I have been attending services at Celebration Church for almost a year now. I have gained so much strength from Pastor Joe's words, and for the first time ever am always so excited to go to church. I hate to miss something Pastor Joe might say. Even though they archive services online, it's a great group to worship with.
He's not boring (he's actually really funny) and he tells it like it is. So many pastors today shy away from leading their congregation to the truth, unable to make their sermons about what they should know in their heart is right, simply because they're afraid of losing members. They're afraid that if they tell people that they should flee from sin and run to Jesus, people won't want to listen to them and they'll quit going. Pastor Joe cares too much about his congregation and knows that the world needs something better than that. So no, if you're wanting to conduct your life in a way the Bible warns against and then attend church without being told you're doing anything wrong, you probably will not like this church. I like that he is a pastor that will tell me what is right and wrong, because it's in my best interest, and it's his JOB. He doesn't do this with a condemning attitude. He just wants you to run the right direction.
I, too, am not sure where the 1-star comments come from. I work in commercial property tax and can tell you that some appraisal districts notoriously over-value property, so you can't assume market value based solely on the appraisal roll. In fact, it's very common for them to appraise residential areas by block or neighborhood, as it would take too much time for them to individually value each house.
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