Category Archives: community

Palm Sunday Message: Taking Kingdom Action and Facing Resistance – Matthew 21:12-17

This Friday is Good Friday. We are returning to a wonderful tradition that helps us get our hearts ready for Easter – and you are invited! We will gather at Mickler’s Landing before sunrise. (Bring your own breakfast this year.) … Continue reading

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LFC Sunday Message: Rely on God and Stay Cool!

Psalm 95:6 So, “Come let us worship and bow down Let us kneel before the Lord, our God, our maker For he is our God And we are the people of his pasture And the sheep of his hand.” Good … Continue reading

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Sunday Message – Need Some Encouragment?

If you are needing some encouragement to live life on mission with others and not do it on your own, listen to today’s sermon.   “The Lord gives strength to his people; The Lord blesses his people with peace.” Psalm 29:11 … Continue reading

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A Few Words for Christmas

A ministry colleague of mine, Frank Riley, wrote this reflection on the song “I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day.” A gift of hope for Christmas. Blessings and Merry Christmas! The year was 1863, a year of ongoing loss as … Continue reading

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Life Together On Mission – Trials – James 1:1-4

“Consider it pure joy when you endure trials of many and various kinds.”  How does that work?Theologian and pastor Tim Keller says, “In the secular view, suffering is never seen as a meaningful part of life but only as an … Continue reading

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LFC Update

There’s too much too report! But we’re having a gathering on Zoom Sunday night to talk about a rhythm for the season ahead and to pray.  If you’d like to be a part of that, email me at pastorjessealexander@gmail.com.  If … Continue reading

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Unity Day JCP

Sometimes, it’s good to be stretched.   Getting to Unity Day JCP was quite a journey.   Galatians 3:26-29 tells us that “in Christ, there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for we are all one in … Continue reading

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LoveFirst Coast Update

This Sunday is the Super Bowl.  It’s pretty much an unofficial holiday around here.  If you have the chance, connect with neighbors.  You go no where by  accident! Put These Dates on Your Calendar Sunday Feb 16 – Worship gathering … Continue reading

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The Grace of the Pivot

So, when we fail, rather than freezing or going back to old ideas, we can pivot to something better by putting the responsibility for the mission’s success back on God.  Don’t just freeze. Turn.  Go back to God and ask him what his mission is for this place, people, and time. Continue reading

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Worship Gathering – Sunday, Nov 17, 2019

Come experience community – it could save your life! For real! Continue reading

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