Harbor Church Honolulu

All In On God’s Call

Matt Dirks — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:05:07 +0000

Ever watch a poker tournament on TV? Every game is cautious and calculated. A chip here, a chip there. Then one moment changes the whole game. A player looks at his cards, takes a breath, shoves every chip he’s got into the middle, and he says two words: ALL IN. He’s putting everything he’s got on what he believes to be true. That’s the kind of faith God called Abraham to live out. Most of us live life one chip at a time, but over the next 10 weeks, God will use the life of Abraham to lovingly pry our fingers off the chips so we can boldly go all-in on his grace.

Fresh Start

Matt Dirks — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:11:06 +0000

As we head into the fall, this is the time when people think about making a fresh start. It’s when we re-think some of our strategies in life. Maybe you’ve been coasting for a while or even going downhill for a while. The good news we’ll see in Genesis is that God’s grace always brings an opportunity for a life reset. If you need a fresh start, tune into this message!

Ascend Through Worship

Matt Dirks — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:12:13 +0000

When you were a toddler, you raised your arms in expectation your dad would pick you up. When you were a teenager caught in a lie you raised your hands in surrender, hoping for forgiveness. When your team scores a game-clinching touchdown, goal, or basket, you raise your arms in celebration. And all of these are reasons to raise your hands to God in worship.

Ascend Toward Unity

John Hahn — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:02:35 +0000

Half of American adults say they're lonely, even with more ways to connect than ever before. Somewhere along the way, our search for the good life became a search we're doing alone. This Sunday the Psalmist points us to where it's actually found.

Ascend Toward Contentment

Matt Dirks — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:37:02 +0000

How loud is your life right now? Not life around, life inside. How noisy is the sound of your mind churning over your crazy-busy schedule and endless to-do list? How loud is the sound of your heart grinding over things you’re anxious about or people you’re irritated at? What if it’s possible to find peace and quiet inside, even when there’s chaos and noise outside? King David will show us the path to find that kind of contentment.

Ascend Toward Hope

Matt Dirks — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:44:27 +0000

There’s been a time in your life (maybe right now) when you hit rock bottom. When you felt like you were at the deepest, darkest point of the Mariana Trench and the pressure was slowly crushing you. You have two options in that place: give up all hope, or passionately cry out to God with hope that he’ll rescue and redeem.

Ascend Toward Victory

John Hahn — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:30:48 +0000

Sometimes following Jesus doesn't look or feel like winning. Instead, you get overlooked or pushed back because of your faith, while the people who reject Him seem to be the ones getting ahead. So how do you respond when life feels like a loss, even though the Bible calls you "more than a conqueror"?

Ascend with a Mission

Matt Dirks — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:00:36 +0000

What’s your mission in life? David spent his life pursuing one mission: building a temple so God would have a house in Jerusalem. But God did something way beyond what David could have imagined when he made his house in each one of us through his Holy Spirit. Now our mission is to be the temple, and bring God’s presence to our families, workplaces, and friend groups,

Ascend with Your Family

Matt Dirks — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:44:16 +0000

Quick - what comes to mind when you hear the word blessed? Maybe you picture the promotion. The platform. The post with the family photo in the south of France. Most of us picture something extraordinary, but most of life is lived in the ordinary. And that’s just how God designed it! According to Psalm 128, the blessed life is going to work to provide for your family. Sitting around the dinner table to eat with your family. Going to church to worship with your church family. Using whatever skills you’ve got to serve your spiritual family.

Ascend with Dependence

John Hahn — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:28:37 +0000

Most of us are building something: a career, a family, a life worth living. But what happens when the thing you're building starts to feel like it's crushing you? Psalm 127 speaks right into that. If you're grinding and wondering if it's worth it, tune into this message.

Ascend with Dancing

Matt Dirks — Sun, 31 May 2026 12:33:51 +0000

You know those songs DJ’s play at weddings when it’s getting empty on the dance floor and they want to get everybody back on the dance floor? Psalm 126 was that song for Israel. It fired them up to keep dancing, whether they were rejoicing or mourning.

Ascend with Stability

Matt Dirks — Sun, 24 May 2026 12:44:21 +0000

It’s shocking how fast our stable, comfortable lives can go sideways. A diagnosis can rearrange your whole world in half a minute. A financial plan that looks fine on Thursday can fall apart by Friday. A friendship can seem rock solid until it isn’t. A job can feel secure until it isn’t. But God promises that even in this unstable world, we can be as un-moveable as a mountain.

Ascend with God’s Protection

Matt Dirks — Sun, 17 May 2026 11:35:47 +0000

Ever feel like you’re completely outgunned, outclassed, and outmaneuvered? Maybe you’re up against a government agency, a corporate bureaucracy, or a hostile group, and you don’t stand a chance. The good news is you have the creator of the universe on your side. According to David, God is always protecting you and fighting for you.

Ascend with God’s Provision

John Hahn — Sun, 10 May 2026 12:32:26 +0000

Life can feel like one long hike up Olomana, Three Peaks. Draining, uncertain, and full of moments when you wonder if you’re going to make it. In Psalm 121, we’ll see that the provision we need won’t come from the “mountains” we trust in today like comfort, hustle, or power, but from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Ascend From the Valley

Matt Dirks — Sun, 03 May 2026 11:33:07 +0000

Life with God is a journey. He’s always taking us from death to life, from worldliness to holiness, from the law to grace, from isolation to fellowship, from independence to interdependence. So what do you do when you feel stuck in a valley of depression, loneliness, distress, or helplessness? The Psalms will help us begin our ascent up the mountain to God’s grace, power, and goodness.

Why Should I Believe the Bible?

Matt Dirks — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:59:40 +0000

As we close out this sermon series, we’ve been answering many questions about Christianity using the Bible. But what if you’re not sure you can believe the Bible? Isn’t it full of contradictions and out-of-date assumptions? Well, Jesus believed even the craziest parts of the Bible, so if we want to follow Jesus we need to follow his lead.

How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?

Matt Dirks — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:01:20 +0000

When C.S. Lewis thought about hell, he said, “There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than this, if it lay in my power.” Many people are uncomfortable with the idea that a loving God would sentence people to an eternity of suffering, but Jesus spoke about hell twice as much as everyone else in the Bible combined. He describes hell as a place we choose to go, but the good news is that God chooses to deliver us from hell out of his limitless love.

Do All People Matter to God?

Mike Mason — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:04:03 +0000

In a world quick to label, divide, and write people off, it’s easy to believe some matter more than others. But Jesus tells a different story. He doesn’t avoid people or sort them into categories, he moves toward them.

Why is the Resurrection a Big Deal?

Matt Dirks — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:29:12 +0000

People who only come to church on Easter might think, “Why are they always talking about the same thing? This whole resurrection thing?” It’s because the resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of our faith. If the tomb is empty, everything changes for the world. And if the tomb is empty, anything’s possible for your life.

Can’t I Just Pursue God on My Own?

Matt Dirks — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:13:24 +0000

There’s a brand new public health crisis physicians have identified in the last few years. They’re calling it the loneliness epidemic and it affects more than half of us, especially in younger generations. Fortunately, Jesus gave us the cure to this ailment when he invited us into the community of the Trinity, and gave us the church as its physical embodiment.