Del Rey Church Sermons
Del Rey Church: Playa Del Rey, CA

Malachi 2:17-3:5 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 37 | 2/22/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. There is a question that surfaces in every time, in every generation: where is the God of justice? Is God really paying attention? The LORD through the prophet Malachi addresses this question in today's passage.

Malachi 2:10-17 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 36 | 2/15/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. The prophet criticizes Israel for dealing treacherously with their foreign wives. God hates divorce. What implications does this hold for our society today and for us Christians specifically?

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a | 2/8/2026 | Pastor Tony Shen. Leading up to Valentine's Day, it's a good opportunity to delve into the famous passage on love from the letter of 1 Corinthians.

Malachi 1:6-2:9 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 35 | 2/1/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. The prophet Malachi challenges the people, who are indifferent to God and find it boring and burdensome to worship Him.

Malachi 1:1-5 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 34 | 1/25/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. This Sunday we return to our "Faithful to Fulfill" sermon series as we pick up where we left off and begin the book of Malachi, which is the final prophetic word of the Hebrew Bible before the New Testament. We'll hear the LORD address a weary, post-exilic people with a covenant lawsuit that begins with a stunning declaration: “I have loved you” (Malachi 1:2). Malachi will confront spiritual apathy, expose hollow religion, and reawaken God's people to the beauty of His covenant love, which ultimately points us to Christ, the faithful fulfillment of every promise.

Various Scripture | Life Before Politics: In God's Image, Under His Mercy, Part 2 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt concludes a two-part series around life , dignity and hope shaped by scripture. Last week he laid the foundation that life is created by God, cracked by sin, and restored by Christ. This Sunday we will look honestly at human brokenness and the mercy Christ offers to sinners and sufferers alike.

Various Scripture | Life Before Politics: In God's Image, Under His Mercy, Part 2 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt concludes a two-part series around life , dignity and hope shaped by scripture. Last week he laid the foundation that life is created by God, cracked by sin, and restored by Christ. This Sunday we will look honestly at human brokenness and the mercy Christ offers to sinners and sufferers alike.

Various Scripture | Life Before Politics: In God's Image, Under His Mercy, Part 1 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt begins a two-part teaching series titled Life Before Politics: In God's Image, Under His Mercy. In a cultural moment where questions about life, dignity, and human worth are often rushed, divided, or reduced to soundbites, we want to slow down and begin where Scripture begins, that is, with God as our Creator, humanity made in His image, the reality of sin, and the redeeming love of Jesus Christ.

Various Scripture | 1/4/2026 | Pastor Matt Jones. As we step into the first Sunday of the New Year, we'll be opening God's Word together around a timely message focusing on a Gospel-shaped life in the new year. Rather than empty resolutions or self-help promises, we'll look at how Scripture calls us to a Christ-centered resolve—to pray with dependence, be rooted in the Word, pursue holiness by grace, and live as witnesses of Christ in the world.

Micah 6-7 | 12/28/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt's sermon is not about resolutions or self-help promises. It is about honest reflection, gospel clarity, and renewed hope, as God calls His people to live faithfully and how He meets us with mercy when we fall short. Micah confronts empty religion, everyday compromise, and divided loyalty—and then lifts our eyes to a God who delights in mercy and keeps His covenant promises.

Micah 5:4-5 and various Scriptures | Born by Design, Part 4 | Christmas Eve 12/24/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. This sermon finishes our Advent series, Born by Design — a reflection on how God's plan for Christmas was not accidental or improvised, but intentional, sovereign, and deeply personal. The good news is that peace is not just something God gives — it's someone God sent.

Micah 3:1-5:5 | Born by Design, Part 3 | 12/21/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. On this 4th Sunday of Advent, we explore how the prophet Micah speaks into a world marked by failed leadership, fear, and spiritual collapse. He announces hope in a Shepherd who is coming: not one who exploits the flock, but a Shepherd-King who rises in the strength of the LORD, feeds His people, secures their peace, and will one day return in glory.

Micah 4:1-5:9 | Born by Design, Part 2 | 12/14/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. For this second Sunday of Advent, Pastor Matt continues his sermon series showing us the sinfulness of God's covenant people and the need for a Savior.

Micah 4:1-5:9 | Born by Design, Part 2 | 12/14/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. For this second Sunday of Advent, Pastor Matt continues his sermon series showing us the sinfulness of God's covenant people and the need for a Savior.

Micah 4:11-13 | Born by Design: The Sovereign Story of Christmas, Part 1 | 12/7/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt begins our Advent sermon series that explores how the coming of Jesus the Messiah was revealed centuries in advance by God to the prophet Micah.

Various Scripture | 12/30/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. We close out November, National Adoption Awareness Month, with a special message that speaks into the aches and awe of life. Pastor Matt takes a look at how the Triune God designed us for family and belonging, how sin turned us into spiritual orphans, and how, through Jesus, the Father and Spirit adopts us into His forever family.

Various Scripture | 11/23/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. For this thanksgiving week, Pastor Matt takes a look at the history of Thanksgiving in America, and at a theology of gratitude, showing how God designed us for thanksgiving, how the fall distorted it, and how Jesus restores it through His Cross.

Various Scriptures | 11/16/25 | Pastor Matt Jones. We explore the rich theology of the Nicene Creed on its 1,700th anniversary.

Colossians 3:1-17 | Christ: The Hope of Glory, Part 5 | 11/9/2025 | Marcelo Pinell. Marcelo Pinell continues in his Colossians series picking up in chapter 3, where Paul reminds us that because we have been raised with Christ, a complete change of identity given by the Triune God, our loyalties and desires now belong to a new kingdom.

1 Corinthians 7:1-16,32-35 | The Church in Sin City, Part 7 | 11/2/2025 | Pastor Tony Shen. In response to questions from the Christians in Corinth, the Apostle Paul responds - with commands and instructions in some ways hard for us to accept.

1 Corinthians 6 | The Church in Sin City, Part 6 | 10/26/2025 | Pastor Tony Shen. The Apostle Paul continues to encourage the Corinthians to turn away from committing fraud and sexual immorality, reminding them that Jesus has washed, justified, and sanctified them so that they can live godly lives.

1 Corinthians 5 | The Church in Sin City, Part 5 | 10/19/2025 | Pastor Tony Shen. In Chapter 5, the Apostle Paul confronts the church with their failure to confront a very sinful church member. Why does God want churches to exercise church discipline?

Psalm 145 | 10/5/2025 | Marcelo Pinell. Our Youth Director Marcelo takes the pulpit to deliver an encouraging sermon on the glory of God and the joy of worshipping Him.

2 Corinthians 7:1–16 | 9/28/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt preaches a special message on 2 Corinthians 7 because one of our families is soon returning overseas to continue sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with an unreached people group.

Matthew 18:21-35 | 9/21/2025 | Pastor Tony Shen. Pastor Shen teaches on one of our Lord's parables about two guys who owed a lot of money, and what that means for us in terms of forgiving other people. This is an important teaching - so important, in fact, that the Lord Jesus taught us to pray for that sort of forgiveness.

1 John 2 and Revelation 13 | 9/14/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. This week, Pastor Matt tackles one of the most misunderstood and hyped topics in Scripture: the Antichrist and the Mark of the Beast. With the anniversary of 9-11 and the assassination of a popular figure (Charlie Kirk) known widely in Christian circles, Pastor Matt try and cut through cultural darkness and confusion to show us what God's word actually says about the enemy's playbook and Christ's ultimate victory.

Nehemiah 12:44–13:31 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 33 | 9/7/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt finishes the book of Nehemiah in part 33 of this series, where Nehemiah discovers the neglect of the temple, the Sabbath, and purity laws, leading him to rebuke the people, reform their practices, and plea to restore their faithfulness to God's covenant.

Revelation 1-22 | 8/31/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt surveys the entire book of Revelation. It is an Ancient Apocalypse for us modern-day Angelenos.

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 | Jeremy Treat | 8/24/2025. Our guest preacher, Dr. Jeremy Treat of Reality LA Church, shows us from the shema in Deuteronomy how love supersedes duty when it comes to following the commandment to love the LORD with all of our heart, soul, and strength.

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 | Jeremy Treat | 8/24/2025. Our guest preacher, Dr. Jeremy Treat of Reality LA Church, shows us from the shema in Deuteronomy how love supersedes duty when it comes to following the commandment to love the LORD with all of our heart, soul, and strength.

Nehemiah 11:1-12:43 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 32 | 8/17/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. In Nehemiah 11-12, the wall has been completed. To celebrate, the Israelites rejoice and sing and dedicate the wall, glorifying the LORD.

Nehemiah 11:1-12:43 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 32 | 8/17/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. In Nehemiah 11-12, the wall has been completed. To celebrate, the Israelites rejoice and sing and dedicate the wall, glorifying the LORD.

Nehemiah 9-10 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 31 | 8/10/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Restored to the Promised Land, the Israelites rediscover God's word, recount God's grace to them, and recommit themselves to the covenant with God.

Nehemiah 9-10 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 31 | 8/10/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Restored to the Promised Land, the Israelites rediscover God's word, recount God's grace to them, and recommit themselves to the covenant with God.

Nehemiah 8 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 30 | 8/3/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. This week, we continue our powerful journey through the book of Nehemiah in our Faithful to Fulfill series. Pastor Matt unpacks the great historic revival of Nehemiah 8. The message will challenge and encourage both believers and those exploring the faith.

Nehemiah 8 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 30 | 8/3/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. This week, we continue our powerful journey through the book of Nehemiah in our Faithful to Fulfill series. Pastor Matt unpacks the great historic revival of Nehemiah 8. The message will challenge and encourage both believers and those exploring the faith.

Matthew 20: 18-20 | 7/27/2025 | Dr. Eric W. Zeller. Del Rey Church welcomes an overseas church planter and Bible scholar, Dr. Eric W. Zeller, President and Professor at Gulf Theological Seminary in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. He preaches a message titled “The Little Commission” based on Matthew 20:18-20, and also updates us on his ministry in the Middle East, which we have supported for many years.

Matthew 20: 18-20 | 7/27/2025 | Dr. Eric W. Zeller. Del Rey Church welcomes an overseas church planter and Bible scholar, Dr. Eric W. Zeller, President and Professor at Gulf Theological Seminary in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. He preaches a message titled “The Little Commission” based on Matthew 20:18-20, and also updates us on his ministry in the Middle East, which we have supported for many years.

John 20: 1-18 | 7/27/2025 | Dr. Eric W. Zeller. Del Rey Church welcomes an overseas church planter and Bible scholar, Dr. Eric W. Zeller, President and Professor at Gulf Theological Seminary in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. He preaches a message titled “The Little Commission," and also updates us on his ministry in the Middle East, which we have supported for many years.

xNehemiah 6-7 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 29 | 7/20/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. This week, Pastor Matt walks us through Nehemiah 6–7 to explore how God empowers His people to stay focused, finish strong, and fortify their faith, even when the opposition won't quit.

Nehemiah 6-7 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 29 | 7/20/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. This week, Pastor Matt walks us through Nehemiah 6–7 to explore how God empowers His people to stay focused, finish strong, and fortify their faith, even when the opposition won't quit.

Nehemiah 5:1-19 | Faithful to Fulfill, Part 28 | 7/13/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt is picking up where we left off in the sermon series “Faithful to Fulfill,” which is a sermonic survey of the post-exilic section of the Hebrew Bible, picking up in Nehemiah chapter 5. Pastor Matt presents a timely message about internal injustice, spiritual blindness, and God's call for courageous, humble repentance within the community.

John 7:53-8:11 | 7/6/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt dives into a raw and powerful encounter from the life of Jesus in the Gospel of John, where a woman caught in adultery is dragged before a crowd — shamed, accused, and nearly stoned. In a world quick to cancel, criticize, and condemn, we'll see how Jesus steps into the mess — not to throw stones, but to give grace.

John 7:53-8:11 | 7/6/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Pastor Matt dives into a raw and powerful encounter from the life of Jesus in the Gospel of John, where a woman caught in adultery is dragged before a crowd — shamed, accused, and nearly stoned. In a world quick to cancel, criticize, and condemn, we'll see how Jesus steps into the mess — not to throw stones, but to give grace.

Romans 1:1-32 | 6/29/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. June has been designated as Pride Month. How can we as Christians preach the gracious mercy of God through Jesus Christ, while at the same time refusing to compromise on acknowledging sin for what it really is?

Romans 1:1-32 | 6/29/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. June has been designated as Pride Month. How can we as Christians preach the gracious mercy of God through Jesus Christ, while at the same time refusing to compromise on acknowledging sin for what it really is?

Proverbs 3-4 | 6/22/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Today we celebrate our DRC graduates, from 8th grade to grad school. Pastor Matt delivers a sort of commencement address - which unlike the ones given by celebrities at major universities, is based on the eternal word of God. Get ready for true wisdom!

Proverbs 3-4 | 6/22/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. Today we celebrate our DRC graduates, from 8th grade to grad school. Pastor Matt delivers a sort of commencement address - which unlike the ones given by celebrities at major universities, is based on the eternal word of God. Get ready for true wisdom!

Matthew 6 | 6/15/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. On Father's Day, Pastor Matt takes us through the Lord's Prayer.

Matthew 6 | 6/15/2025 | Pastor Matt Jones. On Father's Day, Pastor Matt takes us through the Lord's Prayer.