The Mission We Share
What does it mean to truly live on mission? In this message, we explore the prophetic assignment God has placed on our church and our individual lives. When God calls us to something new, it can stir questions, fears, and even hesitation—but He is always faithful to lead us forward. …
Called By A New Name Part 2
What’s in a name? More than you might think! In this message, we explore how a name reflects identity, purpose, and even God’s transformative power. Drawing from Scripture and the story of the past two years, learn why we’re considering a new name: VIDA CHURCH. This is a dual-language, Spanish-English …
Called By A New Name
Names are important — not just to us but to God! Uncover how God uses name changes to reveal His purpose, and find out why our church might adopt a new name. In this message you’ll see how God used new names (for Abraham, Sarah, Jacob and Peter) to signal …
Fighting Gravity: Breaking Free From What Holds You Back — The Gravity of History & Culture
This is an important message for the people of the Santa Maria Foursquare church! In it, Pastor Tim brings clarity to our mission and explores two forms of gravity — history and culture — that we must fight in order to faithfully fulfill our unique Kingdom contribution. Then Tim outlines …
Teach Us To Pray: How to Build Patterns of Prayer
Are you ready to revolutionize your prayer life? Today we’re talking practically about building patterns of prayer into our lives — inking them so deeply into the fabric of our days that prayer becomes natural. This will help you move from a sporadic prayer life to a constant conversation with …
Hold Fast – Part 1
You only have to read just a bit of the Bible before you’ll recognize that FAITH is extremely important — to God and to our stories. This reality of God’s faithfulness is always the starting point for faith. Pastor Tim shares with us how once you come to know that …
Up & to the Right – Part 4
Up and to the right doesn’t just describe our personal journeys to get to that place where we thrive, it’s for our church as well. Today we talk about what it means to be a “Foursquare” church, and some of the unique parts of our church’s DNA and mission. NOTE: …
Dumb Things Smart Christians Do: Tunnel Vision
Any of us can get trapped by tunnel vision — only seeing a tiny bit of life and missing so much of the world around us. Today, pastor and missionary Joel Arreola, talks about tunnel vision and what we can do to break out of it. SM4 is committed to …
Rekindle Part 3
Who is the “kindler” in our lives? It’s God, the Holy Spirit! In this message we take a look at who Jesus said he’d be sending to be both WITH us and IN us. The Holy Spirit is an ever-present help, available to us at all times, no matter what …
Strong at Home: Relationships
Gary and Kathy Howse continue in the series titled STRONG@home, learning from the Book of Nehemiah. We will take a quick look at chapters 5 and 6 this morning regarding Relationships Inside Our Homes and share ways to overcome the challenges we all currently face.