California Dreamin'

"Conditions for Thriving"

August 4, 2024 • Pastor Glyn Norman • Jeremiah 31:27–34

God has dreams for us to flourish. The Israelites were in captivity, but God had better plans for them. We can be part of moving people from a place of desperation and hopelessness, to flourishing and LIFE.

"Vision Test"

July 28, 2024 • Pastor Bryan Eckelmann • Revelation 5

God alone is worthy -- can we realize that? Once again we consider how we worship God. Worship allows us to see the majesty of God, even when the reality of our struggles and daily lives might occupy us.

"Double Vision"

July 21, 2024 • Pastor Bryan Eckelmann • Revelation 1:4–18

There is more to "reality" than meets the unaided senses! As the Apostle John experienced, things are not as they seem (that is, not merely as they seem) in our lives. God is at work; God has a purpose; and the all-powerful King Jesus is with us always.

"A Vision of Holiness"

July 14, 2024 • Pastor Bryan Eckelmann • Isaiah 6:1–8

Worship is not our creation or even our idea -- it is an imitation of what has been done in heaven for eternity; and it is a reflection of what every living being is drawn by God to do. Using Isaiah's vision, we will consider how God's presence in worship inspires us, instructs us, and sends us into the world with a purpose.

"The Loving God That Sees You"

July 7, 2024 • Pastor Mike Kenyon • Genesis 28:10–22, John 1:43–50

The first request that Jacob made of God is that “God will be with me.” The Lord’s presence overshadowed his loneliness. God met Jacob, a man who was a deceiver. Not only can we see the evidence of God’s work in Jacob’s life and the fulfillment of God’s promise, but we also realize that only God’s direct intervention in Jacob’s life could accomplish the events that are about to unfold. With Nathanael, he was an honest man who sought God his entire Life. Jesus comes to him in a specific, meaningful way.

"California Dreading: God With Us In Our Suffering & In Our Healing"

June 30, 2024 • Dr. Andrea Gurney, Westmont • Isaiah 53:1–5

Every prophet's vision had both dreams and nightmares. Also, the people of God live in a world where disappointment, suffering, pain and sin exist along with joy, the love of family and friends, and forgiveness. It is often a challenge to reconcile and thrive in a sinful and fallen world. We ask, how do we deal with God's greater dreams for us? God's Word helps us with our disappointments, bringing comfort.

"Where's Your Macedonia"

June 23, 2024 • Pastor Bryan Eckelmann • Acts 16:6–10

With a Missions Emphasis in worship, we consider how God guides us. In this brief passage, there are four ways God leads Paul and his companions. And guidance comes to believers because God cares how we spend our lives and has a mission field for each of us.

"The Father's Heart"

June 16, 2024 • Pastor Glyn Norman • Matthew 1:18–25, Matthew 2:13–15

Joseph (of Mary and Joseph) has two significant dreams. One telling him that Mary's child was conceived from the Holy Spirit; the second telling them to flee to Egypt. In the first case, it helped him love and protect his wife; in the second, he preserved his family from danger. God cares about families!

"Dream A Little Dream"

June 2, 2024 • Pastor Bryan Eckelmann • Genesis 15—17

Introduction to series; God sometimes speaks in dreams or visions. What can we learn from these moments of strange communication? In this story, we see the differences between the “Isaacs” of our lives (miracles God plans for us) and the “Ishmaels” (the things we settle for and/or try to manufacture ourselves). Are you ready to trust God enough to dream a little dream? (Note: passages read will be Ge 15:1-6; 16:1-6,15; 17:1-6, 15-22)

Trinity United Presbyterian Church

Jun 2 - Aug 4, 2024