Pomona Valley Church

For Black History Month (and maybe a little beyond), we are reviving "What Curtis Read This Week", using the book African American Religious History, a compilation of primary source documents from the history of the Black Church in America edited by Milton C. Sernett. In this fourth installment, some interesting items from the era of the Great Migration.

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Meredith asks what we can learn from how Jesus upends and redefines "status". Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch.com

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Curtis looks at Jesus' 'triumphal entry' to Jerusalem, and what it means for the people of God. Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch.com

For Black History Month (and maybe a little beyond), we are reviving "What Curtis Read This Week", using the book African American Religious History, a compilation of primary source documents from the history of the Black Church in America edited by Milton C. Sernett. In this third installment, a couple interesting and important things from the years between the Civil War and World War I...

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Curtis asks what it means for us to pick up our cross and follow Jesus. Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

On this episode of the Backdrop, it's food week, as we look deeper at the odds and ends from chapters 13-14 of Matthew. 

For Black History Month (and maybe a little beyond), we are reviving "What Curtis Read This Week", using the book African American Religious History, a compilation of primary source documents from the history of the Black Church in America edited by Milton C. Sernett. In this second installment, a couple interesting and important things from the pre-Civil War North.

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Meredith looks at the meals in chapter 14, and how meals shape life in the Kingdom. Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

On this episode of the Backdrop, we dive into chapters 10, 11, and 12 of Matthew, looking at the disciples, John the Baptist, Jesus arguing with the Pharisees about the finer points of Biblical interpretation, and more. 

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Meredith looks at the parables in chapter 13 that speak to the value of the Kingdom. Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Curtis finishes out the parables in chapter 13, considering the question: "why do bad things happen?". Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

For Black History Month (and maybe a little beyond), we are reviving "What Curtis Read This Week", using the book  African American Religious History,  a compilation of primary source documents from the history of the Black Church in America edited by Milton C. Sernett. In this first installment, a couple interesting and important things from the pre-Civil War South.

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Curtis looks at the first, and longest, parable in the central chapter of Matthew's Gospel, ch. 13. Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Meredith looks at Jesus' invitation to an easy yoke, and a light burden (complete with three part alliteration!). Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

It's backlogged sermon release day! As we continue our journey through Matthew, Meredith looks at the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 6, and the invitation it extends to God's Kingdom. Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

It's backlogged sermon release day! As we continue our journey through Matthew, Meredith looks at how Jesus portrays God as a good parent in the Sermon on the Mount. Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

It's backlogged sermon release day! As we continue our journey through Matthew, Curtis looks at what Matthew 8-9 have to say about Jesus' power. Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

Now that we're caught up on sermons.... As we continue our journey through Matthew, Curtis looks the new family that Jesus is forming around himself, and what it might mean for us today. Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

On this episode of the Backdrop, we dive into chapters 3 and 4 of Matthew, looking at temptation, shame, repentance, fire. It's fun. 

In this episode of The Backdrop, Curtis looks at the puzzling way Matthew uses the Old Testament in chapters 1 and 2, as well as some other odds and ends. 

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Curtis looks at Jesus' "hard teaching" in Matthew 5, and how it gives us practices to live in the Kingdom of God in our everyday, regular lives. Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

As we continue our journey through Matthew, Curtis looks at what Jesus' words in the Beatitudes tell us about the life of the Kingdom of God. Connect with us on instagram [at]PomonaValleyChurch, or join us in "Zoom worship" Sundays at 9am pacific. Find a link on our website, PomonaValleyChurch [dotcom].

As we continue our series on Matthew, Meredith looks at what it means for us that Jesus comes into a world of tyrants,  like Herod in Matthew 2.  Find us Sunday mornings on Zoom, link is at pomonavalleychurch [dot com], or connect with us on Instagram, @pomonavalleychurch.

This Christmas Eve, Curtis considers the smallness of Matthew's story of Jesus' birth, and what that means about how God's Kingdom comes. 

As we continue our series on Matthew, Curtis looks at what we can learn from the story of the Magi who bring gifts to Jesus in Matthew 2.  Find us Sunday mornings on Zoom, link is at pomonavalleychurch [dot com], or connect with us on Instagram, @pomonavalleychurch.