In Part 1 Pastor Drew suggested that we out to consider "Winning" as to "win" people to Christ.  In Part 2 on this series on "Winning", Jesus calls his followers to go "Deep & Wide" with their relationships and gives and example of this necessity to "win" others to Him. Most of us excel at one or the other of these ideas. Investing ourselves is what is required to go deeper with others. But, we ar...  Read More

This week Pastor Drew brings you part 1 of a new Friday Focus Series!  "Winning - Defining the Win"The world defines winning one way but God's Word hold a very different definition of winning. This week we explore what winning means to God. Enjoy!...  Read More

Crossing a raging river is REALLY intimidating. It's dangerous territory. You can be swept away, or worse! Common sense tells us to avoid such circumstances.  This is reality. We get scared and rightly so. What do we do when God calls us to trust Him and do the thing and cross that raging river with Him leading the way?Consider these two perspectives - Across river or DOWN river. If we look across...  Read More

Our goal today in Part 10 of this video lesson series on dismantle the idea that the rest of life is separate from prayer, that prayer is an activity that stands alone and possible reserved for a certain time of the day. Like learning a foreign language takes time and effort, the same can be said for fluency in prayer. Prayer requires discipline. The results of prayer can be hard to measure as wel...  Read More

 On the heels of Easter (and because Pastor Drew is at a conference this week), we bring you this video prayer. May God use this reminder to draw you nearer to Him and show you just how powerful He can be in your life!...  Read More

What Should I Pray For? Well, that's a good question! What shouldn't you pray for? Really, doesn't God care about the same things we care about? Pastor Drew share his opinion on this matter. Enjoy this week's episode of the Friday Focus....  Read More

This week we explore distractions in prayer and how to avoid them. Pastor Drew has some great suggestions on how to stay connected during your meetings with God. Enjoy!...  Read More

Does prayer change things? Good question! This question makes a huge difference on the way we see prayer. Theologians disagree. We know that God values prayer but does it really change things? There is evidence from both the Old and New Testaments that affirm the possibility of prayer to change things. There is an argument that supports this opinion...God's love, mercy and His forgiveness. Prayer ...  Read More

This week, Pastor Drew takes us through Part 6 of his focus on "Prayer". We've covered my prayer matters (or should) to us but, why does God value prayer? Why does He "depend" on us for these important matters? We see from the beginning of creation that God has relied on human partnership to advance the process of His Kingdom. God provides what we need but it's up to us to move forward with it. We...  Read More

We return to our closer look at prayer, with Part 5 of this series. The perspective we will consider this week is praying according to the example set by Jesus. Pastor Drew outlines Jesus's style, method and purpose of prayer. Enjoy this week's episode of the fbc friday focus!...  Read More

We pray for Ukraine and God hears our cries. Even though we don't know what will come of all of this. There is nothing that is happening apart from His knowledge. He is in control and will work it all out according to His will. Overarching all of this we cry,  "God - YOUR will be done."  - The words are not as important as the heart. It's not what we pray, it is THAT we pray. Today, Pastor Drew sh...  Read More

Why pray? What's the purpose? Pastor Drew asserts that the main reason for prayer is to connect with God. Our priority may have initiated with a list of requests but as we spend more time with God, we put aside our physical and emotional needs as we receive our greatest reward...God Himself! God gives us anything we want and as we delight in Him, we are granted the desires of our heart...a heart a...  Read More