Waves Church

"What are other people saying about me?" That's the first question Jesus asks his disciples. The second question he asks is far more personal: "Who do you say that I am?" On the second anniversary of Waves Church, this message offers us a reminder that our faith can't stand on anyone else's answers. Jesus isn't just interested in what you know others think. Jesus is asking each of us to make a confession of faith. 

And once we encounter Jesus in all of his authority, Jesus gives us a new identity and a new community. He calls that community his church. And thankfully Jesus is the one who is building the church - all over the world and right here in Malibu.

Speaker: Taylor Walling

A sermon from Waves Church on Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, CA.

In the famous moment when God calls to Moses from a burning bush, there's something profound revealed. God shares his name with Moses, and in doing so God reveals part of His transcendent nature. In this sermon, we are invited to encounter a God who calls us by name and wants to have a personal encounter with us.

Speaker: Taylor Walling

A sermon from Waves Church on Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, CA.

What if God's dreams for us are bigger than the dreams we have for ourselves? What if pursuing God's mission on earth isn't primarily through mass gatherings but through one on one connection? And what if God wants to lift our field of vision past our moment into history so we see further into His redemption plan? 

Those are big questions. In this sermon, we take them head on to find a kingdom point of view that will challenge us and comfort us all at the same time.

Speaker: Taylor Walling

A sermon from Waves Church on Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, CA.

God wants us to know him and find life in Jesus. Nothing compares to that - not our heritage, not our hard work, and not our religious performance. In this sermon we dive into the radical stance taken by the earliest Christians - which was to trust in Christ as the only source of life, hope, and resurrection power.

Speaker: Taylor Walling

A sermon from Waves Church on Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, CA.

Fruit of the Spirit - Week 9

Self control is something that most of us want the results of more than we want to actually be self-controlled. We want physical health without the discipline of diet & exercise. We want the full savings account without having to cut back on our spending. We want the results more than the fruit. God wants us to experience self-control for even greater reasons than our physical or financial health. In this sermon we dive into what it means to practice self-control as a Christian, and how God understands our struggle and has equipped us for His mission.

About this series: If you were going to describe Jesus' personality, the list known as the fruit of the spirit would be a good place to start. Stuff like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. These are virtues most of us want, and yet if we're honest we often fall short of. If we want to look more like Jesus, we need to rely on the same source of power that Jesus did - the Holy Spirit. This series is an invitation to look at what kind of people God is helping us to become, to look at the fruit we were made to produce when we live in step with God's Spirit.

Speaker: Taylor Walling

A sermon from Waves Church on Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, CA.

Fruit of the Spirit - Week 8

Most of the characteristics included in the fruit of the spirit are virtues most of us know we could use more of, but there's one on the list that we might not want to be labeled with. Gentleness is often associated with weakness or fragility - which is nearly the opposite of what it means in the Bible! So what does it mean to be a person who is gentle according to God? This sermon helps us see gentleness as  power operating under the direction of the Holy Spirit.

About this series:

If you were going to describe Jesus' personality, the list known as the fruit of the spirit would be a good place to start. Stuff like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. These are virtues most of us want, and yet if we're honest we often fall short of. If we want to look more like Jesus, we need to rely on the same source of power that Jesus did - the Holy Spirit. This series is an invitation to look at what kind of people God is helping us to become, to look at the fruit we were made to produce when we live in step with God's Spirit.

Speaker: Taylor Walling

A sermon from Waves Church in Malibu, CA.

Fruit of the Spirit - Week 7

If you could listen in on your own funeral, what do you hope people would say about you? Among the characteristics you might want to hear, many people would hope to be described as "faithful." What does it mean to be a faithful person? And how do we walk in faithfulness when times get tough? This sermon explores these questions and looks toward God's faithfulness as beacon of hope.

About this series:

If you were going to describe Jesus' personality, the list known as the fruit of the spirit would be a good place to start. Stuff like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. These are virtues most of us want, and yet if we're honest we often fall short of. If we want to look more like Jesus, we need to rely on the same source of power that Jesus did - the Holy Spirit. This series is an invitation to look at what kind of people God is helping us to become, to look at the fruit we were made to produce when we live in step with God's Spirit.

Speaker: Taylor Walling

A sermon from Waves Church in Malibu, CA.

Fruit of the Spirit - Week 6

Kindness and goodness are two attributes that, at times, it feels like our world is in short supply of. Maybe that's why we follow good news platforms that promote acts of kindness among humanity. Because of how God made us, we are drawn to kindness and we long for goodness. In this sermon, we explore what it means to be people who treat others with kindness and who embody the goodness of God.

About this series: If you were going to describe Jesus' personality, the list known as the fruit of the spirit would be a good place to start. Stuff like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. These are virtues most of us want, and yet if we're honest we often fall short of. If we want to look more like Jesus, we need to rely on the same source of power that Jesus did - the Holy Spirit. This series is an invitation to look at what kind of people God is helping us to become, to look at the fruit we were made to produce when we live in step with God's Spirit.

Speaker: Taylor Walling

A sermon from Waves Church in Malibu, CA.

Fruit of the Spirit - Week 5

Today's world trains us to value speed and efficiency, sometimes at the cost of loving others well. But Jesus embodied the virtue of patience in his unhurried, interruptible life. This sermon invites us to see in God's patience with us our capacity to be patient - with others, with ourselves, and even when we're waiting on God.

About this series: If you were going to describe Jesus' personality, the list known as the fruit of the spirit would be a good place to start. Stuff like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. These are virtues most of us want, and yet if we're honest we often fall short of. If we want to look more like Jesus, we need to rely on the same source of power that Jesus did - the Holy Spirit. This series is an invitation to look at what kind of people God is helping us to become, to look at the fruit we were made to produce when we live in step with God's Spirit.

Speaker: Taylor Walling

A sermon from Waves Church in Malibu, CA. 

Fruit of the Spirit - Week 4

What is peace? Is peace defined by the absence of conflict or by the presence of something or someone? And what does it mean to be people who receive peace from God and make peace with others? In this sermon we look at the life of Jesus and talk about bearing the fruit of peace in our lives.

About this series: If you were going to describe Jesus' personality, the list known as the fruit of the spirit would be a good place to start. Stuff like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. These are virtues most of us want, and yet if we're honest we often fall short of. If we want to look more like Jesus, we need to rely on the same source of power that Jesus did - the Holy Spirit. This series is an invitation to look at what kind of people God is helping us to become, to look at the fruit we were made to produce when we live in step with God's Spirit.

Speaker: Jeff Walling

A sermon from Waves Church in Malibu, CA.