Thursday Night Messages

Fall 2025 • Surprised by Grace • Jeremy Walker

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

Fall 2025 • Pivotal Moments: Following Jesus • Luke Stevens, Genesis Casco and Jack Johnson

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

Fall 2025 • Following Jesus : The Great Commission • Sam Lo

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

Fall 2025 • Following Jesus : Our Words • Ian Fitzpatrick

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

Fall 2025 • Missions Night • Steven Weier

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

FDC 2025 • Seek First session 4 • Jeremy Treat

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

FDC 2025 • Seek First session 3 • Jeremy Treat

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

FDC 2025 • Fighting Enemy Schemes workshop • Kevin Thorsell

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

FDC 2025 • Seek First session 2 • Jeremy Treat

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

FDC 2025 • Seek First session 1 • Jeremy Treat

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

Fall 2025 • Following Jesus : Our Bodies • Eric Siryj

Eric walks us through the passage of 1 Corinthians 6:9-20 to help us see how we can honor God with our bodies and our desires and how to combat temptation when it arises

 

Recorded at USC campus 

10/16/25

Fall 2025 • Following Jesus : Our Thoughts • Josh Mora

Josh talks about the importance of our thoughts and how putting off the old self requires making new thought patterns. 

 

Recorded at USC campus

10/02/25

Fall 2025 • Myth Busters : We Don't Just Fit God Into Life • Eric Siryj

Eric discusses how when we come to Christ, He doesn't now become one slice in the pie chart of our lives, but He goes in the middle and calls the shots in every area of our lives

 

Recorded at USC campus

09/18/25

Fall 2025 • Myth Busters : God is Not a Bigger Version of Us • Erin Gillum

Erin shares that what we think about God has ramifications for our relationships with Him and she unpacks Isaiah 40:21-28 to help us see that God is so much greater than we think He is!

 

Recorded at the Los Angeles Rose Garden 

09/11/25

 

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Fall 2025 • Myth Busters : God is the Perfection, not Reflection, of Your Earthly Father • Jeremy Walker

Our relationships with our dads can be complicated and inform how we see and interact with God. Here Jeremy talks about no matter what your personal experience is with your earthly father, God is not the reflection of him but the perfection of him. 

 

Recorded at the Los Angeles Rose Garden 

09/04/25

 

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Spring 2025 • Questions Jesus Asked: Part 2 • Erin Gillum

Part 2: "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?"

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Spring 2025 • Questions Jesus Asked: Part 1 • Romano Orlando

Part 1: "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?"

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Spring 2025 • Enemies of the Heart: Jealousy • Steven Weier

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Spring 2025 • Enemies of the Heart: Anger • Erin Gillum

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Spring 2025 • Enemies of the Heart: Guilt • Eric Siryj

We begin a new series!

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Spring 2025 • Break at the Lake Session 8 • Mark Bustrum

Mark Bustrum finishes walking through the Sermon on the Mount by looking at the connection between the words of Jesus and our obedience in Matthew 7:24-27

 

Recorded at Hume Lake Christian Camps

03/20/25

 

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Spring 2025 • Break at the Lake Session 7 • Mark Bustrum

Mark Bustrum walks through Matthew 6:25-34 and how we can deal with anxiety

 

Recorded at Hume Lake Christian Camps

03/20/25

 

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Spring 2025 • Break at the Lake Session 6 • Neil Walker

Neil Walker speaks on how to grow in the Kingdom of God from Matthew 6

 

Recorded at Hume Lake Christian Camps

03/19/25

 

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Spring 2025 • Break at the Lake Session 5 • Mark Bustrum

Mark Bustrum looks at sex and the problem of superficial holiness from Matthew 5:27-30

 

Recorded at Hume Lake Christian Camps

03/18/25

 

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Spring 2025 • Break at the Lake Session 4 • Neil Walker

Neil Walker talks about how to have influence as a servant in the Kingdom of God looking at Matthew 5:13-16

 

Recorded at Hume Lake Christian Camps

03/18/25

 

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Spring 2025 • Break at the Lake Session 3 • Mark Bustrum

Mark Bustrum talks about the Beatitudes from Matthew 5:3-12 and what citizenship in the Kingdom of God looks like 

 

Recorded at Hume Lake Christian Camps

03/17/25

 

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Spring 2025 • Break at the Lake Session 2 • Neil Walker

Neil Walker speaks about what exactly is the Kingdom of God from Matthew 5-7

 

Recorded at Hume Lake Christian Camps

03/17/25

 

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Spring 2025 • Break at the Lake Session 1 • Jeremy Walker, Neil Walker, Mark Bustrum

Jeremy interviews Neil Walker and Mark Bustrum for our first session

 

Recorded at Hume Lake Christian Camps

03/16/25

 

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Spring 2025 • The Gospel Unabridged: Part 2 • Bevan Unrau

Bevan wraps up his comprehensive breakdown of the Gospel and what it means for us today.c

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Spring 2025 • The Gospel Unabridged • Bevan Unrau

Join us as Bevan begins a comprehensive two-part special on the Gospel! What is it, why is it important, and what does it mean for us?

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