College Avenue Baptist Church - San Diego (Sermons)

The popularity of fictional superheroes has risen to new heights in recent years in our culture. However, the book of Judges records the story of a real-life superhero named Samson. God empowered Samson with incredible superhuman strength to achieve God’s plan despite his many weaknesses and failures. Come learn why Pastor Geoff has chosen Samson as his favorite Bible character and what we can learn about being empowered by God to accomplish great things with our lives.

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We are "Playing Favorites" again this weekend in our online and in-person services. Tony, one of College Ave's missionaries to Asia, is going to share with us why Timothy is his favorite Bible character. We’ll offer you two hints that sound like opposites: surrender AND fight!

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Love and justice are often understood as opposing values. The Bible is clear that love and justice are both part of God’s character. Therefore, as followers of Jesus Christ, both should be part of our character.

Have you felt the pain of not being the favorite? Of being overlooked or snubbed? Playing favorites is not something new. Favoritism was an issue in the first century church, as people with more money or higher social standing were treated better than others. Favoritism can still be an issue in the church. We conclude our sermon series on justice with a conversation on favoritism in the church based on James 2.

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Love and justice are often understood as opposing values. The Bible is clear that love and justice are both part of God’s character. Therefore, as followers of Jesus Christ, both should be part of our character.

If we influence the government and fight for the just due of people made in the image of God, how might it look? That is the focus of this week’s biblical conversation in our summer justice sermon series. In preparation read Romans 13:1-7.

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Love and justice are often understood as opposing values. The Bible is clear that love and justice are both part of God’s character. Therefore, as followers of Jesus Christ, both should be part of our character.

The primary mission of every family is to reflect God’s unconditional love to the world. How can the family unit be an instrument of healing for the hurting, wounded, and marginalized among us? That question guides this week’s sermon as we look at Deuteronomy 6:1-9.

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Love and justice are often understood as opposing values. The Bible is clear that love and justice are both part of God’s character. Therefore, as followers of Jesus Christ, both should be part of our character.

Who is your neighbor? Is it the person who lives next door? Upstairs? Across the street? Jesus will introduce us to our neighbors in Luke 10:25-37. Come and meet them! 

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Love and justice are often understood as opposing values. The Bible is clear that love and justice are both part of God’s character. Therefore, as followers of Jesus Christ, both should be part of our character.

What are the markers of a spiritually growing Christian? What would you put at the top of your list of indicators? What do you think Jesus puts at the top of his list? Does your list match his? He will tell us in Matthew 22:34-40. Join us online as we continue in our series Love, Biblical Justice, and Healing.

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Love and justice are often understood as opposing values. The Bible is clear that love and justice are both part of God’s character. Therefore, as followers of Jesus Christ, both should be part of our character.

This weekend we start a three-week biblical conversation on the foundations of justice as we explore how love acts. In preparation for our time in God’s Word, read 1 Corinthians 13:1-7.

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Justice is a popular and important topic, but it’s often ambiguous. Our culture tends to talk about justice in social and political terms. As biblical Christians, we imitate our just God when we pursue justice. Justice is about lovingly giving people their due as human beings made in the image of God.

During these conversations over the next few weeks, we will explore three God-ordained institutions – the family, the government, and the church -- and their roles in doing justice. We will also learn from Jesus as He teaches and models for us how to pursue justice as an expression of our love for God and neighbor.

In this message we will hear two love stories; one points to the other. (Ephesians 5:31-32)

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