Episodes
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Faith & the Promises of God | 2 Corinthians 6:14 - 7:1 (Sunday, November 8, 2026)
We all have areas of our lives that are difficult to surrender to God. Sometimes it's a hidden sin, a cherished relationship, or a stubborn attitude that we refuse to confront. But what happens when God puts His finger on the very thing we're unwilling to give up? In this message from 2…
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Faith & The Promises of God | 2 Corinthians 6:3-13 (Sunday, November 1, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven explores Paul's defense of his ministry in 2 Corinthians 6:3–13, revealing what it means to faithfully carry the gospel into the world. Through hardship, suffering, and opposition, Paul demonstrates a ministry marked by endurance, sincerity, truth, and genuine love....
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Faith & The Promises of God | 2 Corinthians 5 (Sunday, October 25, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven explores Paul's message in 2 Corinthians 5, where the hope of resurrection transforms how we understand suffering, death, and our purpose in this world. Though our earthly lives are temporary and marked by struggle, Christ's death and resurrection offer the promise…
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Faith & The Promises of God | 2 Corinthians 4 (Sunday, October 18, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven explores Paul's powerful image of the gospel as a priceless treasure carried in fragile jars of clay. Through 2 Corinthians 4, we see how God's glory shines through ordinary, imperfect people—not because of their own strength, but through the transforming power of...
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Faith & The Promises of God | 2 Corinthians 3 (Sunday, October 11, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven explores Paul's contrast between the old and new covenants in 2 Corinthians 3, revealing how the glory of God is more fully displayed through Jesus Christ. While the law exposes our sin and condemnation, the gospel reveals God's mercy, grace, and the freedom found...
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Vision Sunday | Matthew 9:35-38 (Sunday, October 4, 2026)
In this Vision Sunday sermon, Pastor Steven reflects on Jesus’ compassion for the crowds and His declaration that “the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” The enormous needs around us can seem overwhelming, but Jesus calls His church to see people as He sees them—with compassion—and…
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Faith & The Promises of God | 2 Corinthians 2:5-17 (Sunday, September 27, 2026)
Episode Title: The Aroma of Christ Podcast Description: In this sermon, Pastor Steven explores Paul’s picture of the church as the “aroma of Christ”—carrying the truth and grace of the gospel into the world. Through Christ’s sacrifice, repentance, and forgiveness, we see how the gospel can carry...
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Faith & The Promises of God | 2 Corinthians 1:1-2:4 (Sunday, September 20, 2026)
In this opening sermon through 2 Corinthians, Pastor Steven introduces Paul’s deeply personal letter to a church marked by both reconciliation and lingering division. Through Paul’s suffering, sincerity, and love for the Corinthians, we see a vision of ministry rooted not in our own strength, but...
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Community on Mission | John 4:1-45 (Sunday, September 13, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Dave explores Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4 and what it teaches us about being a community on mission. Through a new kind of water, worship, work, and welcome, Jesus crosses barriers to offer life and belonging to someone who would normally have been...
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 29-30 (Sunday, September 6, 2026)
In this final sermon through 1 Samuel, Pastor Steven follows David into one of the darkest moments of his life. Returning to Ziklag to find the city destroyed, his family taken captive, and even his own men turning against him, David is overwhelmed with distress. Yet rather than allowing fear to...
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 28 & 31 (Sunday, August 30, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven follows Saul into the final and tragic chapter of his reign. Overwhelmed by fear and unable to hear from God, Saul turns to the necromancer of Endor in a desperate search for assurance, setting the stage for his final defeat. His story reveals the danger of allowing...
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 26-27 (Sunday, August 23, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven follows David through his final confrontation with Saul and into the land of the Philistines. After years of exile, David has learned that trusting God means more than waiting for deliverance—it means obeying Him even when obedience involves risk, uncertainty, or...
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Community on Mission | John 12:1-8 (Sunday, August 16, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Dave explores Mary’s extravagant act of generosity toward Jesus and what it reveals about a community shaped by the gospel. Through the contrast between Mary and Judas, we see that true generosity gives freely without expecting anything in return and flows from recognizing...
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 25 (Sunday, August 9, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven explores the story of David, Nabal, and Abigail, where a moment of anger nearly leads David down a path of vengeance and bloodshed. Through Abigail’s courage and wisdom, God reminds David of the kind of king he is called to be—one who lays down the sword, entrusts...
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 23-24 (Sunday, August 2, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven follows David through the wilderness as his trust in God is tested by fear, betrayal, and the relentless pursuit of Saul. When David is finally given the opportunity to end his suffering by taking Saul’s life, he instead chooses obedience and entrusts himself to God....
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 21-22 (Sunday, July 26, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven follows David into exile as he flees from Saul, finding himself hungry, hunted, and dependent on God's provision. Yet it is in this season of weakness that a surprising kingdom begins to form, as the distressed, the indebted, and the bitter gather around God's…
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 18-20 (Sunday, July 19, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven follows the growing divide between Saul and David as jealousy and fear turn Saul against the man God has chosen to be king. While Saul rejects David and seeks his destruction, Jonathan responds with love, loyalty, and sacrifice—even surrendering his own claim to the...
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 17 (Sunday, July 12, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven explores the familiar story of David and Goliath through the lens of faith and courage. While Saul and Goliath place their confidence in human strength, David faces the giant with a deeper confidence in the power and faithfulness of God. More than an underdog story,...
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 16 (Sunday, July 5, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven introduces David, the king chosen not by the people but by God Himself. While Saul’s reign is marked by outward appearance and fading strength, David is selected because God sees what man cannot see—the heart. From the fields of Bethlehem to the courts of Saul, David...
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Community on Mission | John 8:2-11 (Sunday, June 28, 2026)
Join us this Sunday as Pastor Dave talks through John 8 and how a community on mission loves mercy. Loves it.
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 15 (Sunday, June 21, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven examines Saul’s final failure as king in 1 Samuel 15 and the obedience that God desires from His people. Though Saul achieves military victory, his partial obedience reveals a deeper problem: a heart more concerned with appearances, personal judgment, and the…
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 13-14 (Sunday, June 14, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven contrasts the fear-driven leadership of Saul with the courageous faith of Jonathan during Israel’s conflict with the Philistines. As Saul struggles to trust God when circumstances turn against him, Jonathan moves forward in confidence, believing that “nothing can...
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 12 (Sunday, June 7, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven introduces Saul, Israel’s first king, and explores the contrast between the leader the people desired and the leader God’s people truly needed. Chosen by God and empowered by His Spirit, Saul appears to have every natural qualification for the throne, yet subtle…
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 9:1-11:14 (Sunday, May 31, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven introduces Saul, Israel’s first king—a man who seemed to have everything the people were looking for. Chosen by God yet shaped by the desires of the nation, Saul’s rise reveals the difference between the king people want and the king they truly need. As Saul begins…
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 7:3-8:22 (Sunday, May 24, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven explores the pivotal transition from the era of the judges to the rise of Israel’s monarchy. Through Israel’s repentance at Mizpah, Samuel’s victory over the Philistines, and the raising of the Ebenezer stone, we see a God who remains faithful to His people despite...
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 4:1-7:2 (Sunday, May 17, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven walks through one of the darkest moments in Israel’s history—the defeat by the Philistines, the capture of the ark, and the death of Eli and his sons. As Israel treats the presence of God like a tool to control rather than a holy reality to worship, the story reveals...
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 2:12-26, 3:1-21 (Sunday, May 10, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven contrasts the corruption of Eli’s household with the quiet faithfulness of Samuel to show how God begins His work of renewal in seasons of spiritual decline. As the word of the Lord comes to the young Samuel in the silence of the night, we see that God is never…
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Community on Mission | John 11:1-46 (Sunday, May 3, 2026)
In this message from John 11, Pastor Dave explores the story of Jesus raising Lazarus and what it means for the church to be a community that walks by faith together. Through the responses of the disciples, Martha, Mary, and the grieving crowd, this sermon shows how faith often involves following...
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 1-2:11 (Sunday, April 26, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven begins the story of 1 Samuel with Hannah—a woman marked by sorrow, longing, and faithful prayer. Through her anguish and her desperate cry before the Lord, we see the tender heart of a God who hears the pain of His people and works through ordinary lives to…
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Prayer is a Confession | Matthew 26:36-44 (Sunday, April 19, 2026)
Join us as this Sunday, Pastor Mike Dsane, lead pastor at King's Harbor Church in Torrance, CA delivers the word from Matthew 26. Pastor Dsane navigates prayer and how we as Christians ought to confess our dependence on God.
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The Coming King | 1 Samuel 7:10-17 (Sunday, April 12, 2026)
In this opening sermon to 1 Samuel, Pastor Steven introduces the story of Israel’s transition from chaos to kingship through the lens of the “Ebenezer”—a stone that marks God’s faithfulness. Tracing the broader story of Scripture from Judges to the rise of Samuel, Saul, and David, this message...
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Easter Sunday | Matthew 28 (Sunday, April 5, 2026)
Join us for Easter Sunday as Pastor Steven delivers a powerful message on the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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Palm Sunday - The Cross & The King | Matthew 21:1-17 (Sunday, March 29, 2026)
In this Palm Sunday message, Pastor Steven explores Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as the long-awaited King—and the tension surrounding His arrival. From the donkey to the cries of “Hosanna” to the cleansing of the temple, every detail reveals a bold and deliberate claim: the King has come to take…
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The Cross and the King | Matthew 14:13-33 (Sunday, March 22, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Dave explores two familiar miracles in Matthew 14—Jesus feeding the five thousand and walking on water—to reveal His royal authority over both need and chaos. In desolate places where we lack enough, Jesus provides abundantly; in overwhelming storms where we lose control,...
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The Cross and the King | Matthew 7:24-29 (Sunday, March 15, 2026)
In this message from Matthew 7, Pastor Steven explores what sets Jesus apart as a teacher—not just His wisdom, but His authority. Unlike the scribes, Jesus speaks not as an interpreter of truth, but as the King who declares it. His words carry the weight of divine authority, calling for more than...
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The Cross and the King | Matthew 3:13-4:11 (Sunday, March 8, 2026)
What does the coronation of Jesus look like? In Matthew 3–4 we see a royal moment unlike any earthly ceremony. Instead of crowns, robes, and thrones, Jesus is baptized in the Jordan River, anointed by the Spirit, affirmed by the voice of the Father, and then led into the wilderness to face...
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The Cross and the King | Matthew 1 (Sunday, March 1, 2026)
What kind of king is Jesus? In this opening message for the season of Lent, we begin in an unexpected place: the genealogy in the first chapter of Matthew. At first glance it appears to be only a long list of names, but within it lies the story of God’s promises unfolding across generations. From...
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The Missing King | Gideon (Sunday, February 22, 2026)
In his final sermon on this series in Judges, Pastor Steven explores the story of Gideon, the unlikely deliverer God raises up at Israel’s lowest point. From tearing down idols to defeating a vast enemy army with only 300 men, Gideon’s life shows that salvation belongs to the Lord alone—not to...
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The Missing King | Deborah & Barak and Abimelech & Jotham (Sunday, February 15, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven contrasts the faithful leadership of Deborah and Barak with the violent ambition of Abimelech to show what kind of ruler God’s people truly need. Through stories of courage, prophecy, betrayal, and destruction, Judges reveals the difference between deliverers raised…
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The Missing King | Ehud & Jephthah (Sunday, February 8, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven contrasts the deliverance of Ehud with the tragic rise of Jephthah to show how Israel’s spiritual condition continues to decline. What begins with clever victory and national peace ends with reckless vows, civil war, and the slaughter of brothers by brothers. Through...
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Community on Mission | John 15:1-17 (Sunday, February 1, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Dave begins a new focus on being a “community on mission” by turning to Jesus’ words in John 15. He unpacks what it means for Christ to be the True Vine and for believers to abide in Him, showing why this calling is both essential and difficult. Through images of pruning,...
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The Missing King | Samson & Othniel (Sunday, January 25, 2026)
In this episode, we trace the story of Samson alongside Israel’s first judge, Othniel, to see how far God’s people—and their leaders—have fallen. From miraculous birth to tragic end, Samson’s life is marked by strength without holiness, victory without faithfulness, and passion without obedience....
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The Missing King | There Is No Joshua - Religion (Sunday, January 18, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven explores the spiritual collapse of Israel in Judges 2 and Judges 17–18, showing how life without a king leads not only to moral chaos but to corrupted worship. Through the stories of a new generation that forgets the Lord, Micah’s silver idol, and the tribe of Dan’s...
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The Missing King | There Is No Joshua - Politics (Sunday, January 11, 2026)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven introduces the book of Judges by tracing its opening and closing stories, revealing a nation unraveling in the absence of godly leadership. From incomplete obedience after Joshua’s death to the shocking moral collapse at Gibeah, this message shows how life without a...
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The Missing King | Psalm 2 (Sunday, January 4, 2026)
In this opening sermon to the book of Judges, Pastor Steven sets the stage for a season focused on Jesus as King by exploring what happens when God’s people live without one. Tracing Israel’s repeated cycles of compromise, chaos, and deliverance, he shows how Judges exposes the deep human need…
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Ephesians: An Immeasurable God | Ephesians 5:22-6:9 (Sunday, December 28, 2025)
In this sermon, Pastor Steven returns to Ephesians to address one of Scripture’s most challenging and misunderstood passages. By placing marriage, family, and authority within their biblical and historical context, he shows how Paul calls Christians to live with their husband or wife. At the…
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The New Eve | Luke 2:22-51 (Sunday, December 21, 2025)
In this concluding Advent sermon, Pastor Steven reflects on Mary’s role in the fulfillment of God’s promises, tracing the movement from Eve to Mary through faith, hope, and love. From the temple encounters in Luke 2 to Mary’s lifelong devotion to her Son, this message shows how God reverses the...
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The New Eve | Luke 2:1-21 (Sunday, December 14, 2025)
In this Advent message, Pastor Steven explores how Scripture calls us to rightly honor Mary—not through devotion or neglect, but through faith-filled remembrance. By looking honestly at Mary’s life, including both her faith and her failures, he shows how believers are called to remember God’s…
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The New Eve | Luke 1:26-33, 46-55 (Sunday, December 7, 2025)
In this Advent message, Pastor Dave reflects on Mary’s encounter with Gabriel and her stunning prayer, the Magnificat. He shows how Mary embodies the repeated patterns of Scripture, reveals God’s upside-down view of power, and celebrates the fulfillment of God’s ancient promises—all pointing to…
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The New Eve | Genesis 3:1-20 (Sunday, November 30, 2025)
In this Advent message, Pastor Steven traces the story of Mary back to its beginning—in the garden with Eve. He shows how the first gospel promise in Genesis 3 sets the stage for a new woman, a new obedience, and a new hope. Through Mary, the long-awaited offspring comes into the world to crush…
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