Damascus Community Church

An interesting account of specific prayer, specifically answered, is found in Genesis 24:12-27. Pray that even through God-orchestrated circumstances we will clearly discern His w...

“ And they devoted themselves to…the prayers ” Acts 2:42. Prayer was a definitive aspect of the early church, significant in discerning the Lord’s will and power in ministry...

Luke 14:28 references the sensible practice of evaluating ahead of a project the necessary resources to complete it. Pray for the Caleb Study to provide accurate insights regardi...

“Silent night, holy night, all is calm…” Really? It is actually unknown how calm things were (perhaps you have been around for a birth?), but calm resignation to the will of God ...

“… because there was no place for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). Let’s be honest—facilities limitations have never been a big problem to God in fulfilling His purposes. He o...

“And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord…” (Luke 1:11). Through the narratives related to the birth of Jesus we see God weaving together an intricate plan to accomp...

“…but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant…” Given the precedent of Jesus for humble servanthood, ministers and even facilities dedicated to following him ought ...

One of the challenges the elder council faces is time. We do not have a staff person dedicated to the tasks required to pursue facilities development, so various ones add these t...

“ Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God .” Turn any anxiety regarding our buildings into pr...

“Make plans by seeking advice…” (Proverbs 20:18). The “Caleb Study” will result in a plan to raise funding to build. “Building on faith” does not exclude the need to be wise in s...

The false prophets of Israel were condemned because they spoke “…visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD” (Jeremiah 23:16). Having no blueprints sent from God, ...

“Plans are established by counsel…” (Proverbs 20:18 ESV). This week the Elder Council will meet with Kent Wallace of IGC, who will conduct the Caleb Study to develop a capita...

When we consider the maintenance needs of our buildings, and the opportunities of ministry, and the consensus that “we need to do something” about facilities, our tendency might b...

Next Friday night, October 25th, is our “What’s Next?” event. DCC has sought for many years to develop facilities to pursue ongoing and expanded ministry opportunities. Please a...

The “house for God” (Temple) was of value because of the presence of God and fulfillment of promises He made to His people. But these were contingent: “…if you will walk in My sta...

Discipleship fulfills the “great commission”, and the DCC mission as we have stated it “to call people to follow Jesus and become like Him.” Many of the ministries we have engaged...

In Luke 19 Jesus told a parable to the crowds who were thinking “the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.” The master said to his servants, “Engage in business until I come”...

What’s Next? Damascus Community Church is a wide array of ministries, from worship services to Sunday and daily Christian education (Damascus Christian School), from local to...

What’s Next? Damascus Community Church is actually a wide array of ministries, from worship to Sunday and daily Christian education (Damascus Christian School), from local to i...

“ Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you ” (1 Chronicles 28:20). We might anticipate as David did these “project killers”—fear and discouragement....