Our Church: Day Eighteen

JANUARY 21ST, 2021      |       Prayer is an intimate conversation with a Holy God. It is the connective tissue between the seen and the unseen. Prayer changes things. It is powerful and effective. “Brothers and sisters, pray for us.” (1 Thess. 5:25) Paul was not shy about asking for prayer for himself and those he served alongside. He understood the power of prayer. The invitation today is for us to pray for those in pastoral leadership over us. Pray for your lead pastor. Pray for your senior leadership, campus pastors and associates. Pray for your entire church [...]

Our Church: Day Seventeen

JANUARY 20TH, 2021      |       Today’s focus is the local church, focus on your home church. The writings of the Apostle Paul are predominately letters to local churches. They provide course correction, encouragement and instruction; they are foundational texts for both Christian theology and ethics. They are filled with exhortations to be grounded in the Word of God, to serve one another and the world, and to live in biblical community. We are also encouraged to support and pray for those who lead us, but more on that tomorrow. The mission statement of Bayside Community Church is [...]

Our Church: Day Sixteen

JANUARY 19TH, 2021      |        The capital C Church is our focus today. She is not brick and mortar; she is every person on the planet who names the name of Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. She is strong and resilient and the gates of hell will not prevail against her. (Matt 16:18). Her foundation is Jesus Christ; He is her cornerstone (Is 28:16). She is blood-bought, redeemed and beautiful. She is the Bride of Christ and He is the Bridegroom. The imagery in stunning. She was birthed at Pentecost, gifted with the Holy [...]