We+all+like+things+that+are+familiar.+When+something+new+pops+up+it+can+be+scary.+Family+is+in+many+ways+comforting.+When+we+do+things+the+way+we%27ve+always+done+them+we+kind+of+know+what+to+expect.+But+when+we+embark+on+a+new+endeavor+we+often+don%27t+know+what+to+expect.+Jesus+came+and+started+something+new.+See+how+this+new+thing+impacts+you+and+me+today.+

In+our+lives+we+like+to+compartmentalize+things.+We+have+a+place+for+everything+and+everything+has+a+place.+While+that+can+be+helpful%2C+it+tends+to+lead+us+to+think+that+everything+needs+to+be+separate.+There%27s+a+great+comfort+in+knowing+that+somethings+can%27t+be+separated.+Listen+as+Pastor+Derrick+explains+how+a+strong+hand+can+keep+things+together.+

We+use+them+all+the+time.+Sometimes+they+are+spoken+with+the+greatest+of+emotion.+We+use+them+to+help+others+and+at+times+we+use+them+to+do+others+some+kind+of+harm.+But+how+often+do+we+really+think+about+our+words%3F+This+week+Pastor+Derrick+shares+the+message+of+the+power+of+words.+

Throughout+the+Great+House+of+Prayer+we%27ve+encountered+many+rooms.+Each+room+has+significance+of+its+own.+In+this+message+we+stand+under+the+covering+of+the+roof.+The+roof+is+designed+to+keep+us+warm+and+give+us+shelter.+The+hallways+allow+us+time+to+interact+one+with+another.+Join+us+as+we+enter+God%27s+Great+House+of+Prayer.+

In+the+great+House+of+Prayer+there+are+many+rooms.+But+today+we+look+less+at+a+room+and+more+to+something+we+often+ignore.+We+rarely+care+about+its+existence+until+something+goes+wrong.+But+what+if+we+managed+it+well+on+a+daily+basis%3F+What+if+we+checked+in+on+it+regularly%3F+

In+the+Great+House+of+Prayer+we+are+invited+into+another+room.+The+Office+is+today%27s+stop.+The+focal+point+of+this+room+is+the+desk.+We+try+to+spend+too+much+time+in+the+executive+seat+of+this+desk+but+that%27s+not+our+chair.+Listen+as+Pastor+Derrick+shares+the+importance+of+this+room.

In+God%27s+House+of+Prayer+there+are+many+rooms%2C+but+today+we+focus+not+on+a+room.+Instead+our+eyes+and+attention+are+drawn+to+a+chair+in+the+middle+of+a+quiet+room.+The+chair+is+where+we+spend+our+time+together+today.+Listen+as+Pastor+Derrick+helps+find+this+chair+in+your+life.+

In+God%27s+Great+House+of+Prayer+there+are+many+rooms.+Each+room+has+a+specific+significance.+This+week+we+find+ourselves+looking+at+the+least+recognized+part+of+a+house+but+inarguably+the+most+important.+

There+are+passages+in+the+bible+that+are+so+confusing+or+even+depressing+that+we%27d+like+to+just+fast+forward+through+them.+But+some+of+these+passages+have+the+ability+to+teach+us+great+things%21+This+week+listen+as+Pastor+Derrick+shares+the+importance+of+lamenting+through+the+depressing+and+challenging+moments+in+life.+

As+we+journey+through+the+season+of+Lent%2C+we%27ll+be+looking+at+the+Lord%27s+Prayer.+Over+the+next+serveral+Wednesdays+we%27ll+take+small+phrases+from+the+Lord%27s+Prayer+comparing+them+to+rooms+in+God%27s+House.+This+week+we+enter+through+the+front+door%2C+at+the+invitation+of+God%2C+and+find+our+place+in+God%27s+living+room.+Gaze+with+me+at+the+painting+above+the+fireplace.+Can+you+see+it%3F+