First Baptist Islamorada Weekly Message: Answering the Call January 14, 2025 Have you ever heard of the phrase “Answer the Call or Answering the Calling?” The idea of answering the call of God appears in multiple places in the Bible. Answering God’s call often involves serving others and fulfilling a specific mission to serve Him and Continue Reading…
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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…
Wise People Still Seek Him
First Baptist Islamorada Weekly Message: Wise People Still Seek Him December 17, 2024 What does it mean to be wise? How is wise different than being smart? Smart is often used to describe a person who has improved their mind through study and learning, while wise is used to describe a person who was Continue Reading…
Advent – The Reason for the Season
First Baptist Islamorada Weekly Message: Advent – The Reason for the Season December 3, 2024 So how are you preparing for Christmas? Now that we have passed Thanksgiving, the rush for Christmas is on and the shopping for gifts is underway. As I returned from my Thanksgiving travel, I noticed the lights at FKEC 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…
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…