Vida Church Santa Maria

Have you ever been stuck? Felt like you couldn't break through a negative emotion, behavior, relationship or situation? There is hope! Through the story of Bartimaeus finding his freedom, we can discover patterns that will lead to our breakthrough in Jesus as well.

In the final message in this series, Pastor Tim looks at Psalm 101 and how we can live "blameless" lives. Living blameless brings boldness -- something that's needed if we're to lead the next generation well.

Dennis and Debbie Jordan bring a message that speaks to everyone’s ability to reach the next generation, no matter your age! Learn the power of saying YES to loving, living, and praying for the next generation.

Generation Z has never been without technology. It’s an extension of who they are. Discover how we can raise spiritually rich kids in a technologically rich world. (Adults may learn a thing or two as well!)

Training doesn’t happen automatically — it requires us to be intentional. If we want the next generation to put their trust in the Lord, we must be intentional about loving, reaching and disciplining them. Discover three ways we can start training the next generation today.

Our passion to see the next generation whole and free compells us to love, reach and disciple them! Listen in to capture the heart of what's next: Safari Kids!

What is it going to take to reproduce the life of Jesus in the next generation? Join our conversation about Loving, Reaching, and Discipling Generation Z!

Guest speaker, Robby Booth, brings a message from Joshua 24:1-15, empowering families to “evict” the enemies that are in the land.

We know we want to be fruitful people, and Jesus says our harvest may be 30, 60, or even 100 times as much as had been planted. So how do we MAXIMIZE the fruitfulness of our lives and go for the biggest harvest?

In the parable of the sower, Jesus describes one kind of a soil that allows deep roots and fruitful living. There are two specific qualities found in the lives of fruitful people: they are growing to be like Jesus, and reproducing his life in the lives of others.

We all have expectations of what God should be like. When he doesn't live up to those expectations, we can grow frustrated or angry. But Easter reminds us that God loves to shatter our expectations in the most beautiful ways!

Join our community Good Friday service, recorded at the Santa Maria Foursquare Church, April 14, 2017. A number of local pastors shared in this hour-long time of worship and reflection.

 

Greeting & Opening Prayer Pastor Terry Page, Mercy Church and President of the Santa Maria Valley Ministerial Association

 

The First Word: Pastor Chad Bohi, Cornerstone Church
Luke 23:34 “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

 

The Second Word: Pastor Debbie Roberson-Bloom, Pacific Christian Center
Luke 23:43 “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

 

The Third Word: Pastor Greg Burtnett, Grace Baptist Church
John 19:26 – 27 “Woman, behold your Son!..Behold your mother!”

 

The Fourth Word: Pastor Miguel Hidalgo, Iglesia de Cristo
Matthew 27:46/Mark 15:34 “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!”

 

The Fifth Word: Pastor Ricardo Herrera, International Church House of God
John 19:28 “I thirst.”

 

The Sixth Word: Pastor Israel Gonzales, Orcutt Presbyterian Church
John 19:30 “It is finished!”

 

The Seventh Word: Pastor Tim Mossholder, Santa Maria Foursquare Church
Luke 23:46 “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”

Sexual temptation. It's one of the most significant "weeds" that can grow in the soil of our lives, choking the life right out of us. Listen in to a father telling a story to his son about how sexual temptation seeks to lure us into its deadly trap. (PG-13)

One kind of soil Jesus described as barren and unfruitful is the "weedy" soil — filled with weeds that choke the life right out of us. One of the weeds Jesus mentions is the "lure of wealth." How can we avoid being trapped by this shiny bit of bait?

Worry! It steals our ability to be fruitful today by keeping us locked into a picture of an unfruitful future. What are two faith-filled questions we can ask whenever worry begins to overwhelm us?

How do repentance and confession play a part in getting rid of the “rocks” in the soil of our lives? Discover what God’s word says about the heart, the feet, and the mouth of repentance.

We're all troublemakers! But what do we do with guilt left over from bad choices we've made — and how can we move to freedom in Jesus?

Unforgiveness is one of the enemy’s biggest schemes to block us from fruitful living. Pastor Tim shares three things he got wrong about forgiveness, and the freedom he discovered during the most painful time in his life.

Guest speaker, Cheyne Jackson, brings a message on why serving is not at the bottom of the ladder — it's a promotion!

In order to put down deep roots and become fruitful, we have to deal with the "rocks" in the soil of our life. Jesus said those with rocky soil are people who "fall away as soon as they have trouble." Let's learn how to deal with the trouble life throws at us!