December 10, 2017 - Jon Ritner

Isaiah 9:1-7

This Advent, our teaching series will explore Isaiah 9 and the four royal titles that foreshadowed the reign of Jesus Christ: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. Each moniker describes attributes of God and details His active work in our lives today. Together, we will discover a deeper understanding of the character of Jesus as King of Kings and how we are transformed by living in submission to Him and His Kingdom. Elder Thom Parham as well as Pastors Melissa Smith and Jon Ritner will lead the teaching over the next 6 weeks.

December 3, 2017 - Jon Ritner

Isaiah 9:1-7

This Advent, our teaching series will explore Isaiah 9 and the four royal titles that foreshadowed the reign of Jesus Christ: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. Each moniker describes attributes of God and details His active work in our lives today. Together, we will discover a deeper understanding of the character of Jesus as King of Kings and how we are transformed by living in submission to Him and His Kingdom. Elder Thom Parham as well as Pastors Melissa Smith and Jon Ritner will lead the teaching over the next 6 weeks.

November 26, 2017 - Melissa Smith

Isaiah 9:1-7

This Advent, our teaching series will explore Isaiah 9 and the four royal titles that foreshadowed the reign of Jesus Christ: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. Each moniker describes attributes of God and details His active work in our lives today. Together, we will discover a deeper understanding of the character of Jesus as King of Kings and how we are transformed by living in submission to Him and His Kingdom. Elder Thom Parham as well as Pastors Melissa Smith and Jon Ritner will lead the teaching over the next 6 weeks.

November 19, 2017 - Thomas Parham

Isaiah 9:1-7

This Advent, our teaching series will explore Isaiah 9 and the four royal titles that foreshadowed the reign of Jesus Christ: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. Each moniker describes attributes of God and details His active work in our lives today. Together, we will discover a deeper understanding of the character of Jesus as King of Kings and how we are transformed by living in submission to Him and His Kingdom. Elder Thom Parham as well as Pastors Melissa Smith and Jon Ritner will lead the teaching over the next 6 weeks.

November 12, 2017 – Harmony Dust Grillo

2 Corinthians 5:16-20

Today we will hear from a speaker hailing from a different part of the country, to share about how God is bringing good news to the neighborhoods and social or professional networks where they live. We hope to get to know our city better and learn how different leaders are determining, “What is good news for the people to whom we are sent?”

This week features Harmony Dust Grillo, founder and director of Treasures Ministries. Treasures is a faith-based, survivor-led outreach and support group to women in the sex industry and victims of sex trafficking.

November 5, 2017 - Mondo Scott

Matthew 5:1-16

In the 300 years following Jesus' resurrection, the early Church expanded from a minority of a few thousand on the margins of society to a movement of twenty million disciples that included the Emperor of Rome. Ironically, this exponential growth took place without professional staff, local church buildings, discipleship resources, or even legal rights. Instead, the movement was based on each follower of Jesus embodying the various ministries that comprise the mission of Jesus in his or her life every day. In our Fall teaching series, we will rediscover the original functions of the Church that are detailed in Ephesians, Acts and the Gospels and seek to fully activate them today. We will celebrate the value of each function and the need for them to collaborate together. Our prayer is that each of us will be empowered to participate in the ways Jesus is working though His church to impact the world today.

October 29, 2017 - Jon Ritner with Amy & Albert Tsao

Amy and Albert Tsao are the bi-vocational leaders of East Hollywood Community Church, a missional community that invests in its neighbors with a high degree of intention.

October 22, 2017 - Matt Svajda

John 1:1-14

Matt is the Founding Director of Fiducia, a missional equipping ministry based in Southern California. While in his role as Regional Vice President for Apartment Life, Matt responded to God’s call to help local churches begin developing missional strategies. Matt and his wife Jourdan started Fiducia in 2013 and since have trained over a thousand Christians in missional living through coaching, consulting, and seminars. Matt and Jourdan have 3 children, Judah, Kellar, and Josie, and they live in Orange County, CA. To learn more about the ministry, visit FiduciaCommunity.com.

October 15, 2017 - Jon Ritner

Ephesians 4:1-16

In the 300 years following Jesus' resurrection, the early Church expanded from a minority of a few thousand on the margins of society to a movement of twenty million disciples that included the Emperor of Rome. Ironically, this exponential growth took place without professional staff, local church buildings, discipleship resources, or even legal rights. Instead, the movement was based on each follower of Jesus embodying the various ministries that comprise the mission of Jesus in his or her life every day. In our Fall teaching series, we will rediscover the original functions of the Church that are detailed in Ephesians, Acts and the Gospels and seek to fully activate them today. We will celebrate the value of each function and the need for them to collaborate together. Our prayer is that each of us will be empowered to participate in the ways Jesus is working though His church to impact the world today.

October 8, 2017 - Jon Ritner

Acts 11:19-30

In the 300 years following Jesus' resurrection, the early Church expanded from a minority of a few thousand on the margins of society to a movement of twenty million disciples that included the Emperor of Rome. Ironically, this exponential growth took place without professional staff, local church buildings, discipleship resources, or even legal rights. Instead, the movement was based on each follower of Jesus embodying the various ministries that comprise the mission of Jesus in his or her life every day. In our Fall teaching series, we will rediscover the original functions of the Church that are detailed in Ephesians, Acts and the Gospels and seek to fully activate them today. We will celebrate the value of each function and the need for them to collaborate together. Our prayer is that each of us will be empowered to participate in the ways Jesus is working though His church to impact the world today.