SLO City Church

This Sunday we dove into the story of Jonah to see the hope of Jesus in the midst of Triggers. We were encouraged to bring our unprocessed pain, fear, and pride before a good and loving God, that we may experience His peace in our lives. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - Click here to fill out a connect card if you’re new ( https://slocity.churc...

This week kicks off our new series, The Thing Beneath The Thing, based off the book by Steve Carter. Today Steve encouraged us that the grace of Jesus meets us in our brokenness to make us holy, whole, and spiritually healthy. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - Click here to fill out a connect card if you’re new ( https://slocity.church/this-week...

Followers of Jesus are called to be invitational. Jesus modeled this for us in his life and ministry, as did the early church. May we grow to be hospitable, interruptible, and intentional in evangelism. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - Click here to fill out a connect card if you’re new ( https://slocity.church/this-week ) - Click here to jump...

Becoming more like Jesus. Today we were challenged to become last. Jesus said, "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." May we grow in life, joy, peace, and purpose as we serve like Jesus. Check out the links below fo...

SLO City Together: Conversations on everyday life and the way of Jesus. Welcome to episode 117 of the SLO City Together Podcast! In this episode, Brent, Tim, Luke, and Jordan discuss generosity, vocational calling, where the name Joshua Tree comes from, and so much more.

Receive. Responsibility. Return. Today we discussed becoming generous in every facet of our lives - like Jesus. May we take a step to work a "first" into our daily rhythms: first part of our day, first day of the week, first moment before a meal, first offering of gifting, first fruits of our income. As we grow in becoming more like Jesus we grow in contentment, joy, and peace. Check out the links...

Three words can change everything. In John 15 Jesus says, "remain in me." This is an invitation to a full life of rootedness, confidence, and joy. We're so thankful have to have Taylor Hunt in from Mission Ventura to help us walk through what it means to be rooted in Jesus. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - Click here to fill out a connect card...

SLO City Together: Conversations on everyday life and the way of Jesus. Welcome to episode 116 of the SLO City Together Podcast! In this episode, Brent and Luke are joined by Abbi Armbruster to discuss artificial intelligence, transitioning to Next Gen Ministry, childhood best friends, and more!

Togetherness is a worthy pursuit and desperately needed. In a culture of isolation and loneliness, the way of Jesus leads us to becoming us. May we make community a priority and take steps of trust. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - Click here to fill out a connect card if you’re new ( https://slocity.church/this-week ) - Click here to jump into...

We are all becoming something. So often, it takes coming to the end of ourselves to realize we need to be made new; not simply patched up, but made to become a new creation. This is the reality Paul writes about in 2 Corinthians 5: "if anyone one is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/i...

SLO City Together: Conversations about every day life and the way of Jesus. Welcome to episode 115 of the SLO City Together Podcast! In this episode, Brent, Tim, and Luke discuss the stories and memories from 4 years of SLO City Church, and discuss the relationship between choosing who we become and being a product of our environment. Plus they also discuss their preferred terminology of bounce ho...

James gives his readers a clear warning: don't seek the world and its material possessions. Instead, he spurs us to live a life of faith marked by prayer and community. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - Click here to fill out a connect card if you’re new ( https://slocity.church/this-week ) - Click here to jump into community ( https://subsplash...

SLO City Together: Conversations on everyday life and the way of Jesus. Welcome to episode 114 of the SLO City Together Podcast! In this episode, Brent, Tim, and Luke discuss the inner ear, Labor Day, ordination, furthering one's education, and more.

What we say reveals what's inside of us. It directs our hearts, our minds, our attitudes, and has the power to build up or tear down others. James knows the power of words and challenges us to consider how our faith should determine what we say. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - Click here to fill out a connect card if you’re new ( https://sloci...

Real Faith means hearing the word of God and putting it into action. James urges his readers to do just this; "do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - Click here to fill out a connect card if you’re new ( https://slocity.church/this-week ) - Click here to jump into communit...

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. In James chapter 1, we're reminded of the graciousness of God and the invitation to ask for wisdom. God gives out of his kindness, Real Faith means seeking Him in confidence, not simply as a last resort, but as our first response. Check out the links below for some import...

SLO City Together: Conversations about every day life and the way of Jesus. Welcome to episode 113 of the SLO City Together Podcast! In this episode Luke, Brent, and Tim discuss recent travels, the High School trip to Hume, the recent Psalms series, and the message on James 1 this past Sunday.

Real faith considers. Real faith produces endurance. Real faith makes us complete. This week we begin a new series through the book of James called Real Faith. In chapter 1 we're encouraged that even in trials we have hope that God is growing in us real, lasting faith that produces endurance and makes us complete. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new )...

Psalm 51 is a prayer of confession, repentance, and hope. In this prayer we see the greatness of God. The God of mercy, of unfailing love and compassion, who can cleanse us of our sin and restore us to joy. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - Click here to fill out a connect card if you’re new ( https://slocity.church/this-week ) - Click here to j...

Where do we put our trust? This week we discussed Psalm 62 and the question of trust. It is so easy to put our trust in other things or people but God asks us to put our trust in Him. Check out the links below for some important info!  ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - Click here to fill out a connect card if you’re new  ( https://slocity.church/this-week ) - Click here to jump into community (...

"Remember, or you might forget." Today we read Psalm 40 and discussed the power of remembering. David models for us a prayer of remembering: where we've been, what God has done, God's faithfulness, God's power, God's desire for us to listen, to worship and share God's goodness, to continue to ask God for help. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - C...

As we continued in our series in Psalms, Prayers from the Heart, we were encouraged to pray our feelings, our hurt, and pain to God through the model given in Psalm 139. We cannot only lean on people we love, a counselor or therapist, or family to process our life. We need to learn how to process life before God in prayer. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church...

When we read the Psalms, we're invited to pray ancient prayers that remind us of the truth of who God is. Today kicks off a series in the Psalms where we see a God who shepherds us, guides us, protects us, and who is with us wherever we are. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocity.church/im-new ) - Click here to fill out a connect card if you’re new ( https://slocity.c...

SLO City Together: Conversations about every day life and the way of Jesus. Welcome to episode 112 of the SLO City Together Podcast! In this episode, Brent, Luke, and Tim discuss how to know what replenishes them, the addition of the prayer room at the SLO City offices, and if Luke can still do his job well without a smart phone.

The Holy Spirit pushes us to courage and to reflect Jesus to the world around us. Today we walk through a story in Acts where we see Peter and John nudged by the Holy Spirit to show Jesus a man who couldn't walk. In this story we'll see how they were pushed to notice, pushed to give, pushed to point to Jesus, and pushed to prayer. Check out the links below for some important info! ( https://slocit...