Journey Church of Valrico

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In a world that is always changing and where people only look out for themselves, it is important to have a place where we can find strength and security.

JOURNEY Church is that place.

It is a place where life-long friendships can be forged and strength for life can be found.

We meet Sundays at 9 AM at Christ Community Church in Brandon. Come and join us this week. We look forward to meeting you!

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PRAYERS

Prayer Requests

James 5:13-14

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

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ABOUT US

our visionLoving God...Loving Each Other...Serving the World!
Our Statement of faith ...It's a long one...
Our MissionTo build a loving community of believers that helps individuals and families fulfill the two greatest commandments and the great commission. - Matthew 22:37-40
//what will i experience at journey church?
Our StaffPastor DanWorship andYouth Ministries
Our Core Values
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Our Faith

It is very important for you to know the doctrine of any Ministry from which you will receive teaching. Here is a statement of our Biblical beliefs. Before reading it, we felt a few explanations would help you better understand our heart.Grace - Our eternal salvation is a gift we are graced by God to receive, by our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It is not of works. We are to work out our salvation, not out of fear of loosing it, but motivated by gratitude for what we have received. As for all of God's laws in the Bible, they have benefit for revealing to us our sinfulness and leading us to Christ Jesus, guiding us to a knowledge of the truth. But the law itself has no power to produce in us righteous behavior. Christ likeness will come by God's grace flowing through our lives by the power of His Spirit within. This will be the perspective of our teaching ministry.Spirit-led - We are not born Christians. We must be born again by the Spirit of God, Who comes to dwell with us at our salvation and regenerates us. It is then our responsibility to yield our wills to Him, allowing Holy Spirit to fill us, lead us, and produce in us the fruit of the Spiritthe character of Christ. As we yield to Him, the gifts He has decided to give each of us become manifest. They are the tools we need for effectiveness in ministry, both in the Church and out into the world.Conservative - There are those who question the validity of the Bible, God's Word. We do not. We believe it is the inspired Word of God. He speaks through its words to us. When you come to a Celebration, the teachings will come from the Scriptures, for therein is all legitimate authority.The BibleThe Bible was written by men who were divinely inspired. It is God's revelation of Himself to man. It has God as its author, salvation as its end, and truth without error for its matter. It is the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. The Bible is alive and relevant to live by today.GodThere is only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is holy and perfect in all aspects. He reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit though His Word, the Bible, and His Son, Jesus.JesusJesus is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ, he was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. During his life on earth, Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, living his life fully free of sin. He suffered and was crucified on a cross as redemption for mankind's sin. Following His death by crucifixion, He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples. He ascended into heaven and is now eternally exaltedat the right hand of God. He will return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His mission to redeem from sin those who believe in Him.The Holy SpiritWhen we accept Jesus as our Savior, He comes to dwell within us through the person of the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit who inspired holy men to write the Scriptures that became the Bible. He enables men to understand God's truth, convicts of sin, and exalts Jesus. (He produces in us and through us godly fruit and gifts for ministry.)Heaven and HellHeaven and hell are actual places. God's heaven is perfect, therefore Godcannot permit sin into heaven. Those who accept Jesus as their personal Savior are forgiven of their sin, allowing them to have eternal life with God in heaven when they die, or when Christ returns. For those who have not accepted Jesus as Savior, they will stand in judgment for their sin and will be condemned to eternal torment and separation from God in hell.MankindMan was created by the special act of God, in God's own image, and is the crowning work of His creation. In the beginning man was innocent of sin. By his free choice, man sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. By his nature man is sinful. Only the grace of God can bring man back into a relationship with God. God has made this work possible through the person, life and death of Jesus Christ.Grace & SalvationGod makes salvation from sin possible solely through His grace. Due to our sinful nature, mankind can do nothing to earn God's favor or salvation, other than accept Jesus as Savior. By faith, man accepts the free gift of salvation from sin that God has made available through His Son, Jesus. God's grace is a glorious display of His love for man and the forgiveness He makes possible. Those whom God has accepted in Christ will never fall away from their state of grace and forgiveness.The Christian LifeWhen we accept Jesus as our Savior as payment for our sin, His Holy Spirit comes to dwell within us. The Holy Spirit guides us, leads us in seeking and understanding God and His holy will, and comforts us. As Christians, out of devotion and gratitude to Jesus, we are to seek to live a Christ-like life. Jesus came to give believers a more abundant life, both now and eternally in heaven.Our response is to make Him Lord of our lives and to seek to serve Him.The ChurchThe church is where a local group of believers come together for the purposes of worshipping God, ministering to the needs of others, seeking to become more like Christ in how we live, growing in fellowship together with other Christians, and seeking to lead others to know and accept Jesus as their Savior and Lord. As a part of Jesus body (the church), we are called to live and treat others as Jesus would.For scripture references or a more lengthy explanation, please refer to the Official Baptist Faith and Message.Thank you.
GROUPS

JOURNEY'S CONNECTION GROUPS

BROTHERS UNDER CHRIST

BUCs (Brothers Under Christ) is our weekly Men's Bible Study

We meet every Tuesday at 6 PM at the Starbucks on Lithia Pinecrest in Valrico, FL. For more information, please contact Pastor Dan

Avail ( Youth Group )

Our students (grades 6-12) meet every Sunday from 6:00 to 8:30 PM at 4929 Bell Shoals in Brandon, FL. Join us for fun and practical teaching each week. Each week is designed to help you to live you daily 'teenage' life. For more information call Richard Mull at 813-817-1651.

ladies bible study & group study

coming soon

Our recent women's group has concluded the study of JONAH, and will be starting a new study soon. We will also be working to start a group study for anyone interested. Stay tuned! Contact Angie Reid for more information.

CONTACT

CONTACT US

Email Pastor Dan Reid

dan_journey7.com

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Mailing Address:

Journey Church

1411 Peachfield Dr.

Valrico, FL 33596

Meeting Location:

1310 John Moore Road

Brandon, FL 33511

Church Phone:

813-597-6426

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Pastor Dan Pastor Dan grew up in this area. He spent most of his early years in Orlando and then moved to Tampa where he graduated from Chamberlain HS. He has always had a love for this area and felt a call to come and share the amazing message of God's love with those in the Greater Brandon area.There are many things that Pastor Dan loves to do including golf, baseball, and just about anything you can do outside. However, the thing that really gets him fired up is talking about his love for Jesus and the difference God can make in your life. Pastor Dan is committed to teaching the timeless message of Jesus love in practical ways that will help you in your search to experience God's love for the first time and then to grow everyday to be more like Jesus.Contact Dan

PASTOR DAN

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Youth Ministry

Worship Ministry

Richard Mull

Roxane Hafer

Roxane leads our worship team with a passion for jesus that will rock your sunday morning in one song, and sooth your aching soul in the next.
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Richard mull leads our youth with CHRIST FOCUSED time in the word.... and a game or two of chairball. he also serves on our worship team.

Core Values

OUR CORE VALUES

Loving the Lord

fulfill the two greatest commandments

Matthew 22:34-40

Loving our Neighbors

fulfill the two greatest commandments

Matthew 22:34-40

Loving the World

and the great commission

Matthew 28:18-20

Sincere Love

To build a loving

community of believers

1 Corinthians 13

Servant’s Heart

that helps individuals

Matthew 23:11&12

Successful Homes

and families

Ephesians 5:21-33, 6:1-4

The Gospel

"Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures . . ." -1 Corinthians 15:14What is the Gospel? The word gospel simply means good news. The central message of the Bible is the gospel, or good news, about the person and work of Jesus Christ. In 1 Corinthians 15:14, Paul provides the most succinct summary of the gospel: the man Jesus is also God, or Christ, and died on a cross in our place, paying the penalty for our sins; three days later He rose to conquer sin and death and give the gift of salvation to all who believe in Him alone for eternal life.The great reformer Martin Luther rightly said that, as sinners, we are prone to pursue a relationship with God in one of two ways. The first is religion/spirituality and the second is the gospel. The two are antithetical in every way.Religion says that if we obey God He will love us. The gospel says that it is because God has loved us through Jesus that we can obey.Religion says that the world is filled with good people and bad people. The gospel says that the world is filled with bad people who are either repentant or unrepentant.Religion says that you should trust in what you do as a good moral person. The gospel says that you should trust in the perfectly sinless life of Jesus because He alone is the only good and truly moral person who will ever live.The goal of religion is to get from God such things as health, wealth, insight, power, and control. The goal of the gospel is not the gifts God gives, but rather God as the gift given to us by grace.Religion is about what I have to do. The gospel is about what I get to do. Religion sees hardship in life as punishment from God. The gospel sees hardship in life as sanctifying affliction that reminds us of Jesus sufferings and is used by God in love to make us more like Jesus. Religion is about me. The gospel is about Jesus.Religion leads to an uncertainty about my standing before God because I never know if I have done enough to please God. The gospel leads to a certainty about my standing before God because of the finished work of Jesus on my behalf on the cross.Religion ends in either pride (because I think I am better than other people) or despair (because I continually fall short of Gods commands). The gospel ends in humble and confident joy because of the power of Jesus at work for me, in me, through me, and sometimes in spite of me.Ready to take that step? Are you ready to move from being religious to having a relationship with God based on the work of Jesus Christ? Tell God that now.Once you tell God, please tell us. We would like to put a bible in your hands and some other information that will help you walk with God.