Tag Archives: Hope
What’s Ailing You? Do You Want To Be Healed? LoveFirst Coast Sunday Message
Anger, anxiety, suspicion, fear, depression… There is so much of that right now! But none of that captures the life for which we were created. There is an alternative! What would that life look like? Is it available to us? … Continue reading
Creative Easter!
This year, we are approaching Easter like an artist with a blank canvas. Or like a poet with a blank sheet of paper. Or like a musician ready to try to write a new song. In other words, we don’t … Continue reading
Sustaining Joy and Hope
At the root of joy and hope is revisiting the only true source for our security and significance. Continue reading
Demonstrating Hope
Wherever you go, God is sending you! 1) June 2019 is just about to slip into history… I want to offer a brief word of encouragement. This morning, I was thinking about how tempting it is to use all our … Continue reading
Productive Suffering?
May 5 – Worship Gathering (6:45pm @ Faith Community Church 3450 CR210, 32259) In 53 years of weekly church attendance, I’ve heard a lot of sermons on how to have a happy life, but not too many on the certainty … Continue reading
Help from Christmas
It is a mistake to think the church has a mission. The church does not have a mission. God has a mission. God’s mission has a church. God’s mission is most clearly evident in Jesus. In Jesus, the God of … Continue reading
Hope and Gratitude
Disciples of Jesus are called to be hope-filled people. If there’s one thing this missional approach to life has helped me with, it’s hope. God has a mission and invites us into it. How can that not bring hope? And … Continue reading
The Power of Gratitude
This Sunday night, we gather for worship at 6:45pm in the St. Johns Room of Faith Community Church (3450 CR210, 32259) to be equipped to walk the journey before us with renewed joy and strength. Come and discover the power … Continue reading
Worship Report – Micropost
Just a brief word about Easter weekend. Starting with sunrise on Good Friday set the pace. Unlike Easter sunrise services, on Good Friday, there aren’t many people on the beach. We had a small group – about twenty in all … Continue reading
Listen, Love, Pray and Healing
One of the most effective practices we’ve embraced at Love First Coast is praying for others in a way that brings restoration and healing. It’s pretty simple, really. We listen to folks who are hurting. We love them where they are. … Continue reading
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