Journey Community Church

Jesus-like leadership begins with clarity of identity. Clear identity produces clarity of purpose. Jesus-like leadership requires vulnerability and suffering. “Reluctance to face pain is your greatest limitation. There is no growth without change, no change without loss, and no loss without pain. . . You’ll grow only to the threshold of your pain. . . .If you’re not hurting, you’re not leading. Yo...

Every follower of Jesus is a spiritual leader.  Spiritual Leadership requires a person surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Spiritual Leadership requires a person TRANSFORMED and EMPOWERED by the Holy Spirit. Spiritual Leadership requires a person INTENTIONALLY PARTNERING to serve God’s purposes. "And he said, 'The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief...

What is your unique mission in Christ? Knowing your personal mission maximizes your impact in Christ. Your unique personal mission is God-given and aligns with your identity in Christ. Your unique personal mission is God-given and aligns with your identity in Christ. Your unique personal mission compels sacrifice and suffering. Your unique personal mission transcends jobs, seasons and tasks. “Not...

Each and every person who trusts in Jesus Christ as Lord is called to serve God's purposes. Discovering our unique SHAPE is essential to fulfilling our role in the body of Christ.   S.H.A.P.E. = Spiritual Gifts (and fivefold calling): What are your spiritual gifts and fivefold calling? How did you discover them? Heart (Passion): What are your greatest passions? Abilities: What are your abilities o...

Christ-Centered community is where we experience the failing love of imperfect people (including ourselves) and the unfailing love of God in Christ. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the trut...

What brokenness, pain or wounds are hindering your flourishing? Experiencing the perfect love of God in Christ – deeply, personally and continually - brings healing, wholeness and freedom. "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separa...

It's an amazing thing to want to know Christ. But it comes at a cost. Are you ready to know Jesus, even if it means leaving the rubbish behind? "But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order...

We become new creations in Christ in an instant, but living from our new identity in Christ is a life-long process of transformation. “We do not find our true self by seeking it. Rather, we find it by seeking God.” - David Benner, The Gift of Being Yourself "Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. But for...

What would it take for you to describe 2025 as the best year ever? Living your best life hinges on surrendering to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” -Philippians 1:21 NIV

The Church (according to Christmas) is an Incarnational, Missional and Sacrificial community of imperfect people centered around Jesus. What would it look like to approach our shared life and ministry together this way in 2025? “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” -John...

Darkness is the typical and consistent experience of all people in our broken world. But Jesus, the light of the world, is the Gospel.    Reflection Questions: How can you celebrate and give thanks for Jesus being the light of your life and the world?   How can you be more intentional about letting the light of Christ shine through your pain, difficulties, and darkness?   Today, will you choose to...

The story of Christmas is a demonstration of the good news of the grace of God.    1) How is the grace of God affecting (transforming and redefining) my identity?2) How is the grace of God affecting (empowering and redirecting) what I do?3) How could I share this good news of grace with someone else this week?   "But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. N...

The invitation of the Gospel is to trust in a better covenant and better promises. How is God inviting you to trust in a better covenant and better promises in Jesus Christ? Old Covenant: Outside behavioral modification vs. New Covenant: Inside out life transformation. Old Covenant: Knowing about God vs. New Covenant: Knowing God. Old Covenant: Striving to follow the law vs. New Covenant: Surrende...

In our world today, many false gospels are competing for our attention. The true Gospel is GREAT NEWS, because it is the only path to beauty, freedom, joy, and abundant life in Christ now and for all eternity. The alluring invitations of false gospels: The Religious Gospel: Trust Jesus to accept your efforts to do right and avoid wrong. The Prosperity Gospel: Trust Jesus to make you healthy, wealt...

This Advent season, we are celebrating "good news of great joy" and exploring the Gospel through the lens of the Christmas story. Week 1: The God of the Gospel The Gospel begins with God. The Gospel hinges on Jesus being fully man and fully God. The Gospel requires a response from every person. "The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were...

Jesus is a Holy Servant King who disrupts, defies and transcends the power structures of our world. Disciples of Jesus are called to be Holy Servants who disrupt, defy and transcend the power structures of our world. “'Woe to me!' I cried. 'I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.' Then one of the ser...

Jesus is the pre-existent Creator God and King over everything. Jesus is first/supreme in everything. Jesus is reconciling and making peace with everything and everyone. We are Peacemakers and Ambassadors of reconciliation, joining King Jesus in his work to bring everything and everyone together. "He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the c...

We're shouting a huge "thank you" to our Discipleship Directors, Scott Haskins and Chuck Feay, for sharing about the importance of community. We're also shouting "thank you" to Mark, Leanne, Kendra, & Jeff for being part of the Journey Group panel.  If you're interested in being part of a Journey Group, email disciple@discoverjourneycc.com. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with...

This Sunday, Guest Speaker Jared Chase reminded us that "we mirror what it is that we most closely represent." Is your doppleganger Jesus, or the world? In the ways we resemble the world, there is more work to be done. "You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; ...

Join us in praying this ONE PRAYER together: I FALL ON MY KNEES BEFORE THE GOD of HEAVEN and EARTH because of THE BEAUTY OF THE GOSPEL. I pray for CHRIST IN YOU and YOU IN LOVE so that YOU WILL BE MADE COMPLETE IN GOD, so that GOD’S GLORY IS REVEALED IN AND THROUGH YOU NOW, and so that GOD’S GLORY IS REVEALED IN THE CHURCH AND IN CHRIST FOREVER. "And I pray that you, being rooted and established i...

You are God's gift! God's GRACE for the Church: Everything flows from grace given through Jesus Christ. (v. 7) God's GIFTS for the Church: Jesus has given the gifts of Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Shepherds/Pastors and Teachers (APEST) to the church. God's GOAL for the Church: To equip, build up and mature the body of Christ so we can embody the presence of Christ to the world. "There is one b...

We are called to be a people defined by ONE HOPE in Jesus Christ. Our ONE HOPE makes us ONE CHURCH united by ONE SPIRIT. "Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all." -Ep...

God works through the messiness of our lives to display the beauty of the Gospel. Reflection Questions: Will you trust in Jesus to make you a new creation in the midst of the messiness of your life? Will you surrender the mess of your story to reveal the beauty of the Gospel? Will you become an intentional ambassador of good news and beauty in a world filled with bad news and ugliness? "But we hav...

Guest Speaker & Licensed Professional Counselor, Dr. Tammy Smith, shares a powerful word about what it means to be "a soul with a body," and where Jesus is in the mess of mental health challenges.  "He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end." -Ecclesiastes 3:11

NOTE: We faced technical difficulties this week, and apologize for the audio quality on this recording. We did our best to edit it enough that it can still be listened to and shared. Thank you for your grace as we troubleshoot! Description: Randy & Lorie Spain share the powerful story of how God restored their marriage after separation and divorce (they are now re-married)! Pastor Blaine follo...