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A Christ-centered church family in Long Beach, Ms. Join us and let us seek God together. In many ways, the world needs less talk and more action.

We're a loving group of imperfect people who are committed to following Jesus and sharing the good news of God's love. We genuinely strive to simply teach what the Bible teaches, center our lives around Christ, and live in true fellowship with one another. To that end, it's our desire to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our community. If you've been looking for a church family who will welcome you in with open arms, we would love to have you as our guest and get to know you!

09/08/2026

SEPTEMBER 8TH

Peter Got This One Right

“Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’” (Matthew 16:16, CSB)

Peter did not always get it right.

He could speak too quickly, make promises he could not keep, fall asleep when Jesus needed him awake, and one terrible night deny that he even knew Him.

But on this day, Peter got the most important thing right. Jesus asked, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter answered without hesitation: “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Peter still had a lot to learn about what those words meant. In fact, just a few verses later, when Jesus began talking about suffering and the cross, Peter tried to talk Him out of it. He knew who Jesus was, but he did not yet understand all that Jesus had come to do.

Maybe that is where this reaches us.

There are things God allows that we will not understand. There are turns in life we would never have chosen and questions that may remain unanswered for a long time.

Faith does not mean we understand everything. Sometimes faith is being able to stand in the middle of what we do not understand and still say:

“I may not know what You are doing, Lord, but I know who You are.”

TODAY REMEMBER: JESUS IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME

09/07/2026

SEPTEMBER 7TH

The Prayer Peter Prayed While Sinking

“Beginning to sink he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’” (Matthew 14:30, CSB)

There was no time for a long prayer. Peter was sinking. A moment earlier he had been walking toward Jesus. Then fear took hold, the water came up around him, and three words were all he had: “Lord, save me!”

No carefully chosen language. No explanation. No attempt to sound spiritual. Just Peter, frightened and sinking, calling for Jesus.

And Jesus heard him. “Immediately Jesus reached out his hand, caught hold of him...”

There are moments when life strips our prayers down like that. We do not know what to say. We cannot explain everything we are feeling. Sometimes all we can manage is, Lord, help me. Lord, stay with me. Lord, save me.

Peter reminds us that a prayer does not have to be long to reach heaven. Maybe the strength of Peter’s prayer was not in the words at all but in the One he called on.

When you cannot find all the right words, call His name.
A sinking man does not need an impressive prayer. HE/SHE NEED JESUS!

TODAY REMEMBER: JESUS IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME

09/05/2026

Come and Join us tomorrow!
Sept. 6, 2026
200 N. Cleveland Ave.
Long Beach, MS 39560
Elder: Jeffrey Tipton

09/04/2026

SEPTEMBER 4TH

When Peter Could No Longer Stand

“He said, ‘Come.’ And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus.”
(Matthew 14:29, CSB)

Peter was not trying to prove that he could walk on water.

He wanted to get to Jesus. So when Jesus said, “Come,” Peter climbed over the side of the boat.

I wonder what that first step felt like. The wind was blowing. The water was moving beneath him. Everything Peter had learned as a fisherman told him that this should not work. But Jesus was there and for a few minutes, Peter walked toward Him.

But, something changed. Peter looked at the wind. He felt the storm. Maybe he suddenly realized just how far he was from the boat and just how impossible this really was. Fear took over and Peter began to sink.

His prayer was not beautiful or carefully worded. “Lord, save me!” That was all he had and it was enough. Jesus immediately reached out and caught him.

Peter learned something that night he could never have learned by staying safely in the boat. When he left the boat and began to sink…

He discovered and we learned that Jesus is still holding on.

TODAY REMEMBER: JESUS IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME

09/03/2026

SEPTEMBER 3RD

WALKING AWAY FROM HIS NETS

“Then immediately they left their nets and followed Him.” (Mark 1:18, CSB)

Those nets were their livelihood. More than just rope.

They were everything that Peter knew. How he made money. How he provided for his family. Most likely, all that Peter had anticipated spending his life doing.

Then Jesus passed by and said, “Follow me” and Peter left.

Peter knew little or nothing of what Jesus was doing. He had no idea where following Jesus would lead. He did not know about the thousands gathering to hear Jesus or calming storms. He had no understanding of arguments he would have with Jesus’ disciples or that Jesus would one day die on a cross. He did not know that He would rise from the dead or that one morning Jesus would ask him if he loved Him three times.

Following Jesus is like that. He doesn’t show us every twist and turn before we begin. He simply asks us to trust Him with the path we cannot see.

This is where Peter started. With his nets behind him and Jesus calling him to follow Him.

TODAY REMEMBER: JESUS IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME

09/02/2026

SEPTEMBER 2ND

WHEN PETER TOLD JESUS TO LEAVE

“When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’s knees and said, ‘Go away from me, because I’m a sinful man, Lord!’” (Luke 5:8, CSB)

Nets were tearing. Fish were spilling everywhere. Men were calling for help. After a night of catching nothing, now Peter had more fish than he could handle.

But Peter was not so focused on the fish. He was looking at Jesus and something inside him became acutely aware of his own wickedness. He fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, because I’m a sinful man, Lord!”

Then comes the part Peter never expected. He thought his sin meant there was no place for him near Jesus. The moment Peter wanted to back away was the moment Jesus called him closer.

“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” v.10

TODAY REMEMBER: JESUS IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME

09/01/2026

When the Nets Came Up Full

“‘Master,’ Simon replied, ‘we’ve worked hard all night long and caught nothing. But if you say so, I’ll let down the nets.’” (Luke 5:5, CSB)

Morning had come, and Peter was finished.

He and the others had worked through the night, throwing the nets, pulling them back in, moving the boat, and trying again but nothing.

Now they were washing the nets and getting ready to go home.

Then Jesus stepped into Peter’s boat. After teaching the crowd, He turned to Peter and said, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

“Master, we’ve worked hard all night long and caught nothing.”

Peter knew this lake. He knew fishing. Everything he had experienced that night told him there was no reason to try again.

Then came the words that will change every morning, “Lord, I’ve already tried. I’m tired. I don’t understand. But if You say so, I’ll try again.”

TODAY REMEMBER: JESUS IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME

08/31/2026

PETER: FOLLOWING JESUS THE HARD WAY

Week 1 — When Jesus Called a Fisherman
Day 1 — Jesus Saw More Than Simon

“Jesus looked at him and said, ‘You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas’ (which is translated ‘Peter’).” (John 1:42, CSB)

Peter had just met Jesus. He hadn’t yet preached at Pentecost, walked on water, confessed Jesus as the Christ, denied him or wept bitterly in a courtyard. Those things were still to come.

For now, he was simply Simon but when Jesus looked at him, He spoke of who he would become.

Peter couldn’t have known how much fixing up he had coming. Jesus would have to break his pride, temper his impulsiveness, reveal his weakness, forgive his failure and teach him what courage really looked like.

Sometimes though, we define ourselves by how far we have fallen. We see the weakness that comes creeping back day after day. We see the lesson we have failed to learn. Or maybe we see the place where we should have been stronger by now.

Jesus doesn’t ignore those things about us but He’s not limited by them either.

Peter’s story starts with a man Jesus wasn’t finished with.
So does yours.

TODAY REMEMBER: JESUS IS NOT FINISHED WITH ME

08/28/2026

AUGUST 28TH

When God Stands in Our Way

“Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you to meet me today!” (1 Samuel 25:32)

David was furious.

He had treated Nabal’s men well. He had protected them, asked for nothing while they were in the fields, and then made a simple request for food. Nabal answered that kindness with an insult.

David had had enough.

He strapped on his sword, gathered his men, and started toward Nabal’s house. In David’s mind, the matter was settled. Nabal was going to pay.

Then Abigail meets him on the road.

She could not erase what Nabal had said, but she could ask David to think about what he was about to do. She pleaded with him not to let one man’s foolishness leave him with blood on his hands and regret in his heart.

And David listened.

Once the anger cooled, he saw what he could not see before: God had sent Abigail to stop him.

We usually thank God when He clears the way for us. But sometimes His mercy is found in an interruption.

One of God’s greatest kindnesses is when He loves us enough to stand in our way.

Not everything that stops us is against us. Sometimes God is protecting us from ourselves.

TODAY REMEMBER: I CHOOSE TO TRUST HIM

08/27/2026

AUGUST 27TH

David, This Is Your Chance
1 Samuel 24:1–12

“Look, this is the day the LORD told you about: ‘I will hand your enemy over to you so you can do to him whatever you desire.’” (1 Samuel 24:4, CSB)

Saul had chased David from place to place. David had lost his home, his safety, and any sense of a normal life because Saul wanted him dead.

Then Saul walked into the very cave where David and his fighting men were hiding. You can almost hear them whisper, David, this is your chance!

After everything Saul had done, surely David could have made a good case for ending it all right there. Instead, David quietly moved close enough to cut off the corner of Saul’s robe—and stopped.

The opportunity was there. But that did not mean God had given David permission to take Saul’s life.

That is something worth remembering. Sometimes an opportunity can look so right, so convenient, and even so deserved that we begin to assume God must have opened the door.

But, not every opportunity is permission. Sometimes the greater faith is found in what we choose not to do.

TODAY REMEMBER: I CHOOSE TO TRUST HIM

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200 N Cleveland Avenue
Long Beach, MS
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