Santa Maria Foursquare Church

Easter: The Power of An Indestructible Life

Is everything falling apart? Discover the hope of Easter! 🌅 This message unpacks the power of Jesus’ indestructible life, one that can transform our broken lives into something filled with a new and living hope.

You’ll gain:
• Insight into overcoming life’s chaos with God’s unbreakable promise
• A renewed perspective on finding purpose in a broken world
• Encouragement to embrace an indestructible hope that starts today

Ready to find hope that doesn’t fade?

Join our church family as we celebrate Easter — the Good News of Jesus’ victory over sin and death.

 

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Kingdom Culture Pt 4

What if the life you want Is already waiting? ✨ Join us for a message that reveals how God’s Kingdom Culture flips everything you know upside down — in the best ways possible. This isn’t just another talk; it’s a dive into a transformative way of living where Jesus reigns as King, rewiring our purpose, relationships, and future.

Here’s what you’ll uncover:
• How God’s values shatter the chaos of the world’s rival kingdoms
• The surprising mercy that turns brokenness into hope
• Why choosing Jesus as King unlocks a life of meaning

Ready for a shift that changes everything? Hit play now! 🙌

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Kingdom Culture Part 3

Struggling with life’s challenges? We all do. But today we're discovering how hardships shouldn't surprise us — even as God's Kingdom people! We're diving into Acts 14, where Paul reveals a surprising truth: “We must go through many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.” Far from a setback, hardship is the doorway to a vibrant faith and God’s unshakable culture.

You’ll learn:
• Why trials are the path to spiritual maturity
• How Jesus walks with you through every storm
• Practical steps to prepare for life’s battles

Bonus! Here are some movies about historical figures — followers of Jesus — who went through incredible hardship in order to establish God's Kingdom. Hit pause on Netflix and watch these to be encouraged on your own journey:

Corrie ten Boom: The Hiding Place / El refugio or El escondite

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy / Pastor, espía, asesino

Elisabeth Elliot: End of the Spear / El fin de la lanza

Richard Wurmbrand: Tortured for Christ / Torturado por Cristo

William Tyndale: God’s Outlaw / El forajido de Dios

Harriet Tubman: Harriet / Harriet: En busca de la libertad

Martin Luther: Luther / Lutero William Wilberforce: Amazing Grace / Gracia asombrosa

 

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Watch now to uncover how God’s Kingdom culture can reshape your heart and home!

Kingdom Culture / Cultura del Reino

Curious about God’s Kingdom? Jesus’ parable in Luke 19 reveals how it works! Join us for a bilingual and transformational message, unpacking what Jesus teaches about His Kingdom.

Dive into a story where Jesus shows the Kingdom isn’t just a future hope — it’s active now. Discover how God entrusts you with resources (talents, time, gifts, +), calls you to responsibly invest what He's given, then promises reward for your faithfulness. This is Kingdom Culture—lived out daily!

You’ll walk away with:
• Understanding on why God doesn't fix everything right now
• Insight into the resources God’s given you
• Courage to take responsibility for His mission
• Vision for the reward of a faithful life

Our English-Spanish church family is passionate about living out God's Kingdom Culture! Want to join us in worship and mission? Look below for info on how to dive in with us.

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Kingdom Culture

Ready to transform your life? Jump into God's Kingdom! In this teaching we'll explore how Jesus rescues us from a dark and dysfunctional kingdom and brings us into His own. And the culture of God's Kingdom shifts everything from brokenness to wholeness. Discover how living out values like righteousness, peace, and joy, can reshape your heart, home, and city.

You’ll walk away with:
• A fresh understanding of God’s Kingdom and your place in it
• Why turning Kingdom values into everyday actions is essential
• Hope for a life of freedom and purpose

Join us as Pastor Tim unpacks this life-changing word and calls us to mission by joining God on His rescue team. Watch now to discover how you can partner with Jesus to spread His Kingdom Culture wherever you go!

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The Mission We Share

What does it mean to truly live on mission? In this message, we explore the prophetic assignment God has placed on our church and our individual lives. When God calls us to something new, it can stir questions, fears, and even hesitation—but He is always faithful to lead us forward. Let’s surrender our ‘me considerations’ and embrace His mission together!

Called By A New Name Part 2

What’s in a name? More than you might think! In this message, we explore how a name reflects identity, purpose, and even God’s transformative power. Drawing from Scripture and the story of the past two years, learn why we’re considering a new name: VIDA CHURCH. This is a dual-language, Spanish-English name, that speaks to the LIFE we have in Jesus.

Discover how:
• Vida Church reflects our church's unique identity.
• Vida Church builds bridges into our local community.
• Vida Church communicates the heart of the Gospel.

We believe that oneness in Christ transcends everything that could divide us: language and culture, ethnicity and nation of origin, gender and social status. And this potential new name — Vida Church — represents a powerful unity that could amplify the mission of Jesus in northwest Santa Maria and beyond.

Called By A New Name

Names are important — not just to us but to God! Uncover how God uses name changes to reveal His purpose, and find out why our church might adopt a new name.

In this message you'll see how God used new names (for Abraham, Sarah, Jacob and Peter) to signal new prophetic assignments. This is an important conversation for our historic church as we consider adopting a new name to better connect with our community, letting people know who we are and what we're about.

Here’s what you’ll discover:
- How name changes in Scripture reflect God’s calling
- The "why" behind our church’s potential name shift
- Why a name that's geared for "insiders" may no longer be helpful

Gain fresh perspective on God’s unchanging love in the middle of life’s changes. Hit play and join us in this faith-filled exploration — your next step toward purpose awaits!

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Fighting Gravity: Breaking Free From What Holds You Back – A Commitment to Shared Mission

What if your faith wasn’t just about attending church—but about stepping into a mission that changes lives? As we explore the journeys of the early church in Acts 11 & 13, we see a radical, intercultural community that embraced diversity, lived on mission, and answered a prophetic call. And guess what? That same call is for us today!

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Fighting Gravity: Breaking Free From What Holds You Back — The Gravity of History & Culture

This is an important message for the people of the Santa Maria Foursquare church! In it, Pastor Tim brings clarity to our mission and explores two forms of gravity — history and culture — that we must fight in order to faithfully fulfill our unique Kingdom contribution. Then Tim outlines three ALL IN challenges for our church – actions we can take to help us break free into what God has for us next. Each one requires the PRE-DECISION to do whatever it takes to leverage our rich history and BUILD MOMENTUM for the future. We believe God has so much more in store for our church family, our community, and for the next generations! Let’s get after it. Together.

Fighting Gravity: Breaking Free From What Holds You Back

Are invisible forces holding you back from your true potential? Discover how to break free from the "gravity" that's keeping you stuck in this powerful message. Pastor Tim reveals three game-changing strategies to overcome what's holding you back: making pre-decisions, going all in, and building momentum. Learn how these biblical principles can transform your life and help you step into the freedom God has called you to experience.

Key takeaways:
• Understanding how harmful pre-decisions can lock us into negative patterns
• Breaking free from self-imposed limitations through God's power
• Building lasting momentum for sustainable spiritual growth

And dive in even deeper with us by discovering the important history of our church in Santa Maria. We have a strong legacy and believe we're called to be ONE church with TWO congregations. Learn why this is at the core of our mission!

Fighting Gravity: Breaking Free from What Holds You Back – Momentum

What if the key to breaking free from what holds you back isn’t just willpower — but God’s faithful strength? In this powerful message, discover how to overcome the "gravity" of fear, doubt, sin, and addiction by leveraging three life-changing strategies straight from Scripture:
1. Pre-Decisions: Transform your future by making “I will” statements aligned with God’s promises
2. Going All In: Why half-hearted efforts fail, and how to unleash radical obedience to break chains for good
3. Momentum: Learn the rocket-science principle that keeps you moving forward 🚀 because you don't just want to BREAK free, you want to STAY free

🔥 Dive into insights like:

• How to develop momentum in your life
• Why it's essential to move from the "crowd" to "community" and finally to becoming the "church"
• Why spiritual momentum gets easier over time

📖 Key Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 1:8–9, Hebrews 10:23, Galatians 6:9
Watch now to claim your freedom and stay free through Jesus’ strength! Perfect for anyone battling addiction, fear, or stagnation.

Fighting Gravity: Breaking Free from What Holds You Back – Going All In Part 2

What do physics and personal transformation have in common? More than you might think. Just as rockets require precisely calculated thrust to break Earth's gravity, overcoming personal barriers follows similar principles. This third message in the Fighting Gravity series looks at two strategies that bring lasting change: confession and forgiveness. Both are "all in" spiritual practices that provide powerful thrust to help you break free from what's held you back. For those seeking genuine transformation, this message offers clear, actionable steps forward.

Fighting Gravity: Breaking Free From What Holds You Back — The Power of Going All In

What does a huge Starship rocket and YOUR LIFE have in common? They both need massive amounts of energy to break free from what's holding them back!

Feel stuck? Trapped by fear, doubt, or circumstances? This message shows how to BREAK FREE from the invisible forces holding you down. Through the story of Peter walking on water, discover a life-changing principle that can help you overcome ANY obstacle standing between you and all God has for you.

You'll learn:
• Why staying "safe in the boat" might be your biggest risk
• How to overcome the fear that keeps you from taking that first step
• What it really means to go "all in" (and why halfway measures never work)

Whether you're facing impossible odds, or fighting inner battles that make you feel trapped and unable to move forward, this message shows you how to defy gravity and step into the miraculous. Don't let another day pass feeling held back from God's best for your life. Your breakthrough might be just one step away. 🌊

Fighting Gravity: Breaking Free From What Holds You Back — The Power of Pre-Decisions

Feeling stuck? You're not alone. Whether it's past mistakes, broken relationships, debt, or anger that won't let go — we all know what it's like to feel held back. In this powerful message, discover how to break free from the "gravity" that's keeping you from moving forward in life.

Drawing from the story of Simon Peter's remarkable encounter with Jesus, learn the first of three life-changing principles that can help you overcome and move on. Find out why gravity doesn't have always win in your story — and more importantly, how you can fight back against it.

This message is for you if you:
• Feel trapped in patterns you can't break
• Are tired of being pulled back into old chapters of your life
• Know you were made for more but can't seem to get there
• Want to discover your true identity and mission

This message reveals the transformative power of pre-decisions and how one choice can change not just your future, but the futures of those around you. Dive in and break free!

Recalibrate: When Resolutions Don't Cut It

Tired of broken New Year's resolutions? Discover why RECALIBRATION beats resolutions every time! In this message, Pastor Tim challenges us that real change doesn't come from making promises we''ll break before the Super Bowl, but about making strategic spiritual recalibration. That's what works!

✨ Key takeaways:

• Why God built "reset points" into our spiritual calendar

• The crucial difference between motion and action

• How to align your life with God's calling, not just your desires

• Two powerful spiritual practices that can transform your 2025

Whether you've already broken your resolutions or you're looking for real, lasting change in 2025, this message will give you practical steps to recalibrate your life around the person of Jesus.

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Looking Back with Gratitude

As followers of Jesus we're not just to thank God — but to tell others why!

When we fail to be thankful for what Jesus does in our lives, it can cause us to be forgetful, ungrateful, and unhelpful! Think about it. God's gracious acts slip from our memory because we just move on to the next thing without pausing to express thanks. We can also slip into entitlement, taking God's grace for granted, becoming ungrateful for all He's done. Plus, we remain unhelpful to others — because when they don't hear our God-stories, their faith doesn't have a chance to grow.

This is why the Prophet Isaiah said: "Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name; make known among the nations what He has done, and proclaim that His name is exalted" (Is. 12:4).

So that's what we're doing today. We're hearing from several people in our church family — from different generations, genders and language groups — about what God has done in their stories during 2024. These stories will not only stir faith in your heart, but cause you to remember how God has worked in your life as well!

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Go and Tell: Lighting Up the World

What if you got to hold God as a baby? Scripture mentions only one person in history, besides Jesus' parents, who ever had that chance. His name was Simeon, and his powerful reaction to holding baby Jesus will change how you see Christmas forever. Today we explores the three extraordinary declarations Simeon made about Jesus that still light up our world today. May Jesus bless you this Christmas!

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Go and Tell: Spreading God's Glory

In today's message, we dive into the very moment when ordinary shepherds first witness the extraordinary glory of God. Imagine being enveloped by the radiant light of His glory, a reflection of God's infinite love and power. This was not just a spiritual vision; it was an invitation to share the greatest news ever told. As the angels proclaimed the birth of Jesus, fear transformed into joy, and these humble shepherds became God's influencers. Join us as we explore how the angel's message moved God's glory from outside to inside their hearts, igniting a passion to spread His light to everyone. And we learn how Jesus will flood our hearts with this same glory, inspiring us to go and tell the world about Him!

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Go and Tell: What the Prophets Proclaimed

The Christmas story is punctuated by those who proclaimed God is with us, for us, in us, and like us! But this didn't begin when the angels showed up to the shepherds. It started centuries before when the prophets declared the Messiah — the Christ — was coming. Today we're looking at what those prophets actually said, and how what they foretold came to be. And we're reminded that just "knowing" prophetic truths isn't what's important; what's critical is that our lives would be transformed by Jesus!

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