Gulf Coast Community Church

05/30/2026

THE CONFLICT OF KINGDOMS
One kingdom runs on power, control, scarcity, and the praise of men.

The other runs on generosity, shared lives, and the Jubilee reign of Jesus.

In Acts 11–12, Luke places these two kingdoms side by side. One is represented by Herod's throne. The other by a weak but praying church, a generous community, and a prisoner who walks free.

Join us this Sunday in worship as we continue Cultivating Generosity: Becoming a Jubilee Community and explore what happens when the kingdom of Jesus collides with the kingdoms of this world.

Jerry

05/23/2026

A RUSHING MIGHTY WIND
This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost.

In Ezekiel 37:1-14, the prophet is brought into a valley filled with dry bones. Not merely dead bones, but long dead. Scattered. Bleached. Hopeless.

And then God asks: “Can these bones live?”

This vision is far bigger than many of us realize. And it’s not about individual resurrection. It is about God breathing life back into a dead and scattered people.

This Sunday we will explore how Ezekiel’s vision finds its fulfillment in Pentecost – In the rushing mighty wind of Acts 2 – and what that means for the church today.

Pentecost is not the end of the story.
It is the beginning of new creation.

Join us in worship this Sunday as we celebrate the Holy Wind of God that still breathes life into God's people today.

Jerry

05/16/2026

This Sunday we continue our series about Becoming a Jubilee Community with one of the most important turning points in the entire New Testament.

It begins with a woman quietly caring for widows in Joppa.
It moves to a Roman military officer stationed in Caesarea, the very symbol of enemy occupation.

And then the Holy Spirit falls in a way that changes the boundaries of God’s people forever.

Along the way we will wrestle with questions like:

Who truly belongs among God’s holy people?
Can God love our enemies?
How does Jesus' kingdom advance?

Join us in worship this Sunday as we explore Acts 9:32–11:18 together and see Christ’s mission to restore the kingdom to the ends of the earth enter its ultimate phase!

Jerry

05/09/2026

JESUS TAKES CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE
A violent persecution breaks out in Jerusalem. Saul drags men and women off to prison. The church is scattered.
And yet the gospel spreads even further.

In Acts 8–9, we will watch Jesus reclaim captives in unexpected places:

• Samaria, the long-lost northern kingdom,
• a wounded and excluded Ethiopian eu**ch,
• and finally Saul himself—the captor who becomes captive to Christ.

Along the way, we will see a kingdom that moves not by coercion, but by the Spirit… a Savior who joins people in their suffering… and a baptismal family large enough to unite former enemies, outcasts, slaves, and persecutors into one people.

Join us this Sunday as we continue our series Cultivating Generosity: Becoming a Jubilee Community and explore how Jesus “takes captivity captive” in order to set people free.

Jerry

05/02/2026

RESISTING JUBILEE
There is a natural resistance in all our hearts to Jesus’ reign. And no matter how glorious a Jubilee community may be, we are tempted by status and power – the very things that once enslaved us.

There is a lie we easily believe:
that we are better than others,
deserve more than others,
or have greater rights than others.
That lie can fill our hearts—and lead to death.

In Acts 5 – 7, we see a lie that distorts, an envy that destroys, a truth that must be held onto, and a price some are called to pay.

Join us this Sunday in worship as we continue our pursuit of becoming a Jubilee community.

Jerry

04/28/2026

We live in a world full of noise, division, and constant reaction.
What would it look like to become a people who respond differently?

Join us for 5th Wednesday - an evening to seek God together.
Unhurried, intentional, and shared.
We’ll pray.
We'll sing.
We’ll listen.

We’ll practice being a people shaped by peace in a world of conflict.
Because the way of Jesus doesn’t just change what we believe…
it changes how we respond.

And that kind of life doesn’t form alone.
🗓 Wednesday, April 29
🕖 7:00–8:15pm
👶 Childcare provided

Come and seek God together.

04/25/2026

JUMPING JUBILEE!
What happens when everything begins to change?

In Acts 3, a man who has never walked suddenly stands, leaps, and praises God. But the story doesn’t stop there.

The same power that reshapes the man’s feet, reshapes an entire community—how they live, how they give, and how they see one another.

But not everyone welcomes it.

Join us in worship this Sunday as we explore Acts 3–4 and see what it looks like when Jubilee breaks in, is proclaimed, resisted… and finally embodied.

Jerry

04/18/2026

TRANSFORMING THE WORLD THROUGH JUBILEE COMMUNITIES
What would it look like to live in a community where:

• no one is in need
• generosity is normal
• and people truly live like family?

In Acts 2, we get a glimpse.
But it didn’t happen by accident. There was something they understood about Pentecost that many today have never considered.

This Sunday, we’ll explore how Pentecost created a Jubilee community (Acts 2:42-48) and how we are called to become one too.

Jerry

04/11/2026

40 DAYS OF KINGDOM-DRIVEN PURPOSE
Before Jesus ascended His heavenly throne, He gathered His disciples and gave them “instructions” (Acts 1:2). These instructions provide vital insight into our mission.

• A mission that would expand the Jubilee mandate to the ends of the earth.
• A mission that would set people free.
• A mission that would change how people live.
• A mission that includes us.

He didn’t just leave—He left us with purpose.

This Sunday, through Luke’s pen (Luke 24:36-53; Acts 1:1-11), we’ll take a fresh look at the Ascension and the instructions Jesus gave in those final moments. We’ll explore how Jesus calls us to be an imperfect but real expression of Christ’s rule in peace and justice in the world.

Jerry

04/09/2026