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The audio podcast of the Azure Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church in Grand Terrace, CA
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Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Church bulletin bloopers can be good for laughs. A simple typo can be deadly in the case of this blooper: “Ushers will eat latecomers.” Or, in another case, could cause some disappointment and missed expectations: "Evening massage – 6 p.m.
Communication can be tricky, to be sure. But communication matters, with both people and God. How do we practice prayer in our lives? What does it look like to make space to reach out to God in prayer?
Pastor Tara VinCross will share the message, “A Call to Prayer,” the second part in the Deep Calling series exploring the eight calls of God.
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday Jan 17, 2024
James K. A. Smith said, "You can’t think your way into new habits. New habits can only emerge as you practice them.” This is so difficult for us! Perhaps because practicing new habits is so routine, so ordinary. We want something bigger, and dare I say flashier, to bring us into deeper relationship with God, others, and our purpose in the world. Yet, God is doing a slow work of transformation in each of us, at times imperceptible to us.
Pastor Tara VinCross will begin a new series called, “Deep Calling,” that explores the eight calls of God, our response to grace. This week, a Call to Devotion. Come and Worship. We hope to see you here!
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
Wednesday Jan 03, 2024
While it’s fun to get new things for Christmas, all our stuff soon gets outdated. Truth be known, what many of us really want is a new beginning. In tomorrow’s message, Dr. Erik Carter would like to share lessons from the life of Jacob about how all of us can begin anew in 2024.
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
Tuesday Dec 26, 2023
"The great challenge left to us is to cut through all the glitz and glam of the season that has grown increasingly secular and commercial, and be reminded of the beauty of the One who is Christmas."- Bill Crowder
We gather to remember the One who is our Hope, Light, and Love this Christmas. In music and in readings, congregational songs and the spoken Word, we will lift our eyes to Jesus.
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
The greatest gift you can give your loved ones is your presence! Take a minute to thrive with Pastor Tara VinCross!
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life." 1 John 1:1 Margaret Philbrick, author of Back to the Manger, shares that seeing Christmas through the eyes of her children opened her eyes to the wonder and fullness of God. She writes, “I’m learning that the key to experiencing Advent with the wonder of a child is found in seeing Jesus.”
Our Pastors will share what Christmas is in the Bible and through the lens of our own experience. Christmas is… Peace, Compassion, Generosity, Love, Fulfillment, and Immanuel.
From our hearts to yours, together let us focus on the Word of Life, our Immanuel. Let’s recapture the wonder found in seeing and worshipping our God.
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
God can reconcile us to each other! Take a minute to thrive with Pastor Tara VinCross!
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Jesus is not a king who reigns with iron power, but One who reigns by compassion and mercy. He is the King of kings! A different kind of King than the world had ever seen.
We turn our attention to King Jesus, the Light of the World -- a God who is truly with us.
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
How we show up in love is the most important. Take a minute to thrive with Pastor Tara VinCross!