PORTICO Community Church
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Recognizing the Voice of Wisdom
This week we learn that true wisdom is found in humble hearts rather than positions of power, and it grows through the consistent choices we make each day to listen to God and walk in His ways.
Finding Value in Life
This week we learn that true wisdom values what lasts, embraces both joy and sorrow with humility, and trusts God even when life cannot be fully understood.
Why Read Ecclesiastes?
This week we learn that when we understand God’s wise perspective, we begin to see the futility of the human pattern of living - a trap that even those with access to godly wisdom fall into.
Local Mission
This week we are reminded that God’s Kingdom is already at work among us and within those who follow Jesus.
The Mission Beyond Me
This week, we learn that Jesus sends His followers to share God’s peace, care for people, and tell everyone that the Kingdom of God is near. Jesus wants us to go out with compassion, trust Him completely, and share the Good News wherever we go....
Our Mission
Portico’s mission is lived out through active faith, compassionate discipleship, and the use of our God-given gifts to help people encounter Jesus, grow in Him, and find their way back to God.
Empowered To Be Sent
This week, we are reminded that true faith is not built on knowledge alone, but through experiencing the power, love, and presence of Jesus, who empowers every believer through the Holy Spirit to boldly share the Gospel and serve others with co...
The Message of Restoration in Ruth
This week we learn that God transforms loss into restoration, redeeming beyond expectations and weaving our small acts of obedience into a greater story that leads from bitterness to lasting praise.
The Law of Life - Gleaning
This week we learn that God’s heart is revealed through His laws, calling us to live with intentional generosity, justice, and compassion that goes beyond what is required.
Redemption Comes Through Radical Adoption
This message explores the story of Ruth, highlighting how true faith often requires commitment before clarity. Through Ruth’s decision to follow Naomi into the unknown, it shows that God’s redemption works through obedience, trust, and surrende...
God's Providence is Greater Than My Failure
God can redeem our worst decisions when we turn back to Him. This week, we learn that even when we make wrong choices, turning back to God shows that He is greater than our failures and can lead us to redemption.
The Importance of Water Baptisms
God rescues us from our old life and, by His mercy, gives us new life through the Holy Spirit with the promise of eternal life. Because Jesus has made us new, baptism is our public step into that new life with Him.This moment is more tha...
A Donkey Instead of a Horse
Jesus intentionally revealed His Kingdom as one of peace and humility—fulfilling God’s plan and drawing people to ask who He truly is.
The Grande Finale of Proverbs
True wisdom is more valuable than riches, produces a life of faithful hard work and godly character, and enables someone to face the future with strength, dignity, and confidence in the Lord.
Wisdom & Foolishness Personified
True wisdom calls out clearly and leads to joy, righteousness, and everlasting life in Christ, while selfish desires disguise themselves as wisdom and lead to destruction.
Proverbs not Promises
True wisdom is trusting the Lord above your own understanding, pursuing His ways for a lifetime, and discovering that His guidance leads to lasting life, favour, and joy.
Hope is Rising
Christianity is declining across our culture — but that’s not the end of the story. In this message, we look at the example of Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles and ask a powerful question: could God raise up a new generation to bring renewal? Decline i...
The Fear and The Awe of God
True wisdom begins when we humbly fear God’s limitless power and is sustained as awe of His greatness reshapes our perspective, leading us to repentance, trust, and eternal hope beyond present troubles.
A Wise Person Fears God
A wise person fears God—choosing integrity, trusting His justice, and remaining faithful even when life doesn’t make sense. The book of Job teaches us that true wisdom is found in reverence for God, especially in seasons of suffering and crisis...
The Bible is a Wisdom Book
The Bible isn’t just a collection of stories or rules—it’s wisdom for life. From beginning to end, Scripture shows us how life truly works under God and invites us to live well by trusting Him. Rather than chasing power or money, the Bible poin...
Love
God is love, and He proved it by sending Jesus—calling us to receive that love and reflect it sacrificially to others. This week, Pastor Duane reminds us that experiencing and expressing sacrificial love reflects God’s own character, revealed m...
Joy
This week, Pastor Rick reminds us that God invites believers to live with joy through prayer and thankfulness—even in difficult seasons. As we choose joy, remain faithful in prayer, and practice gratitude in every situation, we learn to trust t...