Rockharbor Costa Mesa Podcast

What does it look like when God sets a table before us in the presence of our enemies? Kit teaches us about how to "sit well" at the Tables God sets before us, drawing from the story of King Jehosaphat in 2 Corinthians 20. What we find is that we're meant to be people who watch, wait, and worship the Lord when God sets tables before us.

In the final message of our "Encounters" series, Glenn teaches on Mary Magdalene, Peter, and Thomas's encounter with The Resurrected Jesus in the aftermath of His crucifixion. John's gospel recounts Mary, Thomas, and Peter being wrought in deep despair, but also reveals a more powerful message, that Jesus comes to meet us in our depths.

Brooke Hoehne teaches us about the hope rooted in Jesus' resurrection by pointing us to the stories of a grief-stricken Mary Magdalene, a bitterly-doubtful Thomas, and a shame-filled Peter in the gospel of John. What we find is that Jesus comes to meet us in our feebleness with his unwavering love and plants in us a hope that transcends the depths of our brokenness.

Glenn teaches on John 13 and Jesus' interaction with His disciples at the Last Supper. In the face of His impending crucifiction, we find Jesus taking a radical posture of servitude bending down to wash the feet of His disciples. By this radical act of humility, we see the meaning of the cross: Jesus has come to wash even the worst of us, the places of our deepest shame. What's more, changed by th...

Glenn Packiam preaches from John 12 paying particular attention to the worshipful interaction between Mary of Bethany and Jesus. We find that Mary's sacrificial offering at Jesus's feet reveal to us three distinct characteristics about worship. It is a grateful response, an extravagant outpouring, and prophetically revelatory.

Gavin teaches from John 11 about Jesus's miraculous encounter with Lazarus, emphasizing that our grief and our waiting are not wasted in Jesus, but are tethered to a resurrection hope in Him.

Ben talks about five shifts Jesus invites us into that we find in John 9 in an interaction between Jesus and a Man Born Blind.

Glenn Packiam dives into week 6 of our "Encounters" series teaching on John 9 - Jesus' encounter with a man born blind. Through this story of encounter we find that the journey of discipleship begins as an act of faith, matures through testing and opposition, and ultimately culminates in adoration and worship to Jesus.

Guest Pastor - Jay Kim - joins us from Westagate Church and continues our "Encounters" series, teaching on Jesus' encounter with an invalid man laying by a pool. John 5 shows us how Jesus transcends human limitations, offering hope and healing when our strength falls short. Jesus' encounter with the healing of the invalid man challenges us to consider partnering with Jesus through faith and obedie...

Glenn talks about why followers of Christ view the human body so highly as it relates to sexual sin and incorporates that into a broader message on how Jesus' encounter with the Woman Caught in Adultery in John's Gospel shows us that He, "forgives the sin and transforms the sinner."

As Gavin invites us to participate in the story of the Woman caught in Adultery from John 8, we learn from her encounter with Jesus that not only does God stoop down to meet us in our sin and forgive us, He’s also welcoming us into a new way of life, departing from the sin He’s forgiven in us.

In this sermon, Glenn Packiam preaches on Jesus encountering a Samaritan woman at the well, breaking down cultural barriers, dignifying the discarded, and ultimately inspiring her to invite others to see Jesus as the one who truly sees you.

Observing the interaction between the Samaritan Woman and Jesus from John’s gospel, we find that Jesus is a Savior who crosses societal and prejudicial barriers to come find us, He sees us unlike anyone else can - for our truest self, and He offers us our deepest desire - the Living Water of His Holy Spirit. Scripture shows us that not only does Jesus see us truly and offer us to drink of His “Liv...

Glenn talks about Nicodemus’ encounter with Jesus emphasizing Nico’s caution and curiosity in approaching the supposed, “Messiah.” Jesus cuts right to the chase with Nicodemus, reiterating that through Him we can gain new life, not simply as a do-over on our current situation, but a fresh birth of the Spirit that bears eternal life and comes from a loving God who finds us as Savior first, not judg...

In the opening chapter of John, two central questions emerge that frame both Jesus’ encounter with the first disciples and the book of John as a whole. As we are encountered by Jesus, we are invited to consider: “who is Jesus” and “What are we looking for?” Who we believe Jesus to be shapes what we long for Him to do in our lives. As we begin this series, our hope is that you'd experience a fresh...