* GIVING @ WCC (Every Penny Helps)
1) Cash/check use a Yay God Box OR Mail:
PO Box 383382 ~ Waikoloa, HI 96738
2) A one-time gift.
3) A recurring gift.
* WAIKOLOA COMMUNITY CHURCH
E Komo Mai! (Welcome!)
Aloha, we’re so glad you are here! WCC wants to make a lasting difference in your life, in our community, and in the world. How do we do that? We do that by helping people find Common Ground and leading people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Want to know more? Explore this website and fill out a connect card with any questions you have. Feel free to call on me with any questions you might have. ~ Pastor Greg
First Time Guest
First time guest I'm New Card.
* WHAT TO EXPECT IN WORSHIP
Welcome & Opening Worship Set
Meet & Greet and Announcements
Life Application Message
Closing Song
Blessing/Benediction
* Communion is usually celebrated on the first Sunday of the month.
Let’s go deeper: Take the PLUNGE!
Whether you’re grabbing lunch with friends, at a coffee shop, at the dinner table with your family, in your Aloha Group, or online, “PLUNGE” into the message. Scroll down to find this weeks “Message Notes” & “PLUNGE” discussion questions.
* SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Sundays @ 9:15am – Common Grounds Cafe
Sundays @ 9:30am – Adult Worship Experience & Aloha Riders Kids Church
Sundays @ 10:45am – Common Grounds Cafe
* PLUG-IN
Do you want to know God better and become who He’s created you to be?
Here are some places to start:
~ Aloha Groups: This is how we “DO LIFE TOGETHER.” Aloha Groups are the friends and ‘ohana (family) you laugh, grow, and serve with. Each Aloha Group at WCC is different, yet all are focused on growing better together! Let us help you find an Aloha Group that’s right for you. For more info about Aloha Groups, contact Annette at WaikoloaCC@gmail.com.
~ Serve With Us: You can make a big difference in someone’s life by serving on one of our Strategic Service Teams. To get started, select an area of ministry where you’d like to serve and contact the church by emailing WaikoloaCC@gmail.com.
~ Explore Your Purpose: Each of us has a unique purpose that is solely ours to fulfill. Uncover yours by participating in one of our Exploration Seminars.
* FOR YOUR FAMILY
We believe strong families start with a solid foundation. We endeavor to partner with parents to raise the next generation of fully devoted followers of Christ.
~ Aloha Riders Kids Ministry: Your kids are invited to join an experience designed just for them! Kids Church occurs, at the same time as our Adult Worship Experience in our Multi-Purpose Building.
Our Dolphin, Whale, and Surf Riders meet in our Surf/Whale Riders Room in our Multi-Purpose Building each Sunday for our one-room Kids Church for ages 4 through 5th grade.
Our Honu Riders Nursery is for toddlers, 2s, and 3s. The Honu Riders Room is located in our Multi-Purpose Building. The Little Honu Riders Room in the Worship Center is for parents who wish to see and hear the service while caring for a young child.
~ Point Break Student Ministry: We would LOVE to offer a quality youth program for 6th-12th graders as well! We need some initial volunteers to help make that happen and some interested youth to participate. Let us know of any interest and we’ll make it happen as soon as possible.
* CAMPUS NEWS
~ Dale & Patsy Trefz A Hui Hou Potluck – Join us this morning, at 11:15am, for a Potluck celebrating the ministry of Patsy and Dale Trefz at WCC. We will meet in the WCC Multi-Purpose Building. Let’s wish them A Hui Hou as they move back to the mainland. Please, bring a dish to share and take time to connect with your WCC o’hana. Plates, cups, utensils, water, lemonade and main dishes will be provided.
~ WCC Giving Tree – We partner with the Big Island Giving Tree to provide toiletry items to help the houseless on our island. For the second quarter of the year we are collecting bar soap and washcloths. Tuesday, June 3oth is the last day for these items. Please place your items in the basket of the CARE CORNER in the lobby.
* CONTACT INFO
Waikoloa Community Church
808.883.8944 ~ WaikoloaCC@gmail.com
Physical Address: (No Mail) 68-3621 Paniolo Avenue, Waikoloa
Mailing Address: PO Box 383382, Waikoloa, HI 96738
www.WaikoloaCC.org
* MESSAGE NOTES ~ June 28, 2026
JUST JESUS: A Journey Through Mark ~ Part 57
Faith doesn’t wait for the darkness to pass before it sings;
faith sings because it knows the One who is Lord over the darkness.
And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, because it is written, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.’” ~ Mark 14:27 (NASB 1995)
SKANDALISTHESESTHE – GREEK ~ you will all fall away
DIASKORPISTHESONTAI – GREEK ~ they shall be scattered
But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee. ~ Mark 14:28 (NASB 1995)
Jesus knows them at their very worst but sees them at their very best.
Brothers and sisters, that’s how grace works.
God isn’t surprised by the failures of His children.
He already has restoration in mind before we ever realize we need it.
But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may fall away, yet I will not.” ~ Mark 14:29 (NASB 1995)
Peter believes IN Jesus…he just doesn’t always believe Jesus.
Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. ~ 1 Corinthians 10:12 (NASB 1995)
And Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, that this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.” ~ Mark 14:30 (NASB 1995)
But Peter kept saying insistently, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing also. ~ Mark 14:31 (NASB 1995)
EKPERISSOS ELALEI – GREEK ~ kept insisting all the more, with increasing intensity
OU ME SE APARNESOMAI – GREEK ~ I will not deny, disown, renounce
Peter’s heart is sincere, but his assessment
of his own strength is completely wrong.
Sincerity, by itself, is never enough.
We can sincerely believe something about ourselves
and still be sincerely mistaken.
The question is never whether Jesus knows us correctly.
The question is whether we are humble enough
to believe Him when He speaks.
Where have I been arguing with the Shepherd?
Where have I been trusting my own heart more than His voice?
Where have I been saying, “Lord, I know myself,” instead of saying,
“Lord, You know me, keep me close?”
Program & Notes ~ JUST JESUS ~ A Journey Through – Mark – Part57