Genesis Costa Mesa

This week at Genesis, we’re celebrating a new chapter—we’re moving! Chris takes us back through our history, highlighting where we’ve come from so we can better understand where God is leading us next. This move isn’t just about a new location, but about carrying forward the heart of Genesis into a new space where God can continue to grow and shape us. We hold onto the promise of Isaiah 54:2: “Enl...

This week, Nick unpacks 1 Corinthians 14:1 and 14:39–40, exploring what it means to eagerly desire prophecy and to create space for God’s voice in our gatherings. He walks through the purpose of prophecy—foretelling, forth-telling, and building up the church—while encouraging us to approach it with love, humility, and a willingness to explore rather than claim expertise. 🗓 Week 8: Prophecy 📖 Scri...

This week at Genesis, Chris teaches on prophecy—what it is, why it matters, and how it reveals a God who speaks to His people. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 14 and voices across Scripture, this message explores how prophecy is meant to strengthen, encourage, and comfort the church. Chris also unpacks real examples of how the prophetic has been misused, while reminding us that it remains an invitation...

This week at Genesis, we continued with our Summer of Simplicity series, focusing on the Scriptures, through a panel of community leaders, Hannah Walser, Ashley Varnadore, and Sam Jackson, led by Daena Dooley. Together, we explored what daily engagement with the Bible looks like—through honest reflections, personal rhythms, and practical applications from different voices in our community. 🗓 Week...

This week at Genesis, Tyler lays a foundational vision of what the Scriptures are—and how we’re meant to engage them. Through personal story and Exodus 17 & 24, we see that the Bible isn’t just a rulebook but a record of God’s ongoing relationship with His people. Scripture begins with encounter, covenant, and remembrance—and it’s meant to be wrestled with in community, not isolation. 🗓 Week 5...

This week at Genesis, Chris sits down with a panel of our worship leaders—Stu, Danea, and Tyler—for an authentic conversation on worship. They share their personal backgrounds with worship, powerful stories, and their vision for how it can continue to shape and strengthen the Genesis community. 🗓 Week 4: Worship Panel 🎙 Guests: Stu, Danea, and Tyler 🔔 Follow along—next week, we dive into the theo...

This week at Genesis, we continue our Summer of Simplicity series with a message on worship. Centered on 2 Samuel 6, this sermon reflects on David’s undignified worship, the presence of God at the center, and how true worship is less about performance and more about presence, dependency, and alignment with who God is. From personal stories to honest reflections on worship, this message invites us...

This week in our Summer of Simplicity series, Terry Fouche takes us deeper into the practice of prayer. Exploring the Lord’s Prayer, simple breath prayers, the beauty of memorizing scripture, and building daily habits of prayer, Terry shares practical ways to stay connected to God with intentional prayer throughout normal moments in our day. This message invites us to slow down, train new habits,...

This week at Genesis, we kick off our new series: Summer of Simplicity—a four-week journey through prayer, scripture, worship, and prophecy. In this first episode, Deana and Chris sit down for an honest, interview-style conversation on the heart and practice of prayer.   Week 1: Prayer Subscribe to follow the full Summer of Simplicity series Topics coming up: Scripture, Worship, Prophecy

This week Chris dives into the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. 

This week at Genesis, Kai unpacks the reality of spiritual warfare through the lens of Daniel 10, reminding us that every decision to follow God is a decision to engage in battle. Kai reminds us through Genesis that we are created to bridge the gap between heaven and earth—not to live in evil, but to reflect God's reign in a world of opposition.

This week at Genesis, we explore what it means to live faithfully in exile. Like Daniel in Babylon, we face the pull of compromise and assimilation—yet we’re called to stand firm in God’s calling on our lives.

This week at Genesis, Chris dives deeper into the life of Daniel as a prophetic model for today. This message challenges us to grow in our character with God, embrace the cost of obedience, and tune our hearts to God’s voice as we step into the future He’s preparing.

This sermon explores what it means to be a prophetic people—those who listen to God, speak truth, and live out an alternative future shaped by faith and obedience in Christ.

Chris celebrates mothers by connecting into hope in Christ and motherhood.

In this standalone Sunday Conversation, Chris takes some time to talk about the Genesis Collective—what we call an apostolic household. At its core, it's a group of churches that: 1) puts Jesus first, and 2) is deeply connected through relationships."

We welcome Chris back from his travels with the Collective. He dives into powerful stories explaining why we as Genesis exist, as well as, challenging us to a choose a life of courage or comfort.

Closing out the book of Titus Terry overviews the end of Titus while fully unpacking the role of an Edler in the church.

In this Sunday conversation DJ leads us through the book of Titus and focuses on Leadership in the church.

In this Sunday conversation Jordan leads us through Titus chapter 3:3-7 and focuses on the ideas of Rebirth and Renewal. 

In this Sunday conversation Haylee Cockrum, in her FIRST full teach at Genesis, leads us through Titus 3:1-8.

In this Sunday conversation, we were able to have Hannah read the entirty of Titus with Kai walking us through Titus 2:11-15.

To start us off in our next Sunday Conversation Series we will be continuing our serise Letters from a Father but now using that lens through the Book of Titus. In this first message Tyler overview the book of Titus while contrasting the difference between Yahweh and the gods of Crete.

In our last day of our Grace of Giving series, our day of Celebrate Generosity, Chris leads us in an overview of what we have talked about this past month. At the end of this gathering, we were able to annouced that our community has given over $100,000 for our 1st ever Celebrate Generosity. We are so astonished and beyond proud of our community. A group of mostly college students and early 20-30...

In this Sunday conversaion Chris speaks more into the idea of Generosity and brings the people / orginzations to the community that we will be giving to next sunday on Cellebrate generosity.    To safeguard the confidentiality of individuals in vulnerable regions, we have omitted this section of the message. Below is a list with general locations of the people we will partner with.   LOCAL: -Love...