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We Believe: The Forgiveness of Sins
This Sunday’s message explores a belief in the forgiveness of sins. In doing so, we must understand both sin and forgiveness and how God’s grace is present in both.
We Believe: The Church
Continuing through the Apostles’ Creed, we explore what it means to be the church. It’s not just about showing up in worship every once in a while…
Goals
At our Annual Conference in June, Bishop Hagiya set several ambitious goals for each church in our region.
Discipleship – Part II
In our continuing discussion of Discipleship, we have been exploring the meaning of discipleship specifically in the context of the community here at Pacific Beach UMC. After last month’s post about discipleship, we have continued to have great conversations, and several members and friends of PB UMC have asked intriguing questions.
Discipleship
A recent question came in through the church office that I would like to address here rather than in worship because it connects with some ongoing work that some PB UMC leaders are doing. The question submitted is: What is a disciple?
Why I Believe
A friend of mine who is a pastor at a United Methodist church in Santa Barbara asked me to join with others in a written series he was assembling called “Why I Believe.” The series explores the choice – and indeed it is a choice for each of us – to live a life of faith. You can see the original post here. We are in the season of Lent, a time where Christians around the world take time for…
Spiritual Intensity: Acts Bible Study (and more) from Lent to Pentecost
PB UMC’s Readiness 360 group is working to respond to the needs of our congregation in order to develop a deeper spiritual intensity. A new study of Acts begins during Lent that includes by study and relationship-building.
More
More. It seems like we’re always looking for more. And in a consumer-driven culture like ours, the idea of always looking for more can be harmful if we’re not careful…