20 Feb

Posted at 05:05h in Announcements, Family

  Junior High and Senior High students want to keep growing in their relationship with Jesus, and we are providing resources to help with that growth. Since March of 2020, Pastor Rob and the RealJoy Youth team have been producing original content video messages each week that will help you to continue to grow all week long.     These weekly youth video messages will be posted each Wednesday, and they will provide biblical truths in a real and relevant way. These videos are a fun new platform to learn God's word together...

19 Feb

Posted at 12:02h in Announcements, Family

Join in on the fun your kids enjoy by watching the fun video lessons at home together! For the last year, our children's ministry has created fun video lessons on YouTube each week. Pastor Ryan Benson, our children's minister, and team made these videos fun and engaging for your children to learn the bible...

14 May

Posted at 08:00h in Family, Joy Church, Marriage

A while back, I watched a famous politician publicly admit to having an affair.  While his wife was walking through breast cancer, he was walking to a hotel to commit adultery!  When questioned by a reporter as to why he did this, he replied that he felt “above the law”.  In the social climate he was in and with the power he wielded, he felt like he could do anything and get away with it.  The problem with that thought process is three-fold: Pride goes before a fall (see Prov. 18:12) The hidden things eventually come to light (see I Cor. 4:5) Your sin...

23 Apr

Posted at 08:00h in Family, Joy Church, Marriage

Many years ago, Anne and I went to preach for a pastor friend of mine in another state.  Almost as soon as we arrived in our friend’s house, my pastor friend and his wife got into a shouting match!  Here I am the guest speaker and my friend and his wife can’t even control themselves when I’m around!   Can you imagine what was happening when no one else was around! In casual conversation, I asked my friend what he had been preaching lately (a common conversation piece between ministers), and he mentioned some subject matter that was very much “cotton candy”…very...