A Chapter Without Heroes | Genesis 34:1–31

Exodus 20:1–3 — Ten Commandments Series, Week 1

Most of us know the Ten Commandments exist. But most of us probably can’t name five of them. And even fewer of us understand what they’re actually for.In this first message of a new 10-week series, Pastor Stephen Coppenrath starts at the beginning not with the commands, but with what God does before them. Grace before law. Rescue before rules. And then Commandment #1: You shall have no other gods before me. Not a rule about avoiding shrines. A call to exclusive, wholehearted worship. And ultimately, a pointer to the only one who ever kept it perfectly. Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

A Chapter Without Heroes | Genesis 34:1–31

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 people getting it right. Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Back to Bethel | Genesis 35:1–29

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 and wondered whether God is still there, this one's for you. He is. And he's still saying the same thing: come back. Sermon from The King's Church in Ontario, California.

Brothers Reunite | Genesis 33:1-20

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, the God who doesn’t wait for us to get it together before running to meet us. Sermon from The King’s Church in Ontario, California.

Wrestling with God | Genesis 32:1–32

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 breaks Jacob, and God renames Jacob, and shows us what it looks like when God is more interested in changing us than defeating us. Sermon from The King’s Church in Ontario, California.