THE CHAPEL at Pasadena Podcast

In this opening sermon to the book of Judges, Pastor Steven sets the stage for a season focused on Jesus as King by exploring what happens when God’s people live without one. Tracing Israel’s repeated cycles of compromise, chaos, and deliverance, he shows how Judges exposes the deep human need for righteous authority and points forward to the true King who brings order, protection, and life under His rule.

In this sermon, Pastor Steven returns to Ephesians to address one of Scripture’s most challenging and misunderstood passages. By placing marriage, family, and authority within their biblical and historical context, he shows how Paul calls Christians to live with their husband or wife. At the heart of every relationship—husbands and wives, parents and children, leaders and those who follow—is the gospel itself: joyful submission met by self-giving, sacrificial love modeled after Christ.

In this concluding Advent sermon, Pastor Steven reflects on Mary’s role in the fulfillment of God’s promises, tracing the movement from Eve to Mary through faith, hope, and love. From the temple encounters in Luke 2 to Mary’s lifelong devotion to her Son, this message shows how God reverses the curse through blessing and calls His people to live not from fear or duty, but from trusting faith, living hope, and devoted love in Christ.

In this Advent message, Pastor Steven explores how Scripture calls us to rightly honor Mary—not through devotion or neglect, but through faith-filled remembrance. By looking honestly at Mary’s life, including both her faith and her failures, he shows how believers are called to remember God’s work through her, consider the outcome of her life, and imitate her courageous trust in God as the New Eve who bore the Savior of the world.

In this Advent message, Pastor Dave reflects on Mary’s encounter with Gabriel and her stunning prayer, the Magnificat. He shows how Mary embodies the repeated patterns of Scripture, reveals God’s upside-down view of power, and celebrates the fulfillment of God’s ancient promises—all pointing to the coming Savior who will make all things new.

In this Advent message, Pastor Steven traces the story of Mary back to its beginning—in the garden with Eve. He shows how the first gospel promise in Genesis 3 sets the stage for a new woman, a new obedience, and a new hope. Through Mary, the long-awaited offspring comes into the world to crush the serpent’s head, fulfilling God’s plan of redemption and restoring what was lost in the fall.

In this sermon, Pastor Steven walks through Paul’s famous teaching on the Armor of God, showing why Christians need spiritual protection and courage in a world marked by unseen battles. He explains the real danger of the “schemes of the devil,” the purpose of each piece of God’s armor, and how believers stand firm together—defending against evil, advancing in the gospel, and relying constantly on prayer.

In this sermon, Pastor Steven explores Paul’s call for believers to “walk in love” and “walk in light,” grounding sanctification not in fear but in our identity as God’s beloved children. He shows how the gospel frees us to confront the darkness of sinful desires, pursue holiness together as the church, and let the light of Christ reshape both our lives and our speech.

In this sermon, Pastor Steven unpacks Paul’s teaching on sanctification—the lifelong work of God making His people holy. He explains how believers are called to put off the old self, be renewed in their minds, and put on the new self in Christ. Sanctification isn’t about earning God’s favor but living out the new identity He has already given us, together as the church, through the power of the Spirit.

In this message concluding Missions Month, Pastor Steven explores Paul’s lifelong calling to proclaim the gospel to all nations and how that same mission continues through the church today. Drawing from Ephesians 3, he shows that global missions flow from three gospel-shaped motivations—our duty to obey Christ, our obligation to share what we’ve received, and our compassion for those who have not yet heard.