College Avenue Baptist Church - San Diego (Sermons)

On Sunday, October 31, 2010, Pastor Mark gave us a very special, very personal message, entitled “Pastor Mark Goeglein: "Adoption Awareness - Rethinking the Role of Adoption in the Christian Community,” highlighting National Adoption Month.

Have you ever been lost in the middle?  Today, it is not uncommon for people between the ages of 35 and 55 to experience a midlife crisis.  A spiritual midlife crisis, however, often happens to Christians of all ages.  We can struggle with confusion about who we are and where we are going.  We can find ourselves Lost in the Middle, struggling with maintaining an undivided heart for God.  The nation of Israel serves as an example for us.  As it was achieving its acme of accomplishment under David and Solomon, a deep, San Andreas-like fault was developing during these golden years.  In 931 B.C. this fault erupts into a giant earthquake resulting in a midlife crisis and leading to a tale of two kingdoms.  The northern kingdom is called Israel.  The southern kingdom is called Judah.  Join us in this series of bio-sermons on the kings of Judah and receive life transforming insight on how to deal with personal seasons of being lost in the middle of spiritual erosion.

 

Just because you end well doesn’t mean that you’ll end well

Have you ever been lost in the middle?  Today, it is not uncommon for people between the ages of 35 and 55 to experience a midlife crisis.  A spiritual midlife crisis, however, often happens to Christians of all ages.  We can struggle with confusion about who we are and where we are going.  We can find ourselves Lost in the Middle, struggling with maintaining an undivided heart for God.  The nation of Israel serves as an example for us.  As it was achieving its acme of accomplishment under David and Solomon, a deep, San Andreas-like fault was developing during these golden years.  In 931 B.C. this fault erupts into a giant earthquake resulting in a midlife crisis and leading to a tale of two kingdoms.  The northern kingdom is called Israel.  The southern kingdom is called Judah.  Join us in this series of bio-sermons on the kings of Judah and receive life transforming insight on how to deal with personal seasons of being lost in the middle of spiritual erosion.

 

God’s blessing is conditional, His acceptance is not

Have you ever been lost in the middle?  Today, it is not uncommon for people between the ages of 35 and 55 to experience a midlife crisis.  A spiritual midlife crisis, however, often happens to Christians of all ages.  We can struggle with confusion about who we are and where we are going.  We can find ourselves Lost in the Middle, struggling with maintaining an undivided heart for God.  The nation of Israel serves as an example for us.  As it was achieving its acme of accomplishment under David and Solomon, a deep, San Andreas-like fault was developing during these golden years.  In 931 B.C. this fault erupts into a giant earthquake resulting in a midlife crisis and leading to a tale of two kingdoms.  The northern kingdom is called Israel.  The southern kingdom is called Judah.  Join us in this series of bio-sermons on the kings of Judah and receive life transforming insight on how to deal with personal seasons of being lost in the middle of spiritual erosion.

 

It’s time to decide that though partial obedience has significant long-term consequences, it is never too late to start fully obeying God

Have you ever been lost in the middle?  Today, it is not uncommon for people between the ages of 35 and 55 to experience a midlife crisis.  A spiritual midlife crisis, however, often happens to Christians of all ages.  We can struggle with confusion about who we are and where we are going.  We can find ourselves Lost in the Middle, struggling with maintaining an undivided heart for God.  The nation of Israel serves as an example for us.  As it was achieving its acme of accomplishment under David and Solomon, a deep, San Andreas-like fault was developing during these golden years.  In 931 B.C. this fault erupts into a giant earthquake resulting in a midlife crisis and leading to a tale of two kingdoms.  The northern kingdom is called Israel.  The southern kingdom is called Judah.  Join us in this series of bio-sermons on the kings of Judah and receive life transforming insight on how to deal with personal seasons of being lost in the middle of spiritual erosion.

 

Every Christian has been graced by God with certain strengths, gifts, abilities and passions for life.

According to the Bible, what should be the major purpose of your life?  If you consider the major commitments or goals of your life at the present time (with respect to friendships, marriage, education, job, use of money, church relationships, self-care, etc), are you living as though your goals are aligned with the Bible? 

This series provides biblical guidance for answering 3 life-changing questions:

Who Am I? – Genesis 1:26-28

Why Am I Here? – John 17:4

What Do I Do Best? – Romans 12:3-8

 

 

We were created for God’s glory

According to the Bible, what should be the major purpose of your life?  If you consider the major commitments or goals of your life at the present time (with respect to friendships, marriage, education, job, use of money, church relationships, self-care, etc), are you living as though your goals are aligned with the Bible? 

This series provides biblical guidance for answering 3 life-changing questions:

Who Am I? – Genesis 1:26-28

Why Am I Here? – John 17:4

What Do I Do Best? – Romans 12:3-8

We are God’s representatives on earth, reflecting God, and carrying out our God-given responsibilities.

According to the Bible, what should be the major purpose of your life?  If you consider the major commitments or goals of your life at the present time (with respect to friendships, marriage, education, job, use of money, church relationships, self-care, etc), are you living as though your goals are aligned with the Bible? 

This series provides biblical guidance for answering 3 life-changing questions:

Who Am I? – Genesis 1:26-28

Why Am I Here? – John 17:4

What Do I Do Best? – Romans 12:3-8

Jesus’ teaching cannot be ignored because He teaches with God’s authority.

Jesus is a king, but a strange king.  In this series, Upside Down, we’ll explore one of Jesus’ most extensive and poignant teaching moments known as the Sermon on the Mount. This Sermon is the most complete description in the Bible of the appropriate lifestyle of a committed follower of Jesus.  In His kingdom manifesto, Jesus offers a fundamentally different approach to life.  We invite you to join us as we unpack what is probably the best-known, most often quoted, and probably the least understood and least obeyed of Jesus’ teachings. Let’s learn from Jesus as He goes against the grain of our nature and our culture as He turns everything upside down.

 

There is no middle ground with Jesus. 

Jesus is a king, but a strange king.  In this series, Upside Down, we’ll explore one of Jesus’ most extensive and poignant teaching moments known as the Sermon on the Mount. This Sermon is the most complete description in the Bible of the appropriate lifestyle of a committed follower of Jesus.  In His kingdom manifesto, Jesus offers a fundamentally different approach to life.  We invite you to join us as we unpack what is probably the best-known, most often quoted, and probably the least understood and least obeyed of Jesus’ teachings. Let’s learn from Jesus as He goes against the grain of our nature and our culture as He turns everything upside down.

On Sunday, August 29, 2010, we celebrated our great God together with our brothers and sisters in Christ from La Promesa and Vietnamese Faith Baptist Church.  This was a multi-cultural, multi-generational, trilingual worship service in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.