Lance Brown

Happy Easter! The Bible makes “truth claims” about the nature of God and humanity. As we evaluate them, we may notice the headwinds of culture’s relativism blowing in our face, causing us to resist what we’re reading. Societal pressure, peer pressure, fear pressure, the hunger for acceptance, and our own desires are only part of…

Pastor Mark takes a combined Pacific Church and Orange County Singles for Christ through the most haunting question in all of humanity. “What are we here for?” In other words, for what purpose do we exist, and what role does God play in our lives?

Nobody “enjoys” being corrected. We usually bristle when it happens. We may secretly utter, “And who are you to correct me?” There are three problems we must address in giving and receiving correction: Problem #1: We all NEED correcting. Problem #2: HOW should we RECEIVE correction? Problem #3: HOW can we GIVE correction to others…

God uses money for many reasons. God uses money to expand His kingdom more quickly through missions and churches. God uses money to grow our faith in Him and to build our character. God uses money to unify His people around the things of God.

Following spiritual leadership (with a scriptural context) usually sounds like a good idea to most people. Whenever our leaders challenge us or suggest we do things that don’t sound very exciting to us, it becomes more difficult to put what we want aside and defer to those who are trying to lead us. What does…

This week we’ll look at the opportunities to invest your life. Our secular culture tells us to save our life for ourselves and for our interests. Jesus tells us that is a terrible decision! It is when we invest our life that life matters. Living for self and self’s interests is the road to emptiness…