Thursday Night Messages

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Alex Barrett, pastor of Ridgeview Church in Fontana, CA, joins us to talk about how the Holy Spirit helps us minister to others, and how knowing our spiritual gifts helps do just that   Recorded at USC campus 02/19/26

Steven talks about how the Holy Spirit can help us engage more in fellowship, what that looks like and how to cultivate it in our lives    Recorded at USC campus 02/12/26

Eric talks about what it means to pray in the Holy Spirit and how we can grow in being aware of our total dependence on God    Recorded at USC campus 02/05/26

Recorded at Seabreeze Church 01/31/26

Janet Hawkins and Laura Hoover look at biblical wisdom through the example of Peter and how he grew in wisdom over time    Recorded at First Southern Baptist Church in Monterey Park 01/31/26

Janet and Laura look at how our ideas, our desires, and our emotions can shape our lives and then they share about a tool that helps us walk in wisdom    Recorded at First Southern Baptist Church in Monterey Park  01/31/26

Recorded at Seabreeze Church  01/31/26

Makena talks about making decisions in a biblical way using a tool called the decision making train   Recorded at First Southern Baptist Church in Monterey Park 01/31/26

Recent alum Brianne talks about how to wisely manage our time and priorities by knowing where we want to be headed and how to get there    Recorded at First Southern Baptist Church in Monterey Park 01/31/26

Jenn walks us through how to have a biblical mindset when it comes to our finances and how to steward them wisely   Recorded at First Southern Baptist Church in Monterey Park 01/31/26

Recorded at Seabreeze Church 01/31/26

This first session of the 2026 Women's Event is led by the mother-daughter duo of Janet Hawkins & Laura Hoover and they discuss the topic of wisdom. They begin by defining it, applying it and looking at the foundation of wisdom.    Recorded at USC campus 01/30/26

Eric continues our series on the Holy Spirit by looking at how He can transform our lives through the Word of God and how the Holy Spirit shapes our approach to Scripture    Recorded at USC campus 01/29/26

Jeremy kicks off a series on the Holy Spirit looking at what it means to receive Him and what roles the Holy Spirit has in our lives   Recorded at USC campus 01/22/26

To close out the semester Jeremy spoke about different examples in the Bible of God showing grace to people who had messy stories, and how in the midst of it all, God still chose to extend grace and how that affects our lives today.    Recorded at USC campus 12/04/25

Luke, Genesis and Jack talk about how following Jesus in college impacted their lives both while they were students and now as alumni out in the "real world" and how Jesus really is the only one to follow!   Recorded on USC campus 11/20/25

Sam leads us through Matthew 28:18-20 as she delves into what it means to become a Jesus follower and how to live that out not only for ourselves, but sharing that with others.    Recorded at USC campus 11/13/25

Continuing our series on Following Jesus, Ian looks at the importance of our words and how they are a barometer for our hearts. He encourages us to ask the question : who are our words for?    Recorded at USC campus  10/30/25

Steven talks about the importance of missions and the difference between spending your summer and investing it. He then interviews two of our students who have served overseas and they share about their experiences. He finishes with giving details about the three missions trips we are offering this summer   Recorded at USC campus 10/23/25

In his last session, Jeremy talked about the fact that we tend to compartmentalize our lives into "secular" and "sacred" camps. He dives into Mark 12:28-34 to show us how to live an integrated life where Jesus is Lord of all, not just the "spiritual" parts of our lives    Recorded at Camp Maranatha 10/19/25

In this third session Jeremy talks about how the church was always meant to be a family. He looks at Mark 3:31-35 and gives us three truths about the church we can cultivate   Recorded at Camp Maranatha 10/18/25

In this workshop Kevin talks about different schemes of the enemy and how to fortify ourselves against him   Recorded at Camp Maranatha 10/18/25

In his second session, Jeremy Treat walks through Mark 1:16-18 and underlines how discipleship and the Kingdom are not separate and they were never meant to be so. He talks about being with Jesus, learning from Him, and becoming like Him in our everyday lives.    Recorded at Camp Maranatha 10/18/25

In the first session of our annual Fall Discipleship Conference, Jeremy Treat, pastor of Reality Church LA, talks about seeking first the Kingdom of God and what that practically means for us while unpacking Mark 1:15   Recorded at Camp Maranatha  10/17/25