As we close out our three-part series on "A Hospitable Community," Char Brodersen invites us to take an honest look at how each of us can cultivate a life of hospitality.
Biblical hospitality can be a bit messy. As Christine Pohl says in "Making Room," hospitality is both "costly and wonderfully rewarding," but can often involve "small deaths and little resurrections." This description is a powerful picture of what God is calling us into—following in the way of Jesus to give our lives over for the sake of others. Yet this kind of welcome is deeply needed. May we be those who open our lives, our homes, and our hearts to those around us.
Welcoming the Stranger
March 1, 2026 • Char Brodersen
When a wave of hippies began showing up at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in the late 1960s, they didn’t find rejection—they found the welcome of Jesus through the people of God. That spirit of hospitality became the soil through which God did extraordinary things through the church. Listen as Char Brodersen teaches from Romans 15 about what it truly means to welcome the stranger.
The God Who Is With Us
February 26, 2026 • Psalm 23
In today's message, Kaili beautifully pointed out the parallels between David and Jacob. Both experienced familial division, difficult things in life, even committed sin, and yet we see that God is not ashamed to be claimed as their Shepherd, the One who cared for them, guided them, even anointed them and declared them to be His. In the same way, will we allow Jesus to overcome our unbelief, our sense of duty, and our doubt of His care for us?
The God Who Is Most High
February 25, 2026 • Genesis 14:15
As we continue with our study in “The God Who Has A Name”, we come to Genesis to see how God reveals Himself as God Most High—El Elyon. To Abraham, He made Himself known in many different ways, but through raging battles and unanswered pain, God shows that though he is high above, He is also the God who has made Himself low, who enters in to our pain, our questions, our doubts, our pains, and gives us Himself.
I Am the Stranger
February 22, 2026 • Char Brodersen
In our current climate, there is a real hunger for authentic human connection—for community, a desire for a safe and welcoming space. There is a generation in search of identity, belonging, and meaning. In other words, there is a new generation of seekers.
As God’s people, the Church is uniquely positioned to respond to this hunger with good news. We are called to reflect the heart of our hospitable and generous God by becoming a community of welcome—where strangers become neighbors and outsiders find a home.
Listen as Char Brodersen reflects on the story of the Exodus, laying out for us the foundation of what "A Hospitable Community" can and should look like.
Further Up, Further In
February 15, 2026 • Char Brodersen
As we come to the close of our series, Char Brodersen reminds us that we cannot ignore the cruciform way of Jesus—the only true path of discipleship.
Every time Jesus is asked about greatness in his kingdom, he highlights service, self-sacrifice, taking up the cross. He calls us to see and welcome “the least of these”—the fatherless, the widow, the poor, the foreigner, the little child. Those who truly see, serve, and care for the least are walking the way of the cross—and they are the ones God calls great in his kingdom.
Watch or listen as we conclude our journey through the Gospel of Mark.
Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, and the Glory Revealed
February 8, 2026 • Char Brodersen
In Mark 15, we witness Jesus accomplish his Messianic mission. We see that his way is the way of the cross, the way of self-sacrifice. We see our Savior fulfill Isaiah 53, taking up our pain, bearing our suffering—stricken, afflicted, pierced for our transgressions, led as a sheep to the slaughter. But it is in his death that God’s glory is revealed.
Listen as Char Brodersen invites us into the story of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, and the Glory Revealed.
First Thursday Gathering: Loving Community Panel
February 5, 2026
In today's gathering, we heard from various women in our ministry about what it means to live in and be a loving community.
The Trial and Confession of Jesus and His Disciple
February 1, 2026 • Char Brodersen
This week, we return to Mark 14, a weighty passage where we watch as Jesus stands his ground in the face of the most powerful religious men on the earth, testifying to his true identity with boldness and confidence, all the while knowing the fate that awaits him. Listen as Char Brodersen teaches on the trial of Jesus.
The God Who Is Known
January 29, 2026 • Exodus 3:13–15
As we begin our study on “The God Who Has A Name”, Robin kicks us off by diving into the name that God gave when He revealed Himself to Moses: “I AM WHO I AM”. Explaining to us the full, beautiful meaning of each consonant in His name, “YHWH”, Robin reminded us that this name points to a God who is fully active and present in the past, here and now, and in the future.
Baptism Sunday
January 25, 2026
This past Sunday, we witnessed powerful stories of new life in Christ as brothers and sisters publicly declared their faith through baptism. Each step into the water was a reminder of God’s grace at work—lives transformed, faith made visible, and hope renewed.
The God Who Has A Name
January 22, 2026
In today’s message, Hannah Colt introduces our new study, “The God Who Has A Name”. She gives us a flyover view of each coming study as we focus on nine names of God. Through all the different facets of His name, it can be easy to feel lost, but His name is simple and unchanging. YHWH is the God who sees His people, sees our brokenness, and says “I will stand them back up again!"
Jesus with the Loathed, the Lowest, and the Lost
January 18, 2026 • Richard Cimino
There is nothing more beautiful than seeing the ways God calls people to himself—and just as beautiful is watching those he calls walk in true repentance. As we study the story of Levi the tax collector, better known as Matthew, we see how Jesus calls the loathed, the lowest, and the lost. Listen or watch as Richard Cimino teaches from Luke 5.
The Garden and the Testing of Disciples
January 11, 2026 • Char Brodersen
In this chapter, Mark presents Jesus as the One who is completely faithful—the true model of discipleship in the face of the deepest darkness and greatest difficulty. Listen as Char Brodersen teaches through this heavy and sobering passage, raising important questions for us as disciples:
What spiritual practices and preparations are we making for a life marked by uncertainty, trials, scarcity, and even persecution? And when those moments come, will we be able to endure, faithfully hold fast to Jesus, and continue to follow him?
The Jesus Meal
January 4, 2026 • Char Brodersen
This week, Char Brodersen teaches from Mark 14:12–26—a weighty passage in which Jesus eats the Passover meal with his disciples and reveals there is a betrayer in their midst. Yet this is also a deeply beautiful moment, as Jesus institutes communion, giving us a powerful picture of what our Savior was about to accomplish for the sake of the world and a looking forward to what this sacrament means for us today. Listen and be encouraged by your belovedness in Christ.
Praying the Lord's Prayer
December 28, 2025 • Char Brodersen
The Lord’s Prayer is more than words we recite—it’s a pattern that shapes the life of a disciple. As we step into a new year, may this prayer become a formative rhythm for us, shaping how we live, love, and follow Jesus together as a church family.
Christmas Eve 2025
December 24, 2025
Sacred: set aside as holy. This word best describes our Christmas Eve gathering and the end of Calvary's Advent season. Whether you were able to join us or not, we invite you to spend some time reflecting on the beauty of Advent and the coming of Jesus.
The God Who Is Salvation
December 21, 2025 • Char Brodersen
Advent isn’t simply about looking back or looking forward. It is living today and each day with an expectation that the Living Jesus will meet us in our needs, in our struggles, and in our grief. He will bring us peace and hope as we await his final salvation and deliverance. Listen as Char Brodersen closes out our Advent series with a message on the God who is salvation—the God who brings us home.
The God Who Is Promised
December 14, 2025 • Jordan Taylor
What do we do when a wonderful season like Christmas meets us with complex issues? When loss and tragedy are thrust upon us? When frustration and grief hit us like a wave? When circumstances feel so overwhelming, we don’t know how we’ll overcome them? We fall back on this truth: God is with us, and he is faithful to his Word. Listen as Jordan Taylor teaches on "The God Who Is Promised."
The God Who Is Named
December 7, 2025
This message traces the long-awaited promise of God through 42 generations, all leading to the moment he takes on a name—Jesus—to bring salvation to the world. Be encouraged as you see how God’s character, authority, and love are wrapped up in the name he chose for himself. Take a moment to listen, as Hannah Colt shares from Matthew 1 on "The God Who Is Named."
Women's Christmas Coffee 2025
December 6, 2025
Our 2025 Women’s Christmas Coffee was truly beautiful. Nearly 700 women joined us on Saturday to shop the Marketplace, enjoy delicious treats, and savor warm, seasonal drinks.
But the true highlights of the morning were the Spirit-led worship of our King and the message from Professor Carmen Joy Imes. Carmen unfolded the richness of the gospel through Isaiah 9:6, reminding us that Advent reorients our hearts, renews our hope, and invites us to release our burdens to the God Who Has a Name—and that name is Jesus.
If you missed the event, we invite you to listen in. And if you were with us, enjoy revisiting the program and reliving the beauty of the day.
