The King's Church Sermons

We don’t carve statues. So what does the second commandment have to do with us? More than we think.Elder Ryan Mann walks through Exodus 20:4-6 and shows that idolatry isn’t just about physical objects. It’s about our tendency to reduce God, reshape Him to fit our preferences, and worship a version we invent. He also explains what God’s jealousy truly means and how Jesus, as the true image of the invisible God, answers everything this commandment reveals in us.Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Most of us know the Ten Commandments exist. But most of us probably can’t name five of them. And even fewer of us understand what they’re actually for.In this first message of a new 10-week series, Pastor Stephen Coppenrath starts at the beginning not with the commands, but with what God does before them. Grace before law. Rescue before rules. And then Commandment #1: You shall have no other gods before me. Not a rule about avoiding shrines. A call to exclusive, wholehearted worship. And ultimately, a pointer to the only one who ever kept it perfectly.Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Genesis 34 doesn't have a good guy to root for. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath sits in that discomfort and traces how one small compromise Jacob settled 20 miles short of where God told him to go, opened the door for everything that followed. It's a chapter about silence, sin, and what happens when nobody steps up. But it's also a reminder that God's plan never depended on any of these people getting it right. Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Jacob has been home for years. But drift happens quietly. And God shows up again with the same invitation he’s always given: arise, go up to Bethel.Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through three movements in Genesis 35, God calls Jacob to return, renews him with the same promises, and restores him to his purposes even through loss and hardship. If you've ever drifted further than you meant to and wondered whether God is still there, this one's for you. He is. And he's still saying the same thing: come back.Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Twenty years of betrayal and silence. And then Esau ran to meet Jacob, embraced him, and wept. Nobody saw that coming. But God had been changing hearts the whole time.Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through Genesis 33 and shows us three things: God changes hearts, God keeps his promises, and God deserves our worship. And through the reunion of two broken brothers, we see a picture of the gospel, the God who doesn’t wait for us to get it together before running to meet us.Sermon from The King’s Church in Ontario, California.

Jacob is alone, afraid, and about to face his brother Esau after 20 years. And in the middle of the night, God shows up for a wrestling match. It lasts until dawn. Jacob refuses to quit. And in the end, he walks away with a dislocated hip, a new name, and a blessing he could never have earned on his own.Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through three movements in Genesis 32: God meets Jacob, God breaks Jacob, and God renames Jacob, and shows us what it looks like when God is more interested in changing us than defeating us.Sermon from The King’s Church in Ontario, California.

Jacob spent 20 years locked in a battle with his uncle Laban, constantly scheming, constantly surviving. But when God finally pulls back the curtain, Jacob realizes something he missed the whole time. It wasn't his clever strategies that kept him. It was God. Elder Michael Hendrick preaches from Genesis 30 and 31 on what it looks like to stop relying on yourself and trust the God who was already there. Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Genesis 29-30 follows Jacob, Leah, and Rachel through years of rivalry, longing, and heartache: two sisters married to the same man, both hurting in different ways. Elder Ryan Mann looks at what this passage shows us about God's character: that He sees what we're going through, He hears us when we pray, and He doesn't forget His promises. Along the way, God was doing something much bigger, working through Leah to eventually bring Jesus into the world, keeping promises long before anyone could see it.Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Genesis 29 is messy... deception, heartbreak, manipulation, favoritism. But the point of the story isn’t Jacob or Laban. It’s God, and what this chapter reveals about His faithfulness to His people even in the middle of their sin and brokenness. Guest speaker Bryan Martinez from Foothill Church walks through three things this passage shows us: God is faithful in our salvation, faithful in our sanctification, and faithful in our redemption. The same God who was faithful to Jacob is faithful to us.Sermon from The King’s Church in Ontario, California.

Jacob is on the run, sleeping in the wilderness with a rock for a pillow. He's hit rock bottom. And in that exact moment, God shows up, not to lecture him, but to reassure him. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through Genesis 28 and shows us that God does some of His deepest work in the places we least expect. And in Jesus, we find the true ladder, the bridge between heaven and earth, who came all the way down to us.Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Weeds don’t take over a yard overnight, they move in one patch at a time. In Genesis 27, we see a family struggling with favoritism and deception that spread farther than anyone intended.  Pastor Stephen Coppenrath shows us that while our sin is messy, it cannot overturn God’s sovereign plan. In Christ, you aren't defined by your dysfunction. You have a better Brother and a perfect Son in Jesus, who brings grace to our most broken places.Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Genesis 26 is Isaac's one chapter in the spotlight and he looked exactly like his father. Same promise. Same fear. Same failures. Same God.Pastor Stephen Coppenrath opens Genesis 26 and shows us what gets passed down in a family and why, in Christ, none of it has the final word.You have a new Father. He is making you new. Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Esau was exhausted and hungry, and in one impulsive moment, he traded his birthright for a bowl of stew. It sounds unbelievable, until we see how often we do the same thing. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through three warnings from Genesis 25: see past the moment, desire what lasts, and stand on what remains. Because our hope was never built on our effort, it's built on Christ's.Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

In Genesis 25, we see how God’s promise moves forward through every threat: delay, confusion, and even human expectations. As Abraham’s story comes to a close, Isaac and Rebekah enter a long season of waiting, and Jacob and Esau remind us that God’s purposes don’t follow human logic.Pastor Stephen Coppenrath shows how this chapter reveals that God fulfills His Word, shapes His people in the waiting, and secures His promises by His sovereign grace. We’re reminded that nothing in our lives is random, and nothing is outside His control. Life may feel fragile, but God is not.Sermon from The King’s Church in Ontario, California.

In Genesis 24, Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac, and the Lord quietly orders every detail, from a simple prayer by a well to Rebekah’s courageous response, “I will go.” Pastor Stephen Coppenrath shows how this chapter highlights God’s faithfulness to His promises, His providence in ordinary moments, and what it means for us to walk by faith without seeing the whole picture. We learn to start with God’s Word, watch for His hand, and say yes when He makes the next step clear.Sermon from The King’s Church in Ontario, California.

In Luke 24:1–12, the women arrive at Jesus’ tomb expecting death and instead encounter an empty grave and the angels’ words: “He is not here, but has risen.” Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through three questions: Did the resurrection really happen, why did it have to happen, and what does it mean for us today? Together we explore the historical reality of the resurrection, the necessity of Christ’s death for our forgiveness, and how we often seek life in things that cannot last.Sermon from The King’s Church in Ontario, California.

Genesis 23 records Sarah’s death and Abraham’s costly purchase of a burial place in the promised land. This passage confronts us with the reality of death, our identity as sojourners, and the call to live and invest with eternity and the resurrection in view.Sermon from The King’s Church in Ontario, California.

From Genesis 22:1-24, Pastor Stephen Coppenrath teaches on Abraham’s testing as God calls him to offer Isaac, the child of promise. Abraham’s response shows a faith rooted in God’s character, trusting that God can even raise the dead.At the height of the story, God provides a ram “instead of his son,” revealing Himself as the God who provides the substitute we truly need and pointing us to Jesus Christ.Sermon from The King’s Church in Ontario, California

Pastor Stephen Coppenrath teaches from Genesis 21:22-34, where Abraham makes a covenant with Abimelech and resolves a dispute over a well. Abraham is learning to live as a sojourner, known as a man God is with, marked by peace and integrity in a foreign land.The sermon contrasts common Christian responses to culture (withdraw, compromise, conquer) with the biblical call to a quiet, faithful witness. Abraham’s decision to plant a tamarisk tree that would take centuries to mature becomes a picture of future-oriented faith rooted in God’s promises and fulfilled in Christ.The King’s Church · Ontario, CA

Pastor Stephen Coppenrath teaches from Genesis 21:1-21, where God fulfills His promise to Abraham and Sarah with the birth of Isaac, and from Galatians 4:21-31, where Paul shows how Isaac and Ishmael picture two ways of relating to God. This message highlights God’s faithfulness to His word, His mercy toward the vulnerable, and the freedom we have as “children of promise” in Christ.Scripture: Genesis 21:1–21; Galatians 4:21–31.Join us Sundays at 10am at Colony High School in Ontario, CA.Subscribe to hear more sermons from The King’s Church.

In this sermon from Genesis 20, Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through Abraham’s repeated deception about Sarah and God’s gracious response. We see God restrain sin, protect Sarah, and preserve His covenant promise, even through Abraham’s failure.This passage reminds us that we are prone to repeat old patterns of sin, but God remains faithful and sovereign over His purposes, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.Join us Sundays at 10 AM at Colony High School in Ontario, CA.  Subscribe for more sermons from The King’s Church.

In Genesis 19, we see sin, judgment, and mercy collide in the story of Sodom, Gomorrah, and Lot’s rescue. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through the passage and shows:How quiet compromise shaped Lot’s life and familyWhy God’s judgment on Sodom was justHow Lot is saved only because “the LORD [was] being merciful to him” (Gen. 19:16)This chapter confronts us with the seriousness of sin and the reality of judgment, while pointing us to our only hope: God’s mercy in Jesus Christ.The King’s Church, Ontario, CA – www.thekingschurch.net

James calls believers to “count it all joy” when they encounter trials,  a command that challenges how we naturally view suffering.In this message, Ryan Mann helps us see trials through a different lens: not as interruptions to our faith, but as instruments God uses to grow it. Hardship produces endurance, shapes our character, and drives us to seek God’s wisdom.Even in life’s most difficult seasons, we can trust that God is at work. Ultimately, this sermon points us to Jesus, who endured the cross for the joy set before Him, and who now strengthens us in our own seasons of trial.Join us Sundays at 10am at Colony High School in Ontario, CA.Subscribe to hear more sermons from The King’s Church.

In Genesis 18, God hears the outcry coming from Sodom and reveals how He holds justice and mercy together. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through Abraham’s intercession, God’s righteous judgment, and the deeper longing this passage creates for a greater mediator.The sermon shows why God’s justice is never careless, why mercy never ignores sin, and how Jesus ultimately does what Abraham could not. We’re also invited to reflect on our role in praying for and caring about those who are far from God.Scripture: Genesis 18:16–33  (The King’s Church, Ontario CA) www.thekingschurch.net

In this week’s sermon, Pastor Stephen Coppenrath of The King’s Church unpacks Genesis 18, where Sarah’s journey from laughter to faith reveals the transformative power of trusting in God's promises. Join us as we reflect on how God meets us in our fears and unbelief.📖 Genesis 18:1-15 📍 The King’s Church – Ontario, CA

How do Christians find their place in the church?In this message from Ephesians 5:15–21, Pastor Stephen teaches on God’s design for church membership and why belonging to a local church family is essential for spiritual health. In a culture hesitant to commit, Scripture invites believers into joyful, mutual submission rooted in love, accountability, and care.This sermon explores what it means to belong, not to a club, but to a family, and how God uses the local church to protect, shape, and encourage His people. We’re reminded that while we may be prone to wander, God faithfully calls us to walk together.📖 Scripture: Ephesians 5:15–21 📍 The King’s Church – Ontario, CA

Who leads the church, and how does God care for His people?In this message from 1 Timothy 3:1-13, Pastor Stephen teaches on God’s design for church leadership and reminds us that Jesus Himself is the head of the church. He is our true authority, our great Shepherd, and the One who faithfully leads His people.This sermon explores the role of elders and deacons, the importance of character over gifting, and how God strengthens His church through faithful leadership. We’re reminded that leaders are meant to be under-shepherds, accountable to Christ, and that the church flourishes when leadership is received with trust and joy.Above all, this message points us to Jesus, the leader of leaders, who laid down His life for His people and never fails to guide His church.

We explore why the church gathers and why physical presence matters in a world shaped by convenience and on demand consumption. From Hebrews 10, we see that God designed the church to draw near together, hold fast together, and encourage one another as we are formed by worship and made into a visible witness of the gospel.Sermon Preached by Stephen Coppenrath, January 11th, 2026Scripture Reference: Hebrews 10:19–25We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

In week 1, we explore what the church truly is according to Scripture. Rather than a building or an event, the church is God’s people, gathered under the headship of Christ, living together in a real and local way for His glory and our good.Sermon Preached by Stephen Coppenrath, January 4th, 2026Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 2:2–10We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

A Living Sacrifice — Romans 12:1–2This message calls us to respond to the mercy of God with transformed lives. Paul urges the church to offer themselves wholly to God—not by conforming to the patterns of the world, but by being renewed in mind and devotion. Romans 12 reminds us that true worship is lived out daily, shaped by surrender, obedience, and discernment of God’s good and perfect will.Sermon preached by Michael Hendrick (Church Elder) — December 28, 2025Scripture Reference: Romans 12:1–2We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

This Christmas Eve message reflects on the humble arrival of Jesus and the astonishing truth that God chose to enter the world not with spectacle, but with nearness. In the quiet of a stable and the announcement to ordinary shepherds, we see that salvation comes not through power or prestige, but through grace. Christmas invites us to receive the light of Christ with wonder, humility, and renewed hope.Sermon preached by Stephen Coppenrath — December 24, 2025Scripture Reference: Luke 1:26-33We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

Simeon’s song celebrates the long awaited fulfillment of God’s promise and the peace that comes from seeing salvation at last. His words remind us that Advent is a season of patient hope, deep trust, and quiet confidence in a God who always finishes what he begins.Sermon preached by Stephen Coppenrath — December 21, 2025Scripture Reference: Luke 2:25–35We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

The angels break into an ordinary night with a message that pushes fear out by calling us to behold the Savior who entered real history in real flesh and real places. Their song of glory and peace shows that the good news of Jesus awakens wonder, reshapes our worship, and brings steady peace to fearful and fragile people.Sermon preached by Stephen Coppenrath, December 15th, 2025Scripture Reference: Luke 2.8-14We exist to glorify the true king and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

Zechariah’s song celebrates God’s faithfulness, the arrival of salvation, and the light that breaks into our darkness. His words remind us that Advent is a season of joyful worship, confident waiting, and trust in the God who keeps every promise.Sermon preached by David Rathel — December 8, 2025Scripture Reference: Luke 1:67–80We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

We explore Mary’s song of worship and how it reorients our hearts in a busy and distracted season. This sermon invites us to magnify the Lord by remembering His mercy, recognizing His power, and trusting His faithfulness as we prepare for the coming of Christ.Sermon Preached by Elijah Jones, November 30, 2025Scripture Reference: Luke 1:46–55We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

In this sermon we look at why Paul calls us to slow, steady, everyday generosity rather than emotional, one time moments. God forms us through habits that train our hearts to trust him more than money.Sermon preached by Stephen Coppenrath, November 23, 2025Scripture Reference: 1 Timothy 6.6–19We exist to glorify the true king and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

Paul roots our generosity in the grace of God. We remember that every gift begins with what God has already given. His kindness reshapes our hearts and teaches us to give with joy and trust.Sermon preached by Stephen Coppenrath, November 16, 2025Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1.3 - 8We exist to glorify the true king and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

We start a new series, looking at how money reveals what our hearts truly treasure. Jesus calls us to pursue a better kind of treasure and to trust Him more than the things that promise comfort and control.Sermon preached by Stephen Coppenrath, November 9, 2025Scripture Reference: Matthew 6.19-21We exist to glorify the true king and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

After years of doubt and waiting, God reminds Abraham that He alone is God Almighty. Though Abraham and Sarah falter, God remains faithful—reaffirming His covenant, extending mercy, and calling them to walk in holiness. His promises stand not on our strength, but on His sovereign grace.Sermon preached by Ryan Mann, November 2nd, 2025Scripture Reference: Genesis 17:1–27We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

We see God meet Hagar in her moment of desperation and reveal Himself as “the God who sees.” Even when people take matters into their own hands, God’s grace still reaches into the wilderness.Sermon preached by Stephen Coppenrath, October 27, 2025Scripture Reference: Genesis 16:1–15We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

We see God reaffirm His covenant with Abram, showing that true faith rests not in what we can see but in the One who keeps His word. Abram’s doubts meet God’s grace as the Lord pledges Himself to fulfill every promise.Sermon preached by Stephen Coppenrath, October 19, 2025Scripture Reference: Genesis 15:1–21We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

Abram meets Melchizedek, the King of Righteousness and Peace. Their encounter points us to Jesus, our true King and Priest, who doesn’t make a deal but offers grace. The table is still open, and He invites us to come and receive His blessing.Sermon preached by Pastor Stephen Coppenrath, October 12, 2025Scripture Reference: Genesis 14:17–24We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

Abram leads a daring rescue mission to save Lot from four powerful kings. Against impossible odds God shows that His promises cannot be stopped, pointing us to the greater rescue we have in Jesus Christ.Sermon Preached by Stephen Coppenrath, October 5, 2025We exist to glorify the true King and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

In this sermon we watch Abram return from failure, repent, and start fresh with God. This passage shows us that God’s promises still hold even when we fall, and it calls us to turn back, release control, and trust Him again.Sermon Preached by Stephen Coppenrath, September 28, 2025Scripture Reference: Genesis 13:1–18We exist to glorify the true king and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

Abram faces his first major test of faith. Faced with famine and fear, he takes matters into his own hands, but God steps in to protect Sarai, preserve the promise, and prove that his plan cannot be stopped by human failure. This story points us forward to Jesus, the one who perfectly kept the promise and secured every blessing for us.Sermon Preached by Stephen Coppenrath, September 21, 2025Scripture Reference: Genesis 12:10–20We exist to glorify the true king and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net.

In this sermon from Genesis, we explore how Abram’s call shows us the nature of faith — hearing God, trusting Him, worshiping Him, and taking the next step even when the future is unclear.Sermon Preached by Stephen Coppenrath, September 14th, 2025Scripture Reference: Genesis 12:1–9We exist to glorify the true king and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

In this sermon, we see how Christians are called to live boldly together — not withdrawing in fear but leaning into community through prayer, love, hospitality, engagement, and encouragement. Peter shows us how a countercultural community makes Jesus look beautiful to the world.Sermon Preached by Stephen Coppenrath, September 7th, 2025Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 4:7–11We exist to glorify the true king and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

This sermon from Galatians 5 unpacks the paradox of Christian freedom: we are not set free to live for ourselves, but to boldly serve one another in love through the power of the Spirit, discovering along the way that real joy and growth come not from being served but from serving.Sermon Preached by Stephen Coppenrath, August 31st, 2025Scripture Reference: Galatians 5.13-21We exist to glorify the true king and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

Money isn’t just about finances - it’s about worship, trust, and where our hearts are. In this message, we explore what Proverbs and Jesus teach us about living boldly through the ministry of giving.Sermon Preached by Stephen Coppenrath, August 24th, 2025Scripture References: Prov 3:9–10, Matt 6:21, 24, Luke 21:1–4, 2 Cor 9:7, 11–12We exist to glorify the true king and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net

This message unpacks Matthew 28 and what it means to live out the Great Commission in our everyday lives. Discover how to be ready, set, and go as a disciple who follows Jesus with bold obedience.Sermon Preached by Stephen Coppenrath, August 17th, 2025Scripture Reference: Matt 28.16-20, Acts 1.8We exist to glorify the true king and declare the gospel to all people.https://thekingschurch.net