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Down to Earth Church

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 17 May 2026 19:00:26 +0000

This Sunday is Ascension Sunday, a day in the life of the church that is baffling, awe-inspiring and rich with meaning and invitation. What can this peculiar account of Jesus being “taken up” into the clouds mean for us, the church in Southern California in 2026? In its antiquated strangeness, can it possibly provide food for our souls and encouragement for the living of our faith?

Scripture passage: Acts 1:1-11

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Reminders

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:28 +0000

This Sunday the lectionary readings continue in “Jesus’ farewell discourse.” Some of you may be thinking… “Hey, didn’t we just celebrate Easter? Why are we back to talking about Jesus’ words to his disciples right before his death?” And what does the word “abide” mean here? Good questions! We’ll cover that and more as it relates to what it means to be a person of faith in a post-Easter world, where Jesus is no longer physically present right in front of us.

Scripture passage: John 14:15-21

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Finding Our Way

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:25 +0000

During the Sundays after Easter we contemplate what it means to live a life of faith… connected to God and one another. This week’s text from John brings us alongside Philip and the other disciples as they begin to face the idea of “life after Jesus.”

Overcome with angst, the disciples wanted to know who they would be and how they would operate without Jesus physically present. Thomas said to Jesus, “We do not know where you are going.” Philip pleaded, “Show us the Father and that will be enough.” Jesus spoke words of reassurance and instruction to the disciples and to us today… helping us to remain grounded in Christ while navigating life in uncertain and difficult times.

Scripture passage: John 14:1-14

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Coming and Going

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:12:07 +0000

This Sunday is traditionally known as “Good Shepherd Sunday,” a day to explore biblical images of the “good shepherd” who calls, leads and protects us. This week’s scripture reading from John draws our attention to Jesus as “the shepherd” as well as to Jesus as “the gate.” How do we hold these two images together? In what ways do those images challenge us and how do they lead us, in the gospel writer’s words, to “abundant life”?

Scripture passage: John 10:1-10

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The Extraordinary Ordination of Adam Edward Marshall

Pacific Beach UMC — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:00:20 +0000

Ordination is one part celebratory worship, one part sacred consecration, and one part solemn mystery. Today Pacific Beach UMC is honored to host the Church Within A Church ordination of our beloved sibling Adam Edward Marshall. In the CWAC tradition, it is the community that confers ordination—not a bishop, or board, or institutional authority.

Scripture passage: Esther 4:10-17. The order of service is here.

For more information on the Church With A Church Movement, visit www.cwac.us.

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While You Walk Along

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:00:24 +0000

Have you ever had one of those “lightbulb” moments? You’ve likely seen them in cartoons when a character is deep in thought and suddenly — a lightbulb appears over their head! Obviously it’s played for gags in those contexts, but have you ever felt like that in real life? I know for me the lightbulb moment NEVER happens when I need it to. Usually it’s so long after the fact that it ceases to be useful. Have you ever wondered what that “lightbulb” moment was like for the disciples after the Emmaus road? Think about that Emmaus experience from Luke 24 as we prepare for guest preacher Adam Marshall on Sunday.

Scripture passage: Luke 24:13-35

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Yes / And

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:45:08 +0000

Easter is more than a day… it’s a season! Join us this Sunday as we move into the season of resurrection and new life, gathering with Jesus, Thomas and the other disciples amid fear and doubt, to receive Jesus’ words of peace, presence and promise. Our guest preacher is the Rev. Lesley Brogan.

Scripture passage: John 20:19-31

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The Good News Is… Alive in the World

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:15 +0000

Join us today for Easter Worship! Our sermon series has highlighted essential aspects of “the gospel good news,” awakening our hearts and souls and senses to the God of good news at work within and around us. This week we celebrate this most joyful truth: The Good News Is Alive in the World!

Scripture passage: Matthew 28:1-10

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Maundy Thursday 2026

Pacific Beach UMC — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:30:14 +0000

Join as we gather to remember the Passover meal where Jesus gathered with his disciples for a “last supper” and gave them a new commandment, “to love one another.”

Scripture passages: Exodus 12:1-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31-35

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The Good News Is… Inspiring Us to Act

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:17 +0000

This week we continue our Lenten sermon series…The Good News Is…! Lent prepares us and moves us toward the good news of Easter. Each week we’ve examined a different aspect of “the good news,” awakening our hearts and souls and senses to the God of good news at work within and around us.

This week, as we enter into Holy Week, we’ll explore a central component of Christ’s good news: It inspires us to act.

Scripture passage: Mark 11:1-11

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The Good News Is… Rooted in Justice, Mercy and Faithfulness

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:16 +0000

This week we continue our Lenten sermon series…The Good News is…! Lent prepares us and moves us toward the good news of Easter. Each week we’ll examine a different aspect of “the good news,” awakening our hearts and souls and senses to the God of good news at work within and around us.

This week we explore a central component of Christ’s good news: Rooted in Justice, Mercy and Faithfulness.

Scripture passages: John 8:2-11; Matthew 23:23

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The Good News Is… Protection and Care for the Vulnerable

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:37 +0000

This week we continue our Lenten sermon series…The Good News is…! Lent prepares us and moves us toward the good news of Easter. Each week we’ll examine a different aspect of “the good news,” awakening our hearts and souls and senses to the God of good news at work within and around us.

This week we explore a central component of Christ’s good news: Protection and Care for the Vulnerable.

Scripture passages: Matthew 19:13-15; Deuteronomy 24:17-22

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The Good News Is… Together, the Impossible Is Possible

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:00:46 +0000

This week we continue our Lenten sermon series, The Good News Is…! Lent prepares us and moves us toward the good news of Easter. Each week we’ll examine a different aspect of “the good news,” awakening our hearts and souls and senses to the God of good news at work within and around us.

This week we explore a central component of Christ’s good news: Together…the impossible is possible.

Scripture passages: Mark 6:32-44; Ephesians 3:20-21

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The Good News Is… Great Love for God and Neighbor

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:09 +0000

This week we continue our Lenten sermon series… The Good News Is…! Lent prepares us and moves us toward the good news of Easter. Each week we’ll examine a different aspect of “the good news,” awakening our hearts and souls and senses to the God of good news at work within and around us. This week we explore a central component of Christ’s good news: great love for God and neighbor. It sounds simple but, the more we try to live it out, we find it requires our attention and intention!

Scripture passages: Luke 7:36-50; Matthew 25:35-40

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The Good News Is… So Good It Catches Us by Surprise

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:00:11 +0000

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This week we begin our Lenten sermon series: The Good News is…! Lent prepares us and moves us toward the good news of Easter. Each week we’ll examine a different aspect of “the good news,” awakening our hearts and souls and senses to the God of good news at work within and around us. This week we begin with the account of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana and the parable of the mustard seed. We’ll take a look at how these passages remind us that “the good news is… so good that it catches us by surprise!”

Scripture passages: John 2:1-11 and Matthew 13:31-32

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Strange Glory

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:10 +0000

Transfiguration Sunday is observed on the last Sunday before the season of Lent begins. Since Epiphany Sunday in early January, we have contemplated the glory of God as it’s revealed in and through Jesus. This Sunday puts an exclamation point on that theme as we witness Jesus’ glowing transfiguration on a mountaintop in the presence of patriarchs of old as well as three of his disciples.

What is the takeaway from this mountaintop experience for the disciples and for us? What might we learn about the nature of God’s glory, not only on the mountaintop, but also on the dusty paths back down into the valley?

Scripture passages: Matthew 17:1-9

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Stay Salty

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:00:44 +0000

We continue in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, shifting from Jesus’ description of God’s realm to instructions for those who follow Jesus. In this passage, Jesus calls his followers “salt of the earth” and “light of the world,” imploring them to be more righteous than the religious leaders of that day. What does it mean for us to be “salt” and “light” and how does that relate to being “righteous” in today’s world?

Scripture passages: Matthew 5:13-20

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Blessed

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:57 +0000

Last Sunday we heard Jesus’ words about the kingdom of heaven coming near. This week we gather with the disciples to listen in on Jesus’ “sermon on the mount.” Jesus begins his ministry offering words of “blessing.” But who is characterized as “blessed” goes against the grain of who the world, then and now, calls “blessed.” Join us as we explore the upside down world of Christ’s realm through these words of love and encouragement.

Scripture passages: Matthew 5:1-12

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Bearing the Light

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:00:53 +0000

Today we spend time with Matthew’s version of Jesus’ move to Galilee, where he called his first disciples to “follow him.” What does Jesus mean by “Repent”? Why and how did those fisherfolks respond so quickly and decisively to Jesus’ invitation and how are we to understand Christ’s invitation to a new way of life in this day and age?

Scripture passages: Matthew 4:12-23

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Come and See

Pacific Beach UMC — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:46 +0000

Today we have the joy of celebrating the baptism of baby Julian! We’ll ponder Jesus’ invitation to discipleship, “come and see,” reflecting on what that means for Julian’s life as well as for each of our own.

Scripture passages: John 1:29-42

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