Sunday, September 28, 2008

Familiar Sounds

I sit in my office on this Sunday morning hearing the familiar sounds of the praise team as they practice for our upcoming service. It is about 25 minutes till we will enter into the prayer room and there I will hear the familiar sounds of prayer as the saints of God began to call upon the Lord to help us in our services we are having today.

Familiar sounds - sounds I have grown up with - sounds that I am accustomed to. I trust that today during our worship and during our prayer and in our altar, I will hear the sounds of a brand new babe in Christ call out to the Creator of all things. I want to hear the sound of the lost find their way, the sound of an addict receive deliverance, the sound of a blind man see for the first time, the sound of deaf ears being unstopped, the sound of the wounded and broken recognize that He is the restorer of life.

These are the familiar sounds that I have come to love - sounds that I expect to hear each and every time we get together in the House of God. I trust that all over our nation and our world on this Sunday morning these will be the sounds we hear.

Let it rip!!

Pastor Darin Sargent

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

God Gave Me the Gift


Yesterday my 5 year old little girl Averie, helped me take out the trash. As we were heading back to the house I asked her if she wanted to race. As any good dad would do, I let her take the lead and acted as if I was not able to catch her. As we were running I shouted out to her - “Wow you are winning! How do you run so fast? ” Through gritted teeth and gasping breath she replied - GOD GAVE ME THE GIFT!!

I came into the house very amused as she confidently declared that the reason she was able to run so quickly was that God gave her the gift. I think that there is a lesson to learn in this story. How often do we go through life defeated by the obstacles that are in front of us, unsure if we can overcome challenges in our life. Maybe we ought to learn from a lesson from a 5 year old little girl who recognized that what she had, in her the ability to outpace her dad, was nothing short of a gift.

Each of us have been gifted by God. We have been gifted to be overcomers. We have been gifted to live abundantly - with purpose and passion. To accept each day and the opportunities that come with that day as gifts from God. You have been gifted - gifted to make an impact and gifted to make a difference in the people that are around you. Take the challenge, recognize where your strength comes from and RUN - run the race that is set before you - take advantage of every moment you have been given because God gave you the gift to do so.

Happy Running!!

Darin Sargent
PS Visit me @ www.darinsargent.com

Monday, September 15, 2008

Blogs Blogs Blogs


Everyone is blogging! It is the thing to do and it is quite therapeutic (I think, let me ask my counselor LOL). No seriouly blogging is something that is enjoyable and allows others to connect with what your church, your ministry or your family is up to. I subscribe to several different blogs that are out there. I read some of them every morning and some once a week. It gives me some perspective on what is transpiring with others.

I recently launched a brand new website that I would like you all to check out and give me some feedback on. On the website there is a link to my brand new blog. Please check that also and leave me some comments on what you think.

The website is www.darinsargent.com and the blog can be accessed through that site or you can go straight to blog.darinsargent.com

Give me some feedback and if you have a blog you want me to check out, let me know.
God bless
DS

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Justin Jones

The funeral that was scheduled for Justin Jones has been postponed due to the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Please visit blog.npwconline.com for more information on when the memorial service will be held.

thank you
pastor darin sargent

Saturday, September 13, 2008

church blog

please go to blog.npwconline.com for updated information on the Justin Jones funeral. It will be updated as information comes in if possible. Thanks

Pastor

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Continue in Prayer

Please continue to be in prayer for the Jones family. They need the strength and peace of God during this difficult time. I will be in contact as more news comes to me. Thanks so much. May God bless each of you.

Pastor Sargent

Sunday, September 7, 2008

It's Always A New Day

I awoke this morning with a very simple thought trying to work its way through the pre-caffeinated fog of my brain. The thought was simply this - Today is a brand new day!! WOW!! Powerful!! I know you are falling over with such amazement at the depth of that revelation but allow me to expound just a bit.

You see I cant do anything about yesterday! It is over, finished, done. But I do have the opportunity to do something with this day that I very much a part of right now. Some people spend their lives living with regrets about what they did yesterday. Our past can be so detrimental to the direction of our future. The key is to face each day as if it is your first day for the rest of your life. Face it with purpose, determination and focus. Face it with a clear understanding - This is the day that the Lord has made - I will rejoice and be glad in it.

Enjoy your day

Pastor Darin Sargent