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Community Church Playa
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Weekly messages from our Sunday morning services at Community Church Playa located in Playa Vista, California.
Episodes
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Reshaped: Work | Week 6
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on October 18 by Oscar Navarro. In Week 6 of our series, Reshaped: Formed by Jesus, we are reminded that God created work to be good and meaningful, but our work was never meant to define our worth. Jesus reshapes how we view our work, inviting us…
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Reshaped: Words | Week 5
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on October 11 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Week 5 of our series, Reshaped: Formed by Jesus, we are reminded that our words have power. They reveal what is happening within our hearts and have the ability to encourage, strengthen, and speak life into...
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Reshaped: Worry | Week 4
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on October 4 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Week 4 of our series, Reshaped: Formed by Jesus, Matthew 6:25–34 shows us that Jesus reshapes how we carry anxiety by calling us away from fear and toward deeper trust in our Father. WEEKLY REFLECTION QUESTIONS...
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Reshaped: Attention | Week 3
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on September 27 by Pastor Oscar Navarro. In Week 3 of our series, Reshaped: Formed by Jesus, Luke 10:38–42 shows us that Jesus reshapes our attention by teaching us to recognize what matters most amid everything competing for us. WEEKLY REFLECTION...
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Reshaped: Greatness | Week 2
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on September 20 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Week 2 of our series, Mark 10:32–45 and Philippians 2:3–8 show us that Jesus reshapes our understanding of greatness by teaching us that power and influence are not for our own benefit, but to serve and care...
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Reshaped: Follow | Week 1
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on September 13 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Week 1 of our series, Mark 1:14–20 shows us that Jesus’ call to repent, believe, and follow is an invitation to reorient our lives around Him and His Kingdom. WEEKLY REFLECTION QUESTIONS What part of Jesus’...
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Pray for A Clean Heart | Week 8
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on September 6 by Pastor Oscar Navarro. In Week 8 of our Psalms: Prayers for Life series, Psalm 51 reminds us that true repentance is rooted in God’s love, not fear and that the friend David betrayed points us to Jesus, the Friend who gave His life...
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Pray for More of God | Week 7
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on August 30 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Week 7 of our Psalms: Prayers for Life series, Psalm 63 reminds us that even in seasons of uncertainty and need, our deepest desire can be for more than God changing our circumstances—it can be for more of God...
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Pray for God’s Blessing Over Our City | Week 6
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on August 16 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Week 6 of our Psalms: Prayers for Life series, Psalm 67 reminds us that God’s blessings are not meant to stop with us, but to flow through us into the world around us so that He might be made known. WEEKLY…
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The God Who Leads You | Week 5
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on August 9 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Week 5 of our Psalms: Prayers for Life series, Psalm 23 shows us that we can trust Jesus, the Good Shepherd, who knows us, provides for us, walks with us through every valley, and gave His life to bring us home....
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Pray Your Doubts To God | Week 4
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on August 2 by Pastor Oscar Navarro. In Week 4 of our Psalms: Prayers for Life series, Psalm 73 shows us that doubt is not the enemy of faith but can become the place where God leads us into deeper trust in Him. WEEKLY PRAYER FOCUS | Psalm 73…
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The God Who Hears You | Week 3
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on July 26 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Week 3 of our Psalms: Prayers for Life series, Psalm 116 reminds us that the God we pray to is a God who truly listens. He hears our prayers, responds with compassion, and invites us to find rest in Him. WEEKLY...
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The God Who Knows You | Week 2
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on July 19 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Week 2 of our series, Psalm 139 shows us that God knows us completely and still invites us to come to Him honestly. Because He knows every part of us and remains with us wherever we are, we can bring our whole...
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The God Who Reveals Himself | Week 1
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on July 12 by Pastor Amen Bains. In the opening message of our Psalms: Prayers for Life series, we begin with the disciples’ simple request: “Lord, teach us to pray.” Psalm 19 shows us that prayer begins by paying attention to the God who makes...
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Greater Promises | Week 12
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 28 by Pastor Oscar Navarro. In the final week of our Exiles series, we are reminded that God is faithful even when we are not. We often abandon the promises of God for lesser things, but Scripture calls us to trust the God who restores,...
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The Sounds of Restoration | Week 11
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 21 by Pastor Amen Bains. In this sermon from Jeremiah 33, we see that God’s restoration is not quiet: where devastation once silenced joy, He brings back the sounds of healing, worship, thanksgiving, and life with Him. As Jeremiah speaks…
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A Faith That Acts | Week 10
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 7 by Pastor Markel Croston. Faith does not wait for circumstances to improve; it trusts God enough to obey Him in the middle of uncertainty. In Jeremiah 32, while Jerusalem is under siege and the future looks impossible, Jeremiah buys a…
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The New Covenant | Week 9
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 7 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 31:31–34 and God's promise of a New Covenant. In a world where we often look for hope in better circumstances or greater effort, God offers something deeper – a...
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God’s Heart Towards The Suffering | Week 8
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on May 31 by Pastor Oscar Navarro. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 31:15–30 and discover how God meets us in our grief without leaving us there. His promises give us a hope that can endure even when our circumstances have not…
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Mourning Into Gladness | Week 7
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on May 24 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 31:1–14 and discover how God meets weary people with His restoring love. Through the Good Shepherd, we’re reminded that true rest is not found in easier...
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I Will Restore You | Week 6
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on May 17 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in Exiles, we explore Jeremiah 30:11–24 and how God meets us in the reality of our sin and suffering. Our deepest wounds cannot heal themselves, but through Jesus, God brings restoration, healing, and new...
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A Hope Greater Than Fear | Week 5
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on May 10 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 30:1–11 and how God speaks hope into seasons that feel unstable and uncertain. Even when fear shapes our present reality, God’s presence, promises, and restoration...
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The True Prophet – Exiles | Week 4
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on May 3 by Pastor Oscar Navarro. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 29:15–32 and what it means to discern truth when competing voices promise easier paths and quicker hope. Even when false voices distort reality, God calls us to...
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Seek Me – Exiles | Week 3
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on April 26 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 29:8–14 and what it means to trust God when life isn’t going as planned. Even in seasons that feel uncertain or unclear, God calls us to trust Him and seek Him,...
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A Posture of Presence and Engagement – Exiles | Week 2
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on April 19 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 29:4-7 and what it means to follow God when life isn’t going as planned. Even in seasons that feel temporary, uncertain, or out of place, God calls us to faithful...
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The Reality of Exile – Exiles | Week 1
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on April 12 by Pastor Amen Bains. We begin our new series Exiles by looking at Israel’s story of being removed from the Promised Land, and what it reveals about our own lives when things don’t go as planned. Even in exile, God is not absent. He…
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Easter 2026
Easter Message give by Pastor Amen Bains at Community Church Playa on April 3, 2026. As we look at the resurrection of Jesus, we recognize that sin and death do not have the final say, and that nothing in our lives is beyond His power to restore.
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Good Friday 2026
Good Friday message from Community Church Playa given on April 3 by Pastor Amen Bains. Peter walked closely with Jesus, yet in His final hours, he drifted, grasped for control, and ultimately denied Him. In this Good Friday message from Mark 14, we’re invited to see our own story in Peter, and to...
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A King We Didn’t Expect – A Better Hope | Week 12
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on March 29 by Pastor Oscar Navarro. In Mark 11, Jesus enters as the King we welcome, yet reveals a kingdom that confronts everything we thought we wanted. 1. Where am I drawn to a version of Jesus that fits my expectations rather than the King He...
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The End of Self Reliance – A Better Hope | Week 11
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on March 22 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Mark 9 and 10, Jesus reveals how self-reliance quietly shapes our lives around the world’s values, and calls us into a better way: dependence on Him that forms surrender, humility, and service. 1. Does my prayer...
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From Suffering To Glory – A Better Hope | Week 10
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on March 15 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Mark 9, Jesus reveals His glory not apart from suffering but through it, pointing us to the cross where God shows that suffering does not have the final word. In the middle of your own uncertainty or pain, He is...
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Who Do You Say? – A Better Hope | Week 9
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on March 8 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Mark 8, Jesus shows that following Him is more than acknowledging who He is; it is an invitation to a life shaped by Him. 1. What might it look like in everyday life to deny yourself and follow Jesus as King? 2.…
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Go Feed Them – A Better Hope | Week 8
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on March 1 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Mark 6, we see Jesus draw us close to form who we are and then send us out to meet the tangible and spiritual hunger of the world around us. Reflection Questions: 1. Where is Jesus shaping me right now for a...
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Hope Confronts Fear – A Better Hope | Week 7
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on February 22 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Mark 5, we see that Jesus brings hope into this world by confronting fear. We recognize that evil and darkness fear His power and authority, and our hope rests in it. Reflection Questions: 1. Where is fear...
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Through the Storms – A Better Hope | Week 6
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on February 15 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Mark 4, we see that life’s storms not only expose who we truly believe Jesus is, but also serve as invitations to grow in deeper trust and dependence on Him. Reflection Questions: 1. How is God inviting me to...
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The Misunderstood Messiah – A Better Hope | Week 5
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on February 8 by Pastor Amen Bains. In our study of Mark 3:20, we saw Jesus redefine what it means to be part of His family, inviting us out of darkness and into a life rooted in His love and purpose. Reflection Questions: 1. How have I shaped…
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Rest Over Ritual – A Better Hope | Week 4
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on February 1 by Pastor Oscar Navarro. As we continue our journey through Mark 3 this week, we see how grace threatens every system built on control, but it gives real rest to those willing to receive it. Reflection Questions: 1. Where might...
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Be With Jesus + Others – A Better Hope | Week 3
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on January 25 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week, as we continue our series through Mark, we see Jesus calling others to follow Him, reminding us that every call toward Him is also a call into the community He is forming around us. Reflection…
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A Greater Miracle – A Better Hope | Week 2
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on January 18 by Pastor Amen Bains. As we continued our study of the Gospel of Mark, Jesus reveals that the greatest miracle He offers is not physical healing, but forgiveness of our sins that secures eternity with Him. Reflection Questions: 1. In...
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Repent + Believe – A Better Hope | Week 1
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on January 11, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week we’re launching a new series in the Gospel of Mark, discovering how Jesus offers a better hope and calls us into a life marked by true joy, deep purpose, and lasting peace. Reflection Questions: 1.…
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A New Year – Walking Into The Unknown
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on January 4 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains studying Numbers 13. As we step into the New Year and wonder what 2026 may hold, Jesus invites us to step forward in faith, allowing us to walk into the unknown with a God who desires to be known. 1. How has...
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Light Has Come – Christmas Eve 2025
Christmas Eve message from Community Church Playa given on December 24 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. In the quiet and humble way Jesus chose to come into the world, through ordinary people, we see the beautiful truth that the Good News bringing great joy is meant for all.
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The New Standard of Love – Advent Week 4
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on December 21 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in our Advent journey, we recognize that Jesus reveals a new standard of love, defined by service and sacrifice. We celebrate the enduring truth that God loves first. 1. How have past experiences...
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The Gift of Joy – Advent Week 3
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on December 14 2025, by Pastor Oscar Navarro. This week in our Advent series, we’re reminded that joy is not a fleeting happiness dependent on circumstances, but a lasting gift made secure through Jesus. 1. In what areas of your life do you find...
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A Kingdom of Peace – Advent Week 2
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on December 7 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week we continued exploring Advent by reflecting on how God brings His peace into the world, a peace we can receive and carry. We recognize that His promise is not the absence of conflict but His...
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Hope in the Darkness – Advent Week 1
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on November 30 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week we opened the Advent season by reflecting on Isaiah’s message that hope breaks through the darkness. He declares that light has come, bringing joy and the promise that God’s light will never be...
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A New Covenant – From the Beginning Week 12
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on November 23 2025, by Pastor Oscar Navarro. In Jeremiah 31, we’re invited by Jesus into a new covenant, one that doesn’t depend on our own works or accomplishments, but allows us to rest in the fact that He has already finished the work for us.…
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The Suffering Servant – From the Beginning Week 11
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on November 16 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. Isaiah 53 reveals a Messiah who would suffer and die, but also promises hope, showing that His sacrifice opens the way to eternal life. As you watch this week's message, consider these two questions: 1.…
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God Draws Near – From the Beginning Week 10
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on November 9 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. All throughout Scripture, we see God’s relentless desire to draw near and dwell with His people. In Sundays message, we’ll explore how God’s nearness invites us to draw closer – not only to Him, but also to...
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The God Who Provides – From the Beginning Week 9
Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on November 2 2025, by Pastor Markel Croston. Last Sunday, through Exodus 16, we were reminded that God desires to meet our daily needs while drawing us closer to Himself, where our deepest spiritual needs are fulfilled. As you watch this week's...
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