Benicia Fellowship Church

Benicia Fellowship Church Benicia Based Believers Church Benicia Fellowship is a casual and contemporary family of faith. All are welcome. Come as you are. No church experience necessary!

06/06/2026

This summer at Benicia Fellowship, we’re slowing down and walking through the Psalms together.
This Sunday we begin with Psalm 23 — “The Shepherd.”
In every season of life, God remains present, faithful, and near.
🕙 Sunday | 10:00 AM
🍽 Fellowship Lunch After Service
Come and join us.
935 W 2nd St.
Benicia, CA 94510
(707) 567-8737













06/05/2026

🌿 MAY 31 — “This Is Our Moment”

1️⃣ SERIES SUMMARY
Everything we’ve been learning comes to life now. Faith is not just something we believe—it’s something we live. This week we step forward together, recognizing that God has placed us right where we are for a purpose. This is our moment to live with intention, love deeply, and reflect Christ in everyday life.

2️⃣ MESSAGE OUTLINE

Title: This Is Our Moment
Primary Text: MattThew 5:14–16
Support Text: Colossians 3:17

Big Idea:
God has positioned you right where you are to live out your faith in real and meaningful ways.

Introduction
Faith can become inward
Jesus always moves outward
“You don’t need a different place—you need a different awareness.”

Movement 1: You Are the Light
Not someday
Not when ready
Now

Movement 2: You Are Placed Intentionally
Your life is not random
Your environment is your mission field

Movement 3: Small Acts Matter
Faithfulness > scale
Consistency > intensity

🔥 KEY LINE: “God has already placed you where your life can make a difference.”

Prayer Focus
Awareness
Courage
Love for others

4️⃣ DEVOTIONAL FOR THIS WEEK
Scripture: Matthew 5:16

Devotional:� God has placed you exactly where you are for a reason. Your everyday life is filled with opportunities to reflect His love.

Prayer:� Lord, help me see where You are at work around me.

Journal:� Where has God placed me right now?

Mission:� Do one intentional act of kindness this week.

04/29/2026

WEDNESDAY WISDOM | A HOLY INTERRUPTION

This morning on the North Coast, I set out early to grab ginger scones for Jeannie.

I was an hour too early.

So I drove down Highway 1 and parked at one of those breathtaking overlooks — where the river meets the ocean. Coffee would have to wait. God had something else in mind.

I was reading through Proverbs 29, and this verse caught my attention:

“A righteous man knows the rights of the poor…” (Proverbs 29:7)

I sat there, warm car, ocean air, Word of God playing through my phone… grateful.

And then I saw her.

A cloaked figure, pushing a shopping cart into a small clearing just beyond the overlook. No more than 20 feet away.

A holy interruption.

I wrestled with it.
I hadn’t planned for this.
Jeannie was still asleep — I wanted to surprise her with coffee and scones.

But I couldn’t ignore that quiet nudge.

So I stepped out.

Her name was Kym.

We talked.

She told me about her life… a daughter she hasn’t seen in 20 years… her love for gardening… her struggles… her pain… and yes, her world — one that didn’t always align with reality as I see it.

But here’s what struck me:

She wasn’t a problem to solve.
She was a person to see.

A daughter.
A mother.
A human being made in the image of God.

I couldn’t fix her situation.
I couldn’t untangle her thoughts.
But I could give her something.

Time.
Attention.
Kindness.
Prayer.
A few dollars.
And dignity.

And I stayed.

Because sometimes the gift isn’t what you give —
it’s that you don’t walk away too quickly.

⸻

I got back in my car humbled.

I realized how easy it would’ve been to stay comfortable… to do nothing… to keep driving.

But wandering — when led by God — can lead you into sacred moments.

No one will make a movie about this morning.
Kym and I didn’t change the world.

But maybe… just maybe… we honored it.

⸻

I don’t have all the answers.

But I do know this:

We are called to do the good we can do.

To see the people right in front of us.
To step out, even imperfectly.
To trust God with the outcome.

⸻

I’ll probably never see Kym again.

But I won’t forget her.

And today, I’m more determined than ever to live with
gratitude… humility… and a willingness to say yes when God nudges.






























04/29/2026

Wisdom Wednesday - Proverbs 29.27

The antagonism existing between the righteous and the wicked is given in surprisingly graphic terms. Detest, in both lines of the verse, is a strong verb that may be translated “to consider abominable or detestable, to abhor.” It is used of God’s attitude toward idolatry and of the sacrifice of children (Deut. 12:31) and of other abominable and unclean acts. The righteous are so concerned for honesty that they, like God, hate what is dishonest. And the distaste of the wicked for the upright reveals their perverse values. All of Proverbs, of course, contrasts the righteous and the wicked. Here they are seen as stark opposites.

04/26/2026

Come as You Are 👍
Sundays 10 am
935 W 2nd Street
Benicia, California

04/25/2026

50 Years Later… 🌊❤️

I came across a story today about someone who held onto a simple gift card for nearly 20 years… saving it for “someday.”

It made me stop and think.

Fifty years ago today, April 24th, Jeannie and I spent our honeymoon at Timber Cove Lodge on the Sonoma coast.

She kept the receipt and the brochure all these years.
The room was $50 a night.

This year… we’re going back.

Same place. Same view. Same two people… just a little older, a little wiser, and a whole lot more grateful.

I’ll be honest—when I booked it, I had a moment.
You start doing the math, thinking about what else you could do…

But then it hit me.

This isn’t about the cost.
It’s about the memory.

It’s about honoring a beginning… and celebrating a lifetime that was built day by day, moment by moment.

We spend so much of life holding onto things… saving them for later… waiting for the “right time.”

But the truth is—
these are the days.

The people we love…
The moments we’re given…
The memories we choose to make…

Those are the things that last.

Fifty years later, I’m just thankful.

Thankful for Jeannie.
Thankful for the journey.
And thankful that we get to go back… and remember where it all began.

Don’t wait too long to use the “good stuff.”
Don’t wait too long to go back… or go somewhere new.

Time is precious.
Love is priceless.

And some things are worth doing… just because they matter. ❤️






























04/22/2026

Our in person “Hour of Prayer” is on for today at 5:30. I hope that you will consider coming out and joining us. However, If you can not make it in person, please send your Praise reports and any of your Prayer requests my way, and we’ll be praying for & with you. God’s presence knows no bounds, and we believe He hears and answers every prayer.
Pastor Mike
Benicia Fellowship
935 W 2nd St.
Benicja, CA. &
94510
(707) 567-8737






























04/22/2026

Dear friends,
I hope you are well and this new week is a daily blessing. Here is my message for the week. I suggest reading the scripture texts before you go through each precept.
Pastor Michael

🌼 LIVING THE RESURRECTION — WEEK 2 - Walking in Freedom

1️⃣ SERIES SUMMARY New life in Christ leads to freedom—freedom from guilt, fear, and the patterns that once held us back. This week we explore what it means to walk in that freedom daily, not perfectly, but faithfully. Resurrection life is not about striving—it’s about living from grace.

2️⃣ MESSAGE OUTLINE
Title: Walking in Freedom
Primary Text: Galatians 5:1
Support Texts: Romans 8:1–2; John 8:36

Big Idea:
Freedom in Christ is not something we earn—it’s something we learn to walk in.

Introduction
Many are free in Christ… but still feel stuck
Freedom must be lived, not just declared
“Freedom is not the absence of struggle—it’s the presence of grace.”

Movement 1: Christ Has Already Set You Free
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free…”
Freedom is already given
Not something you achieve

Movement 2: Don’t Return to What Bound You
Old patterns pull us back
Fear, guilt, habits

👉 Truth: You don’t have to live there anymore

Movement 3: Walk Forward in Grace
“There is now no condemnation…” (Rom. 8:1)
Freedom grows through grace
Not perfection

Closing Invitation
“You are free—now learn to walk in it.”

Prayer Focus
Freedom from fear and guilt
Release from old patterns
Confidence in Christ.










📖Devotional: Resurrection means more than forgiveness—it mean...
04/17/2026

📖Devotional: Resurrection means more than forgiveness—it means transformation. In Christ, we are made new. This doesn’t happen all at once, but it begins the moment we trust Him. Each day becomes an opportunity to live from a new identity, shaped by grace instead of guilt.

🧠 Memorize “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation…” 2 Corinthians 5:17

🙏 Prayer Lord, Help me live as someone made new.
Free me from what no longer defines me.
Teach me to walk in the life You’ve given.
Amen.

📓 Journaling Prompt
What part of my past do I still carry as identity?
What would it look like to release it?

🎯Mission Possible Challenge
Live intentionally different in one area this week—choose grace over guilt, truth over fear, or courage over comfort.













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935 W 2nd Street
Benicia, CA
94510

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