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The Pier is a Christian crisis and disaster response organization leafing humanitarian support to those in need the preparation, intervention, equipping, and response.

28/09/2026

Pastor Chad preached yesterday Ignited Fellowship.

God is still at work in this house!

TURN WOUNDS INTO WITNESS“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” — Psalm 147:3Life leaves wounds.Some cam...
28/09/2026

TURN WOUNDS INTO WITNESS

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” — Psalm 147:3

Life leaves wounds.

Some came from choices we regret. Others were inflicted by people we trusted. Some arrived through grief, abandonment, addiction, divorce, sickness, failure, or circumstances we never saw coming.

Our instinct is often to hide those places.

We cover the scar because we remember the wound.

But Jesus has an extraordinary habit of taking the places that once hurt us and turning them into places from which we can help somebody else.

Paul wrote:

“The Father of compassion and the God of all comfort… comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” — 2 Corinthians 1:3–4

Notice what God does with comfort.

He doesn’t intend for it to stop with us.

He passes it through us.

The recovering addict can sit across from someone who thinks sobriety is impossible and say, “I know this road.”

The person who survived homelessness understands what dignity means when handing someone a meal.

The widow understands that sometimes grief doesn’t need an explanation—it needs company.

The person who once contemplated giving up recognizes a certain look in somebody else’s eyes.

Your scar may give you access to a hurting heart that somebody else’s résumé never could.

That doesn’t mean God caused everything that wounded you.

It means Jesus refuses to surrender the final meaning of your pain to the thing that caused it.

He redeems.

He restores.

And sometimes He takes the very place where the enemy tried to destroy your life and turns it into the place where you become dangerous to darkness.

Today’s Challenge

Think about one difficult chapter Jesus has brought you through.

Then ask:

“Who might need what I learned there?”

Find one person.

Listen before you tell your story. Meet the practical need in front of you. Then, if the moment is right, share enough of your own journey to let them know:

“I’ve been in a dark place too—and Jesus met me there.”

Don’t make yourself the testimony’s hero.

Make Jesus the Hero.

Prayer

Jesus, thank You that my wounds don’t have to be wasted. Continue healing the places in me that still hurt, and give me courage to use what You’ve carried me through to help someone else. Make me compassionate enough to listen, willing enough to serve, and bold enough to point hurting people toward You—the One who truly heals. Amen.

What wounded you doesn’t have to define you.

In the hands of Jesus, it can become a witness of His grace.

BE A SAFE HARBOR“The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” — Proverbs 18:10A harbor...
27/09/2026

BE A SAFE HARBOR

“The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” — Proverbs 18:10

A harbor doesn’t stop the storm.

It gives you somewhere to go while the storm is raging.

That distinction matters.

When someone’s life comes apart, we often think helping means having enough wisdom, money, influence, or answers to fix everything. Because we can’t solve the whole problem, we sometimes do nothing.

Jesus showed us another way.

People ran toward Him.

The sick came carrying diseases He didn’t cause. Parents brought children they couldn’t heal. People trapped in sin came carrying histories they couldn’t undo. The grieving came with deaths they couldn’t reverse.

And Jesus was never intimidated by the mess they brought with them.

He became the place they could run to.

That raises a difficult question for those of us who follow Him:

Are hurting people afraid we’ll find out they’re struggling—or do they know they can call us when they are?

Being a safe harbor doesn’t mean approving everything someone has done. It doesn’t mean becoming their rescuer, funding destructive behavior, or pretending consequences aren’t real.

It means their crisis doesn’t frighten us away.

It means we can say:

Come sit down.

Let’s figure out what needs to happen tonight.

Let’s get you fed.

Let’s find somewhere safe.

I’ll make that call with you.

I’ll drive you.

We’ll pray.

And I’m going to tell you about the One I run to when I don’t know what to do either.

Because ultimately we aren’t the harbor. Jesus is.

Our compassion simply helps someone find the entrance.

Today’s Practical Takeaway

Become somebody’s first call instead of their last resort.

Think of one person who may be struggling quietly and reach out—not with “Hope you’re doing okay,” but with something that opens the door:

“If life gets heavy, you can call me. You don’t have to pretend with me.”

Then mean it.

If someone does call, don’t begin with judgment or a sermon. Determine what is immediately needed: safety, food, transportation, shelter, medical care, recovery support, or simply someone trustworthy to stay.

Meet what you can.

Then help them move toward the safest place any of us can run:

Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Jesus, You have been my refuge when I didn’t have the answers. Make me someone who doesn’t retreat when another person’s life becomes complicated. Give me wisdom to help without enabling, compassion without judgment, courage to enter hard places, and generosity with what You’ve placed in my hands. May people experience enough of Your love through me that they discover they can run completely to You. Amen.

You don’t have to calm someone’s storm.

Sometimes you just need to help them find the Harbor.

26/09/2026

SOME LIGHTS ARE MEANT TO STAY ON

“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” — Matthew 5:16

Darkness doesn’t always look dramatic.

Sometimes it’s an empty refrigerator.

A termination notice folded on the kitchen counter.

A hospital room after everybody else has gone home.

Another night fighting an addiction nobody knows about.

A marriage unraveling behind a perfectly normal Facebook picture.

Someone sitting alone wondering whether anybody would notice if they disappeared.

And this is where Jesus sends His people.

Not merely to talk about light from somewhere comfortable—but to carry His light into dark places.

Jesus did that constantly.

He moved toward the sick. He ate with people others had written off. He touched the untouchable. He noticed the overlooked. He fed hungry people before sending them home.

And ultimately, He walked directly into humanity’s deepest darkness at the cross.

That’s why Christian compassion can never be reduced to positive words.

Sometimes love buys groceries.

Sometimes love pays the electric bill.

Sometimes love drives somebody to treatment.

Sometimes love sits in an emergency room at 3:00 a.m.

Sometimes love keeps answering the phone.

Sometimes love says, “I’m coming to get you.”

None of those things make us someone’s Savior.

They make us servants of the One who is.

Jesus said our good works should cause people to eventually look beyond us and glorify our Father in heaven.

That’s the destination.

Meet the need.

Carry the burden.

Stay when it’s inconvenient.

And when somebody asks why you care this much, don’t make yourself the hero.

Tell them about Jesus Christ—the Light who came looking for us when we were sitting in darkness.

Today’s Practical Takeaway

Ask God to show you one dark place where you can leave a light on today.

Check on someone you’ve been thinking about.

Meet one tangible need if you’re able.

And don’t make compassion a drive-by encounter. Follow up.

Sometimes the most powerful message isn’t that you showed up once.

It’s that you came back.

Prayer

Jesus, make me willing to enter places that are uncomfortable, complicated, and hurting. Give me eyes to see needs others overlook and hands willing to do something about them. Let my time, resources, words, and presence carry Your love into someone’s darkness today. And when they begin searching for the source of that light, help me faithfully point them to You. Amen.

Some lights are meant to stay on.

Be one today.

26/09/2026

SIT WITH PEOPLE IN THE WAITING

“But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” — Isaiah 40:31

Some crises arrive with an obvious emergency. Others come with a waiting room.

Waiting for the biopsy.

Waiting for the job offer.

Waiting for a bed in treatment.

Waiting for the court date.

Waiting for the insurance company to call.

Waiting for a child to come home.

Waiting for God to answer a prayer that has been prayed so many times you barely know what else to say.

Waiting can exhaust a person because nothing appears to be happening while everything feels at stake.

Isaiah doesn’t promise that people who trust God will never have to wait. He says God will give them strength while they wait.

Jesus understands that place.

There were thirty quiet years before His public ministry. Forty days in the wilderness. Long nights of prayer. And after His crucifixion, His followers experienced perhaps the darkest waiting of their lives.

Saturday must have felt like God had gone silent.

Sunday proved He hadn’t.

That’s something worth remembering when we encounter people trapped between what happened and what happens next.

We don’t always need to explain God’s timing.

We don’t need to manufacture an answer.

And we certainly shouldn’t throw a Bible verse at someone’s pain and disappear.

Sometimes Christlike love simply says:

“Until the answer comes, I’m staying here with you.”

Then we make that presence practical.

Bring dinner while they wait for the diagnosis.

Drive them to the appointment.

Help with the kids.

Make the calls they are too overwhelmed to make.

Sit beside them in the hospital.

Check again tomorrow.

And when fear begins whispering that they’ve been abandoned, remind them gently:

Jesus is present even here.

We may not be able to shorten someone’s waiting.

But we can make sure they don’t have to wait alone.

Today’s Practical Step

Think of someone currently waiting for something difficult.

Don’t text, “Let me know if you need anything.”

Ask something concrete:

“What is one thing I can take off your plate today?”

Then do it.

And keep showing up until the waiting ends.

Prayer

Jesus, teach me not to rush past people whose lives are stuck in uncertainty. Give me patience to sit, compassion to listen, and willingness to help with the ordinary burdens that become overwhelming during a crisis. When I cannot provide an answer, let my presence reflect Yours. And remind every weary person I encounter that their waiting has not placed them beyond Your reach. Amen.

You don’t always have to fix the waiting.

Sometimes love stays until morning comes.

BE THE BRIDGE“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2There is a...
23/09/2026

BE THE BRIDGE

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2

There is a difference between seeing somebody’s burden and helping carry it.

It is easy to notice the struggling family, the person battling addiction, the coworker whose marriage is collapsing, the elderly neighbor living alone, or the person suddenly facing homelessness.

We can even feel genuine compassion for them.

But Jesus calls us beyond observation.

When four men discovered that their paralyzed friend could not get to Jesus because the house was packed, they didn’t stand outside discussing how unfortunate his situation was.

They carried him.

When the doorway was blocked, they climbed onto the roof.

When the roof became an obstacle, they opened it.

And Mark 2:5 records something remarkable:

“When Jesus saw their faith…”

Their faith had hands and feet.

Sometimes hurting people simply don’t have enough strength left to make the journey alone.

That’s when someone has to become the bridge.

A bridge between homelessness and shelter.

Between addiction and treatment.

Between hunger and tonight’s meal.

Between isolation and community.

Between despair and another reason to keep going.

But ultimately, every bridge we build should lead somewhere greater than ourselves.

Toward Jesus.

We cannot heal the paralyzed man.

We cannot forgive sin.

We cannot resurrect what is dead inside someone.

But we can help carry people to the feet of the One who can.

Today’s Practical Step

Find one burden you can actually help carry today.

Don’t begin with:

“I’ll pray for you.”

Prayer matters deeply—but ask one more question:

“What would make today a little easier?”

Maybe it’s $30 of groceries.

A ride to an appointment.

Making a difficult phone call with them.

Helping complete an application.

Watching their children for an hour.

Sitting beside them at the hospital.

Then do what you realistically can.

You don’t have to carry their entire life.

Just help carry them another few feet toward hope.

Prayer

Jesus, don’t let my compassion stop at feeling sorry for someone. Give me eyes to recognize burdens and courage to help carry them. Show me where my time, resources, relationships, or presence can make someone’s load lighter today. And through every act of service, help me point beyond myself to You—the One who carries what none of us can carry alone. Amen.

Somebody may not need you to have all the answers today.

They may just need you to grab a corner of the mat.

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Wednesday 19:00 - 20:00
Sunday 10:00 - 23:30

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