What if peace isn’t just a feeling—but a way of walking?

We continue our journey into Cultivating Peace with a bold question: Can the church truly be a witness of reconciliation in a world built on division?

Isaiah warns of rejecting the “gently flowing waters” of peace, while Paul urges us to bind peace to our feet like sandals, ready to walk into hard places.

We’ll explore real detours from the path of peace, honest differences between believers, and the deep preparation it takes to become people who instinctively love even our enemies. Along the way, we’ll consider Cornelius and Peter, Paul and Barnabas—and even a martyr who turned back to rescue his enemy.

Join us as we ask: What shapes your reflexes when peace is on the line? And how do we learn to walk the way of Jesus... no matter the cost?

• Isaiah 8:6-8; 52:7; Luke 1:76, 79; Acts 10:36; Ephesians 6:14-15
• Series: Cultivating Peace: A Witness of Reconciliation in a World of Division
• Preacher: Jerry Cisar

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If this message stirred something in you and you are longing to grow in the ways of peace, justice, and gospel-shaped community, we invite you to join us at Gulf Coast Community Church. If you are searching for a church near me, a non denominational church in St. Pete, or a non denominational church in St. Petersburg, we welcome you. Our desire is to be a local expression of Christ’s kingdom in St. Petersburg, rooted in Scripture, shaped by grace, and committed to reconciliation.

We live in a world fraying at the edges — arguments at the dinner table, division in the headlines, quiet tension behind closed doors. And yet, somehow, we’re called to be people of peace.

But what kind of peace? The kind that avoids conflict? Or the kind that can heal it?

“Let go, and know that I am God… I loom among nations, I loom upon earth.” (Psalm 46:10–11, Altar)

We’re beginning a new series: Cultivating Peace: A Witness of Reconciliation in a World of Division. We’ll explore what real peace looks like — not just personally, but relationally, socially, and spiritually. Not just a quiet heart, but a reconciled people.

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Psalm 46:10–11

Preacher: Jerry Cisar

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What if one tiny word shaped the entire witness of the Church?

Jesus said: “By this all people will know that you are my disciples—if you love one another.” (John 13:35)

That "IF" is doing a lot of work.

It means our witness isn’t automatic. It means the world will know we follow Jesus—not by our doctrine, our worship, or our branding—but if we love one another.

In this message, we explore:

💥 Why Jesus made love the non-negotiable evidence of discipleship

💥 What keeps us from loving like He loved

💥 How love transforms ordinary churches into communities that reflect Christ to the world

You might think this is Christianity 101—but sometimes the most basic truths are the ones we most need to return to.

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John 13:34-35: IF We Love One Another

Preacher: Aron Osborne

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Do you feel disconnected from God or like your faith is running dry?

Maybe you carry a quiet sense that something’s missing… that all your effort still leaves you exhausted, restless, or stuck in survival mode. Jesus offers something better.

He says, “I am the True Vine, and my Father is the Gardener.” These ancient words speak directly to our lives today: life apart from Jesus will always leave us dry and disconnected. But when we remain in Him, we discover a renewal that runs deep—one that transforms not only us but also the world around us.

We’ll explore what it means to abide in Jesus, trust God’s pruning hand, and bear fruit that truly lasts.

If you're longing to thrive again, come hear how God's love, a love like no other, meets us in the wilderness and draws us back into the life he calls us to live.

John 15:1-17

No Greater Love

Preacher: Ryan Carver

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This Sunday we celebrate Pentecost—the Church’s birthday and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. In today’s world, “freedom” gets tossed around as doing whatever we please, rejecting authority, even discarding moral boundaries. But when Paul declares that “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” (2 Cor 3:17), he isn’t talking about license—he’s pointing to the Gospel’s true liberty.

In this message, you’ll discover:

• How Isaiah 61 lays the foundation for Spirit-empowered freedom—freedom from poverty, mourning, and bondage, and freedom for healing, hope, and mission.

• The way Jesus inaugurated that Isaiah promise in his ministry—bringing good news to the poor, binding up the brokenhearted, and lifting every yoke.

• What it looks like today to live under the Spirit’s liberating reign—calling us both to embrace God’s grace and to step into the work of justice and compassion.

Jump in at the time that speaks to you: 0:00 Introduction & Pentecost Context 2:15 Defining True “Freedom” in Scripture 5:40 Isaiah 61: The Spirit’s Mission of Liberation 9:30 Jesus as the Fulfillment of Isaiah’s Promise 13:50 Living in Spirit-Empowered Freedom Today 17:20 Prayer & Invitation

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Scripture: Isaiah 55:1-13

Series: Isaiah: A New Understanding of Everything

Preacher: Jerry Cisar

Isaiah 55 ends with a breathtaking promise: the mountains and hills will burst into song, the trees of the field will clap their hands, and thornbushes will be replaced with flourishing trees.

It’s more than poetry. It’s a vision of restoration—of a world healed and renewed. But it all begins with a question: Why do we spend our lives chasing what doesn’t satisfy?

This week, we’ll explore how Isaiah invites us into a better way—a way that doesn’t require money or status, but does require surrender. God calls us to forsake our ways, exchange our thoughts for His, and feast on what truly gives life.

This isn’t just about personal change. It’s about a kind of transformation that spills out into the world—where joy and peace lead the way, and even creation itself begins to respond. When God’s people live by God’s wisdom, signs of Eden reappear.

Join us as we continue our series Isaiah: A New Understanding of Everything and discover how lives shaped by God’s values become living proof of His everlasting promise.

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When we imagine fixing what’s wrong with the world, we often think of power, force, or control. But in Isaiah 53, God reveals a shocking alternative: a suffering servant who absorbs our rebellion, not by retaliation, but by love.

In this message, we explore how God’s solution to humanity’s deepest problem is shocking, atoning, transforming, and expanding. This is not the salvation we expect—but it is the salvation that truly satisfies. Through the wisdom of the cross, we see justice and mercy meet in a way that changes everything.

🎧 Listen in to discover how the servant’s wounds become our healing, and how his way becomes our way.

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The Servant & The Conqueror - Isaiah 42:1-9

(Part of the series: A New Understanding of Everything)

What does victory look like in God’s kingdom? It doesn’t look like shouting in the streets or crushing enemies underfoot. In Isaiah 42 and Matthew 12, we meet a Servant who conquers with gentleness—restoring the broken, freeing the oppressed, and establishing justice to the ends of the earth.

In this message, we explore:

1️⃣ A New Old Way to Conquer

2️⃣ The Servant and His Conquest

3️⃣ Healed Hands for Conquering

Jesus, the true Servant, destroys his enemies not by force—but by turning them into sons and daughters. His justice reaches the coastlands, and we are invited to join the mission. If we’re close enough to the action, we’ll see it happen.

👣 Come discover the beauty of a kingdom built on restoration, not domination.

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