Harbor City Church Sermons

Series Title: The Superiority of JesusSeries Summary: The book of Hebrews begins with the audacious claim: Jesus is God’s last word. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the one who brings together all of the voices of the Old Testament. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the divine Son - God himself speaking to us. With this claim comes a question: Are we listening?Passages: Hebrews 2:5-9Speaker: Omar OrtizIn this week’s message, we continue to see the supremacy of Jesus over the angels. Jesus is crowned with glory and honor because he humbled himself and became lower than the angels by taking on human flesh.

Series Title: The Superiority of JesusSeries Summary: The book of Hebrews begins with the audacious claim: Jesus is God’s last word. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the one who brings together all of the voices of the Old Testament. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the divine Son - God himself speaking to us. With this claim comes a question: Are we listening?Passages: Hebrews 1:5-2:4Speaker: Omar OrtizIn this week’s sermon, we begin exploring the first of four comparisons that the pastor makes in his sermon. Jesus is superior to the angels. Jewish tradition taught that angels delivered the word of God to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Since Jesus is superior to the angels, this means that the message he brings is superior to the message they brought. If Israel was warned not to ignore the words given to Moses, how much more should we pay careful attention to the word given to us by Jesus?

Contrasting and comparing our current world to the Narnia world, Geoff shares the similarities and explains that as sons (and daughters) of God, we have a vocation given us by God himself. After hearing a different yet insightful perspective of the passage, we can better understand what our vocation is and reveal in the glory that was given to Jesus, and now to us.Passage: Roman 8:15-21Guest Speaker: Geoff Hsu

In this week’s sermon, Pastor Scott Cauble is preaching about the faith of the disciples in the days after the resurrection.  Scott is a chaplain in the US Navy. Speaker: Scott Cauble

Series Title: Holy WeekSeries Summary: Over the Lenten season, we focused our attention on Lament. As we come to Holy Week, our attention shifts to hope. On Palm Sunday, we will see how praise and lament collide as Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, revealing himself as the prophet who not only laments but acts to bring an end to all laments. On Easter Sunday, we will celebrate how the risen Christ meets us in our sorrow, as we see him meet two disciples traveling on a road toward the town of Emmaus. There, we get a glimpse of a future where lament is healed, and God wipes away every tear.Passages: Luke 24:13-35Speaker: Omar OrtizOn the Road to Emmaus, the sorrow of two disciples is transformed. Their hearts were “burning” as they met the resurrected Jesus. The resurrection offers the promise that all that we lament will be healed when we draw near to Jesus, and Jesus draws near to us.

Series Title: Holy WeekSeries Summary: Over the Lenten season, we focused our attention on Lament. As we come to Holy Week, our attention shifts to hope. On Palm Sunday, we will see how praise and lament collide as Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, revealing himself as the prophet who not only laments but acts to bring an end to all laments. On Easter Sunday, we will celebrate how the risen Christ meets us in our sorrow, as we see him meet two disciples traveling on a road toward the town of Emmaus. There, we get a glimpse of a future where lament is healed, and God wipes away every tear.Passages: Luke 19:28-44Speaker: Omar OrtizAs Jesus rides into Jerusalem that crowds are shouting praises. They do not, however, fully grasp who he is and why he is coming into the city. As a result, Jesus laments over the city. Jeremiah lamented after Jerusalem's destruction by the Babylonians. Jesus laments before its destruction by the Romans. Jesus is the prophet greater than Jeremiah. He not only laments over us, but he has the power to do something that will end our laments.

Series Title: LamentationsSeries Summary: This Lent, we will journey together through the book of Lamentations, learning how Scripture gives voice to grief, suffering, and faithful protest before God. Beginning with the devastation of Jerusalem (2 Kings 23-25), we will explore how God’s people wrestle with shame, loss, divine sovereignty, worship, humility, and the call to corporate lament in the face of deep pain. Along the way, we will be invited to examine how our responses to suffering—both our own and that of others—reveal what we believe about God and ourselves. This series will encourage us to resist quick answers and instead learn how to sit honestly before God with our sorrow and questions.On Palm Sunday, we will see how praise and lament collide as Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, revealing himself as the prophet who not only laments but acts to bring redemption. Finally, on Easter Sunday, we will celebrate how the risen Christ meets us in our sorrow and promises a future where lament is healed, and God wipes away every tear.⁠⁠⁠⁠LAMENT GUIDE⁠⁠⁠⁠ResourcesHere are some resources you can use to help you study Lamentations on your own⁠⁠⁠⁠Bible Project video and guide ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Lamentations⁠⁠⁠⁠A Bible study ⁠⁠⁠⁠on Lamentations⁠⁠⁠⁠Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop⁠⁠⁠⁠ - a book that studies the theme of lament in Scripture, it focuses on both the psalms of lament as well as lamentations.⁠⁠⁠⁠Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chan Rah ⁠⁠⁠⁠- this book is an extended meditation on Lamentations, drawing applications to the church in the United States. This book pushes the reader in ways that are uncomfortable. You may not agree with him on everything, but you will be challenged to think about Lamentations, and it’s meaning for us today.Passages: Lamentation 4Speaker: Omar OrtizAt the end of the day, all suffering is personal. In Lamentations 4, we see the devastation faced by the people on the streets. While the judgment was deserved, Jeremiah has hope that the Lord will not prolong it.

Series Title: LamentationsSeries Summary: This Lent, we will journey together through the book of Lamentations, learning how Scripture gives voice to grief, suffering, and faithful protest before God. Beginning with the devastation of Jerusalem (2 Kings 23-25), we will explore how God’s people wrestle with shame, loss, divine sovereignty, worship, humility, and the call to corporate lament in the face of deep pain. Along the way, we will be invited to examine how our responses to suffering—both our own and that of others—reveal what we believe about God and ourselves. This series will encourage us to resist quick answers and instead learn how to sit honestly before God with our sorrow and questions.On Palm Sunday, we will see how praise and lament collide as Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, revealing himself as the prophet who not only laments but acts to bring redemption. Finally, on Easter Sunday, we will celebrate how the risen Christ meets us in our sorrow and promises a future where lament is healed, and God wipes away every tear.⁠⁠⁠LAMENT GUIDE⁠⁠⁠ResourcesHere are some resources you can use to help you study Lamentations on your own⁠⁠⁠Bible Project video and guide ⁠⁠⁠on Lamentations⁠⁠⁠A Bible study ⁠⁠⁠on Lamentations⁠⁠⁠Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop⁠⁠⁠ - a book that studies the theme of lament in Scripture, it focuses on both the psalms of lament as well as lamentations.⁠⁠⁠Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chan Rah ⁠⁠⁠- this book is an extended meditation on Lamentations, drawing applications to the church in the United States. This book pushes the reader in ways that are uncomfortable. You may not agree with him on everything, but you will be challenged to think about Lamentations, and it’s meaning for us today.Passages: Lamentation 3Speaker: Omar OrtizThe memory of what happened to Jerusalem has dominated the first two poems in Lamentations. Like the Lady Zion and the Prophet Jeremiah, our own Laments are filled with the memories of loss, injustice, and suffering. But Christian lament also calls to mind the character of God. Lamentations 3 invites us to hold the memory of loss and God’s faithfulness in tension with each other.

Series Title: LamentationsSeries Summary: This Lent, we will journey together through the book of Lamentations, learning how Scripture gives voice to grief, suffering, and faithful protest before God. Beginning with the devastation of Jerusalem (2 Kings 23-25), we will explore how God’s people wrestle with shame, loss, divine sovereignty, worship, humility, and the call to corporate lament in the face of deep pain. Along the way, we will be invited to examine how our responses to suffering—both our own and that of others—reveal what we believe about God and ourselves. This series will encourage us to resist quick answers and instead learn how to sit honestly before God with our sorrow and questions.On Palm Sunday, we will see how praise and lament collide as Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, revealing himself as the prophet who not only laments but acts to bring redemption. Finally, on Easter Sunday, we will celebrate how the risen Christ meets us in our sorrow and promises a future where lament is healed, and God wipes away every tear.⁠⁠LAMENT GUIDE⁠⁠ResourcesHere are some resources you can use to help you study Lamentations on your own⁠⁠Bible Project video and guide ⁠⁠on Lamentations⁠⁠A Bible study ⁠⁠on Lamentations⁠⁠Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop⁠⁠ - a book that studies the theme of lament in Scripture, it focuses on both the psalms of lament as well as lamentations.⁠⁠Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chan Rah ⁠⁠- this book is an extended meditation on Lamentations, drawing applications to the church in the United States. This book pushes the reader in ways that are uncomfortable. You may not agree with him on everything, but you will be challenged to think about Lamentations, and it’s meaning for us today.Passages: Lamentation 2Speaker: Omar OrtizIn Lamentations 2, we come face to face with one of the hardest questions: God’s role in suffering.  In this week’s sermon, we wrestle with this question and see the promise hidden behind it. 

Series Title: LamentationsSeries Summary: This Lent, we will journey together through the book of Lamentations, learning how Scripture gives voice to grief, suffering, and faithful protest before God. Beginning with the devastation of Jerusalem (2 Kings 23-25), we will explore how God’s people wrestle with shame, loss, divine sovereignty, worship, humility, and the call to corporate lament in the face of deep pain. Along the way, we will be invited to examine how our responses to suffering—both our own and that of others—reveal what we believe about God and ourselves. This series will encourage us to resist quick answers and instead learn how to sit honestly before God with our sorrow and questions.On Palm Sunday, we will see how praise and lament collide as Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, revealing himself as the prophet who not only laments but acts to bring redemption. Finally, on Easter Sunday, we will celebrate how the risen Christ meets us in our sorrow and promises a future where lament is healed, and God wipes away every tear.⁠LAMENT GUIDE⁠ResourcesHere are some resources you can use to help you study Lamentations on your own⁠Bible Project video and guide ⁠on Lamentations⁠A Bible study ⁠on Lamentations⁠Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop⁠ - a book that studies the theme of lament in Scripture, it focuses on both the psalms of lament as well as lamentations.⁠Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chan Rah ⁠- this book is an extended meditation on Lamentations, drawing applications to the church in the United States. This book pushes the reader in ways that are uncomfortable. You may not agree with him on everything, but you will be challenged to think about Lamentations, and it’s meaning for us today.Passages: 2 Kings 24:18 - 25:12Speaker: David BillingsleyThe message of Lamentations, at least in part, is that an till you're confronted with sin, confronted with death, confronted with the reality of the brokenness in the world and in our hearts and in our lives, until that happens, then God's love, God's grace, His steadfastness, His mercies that are new every morning, they only remain just kind of skin deep and don't penetrate to the heart. The comfort of God will just stay on the surface if we try to leapfrog the pain and the suffering. So we need to see that we have to go through Lamentations one and two and three to get to the comfort and the compassion of God.Lamentations 3 highlight something that's true of our culture and true for a lot of us, maybe even true of church. And it's that we don't want to lament. We don't want to cry, or at least we don't want to be seen crying because maybe we think we have to be tough.

Series Title: LamentationsSeries Summary: This Lent, we will journey together through the book of Lamentations, learning how Scripture gives voice to grief, suffering, and faithful protest before God. Beginning with the devastation of Jerusalem (2 Kings 23-25), we will explore how God’s people wrestle with shame, loss, divine sovereignty, worship, humility, and the call to corporate lament in the face of deep pain. Along the way, we will be invited to examine how our responses to suffering—both our own and that of others—reveal what we believe about God and ourselves. This series will encourage us to resist quick answers and instead learn how to sit honestly before God with our sorrow and questions.On Palm Sunday, we will see how praise and lament collide as Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, revealing himself as the prophet who not only laments but acts to bring redemption. Finally, on Easter Sunday, we will celebrate how the risen Christ meets us in our sorrow and promises a future where lament is healed, and God wipes away every tear.LAMENT GUIDEResourcesHere are some resources you can use to help you study Lamentations on your ownBible Project video and guide on LamentationsA Bible study on LamentationsDark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop - a book that studies the theme of lament in Scripture, it focuses on both the psalms of lament as well as lamentations.Prophetic Lament by Soong-Chan Rah - this book is an extended meditation on Lamentations, drawing applications to the church in the United States. This book pushes the reader in ways that are uncomfortable. You may not agree with him on everything, but you will be challenged to think about Lamentations, and it’s meaning for us today.Passages: 2 Kings 24:18 - 25:12Speaker: Omar OrtizBefore we can truly lament, we must first grasp the weight of what we are lamenting. As a prelude to our series in Lamentations, we will spend one week examining the siege and fall of Jerusalem. The stark and graphic account in 2 Kings reveals just how devastating these events were, preparing our hearts to lament rightly. In our own day, we likewise need eyes to see evil and injustice clearly, so that we are ready to lament faithfully.

Series Title: Lord, Teach us to PraySeries Summary: Jesus was a man of prayer. He modeled it. He taught on it. He lived it.  His life of prayer was so powerful that the disciples closest to him asked him to teach them about prayer. We need to learn from him, too. In this series, we will be looking at some of Jesus’ teaching on and examples of prayer. We will see how Jesus’ established practices of prayer (regular prayer and times of solitude) moved him to pray in various situations. His call to persevere in prayer is an invitation to follow him in this spiritual practice.Photo by ⁠⁠⁠Jon Tyson⁠⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠⁠Unsplash⁠⁠⁠Passages: Luke 11:5-13Speaker: Omar OrtizIn our final sermon in the series, we see the Lord’s posture toward our prayers. We can approach God the Father in prayer like children, using the same words as Jesus, “Abba Father.” Finally, we see how the gift of Holy Spirit is a powerful aid to our prayers.

Series Title: Lord, Teach us to PraySeries Summary: Jesus was a man of prayer. He modeled it. He taught on it. He lived it.  His life of prayer was so powerful that the disciples closest to him asked him to teach them about prayer. We need to learn from him, too. In this series, we will be looking at some of Jesus’ teaching on and examples of prayer. We will see how Jesus’ established practices of prayer (regular prayer and times of solitude) moved him to pray in various situations. His call to persevere in prayer is an invitation to follow him in this spiritual practice.Photo by ⁠⁠Jon Tyson⁠⁠ on ⁠⁠Unsplash⁠⁠Passages: Mark 9:14-29Speaker: Omar OrtizJesus saw prayer as an important weapon in our spiritual warfare. In this week’s sermon, we see how Jesus (and Paul after him) used prayer when dealing with spiritual forces of evil. We also consider some of the lies that the devil can use to keep us from prayer.

Series Title: Lord, Teach us to PraySeries Summary: Jesus was a man of prayer. He modeled it. He taught on it. He lived it.  His life of prayer was so powerful that the disciples closest to him asked him to teach them about prayer. We need to learn from him, too. In this series, we will be looking at some of Jesus’ teaching on and examples of prayer. We will see how Jesus’ established practices of prayer (regular prayer and times of solitude) moved him to pray in various situations. His call to persevere in prayer is an invitation to follow him in this spiritual practice.Photo by ⁠Jon Tyson⁠ on ⁠Unsplash⁠Passages: John 17:20-26; 1 Timothy 2:1-5Speaker: Omar OrtizThis week, we consider evangelistic prayer, praying for those who are not following Jesus.  When we pray for those who are not Christians, we join our voices with Jesus, so that God’s desire for people to be saved and experience his glory can happen. After considering why we should pray for others, Pastor Omar then gives some practical suggestions for how to develop this habit.

Series Title: Lord, Teach us to PraySeries Summary: Jesus was a man of prayer. He modeled it. He taught on it. He lived it.  His life of prayer was so powerful that the disciples closest to him asked him to teach them about prayer. We need to learn from him, too. In this series, we will be looking at some of Jesus’ teaching on and examples of prayer. We will see how Jesus’ established practices of prayer (regular prayer and times of solitude) moved him to pray in various situations. His call to persevere in prayer is an invitation to follow him in this spiritual practice.Photo by Jon Tyson on UnsplashPassages: Matthew 6:5-8; Luke 5:16; 6:12-13; Matthew 19:13Speaker: Omar OrtizIn the first sermon of our series on prayer, we look to the example of Jesus. Jesus’ rhythm of prayer was private and public, spontaneous and structured. Seeing Jesus’ example, we are committing ourselves as a church to a six-week period of prayer.

Series Title: Son of DavidSeries Summary: When the angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus, he told Mary that her son would rule on David’s throne. Matthew’s gospel opens with a genealogy which emphatically connects Jesus of Nazareth with the kingly family of David. This is because the prophets had told God’s people that the coming “Son of David” would also be the Son of God. The Old Testament kings of Israel were flawed–some more than others. The best ones, although far from perfect, were remembered by Israel as displaying some of the marks and virtue of the Ultimate Son of David. In this Advent series, we are focusing our attention on four sons of David, four men named in  Jesus’ genealogy–Solomon, Asa, Hezekiah, & Josiah. Each one points us to something true about their future son. Each one’s flaws remind us that we needed a great King. Passages: 2 Chronicles 15Speaker: Omar OrtizKing Josiah is praised as the godliest king to rule over Judah. His reforms, devotion to the Lord, and repentant heart delay the coming judgment of Israel’s decades of rebellion. And yet, his devotion can only delay the coming wrath of God. Josiah shows us that we need another King who is able not just to delay but to divert God’s justice by taking it on himself.

Series Title: Son of DavidSeries Summary: When the angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus, he told Mary that her son would rule on David’s throne. Matthew’s gospel opens with a genealogy which emphatically connects Jesus of Nazareth with the kingly family of David. This is because the prophets had told God’s people that the coming “Son of David” would also be the Son of God. The Old Testament kings of Israel were flawed–some more than others. The best ones, although far from perfect, were remembered by Israel as displaying some of the marks and virtue of the Ultimate Son of David. In this Advent series, we are focusing our attention on four sons of David, four men named in  Jesus’ genealogy–Solomon, Asa, Hezekiah, & Josiah. Each one points us to something true about their future son. Each one’s flaws remind us that we needed a great King. Passages: 2 Chronicles 15Speaker: Omar OrtizWhen God calls Asa to revitalize Israel’s worship, he responds with remarkable courage. Asa's faithfulness leads the whole nation to seek the Lord. Sadly, this is not how his story ends. Asa ultimately points us to Jesus, the King who seeks the Father with perfect courage to the very end and who leads us to seek him as well.(This is a recording of the sermon Omar preached at First Presbyterian Church on the passage the previous week. The audio for the sermon preached at Harbor was not available. )

Series Title: Son of DavidSeries Summary: When the angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus, he told Mary that her son would rule on David’s throne. Matthew’s gospel opens with a genealogy which emphatically connects Jesus of Nazareth with the kingly family of David. This is because the prophets had told God’s people that the coming “Son of David” would also be the Son of God. The Old Testament kings of Israel were flawed–some more than others. The best ones, although far from perfect, were remembered by Israel as displaying some of the marks and virtue of the Ultimate Son of David. In this Advent series, we are focusing our attention on four sons of David, four men named in  Jesus’ genealogy–Solomon, Asa, Hezekiah, & Josiah. Each one points us to something true about their future son. Each one’s flaws remind us that we needed a great King. Passages: 2 Kings 19:1-19Speaker: Jeff MyersHezekiah is the model of trust, and what it means to place our confidence and our hope in the living God.  Today we’ll see a story that actually isn’t included in Second Chronicles but in Second Kings.  Knowing that God sees the Assyrian Empire conquer city after city, Hezekiah asks if God be trusted to save Israel, let alone himself.  The story of Hezekiah is meant to show us that YES, he can be trusted!

Series Title: Son of DavidSeries Summary: When the angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus, he told Mary that her son would rule on David’s throne. Matthew’s gospel opens with a genealogy which emphatically connects Jesus of Nazareth with the kingly family of David. This is because the prophets had told God’s people that the coming “Son of David” would also be the Son of God. The Old Testament kings of Israel were flawed–some more than others. The best ones, although far from perfect, were remembered by Israel as displaying some of the marks and virtue of the Ultimate Son of David. In this Advent series, we are focusing our attention on four sons of David, four men named in  Jesus’ genealogy–Solomon, Asa, Hezekiah, & Josiah. Each one points us to something true about their future son. Each one’s flaws remind us that we needed a great King. Passages: 1 Kings 4:20-34Speaker: Omar OrtizSolomon’s reign was the high point of the Davidic monarchy. Blessed by unmatched wisdom, Solomon’s rule brought prosperity and peace, security and safety, flourishing and abundance. But there were cracks in the kingdom. Those cracks point to the need for a king who would be wiser than Solomon, and who would use his wisdom perfectly. Jesus is everything Solomon ever was, and so much more.

Series Title: Community in ChristSeries Summary: At the heart of every human being is a longing to belong. That desire isn't accidental, it's rooted in the very nature of God. We were created by the Lord who eternally exists as one God in a perfect community of three persons. Because we bear His image, we are wired for relationship.Drawing from Scripture, we see that Christian community is a group of believers united to Christ and to one another by the Holy Spirit, living out their faith for the good of each other and the world. Drawing on some sociological insights, we see that we experience community differently depending on the size and shape of the relationships we're in. Considering both, we see what it means to pursue community together.Passages: Romans 12:4-16Speaker: Omar OrtizIn our final sermon on community, we will turn to Romans 12. This passage will help us consider how we pursue community with each other in smaller group settings.Photo by Mario Purisic on Unsplash

Series Title: Community in ChristSeries Summary: At the heart of every human being is a longing to belong. That desire isn't accidental, it's rooted in the very nature of God. We were created by the Lord who eternally exists as one God in a perfect community of three persons. Because we bear His image, we are wired for relationship.Drawing from Scripture, we see that Christian community is a group of believers united to Christ and to one another by the Holy Spirit, living out their faith for the good of each other and the world. Drawing on some sociological insights, we see that we experience community differently depending on the size and shape of the relationships we're in. Considering both, we see what it means to pursue community together.Passages: Acts 2:42-47Speaker: Omar OrtizIn last week’s sermon, we saw how people gather in different group sizes to find different aspects of community. This week, we turn to Acts 2, where we see the priorities and ministry of the church when it gathered for worship. This passage will help us consider how we pursue community in larger group settings. Photo by Mario Purisic on Unsplash

Series Title: Community in ChristSeries Summary: At the heart of every human being is a longing to belong. That desire isn't accidental, it's rooted in the very nature of God. We were created by the Lord who eternally exists as one God in a perfect community of three persons. Because we bear His image, we are wired for relationship.Drawing from Scripture, we see that Christian community is a group of believers united to Christ and to one another by the Holy Spirit, living out their faith for the good of each other and the world. Drawing on some sociological insights, we see that we experience community differently depending on the size and shape of the relationships we're in. Considering both, we see what it means to pursue community together.Passages: John 14:16-21; 17:20-26Speaker: Omar OrtizIn the first sermon of our community series, we will look at the Trinitarian foundations of community.Photo by Mario Purisic on Unsplash

Series Title: The Gospel According to JonahSeries Summary: The story of Jonah invites us to consider the nature of God’s compassion and mercy to those who do not deserve it. It shows us that the Lord uses those we would least expect to declare his forgiveness.  In this story, we see that the Lord breaks open the barriers and expectations we have about who deserves mercy.  In this six-week series, we will consider how this story reveals to us the mercy of God and calls us to share that good news with others.Additional resources:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rediscovering Jonah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Book by Tim Keller)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Prodigal Prophet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Audio Book by Tim Keller)Bible Project on Jonah (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Passages: Jonah 4:1-11Speaker: Omar OrtizIn our final sermon on Jonah, we’ll see God’s compassion on full display. The Lord pursues Jonah—first by providing him shelter, then by taking it away—in order to bring him to the point of considering God’s love for people, even for the city of Nineveh. The closing question forces us to consider how we might, like Jonah, be out of step with God’s compassion for others.

Series Title: The Gospel According to JonahSeries Summary: The story of Jonah invites us to consider the nature of God’s compassion and mercy to those who do not deserve it. It shows us that the Lord uses those we would least expect to declare his forgiveness.  In this story, we see that the Lord breaks open the barriers and expectations we have about who deserves mercy.  In this six-week series, we will consider how this story reveals to us the mercy of God and calls us to share that good news with others.Additional resources:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rediscovering Jonah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Book by Tim Keller)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Prodigal Prophet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Audio Book by Tim Keller)Bible Project on Jonah (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Passages: Jonah 4:1-11Speaker: Omar OrtizIn Jonah 4, we see the prophet filled with anger at the Lord’s response to Nineveh’s repentance. The source of his anger is the compassion of God. In this sermon, we consider how another prophet, Moses, saw God’s compassion differently. We concluded by asking how our view of God affects how we respond to others.   

Passages: Luke 19:1-10Guest Speaker: David Billingslea

Series Title: The Gospel According to JonahSeries Summary: The story of Jonah invites us to consider the nature of God’s compassion and mercy to those who do not deserve it. It shows us that the Lord uses those we would least expect to declare his forgiveness.  In this story, we see that the Lord breaks open the barriers and expectations we have about who deserves mercy.  In this six-week series, we will consider how this story reveals to us the mercy of God and calls us to share that good news with others.Additional resources:⁠⁠⁠⁠Rediscovering Jonah⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Book by Tim Keller)⁠⁠⁠⁠The Prodigal Prophet⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Audio Book by Tim Keller)Bible Project on Jonah (⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Course⁠⁠⁠⁠)Passages: Jonah 3:1-10Speaker: Omar OrtizIn this week sermon, we returned to Jonah 3 to consider the repentance demonstrated by the Ninevites. Their repentance is a model showing us some of the key components of Christian repentance.  

Series Title: The Gospel According to JonahSeries Summary: The story of Jonah invites us to consider the nature of God’s compassion and mercy to those who do not deserve it. It shows us that the Lord uses those we would least expect to declare his forgiveness.  In this story, we see that the Lord breaks open the barriers and expectations we have about who deserves mercy.  In this six-week series, we will consider how this story reveals to us the mercy of God and calls us to share that good news with others.Additional resources:⁠⁠⁠Rediscovering Jonah⁠⁠⁠ (Book by Tim Keller)⁠⁠⁠The Prodigal Prophet⁠⁠⁠ (Audio Book by Tim Keller)Bible Project on Jonah (⁠⁠⁠Podcast⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Course⁠⁠⁠)Passages: Jonah 3:1-10Speaker: Omar OrtizWhen Jonah went to Nineveh, he preached that in 40 days the city would be overthrown. Instead, the people of Nineveh repented, and the Lord repented from his judgment. Did the Lord change his mind? In this sermon, we explore the tension between God’s decrees and the actions of human beings.In the sermon, Omar refers to the following article by Richard Pratt, “Historical Contingencies and Biblical Prophecy."

Passages:- Genesis 1:1-2, 26-31, 2:15- Colossians 3:17Guest Speaker: Scott Cauble

Series Title: The Gospel According to JonahSeries Summary: The story of Jonah invites us to consider the nature of God’s compassion and mercy to those who do not deserve it. It shows us that the Lord uses those we would least expect to declare his forgiveness.  In this story, we see that the Lord breaks open the barriers and expectations we have about who deserves mercy.  In this six-week series, we will consider how this story reveals to us the mercy of God and calls us to share that good news with others.Additional resources:⁠⁠Rediscovering Jonah⁠⁠ (Book by Tim Keller)⁠⁠The Prodigal Prophet⁠⁠ (Audio Book by Tim Keller)Bible Project on Jonah (⁠⁠Podcast⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Course⁠⁠)Passages: Jonah 1:1-17 to 2:10Speaker: Omar OrtizFrom the belly of a great fish, Jonah offers a half-hearted prayer, which the Lord hears. In this sermon, we consider the Lord’s mercy in the face of our own half-hearted faith.

Series Title: The Gospel According to JonahSeries Summary: The story of Jonah invites us to consider the nature of God’s compassion and mercy to those who do not deserve it. It shows us that the Lord uses those we would least expect to declare his forgiveness.  In this story, we see that the Lord breaks open the barriers and expectations we have about who deserves mercy.  In this six-week series, we will consider how this story reveals to us the mercy of God and calls us to share that good news with others.Additional resources:⁠Rediscovering Jonah⁠ (Book by Tim Keller)⁠The Prodigal Prophet⁠ (Audio Book by Tim Keller)Bible Project on Jonah (⁠Podcast⁠, ⁠Course⁠)Passages: Jonah 1:1-16Speaker: Omar OrtizIn this week’s sermon, we come back to Jonah 1 to explore the prophet’s interactions with the sailors on the ship. Jonah’s failure to love his neighbors leads his neighbors to attempt to love him.

Series Title: The Gospel According to JonahSeries Summary: The story of Jonah invites us to consider the nature of God’s compassion and mercy to those who do not deserve it. It shows us that the Lord uses those we would least expect to declare his forgiveness.  In this story, we see that the Lord breaks open the barriers and expectations we have about who deserves mercy.  In this six-week series, we will consider how this story reveals to us the mercy of God and calls us to share that good news with others.Additional resources:Rediscovering Jonah (Book by Tim Keller)The Prodigal Prophet (Audio Book by Tim Keller)Bible Project on Jonah (Podcast, Course)Passages: Jonah 1:1-6Speaker: Omar OrtizThe Lord called Jonah to go to Nineveh. Jonah ran from God. In our first sermon on Jonah, we consider how much like Jonah we can be, running from God and his word. But the good news is that the Lord was running toward Jonah, and he runs toward us, too. 

Passages: Genesis 32:9-12, 22-32Guest Speaker: Kevin DaaneIn this week’s sermon Pastor Kevin of Engaging Disability with the Gospel, preached on the unexpected answer that Jacob received from the Lord: a bad hip. Kevin showed us how Jacob’s life patterns are upended by God’s severe mercy.

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 4:10-23Speaker: Omar OrtizIn this final sermon of our Philippians series, we come back to the offering the Philippians sent to Paul. In his closing remarks, Paul gives us a rich theology of generosity that reshapes us.  This week, we see that Jesus’s generous offer of salvation in the gospel transforms us into people who show generosity to others and receive the generosity of others.

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 4:1-9Speaker: Omar OrtizWhen we stand firm in Jesus, our lives are transformed. This week’s message explores how Paul is weaving what he has already written to the Philippians to push them toward transformed lives.  Specifically, we see how both reconciliation and prayer are natural responses to standing firm in the Lord. 

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 3:15-21Speaker: Omar OrtizPaul ends his appeal to use him as an example by pointing us to our citizenship in heaven.  In this sermon, we consider what it means to live as citizens of heaven and how we need to pursue a life of discipleship to do this together. 

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 3:7-14Speaker: Omar OrtizThis week, we come back to Paul’s exhortation to the Philippians. Using the imagery of a race, Paul urges the Philippians to join him in narrowing their focus on the finish line, the prize of being with Jesus. Paul challenges us to consider what might be distracting us and how we can press on. 

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 3:1-14Speaker: Omar OrtizIn this week’s passage, Paul tells us that he considers everything loss for the surpassing greatness of knowing Jesus. Together, we consider what it means to consider as a loss our accomplishments and press on to trust in Jesus.

Passages: Luke 18:9-17Guest Speaker: Joel Fitzpatrick

Summary comingPassages: Luke 10:17-20Guest Speaker: Joel Fitzpatrick

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 2:19-30Speaker: Omar OrtizAs Paul suffers in prison, two men, Timothy and Epaphroditus, play an important role in supporting him. In this week’s sermon, we see how both of these men are examples of gospel shaped lives and of co-laboring for the gospel. At the end of the sermon, we consider what it means to both send others and be sent by others as co-laborers. 

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 2:12-18Speaker: Omar OrtizIn this week's sermon, we consider what it means to be a community that is working out its salvation with fear and trembling, together. We see that the motivation for this common life is our salvation in Christ. When God's people join in this struggle together, we become like stars shining in the sky.

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 2:5-11Speaker: Omar OrtizThis week, we reflect on the humility of Jesus, who did not cling to his divine privilege but poured himself out in love, becoming a servant, taking on human flesh, and enduring death on a cross. His self-giving is not only the source of our salvation; it is also the pattern we are called to imitate in our discipleship to him.

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 2:1-5Speaker: Omar OrtizPaul wants the Philippians to have a deep understanding of the benefits they have in the gospel. He writes to remind them of the encouragement they have in Christ, the love they have in the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. But this unity they have with the Trinity is not just something for them to enjoy; it is also something they need to strive for.  Paul shows us what this striving needs to look like.

Summary: On this Pentecost Sunday we explore how the Holy Spirit helps us to see through the wisdom of this word so that we can grasp the wisdom of God. Passage: Corinthians 2:6-16Speaker: Omar Ortiz

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 1:27-30Speaker: Omar OrtizIn this sermon on Philippians 1:27–30, we explore Paul’s call to “walk in a manner worthy of the gospel” by living as citizens of heaven in the face of suffering. Paul encourages unity in the Spirit, boldness in the face of opposition, and a shared commitment to contend for the gospel. Our heavenly citizenship redefines our priorities and gives us courage, even in difficult times. Sermon Reflection Guide

How to be GreatPassages: Mark 10:35-45Guest Speaker: Pastor Chris Sandoval

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 1:18b-26Speaker: Omar OrtizPaul writes from prison with astonishing confidence, showing us that even suffering can serve the advance of the gospel. His words—“to live is Christ, and to die is gain”—call us to a life of purpose, joy, and courage rooted in Jesus. This sermon invites us to trust in Christ more deeply so we too can see death and gain while we live for Christ. ⁠

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 1:12-18Speaker: Omar OrtizThis sermon explores how the gospel enables us to experience joy even in the midst of suffering. Drawing from Philippians 1:12–18, we see how Paul’s imprisonment and opposition became opportunities for the gospel to advance. His example encourages us to look for God’s hand at work, even in our hardest circumstances.⁠⁠⁠⁠Sermon Reflection Guide

Series Title: The Gospel According to PhilippiansSeries Summary: Paul’s letter to the Philippians opens with deep gratitude for their partnership in the gospel—a relationship rooted in their shared union with Jesus. This gospel partnership expresses itself through love, generosity, and a mutual commitment to making Jesus known in word and deed.Passages: Philippians 1:1-11Speaker: Omar OrtizIn our first sermon on Philippians, we see how Paul encourages the church (and us) to resist consumerism and instead live out our faith by actively participating in God’s ongoing work.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sermon Reflection Guide

In this Easter sermon, we explore how the resurrection of Jesus is not just a moment in history but the turning point in God’s plan to defeat sin and death. While we still experience brokenness in the world and in ourselves, the risen Jesus is the firstfruits, the first in line, of a new creation, guaranteeing that his victory is our future. That resurrection power is on display in our lives as we faithfully live out the practices that work against the influence of the deadly sins in our lives.