Sermons

1 Peter 4:1–11 | Living Hope For Exiles, Part 10 | 9/6/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. In 1st Peter 4, Peter reminds us that because Christ suffered for us, rose, and reigns, the Christian life has a new direction. We have given sin enough of our lives. Whatever time remains belongs to Jesus.

1 Peter 3:13-22 | Living Hope for Exiles, Part 9 | 8/30/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. The Apostle Peter teaches us how to remain faithful under pressure, defend the hope within us, and face suffering without fear because Jesus Christ suffered for us, rose from the dead, and now reigns over every power. NOTE: Technical difficulties prevented us from recording the audio of the first 9 minutes. So this video starts 9 minutes into the sermon. We apologize.

1 Peter 3:1-12 | Living Hope for Exiles, Part 8 | 8/23/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. In this passage, Peter brings the gospel home, showing us how following Jesus transforms husbands and wives, our relationships with one another, and our life together as the family of God. In a culture where homes are often hurting and relationships easily fracture, we need the wisdom and grace of God’s Word.

Genesis 3:1-13,16b; Romans 12:13-17 | 8/16/2026 | Dr. Vincent Bacote. We welcome Dr. Vincent Bacote of Wheaton College as our guest speaker. Genesis 3 shows us the madness sin unleashed into our relationship with God and one another, bringing shame, hiding, blame, conflict, and brokenness. Romans 12 points us toward something radically different: a people transformed by God’s grace who practice hospitality, humility, compassion, peace, and genuine love. In Christ, God gives us a new way to live together.

Psalms 5:1-12 | 8/10/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. We all know what it is like to wake up already carrying yesterday’s burdens. Before our feet touch the floor, our minds may be racing with responsibilities, difficult decisions, anxious thoughts, and voices competing for our attention. Psalm 5 gives us a morning prayer for life in a crooked world, that will equip you to place yourself before the God who hears, leads, judges, and shields, before the day hits you.

1 Corinthians 8:1-13 | The Church in Sin City, Part 8 | 8/2/2026 | Pastor Tony Shen. Pastor Shen exposits how the Apostle Paul attempts to convince the church in Corinth to worship exclusively the one true and living God, to turn away from the Greek gods of that era, and explain how that applies to us, 2000 years later.

1 Corinthians 7:17-40 | The Church in Sin City, Part 7b | 7/26/2026 | Pastor Tony Shen. Pastor Shen picks back up in his sermon series through the book of 1st Corinthians, finishing up chapter 7, where Paul answers questions from the Corinthian church about marriage.

Romans 4:16-17 | 7/19/2026 | Ryan Tolan. This week we are excited to welcome Ryan Tolan, M.Div., as our guest preacher from Fairview Heights Church. Ryan will be preaching from Romans 4:16–17 in a message about how God's promise to Abraham points to the gospel of Jesus Christ and how all who trust in Christ become heirs of God's gracious promises by faith.

John 8: 48-59 | 7/12/2026 | Pastor Daniel Funke. Guest preacher, Daniel Funke returns from overseas ministry to preach from John 8:48–59 on “Jesus the Great I AM.” Daniel considers Jesus’ astonishing claim to be the eternal Son of God who offers everlasting life.

1 Peter 2:18–25 | Living Hope For Exiles, Part 7 | 7/5/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. Peter addresses servants living under the institution of Roman slavery, raising questions that many people still ask today about the Bible and slavery. Does Scripture actually endorse slavery? How should Christians understand these challenging passages? And what does any of this have to do with following Jesus today? Pastor Matt will show how Peter is doing far more than commenting on an ancient social institution. He points us to the greatest slavery of all—our bondage to sin—and to the only Savior who can truly set us free.

1 Peter 2:11-17 | Living Hope for Exiles, Part 6 | 6/28/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. In this section of Scripture, Peter reminds believers that while our citizenship is in heaven, we are called to live faithfully in a world that is not our home. As exiles and strangers, we face both an internal battle against sinful desires and an external challenge of living honorably before a watching world. Peter shows us how the gospel shapes our conduct, our witness, our relationship to government, our understanding of freedom, and our love for one another as the people of God.

John 1:1-18 | Father's Day 6/21/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. In our culture, people are constantly searching for father figures; someone to follow, trust, imitate, and receive approval from. Yet the Gospel of John points us to something even greater. In the opening chapter of his Gospel, John introduces us not merely to a model father, but to God Himself revealed through His Son, Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:4-10 | Living Hopef or Exiles, Part 5 | 6/14/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. In this powerful passage, Peter reminds us that God is doing something far greater than we often realize. Through Jesus Christ, the Living Stone and Cornerstone, God is building His people into a spiritual house, a royal priesthood, and a people for His own possession. Though we may sometimes feel weak, unfinished, overlooked, or discouraged, Peter reminds us that the Master Builder is still at work.

1 Peter 1:22–2:3 | Living Hope for Exiles, Part 4 | 6/7/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. Every human being is hungry for something. Our world constantly tells us to pursue more success, more money, more experiences, more influence, and more fulfillment. Yet even after obtaining what they thought would satisfy them, many people discover they are still hungry. What are you hungry for?

1 Peter 1:14–21 | Living Hope For Exiles, Part 3 | 5/31/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. In a culture obsessed with image, identity, and self-expression, Peter reminds believers that Christians are called to reflect the character of their heavenly Father. Through the saving work of Jesus Christ, believers have been adopted into the family of God and are progressively being transformed into His likeness. Peter calls the church to holiness, reverence, and faith-filled hope while reminding us that we were not redeemed with silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ.

1 Peter 1: 6-13 | Living Hope For Exiles, Part 2 | 5/24/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. The Apostle Peter writes to believers facing suffering, pressure, uncertainty, and trials, yet he speaks repeatedly about joy. Not shallow positivity or fake religious smiles, but deep supernatural joy rooted in the finished work of Jesus Christ. In a city filled with anxiety, distraction, image management, and endless noise, Peter reminds us that our hope is anchored in something far greater than temporary circumstances, namely, in the risen Christ.

1 Peter 1: 1-5 | Living Hope For Exiles, Part 1 | 5/17/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. We begin a brand-new sermon series through the book of 1 Peter titled Living Hope for Exiles. In a world filled with instability, pressure, compromise, and fading hopes, Peter reminds believers that our confidence is not rooted in culture, comfort, or earthly security, but in the sovereign saving work of the Triune God through Jesus Christ. In this first message, Pastor Matt shows us how God chooses His people, causes them to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Christ, secures an eternal inheritance for them, and preserves them by His power.

Colossians 4:2-6 | Christ: The Hope of Glory, Part 7 | 5/10/2026 | Marcelo Pinell. Marcelo continues through the book of Colossians focusing on Mother's Day and the dependance on God in part seven of his Christ: The Hope of Glory study.

Matthew 28 | 5/3/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. This Lord’s Day, we will be in the Gospel of Matthew, looking at Jesus’ call to follow Him and His command to make disciples. In a moment shaped by the recent presidential assassination attempts and ongoing political divides, we want to think biblically about formation, as people are being discipled more by digital voices, rather than Scripture, let alone a local church.

Psalm 2, 22, 16, 118, 49, 110 | 4/26/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. Written up to 1000 years before Christ, the Psalms were already pointing forward to Him. This message helps us see that the empty tomb was not an isolated moment, but part of God’s plan all along.

1 Corinthians 15 | 4/19/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. Two weeks ago, we celebrated Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Last week, we looked at why the church gathers on the Lord’s Day. In this sermon, we explore the following question: What kind of resurrection was it? The Bible is clear: Jesus did not simply come back to life. He was raised in a real, physical body, never to die again. And that changes everything. It changes how we understand life, death, our bodies, and our future.

John 20 and other texts | 4/12/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. Why is it so important that we gather together to worship on Sundays in particular?

John 20 | Easter Sunday 4/5/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. Easter is Resurrection Day, when we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

John 18-19 | Good Friday 4/3/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. Good Friday is when we celebrate the crucifixion, death, and burial of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

John 12 | 3/29/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones | It’s Palm Sunday! Pastor Matt brings us a message surrounding this meaningful moment in the Christian calendar when we remember Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, which was a day of praise that pointed forward to the Passion and the hope of salvation.

Malachi 4:1-6 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 40 | 3/22/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt concludes his sermon series “Faithful to Fulfill,” a journey that has taken us through the post-exilic books of the Hebrew Bible: Ezra, Haggai, Zechariah, Esther, Nehemiah, and now Malachi. This Sunday we open the final chapter of Malachi together and consider how the Old Testament ends with both a warning and a promise, with darkness on the horizon but also the certainty of a coming dawn.

Malachi 3:13-18 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 39 | 3/15/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. This week, Pastor Matt looks at Malachi 3:13–18 where God confronts a people whose words about Him had grown cynical and we see the Lord’s mercy revealed.

Colossians 3:18-4:1 | Christ: The Hope of Glory, Part 6 | 3/8/2026 | Marcelo Pinell. Marcelo Pinell leads us back into the New Testament letter to the Colossians to teach on what God wants us to believe about leadership and following the authorities that God has ordained in our lives: parents and children, managers and employees, and, most controversially, husbands and wives.

Malachi 3:6-12 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 38 | 3/1/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. When most people hear Malachi 3, they think one word: tithe. But this passage is about far more than percentages. It is about covenant faithfulness. This Sunday we will walk carefully through the Old Testament tithe system and rediscover what generosity looks like under grace today.

Malachi 2:17-3:5 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 37 | 2/22/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. There is a question that surfaces in every time, in every generation: where is the God of justice? Is God really paying attention? The LORD through the prophet Malachi addresses this question in today's passage.

Malachi 2:10-17 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 36 | 2/15/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. The prophet criticizes Israel for dealing treacherously with their foreign wives. God hates divorce. What implications does this hold for our society today and for us Christians specifically?

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a | 2/8/2026 | Pastor Tony Shen. Leading up to Valentine's Day, it's a good opportunity to delve into the famous passage on love from the letter of 1 Corinthians.

Malachi 1:6-2:9 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 35 | 2/1/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. The prophet Malachi challenges the people, who are indifferent to God and find it boring and burdensome to worship Him.

Malachi 1:1-5 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 34 | 1/25/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. This Sunday we return to our "Faithful to Fulfill" sermon series as we pick up where we left off and begin the book of Malachi, which is the final prophetic word of the Hebrew Bible before the New Testament. We’ll hear the LORD address a weary, post-exilic people with a covenant lawsuit that begins with a stunning declaration: “I have loved you” (Malachi 1:2). Malachi will confront spiritual apathy, expose hollow religion, and reawaken God’s people to the beauty of His covenant love, which ultimately points us to Christ, the faithful fulfillment of every promise.

Various Scripture | Life Before Politics: In God’s Image, Under His Mercy, Part 2 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt concludes a two-part series around life , dignity and hope shaped by scripture. Last week he laid the foundation that life is created by God, cracked by sin, and restored by Christ. This Sunday we will look honestly at human brokenness and the mercy Christ offers to sinners and sufferers alike.

Various Scripture | Life Before Politics: In God’s Image, Under His Mercy, Part 1 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt begins a two-part teaching series titled Life Before Politics: In God’s Image, Under His Mercy. In a cultural moment where questions about life, dignity, and human worth are often rushed, divided, or reduced to soundbites, we want to slow down and begin where Scripture begins, that is, with God as our Creator, humanity made in His image, the reality of sin, and the redeeming love of Jesus Christ.

Various Scripture | 1/4/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. As we step into the first Sunday of the New Year, we’ll be opening God’s Word together around a timely message focusing on a Gospel-shaped life in the new year. Rather than empty resolutions or self-help promises, we’ll look at how Scripture calls us to a Christ-centered resolve—to pray with dependence, be rooted in the Word, pursue holiness by grace, and live as witnesses of Christ in the world.

Micah 6-7 | 12/28/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt's sermon is not about resolutions or self-help promises. It is about honest reflection, gospel clarity, and renewed hope, as God calls His people to live faithfully and how He meets us with mercy when we fall short. Micah confronts empty religion, everyday compromise, and divided loyalty—and then lifts our eyes to a God who delights in mercy and keeps His covenant promises.

Micah 5:4-5 and various Scriptures | Born by Design, Part 4 | Christmas Eve 12/24/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. This sermon finishes our Advent series, Born by Design — a reflection on how God’s plan for Christmas was not accidental or improvised, but intentional, sovereign, and deeply personal. The good news is that peace is not just something God gives — it’s someone God sent.

Micah 3:1-5:5 | Born by Design, Part 3 | 12/21/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. On this 4th Sunday of Advent, we explore how the prophet Micah speaks into a world marked by failed leadership, fear, and spiritual collapse. He announces hope in a Shepherd who is coming: not one who exploits the flock, but a Shepherd-King who rises in the strength of the LORD, feeds His people, secures their peace, and will one day return in glory.

Micah 4:1-5:9 | Born by Design, Part 2 | 12/14/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. For this second Sunday of Advent, Pastor Matt continues his sermon series showing us the sinfulness of God's covenant people and the need for a Savior.

Micah 4:11-13 | Born by Design: The Sovereign Story of Christmas, Part 1 | 12/7/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt begins our Advent sermon series that explores how the coming of Jesus the Messiah was revealed centuries in advance by God to the prophet Micah.

Various Scripture | 12/30/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. We close out November, National Adoption Awareness Month, with a special message that speaks into the aches and awe of life. Pastor Matt takes a look at how the Triune God designed us for family and belonging, how sin turned us into spiritual orphans, and how, through Jesus, the Father and Spirit adopts us into His forever family.

Various Scripture | 11/23/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. For this thanksgiving week, Pastor Matt takes a look at the history of Thanksgiving in America, and at a theology of gratitude, showing how God designed us for thanksgiving, how the fall distorted it, and how Jesus restores it through His Cross.

Various Scriptures | 11/16/25 | Pastor Matt Jones. We explore the rich theology of the Nicene Creed on its 1,700th anniversary.

Colossians 3:1-17 | Christ: The Hope of Glory, Part 5 | 11/9/2025 | Marcelo Pinell. Marcelo Pinell continues in his Colossians series picking up in chapter 3, where Paul reminds us that because we have been raised with Christ, a complete change of identity given by the Triune God, our loyalties and desires now belong to a new kingdom.

1 Corinthians 7:1-16,32-35 | The Church in Sin City, Part 7 | 11/2/2025 | Pastor Tony Shen. In response to questions from the Christians in Corinth, the Apostle Paul responds - with commands and instructions in some ways hard for us to accept.

1 Corinthians 6 | The Church in Sin City, Part 6 | 10/26/2025 | Pastor Tony Shen. The Apostle Paul continues to encourage the Corinthians to turn away from committing fraud and sexual immorality, reminding them that Jesus has washed, justified, and sanctified them so that they can live godly lives.

1 Corinthians 5 | The Church in Sin City, Part 5 | 10/19/2025 | Pastor Tony Shen. In Chapter 5, the Apostle Paul confronts the church with their failure to confront a very sinful church member. Why does God want churches to exercise church discipline?

Psalm 145 | 10/5/2025 | Marcelo Pinell. Our Youth Director Marcelo takes the pulpit to deliver an encouraging sermon on the glory of God and the joy of worshipping Him.

2 Corinthians 7:1–16 | 9/28/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt preaches a special message on 2 Corinthians 7 because one of our families is soon returning overseas to continue sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with an unreached people group.

Matthew 18:21-35 | 9/21/2025 | Pastor Tony Shen. Pastor Shen teaches on one of our Lord’s parables about two guys who owed a lot of money, and what that means for us in terms of forgiving other people. This is an important teaching - so important, in fact, that the Lord Jesus taught us to pray for that sort of forgiveness.

1 John 2 and Revelation 13 | 9/14/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. This week, Pastor Matt tackles one of the most misunderstood and hyped topics in Scripture: the Antichrist and the Mark of the Beast. With the anniversary of 9-11 and the assassination of a popular figure (Charlie Kirk) known widely in Christian circles, Pastor Matt try and cut through cultural darkness and confusion to show us what God’s word actually says about the enemy’s playbook and Christ’s ultimate victory.

John 7:53-8:11 | 7/6/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt dives into a raw and powerful encounter from the life of Jesus in the Gospel of John, where a woman caught in adultery is dragged before a crowd — shamed, accused, and nearly stoned. In a world quick to cancel, criticize, and condemn, we’ll see how Jesus steps into the mess — not to throw stones, but to give grace.

1st Corinthians 3:1-23 | The Church in Sin City, Part 3 | 6/1/2025 | Pastor Tony Shen. In part three of our Church in Sin City series, Pastor Tony unpacks the theology of rewards clearly taught in chapter 3. Truly good rewards await you in heaven from he Father of all good things and his son, Jesus the Christ.

1st Corinthians 2:1-16 | The Church in Sin City, Part 2 | 5/25/2025 | Pastor Tony Shen. This week, Pastor Shen continues through the book of 1st Corinthians, arriving in Chapter 2 in which the Apostle Paul writes of the wisdom of the plan of God being revealed in Jesus the Messiah.

1st Corinthians 1:1-31 | The Church in Sin City, Part 1 | 5/18/2025 | Pastor Tony Shen. This week, Pastor Tony Shen begins a new sermon series on the first letter to the Corinthians, examining how God's timeless word spans the millennia showing how we living today experience the same challenging philosophies present in 1st century Corinth

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Colossians 2: 8-3: 17 | 5/4/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt preaches a special message from the book of Colossians on the sufficiency of Christ. In a world that shouts we need more status, more hustle, more affirmation, Colossians gently but powerfully reminds us that Christ is enough.

Romans 6:1-11, 8:1-11 | 4/27/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. On the heels of Resurrection Sunday (Easter), we baptize our newest professed believers in Christ. What a joyous occasion! How does baptism declare the Good News of Jesus Christ and the resurrection into everlasting life?

Friday the Hard Way: The Suffering Consequence | Straight Outta Jerusalem (Part 3) Luke 22:39-46, 23: 32-49

Luke 19:29-48 | Straight Outta Jerusalem: The King Comes, Part 2 | Palm Sunday | 4/13/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. On this Palm Sunday, Pastor Matt continues our church's 2025 Easter sermon series. The crowd praises Jesus as their King, but their understanding of His kingship is limited and somewhat confused.

Check Yo Self: The Call to Repentance | Straight Outta Jerusalem: The King Comes (Part 1) Easter 2025 sermon series. Luke 1-9, 18: 31-34, 19: 28-40

Matthew 19: 16-20:16 | 3/30/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt dives back into the book of Matthew to explore salvation, discipleship, sacrifice, and the call to follow Christ. Jesus teaches that eternal life requires wholehearted devotion to God, emphasizes the difficulty for the rich to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, assures rewards for those who sacrifice for Him, and shares the parable of the vineyard workers to illustrate God's grace and generosity in granting salvation.

Matthew 8 | 3/23/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt dives into Matthew chapter 8 and explores the incredible sufficiency of Christ and His Lordship. In Christ, we have everything we need in this life and the one to come.

Nehemiah 2:19–4:23 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 27 | 3/9/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt continues teaching though the book of Nehemiah, where he the prophet faces intense opposition from adversaries like Sanballat and Tobiah, who mock and plot against the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall. Despite these threats, the Jewish community unites, organizing the work into designated sections and defending themselves so that construction continues amid mounting external pressures.

Nehemiah 1:1-2:18 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 26 | 2/16/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt begins a survey through the book of Nehemiah. Nehemiah is deeply troubled to learn that Jerusalem's walls are in ruins and its people are suffering, prompting him to fast, pray, and confess Israel's sins before seeking the king’s help to rebuild. After receiving royal approval and necessary resources, he travels to Jerusalem to secretly inspect the damage and plan the city's restoration

Ezra 8:33-10:44 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 24 | 2/16/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt completes our study in the Book of Ezra where the Israelites are confronted with their sin of intermarriage with foreign women, which led them away from God's commands. Looking to repent from that sin, they take action which leads right into another.

Ezra 1-7 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 24 | 2/16/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt returns to the Faithful to Fulfill series covering the exile and post-exilic period when God allowed the Babylonians to capture the Jews and take them out of the Promised Land. Pastor Matt explores the Book of Ezra and the command to return to the land.

Various Scripture | 2/9/2025 | Marcelo Pinell. Our brother Marcelo preaches through various passages to illustrate how the Lord works through our pain and suffering. We have access to merciful power in times of need through God the Son in His providence.

Various Scripture | 2/2/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt dives into a powerful sermon on the imminent return of Jesus and His rapture of the church. As we look at Scripture, we are reminded that the return of Christ could happen any day—and who knows, perhaps even in 2025.

Ecclesiastes 1 | 1/26/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt reflects on this new year and considers how, despite the passing of time, the world around us may seem ever-changing, but our purpose as Christians remains constant. As King Solomon exclaims in our text, “there is nothing new under the sun.”

1 Corinthians 6: 15-20 | 1/19/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. This weekend as we observe is National Sanctity of Life Sunday at Del Rey Church, Pastor Matt will dive into the sanctity of the human body, teaching from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, where he reminds us that our bodies belong to God and should be honored and cared for accordingly.

Various Scripture | 1/12/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. As you may have seen in the news, the recent fires in California have left many devastated, with communities destroyed and lives disrupted. Pastor Matt helps us process this tragedy together in worship, reflecting on where is God when bad things happen to us.

1 John 2:15-20 | 1/5/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. As we enter this new year, we are reminded of God’s faithfulness and the strength He provides to persevere in the faith. Pastor Matt reflects on how God calls us to remain steadfast in our faith despite the trials, temptation, and challenges that may come our way.

Matthew 5:6-13 | The Weary World Rejoices, Part 5 | 12/29/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt concludes our Advent sermon series.

1 John 4:7-15 | The Weary World Rejoices, Part 4 | Christmas Eve 2024 | Pastor Matt Jones.

Luke 2:1-20 | The Weary World Rejoices, Part 3 | 12/22/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones.

Matthew 2:13-23, Psalm 22, Psalm 23 | The Weary World Rejoices, Part 2 | 12/15/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. We mourn with one of our church families whose baby was born and passed away this week. Even so, we reflect on the birth of Jesus, the brutality of the rulers under which He was born, and God's grace and sovereignty in forgiving the sins of any who would come to Him.

Matthew 11:20-30 | The Weary World Rejoices, Part 1 | 12/8/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones.

Colossians 2:8-23 | Christ: The Hope of Glory, Part 4 | 12/1/2024 | Marcelo Pinell. Our brother Marcelo serves us with the next installment of his series through the letter of Colossians.

Psalm 46: 1-11 | Politics, Providence, and Prayer Part 4 | 11/24/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. Continuing in our current series, Pastor Matt unpacks Psalm 46 exploring how God’s presence changes our response to catastrophic events and overwhelming circumstances because He is our refuge and strength.

2 Timothy 1-4 | Politics, Providence, and Prayer Part 3 | 11/17/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. As our nation deals with deep divides and tribalism, Pastor Matt dives into 2 Timothy with a timely message that reminds us to keep our hope in Christ and our mission as His people. Paul instructs Timothy in wisdom in strength for such a time as this.

1 Timothy 2: 1-8 | Politics, Providence, and Prayer Part 2 | Pastor Matt Jones. You may be happy about the results of the election, you may not, or you may be indifferent. Regardless, what does God say in His word about how we should think about and interact with the political powers that He has ordained for us? Pastor Matt explores God’s Sovereignty, preaching through 1 Timothy.

Various Scripture | Politics, Providence, and Prayer Part 1 | 11/3/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. With the national elections approaching this season, Pastor Matt will take us through the doctrine of election - the doctrine of how God chooses those He will save, by His grace and out of mercy alone, not by any of our words or merit.

Romans 5:6-8, 13:1-7 | 10/27/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. Two Sundays ago, we acknowledged our local law enforcement on Faith & Blue Sunday. Today is First Responder Sunday, where we commemorate firefighters, paramedics, and others who leap to action in dangerous circumstances. Jesus is the ultimate first responder who responds to our greatest and most pressing need: our sinfulness that separates us from God and incurs His wrath.

Acts 9-13, Acts 20:15-38 | 10/20/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. Today is a special Sunday, as we say goodbye to our beloved Ryan Richards family. Pastor Matt offers a sermon on friendship, mission, and the emotions of moving from the book of Acts.

Romans 13:1-7, Proverbs 21:15, Micah 6:8 | 10/13/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. Faith & Blue Sunday is a program to foster closer ties between local law enforcement and faith communities. Today we welcome leaders and officers from Los Angeles Airport Police (LAXPD). Pastor Matt preaches from the Bible about what God wants us to understand about the role of government in restraining evil and crime, and the role of God and Christ in saving and forgiving sinners who have committed evil; that is to say, us. We do not deserve salvation and forgiveness, but God is gracious.

Colossians 1:24-2:5 | Christ: The Hope of Glory, Part 3 | 10/6/2024 | Marcelo Pinell. Marcelo continues his series on the epistle to the Colossians. The mission of the church is to spread the good news of Jesus the Messiah to a sinful world who needs to (but often doesn't want to) hear it, even at great personal cost to ourselves.

Luke 18:1-17 | 9/29/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt teaches from the Gospel of Luke Jesus presents two parables, the persistent widow and the Pharisee and the tax collector, both intertwined with a profound lesson on salvation.

Luke 8:40-56 | Desperate Times | 9/22/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. As the old adage goes, “Desperate times call for desperate measures.” Pastor Matt shares a timely message from the Gospel of Luke where two people in desperate circumstances leaned on Christ as desperate measures were required.

Psalm 68:33-35 | Won't HE Do It?! Part 4 | 9/15/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. In the fourth and final sermon on Psalm 68, Pastor Matt explores God as the One who rides in the heavens, the ancient heavens.

Colossians 1:15-23 | 9/8/2024 | Marcelo Pinell. Brother Marcelo continues his series in the book of Colossians by examining Christ as the Lord of the Cosmos, the Church and Creation.

Psalm 68:20-32 | Won't HE Do It?! Part 3 | 9/1/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. In the third sermon on Psalm 68, Pastor Matt explores God as a God of deliverances - delivering those who believe in Him from their enemies.

Psalm 68:8-19 | Won't HE Do It?! Part 2 | 8/25/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. In this second sermon on Psalm 68, Pastor Matt explores the power and graciousness of God.

Psalm 68:1-7 | Won't HE Do It?! Part 1 | 8/18/2024 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt begins a short sermon series on Psalm 68, to the glory of God the Father and His Son the Lord Jesus Christ.

John 12:12–19 | 8/11/2024 | Pastor Mike Nazarian. Guest speaker Pastor Mike Nazarian of Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach teaches from the Gospel of John on the King who has come, Christ Jesus, the courageous king who came to His people Israel in the midst of political expectation, unrest, and hopelessness that they didn’t fully realize they needed rescue from.

Colossians 1:1-14 | 8/4/2024 | Marcelo Pinell. Our brother Marcelo preaches the glory of Christ from the opening of Paul's letter to the Colossians.