Sin and Evil

Beyond the Matrix
Using "The Matrix" movie trilogy as a backdrop, Pastor Okubo teaches that rejecting Christ's real gift of eternal life for the perceived pleasures of this world is like willingly returning to The Matrix after having been set free from its evil control.
June 13, 2004/32 kbps/4.27 MB

Hurricane Katrina: Why Did It Happen?
In this sermon clip, days after Katrina and before the fourth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Pastor Okubo said that both disasters happened not because of God's judgment on America, but because this is a sinful, fallen world that awaits the return of Christ.
Sept 4, 2005/16 kbps/563 KB

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

One Word Shall Fell Him
Demonic activity is real. But so is the One who has already defeated the devil once and for all at the cross. Pastor Okubo gives a thought-provoking sermon on Jesus healing the demon-posessed man in Luke 9.
June 24, 2007/16 kbps/1.84 MB

When the Dark Hates the Light
Sometimes it's dangerous to bring the light of Christ to places where it's not wanted. Pastor Okubo teaches about the reality of persecution and God's strength to endure it with the story of an Iranian pastor who was killed for sharing his faith back home.
June 18, 2006/16 kbps/1.86 MB

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Us?
Because this is a sinful world, things such as death, war and disease will happen, even to committed Christians. But God has promised to carry, strengthen and grow us through each bad situation... and even bring good out of it.
Mar 12, 2006/16 kbps/1.37 MB