven't changed yet.

Faith is developed in the dark, stretched in the silence, and strengthened in the waiting. Trusting God even when you can't see what He's doing.

Sometimes faith looks like stepping forward before you know exactly how everything will work out. Noah didn't have the full picture, but he trusted God and moved forward in obedience. This message challenges us to live by faith—not by what we can currently see, understand, or control.

Have you ever felt insignificant, irrelevant, or incapable of being used by God?

Peter was not the obvious choice. Yet Jesus called him, built him, and gave him purpose. His story reminds us that God doesn’t choose us because we already have everything together—He chooses us, shapes us, and gives us what we need to walk in what He has called us to. 

You may not feel qualified. You may not feel ready. You may not even understand why God would choose you. But Peter’s story reminds us that God can take ordinary, imperfect people and build something that will last through them.

What if the place where you feel broken is actually where God is preparing you to be chosen?

In this message we read about Saul’s encounter with Jesus and how it completely changes the direction of his life. Just because you’re going through it doesn’t mean God isn’t already working on it.

Sometimes what we’re experiencing feels like the whole story—but it’s only a piece of it. In Acts 27. Paul and those with him face a storm that seems to leave them without hope. But God was still working, even when they couldn’t see the full picture. This message reminds us that our perspective is limited, our timing requires patience, and God’s provision is always at work.

You may have wandered far, forgotten where you belong, or even gotten lost in the house, but one step back toward the Father is all it takes to find your way home!

No matter how far you’ve wandered, Jesus is still seeking you, because being found starts with admitting you’re lost.