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Jun 13
2021

Rebooting Our Shared Life Together This Summer

Media, Pastoral Excerpts | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

Pastoral Excerpts

From time to time, the elders of DCC find it important to speak into important and relevant issues and topics related to spiritual growth, evangelism, and church unity. This is a pastoral note from our Sunday gathering on June 13, 2021. As we continue to come out of the Covid season, Pastor Adam encouraged our body to consider all of us, in a sense, as new to the life of the church—and to be relationally proactive and intentionally looking out for each other.

Mar 28
2021

Trusting The Lord With Our Fears & Laying Down Our Rights

Media, Pastoral Excerpts | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

Pastoral Excerpts

From time to time, the elders of DCC find it important to speak into important and relevant issues and topics related to spiritual growth, evangelism, and church unity. This is a pastoral note about living amidst ongoing Covid-19 health guidelines, that was shared on March 28, 2021. Pastor Adam encourages those who are fearful in this season, to bring their fears to the Lord, and those who are fear-less and disagree politically with the response to Covid-19, to lay down their rights out of love for others.

Feb 28
2021

Onward: Prayer & Vision Night

Media, Onward Building Campaign, Pastoral Excerpts | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

On Sunday, February 28th, we held a Prayer & Vision Night from the new building! We sang and praised God for his goodness and providence, shared some more about our vision for the new building, and prayed together—asking the Lord to go before us as we labor to ready the building as our permanent gospel outpost. To learn more about our new building and the Onward campaign, visit our Onward webpage.

Audio
Jan 17
2021

Abortion and Race

Ethnic Harmony, Media, Pastoral Excerpts | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

From time to time, the elders of DCC find it important to speak into important and relevant issues and topics related to spiritual growth, evangelism, and church unity. What follows is an excerpt from a sermon on Romans 12:9, that was given on January 17, 2021. Pastor Adam explains how DCC is engaging topics of abortion and racial injustice—recognizing the significant overlap and interdependence between them. To listen to the full sermon, click here.

Aug 30
2020

How and When We Talk about Issues of Race

Ethnic Harmony, Media, Pastoral Excerpts | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

From time to time, the elders of DCC find it important to speak into important and relevant issues and topics related to spiritual growth, evangelism, and church unity. What follows is a pastoral note, that was given on August 30, 2020, on recalibrating our hearts every week around the worship of God while supporting, loving, and lamenting with those among us who are in seasons of heightened trials and suffering.

Jul 14
2020

An Invitation To Our Undivided Forum

Ethnic Harmony, Media, Pastoral Excerpts | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

From time to time, the elders of DCC find it important to speak into important and relevant issues and topics related to spiritual growth, evangelism, and church unity. What follows is a pastoral note on our Undivided forum, that was given on June 14, 2020. Pastor Adam encourages us that issue of race is not inherently a political issue, but about people, who are God’s image-bearers.

Jun 28
2020

Does the Bible Endorse Slavery?

Ethnic Harmony, Media, Pastoral Excerpts | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

From time to time, the elders of DCC find it important to speak into important and relevant issues and topics related to spiritual growth, evangelism, and church unity. What follows is an excerpt from a sermon on Romans 6:15-23, that was given on June 28, 2020. Pastor Adam explains the context of the slavery mentioned in Romans and contrasts it with the race-based slavery prevalent in American history.

Jun 28
2020

Discerning Between Straight-Line Issues and Jagged-Line Issues

Ethnic Harmony, Media, Pastoral Excerpts | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

From time to time, the elders of DCC find it important to speak into important and relevant issues and topics related to spiritual growth, evangelism, and church unity. What follows is a pastoral note on loving one another well amidst our disagreements, that was given on June 28, 2020—addressing how to navigate the current cultural and political moment by discerning between straight-line issues and jagged-line issues.

Jun 28
2020

Maintaining Unity Amidst Our Disagreements

Media, Pastoral Excerpts | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

Pastoral Excerpts

From time to time, the elders of DCC find it important to speak into important and relevant issues and topics related to spiritual growth, evangelism, and church unity. What follows is a pastoral note on loving one another well amidst our disagreements, that was given on June 28, 2020, addressing how to navigate the current cultural and political moment by discerning between straight-line issues and jagged-line issues.

Audio
Jun 7
2020

Continuing To Engage On Issues Of Race

Ethnic Harmony, Media, Pastoral Excerpts | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

From time to time, the elders of DCC find it important to speak into important and relevant issues and topics related to spiritual growth, evangelism, and church unity. What follows is a pastoral note, that was given on June 7, 2020, on ways we are engaging with the culture on issues of race and opportunities we are creating to continue the conversation within DCC.