Each letter of Jesus to the seven churches in Revelation reveals to us more of the character of Jesus and the hope He has for whatever we're facing. This Sunday, we continue in our Dear Church series with the letter to the church in Sardis. Gary shares with us Jesus' words of hope when you find yourself barely hanging on in your faith journey.
Each letter of Jesus to the seven churches in Revelation reveals to us more of the character of Jesus and the hope He has for whatever we're facing. This Sunday, we're continuing in our Dear Church series with the letter to the church in Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-29.
We're continuing this Sunday in our Dear Church series, looking at the third letter to the church in Pergamum in Revelation 2:12-17. This letter invites us to ask ourselves "What is your starting point for discovering what is true? What is your ultimate authority?" Author Laurie Polich Short from Santa Barbara will be back sharing the Word with us at all 4 gatherings.
Jesus' letter to the church in Ephesus reminds that Jesus holds us and walks with us, and in any circumstance we are just a moment away from returning to our first love. We're continuing this Sunday in our Dear Church series, looking at the second letter to the church in Smyrna - a hurting church. Gary will be in all four gatherings this weekend to share from Revelation 2:8-11.
All fall, we're diving into the seven letters to the churches in the book of Revelation in a new series called Dear Church. This week, Brian Rhen will lead us into the first letter, to the Church in Ephesus, and the busyness that caused them to forget their first love, Jesus.
We're turning the page on the Hope That Moves series, and starting this weekend on a new series called Dear Church. All fall, we'll learn and be encouraged by the seven letters to the churches in the book of Revelation.
Seeing the hope of Christ infused throughout the Peninsula will only happen through a move of the Holy Spirit - and through bold, courageous, and completely ordinary Christ followers (that's us!) living out our mission on a daily basis. We're spending 3 weeks immersed in our vision of Hope That Moves, and this Sunday, Gary takes us into Acts 5 and the bold obedience that the apostles displayed.
Seeing the hope of Christ infused throughout the Peninsula will only happen through a move of the Holy Spirit - and through bold, courageous, faithful, and completely ordinary Christ followers (that's us!) living out our mission on a daily basis. We're spending 3 weeks immersed in our vision of Hope That Moves, and this Sunday, Gary will take us back into Acts 4 and two bold prayers that just may change history.
Seeing the hope of Christ infused throughout the Peninsula will only happen through a move of the Holy Spirit - and through bold, courageous, faithful, and completely ordinary Christ followers (that's us!) living out our mission on a daily basis. For the next 3 Sundays, we're heading back to Acts 4 & 5 and seeing what can happen when we become BOLD with our vision. Each week, we'll also hear the bold dreams of some of our ministry leaders around PCC. This week, Gary speaks from Acts 4.
This is the last week in our summer series the Greatest Stories Ever Told! Where have you seen your story in the parables of Jesus? This Sunday, a longtime friend of PCC, Bayana Chunga, is with us from Malawi to preach on the final parable Jesus told: The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats in Matthew 25.
This week, Gary will take us into one of the last two parables that Jesus told: the parable of the talents in Matthew 25. How are YOU investing your one and only life?
Jesus' parables help us to see life in our world from another perspective: Heaven’s perspective! This week, in our series on the Greatest Stories Ever Told, Gary speaks about the parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew 18.
The point of Jesus' parables is to help us to see life in our world from another perspective: Heaven’s perspective. The purpose of parables is to mold our lives to become the Greatest Stories Ever Told! This week, Gary shares about the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16, where Jesus confronts a values misalignment and gives us insight on how we can value not just good things, but ultimate things.
We hope you're finding yourself in Jesus' parables this summer as we walk through The Greatest Stories Ever Told. This week, Carlos will be sharing at all four gatherings about the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10. Where do you think Jesus draws the boundary line when it comes to loving others?
Everybody loves a good story. Stories can capture our imagination and give us a new perspective on life. Perhaps the greatest storyteller in history was Jesus himself. In fact, the Bible shows that storytelling was Jesus’ favorite technique when speaking to the crowd: “Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable” (Matthew 13:34.) Jesus often took the most profound lessons of life and wrapped them in simple stories everyone could ...
We hope you're finding yourself in Jesus' parables this summer as we walk through The Greatest Stories Ever Told! This week, Brian shares about the parables of the mustard seed and yeast in Luke 13. How have you seen the Kingdom of God expanding around you? And how has it changed you on the inside?
All summer long, we're diving into The Greatest Stories Ever Told, taking a fresh look at the parables of Jesus and discovering what they teach us about our own story. Where are you finding yourself in the stories? This Sunday, we're excited to welcome a wonderful guest preacher, Laurie Polich Short, who speaks about the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son in Luke 15. Laurie is an experienced author and speaker, and currently pastors at Ocean Hills Covenant Church in Sant...
What are you favorite stories? Maybe a book you read over and over as a child, or a movie with a plot line that intrigued or suprised you? Well, Jesus is one of the best storytellers ever, and all summer long, we're diving into The Greatest Stories Ever Told, taking a fresh look at the parables of Jesus and discovering what they teach us about our own story. This Sunday, Gary takes us into a beautiful parable that Jesus told his disciples "to show them that they should always pray and not give u...
Everybody loves a good story. Stories can capture our imagination and give us a new perspective on life. Perhaps the greatest storyteller in history was Jesus himself. In fact, the Bible shows that storytelling was Jesus’ favorite technique when speaking to the crowd: “Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable” (Matthew 13:34.) Jesus often took the most profound lessons of life and wrapped them in simple stories everyone could ...
Everybody loves a good story. Stories can capture our imagination and give us a new perspective on life. Jesus often took the most profound lessons of life and wrapped them in simple stories everyone could understand, only to bring an unexpected twist to the story so no one would forget. Parables are small stories that teach a big idea! In our summer series The Greatest Stories Ever Told, we’ll take a fresh look at these ancient stories and discover what they teach us about our own story, and ho...
God’s love is different. It changes things. It’s active. It works. It risks. It fights for. This Sunday, Gary and Danny will wrap up the series talking about the kinds of relationships that we all need in community to live and love like Jesus.
God’s love is different. It changes things. It’s active. It works. It risks. It fights for. This Sunday, Gary and Carlos will be speaking to us about the radical generosity that is unleashed when we understand that a life that loves is a generous life.
When you love like Jesus, you'll live like Jesus lives. We're continuing in our Love Does series looking at what it means to love well in marriage. Whether you're married or not, you'll be encouraged to invest intentionally in your relationships as Brian Rhen shares with us at all four gatherings this week.
When you love like Jesus, you'll love kids like Jesus does. This weekend, we're continuing in our Love Does series looking at Jesus' posture toward kids in Mark 10, and what that means for us as Jesus followers!
We're continuing in our Love Does series this weekend with a special topic and a special guest speaker! Jim Burns is the President of HomeWord and the Executive Director of the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University, and he's joining us this weekend for the Refreshing Your Marriage conference at PCC (we'll see many of you there tonight!) Jim will be speaking at all our gatherings this Sunday on Love that empowers and advocates for teenagers.
Living a life of love and wisdom takes courage. This weekend, we're celebrating all the mothers who choose courage and valor in their many roles as moms, business owners, employees, activists, wives, and more!
God’s love is different. It changes things. It’s active. It works. It risks. It fights for. God’s love does surprising and unexpected things when it gets a hold of our lives. We’re starting a new series all about what “Love Does” when it is understood and embraced by a community that follows Jesus. This Sunday we will look at several passages where God commands us to care for the poor. We’ll see practical ways to do just that! (Luke 4:16-19, 1 John 4:13, 17-18, Luke 14:13-14)
This Sunday, we're continuing in our Love Does series with a special day we're calling HOPE SUNDAY. Gary is speaking at all four gatherings with a message about God's heart for vulnerable children in our community and around the world, and we'll all be invited to consider how we can be involved through sponsoring a child or simply engaging with the partners we have visiting from Malawi, Congo, and local efforts to bring hope to vulnerable children
This Sunday, we're continuing in our Love Does series looking at how Jesus compels us to love everyone - even those we feel are different from us. Christian Huang, founder and Executive Director of Mobilize Love, will be speaking at all four of our gatherings as we look at how Love calls us to believe the Gospel and see every person as made in the image of God.
We are more connected than ever, yet we are feeling more alone than ever. As people who receive Jesus' love for us, how can we let it overflow out of us to those who are lonely and in need of love? Join us this weekend as we continue diving into our new series Love Does, as Gary and Ben take us into the story of Jesus and the leper in Mark 1:40-45.
