Joy Church Fernley, Nevada Messages

In today’s message, Sherry and John Poundstone share more about the significant changes in their ministry and about their vision for the future. Sherry talks about the importance of trust and transparency in their leadership. She addresses some misconceptions about the church's direction, clarifying that selling the Joy Church property is not a sign of failure but rather part of a divine calling to shift towards kingdom-building. John reinforces Sherry’s message, encouraging each member of Joy Church to embrace their responsibility for their own spiritual journey and to embrace Christianity rather than “Churchianity”. He highlights the need for a deeper connection with Christ and for fostering a sense of community among believers. Together, John & Sherry invite everyone to join them in this transformative season, filled with hope, purpose, and an eagerness to follow God's leading.

This week’s message, "Peace Be UpIN You," highlights our need for God’s peace to not just rest upon us but to fill us deeply in our innermost being. In times of change and uncertainty, we must lean on Holy Spirit to help us to navigate the changes happening all around us. Many in our church family and community are experiencing transitions such as job changes, financial struggles, health concerns, and worries about the upcoming presidential election, and fears about ‘wars and rumors of war’.

Using personal stories, fast cars, and Scripture, Senior Leader John Poundstone encourages us to overcome FAUD—fear, anxiety, uncertainty, and doubt. He invites us to seek God’s shalom, which brings heavenly peace, joy, completeness, and wholeness. He reminds us to embrace our identity as children of God and to move from passive faith to active discipleship.

Our message today encourages us to be more than passive consumers of church and instead take full responsibility for our spiritual growth. We must put aside guilt and shame so that we can seek genuine connection with Jesus and receive His touch that brings transformation, healing, and identity. Senior Leader John Poundstone invites us to reflect on our relationship with God and to actively participate in our spiritual journey.

In today's message, "What's My Part?", we take a look at our individual role and purpose in God's unfolding plan for revival and renewal in our own lives, in our families and in our communities. Drawing from biblical insights and personal experience, Senior Leader John Poundstone encourages us to embrace our identities as wayfarers—those who actively seek to walk alongside the Waymaker, Jesus Christ. This message is an invitation to learn how each of us can contribute to God's kingdom by fostering connection, community, and a deeper relationship with Him. Join us as we uncover the transformative power of living out our unique parts in God’s grand story of faith.

Our world is experiencing profound waves of change that are impacting every area of life and culture, family, religion, education, media, arts, entertainment, business, economics, liberty, and government.  These changes are impacting God’s church in equally profound ways. How do we as Christians and members of the body of Christ respond as we stand at a generational crossroads?  How do we prepare ourselves to be the church in a world that is increasingly more hostile to God and His Kingdom? How can we as a church view this as a time of opportunity and to seize it? How can the church continue to thrive in such uncertain times as these?

Joy Church is ringing in a new era as they transition from a ‘building-centric church model’ to one centered on people in our community and beyond.

In this second part of a 4-part message series, our Senior Leader, John Poundstone, shares his vision for a ministry not constrained within the four walls of a church building but rather released into ‘ministry outposts’ where people can host and welcome the presence of Jesus. John longs to help Holy Spirit create environments where people can learn, understand, and be magnetized to becoming followers and disciples. You won’t want to miss this message that details Joy Church’s plans for building an ‘apostolic network’ that starts here in Fernley, Nevada, and builds and strengthens God’s Kingdom throughout our region.

Change is in the air at Joy Church. Over the next four weeks, we will be detailing these changes for you in a sermon series that we are calling “Joy Church 3rd Edition.” This series begins with a history of Joy Church, a history of John and Sherry Poundstone’s ministry over the years and how these two histories have merged to bring us the Joy Church that we know today. Today's message includes a scripture based “Kingdom Blueprint” and how we, as a church, can manifest this blueprint here at Joy Church.

We often think of freedom and liberty as though they are one and the same but they are in fact two different things. Liberty is tied to our situation or circumstances. We experience liberty when our situation changes for the better such as when a yoke is lifted from us or a burden is released. Freedom on the other hand is existential.  Freedom does not depend upon our circumstances or our situation. We don’t get freedom. We are free.  Freedom comes from belonging to God, knowing His truth, submitting ourselves to Him and aligning with His dominion or kingdom. 

As children of a holy and perfect God, it should be our joy to pursue excellence in our relationships, our work and in our homes. As Christians we must not settle for mediocrity but rather do our work wholeheartedly and with love as though we are serving Christ and not men.

God has placed us on earth to reveal the light of Christ and to the dispel darkness in our world. The more of God’s light we carry, the more His power, presence, and purity we will manifest. God desires to heal and free us from darkness so that we can overcome the work of the enemy. Ask Holy Spirit to reveal areas in your life where darkness has a hold and where God's illuminating and purifying light needs to shine.