In the scripture below is the account of when Jesus called a woman a dog and healed a man by what looks like giving him a wet willie. You know what that is, right? Where you lick your fingers and you go up behind your friends and stick your wet fingers in their ears. So, Jesus sticks his fingers in the man's ears, spits, and touches his tongue—very strange, right?As we read through these stories, ...  Read More

What are God’s plans for his church? This time of year, as a congregation, we like to take time to consider what are God’s plans for us, for Jerome Prairie. And in Ephesians 4 we can see the answer to that very clearly. His plan is for everyone who puts their faith in Christ to grow—to grow up in him. We are destined for maturity in Christ together, to grow together.By growth, we aren’t talking ab...  Read More

Before the call to maturity comes the gift of identity.   Read More

The gospel isn't just a message to believe once and then forget. It's the truth that works its way down into every area of life. If you don't know him, you need him. And if you do know him, he's calling you to rest in him.   Read More

There are times when you can see in his Word that you're being called to obedience even without seeing how he's going to provide, before you can see the outcome, before you can see how the future's going to work out. That's the walk of faith. We need to follow Jesus in more than words; we need to follow him in how we live.   Read More

There is a danger that Jesus would become familiar to us without seeing him for who he really is—to assume that because we’ve seen Jesus in one light, we’ve got him all figured out.  Read More