Bay Area Community Church

Sunday is a big day for the Bay Area family. It’s a celebration of game day as we launch into a new season of ministry at Bay Area. But this is a special game day because it is also homecoming in which all the “alumni” are encouraged to come to back home. If you’ve been disconnected because of COVID, my prayer is that you’ll join us this Sunday. Homecoming is not only a big game, but it is also the opportunity to celebrate our history and heritage. Jesus is both homecoming King and Head Coach of our team. He reigns over Bay Area and He calls the plays on the field. Our job is to believe Him for the great things He has planned for us. Join us this Sunday at our NEW gathering times of 9 and 10:45 a.m. as we celebrate game day and God’s vision for us.

Our goal in this series has been to show how to cultivate our relationship with Jesus. But what does "closeness" look like in a relationship with a God we can't see? How can I be confident that the way I'm living today is what God wants from me? In this message, we'll identify the most important expression of intimacy with Jesus, and we'll explore the barrier that tends to keep most of us from living in that close connection everyday.

If your'e a follower of Jesus, then chances are you WANT to try and cultivate your relationship with Him and grow in your faith - but then, reality hits. The kids are annoying, the bills pile up, the homework never ends and temptations are flying out of nowhere. How am I supposed to do the right thing in the midst of this onslaught of real life? This Sunday we'll explore how we can overcome the power of our sin nature and rely on Jesus' victory in our everyday lives.

Jesus is coming back. How should those who have been made children of God prepare for this? This week we dive into a critical section of 1 John and see how we should live in light of His imminent return.

We live in a world that is in desperate need of something. Whether the horrific tragedies in Afghanistan, the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the diverse political opinions to our country’s challenges, or relational struggles in our own lives. What we need is pretty much universally agreed upon. We need LOVE. But what is love and how do we experience and give it? There is nobody better to teach us this than the “one whom Jesus loved,” the apostle John. Join us this weekend as we learn afresh how to experience and give God’s love.

When it comes to cultivating our relationship with God, last week we saw that the starting point is the cross. When it comes to cultivating our ongoing relationship as followers of Christ, John tells us both the problem and the solution. The problem, in John’s words, is “walking in darkness.” That’s his way of saying being defeated by sin. All of us struggle with sin. Fortunately, the aged Apostle gives us God’s solution: “walk in the Light.” Join us this Sunday as we discover the life-changing reality of walking in the Light.

2020 was a crazy year. A global pandemic, politics and uncertainty about the future weighed on everyone across the globe. But during the summer, race and issues of justice took center stage as protests and riots happened in major cities all over the world. What is the church’s role in the race and justice conversation? How do the scriptures inform us on one of today’s most volatile and sensitive subjects? Is there a way for us to fulfill our mission of having a church that is making passionate, maturing followers of Jesus that are from every walk of life, from here to the nations? Join us this Sunday as we dive into the scriptures together to find out.

It’s not a stretch to say that social media has completely transformed how we interact with one another. Platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok are among the fastest growing forms of how we communicate. However, what started as a fun way to reconnect with old classmates, share vacation photos, check out the latest memes and watch funny cat videos, has now become a political and ideological football that regularly gets spiked in the face of others. It’s not so much the disagreements that social media content often creates, rather it’s the impersonal, dehumanizing, shoot-from-a-distance platform that has made sharing meaningful content practically impossible. What was originally intended to bring us together seems to just perpetuate fear, frustration, conspiracy theories and confusion. As Christians living in an ever-increasing secular world, how do we form a Biblical worldview when it comes to social media? Join us this Sunday to start the discussion.

“Family” can be a touchy word. We all have different backgrounds, different experiences, and different perspectives. Regardless of our differing stories, however, there is a common question that we’ve all asked in one form or another. We all want to know: Who are my people? We all long for an answer, and this week Jesus asks this very question, showing us that the answer in His Kingdom is very different than the answer we typically receive in our world.