Pacific Beach Presbyterian Church

Check out all the great ways God blessed us in 2021 in our year end slideshow video from our Congregational Meeting this past Sunday!

This week's Midweek Message shares the following news: Forbearance is this Sunday's sermon topic. Communion and Congregational Meeting this Sunday.... Memorial Service honoring George Shoemaker at 1:30 PM on FEB 12. Souper Bowl of Caring on FEB 13 supporting San Diego Rescue Mission Ash Wednesday worship service at 7 PM on March 2 Lenten Book Study 40 Days of Community on Tuesdays, March 8-April 12 at 6:30 on Zoom

This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.... 16 You said, ‘No, we will flee on horses.’ Therefore you will flee! You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’ Therefore your pursuers will be swift! 17 A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee away, till you are left like a flagstaff on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill. 18 Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!

This week’s Pastor’s Midweek Message shares the following news: Thanks to those who were praying for Pastor Bill & family during their recent Covid illness This Sunday’s sermon focuses on patience as we continue our sermon series titled Your New Year Wardrobe about what virtues we should clothe ourselves in... Worship services this Sunday, Jan. 30th, will again be on the patio at 10am and 7pm Next Sunday, February 6th, we’ll return to worship in the Sanctuary. We’ll celebrate the Lord’s Supper during worship, and will follow worship with our Annual Called Congregational Meeting Prayers on Tuesday, Feb 1stwe’ll be interviewing our main candidate for our onsite office personnel, our Community Connections Administrator Life Packs will be assembled on the patio following worship in February

This week Pastor Steve goes over memorial gift opportunities, our current Stewardship Campaign, and upcoming service and education plans including Adult Education and in person services, as well as planning for Advent.

We all have basic needs that if not met stop us from meeting our potential. Most are simple and many of us thrive in a culture that provides them. The basic needs for human potential are contained in Psalm 23, David’s poem about God as our Shepherd. Though he’s speaking to the nation of Israel, we recognize his personal journey of self-discovery in God. God has provided all he needs and brought him to a restful place in life, full of love and mercy. He’s satisfied because God...Continue reading

This week Pastor Steve shares news of our services, our upcoming Stewardship Campaign, and how the search for our next installed Pastor is going!

Psalm 114 (NASB) 114 When Israel went forth from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language, 2 Judah became His sanctuary,... Israel, His dominion. 3 The sea looked and fled; The Jordan turned back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams, The hills, like lambs. 5 What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O Jordan, that you turn back? 6 O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs? 7 Tremble, O earth, before the Lord, Before the God of Jacob, 8 Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water. See more

This week Pastor Steve shares news about our upcoming Outdoor Communion Service planned for this Sunday, October 4th. He also discusses staff vacations, progress on our recent facility upgrades, and the status of our Pastor Nominating Committee.

One way to deepen a dialogue with someone you know, especially when you are trying to carry your argument forward, is to remind the person what they have said. Many of these psalms contain in them the word remember. The word is used to remind God what He has promised, and the condition that the worshipper is in. What the psalmist is doing is pointing out the contradiction between the promise and what is happening at the time. The context of this psalm is most likely in the ...Continue reading

This week's big news is that we've scheduled our first in-person, outdoor service! On Sunday, October 4th we'll have a small outdoor communion service on the patio. Members should have received an email with registration instructions, so make sure to check your email!

Despair is a universal experience shared by all ethnic groups, cultures, religions and nations. It’s that unique feeling of the human animal that opens us up to fear, powerlessness and hopelessness, but also worthlessness, guilt and shame. When despair hits us we’re paralyzed, not knowing which way to turn to find some peace or fresh air. It’s like a blackness that walls us in and all we want to do is stay in bed all day. There events that trigger this, or it might be a free-...Continue reading

This week our HVAC and Solar project is on the way and we have a couple upcoming staff vacations. Pastor Steve also touches on our adult ed classes, and what we're doing to get ready for reopening.

A friend told me he is tempted to believe in God because, if God exists, he fears his power, saying, If God exists, I know that he can kill me. This isn’t an exaggeration or offhand comment winking at my faith in God. I believe most people, when cognizant of the world around them, with cursory knowledge of the Bible, believe in a power that moves the world. In the Old Testament most of God’s power is seen through destruction, producing fear in the faithful and non-faithful....Continue reading

This week Pastor Steve shares information on a memorial fund set up in honor of Anita Farris. He also covers updates on our reopening plans, as well as the progress on the installation of our new HVAC system and solar installation for the church office. Lastly, he shares that our Stewardship Campaign is set to start on October 18th, and goes over his plans for sermon topics for the remainder of the year.

The Jewish people have always been messianic, seeing their hope in the future. Since they left Egypt, they have been looking ahead: first to the Promised Land, then during the time of the Judges to securing the nation and after David looking for a King that to stabilize their spiritual vision and place in the world. This psalm is an important part of that hope, a vision of a leader that would save them, the Messiah. The New Testament writers saw this hope in Jesus. This Psalm...Continue reading

This week Pastor Steve is back and shares the news from PBPC. Church Historian, George Shoemaker, is looking for some items that are missing from the History Room. Meanwhile, our Reopening Task Force has worked hard and we have a plan to present to Session in a few weeks. Lastly, our Stewardship Campaign for 2021 is set to start in October.

In Psalm 1 we’re introduced to the scoffers and wicked of the world that use evil intent to distract the righteous and try to make their way to the leadership in Israel to poison the good will of God. Today in Psalm 2 we are introduced to the enemies of Israel. Nations that plan to bring Israel down. They are enemies of God, like the scoffers in Psalm 1, but are also there to destroy by violence Israel’s way of life. It’s a threat that needs a strong leader to overcome. The P...Continue reading