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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Examining your Anchor Line
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Examining your Anchor LineAugust 18, 2026 Have you ever tried bottom fishing out on the reefs or wrecks off Islamorada? If you have tried or been with someone else it can be difficult to anchor your boat close to where the fish are. Many of the fish like to feed and Continue Reading…
Staying the Course
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Staying the CourseAugust 4, 2026 Last week I talked about how life can carry us off to places we would rather not be. Sometimes we have a distorted understanding of who God is and what He expects of us. If you were brought up attending church during your youth, you might Continue Reading…
God’s Plan Doesn’t Feel Straight
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: God’s Plan Doesn’t Feel StraightJuly 21, 2026 Have you ever had a difficult time in your life with a job, a relationship or a plan? I think all of us have experienced a time when things did not go as we hoped or planned. Sometimes when I think about God’s plan Continue Reading…
Humility – Why is it Important and Why is it so Hard?
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Humility – Why is it Important and Why is it so Hard?February 17, 2026 Whenever I spend time around young children, I am struck by their natural tendencies to be self-centered and selfish, and my heart goes out to parents that are diligently correcting and instructing their children. Our world has Continue Reading…
The Challenge of Sin
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: The Challenge of SinOctober 14, 2025 What do you think of when you hear the word sin? Outside of the church or organized religion, we don’t really hear or see that word much. When I talk with others about the concept of sin, many define it by extreme examples like killing Continue Reading…
Transformed by Christ
The Community MinistryWeekly Message: Transformed by ChristJuly 15, 2025 Sometimes the complexities of our world distract us from focusing on the things that are most important. Recent research suggests that the average time each person spends looking at a screen is now up to 7 hours each day. Nearly half of American teen-agers spend more Continue Reading…
Faith & Character is Everything
First Baptist Islamorada Weekly Message: Faith & Character is Everything March 25, 2025 We live in a world that often glorifies outward appearances, fleeting successes, and the pursuit of material possessions. Whether it is the shows we watch on TV or the advertisements that bombard our phones and tablets, the world is constantly telling Continue Reading…
Where Do We Begin?
First Baptist Islamorada Weekly Message: Where Do We Begin? January 7, 2025 Leonardo da Vinci once said: “He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.” This quote points out that if we don’t know where we are headed, Continue Reading…
Be Like Jesus
The Community Ministry Weekly Message: Be Like Jesus April 30, 2024 Much of the time when we talk about Jesus, the focus of the conversation tends to be about who he is and what he did, rather than what he was like. If you have been in church or read any of my weekly Continue Reading…