Grounded Gospel

Grounded in the Gospel

The Gospel puts our eyes where they belong, gazing steadily into the Father’s heart as we encounter our God, holy and yet loving, awesome and yet approachable, beyond us and […]

Gospel on the Ground

Wind and Doctrine

Let’s sit down for a muffin and some coffee sometime together and ponder our future as followers of Jesus. A moment of peace and comfort from time to time helps […]

Gospel on the Ground

Questions Around the Dinner Table

They say the school of hard knocks is often encountered in the work and financial aspects of our life in particular. It’s my belief that the school of hard knocks […]

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Eternal Life Shows Up HERE and NOW

If we truly engage with Christ and His followers in the love Jesus modeled for us, our confidence in God’s eternal love grows!

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Our Suffering = God’s Gift

This photo is my daughter up with me from 4am to 6am today… Oof! We listened to God’s Word from Hebrews 11 to 1 Peter 5… Really refreshing spiritually… though […]

Gospel on the Ground

Joined by ANGELS

Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as […]

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SMALL & USEFUL Jesus Clusters

Jesus is our orientation! Jesus is our ever-fixed mark, the One we gaze upon in worship and the One we follow with a blood hound like tenacity. As we band […]

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Forgetting ME; CONSUMED with YOU

Jesus, We plead with You for ONE THING, to dwell in Your household of faith, to look upon YOU in community with Your followers, and to dwell with You forever. […]

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Slavery Today in the USA

This number is way low when we consider various kinds of sexual bondage beyond what I’m mentioning here, yet it is estimated that among our very own boarders there are […]

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House Church Life

It’s been amazing to see how truly simple life is as a follower of Jesus when our life isn’t about running an organization but rather washing one another in God’s […]

The City of Merced

Miracle on G Street

Two fun stories from our JMC family. One of my co-pastors and I had a wonderful conversation this morning about God’s provision and he shared how God provided the housing […]

Gospel on the Ground

ENDURE Sound Teaching & Suffering

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn […]

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JMC Update & Abounding in Thanksgiving

Jesus Missionary Communities gathered yesterday for I believe it was our tenth worship gathering. We feasted on a Thanksgiving meal, and took communion together. We prayed earnestly for each other […]

Gospel on the Ground

How? & FAITH

When the question of “How?” meets the reality of FAITH IN CHRIST a whole new path begins… When my wife and I spend time in God’s presence our attitude changes. […]

The City of Merced

Redeem & Make Useful

This morning as I read the end of Ephesians and the start of Philippians, I sat and prayed and had a vision I believe was from the Lord. It was […]

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Went Away Sad?! Away from JESUS…

You’ve likely heard or read the story. The rich young ruler who Jesus encounters who kept all the commands and did well except to sell all and follow Jesus. I’m […]

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