South Bay Church

Have you noticed these are some crazy times? Like crazy, historic, maybe-end-of-the-world kind of times? The disciples in the first century faced similar hardships and fears and yet the apostle Peter encouraged them to remain faithful, focused, and prayerful, using their God-given gifts to change the world by God’s power and for His glory (1 Peter 4:7-11).

This is the podcast of the South Bay Church, Los Angeles. We’re a vibrant, growing church community of families, single adults, and teens from all over the South Bay area --all ages, races, and backgrounds. We love to hear the Bible communicated in a way that is relevant, easy to understand, and applies to every-day life. This podcast features lessons and sermons from our Sunday worship services a...

The clash between the teachings of Jesus and the religious establishment of his day really comes to a head in these chapters of Matthew. Why does Jesus seem angry? Why does he curse a fig tree? Why does he cause an uproar in the temple courts? It has to do with what the temple was always meant to be, a “house of prayer for all nations.” For us today, we get a glimpse of what Jesus wants the church...

Jesus and his kingdom fulfill God’s plans to rescue the world but in a way that totally upset the expectations of his time. And even for us today achieving victory in life comes in a way that is counterintuitive and yet has the potential to change both our daily experiences and the world around us. What do you belief about Jesus? Who is he to you?

The churches of Coastal LA come together for the first time in a long time to worship God together and celebrate our connections with the mission field and HOPE worldwide serving those in need.

This week we continue our series from the book of Matthew by discussing different responses to Jesus we see displayed in chapters 11-13 and stories Jesus told about them. The point is not to miss out on the Kingdom of God, even when it might be right in front of your eyes.

The message of the kingdom in the book of Matthew —it’s God’s rescue operation for the world. An unexpected king and an upside-down kingdom that is for all people - the outsiders included! This week we dig into Jesus’ teachings about what it means to live as citizens of this new kingdom. Who is in (and who is out)? What is going on with it? How is this rescue operation for our lost world going to...

The message of the kingdom in the book of Matthew —it’s God’s rescue operation for the world. An unexpected king and an upside-down kingdom that is for all people - the outsiders included! This week we dig into Jesus’ teachings about what it means to live as citizens of this new kingdom. Who is in (and who is out)? What is going on with it? How is this rescue operation for our lost world going to...

BOOK OF MATTHEW: “GOD WITH US” The message of the kingdom represents God’s rescue operation for the world. It’s worthy of giving up everything we have to enter. It's a story of an unexpected king and an upside-down kingdom that is for all people - the outsiders included!

Ephesians 4 teaches us this: if you are part of the body of Christ, you are part of BUILDING the body of Christ. This we do by faith, trusting in God to provide and nourish our church as each one of us does our part - building relationally, generationally, and missionally.

Rather than just a few of us, the New Testament calls **all** Christ-followers to ministry. We have all been “chosen.” In today’s sermon, we are going to look at some of the qualities that contributed to David being chosen for God’s purpose and to lead his people. These are qualities we also see in Jesus, and qualities that will allow our church to have community impact as we imitate him: Spiritua...

After being in "survival mode" for a while now, it's time to *dream* again for the future, the plans God has for us, and His Church. Anything is possible for our God, so let's dream impossible dreams and pray impossible prayers!

Today we finish off our "Reading Romans Backwards" sermon series with the opening paragraphs of the letter from Paul and a bit of a review of some of the themes of the book. It is faith that makes us family, faith that makes us different than the people of the world, faith that gets us over each hurdle and on to what's next on the journey God has marked out for us.

We near the end of our "Reading Romans Backwards" sermon series as we reach the early chapters of Paul's letter to the house churches in first century Rome. We have learned the context of the letter - the cultural and socio-economic differences that the threatened to divide the disciples back then (similar to challenges we face in our time). Paul reminds us the "human condition" we all share...we...

Happy Father’s Day! Today we take a look at how the “Father of the Faithful” Abraham fits in to the overall story of the message of Romans about what ties us all together and makes us a family. We hear from some of the South Bay dads about promises of God that they hold on to, and what these promises mean for their families.

Our teens and teen leaders take over our Sunday worship this week, continuing our series on the book of Romans. We will be reminded of what Christ does for us, his life gives us the opportunity to no longer be enemies of God but instead be accepted by his grace.

We continue our Romans series with a look at chapter 6, and the power of Jesus to break us free from the chains of sin and death. This Sunday we also celebrate the connection we have to churches around the world we support with our financial offerings.

This week we reach the heart of the book of Romans - what it means to live by the power of the Spirit, instead of struggling through the many failings of relying on ourselves. Each of us has great intensions, but we stumble again and again. Yet God has the power to make us “more than conquerers” if we live in the way of the Spirit. He can make even difficult things work out for our good. And nothi...

We continue our series on the book of Romans (from back to front), moving into chapters 9-11 which talk about the big story of God's people and what He is doing in the world. How does each of us fit into that story? How do the choices we make affect the twists and turns of the story?

We continue new series on the biblical book of Romans, starting we the END of the book, learning more about its audience and the historical context. Steve will be speaking from Romans 12 and 13 about the faith and family that builds the fabric of our relationships in the church and how that relates to our witness to the world around us.

Happy Mother's Day! This is week two of our new series on the biblical book of Romans, starting with the END of the book, learning more about its audience and the historical context. We start to dig in to the two groups addressed by the letter, and how cultural differences may have made unity difficult. Ultimately we discover that what God wants is the same as what MOM wants, which is everyone aro...

This week we are beginning a series on the biblical book of Romans by starting at the END of the book, learning more about its audience and the historical context of the book. Learning more about these early Christians helps us get more in our time out of Paul’s message. We can related to them in many ways.

The physical reality of Jesus appearing to his followers changed everything and upset all expectations. Grief was replaced by hope, and fear by boldness and faith. But what now? Living in a post-resurrection reality, what does this mean for us, and for our world? We’ll talk about the relationship between resurrection and being empowered by a Spirit of power, love, and self-discipline. Learn what i...

This Sunday we hear personal stories of the power of the resurrection in our daily lives. Christ's love is the only firm foundation in this world.

In light of Jesus’ resurrection we want to make an impact for him with those around us. In this sermon Tim shares some practical help for how to love our neighbor by listening to them and learning from them. This skill helps make the church more healthy, strengthening our relationships, and it makes our outreach to others more effective by loving people the way Jesus did.