Point Loma Church Podcast

Class 4 (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 "redemption" piece of the meta-narrative. To access slides, click HERE

God's promises finally came true when the temple was restored in Jerusalem. But, now, we have become the temple of God. Hope is not outside us, but within. Passage: Ezra 6:1-15

Class 3 (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 "fall" piece of the meta-narrative. To access files, click HERE

Worship of God is meant to come first in our lives. When we put ourselves first, instead, we miss out on experiencing God's bigger plan. Passage: Ezra 5:1-2; Haggai 1:3-11; Matthew 6:33; Zechariah 8:4-6

Choosing to live into and build up the Kingdom of God is not without its problems. When God is at work, so are the enemies of faith. Passage: Ezra 4:1-7; 11-16

Class 2 (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 "creation" piece of the meta-narrative. Passages: Genesis 1 & 2 To access slides, click HERE

When we remember to seek God first in all we do, the foundation for the rest of our lives is stronger. Passage: Ezra 3:1-13

Class 1 (of 5) providing a basic introduction to the Bible, as well as, an overview of the meta-narrative found within its pages. To access slides, click HERE

In the introduction to the book of Ezra, we are reminded that God fulfills his promises and his people are restored. Passage: Ezra 1:1-11

We've just celebrated the coming of our God as a vulnerable little child; an incredible incarnation. Our God with no real need for a body, chooses skin like ours and chooses all the growing pains and weirdness of adolescence. Our God, knower of all things, chose to come learn from us. How does that even work? How can Jesus as a child sit at the feet of human teachers to learn but at the same time...

We have heard this passage many times, but have we really understood the profundity of the event that took place? It's a story we have sanitized and made palpable, but it was anything but that. It was meant to "get in the way" of our lives, and change the course of it forever.  Passage: Luke 2:1-20

The promise of Christ promises that God will live with us. Passage: Isaiah 7:10-16

The coming of Christ promises us a place of belonging. Passage: Isaiah 35:1-10

The coming of Christ promises a righteous leader that will teach us how to love one another. Passage: Isaiah 11:1-10

The coming of Christ promises national boundaries to shift and God's Kingdom to be the center. Passage: Isaiah 2:1-5

God gives and then he takes away, in both we give thanks. Passage: 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Speaker: Evan Gratz

The secret (that wasn't so secret) allows us to see that the accountability for our sin is God's grace allowing us to be forgiven. Passage: 2 Samuel 12:1-15

The power of God is grace and it can show up in unexpected places and in unexpected ways. Passage: 1 Kings 18:20-40

Greed can cause us to do horrible things to one another. Yet, once again, God's grace shows up when we release. Passage: Genesis 28:10-22

Sometimes it is hard to believe that God is at work, yet even when we don't believe God manages to break in. Passage: Numbers 20:1-13

Often we only see the negative side of life, but even in our pessimism God breeds new life and give us a different perspective. Passage: Ezekiel 37:1-14

This week, Rev. Alex Wirth discusses how in an entitled world, we often believe we have earned it, so we deserve to have it all. The Bible teaches us differently though, everything in our life is grace. Passage: Genesis 22:1-14

The personification of Grace is found in Jesus Christ, but God's grace was in our world long before the cross. Passage: John 1:14-16

When we worship God as solely transcendent and not immanent, we dismiss God's life in us and, as a result, through us. Passage: John 17:20-26

God did not promise us a life without difficulty, but God did promise to be with us through it all. This defining characteristic of our faith allows us to be more bold. Passage: Joshua 1:1-9