Collective Church Podcast

In this episode, we unpack 1 Samuel 9, where a young man searching for donkeys unknowingly walks into destiny. What looks like coincidence is actually divine orchestration, as God prepares to raise up Israel’s first king from the most unexpected place.

Years have passed since Israel experienced major revival, and they come to another turning point as their faithful leader, Samuel, ages. Corruption reenters the picture through Samuel's sons, and the people of Israel want a change. Tragically, they ask for a king to govern them, a sensible solution in their own eyes, but they unknowingly reject God as their true king.

In this episode, we dive into 1 Samuel 7, where Israel finally turns back to God under Samuel’s leadership, casting out idols and reclaiming spiritual authority. As the people repent and return, God thunders from heaven, delivering them from the Philistines and restoring peace.

In this episode, we explore 1 Samuel 6, where the Philistines return the Ark of the Covenant after being overwhelmed by God’s hand. It’s a story of divine weight, failed idols, and the danger of trying to handle God's presence on human terms.

In 1 Samuel 5, the ark of God enters enemy territory—but it's not Israel that suffers, it's the idols of the Philistines that fall. This episode explores how God's presence cannot be among the idols in our life.

1 Samuel 4 Israel brought the ark into battle like a lucky charm—but God's glory doesn't bend to superstition. In 1 Samuel 4, we confront what happens when religion becomes a performance and God's presence departs in silence.

1 Samuel 3 How do we cultivate a life of hearing God's voice in the noise of 2025? 1 Samuel chapter 3 is a manual to answer that very question. We'll see who God speaks to and what response he is looking for.

1 Samuel 2:22-36 1 Samuel is a book of great contrasts. Between Eli and Hannah, their sons, and all of their wills. This talk tackles the conquest of our self-will and becoming a man or woman who will do whatever is in the heart and mind of God.

1 Samuel 2:12-21 1 Samuel 2 gives us a greater and more sobering look at two approaches to the Lord's presence. We see this from the angle of the priests and the dangers of growing comfortable with God, and the beauty of growing consecrated with God.

1 Samuel 1:19-2:11 After the despondent and desperate prayers of Hannah, we follow her to God's outcome. Will she make good on her vow? Will she still be faithful and worship despite the outcome? What does giving back to the Lord your deepest desire look like?

1 Samuel 1:1-18 Pastor Casey starts the book of 1 Samuel by zeroing in on a broken woman, but with extraordinary hope. We discuss how in pain and prayer, there is a heart of getting and giving.

In this Easter message, Pastor Casey unpacks the life-changing truth of the resurrection and its profound impact on our world. He challenges us to ask the most important question: What does Jesus' victory over death mean for us today? Dive into a message of hope, transformation, and the new reality we live in because He is risen.

Pastor Lorenzo walks us through Matthew 21:1-11 as Jesus enters Jerusalem in what has been referred to as the Triumphal Entry. Jesus orchestrated a procession that demanded attention just days before he would be arrested and condemned to the cross, confounding the expectations of the people regarding what kind of savior he would be.

Pastor Casey wraps up Paul's letter to the Philippians.

Pastor Casey breaks down one of the Bible's most misapplied and misunderstood verses: Phil. 4:13.

Is contentment in Los Angeles, life, and 2025 even possible? Yes, and Paul shows us the "secret" in Philippians 4.

Pastor Ryan Smith joins us and preaches from Philippians 4.

Paul breaks down the initiatives of what a faithful life of imitating will result in.

Pastor Casey explores the profile of an enemy of the cross in comparison to a citizen of heaven.

Paul states very clearly, that a mature Christian thinks a certain way in Philippians 3. Pastor Casey unfolds the ways, seeking to call all levels of maturity to a more passionate pursuit of Christ.

Pastor Casey exposes how Paul was able to look at the pedigree of his life, and refer it all to dung. How is it possible for us today to imitate the apostle's value system and acknowledge Christ as His true worth?

Pastor Adam Smith joins us as he wraps up chapter two of Philippians.

Pastor Mike Doyle joins us and preaches from Philippians 2, and the nature of Christ which we are to imitate.

Paul in Philippians encourages us to "think the same way and have the same love." How do we apply this to our church community? Pastor Casey unfolds these practical and challenging truths for us.

Pastor Casey breaks down representing heaven in life and death.