Coastal Church Podcast

In a world where peace often feels tied to circumstances, God offers something far deeper and unshakable. This weekend, we will learn how true peace isn’t found in life getting easier, but in living within the presence of God. When His glory is near, peace follows, guarding our hearts and minds, restoring what’s been broken, and steadying us no matter what we face.

Before God brought the Children of Israel into the Promised Land, he first took them through the desert, in the liminal space, in order to shape them and equip them for the Promised Land. Likewise, God will often take us through our desert to prepare us for what is to come, and that is often where we experience His glory.

Join us this weekend as we welcome special guest speaker Karl Martin — visionary leader and founder/CEO of Arable, a leadership house dedicated to cultivating healthy culture and shaping leaders who impact the world.

You won’t want to miss the wisdom and encouragement he’ll bring!

Praising and worshipping God brings His glory and His presence into our lives. He inhabits, enthrones, or sits among our praises. When we praise and worship, we invite His manifest presence or His glory to dwell with us.

God’s glory, His manifested presence, shows up in our lives as interruptions. They rarely come when it’s convenient. But those interruptions are actually invitations, moments when God steps into your story to do something greater. “Interruption is God’s invitation to do something greater with your life.”

This week’s message focuses on Rebekah, a woman who gave beyond what was expected. Her story, along with others in Scripture, shows that when we give freely and with faith, God not only meets our needs but also shapes our future in powerful ways.

The health of any church community depends on how we handle relationships, especially when conflict, disappointment, or differences arise. Scripture gives us clear warnings about certain attitudes and actions that can quietly erode unity and love within the body of Christ.

Being thankful has a dramatic effect on your whole being and changes the way you treat others and the atmosphere around you. The story of the ten lepers in Luke 17 reminds us that while all were healed, only one returned to thank Jesus, and in doing so, he found true wholeness.

The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of Jesus’ most well-known teachings. But we often focus only on the act of compassion, not what it took for the Samaritan to respond the way he did. He was healthy in five areas of life, which enabled him to love his neighbor and bear another’s burden. 

Peace often feels fragile, easily broken by conflict or pride. Yet Scripture reminds us it’s not accidental, it’s something we pursue. In Romans 12, Paul shows us how to walk in peace that begins with God and flows into our relationships. True peace is more than the absence of conflict; it is the presence of Christ shaping how we think, speak, and treat others.

Join us this weekend as we learn from the story of Barnabas. He’s not the main character, yet time and again he lifted others into their calling. His real name was Joseph, but the apostles nicknamed him Barnabas—“son of encouragement.” Why? Because he led with generosity and reflected the heart of our Father, the God of all encouragement (2 Corinthians 1:3).

We live in a world where everyone wants to matter and be noticed. But Jesus redefines greatness, not by popularity, position, possessions or power, but by serving. We all have been given various gifts to serve. It must remembered that gifts are just that, gifts. We are not the authors of them, they have been designed by God for each of us as He sees fit for the purpose of serving others.

In Exodus 18, Moses learned, through Jethro’s counsel, that shared leadership strengthens both leaders and communities. By listening to advice, praying, teaching, sharing responsibility, and empowering others, we see a model where no one is overloaded and no one is overlooked.

The world feels shaky today, because it is. Trends shift overnight, conflicting headlines broadcast the chaos our world is in, and uncertainty seems to surround us on every side. But here’s the good news, God is certain, unchanging and He will empower us to stand strong. God tell us not to fear, not be dismayed, that He will give us strength and uphold us with His right hand.

Everyone talks about love, but Scripture tells us something deeper: God is love (1 John 4:8). Real love begins with Him, flows into our hearts, and shows up in the way we treat others. The question Jesus still asks each of us is, ‘Do you love Me?’

The enemy attacks us primarily through deception and condemnation, but abiding in Christ gives us victory over both. Even when lies, shame, or fear try to pull us away, we can walk in victory knowing that “greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world.

From the start, God’s message has been clear: love one another. Not with words alone, but with a love that acts—selfless, sacrificial, and steadfast. This agape love is the very nature of God, shown perfectly in Jesus giving His life for us. To abide in love is to abide in God, and for His love to abide in us, it must overflow to others.

As we abide with God, we recognize who we are; His chosen children. When that sinks in, it changes everything. 1 John 3 reminds us to slow down and remember: you’re not just liked by God, you’re loved and officially adopted into His family. That’s our real identity, so John challenges us to live like it.