Peninsula Covenant Church
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Feb 3, 2019 - THE ART OF VALUING ONE ANOTHER: Be Kind to One Another
February 03, 2019 00:00 - 31 minutes - 25.8 MBDid you know the words “one another” are used 59 times in the New Testament? Seems like God has a grand design for transforming lives through the power of community that “one anothers” each other well. Our following Jesus is extremely personal, but it was never intended to be private. This season, we are going to encourage you to get in a circle, join a group and learn how to go further and farther in your walk with Jesus … by going on that journey with one another.
Jan 27, 2019 - THE ART OF VALUING ONE ANOTHER: Encourage One Another
January 27, 2019 00:00 - 33 minutes - 27.2 MBDid you know the words “one another” are used 59 times in the New Testament? Seems like God has a grand design for transforming lives through the power of community that “one anothers” each other well. Our following Jesus is extremely personal, but it was never intended to be private. This season, we are going to encourage you to get in a circle, join a group and learn how to go further and farther in your walk with Jesus … by going on that journey with one another.
Jan 20, 2019 - The Art of Valuing One Another
January 20, 2019 00:00 - 33 minutes - 27 MBDid you know the words “one another” are used 59 times in the New Testament? Seems like God has a grand design for transforming lives through the power of community that “one anothers” each other well. Our following Jesus is extremely personal, but it was never intended to be private. This season, we are going to encourage you to get in a circle, join a group and learn how to go further and farther in your walk with Jesus … by going on that journey with one another in.
Jan 13, 2018 - Got Your Towel?
January 13, 2019 00:00 - 28 minutes - 23.4 MBOur guest speaker, Dr. Stanley Long, will use John 13:1-17 to help us consider how serving like Jesus did might provide opportunities for us. Dr. Long is pastor emeritus of South Bay Community Church in Fremont.
Jan 6, 2019 - New Year, New Eyes
January 06, 2019 00:00 - 30 minutes - 25 MBGuest speaker Laurie Polich Short will teach on using Psalm 143 as a template for our new year.
Dec 30, 2018 - SIMPLY CHRISTMAS: Lessons from Some Wise Guys
December 30, 2018 00:00 - 36 minutes - 29.1 MBIn the midst of the chaos that can so often characterize this season, how do we experience Simply Christmas - that Jesus came for us? Jesus came FOR the chaos, and to change us in the midst of it. This weekend, we'll look at our next characters in the Christmas story, the Wise Men.
Dec 23, 2018 - SIMPLY CHRISTMAS: Worship Him
December 23, 2018 00:00 - 20 minutes - 16.7 MBIn the midst of the chaos that can so often characterize this season, how do we experience Simply Christmas - that Jesus came for us? Jesus came FOR the chaos, and to change us in the midst of it. This Sunday and Monday we celebrate Immanuel as wholeheartedly, creatively, relevantly and winsomely as possible as we look at what it is like to have God with us.
Dec 16, 2018 - SIMPLY CHRISTMAS: When Love Shows Up
December 16, 2018 00:00 - 46 minutes - 37.3 MBIn the midst of the chaos that can so often characterize this season, how do we experience Simply Christmas - that Jesus came for us? Jesus came FOR the chaos, and to change us in the midst of it. This weekend, we'll look at our next character in the Christmas story, Joseph.
Dec 9, 2018 - SIMPLY CHRISTMAS: Mary Christmas
December 09, 2018 00:00 - 46 minutes - 37.1 MBWhat does it look like to experience Simply Christmas, especially in the midst of the chaos we so often find ourselves in during this season? Last week, Gary encouraged us to go deep and wide, like hte shepherds. This weekend, we'll look at Mary's response in the midst of the wild circumstances she faced(hint: Luke 1:38.
Dec 2, 2018 - SIMPLY CHRISTMAS: Sheep Stuff
December 02, 2018 00:00 - 37 minutes - 30.6 MBChristmas can feel complex, but the story of Christmas, God’s most important message to people, is really pretty simple … and it’s good news for everyone. We kick off our Advent series called Simply Christmas this weekend, learning from the characters of the Christmas story about how we can allow the simple story of Christmas to permeate our hearts again.
Nov 25, 2018 - DEAR CHURCH: Hear, Learn, Repent, and Remember
November 25, 2018 00:00 - 39 minutes - 31.6 MBWe've spent the last 2 months excavating Jesus' letters to the churches in Revelation, and this is our final Sunday in the Dear Church series. What has Jesus been revealing to you about His character through these letters? This Sunday, Brian Rhen and Katy Langley will walk us through a reflection on our learnings from the 7 letters, and we'll worship Jesus in all the fullness of His character.
Nov 18, 2018 - DEAR CHURCH: You’re not as good as you think!
November 18, 2018 00:00 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MBTwo more weeks in our Dear Church series, excavating Jesus' letters to the churches in Revelation! This Sunday, we dive into the last of the seven letters, to the church in Laodicea that was so passionless it was powerless.
Nov 11, 2018 - DEAR CHURCH: Hold On!
November 11, 2018 00:00 - 34 minutes - 27.8 MBAs we walk through Jesus' letters to the seven churches in Revelation, we see that each letter ends with an exhortation: "Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches." What are you hearing from God as you read and study His Word in Revelation? This Sunday, we're diving into the letter to the church in Philadelphia, and Jesus' words of encouragement to a discouraged church.
Nov 4, 2018 - DEAR CHURCH: I know you’re barely hanging on
November 04, 2018 00:00 - 34 minutes - 28.1 MBEach letter of Jesus to the seven churches in Revelation reveals to us more of the character of Jesus and the hope He has for whatever we're facing. This Sunday, we continue in our Dear Church series with the letter to the church in Sardis. Gary shares with us Jesus' words of hope when you find yourself barely hanging on in your faith journey.
Oct 28, 2018 - DEAR CHURCH: Don’t be misled
October 28, 2018 00:00 - 36 minutes - 29.7 MBEach letter of Jesus to the seven churches in Revelation reveals to us more of the character of Jesus and the hope He has for whatever we're facing. This Sunday, we're continuing in our Dear Church series with the letter to the church in Thyatira in Revelation 2:18-29.
Oct 21, 2018 - DEAR CHURCH: What is your starting point?
October 21, 2018 00:00 - 30 minutes - 24.4 MBWe're continuing this Sunday in our Dear Church series, looking at the third letter to the church in Pergamum in Revelation 2:12-17. This letter invites us to ask ourselves "What is your starting point for discovering what is true? What is your ultimate authority?" Author Laurie Polich Short from Santa Barbara will be back sharing the Word with us at all 4 gatherings.
Oct 14, 2018 - DEAR CHURCH: I know you are hurting
October 14, 2018 00:00 - 34 minutes - 28 MBJesus' letter to the church in Ephesus reminds that Jesus holds us and walks with us, and in any circumstance we are just a moment away from returning to our first love. We're continuing this Sunday in our Dear Church series, looking at the second letter to the church in Smyrna - a hurting church. Gary will be in all four gatherings this weekend to share from Revelation 2:8-11.
Oct 7, 2018 - DEAR CHURCH: I know you are busy…
October 07, 2018 00:00 - 39 minutes - 32.3 MBAll fall, we're diving into the seven letters to the churches in the book of Revelation in a new series called Dear Church. This week, Brian Rhen will lead us into the first letter, to the Church in Ephesus, and the busyness that caused them to forget their first love, Jesus.
Sep 30, 2018 - DEAR CHURCH: Intro
September 30, 2018 00:00 - 34 minutes - 28.1 MBWe're turning the page on the Hope That Moves series, and starting this weekend on a new series called Dear Church. All fall, we'll learn and be encouraged by the seven letters to the churches in the book of Revelation.
Sep 23, 2018 - HOPE THAT MOVE: Bold Obedience
September 23, 2018 00:00 - 41 minutes - 33.5 MBSeeing the hope of Christ infused throughout the Peninsula will only happen through a move of the Holy Spirit - and through bold, courageous, and completely ordinary Christ followers (that's us!) living out our mission on a daily basis. We're spending 3 weeks immersed in our vision of Hope That Moves, and this Sunday, Gary takes us into Acts 5 and the bold obedience that the apostles displayed.
Sep 16, 2018 - HOPE THAT MOVES: Bold Prayers
September 15, 2018 00:00 - 28 minutes - 22.9 MBSeeing the hope of Christ infused throughout the Peninsula will only happen through a move of the Holy Spirit - and through bold, courageous, faithful, and completely ordinary Christ followers (that's us!) living out our mission on a daily basis. We're spending 3 weeks immersed in our vision of Hope That Moves, and this Sunday, Gary will take us back into Acts 4 and two bold prayers that just may change history.
Sep 9, 2018 - HOPE THAT MOVES: Amazing Bold Idiots
September 09, 2018 00:00 - 41 minutes - 33.3 MBSeeing the hope of Christ infused throughout the Peninsula will only happen through a move of the Holy Spirit - and through bold, courageous, faithful, and completely ordinary Christ followers (that's us!) living out our mission on a daily basis. For the next 3 Sundays, we're heading back to Acts 4 & 5 and seeing what can happen when we become BOLD with our vision. Each week, we'll also hear the bold dreams of some of our ministry leaders around PCC. This week, Gary speaks from Acts 4.
Sep 2, 2018 - GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD: Sheep and Goats
September 02, 2018 00:00 - 34 minutes - 27.5 MBThis is the last week in our summer series the Greatest Stories Ever Told! Where have you seen your story in the parables of Jesus? This Sunday, a longtime friend of PCC, Bayana Chunga, is with us from Malawi to preach on the final parable Jesus told: The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats in Matthew 25.
Aug 26, 2018 - GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD: The Parable of the Talents
August 25, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutes - 27 MBThis week, Gary will take us into one of the last two parables that Jesus told: the parable of the talents in Matthew 25. How are YOU investing your one and only life?
Aug 19, 2018 - GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD: The Unmerciful Servant
August 19, 2018 00:00 - 36 minutes - 29.4 MBJesus' parables help us to see life in our world from another perspective: Heaven’s perspective! This week, in our series on the Greatest Stories Ever Told, Gary speaks about the parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew 18.
Aug 12, 2018 - GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD – The Rich Man and Lazarus
August 12, 2018 00:00 - 39 minutes - 32 MBThe point of Jesus' parables is to help us to see life in our world from another perspective: Heaven’s perspective. The purpose of parables is to mold our lives to become the Greatest Stories Ever Told! This week, Gary shares about the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16, where Jesus confronts a values misalignment and gives us insight on how we can value not just good things, but ultimate things.
Aug 5, 2018 - GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD: The Good Samaritan
August 05, 2018 00:00 - 32 minutes - 26.5 MBWe hope you're finding yourself in Jesus' parables this summer as we walk through The Greatest Stories Ever Told. This week, Carlos will be sharing at all four gatherings about the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10. Where do you think Jesus draws the boundary line when it comes to loving others?
Jul 29, 2018 - GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD: The Parable of the Sower
July 29, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutes - 27 MBEverybody loves a good story. Stories can capture our imagination and give us a new perspective on life. Perhaps the greatest storyteller in history was Jesus himself. In fact, the Bible shows that storytelling was Jesus’ favorite technique when speaking to the crowd: “Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable” (Matthew 13:34.) Jesus often took the most profound lessons of life and wrapped them in simple stories everyone cou...
Jul 22, 2018 - GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD: The Mustard Seed & Yeast
July 22, 2018 00:00 - 41 minutes - 33.7 MBWe hope you're finding yourself in Jesus' parables this summer as we walk through The Greatest Stories Ever Told! This week, Brian shares about the parables of the mustard seed and yeast in Luke 13. How have you seen the Kingdom of God expanding around you? And how has it changed you on the inside?
Jul 15, 2018 - GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD: The Lost Son
July 15, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutes - 26.9 MBAll summer long, we're diving into The Greatest Stories Ever Told, taking a fresh look at the parables of Jesus and discovering what they teach us about our own story. Where are you finding yourself in the stories? This Sunday, we're excited to welcome a wonderful guest preacher, Laurie Polich Short, who speaks about the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son in Luke 15. Laurie is an experienced author and speaker, and currently pastors at Ocean Hills Covenant Church in S...
Jul 8, 2018 - GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD: The Persistent Widow
July 08, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutes - 27.5 MBWhat are you favorite stories? Maybe a book you read over and over as a child, or a movie with a plot line that intrigued or suprised you? Well, Jesus is one of the best storytellers ever, and all summer long, we're diving into The Greatest Stories Ever Told, taking a fresh look at the parables of Jesus and discovering what they teach us about our own story. This Sunday, Gary takes us into a beautiful parable that Jesus told his disciples "to show them that they should always pray and not giv...
Jul 1, 2018 - GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD: The Hidden Treasure
July 01, 2018 00:00 - 36 minutes - 29.4 MBEverybody loves a good story. Stories can capture our imagination and give us a new perspective on life. Perhaps the greatest storyteller in history was Jesus himself. In fact, the Bible shows that storytelling was Jesus’ favorite technique when speaking to the crowd: “Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable” (Matthew 13:34.) Jesus often took the most profound lessons of life and wrapped them in simple stories everyone cou...
Jun 24, 2018 - GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD: The Wise and Foolish Builders
June 24, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutes - 27 MBEverybody loves a good story. Stories can capture our imagination and give us a new perspective on life. Jesus often took the most profound lessons of life and wrapped them in simple stories everyone could understand, only to bring an unexpected twist to the story so no one would forget. Parables are small stories that teach a big idea! In our summer series The Greatest Stories Ever Told, we’ll take a fresh look at these ancient stories and discover what they teach us about our own story, a...
Jun 17, 2018 - LOVE DOES: Love Pursues Community
June 17, 2018 00:00 - 35 minutes - 28.8 MBGod’s love is different. It changes things. It’s active. It works. It risks. It fights for. This Sunday, Gary and Danny will wrap up the series talking about the kinds of relationships that we all need in community to live and love like Jesus.
Jun 10, 2018 - LOVE DOES: Love Unleashes Generosity
June 10, 2018 00:00 - 36 minutes - 29.6 MBGod’s love is different. It changes things. It’s active. It works. It risks. It fights for. This Sunday, Gary and Carlos will be speaking to us about the radical generosity that is unleashed when we understand that a life that loves is a generous life.
Jun 3, 2018 - LOVE DOES: Love Submits in Marriage
June 03, 2018 00:00 - 39 minutes - 31.6 MBWhen you love like Jesus, you'll live like Jesus lives. We're continuing in our Love Does series looking at what it means to love well in marriage. Whether you're married or not, you'll be encouraged to invest intentionally in your relationships as Brian Rhen shares with us at all four gatherings this week.
May 27, 2018 - LOVE DOES: Love Empowers Children
May 27, 2018 00:00 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MBWhen you love like Jesus, you'll love kids like Jesus does. This weekend, we're continuing in our Love Does series looking at Jesus' posture toward kids in Mark 10, and what that means for us as Jesus followers!
May 20, 2018 - LOVE DOES: Love Understands Teens
May 20, 2018 00:00 - 39 minutes - 32.1 MBWe're continuing in our Love Does series this weekend with a special topic and a special guest speaker! Jim Burns is the President of HomeWord and the Executive Director of the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University, and he's joining us this weekend for the Refreshing Your Marriage conference at PCC (we'll see many of you there tonight!) Jim will be speaking at all our gatherings this Sunday on Love that empowers and advocates for teenagers.
May 13, 2018 - Love Does: Love Lives Valiantly
May 13, 2018 00:00 - 18 minutes - 15.1 MBLiving a life of love and wisdom takes courage. This weekend, we're celebrating all the mothers who choose courage and valor in their many roles as moms, business owners, employees, activists, wives, and more!
May 6, 2018 - Love Does: Love is Good News to the Poor
May 06, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutes - 27 MBGod’s love is different. It changes things. It’s active. It works. It risks. It fights for. God’s love does surprising and unexpected things when it gets a hold of our lives. We’re starting a new series all about what “Love Does” when it is understood and embraced by a community that follows Jesus. This Sunday we will look at several passages where God commands us to care for the poor. We’ll see practical ways to do just that! (Luke 4:16-19, 1 John 4:13, 17-18, Luke 14:13-14)
Apr 29, 2018 - LOVE DOES: Love Embraces Orphans
April 29, 2018 00:00 - 26 minutes - 21.8 MBThis Sunday, we're continuing in our Love Does series with a special day we're calling HOPE SUNDAY. Gary is speaking at all four gatherings with a message about God's heart for vulnerable children in our community and around the world, and we'll all be invited to consider how we can be involved through sponsoring a child or simply engaging with the partners we have visiting from Malawi, Congo, and local efforts to bring hope to vulnerable children
Apr 22, 2018 - LOVE DOES: Love Reconciles
April 22, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutes - 27.1 MBThis Sunday, we're continuing in our Love Does series looking at how Jesus compels us to love everyone - even those we feel are different from us. Christian Huang, founder and Executive Director of Mobilize Love, will be speaking at all four of our gatherings as we look at how Love calls us to believe the Gospel and see every person as made in the image of God.
Apr 15, 2018 - LOVE DOES: Love Loves the Lonely
April 15, 2018 00:00 - 35 minutes - 29 MBWe are more connected than ever, yet we are feeling more alone than ever. As people who receive Jesus' love for us, how can we let it overflow out of us to those who are lonely and in need of love? Join us this weekend as we continue diving into our new series Love Does, as Gary and Ben take us into the story of Jesus and the leper in Mark 1:40-45.
Apr 8, 2018 - LOVE DOES: Only Love of Another Kind Really Does
April 08, 2018 00:00 - 39 minutes - 31.8 MBGod’s love is different. It changes things. It’s active. It works. It risks. It fights for. God’s love does surprising and unexpected things when it gets a hold of our lives. We’re starting a new series all about what “Love Does” when it is understood and embraced by a community that follows Jesus. This Sunday, we’re starting where it all begins: hearts that overflow with Jesus’ extravagant love.
Apr 1, 2018 - Easter Sunday: The Greatest Comeback Story Ever Told!
April 01, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutes - 19.4 MBThis Easter at PCC we celebrate the greatest comeback story ever told! May the hope of Easter, history’s greatest comeback, be our hope everyday as followers of Jesus.
Mar 25, 2017 - Nehemiah: Lessons from Nehemiah
March 24, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutes - 26.7 MBTwelve weeks. One book. Countless stories. Since January, we've been journeying through the story of Nehemiah, the Israelites, the building of a wall, and the opposition they experienced, from without and from within. And we've seen over and over again how our God is the One who restores, rebuilds, and renews - and invites us into that journey with Him. What awareness have you gained through Nehemiah? How have you been inspired by others who are living this out? This Sunday, we gather for fin...
Mar 18, 2018 - Nehemiah: Guard Your Gates
March 18, 2018 00:00 - 37 minutes - 30.3 MBWith two weeks left in our Nehemiah series, we're coming to the end of the book and seeing that building a wall was easier than building hearts and a community. This week, we'll dive into Nehemiah chapter 13 and see more fully how we can guard against drifting from our heart relationship with Jesus: through God's power, not our will power.
Mar 11, 2018 - Nehemiah: Spiritual Renewal Part 2
March 11, 2018 00:00 - 38 minutes - 31.2 MBWhat do you do when you come to an understanding that you're not where you want to be spiritually? This Sunday, we'll dive back into Nehemiah 9 and 10 and see how the people of God can experience revival in our own hearts, based not on our own empty will power, but on Jesus' resurrection power.
Mar 4, 2018 - Nehemiah: Spiritual Renewal Part 1
March 04, 2018 00:00 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MBWhat do you do when you come to an understanding that you're not where you want to be spiritually? That's exactly where we find the community in Nehemiah chapter 8 - and their response was the first recorded revival in all the Bible. This weekend, we'll continue in our journey through Nehemiah and look at the indispensable elements of spiritual renewal.
Feb 25, 2018 - Nehemiah: Names That Matter
February 25, 2018 00:00 - 36 minutes - 29.8 MBA city is more than walls, buildings and houses; a city is people. And the people are Nehemiah’s focus in chapter 7, which we'll see as we continue in our series and jump into chapter 7 this week. And it's time for our annual PCC-CPC pulpit swap! Gary heads over to preach at Central Peninsula Church, while CPC's lead pastor Mark Mitchell will be speaking.