The King's Church Sermons

Genesis 34 doesn't have a good guy to root for. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath sits in that discomfort and traces how one small compromise Jacob settled 20 miles short of where God told him to go, opened the door for everything that followed. It's a chapter about silence, sin, and what happens when nobody steps up. But it's also a reminder that God's plan never depended on any of these...

Jacob has been home for years. But drift happens quietly. And God shows up again with the same invitation he’s always given: arise, go up to Bethel. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through three movements in Genesis 35, God calls Jacob to return, renews him with the same promises, and restores him to his purposes even through loss and hardship. If you've ever drifted further than you meant to...

Twenty years of betrayal and silence. And then Esau ran to meet Jacob, embraced him, and wept. Nobody saw that coming. But God had been changing hearts the whole time. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through Genesis 33 and shows us three things: God changes hearts, God keeps his promises, and God deserves our worship. And through the reunion of two broken brothers, we see a picture of the gospel,...

Jacob is alone, afraid, and about to face his brother Esau after 20 years. And in the middle of the night, God shows up for a wrestling match. It lasts until dawn. Jacob refuses to quit. And in the end, he walks away with a dislocated hip, a new name, and a blessing he could never have earned on his own. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through three movements in Genesis 32: God meets Jacob, God br...

Jacob spent 20 years locked in a battle with his uncle Laban, constantly scheming, constantly surviving. But when God finally pulls back the curtain, Jacob realizes something he missed the whole time. It wasn't his clever strategies that kept him. It was God. Elder Michael Hendrick preaches from Genesis 30 and 31 on what it looks like to stop relying on yourself and trust the God who was alrea...

Genesis 29-30 follows Jacob, Leah, and Rachel through years of rivalry, longing, and heartache: two sisters married to the same man, both hurting in different ways. Elder Ryan Mann looks at what this passage shows us about God's character: that He sees what we're going through, He hears us when we pray, and He doesn't forget His promises. Along the way, God was doing something much big...

Genesis 29 is messy... deception, heartbreak, manipulation, favoritism. But the point of the story isn’t Jacob or Laban. It’s God, and what this chapter reveals about His faithfulness to His people even in the middle of their sin and brokenness. Guest speaker Bryan Martinez from Foothill Church walks through three things this passage shows us: God is faithful in our salvation, faithful in our sanc...

Jacob is on the run, sleeping in the wilderness with a rock for a pillow. He's hit rock bottom. And in that exact moment, God shows up, not to lecture him, but to reassure him. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through Genesis 28 and shows us that God does some of His deepest work in the places we least expect. And in Jesus, we find the true ladder, the bridge between heaven and earth, who came...

Weeds don’t take over a yard overnight, they move in one patch at a time. In Genesis 27, we see a family struggling with favoritism and deception that spread farther than anyone intended.   Pastor Stephen Coppenrath shows us that while our sin is messy, it cannot overturn God’s sovereign plan. In Christ, you aren't defined by your dysfunction. You have a better Brother and a perfect Son in Jesus,...

Genesis 26 is Isaac's one chapter in the spotlight and he looked exactly like his father. Same promise. Same fear. Same failures. Same God. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath opens Genesis 26 and shows us what gets passed down in a family and why, in Christ, none of it has the final word. You have a new Father. He is making you new.  Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Esau was exhausted and hungry, and in one impulsive moment, he traded his birthright for a bowl of stew. It sounds unbelievable, until we see how often we do the same thing. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through three warnings from Genesis 25: see past the moment, desire what lasts, and stand on what remains. Because our hope was never built on our effort, it's built on Christ's. Sermon...

In Genesis 25, we see how God’s promise moves forward through every threat: delay, confusion, and even human expectations. As Abraham’s story comes to a close, Isaac and Rebekah enter a long season of waiting, and Jacob and Esau remind us that God’s purposes don’t follow human logic. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath shows how this chapter reveals that God fulfills His Word, shapes His people in the waiti...

In Genesis 24, Abraham sends his servant to find a wife for Isaac, and the Lord quietly orders every detail, from a simple prayer by a well to Rebekah’s courageous response, “I will go.” Pastor Stephen Coppenrath shows how this chapter highlights God’s faithfulness to His promises, His providence in ordinary moments, and what it means for us to walk by faith without seeing the whole picture. We le...

In Luke 24:1–12, the women arrive at Jesus’ tomb expecting death and instead encounter an empty grave and the angels’ words: “He is not here, but has risen.” Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through three questions: Did the resurrection really happen, why did it have to happen, and what does it mean for us today? Together we explore the historical reality of the resurrection, the necessity of Chris...

Genesis 23 records Sarah’s death and Abraham’s costly purchase of a burial place in the promised land. This passage confronts us with the reality of death, our identity as sojourners, and the call to live and invest with eternity and the resurrection in view. Sermon from The King’s Church in Ontario, California.

From Genesis 22:1-24, Pastor Stephen Coppenrath teaches on Abraham’s testing as God calls him to offer Isaac, the child of promise. Abraham’s response shows a faith rooted in God’s character, trusting that God can even raise the dead. At the height of the story, God provides a ram “instead of his son,” revealing Himself as the God who provides the substitute we truly need and pointing us to Jesus...

Pastor Stephen Coppenrath teaches from Genesis 21:22-34, where Abraham makes a covenant with Abimelech and resolves a dispute over a well. Abraham is learning to live as a sojourner, known as a man God is with, marked by peace and integrity in a foreign land. The sermon contrasts common Christian responses to culture (withdraw, compromise, conquer) with the biblical call to a quiet, faithful witne...

Pastor Stephen Coppenrath teaches from Genesis 21:1-21, where God fulfills His promise to Abraham and Sarah with the birth of Isaac, and from Galatians 4:21-31, where Paul shows how Isaac and Ishmael picture two ways of relating to God. This message highlights God’s faithfulness to His word, His mercy toward the vulnerable, and the freedom we have as “children of promise” in Christ. Scripture: Gen...

In this sermon from Genesis 20, Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through Abraham’s repeated deception about Sarah and God’s gracious response. We see God restrain sin, protect Sarah, and preserve His covenant promise, even through Abraham’s failure. This passage reminds us that we are prone to repeat old patterns of sin, but God remains faithful and sovereign over His purposes, ultimately fulfilled...

In Genesis 19, we see sin, judgment, and mercy collide in the story of Sodom, Gomorrah, and Lot’s rescue. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through the passage and shows: How quiet compromise shaped Lot’s life and family Why God’s judgment on Sodom was just How Lot is saved only because “the LORD [was] being merciful to him” (Gen. 19:16) This chapter confronts us with the seriousness of sin and the...

James calls believers to “count it all joy” when they encounter trials,  a command that challenges how we naturally view suffering. In this message, Ryan Mann helps us see trials through a different lens: not as interruptions to our faith, but as instruments God uses to grow it. Hardship produces endurance, shapes our character, and drives us to seek God’s wisdom. Even in life’s most difficult sea...

In Genesis 18, God hears the outcry coming from Sodom and reveals how He holds justice and mercy together. Pastor Stephen Coppenrath walks through Abraham’s intercession, God’s righteous judgment, and the deeper longing this passage creates for a greater mediator. The sermon shows why God’s justice is never careless, why mercy never ignores sin, and how Jesus ultimately does what Abraham could not...

In this week’s sermon, Pastor Stephen Coppenrath of The King’s Church unpacks Genesis 18, where Sarah’s journey from laughter to faith reveals the transformative power of trusting in God's promises. Join us as we reflect on how God meets us in our fears and unbelief. 📖 Genesis 18:1-15  📍 The King’s Church – Ontario, CA

How do Christians find their place in the church? In this message from Ephesians 5:15–21, Pastor Stephen teaches on God’s design for church membership and why belonging to a local church family is essential for spiritual health. In a culture hesitant to commit, Scripture invites believers into joyful, mutual submission rooted in love, accountability, and care. This sermon explores what it means to...

Who leads the church, and how does God care for His people? In this message from 1 Timothy 3:1-13, Pastor Stephen teaches on God’s design for church leadership and reminds us that Jesus Himself is the head of the church. He is our true authority, our great Shepherd, and the One who faithfully leads His people. This sermon explores the role of elders and deacons, the importance of character over gi...