Efren Pena
South Hills Church- Santa Clarita Campus
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Jun 27, 2026
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NEW: Week 4- "Jesus Came To Bring Us Something New" 17.06.2019 44:39
We have been talking about the NT. The New Testament begins with the story of Jesus, who uses this word “new” a lot. He interprets old, familiar passages of Scripture in revolutionary, new ways and turns the religious community upside down. He spoke of a new covenant, a new commandment, and a new way of living. So what do these things mean? And how do they have the potential to change...
NEW: Week 3- "Jesus Came To Bring Us A New Commandment" 11.06.2019 36:39
f you’ve ever thumbed through a Gideon Bible at a hotel, you may have noticed that it’s divided into two sections, or testaments, the old and NEW . The New Testament begins with the story of Jesus, who uses this word “new” a lot. He interprets old, familiar passages of Scripture in revolutionary, NEW ways and turns the religious community upside down. He spoke of a NEW covenant, a NEW comman...
NEW: Week 2- "Jesus Comes To Fulfill The Law" 03.06.2019 45:53
If you’ve ever thumbed through a Gideon Bible at a hotel, you may have noticed that it’s divided into two sections, or testaments, the old and new. The New Testament begins with the story of Jesus, who uses this word “NEW” a lot. He interprets old, familiar passages of Scripture in revolutionary, NEW ways and turns the religious community upside down. He spoke of a NEW covenant, a NEW commandment,...
NEW: Week 1- "But Then It Happened" 27.05.2019 45:49
If you’ve ever thumbed through a Gideon Bible at a hotel, you may have noticed that it’s divided into two sections, or testaments, the old and new. The New Testament begins with the story of Jesus, who uses this word “NEW” a lot. He interprets old, familiar passages of Scripture in revolutionary, new ways and turns the religious community upside down. He spoke of a NEW covenant, a NEW comman...
HOPE RISES: Week 4- "How Do I Respond?" 21.05.2019 43:33
We all like the idea of hope, but what happens when the floor falls out from under you and you find yourself feeling broken, abandoned or forgotten? So what do we do when we “believe” but we’re also wrestling with unbelief? Can HOPE rise up in the midst of our pain? Can hope rise up in the midst of our suffering....of our chaos or confusion.
Mother's Day Message (Monica Pena): "Perseverance" 14.05.2019 28:27
The definition of PERSEVERANCE is the persistence in doing something despite difficulty or DELAY in achieving success. In other words REFUSING TO GIVE UP WHEN LIFE GETS HARD! As believers, our FAITH requires us to PERSEVERE! You see, there is a direct connection between perseverance and God’s character! Listen and see how so!
HOPE RISES: Week 3- "What Do I Do In The Meantime?" 06.05.2019 45:04
Now, everyone likes the idea of hope, but what happens when the floor falls out from under you and you find yourself feeling broken, abandoned or forgotten? Sometimes in life we experience a suffering that doesn’t even have a purpose, so what do we do when we “believe” but we’re also wrestling with unbelief? Can HOPE rise up in the midst of our pain? Can hope rise up in the midst of o...
Hope Rises: Week 2- "Why Is This Happening?" 30.04.2019 35:43
Now, everyone likes the idea of hope, but what happens when the floor falls out from under you and you find yourself feeling broken, abandoned or forgotten? Sometimes in life we experience a suffering that doesn’t even have a purpose, so what do we do when we “believe” but we’re also wrestling with unbelief? Can HOPE rise up in the midst of our pain? Can hope rise up in the midst of o...
HOPE RISES: WEEK 1 - "EASTER" 25.04.2019 26:19
Everyone likes the idea of hope, but what happens when the floor falls out from under us and we find ourselves feeling broken, abandoned or forgotten? Sometimes we experience a suffering that doesn’t even have a purpose, so what do we do when we “believe” but we’re also wrestling with unbelief? Can HOPE rise up in the midst of our pain? Of our suffering. Of our chaos or confusion.
Love Where You Live: Week 4- "Invite Boldly" 15.04.2019 50:18
This series is based around the fact that Jesus believed changing the world began with loving your neighbor. So what would happen if a group of people actually took this seriously? And not metaphorically, but practically? What if we decided to invest the best of who we are into the people, places & problems we’re living in the midst of right now? What would it look like...
Love Where You Live: Week 3- "Serve Collectivly" 09.04.2019 42:27
This series is based around the fact that Jesus believed changing the world began with loving your neighbor. So what would happen if a group of people actually took this seriously? And not metaphorically, but practically? What if we decided to invest the best of who we are into the people, places & problems we’re living in the midst of right now? What would it look like...
Love Where You Live: Week 2- "Start Tiny" 02.04.2019 45:10
Jesus believed changing the world began with loving your neighbor. But what would happen if a group of people actually took that seriously? And not metaphorically, but practically? What if you & I decided to invest the best of who we are into the people, places & problems we’re living in the midst of right now? What would it look like to really love where you live ?...
LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE: Week 1 - "Care Inclusively" 25.03.2019 39:19
Jesus believed changing the world began with loving your neighbor. But what would happen if a group of people actually took that seriously? And not metaphorically, but practically? What if you & I decided to invest the best of who we are into the people, places & problems we’re living in the midst of right now? What would it look like to really LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE ?...
(re)GIFTING: Week 3 - Living The Generous Life 18.03.2019 43:10
So we have been talking about money . Where did what you have come from? What is it for? And why does what you do with it matter? It’s important that we as a church intentionally carve out time to do an entire series on money, because money is a big part of life. We want to help you realize that everything you have is from God and He gave it to you in order to empower you to expand Hi...
(re)GIFTING: Week 2 - What Is Your Priority? 11.03.2019 36:03
This series is about MONEY . Where did what you have come from? What is it for? And why does what you do with it matter? And the consensus out there is, “Why do churches talk so much about money?” Now, I cannot speak to what other churches do. But here at South Hills, we intentionally carve out time to do an entire series on money, about once or twice a year. And we do this because mo...
(re)GIFTING: Week 1- "Whose Money Is It? 04.03.2019 29:00
This series is about MONEY . Where did what you have come from? What is it for? And why does what you do with it matter? And a lot of people think, “Why do churches talk so much about money?” Now, I can’t speak to what other churches do. But here at South Hills, we intentionally carve out time to do an entire series on money, only about once or twice a year. And we do this because mon...
LOVE HANDLES: Week 4- "Love Handles Failures" 25.02.2019 32:50
We’re all looking for love. Deep down inside we’re wanting our romantic relationships to be full of love. And on the flipside...we are also wanting our core relationships to work well. And they do. Well….. some of them. Some…. of the time. You see...It’s easy for us to love people when they act lovable. But what about the rest of the time? What about when they hurt us? Or fail us...
LOVE HANDLES: Week 3 "Love Handles Differences" 18.02.2019 36:22
We’re all looking for love. Deep down inside we’re wanting our romantic relationships to be full of love. And on the flipside...we are also wanting our core relationships to work well and be infused with love. And they do. Well….. some of them. Some…. of the time. You see...It’s easy for us to love people when they act lovable. But what about the rest of the time? What about when...
LOVE HANDLES: Week 2 "Love Handles...Hurts" 11.02.2019 40:46
You see… we’re all looking for love. Deep down inside we’re wanting our romantic relationships to be full of love. And on the flipside...we are also wanting our core relationships to work well and be infused with love. And they do. Well….. some of them. Some…. of the time. You see...It’s easy for us to love people when they act lovable. But what about the rest of the time? What a...
LOVE HANDLES: Week 1 "Love Handles...ALL" 05.02.2019 35:35
We’re all looking for love. Deep down inside we’re wanting our romantic relationships to be full of love. And on the flipside...we are also wanting our core relationships to work well. And they do. Well….. some of them. Some…. of the time. You see...It’s easy for us to love people when they act lovable. But what about the rest of the time? What about when they hurt us? Or fail us...
Something'S Got To Give : Week 4 28.01.2019 41:46
We’re talking about “ Delayed Gratification .” You see... Success in almost every area of life requires you to ignore an immediate reward in favor of an eventual reward. This is nothing new...we all know this. We see it play out all the time in people’s lives. Most of us know what we need to do to be successful in whatever area of our life we struggle the most in, right?! But here’s the thin...
Something's Got To Change: Week 3 21.01.2019 44:35
We can get so obsessed with plotting the perfect thing that we never get around to doing much of anything. Let's get from being in MOTION to being in ACTION.... JUST START!
Something's Got To Change: Week 2 18.01.2019 45:25
Creating New Habits for a New you in 2019. We tend to do what we’re used to. Which is a problem if what you’re used to isn’t good for you. Get around people & places that make what you want to do clear & compelling to you.
Something's Got To Change: Week 1 18.01.2019 36:54
Most of us have things about our lives we don’t particularly like. Maybe we know something needs to change, but what, when, how? We’re all busy, but busy doing what? What is all that your doing…actually doing? We get locked into certain patterns, but are they creating the outcomes we’re after? But what if you could redesign your life from the ground up? What if you could stop busily buzzing...
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