The Community Ministry Weekly Message: Character vs Charisma September 15, 2026 Scan this QR code to view messages from prior weeks So, if I asked you to identify a few individuals who have compelling charisma, who would you identify? Do those same individuals have solid character? How is charisma different from character? Continue Reading…
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Relationships are Important
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Relationships are ImportantAugust 25, 2026 I had the opportunity to attend my nephew’s wedding last weekend. He lives in Massachusetts with my brother and the rest of his family. Although I don’t get to spend much time with my brother or even my two sons who live in California and South Continue Reading…
The Gift of Prayer
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: The Gift of PrayerJuly 14, 2026 When did you learn to pray? I can remember my parents teaching me to pray when I was a small child by teaching me the Child’s Evening Prayer. We added onto that prayer by praying for our family, our health, and for the things we Continue Reading…
Asking the Right Questions – Part 1
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Asking the Right Questions – Part 1 November 11, 2025 We live in a complicated world that is hard to understand sometimes. One of the lessons that I learned early on in my career was to ask more questions than I made statements. I found that asking questions first allowed me Continue Reading…
What is the Truth?
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: What is the Truth?September 23, 2025 There were many conversations this week in the wake of the murder of Charlie Kirk. Yesterday there were more than 100,000 people who attended Charlie Kirk’s funeral at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale Arizona. In addition to Erika Kirk, Charlie’s wife, many of our Continue Reading…
Can we Trust the Bible?
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Can we Trust the Bible?September 2, 2025 We live in a world where it is getting increasingly difficult to know what the truth is. In a recent Gallop poll, 73% of Americans feel that there is bias in news reports and is a major problem. Those surveyed also didn’t believe in Continue Reading…
A Fresh Start
First Baptist Islamorada Weekly Message: A Fresh Start December 31, 2024 I hope each of you enjoyed your Christmas celebrating the birth of Jesus! As we reach the end of 2024 and look forward with hope to what 2025 will bring, I am sure that you join me in hoping for a peaceful world where Continue Reading…
Anxiety & Peace
First Baptist Islamorada Weekly Message: Anxiety & Peace November 19, 2024 We live in a challenging world today. From politics to the economy to what is happening around the world, it seems as though good news and something positive is hard to find. The way news is reported has changed dramatically over the last Continue Reading…
The Garden
First Baptist Islamorada Weekly Message: The Garden November 5, 2024 We live in a world where most of us don’t have much exposure to gardens that grow food, especially if we live in an urban area. Small family farms make up 90% of all farms in the United States and they produce about 18% Continue Reading…
Miracles
First Baptist Islamorada Weekly Message: Miracles October 22, 2024 So, what is a miracle? Do they happen today? Miracles are something that we can’t understand under the laws of nature. The natural laws we live under every day govern how we think and understand the world around us. We know for example, that gravity Continue Reading…
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