Waves Church

How To Trust In God Week 1 What do we do when we hear news that breaks our heart? What do we do when it seems like the world is falling apart? In this sermon, we learn from the story of Nehemiah how to trust in God when there's no good news coming our way. About this series: Like a loving father with his children, God wants us to trust Him. But it's hard to trust God when our circumstances feel un...

Our church gathered the Sunday after wildfires consumed portions of Malibu, the Palisades, Altadena, and other portions of greater Los Angeles. So many spent the week asking some version of the question, "How long?" How long would the fires rage? How long would life be disrupted? How long would our neighbors be endangered? This is a question many people have asked throughout history, and when it i...

God doesn't care about the calendar the way that we do. But with each new day there is an opportunity to join God in building His kingdom. What will you be part of building in 2025? A sermon from Waves Church in Malibu, CA, from Alan Beard. In Community, On Campus, For the Kingdom www.waveschurch.com

The first Easter didn't begin with celebration but with confusion. And in John 20 the resulting confusion lead two responses: fear and doubt. But when Jesus finds his disciples hiding behind locked doors, he doesn't scold them or shame them. Instead, the resurrected Lord speaks this word over his followers (and us) in the midst of fear and doubt: "Peace be with you."

The Hidden Life: A Study in Colossians Week 10 Of all the things we can and should do with our lives, what is the point of prayer? In the last week of this series through Colossians we talk about what it means to be devoted to prayer and to pay holy attention to the world around us. About this series: Our society places high value on visibility, but there is a hidden life the attention economy can...

The Hidden Life: A Study in Colossians Week 9 What do submission in marriage, slaves working for earthly masters, and kids growing bitter have to do with a Christian household? In week 9 we dive headlong into the daily lives of ancient families to make sense of what God wants for our work and our relationships in today's world. About this series: Our society places high value on visibility, but th...

The Hidden Life: A Study in Colossians Week 8 Jesus provides his followers with new life in him. But what does that look like day to day? How do you move from theory to practice? How does Sunday's gathering impact Tuesday afternoon? This week we look at a passage that is full of real ways for Christians to embrace and embody their new life in Christ. About this series: Our society places high valu...

The Hidden Life: A Study in Colossians Week 7 What we focus on has a way of forming us. Where we pay attention sets a large part of the direction of our lives. So what does it mean for Christians to "set our minds on things above" and how do we actually do that in the middle of our everyday lives. We dive into these questions and more in week seven of the Hidden Life. About this series: Our societ...

A sermon from Waves Church in Malibu, CA, from Alan Beard. In Community, On Campus, For the Kingdom www.waveschurch.com

The Hidden Life: A Study in Colossians Week 6 Sometimes we need a gut check on the why we're part of church. What's the point? In this week's text the apostle Paul uses comparison to help make this point. He compares shadow vs. substance. Reality vs. Pretend Religion. Divine Wisdom vs. Human Teaching. And what it boils down to is this: are we staying connected to Jesus? If the answer is no, our fa...

The Hidden Life: A Study in Colossians Week 5 The scoreboard. In sports it's objective indication of who's winning and who's losing. In the rest of life we create our own scoreboards - and that can even happen in our faith. In this week of The Hidden Life we talk about what it means to trust that if we're on Jesus' team, how he wins is how we win. About this series: Our society places high value o...

The Hidden Life: A Study in Colossians Week 4 What does it mean to become mature? And how can we discern which ideas are worth believing and which ideologies are dangerous? In week four of our study through Colossians, Lead Minister Taylor Walling addresses these questions and more. About this series: Our society places high value on visibility, but there is a hidden life the attention economy can...

The Hidden Life: A Study in Colossians Week 3 When someone finds you in a desperate or vulnerable place, it matters what kind of person they are. In the third week of our study through Colossians we look at some of the most important words in the Bible about who Jesus is, what kind of savior he is, and why he deserves to be first in our lives (and in everything). About this series: Our society pla...

The Hidden Life: A Study in Colossians Week 2 The word gospel gets used a lot in church. But what do Christians mean when they talk about the gospel? After all, the word gospel means "good news." So what is this good news and what effect does this news have on our world and our lives? We worked through these ideas and more in week two of our study through Colossians. About this series: Our society...

The Hidden Life Week 1 Our society places high value on visibility, but there is a hidden life the attention economy can't compete with. It's a life that doesn't just have less noise, but more peace. A life that doesn't just have less confusion, but more truth. A life that doesn't have self-imposed purpose, but an eternal one. There is a hidden life only Jesus can offer. Or in the apostle Paul's w...