Sermons

The central purpose of life revolves around learning to love God and love others. People may know romantic love and sexual love, but God is intent on transforming His children into people who love sacrificially, who are more intent on loving than being loved. This kind of love builds over the long haul. It is intentional, tenacious,…

The first God-given purpose is worship. We normally think of a worship service–singing, prayer, a sermon, giving, fellowship, but worship is far more than that.  Everyone worships someone or something. But when we worship any worldly thing more than God, we will do ourselves inevitable harm and heartache.

This week we are going to spend some time looking at the three greatest questions of life:  The first question is, “why am I alive?” It is the question of existence.  The second question is, “does my life matter?” The question of significance.  The third question is, “what is my purpose?”   The question of…

Next week, Pacific Church will being Rick Warren’s 40 Days of Purpose campaign.  This study will help you prepare you to begin to identify more clearly your God-given purpose for you life. It is my hope that by the middle of February, you will be locked in on God’s purpose for your life.

It’s Christmas time again! The season of giving (and getting), is upon us. We can have a great time being with Family and celebrating together, but if all we focus on is the shadow and we miss the form, then the time is wasted. Jesus is the form that casts all shadows, He is the…

It’s easy and “normal” to assume we’re a “loving person.” As long as love is defined by our feelings, and driven by how some people already love us, then “love” is easy.  It takes no divine power or divine example to do that. “Anyone” can “love’ like that. But we are called to a much higher…