We live in a shallow world with quick answers, constant motion, and noise both inside and out. Lent calls us deeper--beneath distraction, beneath habit, beneath self. In the Old Testament, God often led His people into deep work confronting what was broken, healing what was hidden, and shaping His people for wholeness. This Lent, we enter that same journey and allow God to go beneath our surface to connect us more to our Divine Design.

We come to this fist Sunday of LentrReturning to where we first met God. Pastor Karla asks us to remember our Bethel, and asks what hashappened since? What cultural clutter has accumulated? What sin has built up in our lives? She then invites us to clear away what has accumulated which allows us to hear from God again.

Passage: Psalm 24:3-6, Genesis 35:1–7

We have three worship opportunities for you to experience:
9:00 a.m. - Sanctuary Service
9:30 a.m. - Online Service
10:30 a.m. - Chapel Service
Please consider joining us for one of these services.

To view past worship services along with other digital content, go to our Youtube Channel @PointLomaChurchOnline.

To get involved in what God is doing within our community, please visit our website at www.pointlomachurch.org.

For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/connect/events/

To register for any event: http://pointlomachurch.org/register

If you would like to give to the ministry: http://pointlomachurch.org/give/ or through our Venmo account: @Point-Loma-Church

We live in a shallow world with quick answers, constant motion, and noise both inside and out. Lent calls us deeper--beneath distraction, beneath habit, beneath self. In the Old Testament, God often led His people into deep work confronting what was broken, healing what was hidden, and shaping His people for wholeness. This Lent, we enter that same journey and allow God to go beneath our surface to connect us more to our Divine Design.

We begin the Lent Season with a special Ash Wednesday Sermon. Pastor Karla leads us into the Lenten Season by asking us to examine in ourselves the feelings that are similar to those found in the writier of Psalm 42. Why are you downcast oh my soul? At the depths is the feeling of being overwhelmed. Yet, whatever the depths of God, is the appeal to the corresponding depths in us.

Passage: Psalm 42

We have three worship opportunities for you to experience:
9:00 a.m. - Sanctuary Service
9:30 a.m. - Online Service
10:30 a.m. - Chapel Service
Please consider joining us for one of these services.

To view past worship services along with other digital content, go to our Youtube Channel @PointLomaChurchOnline.

To get involved in what God is doing within our community, please visit our website at www.pointlomachurch.org.

For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/connect/events/

To register for any event: http://pointlomachurch.org/register

If you would like to give to the ministry: http://pointlomachurch.org/give/ or through our Venmo account: @Point-Loma-Church

We are back with a new podcast series to compliment our Sunday sermon teaching, Earthwise: God's Call to Care for Creation. We are inviting professionals from our community to share from their experience and explore how environmental stewardship is an act of justice, discipleship, and hope in Christ.

For our final installation of this podcast series, R.O. Smith sits down with Rangeland Ecologist and Environmental Entrepreneuer, Lisa VanAmburg to discuss a new movement called "upcycling", the life cycle of plastic and its effects on our environment, and practical changes we can make in our every day lives to care for God's world better. Lisa's momtto is to "live simply, so others can simply live."

Other resources referenced in this episode:

Bridge Thrift

"Buy Now" Documentary on Netflix

Zero Waste San Diego

Goodwill San Diego

Salvation Army

To see the Earthwise Sermon Series, you can click on the Earthwise Playlist. To see more content please visit our YouTube Channel.

If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate and review our podcast, and share it with a friend.

Earthwise invites us to rediscover our Divine Design to care for God's creation. Through Scripture and honest reflection on the brokenness we see around us, this series explores how environmental stewardship is an act of justice, discipleship, and hope in Christ. Together we'll consider practical ways to live faithfully as we await God's promised renewal of all things.

Pastor Karla closes up the series with an encouragement to the community that God's future includes the restoration of all creation.

Passage: Revelation 21:1-5

We have three worship opportunities for you to experience:
9:00 a.m. - Sanctuary Service
9:30 a.m. - Online Service
10:30 a.m. - Chapel Service
Please consider joining us for one of these services.

To view past worship services along with other digital content, go to our Youtube Channel @PointLomaChurchOnline.

To get involved in what God is doing within our community, please visit our website at www.pointlomachurch.org.

For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/connect/events/

To register for any event: http://pointlomachurch.org/register

If you would like to give to the ministry: http://pointlomachurch.org/give/ or through our Venmo account: @Point-Loma-Church

Earthwise invites us to rediscover our Divine Design to care for God's creation. Through Scripture and honest reflection on the brokenness we see around us, this series explores how environmental stewardship is an act of justice, discipleship, and hope in Christ. Together we'll consider practical ways to live faithfully as we await God's promised renewal of all things.

Pastor Karla asks us to examine our lives as justice starts with how we live day-to-day. Small changes in consumption, waste, and habits are acts of justice when done in love.

Passage: Micah 6:1-8

We have three worship opportunities for you to experience:
9:00 a.m. - Sanctuary Service
9:30 a.m. - Online Service
10:30 a.m. - Chapel Service
Please consider joining us for one of these services.

To view past worship services along with other digital content, go to our Youtube Channel @PointLomaChurchOnline.

To get involved in what God is doing within our community, please visit our website at www.pointlomachurch.org.

For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/connect/events/

To register for any event: http://pointlomachurch.org/register

If you would like to give to the ministry: http://pointlomachurch.org/give/ or through our Venmo account: @Point-Loma-Church

We are back with a new podcast series to compliment our Sunday sermon teaching, Earthwise: God's Call to Care for Creation. We are inviting professionals from our community to share from their experience and explore how environmental stewardship is an act of justice, discipleship, and hope in Christ.

R.O. Smith sits down with Communications Manager and Storyteller with Plant With Purpose, Philippe Lazaro. Philippe shares the stories of people living at the forefront of the climate crisis, who are working to transform their ecosystems and communities. He loves emphasizing the human experience, and keeping conversations about the environment centered on the communities most affected by it.

"Prophets, Pollution, and Public Witness" Sermon by Philippe Lazaro can be found on YouTube here and where you get your podcasts.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose

To see the Earthwise Sermon Series, you can click on the Earthwise Playlist. To see more content please visit our YouTube Channel.

If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate and review our podcast, and share it with a friend.

Earthwise invites us to rediscover our Divine Design to care for God's creation. Through Scripture and honest reflection on the brokenness we see around us, this series explores how environmental stewardship is an act of justice, discipleship, and hope in Christ. Together we'll consider practical ways to live faithfully as we await God's promised renewal of all things.

This week, we have a special guest speaker, Phiippe Lazaro. Philippe is the Communications Manager and Storyteller for Plant with Purpose. Philippe shares the stories of people living at the forefront of the climate crisis, who are working to transform their ecosystems and communities. He loves emphasizing the human experience, and keeping conversations about the environment centered on the communities most affected by it.

Today, Philippe shares with us that God rebukes nations that pollute the land and oppress the poor. Environmental justice is a prophetic call—it confronts systems that exploit creation and people.

Passage: Amos 5:21–24; Isaiah 24:4–6

We have three worship opportunities for you to experience:
9:00 a.m. - Sanctuary Service
9:30 a.m. - Online Service
10:30 a.m. - Chapel Service
Please consider joining us for one of these services.

To view past worship services along with other digital content, go to our Youtube Channel @PointLomaChurchOnline.

To get involved in what God is doing within our community, please visit our website at www.pointlomachurch.org.

For event happenings: http://pointlomachurch.org/connect/events/

To register for any event: http://pointlomachurch.org/register

If you would like to give to the ministry: http://pointlomachurch.org/give/ or through our Venmo account: @Point-Loma-Church

We are back with a new podcast series to compliment our Sunday sermon teaching, Earthwise: God's Call to Care for Creation. We are inviting professionals from our community to share from their experience and explore how environmental stewardship is an act of justice, discipleship, and hope in Christ.

R.O. Smith talks with a PhD student who grew up in the Point Loma Church community, Caroline Wade. Caroline is currently getting her PhD from University of Alberta in Canada in Rangeland Science. This week, they discuss the impact of cattle ranching on the land, our disconnection from food, and the importance of vegetation diversity to the health of our environment.

To see the Earthwise Sermon Series, you can click on the Earthwise Playlist. To see more content please visit our YouTube Channel.

If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate and review our podcast, and share it with a friend.