Santa Maria Foursquare Church

Last Days Thriving - Pt 1, Remember Heaven!

All of Scripture points to the trouble-filled "last days" before the return of Jesus. While not everyone will see the final last days, we all will face our own last days. Either way, we're called to thrive and not just survive. 

Seeing Beyond Our Filters

We all view life through different filters, and some of those can block our ability to see Jesus clearly. Missionary Ron Brown talks about three filters Nicodemus had to break through, just like we do, to come to Jesus.

When I Just Can't Take it Anymore

In this message for a new year, we ask what are we to do when we're at the end of our rope? The answers may suprise you, taken directly from the life of the Apostle Paul when he reached the breaking point and just couldn't take it anymore. 

Christmas: the Gift of Miracles

Much of our faith can be described as the intersection of the natural and supernatural — and Christmas is a fantastic reminder of how God shows up miraculously in the midst of our stories. 

The Christmas Solution

In a world with so much chaos, pain, and division, where is the place of the church? Is there an answer? Foursquare General Supervisor, Tammy Dunahoo, says, "Yes, there is an answer and it’s found in the Christmas season. Advent — God coming to earth — changes everything."

Christmas: the Gift of Generosity

As we move through the Holidays, we're often faced with ugliness of consumerism and greed. Yet, as God's people we're called to seek out what's best and most beautiful about Christmas — and generosity is an amazing way to confront a spirit of greediness! 

Christmas: the Gift of Tradition

For those who are uncertain about celebrating a joy-filled Christmas, this message will bring you hope! We can find God's redemptive purpose for Christmas by developing traditions that reflect what's best and most beautiful about this season. 

Life's Too Short...to be Unthankful

A Thanksgiving message about gratitude. God's Word tells us to "give thanks for everything," but we need to find solutions for three things that can suck gratitude right out of our lives: immaturity, pride and pain.

Life's Too Short...to Live it Alone

Relationships are crucial for healthy, flourishing lives. Fourquare So Cal Supervisor, Dennis Easter, speaks from 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 about the need to have people in our lives who will encourage, comfort, and urge us forward — and that we do the same for others!

Life's Too Short...to Live in Fear

The Bible tells us to make "the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil" (Eph. 5:15-16). Life is just too short to lose out on the opportunities God provides — including to the grip of fear. How can we flip the script on fear and be lead by faith?

Stronger!

In this Fifth Sunday message, Pastor Tim talks with families about how to stay strong, using a simple strategy that the Apostle Paul gave to the Philippians: Stick together, Watch out, and Remember who you are!

Front Lines Faith - Pt 7

Being people with a FRONT LINES FAITH, we understand that spiritual conflict is happening all around us. Discovering the armor God has provided for us is intensely important in order to stand strong against hell's attacks.

Front Lines Faith - Pt 6

Being people with a FRONT LINES FAITH, we understand that spiritual conflict is happening all around us. Knowing who our enemy is and how he operates is important for overcoming darkness and evil in the world.

Front Lines Faith - Pt 5

As people with a FRONT LINES FAITH, we’re to take the message of salvation to those who don’t know Jesus. We can’t stand by and hope that people will seek out the church — we must be equipped to go to them! In this second of a two-part message, we learn WHAT we are saying YES to when we put our trust in Jesus.

Front Lines Faith - Pt 4

As people with a FRONT LINES FAITH, we’re to take the message of salvation to those who don't know Jesus. We can't stand by and hope that people will seek out the church — we must be equipped to go to them! In this first of a two-part message, we learn WHO we are saying YES to when we put our trust in Jesus.

Understanding God's Path

Life can be filled with challenges and pain, and if we mistakenly believe God will cause us to avoid all suffering, we may turn from Him when we experience trouble. To have a mature faith, we must understand that God will often take us through challenges, rather than around them. 

Front Lines Faith - Pt 3

As people with a FONT LINES FAITH, we’re to speak for Christ, sent as His ambassadors into the world with an amazing message of reconciliation. So it's important that we get His message right — using His words, not just our own.

Front Lines Faith - Pt 2

As people with a FRONT LINES faith, we're called to be Jesus's ambassadors — and He's given us His full authority to minister on His behalf. We have a mission and a message of reconciliation: you can be made right with God, because He doesn't count your sin against you!

Front Lines Faith - Pt 1

God hasn't called us to just huddle in the locker room, but to get out onto the field where the action is! We have been sent by Jesus into the "front lines" of the world as His ambassadors. Because of that reality, we need a FRONT LINES kind of faith.

How Faith Works - Pt 5

From Hebrews 10:23, we find five connected thoughts that give us an understanding of how faith works in our lives. In Part Five, we discover two important truths about God's promises: they aren't all fulfilled in our lifetime and they rarely are fulfilled how we'd imagine!