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Second City is a gathering of high school students and leaders from different backgrounds, schools, & neighborhoods on the San Francisco peninsula united in trying to be authentic and live our lives in light of a great, big God that loves us without measure or conditions. We don’t pretend to have al…

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    • Apr 25, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
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    In Transit Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2012


    This week, Matt Bond started a series where he talked about how life is filled with us moving from one mile marker to another and in so we constantly find ourselves… In Transit. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    From The Margins Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2012


    Jacque continues the series “From The Margins” about social justice and how we need to align our lives to look like Christ. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2012


    Matt bond kicks of the sermon series titled, “From The Margins” speaking on the marginalized people in this world. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Trinity Week 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2012


    This week Matt Bond shared on the trinity, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and how they transform our lives. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Trinity Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2012


    Jacque Becwar continues this 4 week series on the Trinity with God the Holy Spirit. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.  

    Trinity Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2012


    Julie Gerughty continues this 4 week series on the Trinity with God the Son. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Trinity Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2012


    Matt Bond starts off this 4 week series on the Trinity with God the Father. He talks about God the father and how we can transfer our views of our earthly father onto God the Father. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Do You Trust In God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2012


    This week Scotty Scruggs brought the message to Second City posing the questions, “Do You Trust In God?”. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Relationships – Zack and Laura Turner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2012


    This week Zack and Laura shared on their relationship and shared their insight and wisdom. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Owning Your Own Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2012


    Guest speaker Charley Scandlyn spoke this week in Second City on how to have ownership with your faith. Charley was a former high school paster here at MPPC and it was great to hear his wisdom and insight. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Redefining Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2011


    Jolene Kokroko teaches this week and challenges us to redefine what it means to be thankful this year. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Gospel of Mark, Week 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2011


    Matt concludes our series on the Gospel of Mark by looking at Jesus’ pain of heartbreak in the Garden of Gethsemane and the joy of his redeeming love through the cross and his resurrection. Great love carries with it great risk of heartbreak, but the joy of great love always outweighs the risk of heartbreak. […]

    The Gospel of Mark, Week 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2011


    This week, Jacque teaches from Mark Chapter 8 where we look at how we view Jesus affects how we view ourselves which in turn affects how we live our lives. Confused? Give it a listen, it all makes sense… You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Gospel of Mark, Week 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2011


    This week, Nate Gilbertson continues our series on Mark by teaching from chapter 4 and how followers of Jesus are called to live their lives as light in a dark place. You can listen to this weeks teaching HERE.

    Gospel of Mark, Week 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2011


    Juice Gerughty continues our series by teaching on the “Calling of Levi” from Mark 2. You can listen to this week’s message HERE.

    The Gospel of Mark, Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2011


    Jacque Becwar continues our series, The Gospel of Mark, by taking us through Mark 1:16-20 and what Jesus means when he says, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”As it turns out, Jesus makes this statement to his followers because he believes that we can actually be like him. You can listen […]

    Gospel of Mark Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011


    We continue our series on the Gospel of Mark by taking a look at what Jesus means when he says “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent and Believe the Good News. God’s plan for the coming of his Kingdom happens through the lives of those who follow him. You can listen to this weeks […]

    Gospel of Mark, Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2011


    We start our new series on the Gospel of Mark by beginning at the beginning. We see that God fulfills all his promises and his peoples hopes and expectations in and through the person of Jesus – and Jesus fulfills our expectations for transformation. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    The Book, Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2011


    Julie “Juice” Gerughty finishes up our series, “The Book,” by taking a look at how God uses his Word, the Bible, to form us and how we can use the Bible to connect with God. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    The Book, Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2011


    We continue our series entitled, “The Book” by taking a look at how the Bible was formed. The bigger story behind the canonization of the Bible is how God used ordinary people by inspiring them to write and compile the greatest book the world has ever known. As we see, the Bible was formed not […]

    The Book, Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2011


    Matt starts off our new series entitled The Book. Over the next few weeks, we’ll take a look that the most influential, significant book in the history of humankind: The Bible. We’ll look at what it is and what it isn’t, how it works, and how to use it. You can listen to this weeks […]

    8th Grade Transition Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2011


    Matt teaches from Luke 15 as our Second City community welcomes in our new 9th graders. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Jason Nikolao Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2011


    After 5 incredible years of faithful service in the High School Ministry, Jason Nikolao is stepping off staff to join his family on their next great adventure. In this weeks Second City, Jason shares his wisdom for one final time…until he comes back to visit us! You can listen to Jasons message HERE.

    Woodleaf Reunion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2011


    Juice Gerughty recaps our recent trip to Young Life’s Woodleaf summer camp. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    REcreate, Pre-Woodleaf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2011


    Matt teaches on how God desires to recreate us through times of recreation and play. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    JOY.Costa Rica Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2011


    Just home from our Costa Rica Missions Trip, Matt teaches on how we can have real joy, God’s kind of joy, in our lives even regardless of our circumstances. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Three Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2011


    Guest teaching Jim Candy poses 3 very compelling questions that we all have to answer in our lives at some point. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    LAUNCH, Week 8

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2011


    Matt teaches about the transition of graduation that many of our students are facing by sharing from the history of the nation of Israel’s long walk through the desert and preparation to enter the land that God had prepared for them. You can listen to this weeks teaching HERE.

    LAUNCH, Week 7

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2011


    LAUNCH, Week 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2011


    Matt continues our LAUNCH series by asking the question: How Do We Get Good at Life? We explore Jesus’ answer to this question in Matthew 7 – We get good at life by building our house on the Rock. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Palm Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2011


    Matt walks us through all of what was going on the Sunday that Jesus arrived in Jerusalem. The military/messianic expectations Jesus walked into came from a variety of sources including misread Old Testament prophecies, the revolution of the Macabees in 164 BC, and disfavor with the Romans. Amidst this backdrop, Jesus enters riding a symbol […]

    LAUNCH, Week 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2011


    Charley Scandlyn, former MPPC youth pastor, shares with us about all that’s going on with the Senior Book Study this spring. The 12th graders are going through Tim Keller’s The Reason for God. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Derek Melleby

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2011


    Derek Melleby, from the Center for Parent and Youth Understanding, came to talk to parents, students, and staff about having a God centered transition into college. He shares insightful questions that reveal how to be best prepared for college, and frames what the college journey can look like for a christian student. You can listen […]

    LAUNCH, Week 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2011


    Stephanie Green and Julie Gerughty continue our LAUNCH series and share about how God is using the Soul Renovation (www.soulrenovation.com) curriculum in the lives of our 11th grade students. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    LAUNCH, Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2011


    Laura Turner and Julie Gerughty continue our LAUNCH series and share about how God is using the XEE (www.xee.info) curriculum in the lives of our 10th grade students. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    LAUNCH, Week #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2011


    Matt continues our LAUNCH series by welcoming Freshman Small Group Leader, DJ Chung.  DJ shares about his experience of wrestling with how to base his identity on the unchanging God and how it relates to The Me I Want to Be (9th Grade Small Group curriculum). You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    LAUNCH, Week #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2011


    Matt begins our 10-week LAUNCH series for Second City and Small Groups. Each grade is going through its own curriculum over the next 10 weeks – 9th graders: The Me I Want to Be (High School Version), 10th graders: XEE, 11th graders: Soul Renovation, 12th graders: The Reason for God (Senior Book Study). You can […]

    Mexicali Recap and Student Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2011


    This week, we get to hear from some of our students reflect on the incredible experience of serving God and others on our missions trip to Mexicali, Mexico. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Crossing Borders, Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2011


    C.J. concludes our series entitled Crossing Borders. As we lead up to our trip to Mexicali, Mexico, we take a look at how Jesus regularly crossed borders in order to bring God’s grace, love, peace, and mercy to new and unfamiliar places. This week, CJ teaches through Daniel 1 and considers how Daniel and his […]

    Crossing Borders, Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2011


    Matt continues our series entitled Crossing Borders. As we lead up to our trip to Mexicali, Mexico, we take a look at how Jesus regularly crossed borders in order to bring God’s grace, love, peace, and mercy to new and unfamiliar places. This week, we look at how to begin a spiritual conversation with someone […]

    Crossing Borders, Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2011


    Matt begins a new series entitled Crossing Borders. As we lead up to our trip to Mexicali, Mexico, we take a look at how Jesus regularly crossed borders in order to bring God’s grace, love, peace, and mercy to new and unfamiliar places. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Wrestle and Submit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2011


    John Cromie, Stanford grad, rocket scientist at Lockheed, and High School Ministry volunteer leader shares thoughts from his recent trip to Israel. He focuses his teaching on his visit to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus wrestled and submitted to His Father’s will and how we can do the same. You can listen to this […]

    Image and Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2011


    Jon Bingham and C.J. Clark teach on how we can find our true image and identity in Christ. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Godly Sexuality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2011


    Jim Candy teaches on relationships and Godly sexuality. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    The Christmas Story, Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2010


    Matt teaches from Luke 2 and Isaiah 9. God’s #1 intention for our lives is Shalom – right relationship between people and God, people and people, people and the earth, and within our own hearts. God’s Shalom is His presence. His presence is Jesus. This is Christmas. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    The Christmas Story, Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2010


    Shelly Sousa teaches about Zechariah and Elizabeth, tying together Old Testament history and prophecies with the birth of Jesus.  The birth of Jesus is how God broke into our time and space to provide humanity with a savior and reconciler. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    The Christmas Story, Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2010


    Matt Bond teaches on how God became flesh and walked into our neighborhood. He came as the seemingly harmless child, who proved to put the most powerful men in the world up in arms. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    Thanksgiving and Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2010


    Jen Hayden and Juice Gerughty team teach on Thanksgiving weekend on how the things we have to be the most thankful for are things that never change – namely, our identity as children of God. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    On A Mission, Week 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2010


    C.J. Clark continues our series entitled, On A Mission.  Teaching from Luke 8, C.J. makes the connection between how Jesus lives out the Gospel in the healing of a woman and the way in which we’re called to live out the Gospel today. You can listen to this weeks message HERE.

    On A Mission, Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2010


    Continuing our series, On a Mission, Matt teaches from Isaiah 1 and 58, looking at how worship and mission are linked. In fact, according to Isaiah (and other Biblical descriptions) worship is mission and mission is worship! You can listen to this week’s message HERE.

    On A Mission, Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2010


    Matt begins our new series entitled, On a Mission. Teaching from Genesis 12 (Abrams calling and sending by God to be a blessing to all nations), we look at how God calls people in order to send them On a Mission. You can listen to this week’s message HERE.

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