What does it look like when Jesus visits his holy people?
In Acts 9, we witness two stories of two seemingly insignificant people. But are they? They don’t shake the world, move the times forward, or make the news headlines. Yet, as Char Brodersen points out, God’s favor rests on these “lowly” people. His holy, sacred saints are so valuable to him because he made them, because he loves them, and because he has compassion on their poverty and need.
These are Jesus’ holy people—the ones he visits, the ones to whom he shows his power, and the ones through whom he shows his power.
An Insider's Encounter With Jesus Messiah
August 23, 2026
How do you know if you’ve truly encountered Jesus? What does conversion look like? In Acts 9, we see the story of a man who was radically transformed after his encounter with Jesus Messiah, and it causes us to pause and consider our own stories.
Listen as Char Brodersen walks us through an insider's encounter with Jesus Messiah.
Philip and the Ethiopian on the Way
August 16, 2026 • Char Brodersen
The message of God is for everyone. Our God does not bar anyone from salvation and intentionally draws in those who are downtrodden, rejected, and afflicted. In the story of Philip, we see a practical example of how to be sensitive to the Spirit and welcome those who seek.
Listen as Char Brodersen teaches about Philip and the Ethiopian on the way.
The Mission of God and the Expansion of the Prophetic Community
August 9, 2026 • Char Brodersen
What does it mean to live on mission? In Acts 8, we learn that every member of the prophetic community proclaimed the gospel wherever they went, because they were sent by Jesus himself. YHWH has always been a sending God; His prophetic community has always been a sent people.
Char Brodersen shares how we can practically live as a Jesus formed community on mission and respond to the needs of our cities with the hope of Jesus. Listen as we learn about the mission of God and the expansion of the prophetic community.
The Prophet Stephen and Israel's Story Revisited
August 2, 2026 • Char Brodersen
Our God is on the move and uncontainable. In the story of Stephen, we see a picture of a faithful disciple: one whose life is marked by the voice and presence of God. In contrast, the unfaithful religious leaders cling to idols, rather than listening and obeying the Word of God.
Stephen introduces us to the God who cannot be relegated to a building, the God who is with us today. Listen as we explore the prophet Stephen and Israel’s story revisited.
Hands that Harm or Hands that Heal
July 26, 2026 • Char Brodersen • Acts 5:12—6:7
In every community, there will be needs, difficulties, and disagreements. They should not cause us to become avoidant or discouraged. Instead, we should see them as opportunities to practice and develop Jesus-like character.
In Acts 5 and 6, we see two vastly different ways of responding to difficulties: the violence of the religious leaders and the care shown by the church community. It challenges us to ask ourselves: How do we respond when needs, disagreements, and difficulties arise? Do we have hands that harm or hands that heal?
Jubilee and the Community of Justice
July 19, 2026 • Char Brodersen
The story of Ananias and Sapphira is wild, one that might immediately stir up deep feelings of fear about God's actions. This is a powerful example of God’s righteous judgment, and though this may be terrifying on the one hand, Char Brodersen believes there is also something deep within us that longs for this kind of distinction and clarity between light and darkness, right and wrong, truth and lies.
Listen as we go through Acts chapter 5 and see Jubilee and the Community of Justice.
Cycles of Opposition—Opportunities for Faith
July 12, 2026
In Acts chapter 4, we find the religious leaders in quite a pickle. A legitimate miracle has taken place through the hands of the apostles. And when threatened, they respond, “We cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard.”
Char Brodersen teaches that there will always be opposition and threats to the kingdom of God—both collectively and in our individual lives. How can we bear faithful witness that God is in our midst and remain unmoved regardless of outward circumstances? Listen as we discover opportunities for faith during cycles of opposition.
In the Name of Jesus
July 5, 2026 • Char Brodersen
It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the brokenness of the world, but the task of saving the whole world is not yours or mine. It's God’s task.
In Acts 3, Peter and John were simply going about their daily habit of prayer when they were interrupted by a lame beggar at the temple gate. They did not have silver or gold to give, but they offered what they did have—the restorative healing power found only in the name of Jesus.
Listen as Char Brodersen asks the question: Where might the Spirit of God be directing you to go today?
A Psalm of Commendation
June 28, 2026 • Char Brodersen
Did you know that David wasn't the first person to call God his Shepherd? All the way back in Genesis, the patriarch Jacob declared, "God ... has been my shepherd all my life to this day." Yet David made this beautiful truth deeply personal. Join Char Brodersen as he invites us to walk in closer intimacy with Jesus, our Good Shepherd, and discover the quiet confidence and deep assurance that come from knowing he is always with us.
The Ascent of Praise
June 21, 2026 • Jordan Taylor
In this world, we often find ourselves sowing with tears. But there is a beautiful truth we can cling to: tears often precede the rain of God’s provision.
If you are in a season of weeping, God wants you to know that you are not hidden. He sees every tear, knows exactly what you are walking through, and cares deeply for you.
Listen as Pastor Jordan shares on Psalm 126.
Seeking and Being Found
June 14, 2026
If you've felt the weight of trying to be perfect, you're not alone.
So often, we think that a faithful life means never stumbling, never doubting, and never taking a wrong step. But Psalm 119 reminds us that our hope is not anchored in our own ability to get everything right.
Listen as Hannah Colt speaks on the beautiful truth of the gospel: that our Good Shepherd is pursuing us, even when we feel lost.
But You, YHWH
June 7, 2026 • Richard Cimino
David found peace because he brought his fears, accusations, failures, and circumstances into the light of what God had made known about himself.
But that raises an important question: How do we do that? How do we keep from being shaped by the accusations, fears, headlines, disappointments, betrayals, and failures that constantly tell us there is no help for us in God?
The answer is remarkably simple. Listen as Richard Cimino speaks on prayer from Psalm 3.
Living as a Prophetic Community
May 31, 2026 • Char Brodersen
The first Christians did not need to be coerced into gathering. They met daily and were consistent, driven, motivated, and dedicated. What did they get that we are missing?
Char Brodersen asserts that the Early Church was obsessed with Jesus. His story so moved their hearts, they couldn’t get enough of him. The Jesus Story became the single focus, the North Star, and the lens through which this community defined reality. They committed themselves to it, were taught and transformed by it, and allowed it to inform the whole of their lives.
Pentecost and the Prophetic Community
May 24, 2026 • Char Brodersen
What is the message of the gospel? It is this: through the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus of Nazareth, heaven’s power has broken into earth, bringing about the great turning point in human history. It is a message that has always seemed strange to the world—and yet it is the message we are called to carry. As God’s people, we are invited to live in communion with our wild and untamed God, the One who is actively at work bringing rescue, redemption, and renewal to all things.
Join us as Char Brodersen continues our journey through the Book of Acts, exploring what it means to be a prophetic people in a world longing for meaning and good news.
Pentecost and the Sending of the Spirit
May 17, 2026 • Char Brodersen
Through the giving of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, every single one of us has the very presence of God with us everywhere we go. Though we sometimes feel lonely, forsaken, or just overlooked, the truth is, we are never alone. Listen as Char Brodersen teaches from Acts 2 on the work of the Spirit.
Preparation and Pentecost—Form and Fire
May 10, 2026 • Char Brodersen
As we move further into the Book of Acts, we see the disciples waiting in preparation for the sending of the Holy Spirit. This, in essence, is the story of our church. Those who were part of the Jesus Movement saw the need in the culture, prayed, and prepared. They were ready with grace, wisdom, and discipleship when God brought droves of hippies to Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.
What about us today? Are we preparing ourselves to receive the harvest as the Spirit of Jesus draws people to himself?
Listen as Char continues our series, "To the Ends of the Earth."
"The God Who Has a Name" Recap
May 7, 2026
Listen in as Hannah Colt reminds us of how each name of God we've studied reveals His character, His ways, and His love.
To the Ends of the Earth
May 3, 2026 • Char Brodersen
As we begin our journey through the Book of Acts, we step into the continuation of the story we’ve just seen unfold in the Gospel of Mark—the ongoing work of the risen Jesus advancing his kingdom through people empowered by the Holy Spirit. Listen as Char Brodersen begin this new series, reminding us that the mission given to the Early Church is still ours today: to proclaim the good news of Jesus. This beautiful message of God’s present and coming kingdom must be shared with all people, to the ends of the earth, until Jesus returns.
The God Who Is Making Us Holy
April 30, 2026 • Exodus 31:13, Leviticus 20:8
We often work so hard when God is inviting us to rest. In this message, Hannah Colt takes us through our final study, "The God Who Is Making Us Holy." We are reminded that holiness begins with resting in our identity in God, for He has accomplished our salvation. Resting in God produces the obedience He asks of us; holiness is the outcome and the outworking of our relationship with Him.
The Songs of Jesus
April 26, 2026 • Char Brodersen
Did you know that Jesus quoted the Psalms more than any other part of Scripture? The early church followed him in this, as we’ll soon see in our study through the Book of Acts.
The Psalms helped shape Jesus’ life, his prayers, and his teaching. In his suffering—even in the agony and shame of the cross, and in his experience of feeling forsaken—Jesus turned to the Psalms. They became his prayers, his language, and his source of hope.
Listen as Char Brodersen invites us, as fellow Jesus followers, to bring the Psalms into the rhythm of our daily lives—that they would comfort us in affliction, become our songs in suffering, and anchor our souls in every season.
