SCRIPTURE TEXT: James 1:1-27  

With this message, we begin a new sermon series looking chapter-by-chapter at the Letter of James to the early Christians. Though James, a brother of Jesus, provided primary leadership to the Jerusalem "mother church" of the mid first century AD, his letter follows the patterns & values of Old Testament wisdom literature, focused on practical questions of faithful daily living. James calls the people of God to demonstrate unity, fairness, temperance, patience, & perseverance. In the first chapter of James, we get special insights into living single-mindedly for the purposes of the Lord, seeing even our trials as opportunities for joy.

SERIES: The Letter of James - Part 1

DATE: Jan. 30, 2022

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SCRIPTURE TEXT: 2 Peter 3:1-18  

Concluding our New Year sermon series on PATIENCE, PCF-LA Associate Pastor Venida Antonio teaches us from the Scriptures on the patience of PROPHECY. In this message, Pastora Venida encourages us to patiently perceive all that the Lord has spoken through His prophets & apostles in the word; to patiently believe that God is always “right on time” in fulfilling His words according to His perfect timing; & to patiently press on pursuing the prophetic purposes of God given to His people through His Word & Spirit.

2022: The Year of Patience

DATE: Jan. 23, 2022

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SCRIPTURE TEXT: Philippians 4:4-7; Romans 12:12 In Philippians 4:4-7, 

The Apostle Paul presented a powerful pattern for patient prayer that resonates with other writings of his to the early church (such as Romans 12:12 & 1 Thessalonians 5:14-19) & with patterns of patience also provided by the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk. Using these & other passages, Pastora Hazel Hall continues our New Year sermon series on biblical PATIENCE with this insightful examination of the patience of PRAYER, a primary purpose of God’s people.  

SUNDAY SERVICE  

DATE: Jan. 16, 2022,  

SERVICE TIME: 10:30 am (PST) | In-Person & Online  

Series: 2022: The Year of Patience

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SCRIPTURE TEXT: 1 Corinthians 13:4  

Continuing our focus on PATIENCE as revealed in the Scriptures, Pastor Court delivers a message on the patience of LOVE drawn from the classic “love chapter” of the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13. Examining a variety of other scriptural passages on the patience of love also draws our attention to how this kind of godly, patient, kind, & forgiving love gives witness to God’s presence in our world, drawing others to believe in Him, believers to be better unified in Him, & all of us to be better equipped to persevere to the end of our call in Christ.  

SUNDAY SERVICE  Pastor Courtney Hall  

DATE: Jan. 9, 2022  SERVICE TIME: 10:30 am (PST)  

Series: 2022: The Year of Patience

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SCRIPTURE TEXT: James 1:4  

In this New Year’s message, Pastor Courtney Hall invites us to enter together into a new “Year of Patience” focused on this classic virtue of God’s character. Examining Scriptural passages from both the Old & New Testament, Pastor Court leads us through a biblically grounded understanding of the active & productive purposes of patience as a maturing agent intended by God to bring His people to a place of steadfast security & fulsome completeness.  

DATE: Jan. 2, 2022   

Time: 10:30AM*  

SUNDAY SERVICE 

Series: 2022: The Year of Patience

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SCRIPTURE TEXT: 2 Timothy 3:1-17  

“These are the times that try men’s souls,” wrote Thomas Paine nearly 250 years ago, but his words describe our times, as well. Some two millennia ago, the Apostle Paul wrote to his protégé Timothy in a similar vein, that trying times lay ahead in which “all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2 Tim 3:12). How can the people of God sustain with patient perseverance in such times, and through all the challenges with which life faces us? Knowing clearly & strongly our abiding PURPOSE in Christ will lend us PATIENCE in the Spirit by which to sustain & even to overcome, equipped by God’s word for “every good work” (2 Tim 3:17).  

SUNDAY SERVICE  

Dec. 26, 2021  

SERIES: Purpose & Patience

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SCRIPTURE TEXT: Matthew 1:18-25  

Matthew chapter one tells “how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about” (v. 18), a story that brings us joy every year. It’s easy to overlook how bewildering & full of risk the Lord’s plans must have seemed to the people involved, though. Joseph, surmising that his impregnated fiancée Mary had been unfaithful, planned to separate from her. Then God’s light shone in the night, and an angelic dream changed his plans & our world. God's plans & purposes often prove very different from ours (Isaiah 55:8-9); sometimes we may feel "lost in the night." But the light of His miraculous PURPOSE will permeate our lives if we let Him into our dreams and give Him full rule over our preparations & plans this Christmas season and always.  

SERIES: Preparing with Purpose - Advent Part 1  

DATE: Nov. 28, 2021

SCRIPTURE TEXT: Judges 10:1-18; 11:4-6; 12-18; 12:8-15

​In the hundreds of years that transpire over the course of the Biblical book of Judges, many situations arose in which the people of Israel had to deal with animosity & adversity, both within their own nation among the tribes & regions, and with other groups around them, including the animosity with Ammon that gave rise to the judgeship of Jephthah. But many other “minor” judges also ruled in this time, such as five that we review in this message (Tola, Jair, Ibzan, Elon, & Abdon). Through it all, we see that the one problem paramount in Ancient Israel remains the primary problem of our own day: idolatry.

PREACHER: Lead Pastor Courtney Hall

DATE: Oct. 3, 2021, JOIN US LIVE ONLINE AT 10 AM*

SERVICE TIME: 10:00am (In-Person & Online)

SERIES: The Judges Cycle (Part 10)

SERMON: "Animosity With Ammon"

SCRIPTURE TEXT: Judges 8:1-35  ​  

As our life lengthens, each of us becomes more likely to ask "What have I accomplished..." (Judges 8:2a). Coming to the conclusion of our study of the life of Gideon the judge, we see that while God used Gideon to accomplish great & liberating victory for Israel, the legacy of strife, snares, & sin wrought by idolatry reared again in the leader's latter days and even more after his passing. Yet in both positive & negative ways, Gideon's life & legacy lend lessons on handling hindrances to harmony, health, & holiness.  

SUNDAY SERVICE  

PREACHER: Lead Pastor Courtney Hall  

DATE: Sep. 19, 2021 

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SERVICE TIME: 10:00 am (In-Person & Online) ​ 

SERIES: The Judges Cycle (Part 8)​  

SERMON: "What Have I Accomplished?" - Gideon’s Conclusion

SCRIPTURE TEXT: Judges 6:1-24

Judges chapters 6-8 tell the tale of Gideon, one of the most notable of the major judges & one whom the Lord Himself called a “valiant warrior” (Judges 6:12). That greeting from God proves all the more remarkable because it came to Gideon while he was effectively in hiding. Indeed, Gideon’s initial call to courage can arouse faith in our hearts today, too, as we see how God moved Gideon past his fears, failures, & doubts into the place of peace found in trusting the Lord above all else.

PREACHER: Lead Pastor Courtney Hall

DATE: Aug. 22, 2021, JOIN US LIVE ONLINE AT 10 AM*