Christ Church Los Angeles Sermon Podcast

Doubt in the resurrection of Jesus feels modern. But even Jesus' closest friends doubted at first. How did they move from unbelief and doubt to a faith that transformed their lives? Dive into this story with us at we remember and celebrate this Easter.

Biblically speaking, the heart is the central control system of the person. But does that mean we need to follow our heart? As we dive into Biblical wisdom on the heart we see that the key to transformation, starts how we guard our hearts.

How does the church spread? Is it the healing and miraculous signs? It is the generosity and love of the church? In this famous and powerful passage in the book of Acts we see how the early church spread in the same way the church spreads today - by the people in the church bold speaking the good news about salvation in Jesus Christ alone.

Have you ever wondered how to express your feelings of depression as a Christian? What to do with the pain, darkness, or numbness that comes from grief, loss, or reality of life? Bill Ankerberg walks us through Psalm 42 today to give us a pathway to think about and speak about life biggest struggles.

Was the early church community the ideal? Or it is idealism to think that there could be a community like them. This week we dive into what made the unity, love, and generosity of the early church so captivating, and how it's instructive for our ordinary life as the church now.

What could a fisherman's say that would make 3000 people change the direction of their lives in a matter of minutes? Tune in this week as our friend from Grace Baptist Pastor Ricky Diaz looks at the first sermon given at the start of the church.

This weeks passage explains the foundational moment of the start of the church. And it's also a very strange passage of Scripture! Jump in with us today as we see how the Holy of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost is central to the spreading and flourishing of the church.

Where did Jesus go after the great commission? Does it even matter? As we look at this week, the ascension of Jesus is the detonator that unleashes the spreading and flourishing of the church.

How did the church move from a small fringe group of unimportant people in remote part of world to a spreading and flourishing message that's transformed the world? Join us for the beginning of this series, as we dive in the the key of the power behind the spreading and flourishing of the church.

What role does hope play in your life? Hope is the time "in-between" - in the waiting. This week we will look at a portion of Christmas story where we learn to in the waiting a way to hope that doesn't crush us, but strengthens us and builds our faith.

As we continue our investigation of the child at the center of the Christmas story, we come into contact with the reality that Jesus was not simple a good man, but he was a king. Join us as we shortly look at why Jesus kingship isn't a threat, but a gift.

Christmas is full of the familiar, the traditional, and the normal things. Christmas carols, gift giving, thinly lights, hallmark specials... But the first Christmas was anything but "normal." - Join us this week as we ask the question -What child is this?

Sometimes the news that God loves us can wash over us and not stick with the force of how revolutionary that is. John tells us how God's love is otherworldly, and if we can remember his love how it has the power to bring us joy by bringing us closer to him.

Often we are long of the experience of joy, but have no idea how to get it. It's as elusive as wisdom. In our search through the book of John we see that the key to joy - or as John says, "to make our joy complete" - is relational wholeness. Tune in as start to dive into this fascinating book.

This week we will see how John explains that if Jesus is at the center of your life he acts like a magnet bringing meaning and joy to all areas of you life.

What does light have to do with joy? Tune in this week as we see how Jesus is the only one who can welcome us into the light and restore our relationship with God.

Wisdom and suffering go hand and hand in the scriptures. But that seems ironic, because wisdom seems the most elusive in the midst of suffering. Listen in for our final week on wisdom when we see how suffering is not something to escape at all costs, but is key to becoming wise.

The scriptures teach us that wise people start and keep healthy friendships. But, in an increasingly transient and individualistic culture, forging strong friendships is harder than ever. Join us this week as we talk about the benefits of friendship, the cost of friendship, and the best friendship.

Most of us spend our time avoiding things that cause fear, but could fear be a good thing? In our talk today, Ken walks us through the scriptures to show us that when we fear God it brings life, protection and ultimately raises us up.

Wouldn't it be great if you always knew what to do? In any situation, at any time? James 1:15, talks about the reality that wisdom comes from God and true wisdom starts by asking God to give you wisdom through his word. This week we kick off this new series by looking at the wisdom of "today."

When Jesus meets a desperate father, he changes the subject, tells him no and then shows him something better than he can ever imagine.

Jesus meet the women at the well and breaks down social, religious, and political barriers to offer her living water.

In the passage preceding John 3:16, Jesus has an interaction with one of Israel's greatest teachers that is utterly groundbreaking. Listen in as we explore how Jesus meets with Nicodemus the teacher face to face, mind to mind, and heart to heart.

In this story Jesus engages with life's biggest question. What happens after we die? And how do we wrestle with that reality right now? Listen in this week our friend from Grace Baptist Church highlights that Jesus is the key to understanding our final end, and our here and now.

What happens in prayer? What primarily changes when you speak to God? When we look at the last few petitions of the Lord's prayer we see they not only shape the way we should pray, but they shape us.