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Mariners Church Weekend Messages
Join us each week for relevant teaching that inspires us to follow Jesus and fearlessly change the world. Every weekend we will hear from Senior Pastor Eric Geiger or guest speakers and you will be challenged toward new growth, faith and ways to live that out into the world. For more information visit marinerschurch.org
Episodes
183 episodes
June 28 - Water from a Rock - Jared Kirkwood
Anchor Passage: (Numbers 20:1-13)In a dry land, God tells Moses to call out water from a rock to provide for His people. Moses strikes the rock in anger, adding to what God declared and disqualifying himself from entering the Promise...
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June 21 - The Cure for Our Rebellion - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Numbers 16)A rebellion rises against Moses’ leadership, and consequences strike: the Earth opens, fire falls, and plagues spread. But Aaron and Moses intercede for the rebellious people, and the Lord shows mercy. All...
June 14 - Misplaced Fear - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Numbers 13-14)When God’s people reach the Promised Land, scouts survey the land and return in a panic, doubting that God can defeat the enemies they see. Yet two of the scouts have a different attitude, believing ...
June 7 - The Not-Little Sin of Complaining - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Numbers 10:35-36, 11-12)God’s people had seen His power when He rescued and led them out of Egypt. But in the wilderness, they doubt and question His goodness. They complain about hardships on the journey, Moses’ ...
May 31 - Not Alone - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Numbers 1:47-55, 9:15-23)God is with His people in the wilderness. A pillar of cloud and fire rests above the Tabernacle, the holy building where He dwells. When the pillar moves, the people move; when it stays, t...
May 24 - What Matters Most - Jared Kirkwood
Anchor Passage: (Ecclesiastes 12:9-14)After exploring every avenue for meaning and trying to discover what life is all about, the author of Ecclesiastes reaches his conclusion: “Fear God and keep His commandments.” What would life...
May 17 - Living and Dying Skillfully - Steve Bang Lee
Anchor Passage: (Ecclesiastes 9:1-10, 11, 12:1-8)Ecclesiastes teaches that knowing you will die will help you live well. What does this mean? Join us as we see how if we trust in God, He rescues and redeems our life and our death!...
May 10 - Wisdom When Life is Complex - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Ecclesiastes 7-8, 9:11-18, 10)In our complex life, there are days of prosperity and days of adversity. God oversees both—and will use both in our lives to transform us. Join us as we see how surrendering to God gives...
May 3 - Wisdom on Money and Contentment - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Ecclesiastes 5:8-16)Ecclesiastes describes a complex relationship with money. If we enjoy it as a gift, we can rejoice. If we make it our god, it’s meaningless. What does it look like for us to treat our money wis...
April 26 - The Gifts of Work and Rest - Kenton Beshore
Anchor Passage: (Ecclesiastes 4:4-5:7)Work and rest. Both are gifts from God, but they aren’t worthy of our worship—always asking for more from us and unable to satisfy. We are tempted to swing between workaholism and laziness, bu...
April 19 - Making the Most of a Time for Everything - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Ecclesiastes 3-4:3)How do we make the most of our time? In an imperfect world, we can still enjoy the seasons of life and make the most of them because God is inviting us to be in awe of Him. Join us as we see how we...
April 12 - Meaning in the Meaningless - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Ecclesiastes 1-2)Ecclesiastes gives us the account of a man who had everything and declared it to be fleeting and futile. His raw and honest reflection helps us see the difference between treating life as gain and...
April 5 - The Thrill of Victory and the Thrill of Defeat - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (1 Corinthians 15:3-4, 17, 20-22, 57)The tomb is empty. Sin and death are defeated. Jesus Christ is alive! Join us this Easter at Mariners Church as we celebrate the good news of Christ’s Resurrection and the joy a...
March 29 - Death of Death - The King Who Forgives and Absorbs Our Sin - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (John 19:16-30, Matthew 27:32-44)All other world religions say “strive” or “work your way to the top.” The cross makes the Christian faith unique because Jesus yells out, “It is finished.” He wins us to Himself thr...
March 22 - Agony in a Garden: The King Who Sweats Blood - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Matthew 26:36-46)In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus is filled with anguish, so much so that He sweats drops of blood. He’s overwhelmed by what’s in front of Him—His sacrifice on the cross—but He obeys the Father, ...
March 15 - Promised Comforter: The King who won't abandon us - Jared Kirkwood
Anchor Passage: (John 14-16, Acts 1:8)Jesus promises His disciples that even after He leaves them, they will never be alone: God will send the Holy Spirit, who will be with us forever. Jesus even insists it is better for us to hav...
March 8 - Humility in Action: The King Who Washes Feet - Doug Fields
Anchor Passage: (John 13:1-17)In the upper room, Jesus does the unthinkable—He washes His disciples’ feet. To His disciples, Jesus’ actions feel wrong, backward, and beneath Him in dignity. But Jesus insists the path to real great...
March 1 - Tables Overturned: The King with Righteous Anger - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Mark 11:11, 15-18)We see the same Jesus who welcomes children fashion a whip and clear out God’s temple, turning over the shopkeepers’ tables. What seems to be a contradiction in His character is really the same p...
February 22 - The Promised King Arrives - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Luke 19:28-44)On Palm Sunday, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem as the promised King—humble, riding on a donkey, just as the prophet Zechariah had predicted hundreds of years before. Even though the crowd celebrates His arr...
February 15 - Borders and Immigration: Why do some Christians have different views? - Eric Geiger
In the Scripture we see that God has set the times and places where people live (Acts 17:26) and that governing leaders are to restrain evil and protect the people under their care (Romans 13:1-3). We also see God command His people to love the...
February 8 - Does God care what I do with my body? Fitness, tattoos, plastic surgery—all the things - Christine Caine
Anchor Passage: (1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Romans 12:1, Psalm 139:13-16)Gym memberships, tattoos, plastic surgery. Our Southern California culture is fixated on body image, looking young, and longevity of life. How should we view our...
February 1 - If Christians are to be one, why are there so many denominations? - Ed Stetzer
Anchor Passage: (John 17:20-23, Ephesians 4:1-6, Mark 9:38-40)Jesus prayed that Christians would be “one,” yet there are thousands of Christian denominations worldwide. What happened? Join us as we look at the history of the Churc...
January 25 - What about those crazy spiritual gifts? - Eric Geiger
Spiritual gifts are often divided into three categories: speaking, serving, and sign gifts. It is the sign gifts—gifts like tongues, prophecy, and healing—that are a source of debate. Some have wrongly made Christians feel incomplete if they do...
January 18 - When Should Christians Disobey the Government? - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Acts 5:27-29, Romans 13:1-3)The apostle Paul instructed Christians in Rome to submit to all the governing authorities, and he wrote those words when Nero, an evil tyrant who killed his own mother and burned his own c...
January 11 - What Happens 60 Seconds After You Die? - Eric Geiger
Anchor Passage: (Hebrews 9:27, 2 Corinthians 5:1-9)One of the great mysteries of life is how we are able to live without thinking much about death, though we all will die. How can we live with hope, even though we know life will e...