Pacific Church

We Believe // Week 3 GOD’S WILL AND PROVISION We believe that it is the Father’s will for believers to be or become whole and healthy in all areas of life. Because of the fall, many may not receive the full benefits of God’s will while on Earth. That fact, though, should never prevent any believer from seeking the full benefits of God’s provision in order to better serve others. Spiritual Health J...

We Believe // Week 2 WATER BAPTISM We believe in the necessity of water baptism by immersion in the name of the Eternal Godhead in order to fulfill the command of Christ. BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit as an experience subsequent to salvation. Baptism - TO BE IMMERSED. 1. Baptism into the Body of Christ 1 Corinthians 12:13a NASB 13 For by one Spirit we were...

We Believe // Week 1 HOLY BIBLE We believe in the verbal inspiration of the accepted canon of the Scriptures as originally given and that they are infallible and uniquely authoritative and free from error of any sort in all matters with which they deal, including scientific and historical as well as moral and theological matters. (I TIMOTHY 3:16 ; I CORINTHIANS 2:13 ) TRINITY We believe in the Ete...

The Power of Prayer and Fasting  1. THE PROBLEM  Matthew 17:14 -18 NIV 14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.” 17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus r...

Seasonal Sabbath // Vision Sunday

Christmas Eve With The Wilkersons  Luke 2:1-20  1 At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. 2 (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. 4 And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David...

He Shall Be Called // Everlasting Father Isaiah 9:6-7a NIV For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. “A descriptive analogy pointing to Christ’s character . . . he is fatherly, father-lik...

He Shall Be Called // Prince of Peace Isaiah 9:6-7a NIV For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. 1. The process often involves what the world would call RISK. Luke 1:26 -38 NIV 26 In the...

He Shall Be Called // Mighty God Isaiah 9:6-7a NIV For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. Mighty - Possessing great power and strength. 1. Remember the COUNT Luke 2:1-5 NLT At that tim...

He Shall Be Called // Wonderful Counselor Isaiah 9:6-7 NIV 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. 1 Corinthians 1:30 -31 NIV 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who...

Gratitude // Week 3 // Life’s Secret Code 1. Don’t relive the past, instead kill it. Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) 18 “Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:25 (NASB) 25 "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake,...

Gratitude // Week 2 // Gratitude Changes Our Lives 1 Samuel 25 1-3 NIV 1 Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David moved down into the Desert of Paran. 2 A certain man in Maon, who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel. 3 His name was...

Gratitude // Week 1 // Gratitude Changes What We See   1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV 18 Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.   1 Thessalonians 1:3 NIV 3 We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.   1 Thessalonians 5:9-19 NIV 9 For God did not ap...

Questions for Staying Grounded in Times of Chaos Psalm 23 NASB 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. 3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they...

Community // True Discipleship Community Defined: “A community is a place where believers connect with each other on a soul level and in doing so, spur each other on to a deeper relationship with God. A community is more than just individual friendships; it is an atmosphere of deep relationships, a synergistic place where friends connect in grace and truth. In such a community, believers can authe...

Community // When Anviety Strikes! Matthew 6:25 -27 NIV 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than th...

COMMUNITY // “YEAH, BUT WHAT ABOUT MY ENEMIES?” Enemy: A person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something. Matthew 5:43 -48 NIV 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the g...

COMMUNITY // CIRCLES ARE BETTER THAN ROWS “Your friends determine the quality and direction of your life.” -Andy Stanley Circles are better than rows Mark 2:1-4 NIV 1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men...

COMMUNITY // UNITY STARTS WITH YOU John 13:34 -35 NIV 34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this EVERYONE will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 17:20 -23 NIV 20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them MAY BE ONE, Father,...

Community // People are Messy Proverbs 14:4 NASB 4 Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox. 1) WHY? - Why engage in community even when people are messy? Answer: The POWER Matthew 18:12 -14 NASB 12 “What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search...

COMMUNITY // WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO GROW TOGETHER Hebrews 10:23 -25 NIV 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Ecclesiastes 4:...

1. What if you saw rest as support in remembering? Genesis 2:1-3 NIV 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. Deuteronomy 5:12...

We Worship // In Fellowship Acts 2:42 -47 NIV 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they...

Mark 9:35 ESV 35 And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 1) On whom is my FOCUS? Philippians 2:3-7 NASB 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the in...

Psalm 24:1 NIV 1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; Psalm 50:10 NIV 10 For every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. 1. Our Giving Reveals Our Heart. Matthew 6:19 -24 NIV 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yoursel...