This may sound obvious, but the best part of my job as the High School Pastor here at Church of the Open Door is seeing students trust in Jesus Christ and learn to walk in Him throughout their teenage years and beyond. I love seeing how their faith starts to take shape and manifest itself in their words, actions, and…

You’re probably just as excited for 2020 to be over as I am. Christmas and New Year’s cannot come soon enough! I’m very ready for a fresh start! As much as we’d love to fast forward to 2021 (and probably even a little further than that if we’re being honest), I want to encourage you as much as possible to…

We live in a world that is so divided. What is God calling us to do? More than anything, He is calling us to pray. I would love for you to be praying these prayers with me: 1. Father, glorify Yourself through this election and protect our country. 1 Timothy 2:1-2: “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and…

In the midst of this emotional year, we have been holding on to our faithful God!  We have been praying!  We have been praying for you. We have been praying for our first responders, our healthcare professionals, our essential workers, our educators and students, our grandparents, parents and kids, our missionaries, our ministries, our country. We have loved hearing how…

Father, use us to build a reproducing church among an unreached people by 2030.  This is one of the Breakthrough Prayers we have been praying together since the start of the year. For 2020 in particular, we have been asking the Lord to lead us to the unreached people group that will be our focus for the next decade.  How…

I woke up this morning with an old southern spiritual on my mind:  Oh, my loving brother, when the world's on fire Don't you want God's bosom to be your pillow Tide me over in the Rock of Ages Rock of Ages cleft for me Oh, my loving sinner, when the world's on fire Don't you want God's bosom to…

   

Dear Church of the Open Door Family, For the next few months we are going on an exciting journey. We're beginning a new series - Revive Us! We're going to start with Revive Us: Confession. I know the very word "confession" elicits all kinds of emotions, thoughts and reactions. It certainly has done that in me in the months that I've been pondering the…

"It is through the regular and personal intake of the Word of God that we come to know God better. It is through allowing His truth to sink deep into our heart and mind that we find peace in our soul. As we experience God's transforming Word, His presence and His peace follow closely. Take a moment and read the following passages.…

It’s not every day that we know someone celebrating a 100th birthday. And it’s not every day that the person has been a longtime member of our church family. And it's definitely not every day when that person traces his journey of faith to the "Jesus Saves" sign from Church of the Open Door's downtown years. This month we get to mark all…