Abundant Life Community Church

Abundant Life Community Church Located in the beautiful Sierra Nevada foothills, this family community church exists to glorify Jesus and serve others.

06/17/2026

IF NOT US, THEN WHO?

The animated classic "A Charlie Brown Christmas" airs on one of the major television networks every holiday season. Two producers working closely with Charlie Brown creator Charles Schulz remember their desperate efforts to first convince a network to show the special. All the major networks were hesitant. Finally, one agreed, and the great cartoonist got to work.

A memorable part of the animated tale occurs when Linus answers Charlie Brown's plaintive cry, "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" Linus walks to center stage, requests a spot light, then recites from Luke 2 the biblical account of Jesus' birth. "That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown," he concludes.

While the program was in development, the producers cautioned Schulz about putting the scene in the special. They were convinced the religious message wouldn't go over well with the network.

Undeterred, Schulz faced both producers and said, "If not us, then who's going to do it?"

That’s a good question. But it should be an easy question for us, those who call ourselves believers in Christ, to answer. It should be our job to tell the world the truth about Jesus. It really shouldn’t be on the shoulders of some cartoon, or any other form of media to define our faith. We should be the ones who get the message of love, grace and redemption out to the world.

I have quoted this statistic many times. George Barna, who is a Christian pollster, says that the overwhelming majority of people who do not attend a church said they would be willing to go to one, but they have never had anyone ask them. Barna also discovered, through his many surveys, that the overwhelming majority of people who do go to church have never invited anyone.

The most common reason they didn’t ask anyone? They were afraid they would be turned down.

The world is actually ready to hear our message, we just don’t realize it. The world wants to hear our message. If we don’t tell it, then who will?

06/16/2026

Your Tuesday Devotion...

06/12/2026

OK, we're going to try this again. This Sunday, as we continue our look at Mark's gospel, you'll see why handwashing is not as important as our mother's made it out to be- but why this passage on handwashing is vitally important.

Plus you'll hear about the most perfect food of them all.

Also, Deb and I will be doing a short presentation of our recent mission trip to Kigoma, Tanzania.

See you in person or online this Sunday.

06/11/2026

Your Thursday Devotion...

06/10/2026

THERE’S LIFE AFTER BIRTH?

In "Our Greatest Gift," Henri Nouwen tells a parable of faith and hope. He imagines twins—brother and sister—talking to each other in their mother's womb:

The sister said to the brother, "I believe there is life after birth."

Her brother protested vehemently, "No, no, this is all there is. This is a dark and cozy place, and we have nothing else to do but to cling to the cord that feeds us."

The little girl insisted, "There must be something more than this dark place. There must be something else, a place with light where there is freedom to move." Still, she could not convince her twin brother.

After some silence, the sister said "I have something else to say, and I'm afraid you won't believe that, either, but I think there is a mother."

Her brother became furious. "A mother!" he shouted. "What are you talking about? I have never seen a mother, and neither have you. Who put that idea in your head? As I told you, this place is all we have. Why do you always want more? This is not such a bad place, after all. We have all we need, so let's be content."

The sister was quite overwhelmed by her brother's response and for a while didn't dare say anything more. But she couldn't let go of her thoughts, and since she had only her twin brother to speak to, she finally said, "Don't you feel these squeezes every once in a while? They're quite unpleasant and sometimes even painful."

"Yes," he answered. "What's special about that?"

"Well," the sister said, "I think that these squeezes are there to get us ready for another place, much more beautiful than this, where we will see our mother face-to-face. Don't you think that's exciting?"

The brother didn't answer. He was fed up with the foolish talk of his sister and felt that the best thing would be simply to ignore her and hope that she would leave him alone.

06/05/2026

This is going to be a very important Sunday!

First, we will be honoring our graduates, and celebrating this important milestone in their lives.

Second, we will be looking at one of the most important passages in all of scripture. It's about.... washing your hands. OK, that may not seem vital, but it is. This passage is vital. Come on Sunday and see WHY it is as important as it is.

Plus, you'll find out why herbal tea can be dangerous, but bacon is wonderful.

See you in person or online this Sunday.

06/03/2026

THE UNUSED HEIRLOOM

John Underhill writes, " In January, 1984, I was painting the home of an 89-year-old lady in Spokane. She had a large family Bible prominently displayed on the coffee table and remarked that it was 116 years old and a priceless heirloom. I commented on how remarkable that was, and added, 'It doesn’t matter how old the Bible might be, what’s on the inside is what matters.'

She immediately replied, 'Oh, I know. That sure is the truth. Why, we have family records and births and marriages and deaths that go so far back, all recorded in that Bible; we could never replace them.'”

For many people, the bible is the most important and most unread book that they have. They do not see the irony in that situation. Bibles are great to have, but they are meant to be more than just an ornament or a family heirloom. They are the instruction manuals for our lives. (OK, maybe that's a bad example, as I tend to ignore all instruction manuals, and simply rely on my own know how and mechanical abilities.)

Bibles are meant to be read, and studied. God's word is meant to challenge us, and stretch us, and instruct us, and inspire us.

If you are not making God's word a part of your day every day, then you are missing out on one of the things that should sustain you as a believer.

Do this. Challenge yourself to read a little bit every day. Maybe one chapter. Maybe ten verses. But don't just run your eyes over the page. READ IT. Study it. Meditate on it. Try to figure out what it means, and what it is saying to you.

And remember the words of George Mueller, who said, "It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were of no use to read the Scriptures when we do not enjoy them, and as if it were no use to pray when we have no spirit of prayer. The truth is that in order to enjoy the Word, we ought to continue to read it, and the way to obtain a spirit of prayer is to continue praying. The less we read the Word of God, the less we desire to read it, and the less we pray, the less we desire to pray."

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10795 Alta Street
Grass Valley, CA
95945

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 8:45am - 12pm

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+15302731139

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