South Bay Church

Every organization has a culture, ideals, core values - what should be those of the church? We examine the beginnings of the story of the church to see how these early Christians can inspire us in our modern-day setting. Learn to lead a life that is full of the Spirit.

(Special Christmas Service) Every organization has a culture, ideals, core values - what should be those of the church? We examine the beginnings of the story of the church to see how these early Christians can inspire us in our modern-day setting. Learn to lead a life that is full of the Spirit.

Every organization has a culture, ideals, core values - what should be those of the church? We examine the beginnings of the story of the church to see how these early Christians can inspire us in our modern-day setting. Learn to lead a life that is full of the Spirit.

Every organization has a culture, ideals, core values - what should be those of the church? We examine the beginnings of the story of the church to see how these early Christians can inspire us in our modern-day setting. Learn to lead a life that is full of the Spirit.

Every organization has a culture, ideals, core values - what should be those of the church? We examine the beginnings of the story of the church to see how these early Christians can inspire us in our modern-day setting. Learn to lead a life that is full of the Spirit.

Imagine if someone from biblical times were able to travel to our time and see all that we experience on a typical day. The technological changes would no doubt overwhelm them, but what would they think about faith among people, especially those who claim to be disciples of Christ. Would thy be inspired by our faith..., or disappointed? Mark goes through a fictional scenario of what this would loo...

Every organization has a culture, ideals, core values - what should be those of the church? We examine the beginnings of the story of the church to see how these early Christians can inspire us in our modern-day setting. Learn to lead a life that is full of the Spirit.

Giving sacrificially is not always an easy thing to do. God and Jesus expect it of those that choose to follow the faithful path. Calvin and Elaine Johnson walk through their lives and how, because they were willing to give to God sacrificially, he blessed them in so many ways. By no means did they have an easy life, yet God honored their willingness to give as much as they could.

All of us want to live a life of impact and adventure. Being led by the spirit can give us that opportunity to find true meaning and purpose in life. In this series we examine the beginnings of the story of the church to see how these early Christians can inspire us in our modern-day setting. Learn to lead a life that is full of the Spirit.

(HarvestFest Service) In today's polarized society, Unity is in short supply among many people today. We need people to come together under a common goal; to look at each other perspective. Jesus focused most of his ministry on unifying people under God's plan for the world. He taught love, respect, and togetherness.

Faith and Courage are a rare commodity today. It was not super abundant back in Jesus' day. There were those that stood out and showed amazing faith and powerful courage. Stephen was one of those that was not afraid to stand up for God. Do you have the courage and faith to do the same?

Guest missionaries share about some of the challenges of disciple-making in the Middle East, finding correlation and inspiration in the pages of the book of Acts and the faith of the first-century disciples. We examine the beginnings of the story of the church to see how these early Christians can inspire us in our modern-day setting. Learn to lead a life that is full of the Spirit.

Every organization has a culture, ideals, core values - what should be those of the church? We examine the beginnings of the story of the church to see how these early Christians can inspire us in our modern-day setting. Learn to lead a life that is full of the Spirit.

The book of Acts illustrates God moving in people, using the Holy Spirit in the disciples to bring about his Kingdom on Earth. God's kingdom is not physical, but spiritual, with His Spirit living inside us and guiding us towards His ultimate plan for us. We enter this kingdom through baptism, wherein the Holy Spirit dwells within us. Acts 2 focuses on God's spiritual kingdom being established here...

The Spirit works in all God's followers. Many times, it asks us to wait for God's timing, which can often be very different than ours. If we are will to wait, God can do amazing things for us and through us. Often times he will use us to reach out to others with our lives. Our patience and faith can be incredibly impactful to others as they watch us go through different stages or situations. Our e...

Sin is a part of every person's life, to varying degrees. Many think that it is just part of life and does not impact us at all. Sin is extremely damaging to our psyche. The more we give in, the more our sensitivity to it diminishes greatly, making the next sin even easier to give into. Satan knows this and tempts that us with small things at first and then pushes towards worse and worse things. R...

People often say that science and the Bible are polar opposites; that science disproves the Word of God. In many ways, science and the Bible actually help prove each other. Much of the scriptures is a history book that can be verified by scientific research. Also, a lot of science proves the existence of God in how there would have to be a designer for things to have worked out like they did.

Some people believe that faith is specific to the individual and that organized religion is unnecessary. Jesus did preach individual relationships with God, but also in the context of the church being a body. We are all connected and need each other to survive spiritually. For those that try to "go it alone", Satan is just waiting to pick them off because they don't have the support and structure...

Many people have preconceived notions about who Jesus is. Many pictures display him as pale-skinned, blue eyed, ultra gentle person. Jesus was indeed loving and focused on helping people, but he was not afraid to tell it as needed. He often challenged the authority of the day and was willing to be rough verbally when needed. He was willing to stand up for what was right, even if others did not lik...

America was founded on the notion of religious freedom. Most of those coming here were of a Judeo-Christian faith. However there are many other religions practiced by it citizens. Additionally, Christianity is practiced all over the world. God's plan was to save all humanity through Jesus. America may be largely christian, but God cannot be contained within a specific country.

We can often think of God as a cosmic cop that is always looking to spool our fun and make us overly focused on the duties of being a Christian. God really wants us to live a full life that allows us the freedom to do all that we want with our lives in this world. He has given us free will, but given us rules on how we are to enact that will

Special guest speakers: Marvin & Sharisse Lucas. Sometimes, we can forget what we have been given and complain about what we receive. The "Heat of the day" can cause us to forget all that God has done for us and focus on what we don't have. When we remember all that God had done for us, we are much better people as a result.

Joseph had a rough life from a young age: Sold into slavery, falsely accused, thrown into prison, forgot by his cell mate. His faith and love for God is what sustained him and allowed him to rise to an extremely powerful position in one of the most powerful nations in the world. Regardless of his situation, his integrity stayed strong and he remained loyal to God.

Even as disciples, disagreements can some time arise. John Mark and Paul had such a disagreement that caused them to split ways and John to temporarily abandon his mission. Eventually he corrected himself to them point where Paul praised him for the work he did. As disciples, we can stumble in our faith, but we can always come back and change our ways.

Esther was a unique case in the scriptures. She was picked to be queen by the king, having no royal background at all. Given her position, she worked to be a humble servant to the king, as well as to her people. She was able to get many things for her people, even at the potential cost of her own life. A humble person thinks not of themselves first, but of how they can help others out. If we all a...