The Christian Life

Anger, Justice and Forgiveness
Jesus commands us to forgive one another, but it's tough because He asks us turn over our need for justice to Him. In his final message of 2006, Pastor Okubo challenges us to forgive for our own sake and looks at the obstacles to asking and granting forgiveness.
Dec 31, 2006/16 kbps/1.99 MB

Be Still and Know I Am God
Guest pastor Larry Alb says that our lives are to be centered around God; to give Him our burdens and cares, let Him come into our lives in prayer, and lead us in how to live our lives.
July 22, 2007/32 kbps/4.16 MB

A Cinderella Sermon
For anyone who has been rejected, abused, or put down by others like an evil stepmother, God wants you to know that you are so precious that He had Jesus die for you that you wouldn't be lost.
June 27, 2004/16 kbps/2.1 MB

The Faith Hall of Fame
An ark builder who got drunk, a prostitute and a stubborn people are commended for their faith, despite their sinfulness, because they lived in expectation of a promise given by God.
Aug 12, 2007/32 kbps/4.16 MB

Forgiveness
Easier said than done. As God's children, we are called to forgive one another so that harmony may reign. If it's hard for us to forgive, perhaps deep inside we really don't believe that God has forgiven us of our own sins.
Sept 11, 2005/16 kbps/1.61 MB

Freedom to Follow God
With freedom comes responsibility. On the Sunday before July 4th, Pastor Okubo calls us to count the cost of following Christ, but also to rejoice in what He has done for us in return.
July 1, 2007/16 kbps/1.99 MB

I Am Thankful, You Are Blessed
Leroy Hotz reads two poems on gratitude for the small things in our lives that make a big difference. From our 2004 Thanksgiving service.
Nov 2004/32 kbps/511 MB

Ignore This Sermon If You Never Sinned
If you have never sinned, or think you're not as bad as a politician or pop diva, then DON'T hear this sermon! It's for those who struggle with sin and temptation daily, know they can't win alone, and know the One who never sinned stands with them and for them.
Feb 10, 2008/32 kbps/3.30 MB

Love One Another
On the day after Valentine's Day, Pastor Okubo looks at agape love, the sacrificial, selfless, serving love that is the core of our relationships to one another in the body of Christ.
Feb 15, 2004/32 kbps/4.55 MB

Making the Grade with God
People are struggling with a major project they haven't prepared or done the homework on: being accepted by God. They need to hear that they are invited to the table of fellowship with God through Christ Jesus.
Sept 2, 2007/32 kbps/3.54 MB

A Personal Inventory Check
Just like a business, it's good to take an inventory check of ourselves and discover the good things we have in our lives. Pastor Okubo calls us in his 2007 Thanksgiving message to seek God as the source of all contentment.
Nov 21, 2007/32 kbps/3.07 MB

Seeing Ourselves as We Truly Are
Outward respectability and wealth are not the signs of God's favor upon us. Pastor Okubo teaches from the parable of the rich man and Lazarus that we are all spiritually poor before Christ and must turn to Him for eternal riches.
Oct 10, 2004/16 kbps/2.28 MB

A Sermon About Nothing
No, Jerry Seinfeld didn't write this one. Nothing can separate us from the love and protection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, as Paul writes in Romans - not our failures, not our doubts, not our past... nothing!
July 31, 2005/16 kbps/1.82 MB

The Source of Good
Being good doesn't come from not being bad or obeying the law.It starts with a change of heart, a change of soul. That change -- repentance -- only comes through a relationship with Christ.
Dec 10, 2006/16 kbps/1.88 MB

Spiritually Lost
You may be lost, and don't want to be found. People resign to staying spiritually lost because they feel they'll never be good enough for God. The good news is that God has found them and through Christ wants to bring them home.
Oct 3, 2004/16 kbps/1.9 MB

Think About These Things
Pastor Okubo's message from our 2004 Thanksgiving service reminds us that an attitude of gratitude, from the little daily miracles in our lives to Christ's sacrifice for our sins, can change our attitude toward our lives and what God has given us.
Nov 2004/16 kbps/1.76 MB

When You Think You Know It All
...you really don't. We rob ourselves of all the possibilities God has for us when we lean on our own understanding. Like Peter at Christ's resurrection, we then remember that with God all things are possible.
Apr 22, 2007/16 kbps/1.62 MB