Church in Irvine, CA – Pacific Church of Irvine

Sonrise!!

Seth Gatchell — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:09:36 +0000

Into the cold dark room he walked,

Eerie. Quiet. The silence stalked.

Musty dank smells, ground, and wet rock,

Covered with grief, and still in shock.

Eyes, filled with tears, so bleary-eyed.

‘Twas up all night, his dear friend died.

To pay respects, sat down in grief,

His joy now gone, death was the thief.

Dawn’s filtered light, a few rays gleam.

Stunned! Confounded! “Is this a dream?”

Across the room, one look! He froze!

No corpse was there! “Folded grave clothes?!”

“Where did He go? How can it be?”

Was he so slow, this mystery?

“Dead, and entombed! But now alive!

Just like He said! Oh, blessed Sonrise!”

In that moment, the skeptic died!

“His message true! Christ crucified!

On the third day, new life to me!

Darkness no more, I now can see!”

Holy Week

Allie Adams — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:05:58 +0000

It is tempting to skip straight from the palm branches of Sunday to the Hallelujahs of Easter, bypassing the discomfort of the days between. But when we rush to the empty tomb, we risk missing the profound weight of the love that got us there. Holy Week invites us to resist the urge to hurry. It calls us to sit in the tension of the Upper Room, to feel the heaviness of the garden shadows, and to stand at the foot of the cross. By lingering in the “middle” of the story, we allow our hearts to be properly broken by the cost of grace, making the eventual joy of the Resurrection not just a celebration, but a deep, transformative relief.

True hope isn’t found by avoiding the darkness, but by walking through it. This week is a time of sacred waiting—holding space for the silence of the tomb and the reality of a Savior who suffered for us. It’s a time for quiet, somber moments of reflection, trusting that the dawn is coming, but honoring the night that preceded it. Only by sitting with the reality of the sacrifice can we fully grasp the magnitude of the victory.

Easter Sunday! – Join us at 9:30AM

Lance Brown — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:38:28 +0000

God’s Ways – Habakkuk

Lance Brown — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:32:09 +0000

Habakkuk opens his book at full volume. There is no easing in, no diplomatic preamble. Just raw, unfiltered frustration aimed directly at heaven. When God doesn’t answer our prayers in the way that we want, it’s easy to find ourselves frustrated or angry, and yet…

Good Friday Service

Lance Brown — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:39:59 +0000

Please join us as we consider Jesus’ sacrifice for us on the cross, this Good Friday, April 3rd.

Service will start at 7:00pm and run from 7:00pm to 8:00pm

God’s Ways – Saul

Lance Brown — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:36:12 +0000

When God’s ways shake us, we tend to react without thinking the matter through. We either resist God and run from Him (like Jonah), or we distort and deny God’s message in order to live how we want to live. Both ways draw us away from God and towards the path of emptiness and broken relationships.

REFRESH! “Love Focused” Saturday, April 11, 2026, 9-10:30 a.m.

Carol Brown — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:34:40 +0000

REFRESH! “Love Focused”

Saturday, April 11, 2026, 9-10:30 a.m.,

at the home of Michelle Sam

Chapter Four: “Our Instinctive Solution”

Join us as we continue our 2026 REFRESH! book study of “Love Focused: Living Life to the Fullest,” by Bob and Judy Hughes.

Invite a friend and join us for a wonderful, refreshing time of fellowship, encouragement, spiritual growth, and prayer!

Although we will follow a book club format, please feel free to attend even if you have not read the chapter – you will still learn from the material presented!

Please sign up HERE for the potluck. (Please bring your food heated, plated, and ready to serve. Please come whether or not you are able to bring something!)

Please RSVP HERE by April 8th. (Address provided upon registration.)

Allow God to REFRESH your soul!

Contact carol@pacificchurch.com for more info.

God’s Ways – Jonah Pt. 2

Lance Brown — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:29:26 +0000

God reveals Himself to Jonah in Jonah 3 and 4. God also reveals Jonah’s heart to Jonah. If we are to understand God’s ways when life shakes us, we must at least include God’s relentless efforts of shaping us from our proud, self-centered hearts and living into people who reflect the glory of God’s character.

Oh, Conscience!

Seth Gatchell — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:09:41 +0000

What mayhem we will see when conscience is broken,

“Do ‘right’ in your own eyes.” This mantra, now spoken.

No restraining presence, like no brakes on a car,

Plummeting down the hill, “It’s a thrill ride for all”???

A broken conscience, bad, but another step worse,

When conscience becomes blind, we’ll live under that curse.

Now, no ability to see we may be wrong,

And chained as slaves to pride, shackled ways, all day long.

A blind conscience is bad, but the last step traversed?

Most frightening of all? When conscience is reversed!

When we call good “evil,” and we call evil “good,”

Applauding what is vile! Bring judgment as You should.

God’s Ways – Jonah Pt. 1

Lance Brown — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:13:14 +0000

When God’s ways make no sense to us, we usually take one of three options. First, we might resist and run away from God. Second, we might distort and deny God’s message to us. The best alternative, though, is if we tremble (a Godly fear of our own human nature and a reverent fear of God) and trust Him.