At Gulf Coast Community Church, our mission is to be a faithful Gospel witness for this generation and the next. Our witness for Christ is the sine qua non of our existence, that without which our existence would be meaningless. Our missional priorities are those things essential to…
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The Grand Human Fishing Expedition Many of us know the oft repeated statement from Jesus to the first disciples that he would make them “fishers of men,” or maybe better, “fishers of people” (Matt. 4:19; Luke 5:10). Standing alone, this imagery communicates clearly the task before the disciples,…
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This past Sunday was Pentecost Sunday (June 5, 2022). On the first Christian Pentecost (which was certainly not the first Pentecost for those attending), the disciples received the fulfillment of a promise from the Father for which Jesus had told them to wait (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4). In…
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In part one, I showed how the scriptures clearly teach that there is one human race, not several. This undermines the modern concept notion of races, making it impossible for one race to be superior to another. In part two we explored the source of the modern concept…
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Reading: Luke 19:28–48 The scene is the “Triumphal Entry”. Jesus is on a donkey colt entering Jerusalem as people spread their cloaks on the road in front of him, joyfullly shouting praises to God, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Luke 19:37-38)…
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Reading: Luke 1 A lot turns on God’s merciful compassion. In Luke 1:76-79, the merciful compassion of our God is the hinge upon which the forgiveness of our sins and the transformation of how we live turn. 76 “And you, my child, will be called a prophet of…
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Reading: Luke 18 The parable of the widow and the unjust judge (Luke 18:1-8) is often simplified into a teaching on how persistence in prayer will bring the answer we want, and I wonder if its real impact is altogether missed. Maybe that should be no surprise since…
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Reading: Luke 14:34-35; Matthew 5:13; Mark 9:50 (34) “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? (35) It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. Whoever has ears to hear, let them…
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