Point Loma Church Podcast

This week, special guest speaker, Rev. Brad Gustafson shares a difficult teaching from Jesus about our fullest devotion and commitment to follow him.  Passage: Matthew 10:34-40 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest updates on how COVID-19 is effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online at 9:30am & 11am. We...

Pastor Karla continues the 4-part class on Racism and the African American Experience. This class will help explain African American history and the role of the church. It will help define racism and other terms you may have heard floating out there like "white privilege" and it will paint a picture of our current context and why there is so much anger. This week, Karla gives a more concise and cl...

Trusting Jesus is greater than, helps us to say "yes" when God asks.  Passage: Hebrews 12:18-29 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest updates on how COVID-19 is effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online at 9:30am & 11am. We would love to see you there! For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/con...

Pastor Karla begins a 4-part class on Racism and the African American Experience. This class will help explain African American history and the role of the church. It will help define racism and other terms you may have heard floating out there like "white privilege" and it will paint a picture of our current context and why there is so much anger. This week, Karla puts together the timeline of di...

Jesus is greater than any response, even of faith, that we have toward him. Passage: Hebrews 12:1-13 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest updates on how COVID-19 is effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online at 9:30am & 11am. We would love to see you there! For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.or...

Jesus is greater than any response, even of faith, that we have toward him. Passage: Hebrews 10:19-25; 11:1 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online at 9:30am & 11am. We would love to see you there! For event happenings: http://po...

Jesus is greater than any response, even of faith, that we have toward him. Passage: Hebrews 8:1-13 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online at 9:30am & 11am. We would love to see you there! For event happenings: http://pointlomac...

Jesus is greater than the boxes we place him in. Passage: Hebrews 7:1-3; 6-10; 14-17 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online at 9:30am & 11am. We would love to see you there! For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/conne...

Jesus is greater than any institution, even those that bring stability in our world. Passage: Hebrews 4:14-5:10 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online at 9:30am & 11am. We would love to see you there! For event happenings: http:...

Jesus is greater than the revered past in whose shadow we often operate. Passage: Hebrews 3:1-6, 12-14 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online at 9:30am & 11am. We would love to see you there! For event happenings: http://pointlo...

Jesus is greater than the "angels of our nature". This is an important acknowledgment in our current political landscape. Passage: Hebrews 1:5-14 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online at 9:30am & 11am. We would love to see you...

Knowing that Jesus is the greatest should affect how we live. Passage: Hebrews 1:1-4 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online to one time at 9:30am. We would love to see you there! For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/...

Jesus' resurrection is without purpose if we don't become his body in our world. Passage: John 20:1-18 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online to one time at 9:30am. We would love to see you there! During Holy Week, we will still...

God wants us to know that we can trust in His care for us. Passage: John 7:37-43 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online to one time at 9:30am. We would love to see you there! During Holy Week, we will still be meeting "virtually...

God wants us to experience the fullness of His presence. Passage: Psalm 139:7-18 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online to one time at 9:30am. We would love to see you there! For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/conn...

God calls us to live obedient lives even when it seems impossible to do so. Passage: Acts 2:1-13 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Sunday services have moved online to one time at 9:30am. We would love to see you there! For event happenings: http://pointlom...

God calls us to a whole heart and life commitment to Him and His purposes. Passage: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Make sure you go to pointlomachurch.org for all the latest on how the COVID-19 precautions are effecting various programs at the church.  For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/connect/events/ To register for any event: http://pointlomachurch.org/register If you would like to give to t...

During this season of Lent, we will be looking at different encounters Jesus had with people in the days following the Resurrection . Tonight, RO Smith looks at the interaction between Jesus and "Doubting" Thomas. If you would like to join us for a Lenten Dinner, click HERE , or go to pointlomachurch.org/register. The dates of the remaining dinners are: March 18, 25, and April 1. Music in this pod...

The Feast of Unleavened Bread points to Jesus, who releases us from all our sin. Passage: 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/connect/events/ To register for any event: http://pointlomachurch.org/register If you would like to give to the ministry: http://pointlomachurch.org/give/ Music in this podcast by Marc Shaw

During this season of Lent, we will be looking at different encounters Jesus had with people in the days following the Resurrection . Tonight, Evan Gratz takes a look at Mary Magdalene. If you would like to join us for a Lenten Dinner, click HERE , or go to pointlomachurch.org/register. The dates of the remaining dinners are: March 11, 18, 25, and April 1. Music in this podcast by Marc Shaw

Passover reminds us that God rewrites the story of his people to give them a new identity. Passage: Exodus 12:1-14 For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/connect/events/ To register for any event: http://pointlomachurch.org/register If you would like to give to the ministry: http://pointlomachurch.org/give/ Music in this podcast by Marc Shaw

Our willfulness continues to break relationship with God even after the restoration. Praise God for forgiveness! Passage: Ezra 9:5-15

The journey of faith can be tricky at times, but our only choice is to trust God and seek His face. Passage: Ezra 8:21-23; 31

Class 5 (of 5) providing a basic introduction to the Bible, as well as, an overview of the meta-narrative found within its pages. This week, we explore the "consummation" piece of the meta-narrative. To access slides, click HERE

God is at work all around us and it is a joy to hear that through the stories of others. But, when God redeems our story, faith takes on a whole new meaning. Passage: Ezra 7:1-10