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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 trust the True Prophet, knowing our future is secure because Jesus has already made the way home.WEEKLY REFLECTION QUESTIONS1. What lies do you tend to believe about God, the world, and yourself?2. In what ways is God calling you to live a “long obedience in the same direction”?

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, knowing He is present and at work.WEEKLY REFLECTION QUESTIONS1. What voices have been shaping your thinking in this season? Are they leading you toward trust in God or away from it?2. What would it look like for you to seek God in that place this week, not for answers, but for Him?

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 presence, not passive waiting.1. Where is God calling me to be faithful in places that feel temporary or incomplete?2. What would it look like for me to pray for, not just tolerate, those I tend to oppose or avoid?

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 meets us there, reshapes us, and calls us back to Himself. 1. What places in your life feel like exile, far from what you planned?2. What disappointment or disruption am I trying to escape instead of allowing God to use?

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.

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 discover that even in our failure, Jesus remains faithful, offering a hope that meets us right where we are.

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 actually reveals Himself to be?2. What outcome am I hoping Jesus will deliver that may be blinding me to what He’s actually doing?

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 life reveal a deep desire to depend on Jesus?2. Where am I most tempted to measure life by the world’s standards of success, value, or power?

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 inviting you to trust Him, knowing that what feels broken is not where your story ends.1. Where am I tempted to interpret my suffering as God’s absence?2. Which promise of Jesus do I most need to hold onto in this season?

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. Is there an area of your life where it is difficult to surrender control to Him?

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 purpose bigger than myself?2. Where might Jesus be inviting me to step toward the tangible or spiritual hunger around me?

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 shaping my identity and directing my decisions more than trust in Jesus?2. Where might fear of loss be preventing me from experiencing the greater gain of His Kingdom?

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 deeper dependence rather than self-reliance in this season?2. During Lent, what might God be asking me to add or subtract so I can give Him greater attention?

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 Jesus to fit my own desires or expectations, rather than embracing who He truly is?2. How can I cultivate a deeper gratitude for God's blessings in my life, even in hard seasons?

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 judgment, contempt, or quiet resentment be signs of a “shriveled heart” in you?2. Where are you still relating to God as a taskmaster rather than a Father?

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 Questions: 1. What habits can you build into your life to be more fully shaped by Jesus?2. How can you intentionally invest in the community God has placed around you?

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 what ways has suffering shaped your faith? (Whether in positive or negative ways)2. What does it look like for you to pray with faith while also surrendering the outcome to God?

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. Where are all the places that I place my hope into?2. What area in my life do I struggle to trust God’s best for me?

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 God reminded you in the last year of His provision, protection and guidance?2. When facing challenges, do you tend to minimize or maximize the challenges?

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.

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 of love shaped the way you view God’s love?2. How does Jesus’ example of service and sacrifice challenge your current definition of love?

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 tempting to try to secure happiness? Work, status, relationships?2. How does knowing that you are God’s treasured child change where you find joy?

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 presence within it.1. Where do you currently feel conflict and unrest?2. What steps can you take today to move toward reconciliation where there is division in your life?

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 overcome.1. Where do I currently feel the weight of darkness in my life?2. In what ways am I allowing His light to shine through me to others?

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.1. How is Jesus inviting you to rest in His mercy instead of your performance?2. Hebrews 8 describes a covenant built on “better promises”. What promises of God feel especially meaningful to you right now?

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. What assumptions about God have made it difficult for me to trust Him fully?2. Where do I struggle most to surrender my own plans and follow God’s direction?

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 one another.As you watch this week's message, consider these two questions:1. What tangible reminders help you remember that God is with you?2. What distractions in your life that can make it difficult to hear God’s voice in your life?

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 message, consider these two questions:1. How have I seen God provide for me in unexpected ways?2. How does remembering God’s past provision strengthen my faith for today’s challenges?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on October 26, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. In Exodus 12, the Passover shows us a remarkable picture: the blood of the lamb marking Israel’s homes so that God Himself would stand between them and judgment. This event points forward to Jesus, the Lamb of God, whose shed blood now stands between us and our sin, cleansing us and giving us new life.As you watch this week's message, consider these two questions:1. In what ways do these verses challenge or confirm my view of God’s goodness and mercy?2. How is God inviting me to place fresh trust in the protective covering of Christ’s sacrifice?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on October 19, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. In Genesis 22, God searched Abraham’s heart, inviting him to trust completely by surrendering what he loved most, his son, Isaac. This moment foreshadows the ultimate act of love, when God gave His own Son, Jesus, for the redemption of humanity.As you watch this week's message, consider these two questions:1. Are there areas of my life where I’m settling for less than God’s best for me?2. How have seasons of blessing and hardships shaped my view of God?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on October 12, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. Genesis 15 reveals Abram's ongoing struggle to walk by faith, even as he's surrounded by doubt, fear, and uncertainty. Yet through it all, God proves Himself faithful to His promises.As you watch this week's message, consider these two questions:1. Do you struggle to believe that God will keep His promises? What makes it hard to trust?2. Can you recall a time when you saw God’s timing was better than your own, even if it didn’t make sense at the time?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on October 5, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week’s message centers on faith, illustrated through the story of Abram in Genesis 12. Walking in faith means more than just following God’s call, it’s about trusting His promises, even when they don't make sense. As you watch this week's message, consider these two questions:1. What step of faith is God calling you towards in this season?2. How do you respond when God's promises don't make sense or seem so far away?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on September 28, 2025, by Pastor Oscar Navarro. This week's message highlights the powerful truth that God's wrath and mercy are deeply connected, meeting at their fullest expression on the cross through Jesus. The story of Noah and the flood reveals that God is not only just, but also the God of second chances.As you watch this week's message, consider these two questions:1. How have you seen God offering you new beginnings in your life?2. The ark was a place of safety during the flood. How do you find safety and peace in God, especially in hard times?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on September 21, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week, we see that even as sin first enters the world, God draws near, speaking words of hope and life and the promise of Jesus who would rescue.As you watch this week's message, consider these two questions:1. Do you tend to view God's provision in your life through the lens of abundance or scarcity? Why?2. How can you spend time this week reflecting on God's covering over you and His promise to restore and redeem?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on September 14, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week, we reflect on the profound truth that humanity is created in the image of God. This reality has a significant impact on how we view ourselves and how we see others.As you watch this week's message, consider these two questions:1. What would change if I truly embraced that my identity is rooted in being God's image bearer?2. What would change in my family, friendships, or workplace if I consistently recognized God's image in others?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on September 7, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week kicks off our brand new series looking at Jesus through the lens of the Old Testament. Beginning in Luke 24, we dive into how the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is one epic story of God’s pursuit of humanity. From the very beginning, Scripture reveals, foreshadows, and ultimately centers on Jesus.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on August 31, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week’s message from Philippians 4:10–21 highlighted Paul’s teaching that true contentment isn’t based on our circumstances, but is developed through the intentional practice of gratitude.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on August 24, 2025, by Pastor Oscar Navarro. This week’s message from Philippians 4:1-9 reminded us that even in anxious seasons, we can experience true joy by receiving and resting in the peace that Jesus offers us.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on August 17, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week’s message from Philippians 3:10–21 reminded us that true joy isn't found only in the destination, but in the lifelong journey of growing deeper in our relationship with Jesus.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on August 10, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. In this week’s message from Philippians 3:1-11, we see that salvation is a gift from Jesus and our joy rests in the reality that there is nothing we can do to earn it.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on August 3, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This Sunday, as we studied Philippians 2:12–30, we discovered that true joy comes when we live not for ourselves, but for the purposes God designed us for.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on July 27, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This Sunday, as we studied Philippians 1:27–2:11, we were reminded that humility isn’t a passive act, but active. It calls us to truly know others and to discover what it means to serve those around us.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on July 20, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This Sunday, we explored Philippians 1:12–26 and reflected on Paul's encouragement that even in seasons of difficulty, we can choose hope and strive to be a blessing to others.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on July 13, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This Sunday, we kicked off our new series on Paul’s letter to the Philippians. In our first message, we explored Philippians 1:1–11 and reflected on the powerful truth that we can have a far greater impact in our city when we partner together.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 29, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week, we reflected on the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25). Through this teaching, Jesus warns us against empty religious rituals and instead calls us into a genuine relationship with Him.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 22, 2025, by Pastor Markel Croston. This week, we reflected on the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10) and the radical love and compassion Jesus calls us to display to others.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 15, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week, we reflected on the Parable of the Bags of Gold (Matthew 25), where we are reminded that Jesus entrusts each of us unique gifts, abilities and talents and calls us to use those for His Kingdom.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 8, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week, we reflected on the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20), where Jesus calls us live with a posture of gratitude versus envy.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 1, 2025, by Pastor Amen Bains. This week, we reflected on the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18), where Jesus calls us to cultivate a heart of forgiveness.

Parables of Jesus series from Community Church Playa in Playa Vista, CA.