Pomona Valley Church

On this episode of The Backdrop, Meredith gets into the story of Jesus talking with the Samaritan woman, including who she was, and how it's ok if we don't identify with her.

This week, Meredith preached on John 4, the story of Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well. She invited us to come and see that we are known and wanted by Jesus.

In this episode of The Backdrop, Curtis goes on tangents about condemnation, spiritual practices, and the Kingdom of God.

Resources mentioned this episode:

Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster
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Meredith leads us through an experience that is one great way to open ourselves up to being shaped by the Spirit. This Lectio Divina was originally led by Lesley on Sunday night. And yes, there's a f…

This week Curtis preaches a sermon on John 3, where Jesus encourages us to open ourselves up to God's Spirit, so that we can be shaped, both as individuals and as a church.

In this episode of the Backdrop, Curtis talks about when exactly Jesus cleared out the temple, whether we follow culture, more about ancient temple building stories, and other odds and ends that fles…

Meredith walks through a framework for how we might join Jesus in engagement with the injustice we find in the world around us.

In this week's sermon, Curtis looks at the story of Jesus clearing out the temple courts in John 2, asking what it might have to do with our commitment as a church to "do justice".

Meredith talks about things big and small that inform our understanding of John 2.

Resources mentioned in this podcast include:

John: A Commentary by Marianne Meye Thompson

This week, Meredith unpacks the story of Jesus' sign at the wedding in John 2, and how it invites us to revolt against a culture of scarcity by trusting in Jesus' offer of abundance.

On this week's Backdrop Pod, Curtis takes a look at ten allusions that John makes in 1:35-51, and how understanding them helps flesh out our understanding of the passage.

Resources mentioned in this …

As we continue to look at the opening chapters of the book of John, Curtis considers the calling of the first disciples in 1:35-51. John wants us to 'witness' to what we know about Jesus, but what do…

Meredith leads us in a time of reflection (which Lesley led for us on Sunday) designed to help us answer the question, 'what exactly would it mean for ME to witness to Jesus?'

Curtis introduces a practice to help us see our neighbors--literal and otherwise. It can equip us to follow Jesus into the world by getting proximate to the people around us the way Jesus gets proxim…

In Week 2 of our exploration of the opening chapters of John, Meredith considers what it means that God has drawn close to us in Jesus. John 1:10-18.

In the first sermon from our Fall series "Come and See", we take a look at how John introduces Jesus in John 1:1-9, and what it might have to do with us as we follow Jesus in a chaotic, unpredictable…

Meredith walks us through a practice that can help equip us to truly see Jesus as we go about our daily routines.

We give some updates about what is coming Fall 2019 for Pomona Valley Church. We also give a brief refresher/introduction of who we are and what we're all about. 

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