Coastlands Church

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IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS Our heart as a church is to bring glory to Jesus and good to our valley. We believe the Great Commission is not optional. We preach and teach the Bible in order to make disciples who are on mission.

  1. 4d ago

    277. James 1

    What does it actually look like to live out what we say we believe? That is the driving question at the heart of the book of James, and it is one that cuts straight to the core of our everyday lives. James opens with a rapid-fire collection of wisdom that can feel overwhelming at first, touching on trials, wisdom, temptation, money, and the power of our words. But underneath all of it runs a single, unifying challenge: close the gap between the faith we confess and the faith we actually live. James 1:22 anchors the entire book with the call to be doers of the word and not hearers only. It is a mirror held up to our lives, asking us whether what we believe on Sunday is actually shaping how we speak, spend, respond, and love on every other day of the week. The spiritual lesson here is not about earning favor with God through better behavior. It is about recognizing that a faith which has genuinely taken root will naturally begin to bear fruit in the way we treat people, handle difficulty, and steward our words. Real spiritual formation, James suggests, does not happen in spite of the messy, complicated moments of real life. It happens right in the middle of them.

  2. Aug 9

    276. Ephesians 4:11-15

    What if the greatest story ever told is not about us at all — and that turns out to be the best news we have ever heard? This message digs into that liberating truth, reminding us that we are not meant to carry the weight of being the main character. Only one person in history can hold up under the full scrutiny of glory, and when we stop trying to claim that spotlight for ourselves, something remarkable happens: we are freed to step into a real and meaningful role in a much bigger story. Drawing from Ephesians 4, we explore what the church is actually for — not as a building or an organization, but as a people equipped and sent. Pastors and teachers exist not to do ministry on our behalf, but to equip us so that we can serve, love, and reach the world around us. The mission is not reserved for professionals. It belongs to every one of us. Whether we are in a remote Guatemalan village or standing next to a neighbor who has never heard the gospel, we are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and that changes everything about how we move through our daily lives.

  3. Aug 2

    275. Habakkuk 3

    What happens when we run out of answers but still need to keep going? That is the question at the heart of Habakkuk chapter 3, and it may be one of the most honest and searching questions the Bible ever wrestles with. We meet a prophet who has spent two chapters arguing with God, demanding explanations for why the wicked prosper and why God seems silent in the face of injustice. His circumstances never change. Exile is still coming. The fields are still empty. And yet something shifts in him so dramatically that he moves from complaint to worship. The central spiritual lesson here is both simple and staggering: knowing God is greater than understanding God. Relationship with him outweighs having every question answered. Habakkuk's prayer in chapter 3 invites us to do something countercultural. Instead of demanding that God explain himself, we are called to turn around and remember what he has already done. Like the twelve stones Joshua placed in the middle of the Jordan River, visible only when the waters recede and drought sets in, our remembered testimonies of God's faithfulness become anchors when life grows confusing and dry. The spiritual discipline of remembrance is not nostalgia. It is a weapon against despair. When we rehearse what God has done through generations, in scripture and in our own lives, we build a foundation that circumstances cannot shake. The message is deeply relevant for anyone sitting in a season where prayers feel unanswered and the fig tree simply will not blossom. The invitation is not to pretend everything is fine. It is to say, even so, I will rejoice in the Lord.

  4. Jul 26

    274. Habakkuk 1&2

    What do we do when we bring our deepest, most desperate questions to God and the answer we receive is nothing like what we hoped for? The book of Habakkuk pulls back the curtain on one of the most honest and raw conversations in all of Scripture. Here is a prophet who refuses to pretend everything is fine, who looks at a world full of violence, injustice, and moral decay and refuses to smile through it. Instead, he brings his complaints directly to God and waits for a response. The central lesson is both challenging and liberating: God is not threatened by our honest questions. In fact, the tension created when we wrestle with God in prayer is not a sign of a broken relationship but of a living, breathing one. Just as a rope pulled taut between two people shows that both are holding on, our wrestling with God reveals that neither of us has let go. We are invited to stop performing polished religious speeches in our prayers and instead bring our real selves, our real fears, and our real frustrations before the God who already knows them.

  5. Jul 19

    273. Romans 16

    The Book of Romans stands as one of the most comprehensive explanations of Christian theology we have in Scripture, and this journey through its final chapter brings us to a powerful conclusion about grace, adoption, and mission. At the heart of this message is a revolutionary truth: God chooses people we would never choose. He adopts the rebellious, the wayward, the angry, and the broken, throwing a celebration for those the world has written off. This isn't about our merit or our ability to negotiate with God. Instead, it's about justification by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. We discover that faith isn't about accumulating religious tokens to cash in for heavenly rewards. Rather, faith is our view of God, our perception of who He truly is. When we see God clearly, we understand that He stepped off His throne, entered human history, and held both ends of the covenant Himself so it would be everlasting and based on His merit, not ours. The gift of grace isn't cheap, it was paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ, but it is absolutely free to us. And here's the beauty: when we truly grasp how great this gift is, how wide the chasm was between us and God, and how complete His sacrifice, we can't help but respond. Grace becomes the power that compels us to live differently, not out of obligation or fear, but out of overwhelming gratitude. This is the gospel that doesn't just forgive sinners, it forms saints, builds families, sends missionaries, creates communities, and changes history.

  6. Jul 12

    272. Romans 15

    This powerful exploration of Romans 15 confronts us with a scandalous truth: God's grace extends far beyond our comfort zones and expectations. We're challenged to understand that Jesus didn't just come to fulfill promises to one group of people, but to create one family from every nation, tribe, and tongue. The message unpacks how early Jewish believers struggled when Gentile believers were included in God's family, mirroring our own discomfort when God extends grace to those we might not choose. We're reminded that Jesus became a servant to show God's truthfulness and confirm His promises, but ultimately so that all nations might glorify God for His mercy. This isn't just ancient history; it's a call for us to examine our own hearts. Do we truly believe we're part of one big family with one mission? Are we instructing one another in truth, or are we passive consumers of weekly sermons? The challenge is clear: we need to move from being spiritually fed like children to hunting for truth like adults. We're called to know what doctrines to debate, what to divide over, and what to die for. Most importantly, we're asked to evaluate our ambitions. Are we driven by earthly success, or is our motivation that more people who have never heard about Jesus will understand and see Him? This message calls us to prayer, community, and a renewed commitment to the mission of making Christ known in every marketplace, office, and conversation we encounter.

  7. Jul 5

    271. Romans 14 & 15

    Romans 14 and 15 invite us into one of the most practical yet challenging aspects of Christian community: how do we live together when we see things differently? The passage addresses a real church in Rome, filled with Jewish believers steeped in centuries of tradition and Gentile converts coming from pagan backgrounds. Together they faced questions about food, festivals, and freedom. What's remarkable is that Paul doesn't give a rigid rulebook. Instead, he offers something far more profound: a vision of Christian liberty anchored in love. We learn that none of us lives to ourselves alone. Our freedom in Christ is real, but it's not ultimate. It exists under the lordship of Jesus and is shaped by love for our brothers and sisters. The weak in faith might abstain from certain practices out of conscience, while the strong understand their freedom. Yet the strong are called to bear with the weak, not to flaunt their liberty. This creates a beautiful tension where our choices aren't just about what's permissible but about what builds up the community. The kingdom of God, we're reminded, isn't about eating and drinking but about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. As we navigate our own differences in a diverse church family, we're challenged to ask: Am I living to please myself or to serve others? Am I using my freedom to build up or tear down? This passage calls us to a radical community where friends become family, where our unity in Christ transcends our differences, and where we together glorify God with one voice.

  8. Jun 28

    270. Romans 13:8-14

    This powerful message from Romans 13:8-14 confronts us with a profound question: Do we know what time it is? Not in a chronological sense, but spiritually. We live in a world that constantly distracts us, pulling our attention toward consumption, anxiety, and the endless pursuit of satisfaction that never comes. Like the walking dead, we can go through life merely existing—eating, consuming, never fulfilled. But the gospel declares something radically different: the day has dawned. When Christ rose from the dead that Sunday morning, the light broke into our darkness. We are no longer creatures of the night, stumbling around in drunkenness, sexual immorality, quarreling, or jealousy. Instead, we are called to wake up from our sleep and recognize that we have been given a new identity. The passage challenges us to understand that Christian morality is not about keeping a list of rules—it is about being transformed by love. When we truly grasp that we are far more sinful than we dare believe, yet far more loved than we could ever imagine, everything changes. We are called to cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. More specifically, we are to put on Christ himself, as if we were getting dressed each morning. This is not about outward appearance but about identity. Every day we face a choice: will we identify with our struggles and sins, or will we identify with Christ? The difference between stumbling into sin and planning for it is crucial. We are urged to make no provision for the flesh, which means actively planning for righteousness rather than passively drifting toward temptation. This is the life of someone who knows what time it is—someone who lives in the dawn of God's kingdom.

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IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS Our heart as a church is to bring glory to Jesus and good to our valley. We believe the Great Commission is not optional. We preach and teach the Bible in order to make disciples who are on mission.

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    Coastlands
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
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