Steve Pinto Podcast

Saints and Sinners: Shepherds, Not Ranchers

Saints and Sinners Part 8: God’s Field, God’s Building, God’s Temple

Saints and Sinners Part 6: The Spiritual Person, The Natural Person, and The Carnal Person

Saints and Sinners Part 5: The Fools of God

Imagine finding a church without problems…the perfect church? “If you do find one, don’t join it; you’ll ruin it!” Or imagine if every member of the church was just like you? What kind of church would it be? There is no perfect church… certainly, the Church of Corinth wasn’t perfect! No church is! And today, we, the church of the 21st century, are dealing with a lot of challenges.

Imagine finding a church without problems…the perfect church? “If you do find one don’t join it; you’ll ruin it!” There is no perfect church… certainly, the Church of Corinth wasn’t perfect! No church is! The fact that no church is perfect doesn’t mean we shouldn’t strive toward maturity and growth. In 1 Corinthians, we have a letter where Paul is trying to deal with some inconsistency between bel...

We begin to explore the profound dichotomy of our identity as saints and sinners. And 1 Corinthians will shed light on the struggle of who we, as Christians and the reality of our struggle with sin and culture.

Today I want to speak to you about how to navigate waves of false teaching and how to identify the deceitful scheming of false teachers.   “The topic of false teachers and false teaching is addressed directly in twenty-two of twenty-seven New Testament books… False teachers creep in unnoticed... They appeal to our passions and desires and tell us what we want to hear... They look like us, talk lik...

Are You Waiting on God or Is God Waiting on You? It’s a question that often comes up when we talk about following and serving God. And you know what? I get it. Sometimes we feel like we’re not ready yet. We think to ourselves, “I’m not prepared to take that step. I’m not available to God at this moment.” But here’s the thing: there are times when God is actually waiting on us. He’s waiting for us...

Are You Waiting on God or Is God Waiting on You? It’s a question that often comes up when we talk about following and serving God. And you know what? I get it. Sometimes we feel like we’re not ready yet. We think to ourselves, “I’m not prepared to take that step. I’m not available to God at this moment.” But here’s the thing: there are times when God is actually waiting on us. He’s waiting for us...

Ekklesia (The Called Out Ones) Part 4B: Gather & Scatter (Continued)

Ekklesia (The Called Out Ones) Part 4: Gather & Scatter

Ekklesia (The Called Out Ones) Part 3: Answering The Call

Apparently, many people do not understand the mission of the church. The Church doesn’t exist for you. You are the church. You have an assignment. Some might come to church when convenient enjoy everything provided for them. They’re involved to the degree that it meets particular needs in their lives. Today I want to speak to you about the church’s assignment. I want to speak to you about our marc...

There is no doubt that the church in America, including the Latino church and especially in Southern California, has “lost their social location at the center of culture” (Roxburgh). The church is perceived as antiquated and obsolete.  This is especially true when we think about social discussions at the forefront today. The church is no longer seen as a serious contributor to the significant deba...

All this is part of a short series in preparation for Easter entitled: THE GOSPEL. It’s all based on 1 Corinthians 15. Something that is really going to help you in these weeks is bringing your bible and following along as we do an exposition of God’s word in this chapter. The gospel at its very essence is the story of God and His redemptive relationship with mankind. The word gospel means “good n...

Every believer should be able to articulate the gospel. If, I was to ask you to define the Gospel, what would you say?   Technically, the gospel at its very essence is the story of God and His redemptive relationship with mankind.   Because God is  holy , He cannot tolerate our sin. Sin is anything that offends God’s holy character. God gave us the law to show us our sin. Because every person has...

Featuring: Pastor Ricky Trinidad & Pastor Henry Thomas

“Why do we sing and worship together at Church?” Today, I want to answer that question. I want to speak to you about the foundations of knowing why worship corporately and how we worship together. The people of God sing. The role of music in worship is biblical. After escaping from the Egyptians and crossing the Red Sea, the people of Israel sang a song to the Lord (Exod. 15). Singing was part of...

Let’s keep it 100! How many of us struggle with temptation? Truth is, everyone who is trying to live a life pleasing to God does. Everybody is tempted and the bible calls us to live victorious overcoming lives. So, we need to learn how to overcome temptation. That is why today, I want to speak to you about identifying the enemies’ devices and our proclivities to fall prey to them. My objective tod...

When it comes to Christian living, willpower is not going to work, because our will is broken. We must be committed to building our heart! We must cultivate the atmosphere where God can work in our hearts, because if our hearts don’t follow Jesus, ultimately, we will only see shallow, surface level, transformation.

Having a Heart of a Champion is about striving toward godly character, commitment and courage. When it comes to Christian living, willpower is not going to work, because our will is broken. We must be committed to building our heart! We must cultivate the atmosphere where God can work in our hearts, because if our hearts don’t follow Jesus, ultimately, we will only see shallow, surface level, tran...

When we hear commentators use the phrase “the heart of a champion” they a describing a certain disposition that has nothing to do with winning but everything to do with a particular attitude toward the game. The phrase is used in reference to an athlete’s particular character, commitment, and courage. The phrase could just as easily apply to our Christian living. God wants us to strive toward a ce...

A series on how to become spiritually fit and healthy.

We are in the middle of a faith crisis. The church today is encountering two primary challenges among its congregants. Disorientation and Deconstruction (LGBTQ, Hell, Politics, Inerrancy). If we were to overgeneralize, we could say that there are two kinds of people in the world. Those who are emotionally based and those who are rationally based. The heart and the mind can be an advantage or an ob...