https://www.facebook.com/thechurchwehopefor/videos/126396156163035/ In our church familia, we intentionally elevate the voices of our Asian Pacific American familia as central and their stories as authoritative. During this service, storytelling is an act of worship and an act of liberation. Listen to our siblings: Kenneth Chang, John Chan, Camille Hernandez, and Mary Ellen Azada share about the joys, […]

Pastor Kevin Doi reimagines the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25 and makes it unfamiliar for us again. Both the victim and the protagonist in the story are Asian American. The victim is an Asian American elderly woman, perhaps, who is beaten, ignored, left for dead, with no one to intervene, as often […]

Sitting with the story in John 8 of two sides, divided by lines drawn in the sand. And Jesus at the center of it all. Offering extravagant grace and powerful truth to shape a new way of life.

Prayers for the People & Praises of the People: We stop and pause to pray for our personal prayer requests within our church familia, our community and our church. We also hold space for seeing God’s faithfulness in gratitude and praise as he moves among us.

Jesus speaks of rivers of living water flowing out of the believer, referring to the power and presence of the Holy Spirit.

In John 6, we find Jesus feeding 5,000+ and then walking on water. In these stories, we witness our God going to great lengths to pursue his people. Just like God still does today in our lives.

Mary of Bethany anoints Jesus for burial in John 12. But her anointing is an extravagant, worshipful offering as well. One that reminds us to bring all we have to Christ our king.