Pomona Valley Church
We're a church on Zoom, based in Southern California, who want to follow Jesus into the world together.Here you'll find:-Our weekend sermons from Church on Zoom-The Backdrop: bonus episodes where Curtis dives into the Bible passage beyond the sermonAnd, if you're getting to know our church, seasons 1 and 2 walk through our vision and values for this new community.
Episodes
374 episodes
Samuel, Week 10: God's Spirit
Curtis looks at how the highly ambiguous character of Saul is introduced, and how God's Spirit can make even a man like him into a king.
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19:38
Samuel, Week 9: Give Us a King!
Meredith looks at Israel's demand for a king, to be like all the other nations. (Sorry for the audio quality on the second half!)
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12:20
Samuel, Week 8: Freedom
Curtis looks at the words of Samuel, and the paradox that choosing to trust Yahweh alone leads not to constraint, but to freedom
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16:01
Samuel, Week 7: Not Like the Other gods
Curtis looks at the story of the ark of the covenant in Samuel 4-6, and how it highlights the character of our God.
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22:17
Samuel, Week 5: Old Failures
Curtis looks at the fascinating character of Eli: a complete failure who is also given a crucial role in God's plans for Israel
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13:18
Samuel, Week 4: Hearing God
Curtis looks at how the story of the boy Samuel encourages us to practice hearing God's voice ourselves.
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14:24
Samuel, Week 3: Access
Meredith looks at Hannah in the story of Samuel, and how she contrasts with the "arrogant jerky men" who claim to represent God.
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15:45
Samuel, Week 2: Knowing God
Curtis looks at the character of Hannah in the opening chapters of Samuel and what she knew about God
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16:06
Samuel, Week 1: New Beginnings
Meredith starts our new series going through the book of Samuel by focusing on a tough spirited woman who dared to put her hope in a God of new beginnings.
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14:08
Stories About Jesus at Christmas: Come out of Egypt
Curtis looks at a call that echoes from the Exodus to Christmas to today.
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14:26
Stories about Jesus at Christmas: The Prophets
In this sermon, Curtis looks at how Jesus' Sermon on the Mount helps us understand why Jesus' birth stories talk so much about the Old Testament prophets.
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21:55
Stories About Jesus, Week 6: Giving Sight
In this sermon, Curtis looks at that time Jesus gave sight to the man born blind
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17:38
Stories About Jesus, Week 5: Jairus and the Woman
In this sermon, Meredith looks at two healing stories
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11:08
Stories About Jesus, Week 4: Feeding the Crowd
In this sermon, Curtis looks at why we tell and retell stories about God's miraculous feedings
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9:29
Stories About Jesus, Week 3: Jesus Arrested
In this sermon, on the eve of the election, Meredith looks at that time Jesus healed the man whose ear Peter chopped off.
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12:48
Stories About Jesus, Week 2: Children
In this sermon, Meredith looks at that time Jesus welcomed the children
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10:58
Stories About Jesus, Week 1: Follow Me
Curtis launches our new series, telling and retelling our favorite stories about Jesus. We begin where the disciples did: "Follow Me".
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15:30
8 (More) Themes, Week 10: Fruit Tree
We close out our Eight More Themes series with our tenth theme: the fruit tree. Curtis looks at what this image brings with it in the pages of Scripture
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14:30
8 (More) Themes, Week 9: Vineyard
Why yes, our 8 week series does actually have 10 weeks, why wouldn't it? In week 9, Meredith looks at the image of the vineyard as it shows up in the stories of Scripture
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13:50
8 (More) Themes, Week 8: Clothes
Meredith looks at the image of clothes in the Bible, and what it tells us about God taking care of us
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12:36
8 (More) Themes, Week 7: Naked
Curtis looks at nakedness in Scripture and its connection with shame.
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13:03
8 (More) Themes, Week 6: Temple
Meredith looks at the image of temple in Scripture, and how it intersects with our daily lives.
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14:05