January 8 - March 11

In Time Magazine’s March 2007 cover article: The Case for Teaching the Bible, leading scholars made the argument that you really cannot understand the history and culture of our country without recognizing the formative impact the great stories of the Bible had in shaping every aspect of American life, literature and even film. This winter (January-March) at Damascus Road Community we are going to remember or discover anew God’s Grand Story in the Great Stories of the Bible. Join us on a journey into the God-adventures of real people whose stories helped shape the world around you. Begin your New Year in the company of greatness.

January 29

Be still and know:

Moses’ Encounter with God (Exodus 3-4)

Senior Pastor Richard Fredericks Ph. D.

Question: What does God need and expect from us?

Application: God accomplishes His purpose in our lives with what we bring to Him.
 

February 5

The Hour of Judgment:

Moses and the Lamb (Exodus 12)

Senior Pastor Richard Fredericks Ph. D.

Question: How do we stand secure in the judgment of God?

Application: Nothing but the blood of the Lamb could save the people of God then…and now..
 

January 8

Between a Rock and a Hard Place:

Moses and Pharaoh’s Army (Exodus 14)

Senior Pastor Richard Fredericks Ph. D.

Question: Why does God sometimes allow us to land right between a rock and a hard place?

Application: We experience God’s power fully only when all our power is useless.
 

February 19

The Big Picture:

Joshua’s Question (Joshua 5-6)

Senior Pastor Richard Fredericks Ph. D.

Question: Whose side is God really on in this world?

Application: God’s agenda in our life/world is always bigger than ours—always.
 

February 26

Facing off with Giants:

David’s Trust (1 Samuel 17)

Senior Pastor Richard Fredericks Ph. D.

Questions: Why do gigantic problems seem so small to some people?

Application: Monsters are midgets when our eyes are on God.
 

March 4

Failure from Success:

David’s Lust (2 Samuel 11-12)

Senior Pastor Richard Fredericks Ph. D.

Question: How do giants of faith become midgets?

Application: The greatest problem for God is not our problems, but how we handle success.
 

March 11

Who is your God?

Elijah’s Courage (I Kings 18)

Senior Pastor Richard Fredericks Ph. D.

Question: What’s wrong with hedging our bets on God’s faithfulness by also dancing to the world’s beat?

Application: If the Lord is God, then follow Him. If something else is your god, then follow that. No one can have it both ways.