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City by City: The City Paradox
What if the city isn’t just a backdrop in the Bible — but one of its main characters?In this message from our City by City series, we explore how Scripture tells the story of cities: from Babel to Babylon, from Jerusalem to the ...
Monterey Bay Academy - Band & Choir Concert
We we so glad to be able to host Monterey Bay Academy on the tail end our their band and choir concert tour. We are so richly bless be be able to enjoy their moving music.
Life on Mission: For Life
What if we approached our everyday lives with the same sense of purpose and urgency as a space mission?In this powerful message from Oakridge Adventist Church, we explore how the wonder of space exploration—like the Artemis mission—point...
Walking Together
What does it really mean to follow Jesus—not just individually, but together?In this powerful message, we explore the heart of discipleship and uncover a truth we often overlook: we were never meant to walk this journey alone. While Jesu...
Living Together
Christ is risen. He is risen indeed.But what happens after the celebration fades? What does the resurrection actually call us to live out today?In this powerful and deeply personal message, we’re invited to rediscover the...
The Seamless Story
What are you wearing?This Easter message takes us beyond Bethlehem… all the way back to Eden. Before the cross, before the resurrection, there was a moment of brokenness—when humanity first tried to cover shame with fig leaves.But...
Salvation is from the Jews
What happens when shame meets grace?In this powerful message, guest speaker Aden Friedman from Jews for Jesus unpacks the story of the Samaritan woman in John 4—a story of brokenness, identity, and transformation.Through a ...
Find Your Four
What if the breakthrough you’re praying for isn’t just about your faith—but the people you surround yourself with?In this powerful message from Luke 5:17–26, Pastor Max shares the story of four friends who refused to give up on bringing ...
The Math of God
On this special Pi Day Sabbath, we explore a powerful connection between faith, mathematics, and the nature of God.What does an infinite number like pi reveal about our longing for meaning? Why does the universe operate with such precise...
The Only Solution
Humanity has spent centuries trying to understand the brokenness of our world. Philosophers, thinkers, and worldviews have all attempted to explain suffering, evil, and injustice. But explaining the problem is not the same as solving it....
Created, Redeemed, Restored to Rest
In this moving message, Pastor Widens shares a deeply personal journey through grief, calling, and healing. After the loss of his mother, he wrestled with anger toward God and the weight of ministry. Yet through prayer, worship, and the embrace...
Unquenchable
Who doesn’t love a good love story?From action heroes to childhood crushes, from Isaac and Rebekah to Ruth and Boaz — something in all of us longs for a story where love wins in the end.But what if the greatest love story ever wri...
Sacred Chemistry
Valentine’s Day on Sabbath only comes around every seven years — and this week at Oakridge Adventist Church in Vancouver, we leaned into it.Continuing our Wanted series through the biblical book of Song of Songs, this mes...
God ___ Me
How would you fill in the blank?Loves? Wants? Or, if we’re honest… tolerates? Is disappointed with? Ignores?In this opening message of our new series Wanted, we begin an unexpected journey through one of the most poetic —...
Renewal Through Ritual
What does it mean to be made new?In this deeply moving message, we explore baptism as a sacred renewal ritual—one that speaks to a universal human longing for cleansing, rebirth, identity, and belonging. Drawing from ancient faith tradit...
Renewed Through Praise
What truly holds first place in your life?In this message from our Renewed series, we explore what it means to be renewed through praise. Drawing from Philippians 3 and Paul’s letter to the church in Philippi, we’re remin...
Renewed Together
Renewal was never meant to be a solo journey.In this message from Oakridge Adventist Church’s January teaching series Renewed, we explore what it means to experience spiritual renewal together. Building on the themes of p...
Renewing Reason to Exist
Is the church meant to be a private club—or a force for public good?In this compelling message delivered to the Oakridge Adventist Church community, we’re challenged to re-examine what it truly means to be the church in a modern, urban, ...
Renewed By Prayer
What if the most powerful change you could make this year wasn’t another goal—but a deeper rhythm?In this message, we begin 2026 by rethinking resolutions through the lens of upstream practices. Drawing from current health resea...
Evergreen Grace
What is the point of this season—and why does it still matter today? In this special message from Oakridge Adventist Church, Evergreen Grace invites us to walk through the entire story of the Bible with a renewed focus on grac...
Angels on the Tree Tops
What if the sound you’re waiting for isn’t louder effort—but quieter trust?In this week’s message from Oakridge Adventist Church, we continue our December teaching series Tales of the Trees by stepping into an unexpected Christm...
Abraham, Lot, and the Oaks of Mamre
Pastor CL Garilva takes us on a journey from the hills of Hebron to the valleys of Sodom, unveiling one of Scripture’s most sobering contrasts—Abraham under the oaks of Mamre and Lot drifting toward the cities of the plain.He weav...
The Battle of Bravado
In a culture obsessed with looking strong, confident, and in control, what happens when the mask finally cracks? In this message, “The Battle of Bravado,” Kendal closes out the War & Peace series by contrasting empty...