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?