Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Pastor Justin Fung kicks of our new sermon series, KAIROS, based on Jesus first recorded sermon, as it begins in Mark 1:15. Jesus’ first sermon was an announcement: “Now is the time. Here comes God’s kingdom.” The kingdom of God is not just something we hope for—it’s something we live in now. How do we stay rooted in the values of God’s kingdom when living in the capital of the American empire?
Pastor Justin Fung kicks of our new sermon series, KAIROS, based on Jesus first recorded sermon, as it begins in Mark 1:15. Jesus’ first sermon was an announcement: “Now is the time. Here comes God’s kingdom.” The kingdom of God is not just something we hope for—it’s something we live in now. How do we stay rooted in the values of God’s kingdom when living in the capital of the American empire?








![Joy is what makes endurance possible
The enduring faith James is inviting us into is not a grit-your-teeth, suck-it-up, white-knuckle-your-way-through kind of faith. James says, right at the very beginning of his letter: “Consider it all joy.”
Consider it all joy—what Dallas Willard would describe as “a pervasive and constant sense of well-being [whose indispensable support is] hope in the goodness of God.” Joy is a vital part of endurance itself because without joy—without those moments that remind you of the grace of God and the gift of life and the goodness in other people—all the hard things become that much harder and heavier. Joy isn’t the reward at the end of endurance. Joy is what makes endurance possible.
Excerpt from Enduring Faith: James 5 | March 22, 2026
Full sermon available on our YouTube page.
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