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Praying for Personal Breakthrough

We all know what it’s like to feel stuck in a place where we want to see personal change, but nothing is working. This is when we usually turn to prayer. But what if p...

The Sword and the Spirit

Many Christians feel they need to choose either the Word of God or the Spirit of God as their guide. But when we put the Spirit above the Word, we lose our grounding a...

Discern Next Steps

One of the most incredible things we can do with the life God has given us is to point people to Jesus. We get to guide people to his unconditional love and the freedo...

Cultivating Conversations

You never know when the opportunity for a life-altering conversation will come your way — a conversation where you can share the story of how Jesus changed your life. ...

Building Friendships

We all want our lives to count, and when it comes to making a difference in someone else’s life, small gestures go a long way. By being a good friend to others, our or...

Asking God for Help

The most significant contribution we can make with our life is letting God use us to impact somebody else’s eternity. This weekend, Pastor Andy Wood shares the barrier...

Better Relationship With God

Better Priorities

As we work toward better versions of ourselves, how do we manage responsibilities and prioritize our life? This weekend, Pastor Andy Wood shares four questions to help...

Better Mindsets

On our journey of growth, our inner critic often works against us, delaying progress. This weekend, Pastor Stacie Wood shares how our inner thoughts can propel our gro...

Better Habits

Are there some areas of your life that, no matter how hard you try, you can’t seem to change? This weekend, Pastor Andy Wood shares 5 habits we can put in place to hel...

Better Vision

So often, in the beginning of the new year, we have a vision of what it means to have the best year ever. But this idealization of what life could be can prevent us fr...

The Best Way to Start Your Year!

A Christmas Surprise

Join Pastor Andy Wood for a special Christmas Day message as he shares how the Christmas story demonstrates one of the surprises God wants to give to us.

The Gift of Peace

No matter where we are on our spiritual journey, God wants us to experience the gift of his peace. But how do we receive this gift? This weekend, Pastor Andy Wood talk...

Peace for Your Family

For many of us, the Christmas season can bring up stressful family situations. We know that Jesus wants to give us peace in every circumstance, so how do we have peace...

Peace for Humanity

How can we have peace in the midst of chaos? So often we see our problems through the filter of our chaotic world — we let our environment determine our peace. What if...

Peace for Your Head

We all yearn for peace in our lives, but when faced with the chaos of our circumstances peace can seem impossible. The stress of our struggles begin to produce thought...

Accelerate Vision Weekend

What does it mean for us to step into the fullness of God's vision for our lives together as a church family? This week, Pastor Andy Wood introduces  five of the big i...

Relating to Different People

We live in a society made up of people from different cultures, religious beliefs, and ethnic backgrounds. Part of stepping into the fullness of God's vision for our l...

Relating to Destructive Humans

Have you ever been in a relationship that feels stuck? You’ve done everything you can, but nothing is changing — you’re continuously getting hurt. When this happens, w...

Relating to Difficult People

We’ve all had difficult relationships at one point in our lives — some of us are dealing with them right now. What do we do when we’re faced with relational challenges...

A Better Way of Relating

God cares about our relationships — he cares about the way we love the people in our lives. This week, Pastor Andy Wood takes a look at Ephesians four and how it shows...

Party With a Purpose

God has designed us to experience the fullness of life. This is why every culture has celebrations, because God has wired us for joy! Even Jesus said the Kingdom of he...

The Courage to Keep Going

So often, when we begin the pursuit of a dream, we start out strong —  but a good beginning doesn’t guarantee a strong finish. This week, Pastor Andy Wood wraps up the...

The Courage to Slow Down

We live in a culture that is constantly wanting to speed up or go faster. Sometimes, we need courage to slow down. This week, Pastor Stacie Wood looks at three princip...

The Courage to Get Moving

Courage helps us take the steps that we’re timid about taking. This week, Pastor Andy Wood looks at three focuses of a courage that helps us move forward.

The Cause and Conditions for Courage

Vision Weekend

This week, Pastor Andy Wood shares the vision for Saddleback’s next 30 years and how we can be a part of it!