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Pomona Valley Church
We're a church on Zoom, based in Southern California, who want to follow Jesus into the world together.Here you'll find:-Our weekend sermons from Church on Zoom-The Backdrop: bonus episodes where Curtis dives into the Bible passage beyond the sermonAnd, if you're getting to know our church, seasons 1 and 2 walk through our vision and values for this new community.
Episodes
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Easter in the Empire
In this Easter sermon, Meredith looks at how you celebrate Easter in the midst of empire.
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Samuel, Week 14: Amalek
In this sermon, Curtis looks at the difficult story of Saul and the Amalekites to draw some lessons in how we can read hard stories in the Bible.
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Samuel, Week 13: Ease
Meredith looks at the contrast between Saul -- who makes it all so hard -- and Jonathan -- who just acts.
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Samuel, Week 12: New Mercies
In this sermon, Curtis looks at how God reacts when we get on the wrong path
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Samuel, Week 11: All Things Good
In this sermon, Curtis looks at how God takes even the most horrific things and brings life and redemption out of them.
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Samuel, Week 10: God's Spirit
Curtis looks at how the highly ambiguous character of Saul is introduced, and how God's Spirit can make even a man like him into a king.
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Samuel, Week 9: Give Us a King!
Meredith looks at Israel's demand for a king, to be like all the other nations. (Sorry for the audio quality on the second half!)
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Samuel, Week 8: Freedom
Curtis looks at the words of Samuel, and the paradox that choosing to trust Yahweh alone leads not to constraint, but to freedom
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Samuel, Week 7: Not Like the Other gods
Curtis looks at the story of the ark of the covenant in Samuel 4-6, and how it highlights the character of our God.
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Samuel, Week 6: What a Wimpy God
Meredith looks at one way our God is unlike all the rest.
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Samuel, Week 5: Old Failures
Curtis looks at the fascinating character of Eli: a complete failure who is also given a crucial role in God's plans for Israel
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Samuel, Week 4: Hearing God
Curtis looks at how the story of the boy Samuel encourages us to practice hearing God's voice ourselves.
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Samuel, Week 3: Access
Meredith looks at Hannah in the story of Samuel, and how she contrasts with the "arrogant jerky men" who claim to represent God.
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Samuel, Week 2: Knowing God
Curtis looks at the character of Hannah in the opening chapters of Samuel and what she knew about God
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Samuel, Week 1: New Beginnings
Meredith starts our new series going through the book of Samuel by focusing on a tough spirited woman who dared to put her hope in a God of new beginnings.
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Stories About Jesus at Christmas: Come out of Egypt
Curtis looks at a call that echoes from the Exodus to Christmas to today.
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Stories about Jesus at Christmas: The Prophets
In this sermon, Curtis looks at how Jesus' Sermon on the Mount helps us understand why Jesus' birth stories talk so much about the Old Testament prophets.
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Stories About Jesus, Week 6: Giving Sight
In this sermon, Curtis looks at that time Jesus gave sight to the man born blind
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Stories About Jesus, Week 5: Jairus and the Woman
In this sermon, Meredith looks at two healing stories
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Stories About Jesus, Week 4: Feeding the Crowd
In this sermon, Curtis looks at why we tell and retell stories about God's miraculous feedings
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Stories About Jesus, Week 3: Jesus Arrested
In this sermon, on the eve of the election, Meredith looks at that time Jesus healed the man whose ear Peter chopped off.
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Stories About Jesus, Week 2: Children
In this sermon, Meredith looks at that time Jesus welcomed the children
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Stories About Jesus, Week 1: Follow Me
Curtis launches our new series, telling and retelling our favorite stories about Jesus. We begin where the disciples did: "Follow Me".
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8 (More) Themes, Week 10: Fruit Tree
We close out our Eight More Themes series with our tenth theme: the fruit tree. Curtis looks at what this image brings with it in the pages of Scripture
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8 (More) Themes, Week 9: Vineyard
Why yes, our 8 week series does actually have 10 weeks, why wouldn't it? In week 9, Meredith looks at the image of the vineyard as it shows up in the stories…
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8 (More) Themes, Week 8: Clothes
Meredith looks at the image of clothes in the Bible, and what it tells us about God taking care of us
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8 (More) Themes, Week 7: Naked
Curtis looks at nakedness in Scripture and its connection with shame.
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8 (More) Themes, Week 6: Temple
Meredith looks at the image of temple in Scripture, and how it intersects with our daily lives.
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8 (More) Themes, Week 5: Clay
In this sermon, Curtis looks at the image of clay in the Bible, and what it tells us about human life.
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8 (More) Themes, Week 4: Blood
In this sermon, Curtis looks at the image of blood: what it does and doesn't mean when it shows up in the Bible.
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8 (More) Themes, Week 3: Mountains
In this sermon, Meredith looks at the image of mountains in the Bible
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The Backdrop 1 John 4:7 - 3 John
In this episode of the Backdrop, Curtis looks at some of the interesting details in the final section of 1 John, before turning to the other, much shorter…
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Eight (More) Themes, Week 2: Marriage
Curtis looks at what the Bible emphasizes most when it uses the image of a marriage or a wedding. (Hint: it's not gender roles)
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Eight (More) Themes, Week 1: Kingship
In this sermon, Meredith opens our new series on eight themes that show up throughout the Bible with Kingship
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Love Lived Out, Week 14: Power
In this sermon, Curtis closes out our series on 1-3 John, looking at what 3 John has to say about power in the Church.
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Love Lived Out, Week 13: This Again?
In this sermon, Meredith tackles why John repeats himself so much
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Love Lived Out, Week 12: Idols
In this sermon, Meredith looks at the final sentence of 1 John: guard yourselves against idols.
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Love Lived Out, Week 11: Truth
In this sermon, Curtis looks at John's emphasis on truth - what it is, and what it isn't
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Love Lived Out, Week 10: Victory
Meredith walks us through the implications of Jesus' victory
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Love Lived Out, Week 9: Confidence
In this sermon Curtis looks at the confidence and security that come from being children of God, before offering a practice of breath prayer.
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The Backdrop 1 John 2.3-4.6
In this episode of the Backdrop, we look at the themes and points of interest in the middle section of John's letter.
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Love Lived Out, Week 8: Fruit
In this sermon, Meredith looks at how John helps us decide who we should listen to.
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Love Live Out, Week 7: Antichrists
This sermon Curtis talks about, well, the Antichrist.
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Love Lived Out, Week 6: Soundtracks
Meredith looks at the soundtrack to life that John offers his readers
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Love Lived Out, Week 5: Love Complete
In this sermon Curtis looks at how our life as a community completes the love of God.
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The Backdrop 1 John 1:1-2:2
The Backdrop returns, with an introduction to the book of 1 John as well as a look at the interesting questions and details from its first section.
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Love Lived Out, Week 4: Easter Life
In this Easter sermon, Meredith looks at why the resurrection matters for how we live, and why how we live shows the resurrection matters
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Love Lived Out, Week 3: Realm of Grace
In this week's sermon, Curtis uses Palm Sunday and 1 John to contrast the "realm of guilt" with the "realm of grace"
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Love Lived Out, Week 2: Fellowship
In this sermon, Meredith looks at what John means when he says that fellowship makes his joy complete.
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Love Lived Out, Week 1: Stories about Jesus
We're starting a new series going through the letters of 1, 2, and 3 John. In this first sermon, Curtis looks at the ways that stories about Jesus undergird…
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Practicing Shalom: Everyday Peace
Curtis concludes our Practicing Shalom series with this sermon looking at our regular, everyday lives.
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Practicing Shalom: Peace with Work
In this sermon, Meredith looks at the onramps and offramps of our work, whatever form that work might take.
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Practicing Shalom: Peace with Creation
In this sermon, Curtis looks at the mutual benefits of shalom with creation
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Practicing Shalom: Peace with Others
Meredith looks at what the Bible has to say about shalom in our relationships.
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Practicing Shalom: Peace with Self
In this sermon, Curtis looks at the practice of discernment, and how it impacts our internal sense of shalom
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Practicing Shalom: Peace with God
In this sermon, Meredith looks at how we might lean into shalom with God
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Practicing Shalom in 2024
Curtis introduces our new series Practicing Shalom, and leads us in a Year-Beginning Examen
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Dudes at Christmas
In this sermon, Curtis looks at the decisions faced by four men, or groups of men, at the coming of Jesus
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Prepare Him Room
In this sermon, from our live gathering together, we consider how we might prepare room for Jesus this Christmas season
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Four Themes: Family
In this sermon, Curtis looks at the last of our four Biblical themes: Family