Imperial Beach Church

Follow us as we close the book of Acts in our series, First Church. Pastor Luke Crosby will discuss five simple steps for us, when reaching out to people using the B.L.E.S.S. Method –

Let’s practice these five simple steps as a community and see how God works in all our lives.

First Church | Week 5 | Have you ever wondered what God wants your prayer life to look like? The first church wondered the same thing. In today’s message, we unpack the truth about prayer and living a life of faith. Together we will discover: – The power of prayer is based on who we pray to, not how well we pray. – Our job is to ask; God’s job is to do what’s best. – We can believe in God’s goodness, trust in God’s sovereignty, and live our lives dependent on Him.

First Church | Week 4 | Does it ever feel like there’s so many barriers in our world? Jesus agreed. In today’s message, we unpack how the gospel of Jesus is the ultimate barrier breaker. In the book of Acts we will discover how the gospel breaks: ● Race and ethnic barriers. (Acts 15, James 2:8-9, 1 John 4:20) ● Social barriers. (Acts 2:44-45, Acts 4:32-35) ● Gender barriers. (Acts 16:13-15, Acts 18, Acts 21:8-9) ● The sin barrier. (Acts 10:43, Galatians 3:26-28) Because of Jesus, there is a way for each and every one of us to have a real and right relationship with God!

First Church | Week 3 | How should Christ-followers respond when there’s opposition to our faith? Join us as we unpack stories of the early church facing both push-back and persecution, and what that looks like in our world today. Together we will discover: – Your mission doesn’t change with your circumstances. – Your calling doesn’t change when things get difficult. – Your assignment can’t be stopped if it comes from God.

First Church | Week 2 | How can we practically be the church God calls us to be? Join us as we unpack the rhythms of the church, the regular patterns we engage in– things that we do repeatedly that define not just who we are, but what we value. In this important and practical message we will unearth how we gather, grow, group, give, and go (our rhythms of worship, discipleship, fellowship, ministry, and evangelism). We will look at the patterns of the early church and unlock the ways God still calls us to live today!

First Church | Week 1 | What did the first Christians do after the resurrection of Jesus? What should we still be doing as the church today? In our new series, First Church, we are going through the book of Acts and unpacking the kind of church and the kind of people that God calls us to be!

Easter Sunday — Jesus’ Resurrection — Have you ever had a setback? A great comeback is possible for you through Jesus’ death and his resurrection from the grave. No matter your sins, setbacks, or failures, be encouraged by this message of hope: Your failure is not final. Because of the resurrection, there is redemption, there is forgiveness, and there is new life, both now and forever, available for you today!

Week 6 of Everyday Miracles – Join us with the new Associate Pastor Grant Hedges! He talks about what we do when we don’t know what God is doing. Through the story of Jesus healing a blind man, we will learn that a move of God might not be exactly what we expect, but when we release our expectations and obey God, we will see God move in ways we have never imagined.

Week 5 of Everyday Miracles – Have you ever felt like you’re in the middle of a storm? Stuck in a trial? Caught up in chaos? Pastor Luke unpacks a powerful story of Jesus walking on water and calming a storm, and how Jesus can also calm our fears, bring peace to our circumstances, and deliver us to where He’s asked us to go. Will you take a step of faith toward Him today?

Week 4 of Everyday Miracles – Join Luke Crosby on week 4 as he talks about the miracle of Jesus feeding 5,000 people, we will discover: