An old man, filled with the Holy Spirit, blesses Mary and Joseph with encouragement and words they don't want to hear. It's Christmas.

Holy angels singing to unworthy shepherds. God's bright glory pushing back the darkness of night. Hope being born into a stable of chaos. This is Christmas.

In this video half of Pastor Andy's body is cut off. But he's ok. It's still a good message.

God never fails—this is part of the message the Angel Gabriel gives to Mary. This passage in Luke 1 is so full of juxtapositions and tensions—just like our life. Mary learns how to trust and follow God on a difficult road, a discipline and a heart that she would pass onto her beloved son, Jesus.

Pastor Paul Dugan is brand new to our team here at Coastal Community Church! Pastor Paul shares part of his story and the larger story of God's invitation for us into His Kingdom work.

Paul suffers a lot. Some people say that's reason to dismiss Paul—that a real Christian doesn't endure heartache or grief or failure. Paul, in his second letter to the church in Corinth, turns this idea upside down. And then his life proves why suffering and weakness and calamity are not God's judgment or apathy towards us—quite the opposite. Disappointment and heartache are the dark places where God shines the brightest.