Most of our thoughts on God are subconscious. But our picture of God is crucial, since it affects everything we do. Destructive ways of being come from a distorted picture…
Jesus told a parable about a dishonest manager who was about to be fired; he used his master’s resources to make friends for himself so that when he got fired…
Humanity has a serious problem. We’re born into a self-conscious world. We’ve all eaten the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and so we’re afraid,…
Become a bearer of light as were called to embody the faith we profess as we walk through our daily lives. So celebrate what God has done in and through…
What does the gospel say about giving and how to give? There are a lot of verses in the Bible that relates to how we manage money. Some of them…
Discover a relationship with God through love. Gain a deeper understanding of the power of God's love along with the knowledge of how to apply it to our daily lives.…
We all have the problem of being weary and burdened. Life is hard. We face all kinds of difficulties. But, it’s not just our circumstances. There is a restlessness in…
Senior Pastor Michael Lee from Young Nak Celebration Church here in LA will be offering us the Sunday's message he has entitled "Change Me" based in Mark 2:1-5. Pastor Lee…
Dr. Mark Labberton, President of Fuller Theological Seminary will be offering us the Sunday's message he has entitled "Voice and Touch" based in Matthew 7:24-8:13. Dr. Labberton brings to his messages a deep awareness of the urgency…
Los Angeles is easy to love, but she does not make it easy to stay. She is economically challenging. She is isolating. However, Los Angeles has so much to offer.…
The story begins in the book of Judges, where we learn that the People of God are struggling to be faithful to God. Like many of us God had a…
What is worship, how we worship together, and why we worship together. Worship is the act of ascribing ultimate value or worth to something in a way that energizes or…
The 4 Great Commissions as recorded by Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.
This past week we have looked into our soul as a nation and even as a church and we have found that there is an ugliness there seeking to divide…
Othering/otherizing = To make or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as different; separate from “our”; any action by which an individual or group becomes mentally classified as “not one…
Othering/otherizing = To make or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as different; separate from “our”; any action by which an individual or group becomes mentally classified as “not one…
Today we are going to look at the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount, commonly know as "The Beatitudes". They are universally acknowledged to be among the highest expressions…
The story of quail in Numbers 11 teaches us about the human condition that we have desires, we need security, and we easily forget God. This story reminds us, however,…
What I want to do today is to give you a sense of where we are now—sort of give you a state of the church. So, the title of the…
Jesus is the King of God’s Kingdom. His Kingdom turns the world right side up, reversing injustice, bringing peace and unity. John saw a glimpse of the fulfillment of the…
While journeying to Jerusalem, Jesus was approached by ten lepers who asked him to have pity on them. He responded to their request with healing but only one came back…
Many of us live a life with an undercurrent of desperation arising out of financial, relational, physical, or emotional issues. But, there is hope in Jesus Christ. When the bleeding…
The life of Peter teaches us that we are all on a life-long journey to truly understand the radically inclusive meaning of the gospel of Jesus. Peter willingly accepts faith…
It’s a very ironic thing because in our day whenever you see a nativity scene in somebody’s home or in a shopping center, it always looks so neat. But in…