Sermons from April 2026
Coming and Going
This week’s scripture reading from John draws our attention to Jesus as “the shepherd” as well as to Jesus as “the gate.” How do we hold these two images together? In what ways do those images challenge us and how do they lead us, in the gospel writer’s words, to “abundant life?”
The Extraordinary Ordination of Adam Edward Marshall
Ordination is one part celebratory worship, one part sacred consecration, and one part solemn mystery. Pacific Beach UMC hosts the Church Within A Church ordination of Adam Edward Marshall.
While You Walk Along
Have you ever had one of those “lightbulb” moments? Have you ever wondered what that “lightbulb” moment was like for the disciples after the Emmaus road? Think about that Emmaus experience from Luke 24 as we prepare for guest preacher Adam Marshall on Sunday.
Yes / And
Easter is more than a day… it’s a season! Join us this Sunday as we move into the season of resurrection and new life, gathering with Jesus, Thomas and the other disciples amid fear and doubt, to receive Jesus’ words of peace, presence and promise. Our guest preacher is the Rev. Lesley Brogan.
The Good News Is… Alive in the World
Join us today for Easter Worship! This week we celebrate this most joyful truth: The Good News Is Alive in the World!
Maundy Thursday 2026
Join as we gather to remember the Passover meal where Jesus gathered with his disciples for a “last supper” and gave them a new commandment, “to love one another.”