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Does God care whether you are good at your job or not? Dorothy Sayers famously noted that the first thing the church should tell a carpenter isn't just moral rules, but: Make good tables. When the church goes silent on excellence, culture lowers the bar with "Quiet Quitting" and "Bare Minimum Mondays".In Part 2 of Faith at Work, Pastor Tom Kang explores Exodus 31 and the story of Bezalel—the very first person in Scripture described as being filled with the Spirit of God. He wasn't a priest or prophet, but a blue-collar craftsman gifted with hokmâ (skill and craftsmanship). Because Jesus already did all things well on the cross, we don't work for God’s approval—we work from His approval. Learn how to pursue excellence for an Audience of One and discover the freedom of putting the chisel down to rest.

Do you get the "Sunday Scaries"? Many of us live with a spiritual divide—worshiping on Sunday and merely surviving Monday through Friday. In this message, Pastor Tom Kang launches our new series Faith at Work, showing that work is not a curse, but a sacred calling. In Hebrew, the word Avodah means both work and worship. Your worth was never meant to come from your work; your blessing comes before your assignment. While every job has thorns, Jesus bore the crown of thorns so that Monday morning can be redeemed as an act of worship.

What thoughts do you carry every day? Shaped by past hurts, we often tell ourselves stories that act like a faulty GPS, dictating how we see ourselves, God, and others. In Celebrate Recovery, we call these untrue, sticky thoughts "hang-ups". In this message, Johnny Baker (Celebrate Recovery) walks through Romans 12:2 and 2 Corinthians 10:5, showing how God frees us from the lies we believe. By taking every thought captive, testing our thoughts against God's Word, and walking in honest community, our minds can be renewed and transformed by Christ's truth.

How do you remain faithful when life gets hard? When trials, pain, and unexpected suffering visit us without an appointment, our natural instinct is often to panic, question God’s love, or isolate ourselves from others. In the final week of our series Not Home Yet, Pastor David Kim walks us through 1 Peter 4:12–5:11, where Peter offers one last powerful exhortation to elect exiles making their way home. We are reminded that suffering does not mean God has abandoned us—we are still His beloved. By expecting the refining fire, staying connected to the flock, and entrusting our lives to the Chief Shepherd, we discover that the valley is not the end of our story. After you have suffered a little while, God Himself will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

When headlines scream panic and the world tells us the end is near, how should believers respond? While culture runs toward fear, stockpiles, and isolation, the Apostle Peter offers a radically countercultural strategy for the end times. In this message from 1 Peter 4:1–11, Pastor Tom Kang walks through what it means to live with clarity, purpose, and hope as elect exiles. Because Christ suffered and secured the final victory, we don’t retreat into bunkers—we pull up a chair, open our doors, pray, and love one another earnestly.

Why do you have hope? In a world constantly shaken by fear, anxiety, and uncertainty, Peter calls believers—elect exiles—to live with a radically distinct hope that cannot be explained by mere human optimism.In Part 6 of our series Not Home Yet, Pastor Tom walks through 1 Peter 3:13–22, one of the most intriguing passages in the New Testament. We discover that true Christian hope doesn’t begin with clever arguments or theological debates, but in a heart that honors Christ as Lord. Through His suffering, death, and triumphant resurrection, Jesus didn’t just show us the way home—He conquered every power, took the keys of death and Hades, and secured our victory forever.

What does it truly look like to follow Jesus into the most personal spaces of our lives—our living rooms, our marriages, and our everyday relationships?In Week 5 of our series Not Home Yet, Pastor Stephen walks us through 1 Peter 3:1–12, unpacking God’s sacred blueprint for marriage and Christian community. In a world filled with brokenness, scorekeeping, and carrying "grudge bags" for years, Scripture calls us to a radical way of living: mutual submission, sacrificial honor, and dropping the rocks of bitterness.Marriage is not just about our temporary happiness—it is designed to be a living illustration of Christ and His Church. Through the lordship of Jesus Christ, two distinct individuals are molded together by grace into oneness. And beyond marriage, all believers are called to not repay evil for evil, but to be people who actively bless others.

In 1 Peter 2:13–25, Pastor Stephen Han asks how followers of Jesus should respond when life treats us unfairly. Rather than retaliation, Peter calls us to live under God’s authority, extend radical grace, and follow in the footsteps of Jesus, entrusting our hurt and desire for justice to God. Through forgiveness and surrender, we learn to respond to a broken world in a way that looks more and more like Christ.

What is the true purpose of your life once you've been rescued? In Week 3 of Not Home Yet, Pastor Tom Kang uses LA’s "Graffiti Towers" to show how God takes stones the world rejects and builds something magnificent. Dismantling consumer and privatized Christianity, this message reveals that no single stone is a temple—we are being mortared together into a "royal priesthood". Your displacement is your deployment to point others to the Master Architect.

What is the true worth of your life? In Week 2 of our Not Home Yet series through 1st Peter, Pastor Tom Kang explores the infinite price paid for your heavenly citizenship. Using the marketplace concept of being ransomed, this message reveals that Jesus didn't just rescue us from eternity; He bought us back from the futile scorecards and generational baggage handed down by our families. Sharing the raw, hidden struggles of author Max Lucado, we are reminded that we don't need a self-improvement plan—we need a benevolent buyer. Discover the radical relief of a God who rescues us first, and learn how knowing your value changes everything.

Pastor Tom Kang leads a thought-provoking exploration of First Peter, focusing on the concept of being 'elect exiles' and the implications for Christians living as temporary residents in a world that is not their home. He emphasizes the fleeting nature of worldly inheritances and the enduring hope found in the resurrection of Jesus. Through personal anecdotes and cultural insights, Pastor Tom urges believers to embrace their identity as chosen outsiders, challenging them to live with an eternal perspective. This episode encourages listeners to reflect on their spiritual citizenship and priorities in life.

In a world that never stops moving, Selah is our invitation to pause.To slow down.To reflect.To pray.To worship without rushing the moment.This is a service where we create space for God to meet us right where we are. Not striving. Not performing. Just present.If your soul has been carrying more than words can express, this morning is for you.Come and rest in His presence.Come and linger.Come and be still.

Have you ever found yourself in a painful season where everything feels hopeless and silent? Pastor Dave Briggs takes us into what he calls "halftime"—those agonizing moments in life when the story is only half-written and nothing makes sense. Whether it's Joseph in prison, the Israelites at the Red Sea, or Mary and Martha weeping outside a closed tomb, the Bible is filled with faithful people who found themselves stranded in a devastating halftime. This message reveals a perspective-shifting truth: our painful halftimes are not a reflection of an absent God, but the setup for His bigger story. It challenges us to move past a fragile faith and build an unshakable faith rooted entirely in who God is—because God does some of His very best work in the second half.

What if the mistakes of your earthly father were never the true template of fatherhood? This Father's Day, we skip the traditional sermon for a raw, honest conversation with three dads from our community. They pull back the curtain on the real friction of parenting teenage daughters through stressful driving lessons, the terrifying beauty of surrendering control as a young single dad, and the profound grace it takes to heal invisible childhood "father wounds" without needing formal explanations. Whether you are navigating your own parenting journey, celebrating a great dad, or looking to heal from a broken copy, discover how every story serves as a window back to a patient, compassionate Heavenly Father who is deeply for you.

Every worth-while journey has a "dip"—that heavy, exhausting valley between the excitement of a new start and the mastery of a deeper faith. In the finale of our Habakkuk series, Pastor Tom Kang shows how our prayers transform from a wrestling cry of "How long?" in the valley into a defiant song of worship.What do you do when you see a storm coming that you cannot stop? When you cannot read your future, you must learn to preach the past faithfulness of God to yourself. Discover how true biblical faith (Emunah) enables us to sing through chattering teeth—knowing that even if He does not rescue us from the fire, He promises to step into the furnace with us, turning our trembling feet into the feet of a deer to tread upon new heights.