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Join in as Pastor Sean stresses the absolute necessity of repentance as it relates to the gospel message and salvation. Sean pulled his sermon from Luke 3: 1-18. It’s not often one hears a sermon on this subject; thankfully, Sean’s straightforward approach allowed him to very effectively deal with a tough subject. Additionally, we enjoyed our monthly bluegrass themed musical worship. Thankfully, we got our video equipment resurrected earlier this week, so we’re back to a full bodied approach to sharing (almost) all of the factors that distinguish Longbranch Community Church as a uniquely bright light here on Washington’s Key Peninsula. Not too shabby given the fact that we are one of the very oldest Pioneer Churches in the entire region. Black & white gospel, delivered with conviction and sincerity in a traditional format; “that’s just who we are.” *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon begins at the 20minute / 14second mark.

Due to major technical difficulties, we were not able to record perhaps "thee" single best sermon I’ve ever heard at Longbranch Community Church. It was drawn from Romans 3:21-26 and titled “The Heart of the Christian Faith”. If there isn’t a digital copy attached to this video, please feel free to contact me directly; I’ll be happy to email you a copy of the written text. JefferyPrestage@gmail.com . We were however able to piece together several vignettes shot on personal phones. Highlighted are Judah Day’s recitation of the Ten Commandments, the welcoming of ten new church family members and four baptisms in the refreshingly brisk waters of the Puget Sound. Welcome to: Michael & Kasey Abernathy, Michael & Haidee Clingman, Derek & Adria Hanson with daughter Sophia and son Liam! And baptismal congratulations to: Haidee Clingman, Liam Hanson, and Austin & Courtney Dooley! There’s no doubt that scripture memorization, welcoming new church members and celebrating these baptisms each reflect the beauty and wonder of Pastor John’s “stellar” sermon!

Join in as Pastor John Day of Longbranch Community Church delivers the third installment, in a series of nine, addressing “evangelism”. In this sermon, John explains that even prior to being crowned as our primary message and purpose, the gospel itself was a real event, featuring a handful of apostles, one true God/man/Savior and thousands of witnesses – hundreds of whom personally witnessed the Risen Christ! Contrary to the world’s belief: This is not a story – “this is actual history!” Please Note: this video is the 1st ever where we abbreviated (via the editing process) some of the non-essentials of church worship “and” completely withheld publishing our time of prayer. From this point forward, our prayer time will be respected as being absolutely private – for our families only. The best way around this new policy would be to come on down, we’re entirely happy to share the details with everyone who attends our uniquely old fashioned worship service in this authentic Pioneer Church. We’ll leave a light on for ya! *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon begins at the 20minute / 54second mark.

Please feel free to join in on this Pentecost Sunday as Pastor Sean Day delivers a crystal clear presentation on evangelism. This sermon, #2 of 9, is titled “Holy Spirit Blueprint”, and was drawn from the very first sermon ever delivered by a “spirit-filled” Christian as detailed in the Book of Acts, Chapter 2, v22-41. Sean’s delivery was the single best I’ve ever encountered on the subject of evangelism. We apologize for the technical difficulties we encountered toward the end of this presentation. Thankfully, Pastor Sean has already delivered his message and was only in the process of summarizing his sermon. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon begins at 24 / 31.

Join is as Pastor John Day lays the groundwork for a nine week study of evangelism. This sermon, titled: “Marching Orders” was drawn from Matthew 28:18-20 and in it, John goes into great detail on what exactly “is” a disciple. One who 1) listens to, 2) learns from, & 3) wants to become more like Christ. We additionally celebrated Longbranch Community Church’s Mothers with bluegrass music, flowers and heartfelt prayers. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon begins at 34minutes / 33seconds.

After dedicating last week’s worship service entirely to prayer, we invite you to join in as Pastor John closes out our study of Colossians emphasizing the fact that we can accomplish so much more by working together. Titled: “Band of Brothers”, today’s sermon was taken from Colossians 4:7-18. We closed out our worship service at the Lord’s Table. Following church, we held our semi-annual Congregational Meeting where we added Michael & Sharon Dean and David Guptill to the office of Deacon, and shared just how gracious the Lord has been to Longbranch Community Church. We also laid out our vision for the upcoming year. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon begins at 28minutes / 44seconds.

Join in as Pastor John Day delivers a sermon titled: “Missional Calling”. Taken from Colossians 4:2-6, this message encourages all followers of Christ to be “intentional” regarding their calling. Today’s music was traditional, and the fellowship sweet. *For those in a hurry, today’s message begins at the 28minute / 42second mark.

Join in as Pastor John delivers a scathing indictment of perhaps both the saddest chapter in American history “&” the Christian acceptance of that evil at that time. John’s delivery was both fervent and passionate. This sermon is titled: “Serving the Master” and was drawn from Colossians 3:22 – 4:1. Today’s worship was accented by the bluegrass music that Longbranch Community Church is so well known for. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon begins at the 30minute/53seconf mark.

Join in as Pastor John Day of Longbranch Community Church shares God’s plan for “The Christian Family”. Taken from Colossians 3:18-21, John’s sermon was a refreshingly frank reminder that God’s ways are simply far healthier than the standards used by so many today. Bottom line: “All of our relationships are to mirror Christ;” the marriage relationship, the relationship between parents and children, as well as our relationships with each other. We also enjoyed a rather effervescent children’s song, not to mention a beautiful time of sharing at The Lord’s Table. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon begins at the 27minute / 29second mark.

Join in as Pastor Sean Banks delivers a powerful Easter 2024 sermon titled: “Divine Peace, Purpose, & Power in The Resurrection”. Today’s service was beautifully initiated by our Bell Choir and then accented with several thoughtful musical selections. Come on down; we’d love to share the genuinely sincere nature of our Bible based church with any and all, week in and week out. Best hurry though; this old fashioned Pioneer Church seems to get more popular by the week! He is risen, indeed! *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon starts @ 28minures / 52 seconds.

Easter Sunrise Service, 2024 Join in with our Longbranch Community Church family as we celebrate our risen Savior, Jesus Christ on the beautiful shores of the Puget Sound. The weather was picture perfect and Pastor John’s Resurrection Day sermon matched “perfectly”.

Join in as Pastor John Day reminds our Longbranch Community Church family that the world will always mock the cross. He uses Matthew’s account (27:27-44) to highlight the disdain, mockery, and shame of Jesus’ crucifixion. In v.46 Jesus then calls out “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” But the fact remains: “If” Jesus truly was/is the Son of God, …his crucifixion and resurrection changed literally “everything”. The choice each and every sinner needs to make is Jesus is either: “all – or he is nothing/nobody at all.” We, at LCC believe: #1) there is no other than Jesus, #2) there is no other way than through Jesus, and #3) Jesus shows us the way through his inerrant, infallible Word. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon begins at the 32minute / 07second mark.

Join in as Pastor John of Longbranch Community Church reminds us all that being thankful is an ethical directive. After all, Jesus left us His grace and His peace – and for these, being thankful should always and absolutely be central to our lives. Taken directly from Colossians 3:15-17, this message is titled: “And Be Thankful”. As per usual, the message was accented by our devotion to beautiful old fashioned hymns and a heartfelt time of prayer. What else would one expect from “thee” very oldest pioneer church in the entire region? We’re devoted to principle, we teach black & white biblical gospel, our worship is sincere, our fellowship is genuine; …and we’d love to save you a seat. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon starts at the 29minute / 32second mark.

Join with our Longbranch Community Church family as Pastor John reflects on Colossians 3:8-14 in a sermon titled “The Christian’s New Clothes”. Come to find out, dressing is a rather specific process. Today’s message was accented by our monthly tip-of-the-hat to bluegrass gospel, which we are quite well known for. We also, as a family, got to share in the joyful news of AnnaGrace Day’s pending wedding. What a joy it has been to watch her grow into such a beautiful young lady, and we heartily wished her well with cake and gifts during our fellowship meal after worship. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon starts at the 30minute / 09second mark.

Pop Quiz: What do recognition, resolve, readiness, reliance, repentance, renouncement, replacement, resources, and reinforcement(s) all have in common? You’re right! Extrapolated from Colossians 3: 4-7, this week’s message is titled “Mortification of Sin”, and was eloquently delivered by Pastor John Day of Longbranch Community Church. Join in; it was tremendous! The message was followed by the Sacrament of The Lord’s Supper. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon begins at the 21minute / 06second mark.

Join is as Pastor John Day delivers an epic sermon that from this day forward will forever be known as Thar service with the unusually long name (“Necessary Entailments of Our Union With Christ”). Taken from Colossians Chap 3: v1-4, this sermon was stellar in every single sense. The entire service epitomizes “exactly” what our old fashioned Pioneer Church strives to offer the fast paced world we live in. It’s no wonder a’tall why our pews are fast filling up with God fearing and God seeking folk. As always, the music was beautiful, the children precious, and the fellowship entirely genuine. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon starts promptly at the 26minute / 28second mark.

Join in as Deacon Brian Knudsen steps into the pulpit at Pastor John’s request. Brian’s message, titled “Resurrection Revisited” was taken from Ephesians 2: 1-10, and dealt with the utter totality of our lostness prior to our salvation. Brian did an excellent job of conveying the seriousness of the fact that we were absolutely lost – and spiritually dead – prior to salvation, and that this work is credited entirely to Christ, …our Savior. Additionally, and as per usual, the music was beautiful and the fellowship genuinely sweet. The pews are filling up fast to be sure but we’d love to share the beautiful attributes of our old fashioned church with you; come on down, we’d love to save you a seat at Longbranch Community Church! *For those in a hurry, today’s message begins at the 31minute / 12second mark.

Join in as Pastor John takes a short reprieve from our current study of Colossians to deliver a love themed sermon in honor of Valentines Day. Taken from 1st Corinthians Chapter 13, and titled: “Speaking of Non-negotiables”, John emphasized the true characteristics of real love. There were quite a few cross references so you might want to keep pen & paper handy. As per usual, the music was beautiful and the fellowship genuine. *For those in a hurry, this week’s sermon starts at 40minutes / 37seconds.

Pastor John Day had a very simple message today for all of us at Longbranch Community Church; Don’t get lost in the weeds!” The sermon, titled “Shadow v Substance,” was taken from Colossians 2:16-23. In it, John pointed out that extra-biblical man made precepts #1 may point to God, #2 they often sidetrack folks from their pursuit of God, and #3 do no good anyway. And the reason? Very simple: Because they are not “of God.” In addition to today’s beautiful music, we observed Communion and enjoyed a wonderful surprise: The surprise celebration of dear Ms. Carol R’s 90th birthday. Our heartfelt appreciation of Carol was obvious; the food was delicious and the fellowship was sweet. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon starts promptly at the 29minute / 20second mark. Carol's surprise follows today's service.

Join in as Pastor John Day delivers a stunning conclusion to last week’s sermon. Titled “The Triumph of The Cross – Part Two;” today’s sermon was a heartfelt addition to a superb first installment. Taken from Colossians 2:8-15, today’s emphasis was on the importance of baptism as the mark of personal faith. Because Christ triumphed over both sin and Satan, forgiveness is ours …and that makes Christ the supreme focus, fulcrum and fulfillment of God’s entire plan for mankind. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon starts at 27minute / 04second mark.

Join is as Pastor John Day of Longbranch Community Church delivers yet another stunningly poignant sermon titled: “The Triumph of The Cross.” Not only is Christ “enough”, he is our “everything”. And as such, he has every right to demand our soul, our life, …and our all. It truly was a beautiful morning in our uniquely traditional, old fashioned Pioneer Church! This being Sanctity of Life Sunday, we additionally enjoyed an informative Care Net presentation by none other than Spring Tart. Spring effortlessly conveyed the serious repercussions of abortion and the many resources delivered at no cost to both female and male Care Net clients. Longbranch Community Church whole heartedly supports the fine work done by Care Net of Puget Sound, and is proud to prayerfully and financially partner with them. *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon begins at the 54minute / 12second mark.

Join in as Pastor John Day of Longbranch Community Church delivers yet another stellar sermon title: “Firm in the Faith”. Taken from Colossians 2: 1-7, Colossians states, and John stresses three critical activities that help both individuals and churches to maintain spiritual health and vitality. #1) Encourage one another, #2) Treasure Christ, and #3) Walk “in” Him. God wants us each to be built up and to abound in thanksgiving; these three activities will help us all to do exactly that! Additionally, today was Bluegrass Sunday so our old fashioned church was blessed today with older style, folk music and a tremendous amount of love. C’mon down; we’ll save you a seat! *For those in a hurry, today’s message starts at 27minutes / 39seconds.

Join in as Pastor John Day of Longbranch Community Church rings in 2024 with part 2 of last week’s message titled “Of Eggs and Onions”. The point of this sermon was to illuminate the target, process and goal of Christian ministry. This was yet another powerful sermon delivered from the pulpit of one of the oldest Pioneer churches in the entire region. We also enjoyed beautiful traditional music and celebrated the Lord’s Supper – as a remarkably close knit church family. Come on down; we’ll save you a seat! *For those in a hurry, today’s sermon starts at the 20minute / 3osecond mark.

Join in with our Longbranch Community Church family as we celebrate the joy of Christmas with an old fashioned Candlelight Service. Here, in one of the oldest Pioneer Churches in the entire region, it has become our tradition to do this service in “Lessons & Carols” format. We hope you are as blessed in the hearing …as we were in the singing. “Merry Christmas” to each and all; and may the joy of His grace completely envelope you in the upcoming year!

Join in as Pastor John Day uses a handful of modern day movie references to Illustrate that the biblical celebration of Christmas actually represents the real “Mission Impossible” to remind us that Jesus’ incarnation was indeed real, earth shattering and life changing. We additionally enjoyed our annual Children’s Christmas Pageant and some truly beautiful music. *For those in a hurry the message starts at 31minuutes / 13seconds.