Monterey Church of Christ

Guest preacher Jim Beck (Open Door, Lubbock) reminds us that even in the worst moments, God keeps His promises.

Today we explore how Jesus has torn down walls that have separated us and how he is rebuilding a new house, a new dwelling within the church.

Ephesians 2:1-10 helps us recognize who we WERE so that we can lean into and give thanks for who we ARE in Christ!

This is our annual Sunday where we celebrate our graduating high school seniors!

Ephesians 1:3-14 gives us a big picture of what God is calling His people into.

Happy Easter from Monterey! He is risen!

Palm Sunday is the story of two kings — one who rides into Jerusalem on a war horse, and one who rides in on a colt of a donkey.

What does extravagant worship "smell" like? Mary (John 12) gives us a great example.

Hudson Hutchinson, our Connection Minister, challenges us to extend the unconditional welcome of God to those around us, just as He has extended that welcome to us.

Luke 13:31-35 gives us a short but interesting story of Jesus and his idea of what kingdom looks like.

In this story found in Luke 4, Jesus shows us that he engages the world as both fully God AND fully human.

The early church didn't have a road map for handling big decisions back then any more than we do now. But we still have Holy Spirit even today.

The story of Peter and Cornelius in Acts 10 shows us that God is doing something new in the world, and our invitation is to be a part of it. How is God calling you to be a part of a new thing today?

Today we honor Jim & Phyllis Beck who have spent the last 40 years making disciples in Kenya! They did not take Jesus anywhere -- they joined him where he already was, just like we are called to do each and every day.

Because of Jesus and the willingness of Philip, a man who finds himself on the fringes finds that he is welcome in the kingdom of God — just like all of us.

Today is our annual Family Commitment Sunday! It's a day where we celebrate the new babies that have been added to our church family and commit as a church family to be a part of discipling each other's lives and walking with one another toward Jesus! Small matters MATTER!

The story of Ananias and Sapphira is not one that you will find in most children's stories and flannel graphs, but it holds a key message of creativity for how the church can live in generosity to those around us.

Where does the power that we have come from? We continue to explore this question as we wrestle with the book of Acts.

What happens at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit comes on the people marks a significant change in how Jesus interacts with all people!

Our first sermon in our series on the book of Acts invites us to bear witness to what God is doing, just as the apostles did centuries ago. God moves, we bear witness.

Joey Drumright, our Congregational Life Minister, shifts our focus from Hope as something meant ONLY for Jesus to something that we can all carry into the world in the name of Jesus.

Join us for our annual Christmas Eve service!

Our idea of peace and God's idea of peace often come into conflict with each other. What does Jesus mean when he is called “Prince of Peace?”

Through Jesus, God gives us a picture of the kind of eternal care-giving and providing that He does for His people. This is our Everlasting Father.

Through Jesus, God redefines "might."

Sometimes it's easier to trust in the problem that we see, rather than the wisdom and counsel of a God that we often cannot see.

This week Doug kicks off our Advent series "Hope Has A Name."

Jesus gives us the Lord's Prayer as a starting point for how to have a relationship with our Father. Today we spent time in prayer over several specifice areas affecting our lives and the world right now.

"Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." (Matthew 6:13)

Often we think that holding grudges hurts others more than it hurts us, but that's not true.

In a society obsessed with abundance, can we trust that God's idea of “enough” is enough?

Hudson Hutchinson, our Connection Minister, offers a reflection on the part of the prayer that Jesus prays, "Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." So often we pray that part of the Lord's Prayer with our own desires and imagination of God' kingdom in mind, rather than His.

Jesus's opening words in his prayer teach us something about the very character and nature of God, moving Him from this impersonal deity to a very near, personal, and intimate Father.

Doug kicks off a new series on the Lord's Prayer and begins by reminding us that the purpose of prayer is to be properly formed in the presence of our Heavenly Father who desires relationship with us.

This sermon explores the difference between "cease-fires" and "peace-making."

As a people who follow Jesus, we ought to be so sure about where we are headed that it shapes how we live right now.

What would it look like if Christians everywhere made the decision to elevate others over themselves?

In this first sermon in this series, we're reminded that we should never feel at home in this world.

The parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector reminds us that God desires humility when we approach Him in prayer.

Through this story, Jesus is saying, "Even when I'm not with you physically anymore, keep praying. Keep following. Keep trusting that I'm still with you."

Today we focus on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. The way we live in eternity is to die to ourselves -- before we die.

This teaching (Luke 16:1-9) is arguably one of the most complicated parables of Jesus.

Luke 15 gives us the parable of the lost son...but which son is really lost?

While at a dinner party, Jesus confronts the leaders of his day about humility and pride.

What does manure have to do with resurrection? God is patient with us -- maybe we should be patient with others.

Where do you store your treasures? And what do you value most in this life? Jesus has a lot to say about how what we value TODAY impacts our eternity.

In Luke 11, Jesus shares the Lord's Prayer with his followers. Is this a prescriptive way to pray, or is it about something else?

Our new Preaching Minister, Doug Page, begins his first sermon series! He invites us to explore the parable of the minas (Luke 19).

Today we commission Doug Page, our new Preaching Minster at Monterey!

What do we anchor ourselves to? And who SHOULD we be anchored to? Preachers and teachers are great, but they're not meant to be anchors -- they're sign posts that point us to the One who is.

Today we commission 12 new Stephen Ministers. Stephen Ministry is a ministry designed for one-to-one care, walking alongside people in grief and struggle.