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Spirituality

Prayer

Posted on by Derrick Engoy in Life, Spirituality


Teffilah is the Hebrew word for prayer, which means to “self evaluate​.”

I love that. 

Prayer, to the Hebrews of the Old Testament, wasn’t just a cry for help. It was just a bullet prayer begging God to intervene in their situation. And it wasn’t simply something they said before a meal. 

It was a self evaluation of whether you were reflecting God’s holiness or not. Prayer was a means to check oneself from walking the line of righteousness. It was a way of owning up to ones sins and repent. 

The English language, however, defines prayer as “asking or begging.”

Wow! 

What a huge difference?!

Now, that’s not to say we shouldn’t ask God for things or that we shouldn’t cry to Him for help. At times, we should. But may we all pray as, perhaps, it was intended to be and truly allow our prayers to be an active reality.

Kingdom

Posted on by Derrick Engoy in Church Planting, Leadership, Life, Spirituality

 
It was truly a blessing to be a part of my church’s Praise in the Park and Water Baptism Service. 

Seeing the sea of diversity of those making public declarations for Jesus, not only warmed my heart, but it encouraged me regarding the current state of the church. It’s no secret that the church at large has gotten a great deal of flack for a bunch of different reasons that I don’t think I need to outline. 

One thing that’s for sure, however, as I had the privilege of helping to baptize folks, is that people are still interested in Jesus. People still desire to discover who He is and who He longs for us to be. It’s evident that, although folks might cower away at standing up for their “church”, people aren’t hesitant to publicly declare their allegiance to Jesus. 

And, at the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about. 

Needless to say, I am proud to be part of this community and I am proud to be called shepherd by my Branch family.
Great job guys!!!

Y’all are awesome!