Similar to the MENTOR books, Pastor Jim has released a new 52-week guide book designed for parents who want to mentor their daughters! Dear Daughter gives you the biblical foundation, the wisdom principles, and the conversation tools to make every mentoring moment count. Just released in 2026 — now available at the joy store or online....
Friday, December 12th: Our thirteenth episode of the “You asked for it!” video series is now available on our Joy Church YouTube channel! Check out this new video and learn the answer to this much debated question among Christians: “Cessationism vs. Continuationism: Does Jesus Still Heal Today?” Find it here: https://youtu.be/TlC6OdqN3Ac Check out our YouTube Channel for more “You asked for it!” videos! Check out the previously released videos below: Episode 12: “Can you explain Predestination and Foreknowledge?” Watch it here: https://youtu.be/dxEkHmiMiPY Episode 11: “Biblically...
The first of each month we share - First Tuesday's Teaching Tips Did you know that along with being able to watch our LIVE services on our Joy Church YouTube channel you can be inspired with SHORTS (less than 30 second video clips based on Biblical principles)!!! These SHORTS cut through all the negative media today with an uplifting Biblical truth! Checkout the Joy Church YouTube Channel and LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE nuggets like these...
God forgave us fully, finally and freely and that is exactly how we should forgive others…fully, finally, and freely! We must not allow ourselves to become bitter. Over the past few weeks we have been sharing this message based on Ephesians 4:30-32, “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you.” We then shared a few of the key words...
The first of each month we share - First Tuesday's Teaching Tips Did you know that you can receive an encouraging message 365 days of the year directly sent to your phone each morning? This is a great way to jump into the new year! When you download the Joy Church APP you will receive daily wisdom notifications like these...
The Bible tells us in Ephesians 4:30-32, “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you.” Last week we shared a few of the key words in these powerful Bible verses. The Greek word translated “bitterness” is pikria which means “to be sharp or bitter.” The Greek word translated “wrath” is thumos which means “to breathe hard.” The...
Decades ago when I was a single man, I was a volunteer in youth ministry for my local church. I loved youth ministry…it was a huge part of my life! At that time, we had a contingency of very dysfunctional adult youth leaders. It was almost comical the band of adults that were working together with the teenagers. I remember that there was a single woman who worked with me. She was a military daughter and a pretty tough young lady. I remember she was upset with me one day in the youth wing of the church. This Christian young lady hauled off and hit me...
The first of each month we share - First Tuesday's Teaching Tips Did you know that along with being able to watch our LIVE services on our Joy Church YouTube channel you can be inspired with SHORTS (less than 30 second video clips based on Biblical principles)!!! These SHORTS cut through all the negative media today with an uplifting Biblical truth! Checkout the Joy Church YouTube Channel and LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE nuggets like these...
So many times what we think our life revolves around and what our life actually revolves around are two entirely different things. If your time, talent, treasure, thought and talk revolve around...
So many times what we think our life revolves around and what our life actually revolves around are two entirely different things. Our life actually revolves around our: 1. Time 2. Talent 3. Treasure 4. Thoughts 5. Talk There are so many things our life could revolve around: 1. Money 6. Social media 2. Career 7. Your spouse 3. Sports 8. Your children 4. Power 9. Your phone 5. Sex 10. Acceptance But if your time, talent, treasure, thought and talk revolve around any of these things, you will never experience the peace, joy, purpose and fulfillment, destiny and satisfaction God wants you to enjoy. So let’s see if we can’t fix some of our priorities....