Mariners Church Irvine

What does God tell us about our desire for new things? Genesis 32:24-32 shows us that God and the world offer us different concepts of new. In order to be made new by God, we need to meet with God, lose to God, and hold on to God in order to receive the new blessings of a relationship with Him.

As God leads us into 2020 and new opportunities to trust Him, we can rest assured knowing that He will take care of us and lead us places for our good as He did with the Israelites in Deuteronomy 8:2-5.

The stories we see in pop culture all point us to Jesus' one overarching story, but unlike the stories we see on the big screen, the genealogy in Matthew 1 shows us that Jesus' story actually happened.

What do 1 Chronicles 17:11-14 and Jeremiah 23:5-6 have to do with Christmas? They show us that Jesus had announced to David that He would send a son and establish a king who would rule forever bringing peace, unity and Heaven to Earth.

What does Abraham have to do with Christmas? Genesis 22:1-18 shows us that after Abraham proved that he fully trusted God, God announced to him that He would send Jesus through Abraham’s family.

What does Genesis have to do with Christmas? Since humanity's fall in Genesis 3, God cursed Satan and made a promises to us that He would send His son as a savior to rescue us from our sin and crush Satan.

Kenton’s annual Thanksgiving message shows us how to become happier, more creative and content people by practicing gratitude for everything God has done.

We often wonder how we found ourselves in a certain hardship or difficult moment, and we ask God: “How can this be?” We want answers. While there might not be easy answers, the Bible tells us that God loves us so much that He became human so He could share our experiences and redeem us.

Jonah 4, the book's final chapter, ends on a cliffhanger, but God still clearly demonstrates His profound love for cities and people through it. The questions He asks Jonah also apply to us and draw us closer to the story and His heart.

What does Jonah 3 say about God? Like Jonah, He doesn't just give us second chances, but gives us multiple opportunities to embrace His invitation to share rescue and restoration with the people and organizations we're a part of.

What does Jonah 2 tell us about God? It shows us that He allows us to run and rebel like Jonah, but He never lets us run away. When we return, He gives us a new purpose and uses our story to draw others to Him.

What does Jonah 1:4-17 say about God's love and grace? It shows us God will do everything He can to pursue us even when we wander from Him. He sent a fish to Jonah not to ruin him, but to restore him and He uses the storms in our lives to help us let go of the things that don't satisfy so we can take hold of Him.

Jonah 1:1-3 answers the question: What happens when we run from God's plan? We end up hurting ourselves and others, but God's gracious pursuit is greater than our wandering.

What does 1 Timothy 6:17-19 say about God's Plan for my life? God has given us everything we need and fulfills all of our desires in Himself allowing us to be generous with our wealth.

God's will is that we submit our lives to Him so we can experience true freedom and win others over by our beautiful example.

Ephesians 5:15-21 tells us that Jesus gives us more than a sign when trying to know His will, instead He gives us the Spirit to show us the way.

As we answer "what is God's will for my life?" we looked at 1 Timothy 4:3 to discover that Jesus desires for us to belong to Him, be holy and live in purity.

We don't need to guess God's will for us. As long as we love and seek Him, we don't need to worry about messing up His plan for our lives.

Our last message in the summer series covers how the trials we face increase our faith in the promises of Jesus to restore this world.

Happy are those who walk into tense situations to create peace and reconciliation.