Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on July 26 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Week 3 of our Psalms: Prayers for Life series, Psalm 116 reminds us that the God we pray to is a God who truly listens. He hears our prayers, responds with compassion, and invites us to find rest in Him.

WEEKLY PRAYER FOCUS | Psalm 116, Psalm 34, Psalm 130

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on July 19 by Pastor Amen Bains. In Week 2 of our series, Psalm 139 shows us that God knows us completely and still invites us to come to Him honestly. Because He knows every part of us and remains with us wherever we are, we can bring our whole selves to Him in prayer.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on July 12 by Pastor Amen Bains. In the opening message of our Psalms: Prayers for Life series, we begin with the disciples’ simple request: “Lord, teach us to pray.” Psalm 19 shows us that prayer begins by paying attention to the God who makes Himself known – through creation, through His Word, and most fully through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 28 by Pastor Oscar Navarro. In the final week of our Exiles series, we are reminded that God is faithful even when we are not. We often abandon the promises of God for lesser things, but Scripture calls us to trust the God who restores, renews and keeps His word.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 21 by Pastor Amen Bains. In this sermon from Jeremiah 33, we see that God’s restoration is not quiet: where devastation once silenced joy, He brings back the sounds of healing, worship, thanksgiving, and life with Him.

As Jeremiah speaks hope from the middle of Jerusalem’s collapse, we are reminded that God’s final word over His people is not silence, shame, exile, or death, but restoration in Him.

Scripture References:

Jeremiah 7:34; 33:1-11; Ezra 3:10-11; Nehemiah 8:9-12

Weekly Reflection Questions

1. What sound is loudest in your life right now — despair, shame, fear, control, worship, gratitude, or hope?

2. How might worship become a posture of trust for you this week, even before everything feels fully restored?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 7 by Pastor Markel Croston. Faith does not wait for circumstances to improve; it trusts God enough to obey Him in the middle of uncertainty.

In Jeremiah 32, while Jerusalem is under siege and the future looks impossible, Jeremiah buys a field as a tangible act of hope in God’s promises. This message reminds us that even when life feels unresolved, God invites us to trust Him not just in theory, but through faithful action.

Scripture References:

Jeremiah 32:3–10

Weekly Reflection Questions

1. Where is God asking me to trust Him in action, not just in theory?

2. What circumstance in my life is making it hardest to believe that God is still at work?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on June 7 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 31:31–34 and God's promise of a New Covenant. In a world where we often look for hope in better circumstances or greater effort, God offers something deeper – a transformed heart, a restored relationship with Him, and the forgiveness made possible through Jesus.

Scripture References:

Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 10:11-18

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on May 31 by Pastor Oscar Navarro. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 31:15–30 and discover how God meets us in our grief without leaving us there. His promises give us a hope that can endure even when our circumstances have not yet changed.

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on May 24 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 31:1–14 and discover how God meets weary people with His restoring love.

Through the Good Shepherd, we’re reminded that true rest is not found in easier circumstances, but through relationship with Jesus. Even in seasons of sorrow and exhaustion, God leads His people from mourning into joy and from striving into rest.

Scripture References:

Jeremiah 31:1–14

John 10:1–19

Matthew 11:28

WEEKLY REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1. What burden, sorrow, or weariness do I need to bring before Jesus today?

2. What distractions may be keeping me from hearing and following the Shepherd’s voice?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on May 17 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in Exiles, we explore Jeremiah 30:11–24 and how God meets us in the reality of our sin and suffering. Our deepest wounds cannot heal themselves, but through Jesus, God brings restoration, healing, and new life.

Scripture: Jeremiah 30:11-24; 1 Peter 2:24; Ephesians 2:3-5

WEEKLY REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1. Where am I resisting God’s correction or conviction in my life?

2. How is Jesus inviting me to stop hiding my brokenness and receive His restoration?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on May 10 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 30:1–11 and how God speaks hope into seasons that feel unstable and uncertain. Even when fear shapes our present reality, God’s presence, promises, and restoration are greater than what we can currently see.

Scripture: Jeremiah 30:1–11 | Psalm 30:1–5

WEEKLY REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1. What fear has quietly become the loudest voice shaping my thoughts or decisions right now?

2. How have suffering or disappointment impacted the way I see God, myself, or the future?

WEEKLY REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1. What lies do you tend to believe about God, the world, and yourself?

2. In what ways is God calling you to live a “long obedience in the same direction”?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on May 3 by Pastor Oscar Navarro. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 29:15–32 and what it means to discern truth when competing voices promise easier paths and quicker hope. Even when false voices distort reality, God calls us to trust the True Prophet, knowing our future is secure because Jesus has already made the way home.

WEEKLY REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1. What lies do you tend to believe about God, the world, and yourself?

2. In what ways is God calling you to live a “long obedience in the same direction”?

Sunday message from Community Church Playa given on April 26 by Pastor Amen Bains. This week in our Exiles series, we look at Jeremiah 29:8–14 and what it means to trust God when life isn’t going as planned. Even in seasons that feel uncertain or unclear, God calls us to trust Him and seek Him, knowing He is present and at work.

WEEKLY REFLECTION QUESTIONS

1. What voices have been shaping your thinking in this season? Are they leading you toward trust in God or away from it?

2. What would it look like for you to seek God in that place this week, not for answers, but for Him?