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Santa Monica Nazarene Church

Jun 23, 2021

In this sermon we consider what it means for our lives not to be determined any single moment, but of a bigger picture of God. We talk about joy in the trials, about maturity, the designation and the journey, having a single focus, an ancient Chinese parable, and why butterflies have to struggle


Jun 17, 2021

In this sermon we consider how Jesus’ teaching that to love God is to love your neighbor as yourself was something he had on repeat in everything he said throughout his ministry. We complicate the notion of love by considering the call to love even our enemies. We link this to Pentecost as the Spirit moves to join...


Jun 3, 2021

In this sermon we consider what it means to be drawn to God, to know God, and to be transformed by God. We look at Paul’s imagery of putting off the old self for the sake of the new. We talk about the oldest tree in the world as a symbol of the spiritual journey of staying put before God. We talk about the different...