Pomona Valley Church

Love Your Neighbor, Week 4: Politics 08.09.2025 15:58 ↓

Curtis asks if loving your neighbor has anything to do with politics

Love Your Neighbor, Week 3: Blessing 01.09.2025 8:32 ↓

Curtis considers the connection between the ideas of loving our neighbor and being a blessing

Love Your Neighbor, Week 2: Enemies 25.08.2025 11:07 ↓

Meredith looks at Jesus' command to love our enemies

Love Your Neighbor, Week 1: Second Commandment 18.08.2025 8:29 ↓

Curtis kicks off our new series with an exploration into how "love your neighbor" is the second greatest commandment

Samuel, Week 22: The Gospel According to Samuel 14.08.2025 17:57 ↓

In this final sermon of our Samuel series, Curtis looks at the message of grace threaded through it all

Samuel, Week 20: Injustice 08.08.2025 20:46 ↓

In this sermon, Curtis looks at David's response to the injustices he faced

Samuel, Week 19: Characters in Crisis, pt. 2 05.08.2025 19:32 ↓

In this sermon, Curtis looks at two more characters and their response to the moment of crisis in Israel: David and Jonathon

Samuel, Week 18: Abigail 02.08.2025 17:17 ↓

In this sermon, Meredith looks at the time Abigail stopped David in his murderous tracks

Samuel, Week 17: Characters in Crisis 24.07.2025 19:14 ↓

Curtis looks at two out of four main characters and how they react to a crisis that threatens their reality.

Samuel, Week 16: David and Goliath 21.07.2025 10:15 ↓

This week, Meredith looks at the famous story of little David defeating a giant. 

Samuel, Week 15: When God Breaks the Rules 17.07.2025 15:22 ↓

Curtis looks at a cluster of times in 1 Samuel when God seemingly breaks the rules

Easter in the Empire 14.07.2025 12:51 ↓

In this Easter sermon, Meredith looks at how you celebrate Easter in the midst of empire.

Samuel, Week 14: Amalek 12.07.2025 21:46 ↓

In this sermon, Curtis looks at the difficult story of Saul and the Amalekites to draw some lessons in how we can read hard stories in the Bible.

Samuel, Week 13: Ease 09.07.2025 15:15 ↓

Meredith looks at the contrast between Saul -- who makes it all so hard -- and Jonathan -- who just acts. 

Samuel, Week 12: New Mercies 18.04.2025 16:28 ↓

In this sermon, Curtis looks at how God reacts when we get on the wrong path

Samuel, Week 11: All Things Good 16.04.2025 18:22 ↓

In this sermon, Curtis looks at how God takes even the most horrific things and brings life and redemption out of them. 

Samuel, Week 10: God's Spirit 03.04.2025 19:38 ↓

Curtis looks at how the highly ambiguous character of Saul is introduced, and how God's Spirit can make even a man like him into a king.

Samuel, Week 9: Give Us a King! 31.03.2025 12:20 ↓

Meredith looks at Israel's demand for a king, to be like all the other nations. (Sorry for the audio quality on the second half!)

Samuel, Week 8: Freedom 27.03.2025 16:01 ↓

Curtis looks at the words of Samuel, and the paradox that choosing to trust Yahweh alone leads not to constraint, but to freedom

Samuel, Week 7: Not Like the Other gods 06.03.2025 22:17 ↓

Curtis looks at the story of the ark of the covenant in Samuel 4-6, and how it highlights the character of our God. 

Samuel, Week 6: What a Wimpy God 03.03.2025 13:19 ↓

Meredith looks at one way our God is unlike all the rest.

Samuel, Week 5: Old Failures 27.02.2025 13:18 ↓

Curtis looks at the fascinating character of Eli: a complete failure who is also given a crucial role in God's plans for Israel

Samuel, Week 4: Hearing God 24.02.2025 14:24 ↓

Curtis looks at how the story of the boy Samuel encourages us to practice hearing God's voice ourselves. 

Samuel, Week 3: Access 20.02.2025 15:45 ↓

Meredith looks at Hannah in the story of Samuel, and how she contrasts with the "arrogant jerky men" who claim to represent God. 

Samuel, Week 2: Knowing God 28.01.2025 16:06 ↓

Curtis looks at the character of Hannah in the opening chapters of Samuel and what she knew about God