Experience Church San Francisco: Recent Episodes
Experience Church San Francisco
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Founding Pastor Mark Smallcombe talks about the gift that we should never refuse from God.
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Pastors Austin Largusa and Mark McGovern explain some biblical misunderstandings and what God's goal for your life really is.
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Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Connection Card You can click the link here to fill our digital connection card. We would love to learn how we can best serve you in this time: https://www.exp.church/connect
Prayer If you need prayer at any point, please visit us at www.praythebay.org
Giving You can give online at: https://www.exp.church/give Or by text San Francisco: (415) 801-3091 Green Valley: (707) 400-6188
Post Church Join us for Post Church Q&A with Pastors Mark and Amanda on IG Live @exp.church Kids Church TV- Don’t miss our kids service every Sunday at 11:30. Post Church Picnics happening all over the Bay Area at 12:30p. South San Francisco, East Bay, and Green Valley
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Haggai 2:1-9 ESV
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:00am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 11:00am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
We were blessed to have Pastors Phil and Diane Comer from Portland, OR share a phenomenal message about growing in our spirituality. Pastors Phil and Diane are incredible teachers and leaders.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:30am and 10:00am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 11:00am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Green Valley Location Pastor kicks off our new message series in our Green Valley location. Jump in with Pastor Austin as he looks at Genesis 16 to discover how we can be blessed in the middle of our brokenness
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:30am and 10:00am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 11:00am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Founding Pastor Mark Smallcombe kicks off our new message series in our San Francisco location. Jump in with Pastor Mark as he looks at Luke 24 to discover how we can get closer to, and become more like, Jesus.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:30am and 10:00am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 11:00am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Amanda McGovern shares with us the promise of purity, and how we can receive that promise from God. This message is sure to challenge you in considering that purity in all areas of our lives affects every area of our lives.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:30am and 10:00am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 11:00am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark McGovern shares a visionary message of where God is leading us as a church. We also kicked off 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. Don't forget to jump on the app for more information in knowing how you can join us in prayer
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:30am and 10:00am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 11:00am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark McGovern shares a great message for this season. Jesus is the King of Peace. And He has called us to be peacemakers to those around us.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:30am and 10:00am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastors Joy and Kim Saquing share their journey of building and leaving a legacy family
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:30am and 10:00am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
In this week's podcast, we hear from Location Pastor Austin Largusa, about living the legacy that you want to leave behind.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:30am and 10:00am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
In this week, we hear from Kirk Davis as he shares how Jeremiah 29 can teach us how to find togetherness in the city that we live in.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:30am and 10:00am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
We launch a new message series called Together as we talk about generational unity. Listen in as our group from San Francisco campus shares about their stage of life.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
We were lucky to have Pastor Zack Curry with us this past weekend. Zack is on the team at Jesus Culture Sacramento, under Lead Pastor Banning Liebscher. Listen in as Zack talks about a lifestyle of healing.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark McGovern brings us a great encouraging word on Heartbeat Sunday. Listen in as we share the stories of how our church is growing closer to, and becoming more like, Jesus.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark McGovern is in Week 5 of our message series, Revival, as we walk through the historical moves of God. This week we dive into how God used the Azusa Street Revival in Southern California. In this message, we talk about how we can wait on God well, and how God can work through unity.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark McGovern is in Week 4 of our message series, Revival, as we walk through the historical moves of God. This week we dive into how God used The Great Awakening in New England and the American colonies
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark McGovern is in Week 3 of our message series, Revival, as we walk through the historical moves of God. This week we dive into how God used Martin Luther and the Moravians
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Founding Pastor Mark Smallcombe is in Week 2 of our message series, Revival. Here we jump into the Desert Fathers Revival and talk about creating space to hear from God.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark McGovern wraps up our message series, Defining the Relationship, as we outline what our relationship with our community should look like as the church.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Lead Pastor Mark McGovern kicks off our new message series, DTR - Defining the Relationship, this week. This message series is all about relationships in our lives. Listen is as we kick off with "Married & Single".
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Lead Pastor, Amanda McGovern, opens up Philipppians 3 as we continue our Summer Message Series: Smiling Saints. This summer we are walking through the Book of Philippians verse by verse as uncover Paul's letter to the city of Philippi.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Creative Pastor, Kim Saquing, closes out Philippians Chapter 2 at our San Francisco location. Jump on as we walk through the Book of Philippians verse by verse.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Green Valley Location Pastor, Austin Largusa, shares in Week 6 of this message series. This week he shares through Phillippians 1:27-30 and how God is calling us to suffer well with people. Listen in as he offers the keys to being a successful Christian in today's world.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Sophia is one of our top leaders at Experience Church. This week she shares through Phillippians 1:27-30 and how God is calling us to suffer well. Listen in as she shares some of her personal suffering and how she is navigating through it.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Lead Pastor, Mark McGovern, kicks off a new series at Experience Church where we walk through the book of Phillippians together. This is a great message to listen to about joy.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Founding Pastor, Mark Smallcombe, brings us a challenging but encouraging message about active faith. Listen in as he shares insight to how God can use us through our faith
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Green Valley Location Pastor, Austin Largusa, brings us a challenging but encouraging message about active faith. Listen in as he shares insight to how God can use us through our faith
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Green Valley Location Pastor, Austin Largusa, brings us an incredible message about the hope that we can find in the resurrection. We hope that you are both inspired, and refreshed by this
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Lead Pastor, Mark McGovern, brings us an incredible message about the evidence that points to Jesus resurrection. We hope that you are both inspired, and refreshed by this
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Lead Pastor, Mark McGovern, shares with us how Imposter Syndrome greatly affects many of us in the workforce. Listen in for insight on what God says about it
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:45am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Christofer Karltorp, from our San Francisco location, shares with us his entrepreneurial journey and how God used it to better develop and refine his character
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Green Valley Location Pastor, Austin Largusa, shares an inspiring message that helps us define what God work is. Take a listen and dive into a very familiar parable with fresh revelation.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
We are in a new message series called LifeWork, where we talk about how our career and our calling intersect. This week we have WMware CEO, Pat Gelsinger, who shares how we can effectively be Christians at our places of work.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark McGovern wraps up our series When I Grow Up. In this message, Pastor Mark talks about the final stage in our spiritual journey. We also get to hear from some of our family who is in stage 3 of their journey.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark McGovern dives into week 3 of When I Grow Up. In this message, he covers the 2nd stage of our spiritual growth and maturity - Being Built Up
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Guest speaker, and friend of Experience Church, Pastor Nate Edwardson shares an encouraging word about how God desires for us to find healing for ourselves, in order to help others. Pastor Nate Edwardson is the Lead Pastor of The Stirring Church in Redding, CA.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark McGovern kicks off our new series, When I Grow Up, where we discuss the different levels of spiritual maturity and how God would want us to grow
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our Lead Pastor casts vision for where God is leading us in 2019. Tune in to hear all that God did through Experience Church in 2018, and what we believe God is calling us to in this new year.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
One of our Youth Pastors, Austin Largusa, shares a message about how we can praise with all of our heart with our Green Valley Location. And how we can use praise to find freedom and breakthrough.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our second Sunday of 2019 and Pastor Mark continues our series, All My Heart with an encouraging message of how we can learn to trust and obey God.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
"Peace is a lifelong journey with Jesus."
Our Lead Pastor, Mark McGovern, kicks off our brand new Christmas message series - Peace. Join us as he uncovers and explores the problem with peace.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
"Your life is measured by how much you invest into the lives of others."
Our Founding Pastor, Mark Smallcombe, shares with us in our second week of Legacy. He encourages us to live a life that is more concerned with others.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
"Invest in projects that will outlive you"
We kick off a new message series, Legacy, with Senior Pastor of Westgate Church in San Jose, Pastor Steve Clifford. Pastor Steve shares wisdom that he's learned in how to effectively leave a legacy.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Join us for this year's Heartbeat Sunday, as Pastor Mark McGovern reminds us of the vision God gave our church for the San Francisco Bay Area
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
We are in Week 2 of our new series titled, Us, where we dive into how we can be diverse, but united. Join us for our panel in our San Francisco location
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
We are in Week 2 of our new series titled, Us, where we dive into how we can be diverse, but united. Join us for our panel in our San Francisco location
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 8:45am and 10:15am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark kicks off our brand new message series, US, where we address one of our cultural values: Unity. "Our unity speaks volumes to the world about Jesus transforming love."
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:15am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
San Francisco Location Pastor, Kalen Kramer, shares how he navigated through the most difficult time of his life. And how God was able to give him breath, when he felt winded.
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:15am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Pastor Mark shares a very open and transparent message about a difficult season in his life
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:15am
Treasure Island 655 De Haro St in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
"The BREATH of God is our DAILY BREAD"
We kick off a new message series this Sunday where Pastor Mark helps us identify where God is calling us to breathe in a world that won't let us
Join us for any of our Worship Experiences every Sunday:
San Francisco Location - 10:30am 655 De Haro Street San Francisco, CA
Green Valley - 8:45am and 10:15am 1350 Gold Hill Road Fairfield, CA
"Unity demonstrates the power of the Gospel"
Guest Speaker, Jon Talbert, shares a very insightful Gospel centered message about the power of unity in the church locally and globally
Join us for any of our Worship Experiences every Sunday:
San Francisco Location - 10:30am 655 De Haro Street San Francisco, CA
Green Valley - 8:45am and 10:15am 1350 Gold Hill Road Fairfield, CA
"Jesus' Heart Breaks Over Human Need"
Without Jesus as our shepherd, we are homeless. Pastor Mark McGovern brings us another insightful message from our series, Home. Listen in as we talk about how our church is going to combat homelessness, substance abuse, and incarceration.
Join us for any of our Worship Experiences every Sunday:
San Francisco Location - 10:30am 655 De Haro Street San Francisco, CA
Green Valley - 8:45am and 10:15am 1350 Gold Hill Road Fairfield, CA
"Where God SENDS you, He SUSTAINS you"
Pastor Mark McGovern brings us a very insightful message on how we can live sent. God sends us where He knows we will have the GREATEST eternal impact.
Join us for any of our Worship Experiences every Sunday:
San Francisco Location - 10:30am 655 De Haro Street San Francisco, CA
Green Valley - 8:45am and 10:15am 1350 Gold Hill Road Fairfield, CA
We continue in our series called Holy Disruption. Join us from our San Francisco location as Pastor Amanda McGovern brings us some gospel truth
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro Street in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
We kick off a BRAND NEW series called Holy Disruption. Join us from our San Francisco location as Pastor Mark McGovern brings truth from the Gospel
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro Street in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our final week in our new message series, Summer at Experience. We explore the truths of the Holy Spirit and how it works in our lives today from our brand new San Francisco location
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro Street in San Francisco Sundays at 10:30am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our sixth week in our new message series, Summer at Experience. We explore the truths of the Holy Spirit and how it works in our lives today
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:15am
San Francisco 655 De Haro Street in San Francisco Sundays at 11:00am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Our fifth week in our new message series, Summer at Experience. We explore the truths of the Holy Spirit and how it works in our lives today
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:15am
San Francisco 401 13th Street in San Francisco Sundays at 11:00am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Join us for another week of Summer at Experience with our Creative Pastor, Kim Saquing
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:15am
Treasure Island 401 13th Street in San Francisco Sundays at 11:00am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Join us for another week of Summer at Experience with our Green Valley Location Pastor sharing about hope
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:15am
Treasure Island 401 13th Street in San Francisco Sundays at 11:00am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Our second week in our new message series, Summer at Experience on this awesome Father's Day Weekend
We would love for you to join us at either of our locations in Green Valley or San Francisco:
Green Valley Middle School 1350 Gold Hill Road in Fairfield Sundays at 9:15am
Treasure Island 401 13th Street in San Francisco Sundays at 11:00am
For more information about Experience Church, follow us at the links below:
Web: www.exp.church Instagram: @exp.church Facebook: www.facebook.com/ExperienceChurchSF
We are in another week of LifeWork, a message series that explores how faith and your job intersect. In this podcast, Pastor Mark McGovern hosts a panel from our San Francisco that gives us great practical wisdom on how they've seen their work shape them, and how they allow God to use them at work.
Guest speaker, and friend to Experience Church, Jon Talbert, brought such a great reminder about our work and how God uses our cumulative work experience to prepare us for advanced kingdom efforts.
Join us at any of our Worship Experience times today: Green Valley - 9am and 10:30am Treasure Island - 11am
For more information about Experience Church, visit us online at www.exp.church
We jump into our new message series this morning, and explore where calling and career intersect
Join us at any of our Worship Experience times today: Green Valley - 9am and 10:30am Treasure Island - 11am
For more information about Experience Church, visit us online at www.exp.church
Happy Easter to All! We had so much fun celebrating our risen savior, Jesus Christ! Pastor Mark McGovern takes a very practical approach in presenting our faith based on factual evidence. This is such an encouraging message that you would want to share with your friends and family
Happy Easter to All! We had so much fun celebrating our risen savior, Jesus Christ! Pastor Mark McGovern takes a very practical approach in presenting our faith based on factual evidence. This is such an encouraging message that you would want to share with your friends and family
Join us for our last week of our message series, From Now On. Treasure Island Location Pastors Kalen and Krista Kramer bring us relevant Biblical truth about how powerful your Easter invitation can be this year.
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Pastor Mark McGovern dives into Judges 6 and shares how God can use the impossible to help us overcome things in our lives. If God can use trumpets and tiki torches, surely He can do anything.
"Anyone can have a good idea; but a vision only comes from God" Pastor Mark McGovern shared the vision of where Experience Church is heading in the years to come. Listen in to catch the vision of the house
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
We wrap up our message series with our Youth Pastor, Austin Largusa, bringing some insight to the Revelation Gifts: Word of Knowledge, Word of Wisdom, and Discernment of Spirits. Great podcast that shares the key to seeing the miracles of God happen today.
We are in Week 2 of our message series Gifted, and Pastor Mark McGovern brings some great revelation on the Utterance GIfts - speaking in tongues, interpretation, and prophecy. Maybe you've had some questions about how these gifts operate - this is a great podcast to listen to
Pastor Mark McGovern kicks off our new message series, Gifted, and brings us a very encouraging word on healing. God can still heal today like He did in the Bible. Listen in to discover the truth about why and how spiritual gifts can affect the church today.
Pastor Mark McGovern walks us through the way to make spirit led decisions in our lives. Much of the answers we are looking for can actually be found in us.
Founding Pastor Mark Smallcombe brings us into Week 2 of our message series In Sync. Listen in to hear some encouraging revelation about how prayer and praise can lead us to be in sync with God
Pastor Mark McGovern kicks off our 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting with an encouraging and insightful message about the why behind prayer and fasting. You can join us this year by going to www.exp.church/21daysofprayer and participating in one of our groups
Pastor Mark dives into Week 3 of our message series, Starlight, and shares how encouraging our light should be for those around us. This message is one of those that are sure to keep you encouraged throughout the week.
Pastor Mark McGovern kicks off our Christmas message series, Starlight with a powerful message on favor. Is favor earned? Does it go away? Is it based on us? Or based on the one who gives it? Be encouraged by this message from this past Sunday.
What is heaven like? Have you ever wondered? What does it look like and feel like? Who is there?
Creative Pastor, Kim Saquing, brings us an encouraging reminder of the heaven that awaits us
Guest Speaker, and owner of District Donuts in New Orleans, Aaron Vogel, gives us great insight on doing God's work OUTSIDE of the church. Do you approach your job as an opportunity to serve God's people and be an accurate reflection of who God is? Or is it just a job?
Pastor Mark McGovern wraps up our series with a peek into where we're headed as a church in 2018. Take a listen to hear how you can partner with the vision to see the San Francisco Bay Area impacted by Jesus
Pastor Mark McGovern brings us an encouraging message on another cultural value at Experience Church: Unity. How can we be united, even in the face of such hard times? Listen in to find out how
Guest speaker Pastor Michael Brueseke brings us a great message on our second core value as a church: community
Pastor Mark McGovern brings us the first installment of This Is Experience as we dive into the values that make us who we are. This week learn how you can experience the Presence of God in your every day life
Lead Pastor Mark McGovern wraps up our Me Too Message Series with powerful illustrations on how we can overcome doubt in our lives. "Doubt is an opportunity to go deeper with God."
Our Green Valley Location Pastors, Josh and Theresa Hill, bring us great encouragement and practical steps to get ahead of our finances. God is not after your money; He's after your heart.
Pastor Mark McGovern brings us week two of our message series, Me Too. You don't have enough time? Me too! Learn how you can Biblically better manage your time
We dive into our "Me Too" series with Pastor Amanda McGovern bringing wisdom into how we deal with a stress at work
The latest and last installment of Momentum by Pastor Mark McGovern brings us insight in identifying and understanding the season we're in. God wants you to experience momentum in EVERY season.
Pastor Mark McGovern brings us into our second installment of Momentum, and shares the 4 steps of Momentum:
- Start
- Breakthrough
- Breakdown
- Breakout
Listen to this podcast if you want to discover how you can get momentum in your life
Lead Pastor Mark McGovern kicks off our Momentum message series with an inspiring stance: MOMENTS lead to MOVEMENT
God is always taking us on a journey. But how can we use these moments to move us in the right direction?
Pastor Banning Liebscher, Jesus Culture, brings a very timely word as we honor Founding Pastors (Mark and Gail Smallcombe), and honor our new Lead Pastors (Mark and Amanda McGovern)
Kingdom People build PEOPLE; not structures
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Austin Largusa kicks off our new message series about worship, My Song. We dive into 2 Chronicles 20 and look at the songs we sing based on where our eyes are postured.
"Our most natural reaction, when we posture ourselves towards God, is worship."
Pastor Amanda McGovern wraps up our message series with an encouraging message about pain. "Don't go through it; GROW through it"
Five dudes bring five minutes of gospel about strength as we celebrated Father's Day in our Green Valley location
Five dudes bring five minutes of gospel about strength as we celebrated Father's Day in our San Francisco location
Pastor Mark McGovern dives into Week 2 with a strong message about "sweating it out". This is a must-listen podcast.
Pastor Mark McGovern kicks off our new message series with a strong challenge to us all: the cross demands a response.
Join us every week in Green Valley at 9:30am and Treasure Island at 11:00am
Established in 2001.
Experience Church is a non-denominational church, known for it's welcoming atmosphere, passionate music and relevant messages. It's a church you'll quickly feel at ease at when coming.
We meet Sundays in two locations: Green Valley, 9:30AM, 1350 Gold Hill Rd, Fairfield Treasure Island, 11AM, 401 13th St. San Francisco
Programs for children ages birth - 5th grade and youth activities at both locations.
Friend of Experience Church, Pastor Kareem Hickman brings a prophetic and dynamic word of encouragement to our church. "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
We are honored to have such a great team at Experience Church. Here are a couple of our Green Valley women bringing 5 minute messages from Mother's Day
We are honored to have such a great team at Experience Church. Here is a panel of 5 of our women giving 5 minute messages about the character of God. Be encouraged
Our thoughts determine our feelings and even our destiny. If you struggle with thinking the right thoughts, these three tips will help you on the quest to change your mindset.
God is in the black, he is a generous giver. We're called to model is generosity. Are there areas in your life that challenge you in your giving of time, money and resources?
Jesus tells us to collect treasures in heaven that can not decay or get stolen. But what does this mean practically? How can we handle money with the right perspective?
The story of David and Goliath gives us insights about the call of God for our lives: it's active, for the present, for the small things, not just for one thing and it's for him - not for a place. Do you know your call?
Are you asking God for his help while he seems to be absent or not listening? Jesus promises that you will overcome thoughts and move mountains if you carry his words in your heart and speak them in faith.
God wants his people to show goodwill to each other as he is showing his goodwill to us. He also calls us to forgive each other. Is there someone you need to forgive in order to mend a wound in your heart?
We were born to serve others - and doing good makes us come alive. But we must put service over status, character over comfort, we over me and worship over wealth. Are you up for this challenge?
God the creator, Jesus the savior and the Holy Spirit the empowerer - the three different revelations of God's personality were already visible when Jesus was born. Have you experienced them all?
Baptism isn't a religious exercise or ritual - it's a life-changing experience and a supernatural opportunity to rise into the grace of a resurrected life. Have you experienced its true meaning?
Rick Warren believes: "There is no such thing as great people. There are only ordinary people committed to great dreams." Do you know God's dream for you and how to be commited to it?
Join Pastor Amanda McGovern as she introduces Pastors from all over the country who speak vision and blessings over the next chapter in our church - and in your personal life.
Without a vision, people stumble through their lives. What is our vision for the next ten years as Experience Church San Francisco - and what is yours?
Church is where God meets us - and where you experience God. Experiences that will heal hearts, spark faith, restore hope, save marriages and touch the lives of you and your family.
God wants us to be hopeful, expecting future good. This even changes our present condition. What are you hoping for? And how are you sharing your hope with others?
The world is full of discouragement, but our God is an encouraging God. He wants you to be an encourager of others and yourself - and there are three ways to do this.
Are you condemning yourself for what you have done in the past? That's old news, no longer true and long forgotten by God. Let him use your past as a platform to show off how great he is.
Loving our enemies is easier said than done - especially if they reject us. But do you know what "turning the other cheek" really means? You might be in for a surprise.
God doesn't always get you out of something, because he sometimes wants to get you through something. But you don't have to do it on your own - he lives in you and is with you every day.
Do you have an elephant in the room of your life? If you avoid it, it will keep growing. The only way to wrestle it down is to run to Jesus and then run at it - and God wants to help you to make the steps forward.
Do you find yourself in a situation that seems impossible to resolve? The disciples knew that feeling, too: but with Jesus' help, they were able to overcome it - and he wants to help you to overcome it as well.
We all get offended in many different ways. But God's plan for you is to be free from offenses and become better, not bitter - and to walk through life free and uncluttered from the bondage of unforgiveness.
We are all being deceived about our circumstances, believing the lies of the enemy. God's presence doesn't fix these problems, but it changes your perception so that you can fix them yourself.
When you go through a storm in your life, Jesus does not always want to take it away. Instead, he wants to take away your fear of the storm - a fear that often is bigger than the storm itself.
Getting into a life of prayer can be intimidating - but we can defeat this bully of intimidation. Our panelists share about their prayer struggles and victories in their lives.
Worshiping God in truth means the truth about who he is and who we are in him - but it requires trust. Are you trusting in him, even if you sometimes can't see the way?
The man from Gerasa was possessed by demons, but he still ran to Jesus and worshiped him. It changed his life and relationships forever. You can praise Jesus even in your darkest times - have you tried it?
Sometimes, Jesus sends us out into a storm so we can learn to trust in him and to worship him through it. Are you calling out to God in the midst of your storm?
Instead of being self-centered, God wants us to make him the center of our worship. Is your worship God centered or are your situations dictating your worship?
The story of Martha and Mary shows us why it's important to sit at Jesus' feet: we gain strength, desire more of him and receive faith. Are you with Jesus - or are you working in the kitchen?
Father's Day Special: How does God's fatherly love for us translate to our love for our children? Mark and Tom McGovern share from their experiences as young and seasoned fathers.
God wants us to fulfill the purpose he has put in us. But sometimes we have to relocate to a place where we are closer to him. Are you close enough for his purpose to flourish?
God has a three-point plan for you to find true rest for your mind, body and soul. But are you willing to rest or are you too busy trying to control everything in your life?
God used Joseph's journey to prepare his character and position him to fulfill his dream. Are you trusting God with your dream or are you working on it for yourself?
The story of Lazarus reminds us that God's timing is always perfect - even if a solution seem absolutely impossible to us. Are you in a desperate situation that needs God's intervention?
Do you avoid confronting your brokenness? Jesus pursues it to lead you to the freedom that only he can bring.
God wants us to fully trust in him with every aspect of our lives. Are you still trying to trust in yourself instead of fully trusting in God? Here's how to change that pattern.
What does being a Christian have in common with being pregnant? Guest speaker Mark Francey explains how both change ourselves, our circumstances and the people we meet.
Jesus faced the most agonizing and loneliest moment as he chose God's will over his own in the garden of Gethsemane. How can his and the church's support help you on the path to your own breakthrough?
Prayer is the language that unites our hearts. With whom are you praying on a regular basis? Do you expect God to hear your prayers and act on them?
God is very invitational: he invites the thirsty who's unable to pay as well as the satisfied and self-sufficient. Which group do you belong to? And how can you respond to God's invitation?
We all long for acceptance, but getting rejected makes us feel alone. God accepts you for who you are - all you need to do is to accept his love. Are you ready for that?
We don't have to be alone to feel lonely. And when we feel lonely, we often don't know what to do about it or are looking for the wrong cure. Do you know God? He wants to bring comfort into any situation of your life.
God created us to live our lives in community, instead of on our own. Are you a creator or a consumer of community? And how can you change your behavior?
Transitions are a part of life. But sometimes we need to let go of certain things before we can move on to a new stage. Which things are holding you back? Which ones do you have to burn on the altar?
God's word provides a good antidote for feelings of worry, fear, the need to have more or to put our trust in material things: ten percent of our income belongs to God. Is this a challenge for you or are you giving freely?
God doesn't want us to walk through life alone, but to have close and personal relationships through friendship. How many close friends do you have? What are you doing to maintain these relationships?
Risky romance or lasting love - is it just by accident that some people are able to get ahead in their relationships? Or are there principles that help us to navigate through trials and challenges?
Following God's will does not always lead us down the easy road. But your trials aren't there to master, but to mature you. So what can you do when you are feeling stuck in your current situation?
Are you focusing on your near-term goals so much that you miss the big picture of your life? God wants to help you to look beyond your human vision and invites you to see your life through his eyes.
As children of God, we are part of a royal family - a family that needs to reflect this by living a royal life. Are you living a royal life with God and through him?
Putting God first does not mean to put our family, our career and our finances second - it means putting him and his kingdom first in our family, our career and our finances. But what is the kingdom of God?
We live in an overworked culture: most of us work over 60 hours a week. But God wants us rest and connect with him. Are you taking some time to just rest and connect with God?
Jesus tells us to seek first the kingdom of God. But what does this mean in our daily lives? Are we really seeking God's kingdom?
With 2016 just around the corner, five speakers tackle different aspects of their lives - and how God will make a difference in their and your next year.
God has given each of us a dream. A dream to hold on to and to protect, a dream that God wants us to fulfill through him. What are you doing to make sure that dream comes to pass?
What is the one gift that you can bring Jesus on his birthday? It's your worship - for who he is, for what he has done and for what he will do.
The church is a family, not a business. It doesn't build structures, but people - and we don't raise sons and daughters but fathers and mothers. Are you a child or a parent?
God has called us to use our spiritual gifts to reach others with love - because without love, our works don't mean anything. What areas in your life do you need to show more love in?
Salvation through Jesus is God's great gift for you. But what are the things that you need salvation from? And do you still need salvation even if you are already a Christian?
God has called us to be loved, to belong and to become. He will equip us with spiritual gifts to help us along the way. But how do we know what our gifts are? How do we discover them?
God has made a difference in our lives so we can make a difference in other people's lives. But what can we do if we feel that we don't have what we need to be a difference maker?
Finding God's purpose for our lives comes with two challenges: we need to find and we need to lose ourselves. Impossible? Not for God - and he has already set you up with people and talents to help you on the journey.
Religion builds walls and makes Jesus hard to see. Good news: Jesus is in the bridge building business to help people overcome obstacles, divides and walls - and he wants you to be a bridge builder, too.
Unfulfilled expectations, unrelenting doubt and unchangeable circumstances - these three big dream killers are trying to steer you away from your dream and your purpose. How do you get rid of them?
Do you feel that prayer is a penalty for your sins? Don't! Prayer is an enormous privilege: it allows you to communicate with God who desires an intimate relationship with you.
Do you find yourself in dark places by listening to fear? God is more than willing to meet you there and help you begin to operate in faith instead of fear.
How does your family serve one another? As the center of your family, Jesus calls you to serve as he does: selflessly and unceasingly.
When you are in a relationship with another person, you will have to deal with differences. They can lead to disappointments - but they are normal, complimentary and completive. How will you respond to them?
You might fill your living room with photos of the past - images frozen in time. But what picture do you have of your life and your future? And who is in it?
Where is your heart right now? Is it beating for God, other people, his house? Is it blessing others? Is it pure? In the last part of our message series "Pigs & Pearls", six speakers tag team to tackle these topics.
Samson had the call of God on his life - but his downfall was giving in to the temptations of a Philistine woman. What compromises are you making in your life? Are you partnering up with people who reject God?
Another set of pearls are God's promises for our lives - and they can be trampled by the pigs of missing revelation. But even if you can't see God's purpose, he always delivers on his promises.
God wants us to be well nourished. But our nourishment doesn't come from just knowing his will, but from doing it: to minister and meet the needs of hurting people. Who in your life is hurting? Whom do you need to reach out to?
One of God's pearls is his purpose for our life. But there will be people, situations and temptations - the pigs - that trample on it and cause us pain. How can we grow through this pain?
God's power is ready to change your life today - and to change you from "a certain person" to "his child". Are you willing to exercise your faith?
What is holding you back from getting through the storms in your life? Is it fear? Fear makes it hard to recognize Jesus - and fear makes you as afraid of the solution as of the situation.
How faithful are you in your devotion to God? In the midst of your troubles, God has not abandoned you. He promises to draw near to you as you draw near to him.
Are you becoming who you were or are you becoming who you are in Christ? Only through his death we can reach our full potential.
Taming our tongue is good and important, but that's not everything we can or should do. Our tongue connects our earthly experience with God's realm. How can we use it to build our faith?
On average, we spend a fifth of our lives talking. But are we doing it with an untamed tongue? God wants to teach each of us how to put our tongue in its place.
Does your faith grow or is it asleep? God has given each of us a measure of faith - and to grow it, we must use and express our faith through works.
Do you find yourself judging others? Not even in a little way? Whether it's justified or not, Jesus calls us to be impartial, because his church is a safe house from judgement.
Do you believe that being poor means that you are more holy? That being rich means that you have earned God's blessings? Both beliefs are wrong - and it's not about what you have, but what you do with it.
Have you encountered the Lord and not even known it? As the woman at the well experienced, your past does not matter: Jesus is eager to reveal his love, grace, and life giving power to you.
It's normal and okay to be around Jesus and still have doubts in him or in yourself. Doubt doesn't stop God from using you - but he wants you to move from doubt to faith.
Five mothers share about chosing joy in all circumstances, speaking positive if you want to see the positive, slowing down and setting aside your plans and lists and cherishing moments instead, that you are never alone and about covering your (future) kids with love and seek the Lord fervently for them.
How are you dealing with distractions that keep you away from communicating with God? Right at the beginning of his book, James shows us a great method to cut through the noise and busyness of today's life.
Heaven is God's ultimate grace. Heaven is not boring and not make-believe, despite what some people want to tell you. But heaven is not something that you can put off until later.
God's mighty grace does not just work through individual believers. When we are filled with God's grace and come together as one to operate in our gifts, cities and nations are transformed.
God wants to astound you with his grace. He is constantly thinking of how to bless you - not how to curse you. Focus on him, not on your own efforts.
How do you respond to the good news that forgiveness and grace are completely free and unmerited? Do you point fingers and condemn others or do you embracde it wholeheartedly?
Cities are important for God as places of influence, potential, reach and mission. You might think that your city is there for you - but God's plan is for you to show his grace to your city.
Are you feeling burdened by your past and the judgment of others? Jesus has your back, but he wants you to leave your sinful life behind and to be transformed by the power of his grace.
A very practical way to experience God's grace is having communion with one another. Are you participating in it routinely and without much consideration? Then Paul's words are here to remind you what it really means.
Don't change the subject with God: his subject is grace, but we want to make it into religion. But religion will cause you to miss what God is trying to do through you.
Are you trying to earn or justify your gift of grace? Jesus' story of the prodigal son and his father reveal the fullness of God's "undignified" grace.
You may know the story of the sick man at the pool of Bethesda. But did you know that his condition, concerns and convictions are exactly the same ones that we can have as Christians today?
The biggest distinction of our lives should be God's presence on us. But too often we are happy with God remaining in the background. How can we experience God's presence in our church and our lives?
When God's presence is with us, we look, act and feel differently. But just experiencing his presence is not all there is - we need to release it into other people's lives and situations.
Have you seen God lately? And which face of God is it that you need to see most in your current situation: servant, advocate or king?
What is the meaning of your life? Wealth, fame, power, the partner and the house of your dreams? Solomon had all this. But he came to a conclusion that might surprise you.
What sets each believer apart from everybody else? The everyday reality of God's almighty presence. This new message series wants to stir up your hunger for God's tangible presence in and around your life.
Five pastors and church members are talking about times and seasons of transition, innovation, discretion, mission and decision in their lives - and how they felt God's presence in each moment.
Everyone who was in some way connected with Jesus' birth responded with genuine joy and worship. You can respond in the same way - even if your season has been anything but joyful or praiseworthy.
When the first Christmas happened, a major change took place in the lives of those involved. Their responses ushered in the greatest blessing on Earth and made history. How do you respond to change?
Life isn't one fluid, unobstructed movement of progress. Instead, it's a collection of different times and seasons. Are you happy in your current season? Or are you wishing you were in a different one right now?
Can a burial be reason for celebration? Yes, if that burial is a baptism - the death of our old self, followed by our resurrection into a new life with Jesus.
Fear of exposure, disapproval and loss can ruin our relationships just like it ruined the relationship between God and Adam and Eve. The antidote to fear is God's love - and there are three steps that we can take to live in it.
The paralyzed man's external condition was obvious - but what needed Jesus' attention was his internal condition. Just like him, Jesus came to transform you on the inside as well as on the outside.
Don't avoid the pain of change - if you become comfortable in the good, you will never reach the great. God has a word for every area of your life, but are you willing to listen to him?
Our own efforts will never be good enough - if we want true change and transformation, we need the Holy Spirit to fill us and and to fill our meetings with his presence.
God operates in different ways and different orders than we do - but he is really good at getting us to where he wants us to go.
The further you are getting away from God, the more trouble you are going to have in your life. But the closer you are getting to God, the more your life is going to be transformed.
God isn't in the business of doing mediocre things. But in order to partner with him, we need to draw near to him, be ourselves, let go of our bad attitudes and be constantly filled by the Holy Spirit.
Most believers are not in danger of ruining their lives - they are in danger of wasting them. How satisfied are you with the Christian life you have settled for? It's time to let go what's been holding you back and to dream big.
This month's Lab is the third in our "Hearing from God" series. This time, our topic is: How can we hear what God is telling us about other people - and how do we deliver his message?
Without a prophetic vision and without a motivating cause, we will grow careless and become apathetic. Vision however is the greatest deterrent to sin.
Without really knowing God's vision for the world, many people are attempting things they hope line up with God's vision. But how do we know what really is God's vision for our lives?
While family has always been the cornerstone of society, it seems to be more and more riddled with disrespect, division and dysfunction. Today, six people tell us how they overcame these issues.
Whom should I marry? Senior Pastors Mark and Gail Smallcombe answer this question by talking about ten men and women not to marry. (Inspired by a column by J. Lee Grady/Charisma Magazine)
Many of our homes are characterised by conflict, tension, disagreement or strife. Jesus said: "Blessed are the peacemakers" - yet we often settle for being peacefakers and peacebreakers.
How can we tell that a word is really from God? How do we act after hearing from him? And how do we react when we don't think it's his word? This month's Lab continues last month's topic: hearing God's voice.
How do you set up your family and children up for success, especially when success doesn't mean graduating from Harvard or Stanford - but becoming more like Jesus?
When you take a snapshot of the modern American family, you will find that it's not as pretty as on TV. But if you start to pursue what God wants for you and your family, you are going to see the benefits.
With prayer and praise you're positioned perfectly for the promises of God to become real in your life and for the challenges that you will encounter.
God's presence transforms us from glory to glory, but your life might not seen all that glorious right now. How can you get away from your busy life and its concerns and into God's presence instead?
How do we hear from God? How do we know that what we hear is from God? And what happens if we hear from God in a different way than we thought?
What does God think about his church? His goal for the church is to be one as he is one. Being one with him and each other will concentrate his presence and glory in church - and in us.
God doesn't need us or our praise. But he wants and desires us. That's why he created us - and that's why he revealed himself to us in Jesus Christ. This is what sets Christianity apart from every other religion. (This messages was inspired by Pastor Michael Pitts, Planet Shakers)
The first part of our new message series asks the question: "Is Jesus really the king of your life?" And if he is, what does it mean?
Miracles and breakthroughs are not merely about faith but about exercising the revelation and the authority of the one who has conquered sin and death.
Peace is the birthright of every believer in all circumstances. But too often our focus is misdirected - just like the disciples' focus was misdirected when they were facing a storm that overshadowed their faith with fear.
Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine. But why did he do it? Why did Mary ask him to? And what can we learn from her?
Jesus didn't heal the ten lepers right away - hear and learn from what he did first and in which way he challenged them before changing their condition.
Do you find yourself trapped and bound in an area of your life? God has an exit strategy that will roll the stone away, awaken your spirit and get you stepping forward.
Size doesn't matter to God. He can use anything we offer to him, if it is given in obedience, faith and sacrifice. When we offer our meager resources to God, we discover that the impossible isn't.
We don't put our faith into the things we're asking God for. We put our faith in the character of God. We step out in faith as the Spirit prompts us, because we trust in the grace and authority of our Savior.
We settle for far less than what God has for us if we don't pursue people that can speak into our lives and help us: spiritual fathers, mothers, older brothers and sisters that will stretch and grow us.
If we want to connect people to Christ, we need to take our time to observe, assess and seek to understand them and their situation - one size definitely doesn't fit all.
You are not your past, your job, your sin, your success, your family, your strength, your weakness, your hits or your misses. Who you are in Christ is who you really are.
Our greatest identity is that of a receiver, not a doer, a worker or a performer. As we receive from God, we can't help but to give our lives away to others.
Fear is something that we all have to deal with. In our monthly leadership series, several people share about their personal fears, how they conquered them and how we too can live fearlessly.
A rookie member of a sports team is already highly gifted and skilled, but needs to keep learning. That's an attitude worth copying. Let's not become veterans who have seen it all and know it all.
We all are broken and hurt in need of healing - but so often we find ourselves in the waiting room wondering if and when we will ever get well. Hear Jesus' words to you that will bring life and healing.
Seven miles was the distance between the big city of Jerusalem and the small town of Emmaus - the destination of two disheartened and disillusioned disciples 2000 years ago. Are you traveling in a similar direction?
The sixth piece of our spiritual armor is the sword of the spirit which is the word of God. Being able to wield that sword means being able to use the truth of scripture at any given point.
What is peace and how do we get it in our lives? How can we protect our thoughts and emotions from the enemy's attacks? Mark McGovern and Kareem Hickman team up for this message.
What do we do when we get discouraged? How do we strengthen ourselves? In this month's Lab, several leaders share about this question from their personal experience.
Being obedient to God and using faith as our shield and our outer defense will protect us from all ranged attacks of the enemy - and allow us to move forward.
The devil wants to bring us under control of the spirit of our age and to attack us in the everyday arena of our lives. To protect ourselves against this, we need to put on the breastplate of righteousness.
Even after good things happen to us the devil will not cease to attack us with false thoughts and emotions. Seeing through his lies and deceptions will help you to live in the victory we have through Jesus.
Have you ever felt that just as you step up or step out for God, all hell seems to want to break lose? This message series is going to help you to get through what you are going through.
How we can we actively be used by God to minster to other people? In this month's Lab, several leaders share about this question from their personal experience.
Enoch's story tells us that not only does God love us walking with him - he has made it very doable to walk with him, too. And we can learn three things from his life that apply to us today.
Noah's walk with God was authentic and real - not pitiful but powerful. But where are those who really love God and walk with him today?
Do you want to trudge through your life on your own? Or do you want to walk the way of God - with him? If it's the latter, this new message series will equip you with the right tools.
God has called you to continue with what his son has started: to gather a family that will love him and live with him forever.
Do you want be a leader? Then prepare to take a stand. You need to be courageous - God's Kingdom is a kingdom of no compromises.
God has put four callings on our lives: we are called to be loved by him, to belong to a living church, to become like Christ and to bless others.
We need to break the veil of limited thinking - and believe that there are seeds of unique greatness placed in us by God that might yet be undiscoverd.
Our gifts are a guide to our purpose. Each of us has God-given gifts - we don't need to try out other people's gifts. They are a part of who we are, but don't determine our value.
The first purpose of our lives is not to do something but to be loved by God. Our first call in life is to be a son or daughter of a loving heavenly father.
In a frenetic and crowded world, it's easy to lose hope that we can make a real difference. Yet God has something significant for us to do and someone uncommon for us to be.
The Christmas story is one of the greatest reminders that the important things of life happen not as our own doing but at God's supernatural and miraculous initiative.
You may say that you want to see more of God - but do you really want to see his glory? Or are you too busy seeking your own glory, content with only a glimpse of God?
Passion for God comes from God. When we discover God's heart for us we will burn with passion for him and truly care about others.
Get rid of the negative images and limitations that you have set for yourself: we have a savior who can clean our minds and write his truth on our hearts.
Are you suffering from the Esau syndrome, trading away God's lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite?
How many true friends do you have? Are you obsessed with work, social media and your online image? God never created us to be independent but to support one another in true friendship.
God who is eternal, all-knowing, all-present and all-powerful wants to be friends with whom he has created: us. But it's us who don't want to be close to God.
Unforgiveness doesn't make us attractive - and it sure doesn't make others want to have fellowship with us. When we harbor unforgiveness in our hearts, we fail to remember that Jesus has already forgiven us.
Family relationships affect everything: an up close and personal look at the parent-child, the sibling and the adopted children of God relationships.
God wants to use the people in our lives to bless us and for us to bless them. But if we choose to avoid relationships because we fear to be rejected or we feel like rejecting certain people ourselves, we can't live how God wants us to live. If we want to be like him, we have to learn to love like him.
Everything we want to do in life, every dream, every aspiration, every hope is connected to relationships. Relationships are a symbol of our understanding and acceptance of God’s love for us. How do we transform relationships and environments that invite people in?
God doesn't demand anything from us. We don't have to make sacrifices, he made the greatest sacrifice once and for all. We don't have to earn his grace, we just have to open our hands to receive it.
God wants to fill our boat - but are we making our boats available for him, are we willing to go deeper, to row out and to let down our nets?
God has entrusted us with many talents and things. It's our responsability to use them so that we will receive authority and gain increase in our lives.
Have you ever been to a pet store and seen a rat in a cage, running inside a wheel that is spinning but going nowhere? Do you feel like you are in this rat race yourself when it comes to money and finances?
Many believers go through life thinking that because they are not rich, they are poor. Some keep hoping for the day when they will become rich and have no more challenges. But our father in heaven has already made us far richer in things that matter.
Many people know how they should live, yet feel unable to do anything about it - because they are resistant to change and because they find it difficult to break away from external influences, ways of thinking and conclusions formed in their mind.
Are you a silent griever? Do you believe that you can never show weaknesses, doubts and that you have to be cheerful and happy even though your heart is breaking inside of you?
If we just try to change our attitudes or behaviors without dealing with our basic mindset, the changes will only be temporary. Only renewing our mind can deliver us from limping around in the failures of our past.
Many believers still struggle with sin, failure, insecurity, depression and poor self image. Most don't realize the effect their mind and thoughts have on their spiritual lives.
How do we know the Lord's timing in our life? Jesus provides us with the perfect example of both waiting and going that we can follow.
A revelation of grace always leads to freedom and joy. We don't have to sin any more to fulfill unmet needs and desires because King Jesus becomes our complete satisfaction.
When Jesus wins our heart through his grace, our natural response is to crown him as Lord of our life. The shocking truth of the gospel transforms us into people that yield and receive from him, not resist and reject him.
We have embraced ideas and values that contradict the Gospel of Jesus Christ being Lord. Let's take an honest look at the Jesus of the Bible as Lord and what the consequences might be if we really embraced him and lived for him alone.
We can dwell in God's house, but not receive anything that he has provided for us there. To change this, we need to believe that we have received his gifts.
Becoming obsessed with what people think about us is the quickest way to forget what God thinks about us. Our worth is based on what he says about us - our focus should be on pleasing him instead of pleasing people.
The key to getting past our past is knowing who we are, because affirmation releases potential. As new persons in Christ, his goodness and mercy will follow us and will never leave.
We are easily offended, but we are called to act like the good shepherd: to give others the benefit of a doubt, not label them and forgive them as we have been forgiven.
We are more connected than ever before and lonelier than ever before. But in the valley of the shadow of death, only a closer relationship with God can help us - not an earthly friend.
God's version of our best life is one that gives him the glory: we need to ask the right questions, chose to be like Christ and respond according to our faith.
When we try to control people and things, our ego wants to be in control, edging God out. But is it really worth our concern, ours to control - and have we given it over to God?
If you feel like a black or like a lost sheep, if the pressure is intense and even if others have left you all alone, Jesus the Good Shepherd hears your cries. Help is on the way from the Lord.
When we live the Jesus culture of the early desciples, it will reflect and glorify God in such a way that we never want anything less for ourselves, our family, friends, neigbors and colleagues.
Christians need a holistic community. God doesn't want us to hide but to acknowledge the need for him and for one another. In a community, we are known and know each other.
Gospel-centered generosity is a heart ready for joyful and extravagant giving. But if we haven't learned how to receive, we don't know how to give - we can't give what we don't have.
Sometimes we are not as successful as we know we should be - because we are working in disagreement with God, ourself and others. The good news: when things are different, they can get into agreement.
Does God want us to believe for the miraculous? Absolutely! The question is whether or not our hearts are open enough to receive them and whether or not our faith is big enough to operate in his power.
Communion is not just the Lord's supper - it is also the way that the Lord works in our lives. Are you in the taking, blessing, breaking or giving season?
If we want to pray like the early Christians, we have to change the way we pray and the way we act - maybe we are already the answer to somebody's prayer.
The early believers devoted themselves to teaching and to fellowship: the word of God leads us into relationship and community. But we are hardly devoted to anything or anyone but ourselves.
We've lost our passion for the preaching of the word - we've settled for solo teaching through books and blogs when Jesus meant it to be something experienced in community.
The revolutions that started in San Francisco are nothing compared to the revolution that started in a room filled with apprehension, anticipation and devotion.
There is only one way to share the Gospel: boldly. Are you ready to see what happens when boldness to share the Gospel becomes our number one prayer request?
Because of our fallen nature, we're biased toward self-protection, self-pleasing and self-serving. But the power of the Gospel releases the giver in us.
When Jesus healed the ten lepers, he was sad to see that only one returned to thank him and to experience a much bigger miracle - the miracle of a relationship. Are we like the nine or like the one?
The Gospel is the power of God - supernatural and goes far beyond our understanding, our efforts and abilities. We must not be ashamed of its transforming power that changes everyone who believes.
We are taking a look at 14 metaphors for the Gospel - and how the Gospel will set us free from heart idols that might even sound worthy to be pursued.
We all value different things differently - what does God honor? If we would fully understand how much God values us, we would change our priorities.
Do we think our problems are bigger than God's power? Do we compare the little we think we can do against what God has called us to do? And do we compare ourselves with others? Then we live in a comparison and measurement mentality.
Have you ever been bit by religion? Religion bites with judgement and condemnation. But God's abundant grace brings healing and restoration.
Purpose has nothing to do with your place or space. It has nothing to do with your address or location, position or persuasion - purpose can exist in spite of anything.
Jesus came not to get a life - but to give his life. If you want to live the life God intended, serve with the gift that God has given you. God's grace is your gift and your gift is God's grace.
How do we go from receiving to reigning? By fighting a good fight of faith in our daily battles - by aligning our thoughts, belief system and self talk to the Word of God.
Condemnation makes us feel as if life is reigning over us, not vice versa. But who condemns us and tells us we're not good enough? God surely doesn't.
We're all sinners, without any exemption. But we're all made righteous through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
Every believer should get familiar with Romans 5, because it has everything to do with living life as an overcomer: it's the life script for our destiny as sons and daughters of the King of Kings, to rule and reign in life.
We need to have God's word in us to go into the world. If we don't have a word, we won't go. And we can't go with a word we don't believe in or haven't experienced.
We often pray for guidance and direction, but God's word doesn't always say everything about every situation - but it says a lot about the one who will be there to walk with us through every situation.
How does God want to unleash this church? Not just by being radical individuals but by being a radical new community, working out the gospel together.
We may think that we don't have enough money, knowledge, skills or friends to make disciples. But we don't have to: all we need is to have fellowship with people and they will open up - to us and to God.
If we reclaim our field, our house will become a house of worship, a house full of people and a house for the city. We won't fight about music styles, we won't just be for one demography and we will be indispensable for the city.
The first time when people were getting together in unity and sharing everything was in the first Christian community. How does out community look like today?
"Go!" doesn't always mean a long way: sometimes it's just a little farther from where we're at - or from what we've settled for. But the miracle is always in the stretch.
What can we learn from Joshua at the eve of entering the promised land as we are celebrating our first service on San Francisco's Treasure Island?
Do we love people? Or do we just tolerate or maybe even avoid them? Why do we love things more than Jesus? Because we have not discovered how much he loves us - there is not a moment where he doesn't love us.
Discipleship is simply about following Jesus. Are we really observing and asking, following him in all we do, getting on a mission with him and go out? Are we really walking with God and abide in him?
Mercy hurts, is selfless and doesn't insist on getting something in return. How can we be merciful persons? Whom can we give something, and what?
Even if we come to church every week, are huge givers and do long fasts, it doesn't make us followers of Jesus. We need to ask ourselves: How do I follow Jesus with everything I do - not by following rules, but by becoming like him.
With our words we can either bless or curse our future. We need to consider God's best for us and turn the talk about failure into talk about favor - not saying what it looks like in the natural but what it looks like to God.
We often ask ourselves: why do bad things happen to good people - or more precisely, me? But instead of that question, we should ask ourselves: why do good things happen to bad people?
Ken Mansfield, former US Tour Manager of Apple Records, talks about his time with The Beatles - and about losing everything but eventually gaining the only thing that really matters.
Faith is not a coping mechanism. Faith opens our eyes so we can see that God is already at work on our behalf. It's a power to change things that God doesn't want us to accept - things that he wants us to have a breakthrough in.
We shouldn't make the mistake of mistaking hope for faith. Also, faith in God is more important than having faith for things. His grace, the grace to endure God's "no", is sufficient for us.
The source of our faith is the grace of God, not prayer, bible study, church attendance, tithing or rule keeping. His unmerited favor, not our works, make us people of faith.
Faith does not exempt us from hardship, tragedy and adversity. Real faith is proven in the furnace of affliction, in the time of adversity.
This world is not transformed by nice ideas - it's transformed by people with the substance of faith operating on the inside of them. But are you building this faith foundation or are you more concerned about a good facade?
God wants to heal us - but are we just sitting back and wondering why he isn't doing anything or are we willing to stretch out our hands to him to receive his healing power?
Transforming our minds into the mind of Christ isn't a one-step action. In fact, there are eight stepping stones that build on one another to reach that goal.
When you have a spouse, a relative, a friend or work colleague who does not respond with either love or respect to you, you have the potential of being greatly rewarded.
Do you ask God sometimes what his purpose for you and your life is? Micah asked him the same question - and God answered in a way he might not have expected.
We don't have to walk with God all on our own: God's Holy Spirit is empoweing us with his gifts to edify ourselves and he empowers us to witness to others.
To have a testimony like Enoch, we must let our spirit (wo)man overcome our soul(wo)man - not allowing our soul to bully our spirit, but making time for God's spirit to fill us.
Nothing in our culture is more applauded than the ability to walk alone, but God never created us to walk alone: we were born to walk with God.
Walking with God pleases him and produces great grace on our lives. From the life of Noah, we can learn about three things that activate a close walk with God: faith, obedience and fellowship.
God wants to renew us to use us. He wants to renew our first love, faith, mind, health, strength and boldness. He wants to give us a fresh anointing and to pray big prayers.
Join us for our year-end Blessing Service on Christmas Day. Celebrate the most wonderful gift of all: Jesus!
The story of our saviour's birth is a wake-up call to our willingness to respond in belief and obedience to the divine purpose and leading of God in our lives.
The stains on our lives are big - and we can't help it. But how are we dealing with them? And how does God deal with them instead? Are we willing to accept his forgiveness?
God is not only our creator - he is our lord, our master and king who is free to spend our lives as he pleases. But often we reverse this in our lives - we become a monument to self-sufficiency and our services become a means of self-entertainment.
How Jesus had communion with the many and the few is a symbol for how he handles every life that he uses for his glory.
In our culture we're always surrounded with temptation to trust in our own abilities. Our challenge: to live in a way that we are radically dependant on and desperate for the power only God can provide.
We as Christ followers in Western churches have embraced values and ideas that are not only unbiblical but actually contradict the gospel. But we have a choice: we can chose to continue with business as usual or we can take an honest look at the Jesus of the Bible - and live differently.
Self-centeredness seemingly tells us that we're doing good things for us and others when we are not - we can even have so many visions that we miss Jesus. But he is the only way out of this subtle disease.
We are more than conquerors: a conqueror gets things done on his own strength, but we can use the weapons of someone who has already conquered for us - the blood of Jesus, the name of Jesus and the word of God.
How do we live a life of audacious faith? By not distancing us from the world and by standing firm: we think that the current is strong, but all we have to do is stand up on God's promises and principles.
Hardened, shallow or distracted - let's be honest: how does your hard look like? And why would having an open heart be so much better for you?
Jesus says that God's kingdom is near, we even pray "Your kingdom come" - but what does this mean for our lives? How can we seek, step into, be changed by and live in God's kingdom?
Are we prepared for what God wants to give us? Will we be able to retain it? We need to dig ditches and locate the well that supplies and retains life-giving water.
Our identity is not based on who we are, but whose we are. Let's not fall victim to spiritual identity theft - someone telling us we're not a child of God or trying to make us get our acceptance from something or someone else.
Jesus said: "Offenses must come." So how do we neutralize the toxic power of criticiscm and live life not on the defense but boldly and graciously on the front foot of love?
Our relationship with God is more than a crisis relationship. The power of the kingdom should control our lives - not banks, people and circumstances.
A challenging message on why we don't pray and what happens when prayer stops. But when we pray, things will change - and here's how we can pray.
If living in bondage hurts and isolates us, why don't we allow Jesus to fix the broken things in our life? He is ready to heal - are we ready to be made whole again?
If we can understand the relation between sheep and a good shepherd, we can begin to understand what it looks like to have a relationship with God: he is our leader, not our life coach.
Jesus' call to follow him is always at his initiative, surprisingly simple and amazingly life changing. Just as powerful and significant is his command to abide in him - not to live for him, but to live in him.
Struggle and pain are often signals from God that something new is about to happen or needs to happen - don't think God has deserted you if you or your faith are going through some pain.
We are oversaturated with words that are big on information but small on revelation or impartation. But power for living our natural lives and victory over the enemy in our spiritual lives is all accessed from the word of God.
Sometimes we are worried about the outcome of our life. Here are four points that can help us in being obdient to God's word and to trust him.
When we live our lives by default instead of by design, we find ourselves saying "Must I?" instead of saying "I must!" We can't decide or determine our destiny, our "I must", however - we need to discover it.
Let the God of justice show you how to find freedom from your own injustices so you can help others find freedom from theirs.
Important and supernatural things happen in upper rooms - in both the Old and the New Testament. What can we learn from these and why is it important to not just stay in there?
It's easy to hear the story of the prodigal son and his mad brother - but have we ever thought about the father, his motivation and his love for his sons?
Do we just live with an appetite for God or do we have a true hunger and thirst for righteousness? It's easy to fake Christianity, but our experience needs to be deeper than just a set of ideas.
Introduction to our new series MORE where Pastor Mark reintroduces us to the person, nature, and work of the Holy Spirit.
Your best life is having a story of his miraculous encounter with you and in you - for his glory and purpose. Because nothing is too hard for God.
Strength is more than a physical or emotional condition but a spiritual condition. We can learn from Samson's story what causes us to lose our strength and how to get it back.
What we think about our best life might be very different from what God thinks about it. To find out about his purpose, we need to look at our identity - and we might be in for a surprise.
The story of the prodigal son is not just about the son who went without being sent, it's also about the son who stayed - yet even though he seemed to be a model son, his heart was missing.
Did you ever wonder why Nicodemus went to Jesus at night? Was it because all those thoughts, feelings and questions he was able to suppress during the daytime were now in his mind loud and clear?
A poetic drama about Jesus last hours, followed by a challenging message that looks at Easter from a very different perspective.
Which excuses do you make that are keeping you from the best life Jesus has for you - and from coming to the table and pulling up a chair at the feast he has for you?
Disciple and discipleship are words we often hear and most likely have used a few times ourselves. But do we know what true discipleship really means?
Do we really believe that the good news is good? Then how have made something that magnificent and extraordinary into such a miserable and ordinary experience?
Honoring someone on a daily basis can become tough because that person doesn't feel special anymore - but God wants us to honor one another so he can bless us.
Honor is more than curteous words - honor is an issue of the heart. The Bible shows us four divisions of authority and gives us specific guidelines how to honor each one.
Honoring someone can be a rather abstract concept sometimes. What practical steps could we take if we want to honor our pastor?
Honor is a great and godly virtue. We love it and applaud it, but where is it in our everyday lives? Could our lack of honor, reverence, value and respect of Gold be restricting his mighty work in our lives?`
Sometimes we get trapped in the past - and the problem with that is that we end up unable to seize the present or to prepare for the future. But there is a difference between remembering something and being trapped in the memory of it.
If Joshua can make a bad alliance, it can happen to us, too. But we serve a God that can make our mistake into a miracle and our mess into a message.
Love communicates and love believes in other people - but we have to tell our story in a language that they are able to understand.
We believe that God can do wondrous things, yet we seldom ask him to do so. Instead, we are getting into alliances or career that we were never meant to be in - and now it's costing us.
Our lives are divinely orchestrated by God. Yet we let closed doors convince us that there is no dream or that no one is in charge. But God's plan means that he will use all situations to move us towards the goal.
Our lives are divinely orchestrated by God. Yet we let closed doors convince us that there is no dream or that no one is in charge. But God's plan means that he will use all situations to move us towards the goal.
Don't do things that other people are doing - make a decision to change so you won't be the same in twelve months. Remember: Satan is limited but you have no limitations, renew your mind to spiritual thinking and become a sower and speaker.
You may have gotten off to a rough start, but it's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish. Don't let your heredity stop your destiny and realize that the enemy is not just fighting for where you are – he is fighting you for where you are going.
Want to change but find it hard? Desire the growth you see in others? Need to break out of where you're at? Learn the biblical keys of how to break out of a spiritual rut and to move quickly into who God has called you to be.
The most powerful thing that we can do is not to try harder nor is it to wait for something to happen. Instead it's yielding to God's will and desire. When we yield, our burdens are being lifted, giving us rest.
One of the dilemmas of our days is that we believe: God can speak to others, but he's not going to speak to me. But if God talked to people throughout the Bible, he'll talk to you. How can we discern the right voice?
God is really interested in our relationships with one another - because he knows that they are an important source for growth in our life.
God rarely makes something out of nothing - only at the beginning he spoke the world into being. He needs our little faith to start to operate.
The best decision you can make in 2011 is to set your attitude for success: an attitude of faith is the single greatest way to keep the favor or God on your life.
People are afraid of a lot of things: driving on the freeway, living in a city, going out at night, getting on an airplane. God doesn't want you to live in fear but to live in faith. Your safety isn't dependent on where you live - but in whom.
People are afraid of a lot of things: driving on the freeway, living in a city, going out at night, getting on an airplane. God doesn't want you to live in fear but to live in faith. Your safety isn't dependent on where you live - but in whom.
Everyone has an opinion of who Jesus is. Who is he to you? His entry into this world was not dainty, cure or safe. It's messy, controversial but real. Discover him beyond the story and experience him for yourself: Immanuel, redeemer, saviour and friend.
When Paul was taking an offer for the church in Jerusalem, he was comparing money to seed. And when we plant generously, we will see generous results.
What could happen if we dared to believe God for the impossible? If we have the audacity to ask and obey, he has the ability to respond in miraculous ways.
When we are hurting, we are building a wall around us. Jesus wants to crate a door through those walls - but just as with automatic grocery store doors, we have to get close to him for it to open.
God sent Jesus to give us the truth about ourselves: the value God puts on us and in us is ultimate and permanent. Nothing we or anyone else can do can change that value.
How can a God full of mercy and grace allow us to connect with him in only one way? Aren't all religions leading to him?
Prayer and fasting isn't something that we are doing for God - it has effects on our lives and the lives of others.
The gospel of grace is not about do's and don'ts but what has been done: Jesus' sacrifice enables us to be righteous. When we are convinced that we are righteous like Christ has made us, we will live a life worth following like He did.
We don't need a visiting speaker that tells us about his supernatural encounters with God - we need to have those encounters ourselves. And we will get a glimpse into heaven by reading what Jesus is saying in God's word.
There are many little-known or unnamed people and many well-known characters in the bible - but God presented himself to every one of them. And he wants to touch us, too - to reaffirm, empower and renew us today!
Coveting is one of the key factors in producing the global economic and the environmental crisis. God challenges us to value people more than things and learning the art of contentment: being grateful what we already have while becoming generous with it.
Us lying? Never! But what about raising our reputation at the expense of others, speaking in grey terms or repeating something we hear about someone we don't like?
When we honor our physical and spiritual parents, their gifts reflect back on us - but how do we honor them if we live or have grown up in a dysfunctional family? And how can we be parents worthy of honor?
Scripture seems to indicate that God created human sexuality primarily for pleasure and bonding; procreation appears to be a secondary purpose. But God wanted to make sure sex was never being used as a weapon for division, pain and breakdown.
We frequently expect a little too much a little too soon. But God's plan is for a man and a woman to be partners in purpose and destiny - looking not only for a good choice but a God choice.
We don't think of ourselves as thieves - but how are we handling the goods our employer and God are entrusting us? And what about the sin of omission, be it in taxes, tips, wages, love, forgiveness, tithes and debts?
Though most of us have never killed anyone, the sixth commandment applies to all of us; because killing and murder, the seeds of anger and hatred, are everywhere - even inside of us.
God wants us to stop working on the Sabbath, but that's not the whole story: he also wants us to start worshipping.
Even if we aren't abusing God's name to curse something or someone, we as Christians can still misuse his name in four different ways.
Environmentalism, sex, the body, power and possessions are five current idols that cheat us of a living God - but there is only room for one photo in our spiritual wallet.
Are we really worshipping the true and living God? To whom or what do our thoughts automatically turn when they are free to roam?
Are we pushing forward arrogantly with our own ideas on finance, relationships, health and grace while expecting that God is going to bail us out? And what is really the most important thing in our life?
"The Test of Now" is the test of being tempted to short-circuit God's best for what seems good or expedient for now. Why can't we as children of the king have it now? Because we have to learn to be a king first.
When we step out in faith and do something for God, very often the enemy is going to attack us. Why does this happen? And what can we learn from the disciples and how they dealt with those difficulties?
When we are coming together as a church, do we really want to see and encounter Jesus? Are we ready to hand him the things we believe to be our securities?
The issues relating to our relationship and communication with God are reflected in our relationships and communication with people - if we struggle with others, we will with God, too. We need not just words, but A.C.T.S.
The bible tells us in many scriptures that we can't seperate salvation and healing - so why do we find it easier to believe God for the eternal than to believe him for the temporal?
You are not what you are suffering from and you are not defined by your problem - but by God's promise and your potential.
Three persons, three stories - each dramatically involved in the original Easter. Maybe one of them relates to you and your situation this year?
God's ear is tuned to praise, not to complaints. So how do we praise him, even if our circumstances sometimes aren't exactly praiseworthy?
A well known story shares new light into how God is going out of his way for just one single person - and how he is planning and strategizing ahead when we think nothing is happening.
Seeds can sit dry in a packet for years and they will be just the same: seeds. But that's not their destiny. They are meant to be something: to fulfill the potential that the creator gave them. When you don't believe in the potential of something, you will do little with it.
Everything about the Lord's Prayer reflects the enormity and awesomeness of his character, his goodness, his power and his majesty. You know why he taught us to pray like that? Because for most of us, our God is too small!
Is your God too small because your ideas of him have remained ignorant, insufficient and incorrect? Then it's time to refocus on God's awesomeness.
Staying on the road of life requires two things: the love of God and the fear of God. The fear of God is often less talked about and understood, but is critical to living a life pleasing to God. This message is packed with scriptures that will help you understand: what the fear of God is, wht it's important and how to get it.
To Take a Chance on Love is to allow ourselves to be vulnerable…to overcome our fear of rejection and to be Givers not only Receivers. Learn 3 keys to be coming a great Lover!
God has a great purpose for your life! What dreams has He planted in your heart? Learn to nurture the dream in your heart. When we do what we can, He will do what we can't!
God's journey for our life is incomplete without living and fulfilling the purpose he created for us: to be an ambassador, no matter what context or uniqueness we have.
Why are relationships so important to God? Beacuse we work out our relationship with God through our relationships with others, we can't grow without each other and relationships are the face of God at work in us.
While full of good intentions, we often settle for the feelings of hollowness and dryness that come from feeling disconnected from the One who loves us so much. If you are serious about your journey being a success, then learn first how to get in connection and stay in connection with your heavenly Father.
If you are seeking more clarity about God's plans for your life, if you are serious about accelerating beyond the congestion of too many goals and ideas, this message will inspire and motivate you with fresh vision and new discoveries to become who God wants you to be - and get you to where God wants you to go!
If you experienced some cut backs over the last year, God may have been doing some pruning, readying you to bloom. What you thought was the worst may actually turn out for your best.
In the midst of activity, people can still feel alone - and holidays can magnify this even more. We have to learn to accecpt what we can't and alter what we can change in those situations.
At Jesus' birth the angel proclaimed "good will toward men" - so what exatly is good will?
The peace we are all searching for is found in a relationship with Jesus Christ - a result of making peace with God!
Especially in the Christmas season, there is a spirit of heaviness lingering on many people's lives. How can we bring joy into their situations and where does it come from?
As Christians we can and must work on harvesting confidence in the "land" of our lives. This is an absolute requirement for us to reach our full potential as spiritual and physical beings.
When facing sticky situations and confronted with challenging decisions, it's human nature to go for the easy option, the quick fix option, or the comfortable option. We often try option a, b, c, d, e and f before we try option G - the God option. But how can we address our everyday temptations and fears which all too often make Him our last resort instead of our first resort?
A spirit of fear allows circumstances to obscure our vision and has us focused just on our own abilities - but God wants us to have a spirit of faith that enables us to see his purpose and vision beyond our circumstances.
The Goliaths in our life are trying through intimidation to get us into a fight as individuals - but we are meant to win victories together. And when we are sticking together, confidence is going to rise up.
It's easy to drift away from God in troubling times. Three anchors can help us to stay confident in him: the anchor of the past, the presence and the future.
In conclusion of the "Devoted" series, pastors and leaders of Christian City Church San Francisco are talking about what devotion means to them personally and how they stay focused in their relationship with God.
David asked God for one thing - that he might dwell in his house forever. What is the one thing in your relationship with God that you have to focus on? And what can we learn about that from Jesus and Paul?
Devotion is a call to live the "set apart" life. Without it, we keep living in frustration and powerlessness - we are having an Ishmael experience instead of an Isaac experience.
Christianity isn't about behavior modification. A person can be made to conform their behavior to anything by outside forces - but behavior modification doesn't make you love God. It's a heart conversion.
We have an integrity problem based on a misconception: that we can add Christ to our lives but not subtract sin. We need to get away from false to true repentance: God doesn't just want us to be sorry, we need to have faith for our future.
How do we react to times of famine? Do we see God differently? Do we act differently? Do we compromise or settle? We need to put famine-breaking faith and prayer into action.
In conclusion of the "Relationship Matters" series, the pastors of Christian City Church San Francisco are answering relationship questions from the audience.
Control and manipulation are relationship issues that are clearly against God's personality. He never tries to control us but gives us free choice. Therefore, we must break unhealthy and ungodly soul ties that keep our emotions, behaviors and thinking controlled.
We all think we're right most of the time - even when it's often not about issues of right or wrong. Instead of being offended by those issues, we should embrace them as a prime opportunities to test our capabilities of forgiveness.
A very practical message of how to acknowledge, invite and use the leading of the Holy Spirit to deal with strongholds, imaginations and the devil's attacks in and on our relationships.
The strongest relationships are forged through crisis, pressure, hardships and challenges- as we share life circumstances, as we meet felt needs and as we stand with one another.
The world is full of people who can't love or appreciate others because they don't love or appreciate themselves. We need a revelation of the incredible value we possess in God's eyes to be able to love and value or neighbors.
Taking a look at three types of relationships that you can't afford to manage from a distance: your friendships with other people, your spheres of influence and your relationship with God.
Potentially, there is an incredible amount of our future residing in other people. Including a person into your world or being included by them can change your future forever.
We are designed for a relationship with God and one another. If we just focus on ourselves, we're missing opportunities and people that God is bringing into our life in order to bless us.
Every life tells a story. Our trials and triumphs, attitudes and actions communicate to those around us. How we live can draw people to God, demonstrate his character, and prove his faithfulness. What is your life saying?
Guest speaker Jeff Crabtree: Regardless of who, what and where we are - just because something doesn't exist yet should not intimidate us into not seeing it come into reality.
Bishop Vaughn McLaughlin (Potters House Christian Fellowship, Jacksonville, FL) speaks a powerful message on how God can transform whole neighborhoods and cities.
Father Dimitri Sala (Catholic Apostolic Ministry) and Pastor Ed Silvoso (Harvest Evangelism) speak a powerful message on unity.
We may know that we are the light of the world, but how do we flow in it on an everyday basis?
If you never worked out what your mission in life is, there it is: to allow your life to speak, to shine, to glow in the dark and to meet people's needs.
Guest speaker Ed Silvoso brings a powerful message on the importance of blessing one's children and releasing them to ministry - and even have them pray for us and other people!
God puts people into his family - and when we find out where God wants to position us, it will help us to find God's purpose for our lives.
Being in fellowship - not just in relationship - with the father and the family is what always counts. When you are in fellowship and proximity, anything the family and the Father have is yours.
Miracles often come from where you least expect them: the greatest supply always follows the hardest sacrifice.
We all know that God loves us - but did you know that he really likes you? Your circumstances don't matter to God: he is going to use you to transform people, cities and nations.
By lifting your expectations and aligning your thinking with God's thoughts about you it's possible to believe for more and to see yourself performing at far greater levels in every area of life.
Mary was not only a great mother that every woman could aspire to be like. In her we can also see the characteristics that we all need to display as carriers of God's purpose: to bring his Kingdom to this earth.
Our will is a God given power - but we must decide to take action and use it for him and his kingdom. Then our lives, empowered by the Holy Spirit, can and will make a difference.
Contentment is not a matter of settling down or an excuse to not press in for more in life - it's a matter of being settled on the inside, trusting that God is at work in the midst of any circumstances.
Your weaknesses and limitations are not an accident. God purposefully allows them in our life so he can demonstrate his power through us.
Who are we celebrating this Easter weekend? Some may have come to celebrate a religious day or a religious tradition. I hope that you have come to celebrate a person: Jesus Christ, son of God and son of man, savior of mankind.
Our lives should be convicting, not condemning - and our message to our city is not condemnation but transformation.
What do people think when they see a church building or a cross? How did our reputation become so bad? And how can we change things and help people to get a fresh revelation of God's love?
Take action right in the middle of your crisis: allow this challenge to increase your capacity - not make you shrink back, take a break, pull back! Enlarge now - that's the work of faith.
No matter what shake-up is happening in your world, you can counter it with the song of faith.
To reach our goal, we need three things: sacrifice, miracles and everyone. Nothing meaningful and great is ever built without sacrifice, without sacrifice there can be no miracle and everyone has to be involved.
Guest speaker Dave Olson: We have to get involved in life together - and each of us brings a unique flavor that makes a difference. Sometimes, ingredients even have to be crused to be tasted.
Guest speaker Pastor Chris Pringle brings an uplifting message about natural and spiritual sons and daughers and the blessings that will come from giving to God and his house.
If we see God as a friend, we set the parameters of the relationship as conditional. But our greatest relationship needs all require unconditional love, forgiveness and acceptance. How do you connect with God? As a friend or as your father?
Before we present our dreams to God to have him bless them, let's first make sure they are real and right.
The determination of your purpose - the thing "I must" do - doesn't come by scheming, planning or deciding - it comes by revelation. You don't work it out in a classroom and you don't choose it as a starry eyed kid or at a career vocation class. You find it on your journey out in the field like an explorer.
Gaps of seemingly little supernatural activity in our outward circumstances - as Jesus experienced between his birth and start of his ministry at age 30 - can be interpreted as barrenness; but during these times God is growing you bigger on the inside.
Jesus grew in wisdom and favor with God and men because he was obedient to his earthly parents and to His heavenly Father - let's seek for a commitment to grow in wisdom this year as we experience more supernatural activity around and working in and through our lives.
There is a whole new year just around the corner - and while it's important for some to make some new year's resolutions, it's even more important for all of us to make sure that the right ideals from 2008 will remain.
Surrounding the events of the conception and birth of the Savior, an incredible amount of supernatural activity was experienced by many in order to lift expectation and joy for the beginning of something new. This is the time to lean into your new season with renewed expectation because God has a plan to birth new things in our lives.
Practical and biblical ways you can be a person of influence in one of the hardest places this holiday - at home with your family!
Jesus clearly was a person of influence - but the Bible only tells us what he said and did on about 30 days of his life. What did he do the rest of the time? And what are we doing?
Many times, the Bible compares us Christians with trees - and like them, it's important that we are grounded and that we are getting the right spiritual nutrients.
Great marriages are a powerful influence and inspiration to the people we live alongside of in our communities - and a powerful influence to the children that come from that marriage.
Most people don't have faith in themselves or have someone who has faith in them. But most people can tell when someone has faith in them and they will do anything to live up to that faith.
How does the spiritual DNA of Christian City Church align with everybody being a person of influence?
Character is not made in the big but in the small moments of our lives. When times get tough it's harder to act with integrity - not easier. Character isn't created in the crisis - it only comes to light in the crisis.
Don't let our current turbulent, gloomy financial situation shrink you or your world down - but use this time to become a greater person and become shaped for greater influence for God. We were made for seasons just like this.
We can learn from Paul how to handle a storm: put it into proper perspective, develop survival tactics, navigate according to a "God word", find sustenance in the middle of it, put God's word ahed of our fears and get up from it.
You may or may not yet be personally affected by these threatening economic headwinds but what about your neighbors and friends? How can you be a life changer and an encouragement to them?
We need to follow God's PEACE Plan: Pray for people, Enter their world, Alleviate them with a word of blessing, Connect with them, Explain what God has done for you.
Guest speaker Rafick El-Hani: Not sure on how to be a witness for Jesus? We can learn a lot from Paul's actions in Acts 22.
When I step out to do something new, how can I know if it's God or if my own thoughts are directing me? Can I have a certainty on the inside?
We know there are setbacks in reaching "unreached cities" and there are sometimes disappointments in mentoring believers into disciples. But we need to learn to get fired up about the victories Christ brings and always be rejoicing about the people he adds to His house.
One of the great and impacting causes of Christ for us in San Francisco is to reflect a true representation of God - to reflect his kindness and to reach out with grace that forgives and a love that draws people to the father.
How do you know the leanings and the leadings of the spirit? How do you tell if the "witness" you get inside of you are your thoughts, the devil's thoughts or God's thoughts?
Acts 14 shows us the five stages of dysfunction and issues within many relationsships we see today - and it gives us three keys how to deal with them.
Guest speaker Graham Fletcher: The book of Revelation isn't about the conceiling of mysterious truths, but about the revealing of Jesus.
Guest Speaker Jeff Crabtree: Like Jesus talked to the Samaritan woman, we are being challenged to talk to people we wouldn't normally be talking to.
Cornelius is an example of God's willingness to use extraordinary means to reach those who desire to know him. God does not play favorites - and he does not hide himself from those who seek to find him.
Any person, no matter how hard of heart or entrenched in their beliefs can encounter Christ and be transformed.
Guest Speaker Rafick El-Hani: Philip did not just come and kick back at God's house. Instead he went out to share what he had experienced with God - and he wasn't even one of the apostles.
Make it your goal to always receive the word, no matter how tough it might be: don't get sidelined or take up offense by the word or those who are brought by God to speak the word that always has the potential to offend.
Every growing church will face challenges with people - but everyone can rise to the challenge with an attitude that changes the atmosphere.
We can be fighting against God without even realizing it - in our giving, in not proclaiming the name of Jesus, in putting our brothers and sisters down and not submitting to authorities.
Boldness is something that all of us desperately need in order to make a real difference in fulfilling the call and the cause of the Gospel.
Guest Speaker Darren Elliott: Salt doesn't make salt saltier. A torch doesn't light up a sunny day. But someone with a flashlight in a dark room will make a difference.
Living for a cause fulfills our desire to make a difference with our life. And Jesus promised that the father would send us his spirit - which is the power to make a difference.
Guest speaker Dean Sweetman shares powerful insights on how to be lead by God and how to stay on the move instead of getting stuck in the same habits - even if they are good habits!
The story of the persistent widow teaches us the principle of asking and praying in such a way as to activate God's justice - to rightfully receive a settlement for what's been stolen or done as an injustice to you.
Just as God rolled away the stone from Jesus' tomb, his love and power are ready to come through to us - no matter what situation or impossibility we are facing.
The greatest sin Jesus was facing during his days on earth and today is unbelief - unbelief we need to get rid of so he can act in power.
With God's power, we are called out to do extraordinary things - but there are four power robbers we need to overcome.
We are God's temple - and when his house gets cleaned, purpose, prayer, power and praise are being restored.
As Christians, we are not fighting against flesh and blood. We need to know three important things about our enemy and about the ultimate weapons with which we can counter his attacks.
In Christ we have the ability to rise up, resist and receive victory over any opposition that tries to knock us down and out - and to move toward the great things that God has planned for us.
We need a revelation of divine favor: if you are favored by God, you are receiving something. Favor causes you to find a way when there seems no way.
God does not expect you to have to generate faith by yourself. He gives you the basis to have faith: his word. What's the word God has for you in 2008?
Like Ruth, we have to move into our destiny by getting involved in the harvest, have to let go of the things that cause us to falter and fear and have to adopt new relationships and the spirit of the family that God has placed around you.
Guest speaker Darren Elliott: Our attitudes influences our actions - but in order to renew our minds, we have to get rid of some misconceptions and habits.
Like the invalid at the pool of Bethesda, we can be stuck at a place where we shouldn't be. Do you recognize his three ways of remaining stuck in your own life?
The greatest Christmas gift we can give is not a present but a presence. The experience of God's power to free, heal and to release - so walk that gift across the room to someone this Christmas!
It was Jesus' habit to go to church every week - and it should be ours as well so we can receive God's anointing and vision like Jesus did.
There is a significant difference between giving thanks and living thanks - living a life of thankfulness, gratitude and deep appreciation.
We all have whims, fantasies, hopes and wishes throughout our lives, though often they are just passing thoughts and desires - but God has a dream and a plan for your life! You won't discover it all in one go but God helps reveal it to you.
Guest speaker Mark Pomery shares some insights how men and women are spending their money differently - and how we as Christians can make a difference.
Guest speaker Mark Pomery, married to an Italian woman, gives many colorful examples of what the church family can learn from an Italian family.
Not every situation calls for immediate action. Patience comes from trust and we can't trust a God we don't know. That's why we need to spend time getting acquainted with Him.
Guest speaker Nita Orozco: With so much in our world promising a way or form of salvation we can easily lose sight of the only real Savior: Jesus Christ.
Every day, singles, couples and families have to make numerous financial decisions: how do we spend, on what do we spend, which bills should we pay and who should pay them, are we saving enough for the future, where do I work, should we both work, how much license do I give my partner in spending, what attitude were we brought up with, are we going to put God first in our finances? But the first step in gaining financial freedom begins with you.
Guest speaker Eric Santillan on praying with power: exercising the authority and power that have been given to us to proclaim and establish the Kingdom of God on Earth.
At a certain level, we will always fight with a selfish and self protective nature. But if we can learn through the power of the Holy Spirit and personal decision to draw upon the good things learned and stored up within us we will live in a spirit of abundance.
One of the conditions of the heart that the Bible recognizes as a point of separation from God and a problem to overcome is a heart that is distant and far from God.
The dictionary defines being callous or hardened as cold, insensitive, unfeeling and unyielding. If you're honest with yourself, you'll have to agree that there are certain areas of your life where you have a hardened heart toward people, toward specific situations - and maybe even toward spiritual things.
God has a place of rest for us where we can roll the care of our troubles onto Him and expect success to come from him taking care of it - for he cares for us.
Many people feel that they have little or no control over what they think or feel. However, we can prevent our lives from being hijacked by these areas. We all have the capacity to control our thoughts and emotions by guarding our hearts.
A wounded heart is one of the most damaging things that can happen to us. And if we allow the wounds to get infected, we can be sure to experience a life plagued with poisoned attitudes, troubled relationships and much heartache.
Guest speaker Nathan Mitchell tells the story of his gay lifestyle - and how God's love hit and transformed him.
Guest speaker Rafick El-Hani: We all want to be free - but what will that freedom ultimately cost us?
God wants to speak to the spirit on the inside of you - that part of you that is willing to believe that God has planned and purposed something greater for your life than you can see right now.
You have been purposed, picked out and picked up by God. Your destiny is not in the hands of fate - it is in the hands of God.
Guest speaker Rafick El-Hani shares powerful insights on how to prepare to overcome our personal giants.
Guest speaker Jeff Crabtree brings a powerful message about the people and the destiny of Christian City Church San Francisco.
Prayer is crucial for revival - it's the expression of our relationship with God and the way we can participate in his plans and bring about his purposes.
Revival is more than an experience or a good meeting or a good season: it's an atmosphere and a spiritual climate that needs to prevail in our lives.
Guest speaker Eric Santillan on how to hear God's voice, how to be bold and respond and how to make a change in people's lifes.
We need to know when to speak to our mountains and when to stop talking about our mountains.
Behind the walls of resistance, relationships are waiting for us - and our reputation is already known.
Guest speaker Mary Simpson: Whatever you might see in your life as ordinary, average, and common, God sees as extraordinary, exceptional, and unique.
Three things matter before your walls can come down: the size of your preparation, the size of your association and the size of your desparation.
As we begin walking together in worship and obedience, God will use our combined small efforts in unity to miraculously bring down walls that are defiantly resisting our occupation of new territory and progress.
Sometimes our religiosity and churchyness can make us excited about being close to God but remaining insensitive to others coming to church.
God is happy - not upset, mean and angry. God is also a good God - not a bad but a loving God.
When you display certain qualities in your life and your attitudes, you magnetically attract and pull anointed others toward you.
Mentoring is all about pushing someone up to the next level. When someone is above you or in front of you, you need to push them forward so you can get what they had.
There's pain in every relationship but when it comes to mentoring, there's minimum pain for maximum gain.
God has always someone at a higher level - ready to reach back and help get you from where you are to where you need to be.
One of the keys of getting where you want to be in life is learning who to be around - and who to listen to.
Guest speaker Pastor Phil Pringle brings a powerful message to celebrate the first Sunday at C3SF Studio Centre.
Guest speaker Pastor Chris Pringle brings a powerful message to celebrate the first Sunday at C3SF Studio Centre.
The deeper you get to know God, the deeper you get know the vision and purpose for your life.
Movement brings life: how does God respond to movement and how is faith being determined by movement?
Judges 6 and 7 is a story of potential and the change that can happen when you start to believe what God says about you in spite of what you think about you.
Being counterculture: if we want to be a relevant people who are growing a church and a church culture that is relevant because we serve a relevant God - what does relevant mean to you?
Certain types of churches produce certain types of Christians - what kind of people and culture are we growing at Christian City Church?
God is looking to fill his house with people who have capacity for authority, understanding and commitment.
If you are not happy with the amount of God in your life, you have to increase your capacity for him.
Don't get caught in the trap of being so busy over Christmas trying to please everyone else that you push your Saviour out of the season - he has a new perspective for you to show you what he is all about.
If we are open for God and allow him to shift something in our lives, it's going to impact other people's lives as well.
Guest speaker Graham Fletcher: It's better to go out on a limb than not making a decision and not going out at all.
re{NEW} Special: You get ready for relationships by developing into the right kind of person. (Part three of three)
re{NEW} Special: Landing your ideal partner - how do I find the right one for me? (Part two of three)
With a proper heart and attitude, God can use any challenge or mess up in life to further you along toward your purpose. (Fourth and last in a series)
God has anointed us, appointed us and given us the authority to change the world. (Second in a series)
How to work with God's power to help bring transformation and enable results in people's lives. (First in a series)
Guest speaker Pat Ancliff on the big picture: if we know it, we know who we are and what we are supposed to do.
Practical answers on how to change your priorities and reshape your day so you can build "living momentum" and enjoy your life, living in "the now".
Our tendency is to live for someday - to put off what needs to be done when it needs to be done. But are good intentions enough to build the momentum you need?
Personal momentum is built through confidence gained by believing and acting upon what God thinks of you - not what you think others think of you.
Discover how you can turn things around when things seem to be sinking or your growth stalls.
The key is found in being loosed from the ordinary to serve the Lord and fulfill God's idea for you.