Living in Light of Eternity ~ Open Your Eyes, Pray, & Act

Today’s message will emphasize the importance of living out our core values of being in community, on mission, and with Jesus. It will highlight a recent mission trip to Pasadena and encourage us to respond to tragedy with compassion, rather than judgment, demonstrating the hands and feet of Jesus by actively helping those in need….

Easter 2025 ~ Conspiracy or Resurrection: Proof for Resurrection – Part 2

In today’s sermon, we will reiterate the significance of Jesus’ resurrection, emphasizing that despite various attempts to disprove it, the resurrection remains a historical fact. It will highlight further the failed efforts of the religious leaders and Roman guards to secure Jesus’ tomb, which ironically serve to validate the miracle of the resurrection. The pastor…

Easter 2025 ~ Conspiracy or Resurrection: Proof for Resurrection

Today’s message emphasizes the significance of Christ’s resurrection, proclaiming that despite human efforts to suppress the truth, Jesus triumphed over sin and death. Through Matthew’s unique narrative, the message highlights the irony of the religious leaders’ disbelief and their attempts to secure the tomb, ultimately confirming the authenticity of the resurrection. The sermon underscores that…

Spiritual Disciplines ~ Sabbath Rest: Obligation or Gift?

Today, we will explore the importance of Sabbath rest as a vital outward spiritual discipline that reflects inward transformation through faith in Christ. Our message will emphasize that the Sabbath is not an obligation but a gift from God meant to rejuvenate our physical bodies and nurture our spiritual lives. The sermon highlights its significance…

Fasting ~ How and How Not?

We are continuing where we left off last week. Today, we will continue to discuss the spiritual discipline of fasting, particularly how and how not to fast. In this, we will briefly recap last week’s message and learn about starting small, doing it for God, being missional and doing something, being intentional, and making sure…

Journey to the Cross ~ Will Jesus Weep?

In this sermon, “Jesus Enters In,” we delve into the importance of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. We will emphasize Jesus’ deliberate actions, fulfilling prophecy and offering peace. Despite cheers, Jesus weeps over Jerusalem’s failure to understand His message of salvation. We will be urged to reflect on our response to Jesus’ invitation…

What Child is This? ~ The Terrible Twos

The second sermon in our series on the childhood of Jesus, “The Terrible Twos,” focuses on the toddler years of Jesus and challenges us to reflect on our response to the King of kings and Lord of lords. First, we will debunk the many myths surrounding Jesus’ birth as recorded by Matthew, and emphasize the…

Jesus Gives – Peace – Receive Peace

Sermon Summary In this sermon, we discuss the theme of peace during Christmas. We explore the different definitions of peace and highlight the challenges of finding true peace in the world. We see and emphasize the peace of Jesus, and how it is different from worldly peace and comes through a relationship with Him. We…

Jesus Gives – Hope – Give Hope

Summary In this sermon titled “Jesus Gives – Hope – Give Hope,” Pastor Brandon Zoll explores the themes of hope, love, joy, and peace that Jesus brings to our lives. He emphasizes that Jesus was born to be a living sacrifice and our living hope, symbolized by the manger before the cross. The sermon focuses…

The Peculiar Kingdom of God & Its People ~ Wide & Narrow Part 1

We will be returning to our year-long journey through the Sermon on the Mount, and we will be turning to Matthew 7:13-27.  We have reached the end of the most masterful sermon ever preached by the master teacher Jesus Himself, and over the next two weeks, we will be examining fully what Jesus teaches us…