Derin Carmack - Freedom Street - Healing, Prayer & The Abundant Life

How To Enter More Rest

April 6, 2026• Christian Living, Encouragement & Hope, Faith & Teachings, Testimonies

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday – with people cheering and celebrating their own ideas of the coming Messiah. The whole picture of “your King coming to you on a donkey’s colt” is a symbol of humility and gentleness – the virtues of our LORD’s heart toward HIS people – the qualities our Bridegroom is …

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Trade in Self-Improvement for Real Transformation

February 20, 2026• Christian Living, Encouragement & Hope, Faith & Teachings

Matthew 4:4 – People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of GOD. This life is a journey of growth and understanding. The Word is what brings the growth AND the understanding. We are talking about a Word that is more than words on our pages or …

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Resisting Busyness for Real Purpose

January 9, 2026• Christian Living, Encouragement & Hope

Psalm 46:10a – Cease striving and know that I am GOD We are very distractable creatures living in a very distracting world. Learning to be attentive to GOD in the same way HE is attentive to us takes great intention and mindfulness. Often, the busyness of our lives robs us of the ability to be …

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The Winning Spirit

November 12, 2025• Christian Living, Encouragement & Hope, Faith & Teachings

by Derin Carmack The Winning Spirit:1) Does not allow circumstances to dominate your attitude or spiritual mind set; doesn’t obsess on the problem but confesses the answer! “The mind set on the flesh is death, the mind set on the spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:6 2) Takes on challenges as conquerable and temporary – a winner’s …

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Don’t Let Your Cain Kill Your Abel

October 29, 2025• Christian Living

Genesis 4:1-8 Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the LORD.” Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the …

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What Pleases GOD…Blesses Me!

October 15, 2025• Faith & Teachings

by Derin Carmack I choose to love God with all my heart, my soul, and my mind, and my neighbor as myself! Deuteronomy 6:4-9, “Hear, O Israel! The LORD our GOD, the LORD is One! v.5 And you shall love the Lord your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul and with …

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You Can Experience True Rest – TODAY

October 9, 2025• Faith & Teachings

Hebrews 3:7-11 – Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as when they provoked Me, as in the day of trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tried Me by testing Me, and saw My works for forty years. Therefore, I was angry with this generation, and said, ‘They always go astray …

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Are Your Prayers Effective?

September 22, 2025• Encouragement & Hope

by Derin Carmack Do you know how to pray? Do your prayers sound like – “LORD, I….”, “LORD, please….”, “LORD, I….”, or are they – “LORD, You….”, “LORD, Praise goes to You…”, “LORD, You….” Maybe a refresher of what GOD wants for you will help the prayer life. GOD’s Intent for you: A. Good things – …

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Are You Running on a AAA Battery?

August 23, 2025• Faith & Teachings

Written by Derin Carmack I look around in the Body of Christ and see levels of preparation and readiness. But I don’t see the trained standing at attention for their assignments. I see great potential but little training. Others have a desire to serve but are not prepared. You see, the servant of God …

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A Good Opinion of GOD

August 20, 2025• Faith & Teachings

Mark 11:22-24 Jesus replied, “Have faith in GOD constantly. 23 I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and does not doubt in his heart in GOD’s unlimited power, but believes be in agreement that what he says is going to take place, it will be done for …

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