Kingdom: A Community Church Podcast

In this week's message, Pastor Shawn Smith weaves together two seemingly unrelated biblical moments — Mary sitting at the feet of Jesus in Luke 10 and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego standing before the fiery furnace in Daniel 3 — to reveal one unified truth: the courage to stand is born in the discipline to sit. Filled with honesty and humor, Pastor Shawn confronts the barrier of busyness in our...

In week twelve of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain unpacks three profound Hebrew words — Galah (exile), Shuv (return), and Shiqquts Shomem (abomination of desolation) — to reveal that the exile of Israel was never simply about geography, but about the glory of God departing from a people whose hearts had drifted far from Him. Drawing from 1 Samuel 4, Ezekiel 10-11, Daniel...

In week eleven of ' The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain delivers a piercing and prophetic message on one of the most overlooked and urgent themes in all of Scripture — syncretism — revealing that Israel never stopped believing in God, but rather began adding God to everything else, and that the same divided heart that split the kingdom of Israel is alive and well in the churc...

In week ten of The Case for Biblical Literacy series, Pastor Kevin Cain delivers one of the most sweeping and awe-inspiring messages of the entire series — tracing the scarlet thread of redemption through Scripture from Genesis 49 to Revelation 22, under the themes of Scepter, Oil, House, Stump, and Throne . Drawing from Jacob's blessing over Judah, the Davidic Covenant in 2 Samuel 7, the propheci...

In this week's message, Pastor James Sabin delivers a sweeping & deeply personal examination of the book of Jonah — unpacking how this book of 48 verses is not primarily about a big fish, but about a prophet who had God's Word without God's heart, and how his story is a foreshadowing of Jesus — the better Jonah — who heard the Father's call and ran toward it rather than away. Drawing from all four...

In week nine of ' The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain delivers a message on one of Scripture's most persistent themes — Egypt, Babylon, and Canaan — exposing the three spiritual systems that have always pulled humanity away from the rule & reign of God and toward the kingdoms of this world. Drawing from Exodus, 1 Samuel, Daniel, Deuteronomy, Matthew 6, Revelation 18, and the...

In the conclusion of his latest sermon series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider draws from Mark 1:21-28 and Luke 10:17-19 to deliver a clarion call on spiritual authority — declaring that every believer who has surrendered to Jesus Christ carries the Kingdom of Heaven within them and therefore has been given divine authority over the powers of darkness, not just pastors or ministry leaders. Using the stor...

In week three of his latest sermon series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider draws from Luke 13:10-17 — the story of Jesus healing a woman bent double for 18 years on the Sabbath — to declare that the priority of mercy has never changed, and that King Jesus is still in the business of reaching the marginalized, freeing the bound, and shaming the enemy. With striking insight, Pastor Daniel points out that t...

In week two of his sermon series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider delivers a penetrating message from Matthew 13:54-58 — the account of Jesus returning to Nazareth only to be rejected by those in His hometown — to identify three stumbling blocks that keep believers from experiencing everything God wants to do in their lives: the stumbling block of familiarity, the stumbling block of the past, and the stu...

In this week's sermon, Pastor Daniel Strosnider shares a vision he received during a Sunday service — of the tents of Israel, some radiant with the fire of God and others closed, concealing darkness — and uses it as a divine call for the body of Christ to open the doors of their lives and be set ablaze with the presence of God. Today, Pastor Daniel lays out an urgent & unflinching challenge: it is...

In this week's sermon, Pastor Shawn Smith delivers an urgent & deeply-personal message on the stewardship of time — challenging the congregation to stop spending their lives on what is temporary and start investing them in what is eternal. Additionally, Pastor Shawn uses a vivid rope illustration to contrast the brief span of our earthly lives against the infinite stretch of eternity, asking every...

In this week's sermon, Pastor James Sabin delivers a rich & deeply personal message built around five unchanging characteristics of God, which are drawn from this year's Vacation Bible school theme —  Rainforest Falls — and anchored in the book of Hebrews . Using vivid personal illustrations, the story of David fleeing Saul in the caves of En Gedi, and Psalms 19, 139, and 142; Pastor James challen...

In week eight of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' sermon series, Pastor Kevin Cain tackles one of the most sweeping and consistent themes of all of Scripture — Holy Theocracy — revealing that from Genesis to Revelation, human history is one long story of humanity refusing God's throne and searching for a temporal, earthly king to put in God's eternal place. Tracing the thread from Eden and the Tow...

In this week's sermon, Pastor Kevin Cain dives deep into one of the most overlooked books of the Bible — Leviticus — to unpack three of the most essential building blocks of the Christian faith: the law, holiness, and atonement. Using a vivid two-chamber mop illustration, Isaiah 6, and Leviticus 16; Pastor Kevin reveals that the entire sacrificial system of the Old Testament was never meant to be...

In week six of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain unveils one of the most sweeping and unifying themes of all of Scripture — Exodus from Exile — tracing it through four major biblical instances: the expulsion from Eden, the Egyptian slavery & Passover, the Assyrian & Babylonian exiles, and ultimately, the fall of Babylon in Revelation 18, all pointing toward one ultimate tr...

In week five of his 2026 sermon series - The Case for Biblical Literacy - Pastor Kevin Cain traces the grand storyline of Scripture — from Eden, to the Flood, to the Tower of Babel, to God's covenant with Abraham — to reveal how the 12 tribes of Israel were formed as a "pipeline, not a pool" meant to carry the Gospel to all peoples on earth. Pastor Kevin shares his own family's multi-generational...

In the powerful conclusion of his three-week series on pride, Pastor Daniel Strosnider brings the congregation to the other side of surrender — asking the defining question:  "Now that pride has been evicted, what do we put on?" Drawing from Colossians 3:1-15 and the story of Samson in Judges 16, Pastor Daniel challenges us to move beyond simply dying to pride and into actively clothing ourselves...

In week two of his latest sermon series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider tackles one of the most deceptive and dangerous forms of pride — controlling pride — unpacking how it disguises itself not as arrogance, but as strength, self-sufficiency, and responsibility, all while quietly keeping God at arm's length. Drawing from Proverbs 16:18 and Daniel 4, Pastor Daniel walks the congregation through four key...

In the first sermon of a brand-new series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider dives into Proverbs 6:16-19, where God identifies seven things He hates, beginning with a proud look. Pastor Daniel then unpacks pride not as something always visible on the surface, but as a posture of the heart that causes people to dismiss others, walk away from God, and ultimately, place themselves above His authority. Groundi...

In this fourth installment of the 16-week biblical literacy series, Pastor Kevin Cain traces the patriarchal line found in the Old Testament — walking through 13 key steps from Adam & Eve all the way to Jacob, his 12 sons, and Joseph in Egypt — to show how God's unbreakable line of salvation never wavered, despite the repeated failures of flawed human beings. From Cain & Abel to Noah to Abraham, I...

In this week's sermon, Pastor Kevin Cain continues the 16-week biblical literacy series with a powerful exploration of the theme of covenant — tracing God's unbreakable promises from Noah & the rainbow all the way to Jesus' empty tomb and the New Jerusalem of Revelation 21. Drawing from Genesis 9, Genesis 12, Genesis 15, Leviticus 26, John 1, and Revelation 21, Pastor Kevin reveals one continuous...

In the second installment of his 16-week biblical literacy series, Pastor Kevin Cain dives into Genesis 1–3, revealing that these foundational chapters serve as the bedrock for the entire scripture. Pastor Kevin unpacks three key questions — Who is God? Who are we? and What do we do now? — exploring God as Creator, the concept of  Imago Dei (humanity made in the image of God), and more. With compe...

In the opening sermon of his 16-week series, Pastor Kevin Cain makes a bold and urgent "Case for Biblical Literacy," as he challenges Kingdom's congregation not just to know the Word, but to be deeply rooted in it. Drawing from powerful statistics, church history, and his own personal testimony, Pastor Kevin reminds us that every great revival and transformation throughout history has been anchore...

For this week's sermon, we are joined by guest speaker - Pastor Frank Gil - as he discusses three enemies we face and how we can defeat them. Whether it's the devil, our flesh, or the world, Pastor Frank shows us that the only way we can equip ourselves with the tools to defeat these enemies is to seek God and abide in Him. In Sunday's message, Frank calls us to grow deeper in our relationship wit...

For this week's sermon, Pastor James Sabin speaks to us about the lost and God's love for each of us. In this message, he talks to us about three parables of Jesus, which all teach a similar message, and shows us that we are never too lost for God to love us. Additionally, Pastor James shows us how God is always ready to welcome us back to Himself and celebrate our return. For more information, vi...