Azure Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church

Genuine: Greater | Pastor Tara VinCross

In our Genuine sermon series, we're walking through 1 John—a letter written to a weary church longing for clarity, confidence, and truth. Pastor Tara VinCross brought us a powerful message titled Greater, exploring the profound truth of 1 John 4:1-6. What does it mean that the One in us is greater than the one in the world? How does this transform the way we live, love and face the challenges around us?

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Genuine: Do You Love Your Neighbor? Part 1 | Chaplain David Anthony Johnson

This Sabbath, we celebrated Black History Month with a powerful message from our special guest, Chaplain David Anthony Johnson. Chaplain Johnson shared two unique sermons from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., challenging us to examine what it truly means to love God and love our neighbor. Chaplain David Anthony Johnson is a hospice chaplain, motivational speaker, and renowned vocalist based in Seattle, Washington, with over 35 years of experience in pastoral care and counseling. He is the founder of 5 Talents More, a ministry empowering individuals to use their gifts for positive change, and has inspired audiences nationwide with his powerful impersonation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. David has shared stages with Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou, and his work spans schools, churches, prisons, and special events across the U.S. and internationally. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Education Leadership at Liberty University. Join us for live worship every Saturday at 9 am and 11:45 am in Grand Terrace. Our address is 22633 Barton Rd, Grand Terrace CA, 92313--hope to see you soon! Connect with us: Instagram: @azurehills Facebook: Azure Hills Church Website: azurehills.org Podcasts: Spotify/Apple/PodBean @Azure Hills SDA Church Online Giving: If you would like to support Azure Hills Church and its ministries, visit Adventist Giving: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANP... https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANPMBQ/envelope/start

Genuine: Do You Love Your Neighbor | Chaplain David Anthony Johnson

This Sabbath, we celebrated Black History Month with a powerful message from our special guest, Chaplain David Anthony Johnson. Chaplain Johnson shared two unique sermons from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., challenging us to examine what it truly means to love God and love our neighbor.

Chaplain David Anthony Johnson is a hospice chaplain, motivational speaker, and renowned vocalist based in Seattle, Washington, with over 35 years of experience in pastoral care and counseling. He is the founder of 5 Talents More, a ministry empowering individuals to use their gifts for positive change, and has inspired audiences nationwide with his powerful impersonation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. David has shared stages with Rosa Parks and Maya Angelou, and his work spans schools, churches, prisons, and special events across the U.S. and internationally. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Education Leadership at Liberty University.

Join us for live worship every Saturday at 9 am and 11:45 am in Grand Terrace. Our address is 22633 Barton Rd, Grand Terrace CA, 92313--hope to see you soon!
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Genuine: From Death to Life | Pastor Daniel Xisto

A recent viral comedy sketch struck a nerve, not because it was outrageous, but because it felt familiar. It exposed a tension many people already feel: the gap between the Jesus they read about in Scripture and the church they often experience in real life. In 1 John 3, the apostle John names this tension with startling clarity. He takes us back to one of the Bible’s oldest stories, the story of Cain and Abel, and shows us that Cain is more than a villain. Cain is a pattern. A way of thinking. A way of organizing the world around fear, rivalry, and exclusion. John warns us plainly: the way of Cain always leads to death, death in relationships, death in communities, and death within us. But he also offers hope. “We know that we have passed from death to life,” John says, “because we love one another.” This message is an honest, pastoral look at what love really is, and what it isn’t. Not sentimental or performative, but costly, healing, and outward-facing. A love that lifts people up instead of shoving them down. A love that refuses to answer fear with force or hatred with more hatred. In a heavy and painful moment for our world, this sermon invites us to examine the way we are living, the stories we are believing, and the path we are choosing. Because resurrection doesn’t only happen someday, it begins whenever we turn from fear to love. Join us as we listen again to John’s call to choose the way of Christ, and to step again, from death to life. Join us for live worship every Saturday at 9 am and 11:45 am in Grand Terrace. Our address is 22633 Barton Rd, Grand Terrace CA, 92313--hope to see you soon! Connect with us: Instagram: @azurehills Facebook: Azure Hills Church Website: azurehills.org Podcasts: Spotify/Apple/PodBean @Azure Hills SDA Church Online Giving: If you would like to support Azure Hills Church and its ministries, visit Adventist Giving: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANP... https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANPMBQ/envelope/start

Genuine: Confident and Unashamed | Pastor Tara VinCross

Pastor Tara VinCross brings us a message titled, "Confident and Unashamed." Join us for live worship every Saturday at 9 am and 11:45 am in Grand Terrace. Our address is 22633 Barton Rd, Grand Terrace CA, 92313--hope to see you soon! Connect with us: Instagram: @azurehills Facebook: Azure Hills Church Website: azurehills.org Podcasts: Spotify/Apple/PodBean @Azure Hills SDA Church Online Giving: If you would like to support Azure Hills Church and its ministries, visit Adventist Giving: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANP... https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANPMBQ/envelope/start

Genuine: Loving What Lasts | Pastor Tara VinCross

In a message titled "Loving What Lasts," Pastor Tara VinCross helped us expand on the question: where are we placing our deepest hopes, and will those things last? Join us for live worship every Saturday at 9 am and 11:45 am in Grand Terrace. Our address is 22633 Barton Rd, Grand Terrace CA, 92313--hope to see you soon! Connect with us: Instagram: @azurehills Facebook: Azure Hills Church Website: azurehills.org Podcasts: Spotify/Apple/PodBean @Azure Hills SDA Church Online Giving: If you would like to support Azure Hills Church and its ministries, visit Adventist Giving: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANP... https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANPMBQ/envelope/start

Genuine: Walk in the Light | Pastor Tara VinCross

On the second Sabbath of the month, Pastor Tara VinCross preached a message titled "Walk in the Light." We explored how walking in God's light transforms our relationship with God and with one another.

Join us for live worship every Saturday at 9 am and 11:45 am in Grand Terrace. Our address is 22633 Barton Rd, Grand Terrace CA, 92313--hope to see you soon! Connect with us: Instagram: @azurehills Facebook: Azure Hills Church Website: azurehills.org Podcasts: Spotify/Apple/PodBean @Azure Hills SDA Church Online Giving: If you would like to support Azure Hills Church and its ministries, visit Adventist Giving: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANP... https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANPMBQ/envelope/start

Genuine: The Word Within Our Reach | Pastor Gabriel Morales

One of the quiet struggles of modern faith is distance. God can feel distant. Truth can feel abstract. Faith can feel like an idea we affirm rather than a life we inhabit. 1 John insists on something radical: The Word of God has come within human reach. On the first Sabbath of 2026, Pastor Gabriel delivered a message titled "The Word Within Our Reach." Join us for live worship every Saturday at 9 am and 11:45 am in Grand Terrace. Our address is 22633 Barton Rd, Grand Terrace CA, 92313--hope to see you soon! Connect with us: Instagram: @azurehills Facebook: Azure Hills Church Website: azurehills.org Podcasts: Spotify/Apple/PodBean @Azure Hills SDA Church Online Giving: If you would like to support Azure Hills Church and its ministries, visit Adventist Giving: https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANP... https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANPMBQ/envelope/start

Hope is Born | Pastor Tara VinCross

Advent reminds us that even in the darkest seasons, God’s promise breaks through with hope, life, and renewal.

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The Unlikely Hope of Christmas | Pastoral Reflections

On December 20, 2025, our service was led by Pastoral Reflections on The Unlikely Hope of Christmas. When you stop and really listen to the Christmas story, as if for the first time, there is so much that could have gone wrong. An engaged virgin, a decree from Caesar, a journey to Bethlehem, no room in the inn, an angelic announcement, three wise men, and a feeding trough. There were so many seemingly random actions coming together in a Divine Plan for our salvation. We invite you to hear The Story that changes everything as the unlikely miracle of hope that it was. Truly, a gift from God!

Join us for live worship every Saturday at 9 am and 11:45 am in Grand Terrace. Our address is 22633 Barton Rd, Grand Terrace CA, 92313--hope to see you soon!

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