• ADVENT IN NARNIA | "Us Lions"
    Dec 24 2025

    Advent is a time of great anticipation as we await the Christ-child entering our world at Christmas. This year, through the imagination of C.S. Lewis and his book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, join us on Sunday mornings as we uncover the story of the birth of Christ in a new way.

    There is a wonderful scene in chapter 16 of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in which Aslan is instructing all the Narnian creatures where they will go and what they will do in the battle with the White Witch. He says, "Those who are good with their noses must come in front with us lions to smell out where the battle is." A recently de-petrified lion bounds in and among the other warriors exclaiming, "Us Lions. That's what I like about Aslan. No side, no stand-off-ishness. Us Lions. That meant him and me."

    In this we hear again the good news of the incarnation. God does not declare humanity too broken or earth too dirty. Nothing is beneath him. God, in Christ, came to earth so that he might also declare, "Us Humans." This is the miracle we celebrate on Christmas Eve: God has become one of us humans.

    Passage: Matthew 1:18-24; Revelation 12:1-10

    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

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    18 mins
  • ADVENT IN NARNIA | "Awaiting Aslan"
    Dec 21 2025

    Advent is a time of great anticipation as we await the Christ-child entering our world at Christmas. This year, through the imagination of C.S. Lewis and his book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, join us on Sunday mornings as we uncover the story of the birth of Christ in a new way.

    When the Pevensie children hear Aslan's name for the first time it does different things in each of them, revealing their hearts' truest needs. The names of Christ—"Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace"—do a similar work in us. What are we most waiting for this season?

    Passage: Isaiah 9:1-7

    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

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    23 mins
  • ADVENT IN NARNIA | "Father Christmas's Gifts"
    Dec 15 2025

    Advent is a time of great anticipation as we await the Christ-child entering our world at Christmas. This year, through the imagination of C.S. Lewis and his book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, join us on Sunday mornings as we uncover the story of the birth of Christ in a new way.

    A thaw has come to Narnia, and with it comes a forerunner of Aslan: Father Christmas bringing gifts to all the Narnian animals, the Sons of Adam, and the Daughters of Eve. The gifts he brings are meant to prepare the Pevensie children for the hard work of following Aslan, who is coming.

    Isaiah 35 tells the story of a spring thaw too. Meanwhile, we remember that Christ also had a forerunner in his cousin, John the Baptizer. And in baptism we receive the gifts we need to follow Christ, who is coming.

    Passage: Isaiah 35

    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

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    17 mins
  • ADVENT IN NARNIA | "Wonder"
    Dec 8 2025

    Advent is a time of great anticipation as we await the Christ-child entering our world at Christmas. This year, through the imagination of C.S. Lewis and his book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, join us on Sunday mornings as we uncover the story of the birth of Christ in a new way.

    C. S. Lewis writes this story against the backdrop of war. Little children are shipped to the North of England, away from London bombings. Imagine the Pevensie children's fear and powerlessness, but also the power of a story like this to restore their hope.

    Two thousand years before, a girl not much older than Susan wondered, "How can this be?" The truest things are not always the most probable. Salvation comes in extraordinary ways.

    Passage: Luke 1:26-56

    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

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    18 mins
  • ADVENT IN NARNIA | "War and a Wardrobe"
    Nov 30 2025

    Advent is a time of great anticipation as we await the Christ-child entering our world at Christmas. This year, through the imagination of C.S. Lewis and his book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, join us on Sunday mornings as we uncover the story of the birth of Christ in a new way.

    C. S. Lewis writes this story against the backdrop of war. Little children are shipped to the North of England, away from London bombings. Imagine the Pevensie children's fear and powerlessness, but also the power of a story like this to restore their hope.

    Isaiah 2:1–5 is also a text of hope against the backdrop of war. One is coming who will "judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore."

    Passage: Isaiah 2:1–5

    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

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    19 mins
  • THE COMPASSIONATE LIFE | "Becoming a Compassionate People"
    Nov 24 2025

    Just as God had compassion for us, we are invited to have compassion for those around us--no matter our differences. In this brief series, let us explore together what it looks like to live compassionate lives. If we really saw the image of God in every person, how might that change our world?

    This week, as we close this short series on the Compassionate Life, Pastor Karla reminds us that compassion is not a task but a transformed identity.

    Passage: Colossians 3:12-14

    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.

    Annual Giving Campaign

    We are currently in our annual giving season at Point Loma Church. This provides an opportunity to support the work that God is doing here for anyone who has been impacted by this ministry. To learn more about the impact your donations had in 2025 as well as what we hope to do in 2026, visit this link: https://pointlomachurch.org/annualcampaign/

    Will you prayerfully consider giving to Point Loma Church this year?

    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

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    18 mins
  • THE COMPASSIONATE LIFE | "Suffering With: Compassion as Solidarity"
    Nov 16 2025

    Just as God had compassion for us, we are invited to have compassion for those around us--no matter our differences. In this brief series, let us explore together what it looks like to live compassionate lives. If we really saw the image of God in every person, how might that change our world?

    This week, Pastor Karla examines the Levitical law for caring for the poor and what it has to say to us today about caring for our brothers and sisters in need. She discusses the beauty and the pitfalls of the system, and what the system has to say to us about compassion. Compassion means entering into the suffering of others, even when it hurts.

    Passage: isaiah 53:3–5; Luke 5:17-26

    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.

    Annual Giving Campaign

    We are currently in our annual giving season at Point Loma Church. This provides an opportunity to support the work that God is doing here for anyone who has been impacted by this ministry. To learn more about the impact your donations had in 2025 as well as what we hope to do in 2026, visit this link: https://pointlomachurch.org/annualcampaign/

    Will you prayerfully consider giving to Point Loma Church this year?

    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

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    20 mins
  • THE COMPASSIONATE LIFE | "The Way of Voluntary Displacement"
    Nov 9 2025

    Just as God had compassion for us, we are invited to have compassion for those around us--no matter our differences. In this brief series, let us explore together what it looks like to live compassionate lives. If we really saw the image of God in every person, how might that change our world?

    This week, Rev. Dr. Chris Lenocker shares some of his own personal journey towards learning compassion in his own ministry. Then transitions to how Jesus moved toward pain, not away from it. Compassion requires that we get close enough to be changed.

    Passage: Philippians 2:5–8; John 1:14

    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.

    Annual Giving Campaign

    We are currently in our annual giving season at Point Loma Church. This provides an opportunity to support the work that God is doing here for anyone who has been impacted by this ministry. To learn more about the impact your donations had in 2025 as well as what we hope to do in 2026, visit this link: https://pointlomachurch.org/annualcampaign/

    Will you prayerfully consider giving to Point Loma Church this year?

    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

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    21 mins