Harbor Church Honolulu

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.

Why Do We Need the Holy Spirit?

Matt Dirks — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:12:33 +0000

Some people think God the Father is the strict one, God the Son is the nice one, and God the Spirit is the weird one. Other people think the Spirit is the only one who matters. We’ll see in John that it’s better to have the Spirit in us than Jesus beside us, because the Spirit brings the Father and Son to us.

How Can Jesus Say He’s the Only Way to God?

John Hahn — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:45:36 +0000

Most people assume there are many ways to reach God. Just live a good life, believe something spiritual, and hope it works out. But Jesus makes a bold claim: He alone is the way to the Father. We’ll look at why Jesus is uniquely qualified to say that and how His love changes everything.

Am I Enough?

Matt Dirks — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 02:00:50 +0000

There’s one message every motivational speaker and social media influencer wants to give you: You Are Enough. Life is hard, but you’ve got this. Only problem is, we know that’s not true. We feel our inadequacy every day in our work, parenting, and DIY home repairs. Thankfully, Jesus came to meet us in our inadequacy and make us more than enough.

How Do I Know I Can Trust God?

Matt Dirks — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:10:31 +0000

In life, we all experience unmet expectations, natural suffering, and even human evil. When it happens, we all ask the same question: Why? Why did you let this happen, God? Why should I trust you, God? The disciples were asking the same questions when they faced the death of their hero and the end of their movement. Jesus answered their questions with the Farewell Discourse in John, starting with a deep and rich theology of the nature of God.

Change Your Vigilance

Matt Dirks — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:57:20 +0000

In Honolulu, life can feel easygoing, so it’s tempting to just cruise. The weather rarely goes below 65, violent crimes are lower than most major cities, and unless you paddle out to Kewalos at dusk there’s no animals that want to kill you. But Peter reminds us that real growth and change require spiritual vigilance.

Change Your Expectations

Matt Dirks — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:30:44 +0000

We all have expectations about how life should go, but when reality doesn’t match, frustration hits hard. When we turn our expectations toward Jesus and His return, he brings peace and purpose in a world that constantly disappoints. If you're feeling the weight of unmet expectations, tune into this message.

Change Your Master

Matt Dirks — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:24:26 +0000

We like to think we’re strong and independent, but the Bible says we all serve someone. The masters we often allow to rule us (like our possessions, pleasures, and pride) will slowly destroy us. The greatest change in life comes when we allow Jesus to be our master so he can bring freedom in life.

Change Your Motivation

Matt Dirks — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:50:43 +0000

Everybody wants to change something about themselves. So why do you want to change? Is it to prove yourself to others? To God? To yourself? Those motivations can spark a short-term re-shuffling in life, but not lasting change in life. If you want to level-up your life, you need to be motivated by God’s gracious character.