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…
Tag: Jesus
Love Like Jesus – Go the Extra Mile
The Community Ministry Weekly Message: Love Like Jesus – Go the Extra Mile October 8, 2024 Have you ever heard the saying “go the extra mile?” The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines going the extra mile to be: doing more than one is required to do. Many don’t know that Jesus was the first one to Continue Reading…
Kindness
The Community Ministry Weekly Message: Kindness October 1, 2024 So, what is kindness and why is it the focus of this week’s message? Kindness is defined as the quality of being warmhearted, considerate, humane, and sympathetic, an inclination to do kind or charitable acts. Is our country and community becoming more or less kind? Continue Reading…
Difficult is the Way
The Community Ministry Weekly Message: Difficult is the Way September 17, 2024 Sometimes it is hard to make sense of all the conflicting messages in our society. Our advances in technology make it possible for many to have their thoughts broadcast all over the world through tv, and the myriad of social media applications Continue Reading…
What does God Expect?
The Community Ministry Weekly Message: What does God Expect? September 3, 2024 We live in a world where instant gratification has become a routine expectation. Social media platforms bombard us with images of others having quick success as advancements in technology make having everything “right now” a possibility. Amazon now offers same day delivery Continue Reading…
How do we Determine Right from Wrong?
The Community Ministry Weekly Message: How do we Determine Right from Wrong? August 27, 2024 This week we will dive into the difficult topic of how we determine what is right and what is wrong. This question has been debated for thousands of years and been the subject of many different theories. There is Continue Reading…
Can We Trust the Bible?
The Community Ministry Weekly Message: Can We Trust The Bible? August 6, 2024 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 Continue Reading…
Sanctification
The Community Ministry Weekly Message: Sanctification July 23, 2024 One of the core elements of the Christian faith is the Old and New Testament Bible. Jewish and Christian believers have spent much time reading and understanding the scriptures to know and understand God’s plan for the human race, and to better understand who God Continue Reading…
Not Everyone
The Community Ministry Weekly Message: Not Everyone July 16, 2024 Jesus was an amazing teacher. He took the time to live and work with His followers so they could learn not only from His words, but also from His actions. Some of Jesus’ words were hard to hear and seemed to conflict with what Continue Reading…
Righteousness
The Community Ministry Weekly Message: Righteousness July 9, 2024 Over the past several weeks we have been discussing character traits that please God. This week we will turn our focus to the quality of righteousness which is mentioned more than 300 times in both the old and new testaments. Dictionary.com defines with word righteousness Continue Reading…