C4 Church Hawaii

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Welcome to the C4 Church Hawaii Podcast.  We are a dream-releasing church with a global impact.  Most of the teaching in our community is done by our Teaching Pastor, Chad Reis, and our Teaching Team. We have Sunday morning services and meet in Honolulu, HI.  For more information, visit: https://c4.church

  1. 21h ago

    The Ultimate Test of our Scarcity Mindset | Open Hands | Week 4

    We close our “Open Hands” series with the ultimate test of a Scarcity Mindset: will we loosen our grip when Jesus asks us to? In Luke 18, Jesus has a hard, loving conversation with an earnest man who wants to inherit eternal life. Jesus prescribes a drastic intervention for an advanced case of a Scarcity Mindset, and the man walks away sad. Shortly afterward, another wealthy man, Zacchaeus, meets Jesus, opens his hands, and finds freedom. Their stories look different, but Jesus’s prescription for scarcity is the same for all of us: an invitation to a lifestyle of practiced generosity. Discussion Questions: Have you ever felt like you’re “tightened your grip” on something (your money, time, control, plans, a relationship, etc.), only for it to become a “mess”? What was going on inside you?Compare the ruler (Luke 18:18-23) with Zacchaeus (Luke 19). What stands out to you about how each one responds to Jesus? What do you think made the difference, given that both had the same grip on their hearts?Do you identify with either the ruler or Zacchaeus? If so, why?The heart check. Read Luke 12:22-34 out loud, as a group. Take turns reading. What Jesus tells the ruler in Luke 18 is specific to his situation, but this teaching in Luke 12 is for all his disciples. (Keep in mind that in this specific teaching, Jesus is directing us to give to people in need, not to an organization or ministry). How does heart react when you read this teaching? Does it help you to trust? Do you feel tension or fear? What makes it difficult?Imagine that you could know with absolute certainty that you would always have enough. That God would always provide enough for what you need. If you knew that with absolute certainty, how would that affect your grip on your resources?What’s one small, practical step toward open hands that you could take this week? And how can the group encourage you in it?

  2. Oct 28

    God Gave us the Ultimate Gift | Open Hands | Week 3

    If God already gave you the most valuable gift in existence — His own Son — why does it still feel like there’s never enough? In this message from our Open Hands series, Pastor Brett shares about trusting that because God already gave the ultimate gift, we can live open-handed with our time, money, talents, and resources, even in the middle of real financial pressure: rent, mortgages, tuition, and bills. Discussion Questions: When’s a time someone else picked up the tab for you — literally or otherwise — and how did that change the way you acted for the rest of that experience?Pastor Brett asked: when you give, are you giving out of obligation or love? Which one is more often true for you, and why?“Abundance for Jesus was never tied to an amount or a number.” Where in your own life do you still measure abundance by a number instead of by trust?Pastor Brett challenged the room with this: “What level of generosity makes you feel uncomfortable?” Name one specific, real answer for yourself — not a hypothetical.Pray together.

  3. Oct 20

    Human Nature: Scarcity | Open Hands | Week 2

    Why do so many of us live like there’s never enough: enough money, time, love, or affirmation? In Week 2 of our Open Hands series, “Settled in Scarcity,” Pastor Chad uses an old childhood game, musical chairs, to expose the scarcity mindset most of us inherited without realizing it. Through the story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4), we see how “there isn’t enough for me” quietly breaks our relationships with God and with each other. Then, on a hillside in John 6, a little boy’s open-handed lunch shows us what’s possible when we put what we have into Jesus’ hands. Scarcity says there isn’t enough for me. God says there’s more than enough for you. Discussion Questions: Musical chairs brought out the slow-walkers, the slippery ones, and the box-out artists. Which one were you? Growing up, where did you sense the message “there isn’t enough”? Was it about money, attention, time, or something else?Read Genesis 4:3–9. Cain’s scarcity turned into comparison, and it happened during worship. Then, when God asked him a question, he deflected. Why do you think comparison so easily slips into spiritual places like church, serving, or answered prayers? What “polished” deflection do you tend to use when you’d rather not look at your own heart?Who or what is your Abel right now? It isn’t your villain. It’s the person or situation that stirs up “there isn’t enough for me.” What would it look like to name that honestly before God this week?Is there a place where you’ve “settled in Nod,” a kind of worry, bitterness, or distance that has started to feel normal? Read John 6:8–13. Like that boy’s lunch, what’s something you have that feels too small to matter? What would it look like this week to put it in God’s hands and pull up a chair for someone, maybe even your Abel?

  4. Oct 13

    A Generous Father Who Cares For You | Open Hands | Week 1

    Do you ever feel like you're holding on to life with both hands, gripping your paycheck, your plans, or your future because you're not sure there will be enough? In Week 1 of our Open Hands series, we look at Genesis 2, Psalm 104, and Matthew 6:24-34 to see how Jesus invites us to change our lens, loosen our grip, and trust a generous Father who cares for us. When we see the world through a lens of scarcity, worry takes over. When we see it through a lens of abundance, we notice what God has already given, what he keeps providing, and the Father who holds it all. Whether you're watching with your church family or joining us online, this message is an invitation to stop managing a scarce world and start living as someone who is cared for. Join the Open Hands challenge for a week of daily gratitude and scripture, and walk through this series with us as we learn to live with open hands. Discussion Questions: Think of a time you held onto something tightly (a toy as a kid, a paycheck, a job, a plan). What were you afraid would happen if you let go?Jesus says worry is what happens when money becomes our master (Matthew 6:24-25). Where do you notice worry showing up in your life right now, and what might it be telling you about what you're gripping?We talked about two lenses: scarcity (all you can see is the glare) and abundance (seeing what God has already given, what he keeps providing, and the Father who holds it all). Which lens do you default to? What tends to push you toward it?Read Genesis 2:8-9 and Psalm 104:10-15 together. What do these passages show you about God's heart toward the people he made? How does it change the way you read "Look at the birds of the air" in Matthew 6:26?This week's invitation is to practice open hands through the Open Hands gratitude challenge. What is one concrete thing you can do this week to notice what God has already given, and how can this group check in with you on it?

  5. Oct 6

    Designed For More | DESIGN | Week 5

    As we close the DESIGN series, we wrap up our journey of discovering the good works God created each of us to do by meditating on 1 Corinthians 15:58: Your Labor in the Lord Is Not in Vain. Because Jesus' resurrection means what we do today matters to God's future, Paul calls us to give ourselves fully to the Lord's work, even when it feels futile and frustrating. God can use even our small, interrupted, unfinished efforts, and that your life matters for eternity. Discussion Questions: At the start of the message, Sisyphus was used as a picture of work that feels endless and fruitless. Where in your life right now (work, school, home, church, family) do you feel a little like Sisyphus?After 57 verses about the resurrection, Paul could have said "Therefore, relax, because Jesus wins." Instead he says "Therefore, give yourselves fully to the Lord's work." Why do you think he draws that conclusion? How does it change the way you see your everyday life to know that what you do now matters to God's future?Do you resonate with either of these situations: those who need to take their lives a little more seriously, and those who are weary and need encouragement to keep going. Which one are you right now, and what do you need to hear most?In "Leaf by Niggle," Niggle thought he had accomplished only one leaf, but in the new creation he found the whole tree. What does that story change about how you see your own unfinished, interrupted, or seemingly small efforts? Is it freeing to remember that God builds the Kingdom and we are part of his process?Think of a time you served, prayed, or invested in someone without seeing results. How did you handle the discouragement, and how could this group encourage you or each other to keep going? Close by praying the prayer from this week: “Heavenly Father, I feel stuck. I know that I have been created in Christ Jesus on purpose, and for a purpose. Help me to dream again."

  6. Sep 29

    Designed To Make A Difference | DESIGN | Week 4

    Every follower of Jesus has a Spiritual Gift — but discovering it isn’t the finish line. In this message from our DESIGN series, Pastor Brett unpacks what Spiritual Gifts actually are, how they’re different from natural talent and learned skill, and why the real goal isn’t just to discover your gift — it’s to discover it, develop it, and deploy it. Whether you’ve taken a spiritual gifts assessment before or have never thought about it, this message will help you understand what the Bible actually says about your design — and why God gave you exactly what you have. Discussion Questions: Growing up, what’s something you were just naturally good at, without ever being taught?Brett distinguished a Spiritual Gift, a natural talent, and a learned skill. Can you name an example of each in your own life?“Don’t mistake visibility for value.” Where have you seen a behind-the-scenes gift go unnoticed, or a visible gift get resented, in a church or team you’ve been part of?Have you ever taken a spiritual gifts assessment? What did it say — and did anything actually change afterward, or did it just sit there?“You don’t fully discover your gifts by taking a test. You discover them by developing them.” Where are you stuck at discovery and haven’t moved to development?Where’s one specific place — in the church, or outside it, at work, at home, in your neighborhood — you could take a small risk this week to use your gift?Who’s one person who could help you develop a gift, the way community sharpened Brett’s? Will you reach out to them this week?

  7. Sep 22

    Created For A Purpose | DESIGN | Week 3

    The burdens and joys God places within us aren’t random—they can serve as a compass, pointing us toward where He is calling us to serve (avad), glorify Him, and build up others. In this message, we’ll reframe what it means to have a God-given passion. More than a hobby or interest, it can be a stirring from the Holy Spirit—a burden for a person, a need, or a situation that moves us to respond. As God’s masterpiece, created for the good works He has prepared for us, these passions may help reveal where He is inviting us to make a difference. Discussion Questions: Have you ever asked, “How do I fit into GOD’S PLAN?” As a Christian what stirs your heart? When has passion for God waned in your life?

  8. Sep 15

    Purpose In The Serving | DESIGN | Week 2

    What if the answer to "what's my purpose?" isn't complicated, it's just one word: serve? In this message, we unpack the Hebrew word Avad, which means to serve, but both "to tend" and "to toil," and we'll discover why the very same act of service can either bring life or burn you out. Through the tension between servanthood and servility, "I get to" versus "I have to," we explore how the condition of your heart, not the size of your task, determines whether you're walking in purpose or just going through the motions. This isn't a call to do more. It's an invitation to check the motive behind the mission, because burnout isn't proof you served too much, it might be proof you served without love for too long. Discussion Questions: Pastor Chad shared how his own "yes" to serving on the light board eventually led him into his teaching gift. Think about your own story: was there a place you started serving that ended up shaping who you are today? What was it, and what did you learn from saying yes?Before this weekend, when you heard the word "serve," what came to mind? Has your definition of serving mostly lived inside the walls of the church, or have you seen it show up in your job, your home, your relationships? What would change if you saw all of it as "Avad"?The same task can be tending one day and toiling the next: helping your kids with homework, finishing a work project, showing up to serve on Sunday. Can you think of a specific place in your life right now where you feel like you're toiling instead of tending? What do you think is underneath that?Servility says "I have to." Servanthood says "I get to." Be honest: where in your life right now are you serving out of obligation, pressure, or a need for approval rather than love? What would it look like to bring that specific area to God this week instead of just pushing through it?Pastor Chad said, "Serving didn't just reveal my design, it revealed my heart." Is there a season or moment of burnout, resentment, or frustration in your own life that, looking back, might have actually been God trying to show you something about your heart rather than just something about your schedule? What do you think He was trying to show you, and are you willing to let this group into that story?

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Welcome to the C4 Church Hawaii Podcast.  We are a dream-releasing church with a global impact.  Most of the teaching in our community is done by our Teaching Pastor, Chad Reis, and our Teaching Team. We have Sunday morning services and meet in Honolulu, HI.  For more information, visit: https://c4.church

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    2024 - 2026
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