First Prez Honolulu Sermon Podcast

First Prez Honolulu
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This is where you'll find the weekly sermon from First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. Our mission: Joining Jesus to restore and transform one another and our world. Find more about FPC at our website www.fpchawaii.org

  1. 2D AGO

    Beloved Before Anything Else 042626

    In week three of The Way with Jesus, Lay Pastor Rosella Shishido reflects on Luke 3:21–22 and the baptism of Jesus. She explores why Jesus chose baptism, what baptism signifies for believers, and how it reveals God’s declaration of Jesus as His beloved Son. Rosella then shifts to the heart of the message: our identity in Christ. Through Scripture, practical examples, and personal stories, she reminds us that in Christ we are God’s beloved children, not because of what we achieve but because of His grace. This sermon invites you to receive and live from that identity every day.

    27 min

  2. APR 19

    What Should We Do 041926

    In this message, First Prez Senior Pastor Chris Pan explores John the Baptist’s call to repentance and the surprising truth that God often does His deepest work in our “wilderness” seasons. Rather than a place of exile, the wilderness becomes the very ground where we prepare the way for the Lord. Through vivid imagery—including the damaged road to the Koʻolau campus—Pastor Chris invites us to examine our own “rough places” and ask the recurring question from the passage: What should we do? The answer is lived out through generosity, integrity, justice, and turning back toward God’s open arms. Luke 3:1-20 Download the series booklet here First Prez website

    27 min

  3. APR 13

    Twelve and On Purpose 041226

    It's the beginning of a new sermon series called "On the Way with Jesus." The series is a study in the Gospel of Luke. First Prez Director of Ohana Ministry, Karen Makishima, takes us into the story of 12-year-old Jesus. Left behind in Jerusalem, found three days later in the temple, completely at home in his Father's house. Karen asks the challenging question: do you know who you are and whose you are? With honesty about her own lifelong struggle with identity and worth, Karen points us toward the same foundation Jesus stood on. Not performance, not approval, not achievement, but a confident, settled relationship with a Father who delights in us. Download the series booklet here First Prez website

    34 min

  4. APR 6

    Where Is Jesus? 040526

    Happy Easter! Today's message starts with a deeply personal, ongoing testimony from FPC Covenant Partner and Commissioned Lay Pastor candidate Carolyn Grossnickel. You'll also hear from FPC Senior Pastor Chris Pan in his first Easter sermon. He touches on four aspects of the Easter story: Looking, grammar, nonsense, and wondering. First Prez website

    35 min

  5. MAR 29

    The Way to the Cross 032926

    We enter the final week of Lent, Holy Week. It's Palm Sunday. When Jesus made his entrance into Jerusalem. Today's message from First Prez Senior Pastor Chris Pan takes a lesson from the crowd that lavishes Jesus on this day, only to turn on Him just a few days later. It's a sermon about unmet expectations and how we react. Today's message also draws on the wisdom and practices of one of the early Desert Brothers, St. Arsenius. Download the series booklet here First Prez website

    31 min

  6. MAR 22

    The Way of Humility 032226

    We continue with our Lenten series, The Way of the Desert. Today, FPC Elder Leona Larkin focuses on humility. She teaches us what humility is, how Jesus humbled himself, nd what we need to do to practice humility. We also learn about St. Anthony, the originator of the monastic lifestyle. Download the series booklet here First Prez website

    22 min

  7. MAR 15

    The Way of Wisdom 031526

    Rain, wind, flooding, power outages, downed trees, potholes, missed work, and property damage. They're all a part of a raging storm. This week, that's what Hawaii has been through. For some, these types of days knock us down and bring us to our core, and hopefully to our knees in prayer. These times are also an opportunity to ask of ourselves if we have a "Jenga life." That's a life made up of easily shaken, temporary things that ultimately fade or disappear. Or do we have lives that are built on firmer foundations? FPC Assistant Pastor Jenny Sung continues The Way of the Desert sermon series with this message on wisdom. Download the series booklet here First Prez website

    36 min

  8. MAR 8

    The Way of Self-Denial 030826

    The Way of the Desert sermon series continues. It's our Lenten series as we anticipate Easter. Today's message, like many of God's principles, runs counter to our cultural beliefs and practices. We value money, wealth, material things, and lots of it. There's nothing inherently wrong with the things of this world. But our focus, attention, and idolatry of these things can interfere with our relationship with Jesus. FPC Associate Pastor Tim Shaw preaches on the dangers of materialism, the concept of mammon, and what we treasure. Plus, we'll hear an excerpt from Tim's mentor Earl Palmer. It's a story worth hearing. Download the series booklet here First Prez website

    38 min
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This is where you'll find the weekly sermon from First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. Our mission: Joining Jesus to restore and transform one another and our world. Find more about FPC at our website www.fpchawaii.org

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