Jesus Culture San Diego Message of the Week

In this week’s episode, Lead Pastor Zack Curry unpacks 1 Thessalonians 4–5 and explores what it means to live with the expectation that Jesus is coming again. Rather than trying to predict when He will return, we’re invited to stay awake, live faithfully, pursue holiness, love others, and remain anchored in hope. Pastor Zack reminds us that God is more concerned with who we are becoming than where we are going, and that as we surrender every area of our lives to Him, He is faithful to sanctify us and prepare us for His return.

In this week’s episode, Pastor Becky Johnson of Jesus Culture Sacramento unpacks the first three chapters of 1 Thessalonians and explores what happens when the gospel truly takes root in a church and in our lives. Looking at the Thessalonian church’s faith, hope, and love, Pastor Becky challenges us to examine the idols of comfort, convenience, control, and self, and invites us into a deeper life of surrender to the Holy Spirit. She reminds us that genuine faith produces transformation, genuine love produces sacrificial service, and genuine hope gives us the strength to endure suffering. As the church lives this out, our prayer is that the gospel would become unmistakably visible—not through reputation, influence, or success, but through humility, love, service, and a steadfast hope in Jesus.

In this week’s episode, Jordan DiMarco walks through Paul’s letter to the Philippians and unpacks seven keys to cultivating a healthy inner self and becoming more like Christ: pray, yield, serve, depend, remember, rejoice, and give. Through Scripture and practical encouragement, Jordan challenges us to live with greater dependence on God, selfless love for others, gratitude for what God has done, and generosity toward His kingdom. As we position our hearts in prayer and surrender, we make space for God to continue the work He has started in us.

In this week’s episode, Zack Curry celebrates five years of Jesus Culture San Diego and shares a powerful reminder of what it means to be a people of God’s presence. He calls us to cultivate gratitude and praise, faithfully invest in the next generation, and consecrate our lives as dwelling places for God. Drawing from Psalm 24, Zack invites us to pursue clean hands and pure hearts—not through striving or performance, but through surrender—making room for the King of Glory to move in our lives, families, church, and city.

In this episode, guest pastor Raymond Phillips of House Church in Denver preaches from Ephesians 4-6, challenging us to move past spiritual “milk” and grow into full maturity in Christ. He unpacks what it means to leave behind consumerism and prolonged adolescence in our faith, closing with a powerful charge to put on the full armor of God and live as soldiers advancing His kingdom.

In this message, Pastor Zack begins our journey through Ephesians by unpacking the power of knowing who we are in Christ. Through Ephesians 1–3, we’re reminded that we are chosen, adopted, redeemed, forgiven, and given an inheritance, not because of what we’ve done, but because of what Jesus has already done. When we understand our identity in Christ, we can stop striving to earn God’s love and begin living from the security, authority, and grace we’ve already received. This message is an invitation to let God open the eyes of our hearts to who He says we are.

Pastor Zack message through Galatians 4–6 reminded us that the gospel is Jesus plus nothing. We are saved by grace, not by our performance, and true freedom comes through surrendering to the Holy Spirit, who transforms us to live from our identity as sons and daughters of God.

This Sunday, Pastor Nathan Edwardson reminded us that God isn’t looking for perfect people, He’s looking for hearts that are fully surrendered and filled with His Spirit. Through the story of Samuel and David, we were challenged to leave behind seasons of grief, be renewed by the Holy Spirit, and trust that God has already gone before us in preparing what’s next. As we get filled with His presence instead of relying on our own strength, we become ready to pour into the next generation and step confidently into God’s calling.

In this powerful message from Galatians 1–3, Young Adults Pastor Reigha Tencer reminds us that the Gospel is built on grace, not performance. Discover the freedom that comes from surrendering striving, embracing your identity as a child of God, and trusting fully in the finished work of Jesus.

Pastor Jordan DiMarco continued our journey through 2 Corinthians, reminding us that the true Gospel can never be separated from the cross. Through Paul’s example, we were challenged to reject the world’s pursuit of influence and self-promotion, embracing instead a life marked by humility, sacrifice, and dependence on God’s strength. As we examine our own hearts, we’re invited to trust that God’s grace is sufficient and His power is made perfect in our weakness.