South Bay Church

While we are still between the two trees of Eden and Heaven, humanity is still waiting. Revelation describes the end of our spiritual road. It is where God's plan is ultimately fulfilled. Christ is the reason why we focus on God's plan and do all that we can to advance his kingdom while we are here.

During this time of the year can bring up many difficult situations. We can feel overwhelmed and 'Walled-in" to our issues. It can even feel like God is ignoring us when everything seems to be coming at us all at once. We need to hold fast to our Savior and trust that he will bring us out of everything and see us through to clearer times.

One of the most pivotal points in history is the list of Christ. He linked the old and new testaments together and fulfilled most of the prophecies. He is the gateway to the last Tree in God's plan. Only through Him can we have any hope of making it to the end of God's journey for us.

God calls us to be stewards of our lives and his kingdom. Stewardship comes from both faith in God's plan and his practical purpose for us here on earth. The scriptures help us to understand and have faith in God's plan for being stewards of his kingdom, as well as it lays out a set of practical applications on how we maintain this. One of those areas is related to our finances and giving back to...

(We apologize for the audio quality). Life doesn't often go the way we planned. Things can frustrate us and cause us to do things that we would normally not like. The Israelites were sent into exile for many years. We can often feel "out of sorts", however God always has a plan. Sometimes the circumstances we are in are according to his plan so that we can grow and even humble ourselves. Do we hav...

The Isrealites started out in Egypt as high in the social structure. Hundreds of years later, the Pharaoh feared them and thus, enslaved them. God used specific situations to not only free them from slavery, but also tried to humble Pharaoh, whose heart was too hard to listen. Through Jesus, God gave us the same freedom to live as God wangted us to.

While the first tree, Eden, was largely a lesson of how sin takes us away from God, the second step is Abraham and how God used his incredible faith and righteousness to create a whole nation of people. Eden relates to a loss of our relationship with God, Abraham represents God bring his people back to him.

The Bible begins and ends in a Garden, Genesis with the Garden of Eden and Revelations, describing a Garden City. We are currently in the time between these two great "trees". Eden started it all and was the birth place of humanity. God intended it for Him to live with us forever, however Satan was able to temp Eve and Adam, dooming humanity to be apart from God, until we are reunited with him aga...

Several brothers and sisters share about what worship means to them, including Joe Perez, Elaine Johnson, Davita Fountain, and Andy Winje. Brian Craig also delivers a powerful sermunion about God's holiness, and how through his Spirit, we are made holy as well.

Annual Harvest Fest for 2017. Reyn and Nancy Hornwood share their testimony and what brought them to Christ, as well as what helps sustain their relationship with God and each other.

Often times, its easier to "prefer" things a certain way, rather than have them be about their actual purpose. Christianity can be all about preference, however Jesus has a specific purpose for all those that have been called by him. Will you go the easier route and do what you prefer, or be about the purpose that God has called you to?

HOPE Worldwide is an organization that helps all over the world with humanitarian efforts. While they help everyone else around the world, what are we doing in our local community. Mission work does not have to be somewhere else. We can always server in our local community most of all. Christ is everywhere and we can help to spread his message, in all its facets.

God's grace is something that all Christians strive to understand. We all know that we don't deserve it, but we desire it with all our hearts. God's grace comes through Jesus, whom we must learn to trust. We can't trust him until we know him intimately, We can then truly experience God's grace through living like Jesus.

Marijuana is a very hot-button topic in society today. The concept of legalization is extremely polarizing among many groups. Ultimately, the main question is: Does this fit into God's plan? Whether society deems it right or wrong, how does God view this overall.

Over the years, many spiritual traditions and ideas have become part of church doctrine. These can sometimes supersede God's word. In every process that we undertake in our worship of God, we must always ensure it is completely backed by scriptures and not just historical sentiment.

Politics can be a fairly polarizing subject. Most either have strong opinions or none at all. Even Jesus had to address the politics of the day. It can be a touchy subject since they are our leading our world, but ultimately we need to always keep God as our true leader.

Money is an integral part of our every day lives. From earning it to figuring out what to spend it on. God knows that it often tests peoples integrity and sincerity. However, he truly loves to see a cheerful giver. Where is your heart at when it comes to God and money?

We have become completely dependent on technology today We can't seem to survive now-a-days without our cell phones. While they are useful tools at times, we can certainly misuse them and lose our focus on God. We need to keep God in our focus, along with all the elements of our digital life.

As people, we can certainly be complicated at times. We need others in our lives to help us sort through our issues. For those that maybe did not have parents to teach them, spiritual mothers or fathers can be of tremendous assistance to help us work through the things we deal with on a daily basis.

God created all of us for a purpose. None of were accidents that were not meant to happen. He has a specific plan for all of us and wants to see that plan fulfilled in our lives. We were created just below him and the angels, so we need to use that purpose and bring God glory through fulfilling the glory he has planned for us

Jesus entreated his people to eat of his body and drink of his blood. He wanted to bind them together through his death, while helping them to connect with him after death. The church as a whole connects with Jesus through Communion. Honoring Jesus death allows us to be part of his kingdom.

It is not usual for people to see God as a reflection of their earthly father. This can lead them to have misconception about how God will treat them, especially if their father was not around or mistreated them. For everyone though, God is not a better version of our fathers, he is the perfect version.

Resurrection is not a term we use in everyday life. However, the concept of Resurrection is at the heart of the Christian faith. Baptism is a spiritual resurrection and someday, God will resurrection our bodies up to heaven to be with him forever. The future resurrection is what we have to look forward to.

Membership in anything has its privileges, but it also has its responsibilities. Being a member of God's kingdom does not mean you deserve anything. In fact, God has sacrificed so much for each of us, we are eternally in his debt. Therefore, we should do all we can to service his kingdom and work to glorify him with all we have.

Controversial topics are never easy to deal with. The world and the Bible have different concepts of what is controversial. Being single can be consider "bad", but Paul praises it. Sex, Marriage, Divorce are all things the Bible has clear stances on, yet the World does not agree. Where should disciples truly stand on these issue?