"A Time to Pray" a special time of prayer, worship, and communion ahead of the 2024 election. Using the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) as an outline for our prayers on behalf of our Nation, all Nations, the Church, the Lost, and ourselves personally.By Pastor Bryan James

The Bible teaches that "Satan masquerades as an angel of light" and therefore can “deceive even the elect...” We will talk about how an unholy spirit can work through false prophets, false teachers, and false or confused followers of Christ to lead people (even God's people) astray and how this deception will increase until epitomized through the F…

What exactly does the prophesy mean when it uses the word "blasphemy" or "blasphemies"? Understanding the nature of these blasphemies helps us understand what really is going on all around us—an orchestrated effort to disgrace God through those who are created in His image.By Pastor Bryan James

"What in the world is really going on?" Pastor Bryan preaches through Revelation Chapter 13 to help us interpret the times through God's Word and gain understanding of what is happening in our world today—spiritually, socially, economically, politically, and even technologically.By Pastor Bryan James

How do we 'keep the faith' when circumstances overwhelm us? In "Press On," Gabe McGinness, Student Ministries Director, brings an encouraging message from the Book of Philippians talking about about life's ups, downs, and in-betweens—all of its different seasons that require us to press on with patience and intentionality.…

By Pastor Bryan James

By Pastor Bryan James

By Pastor Bryan James

By Pastor Bryan James

By Pastor Bryan James

Pastor Bryan closes out Part A of our Corinthians Are U.S series, teaching through the last chapter of 1 Corinthians (16:1-24) with a message titled, "Community." This personal closing from Paul to the Corinthians gives us some clues about the structure, leadership and general culture of the early Church; it also includes some great nuggets of trut…

Elder Pastor Bobby Gore shares a devotional teaching on choosing what’s better rather than being bitter. The message comes from 2 Samuel 6:12-23 and is titled “Undignified." This passage of Scripture is where King David returns the Ark of the Covenant back to Jerusalem and the encounter he had with his first wife.…

Pastor Bryan preaches the climax of 1 Corinthians (15:35-58) this Sunday with a message titled, "Glorify God and Enjoy Him Forever!" Glory is the theme of the day as we worship, pray and seek God through the Scriptures.By Pastor Bryan James

This is our Gospel: Jesus Christ's birth, death, resurrection, and ascension, and the descension of the Holy Spirit—the gift to every born-again believer. What are the implications of this for the Christian? Christ has risen from the dead and we, too, will rise from the dead! Be encouraged by God's Word and the incredible reality that already spiri…

Pastor Bobby Gore, will shares a devotional titled "Turning Point" from the Gospel of Luke around the theme of gratitude. In this passage, Jesus healed ten men of leprosy. As we devote the day to gratitude in worship, we will see the story of an unlikely person coming back to give thanks, honor, and praise to the One who has blessed us all.…

Pastor Bryan continues in our Corinthians Are U.S. series with a message titled, "Order = Power," which is about how God works powerfully through humble, orderly gatherings when His people assemble with faith that He will speak.By Pastor Bryan James

Student Ministries Director Gabe McGinness talks about how we can look at a systematic approach to following Jesus Christ and evangelism by discussing Jesus’ life, who Jesus was, who we are, and what Jesus wants us to do.By Gabe McGinness

In this passage, Paul talks about the interrelated role of each spiritual gift when we come together to worship and seek God. We will talk about how Paul very much valued the gift of prophecy in these settings and also very much anticipated it and we will ask ourselves why we do not experience this more? This could get a little scary...…

The title and theme of this message from 1 Corinthians 13 is "Love Wins!" —all about doing ministry with passion, commitment, and in an atmosphere of love.By Pastor Bryan James

In "You Complete Me" (1 Cor. 12:15-31), Pastor Bryan preaches about the unity and interdependence that exists within the Body of Christ and the immense potential for glory when the Jesus Body flows with harmony in the Spirit.By Pastor Bryan James

Pastor Bobby Gore teaches from the Gospel of Luke, the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14). The heart of the message is about prayer, humility, and the disposition we have toward others and the heart we pray from.By Pastor Bobby Gore

Pastor Bryan leads us through a special time of worship and prayer for our Nation in the midst of recent current events.By Pastor Bryan James

In the message this week "Give a Little Bit", Pastor Bryan discusses how important it is to worship the Father in both spirit and truth. In response we should be humbling ourselves; bowing down before the Lord and hearing His still silent voice.By Pastor Bryan James

The teaching this week if from 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 and the message is titled "A Highly Charged Environment". We often think, when we gather as Church, that the Holy Spirit and blessed things from God are a certainty. Yet, Paul (in this section) shows quite the opposite can be true. Strife, division, factions, favoritism and other worldly attitud…

This passage (1 Cor. 11:1-16) is about women covering their heads in worship seems, at first, absurd and irrelevant. But when we look at it through the lens of Creation and dig deeper through the insight of the Holy Spirit, we find an amazing passage that helps us understand, honor, and marvel at what it means to be a "Woman"!…

Gabe McGinness, our Students Ministries Director, shares his testimony and takes us back to the basics by discussing the grand perspective of the Bible using Answers in Genesis' 7 C's of History, a phrase that helps people to remember the big events that have affected (or will affect) the universe.By Gabe McGinness

Learn what it means to enter into God's rest by grace which comes through faith in His message(s) sent to each of us. Pastor Bryan preaches through Hebrews 4:1-13 and provides an opportunity for immediate response to God's Word. This is a time to rest in His presence and consider a life where we simply hear God, obey God, and enjoy the peace and re…

Pastor Bryan preaches part 13 of our Corinthians series with a message titled “Four Sins of Immediate Consequence.” In this passage (1 Cor. 10), Paul shows four things that caused folks to "fall" in the Old Covenant can also cause us to "fall" in the New Covenant, making it clear the Old Testament example was very much for the purpose as a warning …

Boldly addressing critical issues of the day, Pastor Bryan preaches from Psalm 94—a psalm about evil, corruption and injustice in Israel—as a guide to how we may 'cry out' to God about the evil, corruption, and injustice we are experiencing in our nation (and in the world).By Pastor Bryan James

Pastor Bryan preaches from 1 Corinthians 9:18-27. May God use this passage and message to help us discern just how free we really are in Christ and then prompt us to ask for even more freedom than what we are currently experiencing!By Pastor Bryan James

Pastor Bryan preaches from 1 Corinthians 9 (verses 1-18), which is all about Paul's right as an Apostle and Preacher (and the right of all ministers committed to serving the Body of Christ) to make a living from the offerings made by the members of that Body. It really isn't a passage about money as much as it is about honor, trust and how well we …

How do we live our lives with freedom and confidence in our relationship with Jesus despite swimming in a sea of idolatry every single time we leave our homes (or even in our homes)? In Sunday's message, “Idols in Culture”, Pastor Bryan preaches from 1 Corinthians 8, drawing parallels in this passage that deals with "food sacrificed to idols" with …

Pastor Bryan preaches part 2 of “Sex and Marriage” in our Corinthians Are U.S. sermon series. Paul leads his congregation (U.S.) through his biblical view and approach to handling attraction, love, marriage, and sex in a godly way. May God impart grace into all of our lives through faith in these words, which really are not Paul's...they are God's.…

Pastor Bobby Gore brings a special message titled “Defense and Spiritual Warfare” from 1 Peter 3. It contains a key verse for apologists, those who publicly defend the faith showing that we have a reasonable faith and it ends with Peter using a culturally popular story that sounds bizarre to the modern reader, but has a theological payoff that dire…

In "Sex and Marriage," Pastor Bryan preaches from 1 Corinthians 7:1-16, the first of a two-part message from this chapter as Paul speaks directly and matter-of-factly about these interrelated subjects. May we gain spiritual wisdom and guidance to apply His Word to our circumstances in these areas.By Pastor Bryan James

"He Has Risen!" A special Resurrection Day message from Luke 24. We will not just remember and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, we will also reflect on the reality that we have already risen from the dead with him (in spirit) and will "soon and very soon" rise with him in glorified bodies to exist forever in perfection… Salvation now on earth a…

On Good Friday, Pastor Bryan preaches from a favorite passage Matthew 26 (Gethsemane) in a message titled "Perfected". An invitation to reflect and 'be still' for a time of solemn worship, preaching and Communion.By Pastor Bryan James

Pastor Bryan preaches through 1 Corinthians 6 as the Apostle Paul continues his severe letter to the Corinthian church. As we reflect on Palm Sunday when Jesus entered Jerusalem near the time of the Cross, the people broke out in worship of Him as the anticipated Messiah. Unfortunately, though they praised Him with their lips, their hearts (and liv…

This Sunday, we celebrated 10 years together as a church, briefly reflecting on our church's history and the years spent in our building affectionately known as "The Shack" (formerly Ted's Tack Shack in Warrenton). In this week's message, Pastor Bryan breaks down 1 Corinthians 5, Paul's pointed and immediate response to the “Sexual Immorality, and …

Pastor Bryan preaches through 1 Corinthians chapter 4. This passage is Paul's highly corrective teaching to a church that had become so worldly that worldly tactics had made their way into the Body of Christ and needed to be corrected in order to keep the Church under the covering, blessing, protection, and potency of God.…

Pastor Bryan shares a special message titled, “Soon and Very Soon" that stands alone as a marker for Monterey Church as we move forward. The message is Jesus saying to us: "I am coming soon and very soon. Though we cannot predict the exact day or time, we CAN and MUST anticipate when fulfilled prophecies make it imminent, as in immediate." What sho…

In this special Communion service, Pastor Bobby teaches from Psalm 51, a psalm of lament by King David after his transgressions with Bathsheba. As we read, study, and meditate on this Psalm, coming into God's presence with contrition, may He bring bring his powerful, intense, loving, and healing touch.…

Pastor Bryan preaches from 1 Corinthians chapter 3. The apostle Paul works to shift the focus in this week's passages away from the teacher to Christ, and away from the teacher to the integrity of the teaching. And why? Because we are all God's temple, being built (and rebuilt) into His glorious image through the ministry of truth that renews the m…

What is the role of the Holy Spirit in revealing God, His Word, His Will, His Character, and His Love to us? This section focuses on God's wisdom revealed by His Spirit. Once we receive these revelations, we also have the clarity, courage and power that go with them.By Pastor Bryan James

Paul expounds on the absurdity of the Gospel to the "wise" and the power of it for the "foolish." We will talk a lot about the irony of something that must be received with such humility having the power to lift us up into Heaven, even now on Earth before the full coming of His Kingdom.By Pastor Bryan James

Pastor Bryan begins a new sermon series titled, “Corinthians Are U.S.” teaching and preaching through 1st and 2nd Corinthians and emphasizing between ancient Corinthians and modern Americans. In this first message, "He Is ALL We Need", we learn about why Paul wrote this letter the church in Corinth and how it is relevant to us today. We are reminde…

Pastor Bobby teaches from Matthew 25:14-30 from the parable titled, "The Bags of Gold". Bobby will show us from the Scriptures what Jesus meant through this teaching about our life, lifestyle, and livelihood and being faithful (faith-filled) until He returns!By Pastor Bobby Gore

Pastor Bobby Gore takes us through two Parables found in Matthew 25. This week will be “The Parable of the Ten Virgins” and the focus will be about preparing for Jesus’ return and how we, the church, are to act and react through the stewardship of our time, talents, and treasure.By Pastor Bobby Gore

Pastor Bryan preaches the final message of our discipleship series, “The Monterey Way: Under the Covering, Protection and Blessing of God.” We will close with a time of prayer, reflection and Communion.By Pastor Bryan James

What are spiritual gifts and how are they used in the Body of Christ? Pastor Bryan preaches from 1 Corinthians 12, expounding upon Paul's teaching on Spiritual Gifts and how God through the Holy Spirit imparts so many gifts (wisdom, power, knowledge, healing, provision, and so much more) into the Church for the wellness of the Body and every member…