A pastoral Mother's Day service that treats church disagreement as a real, lived question.
Stonebridge Community Church's Mother's Day online worship service turns on a question that still lands: how do believers stay together when they disagree?

Scripture, worship, and lived Christian practice.
StoneBridge Podcast brings online worship from Stonebridge Community Church into an audio-first format. Episodes move from Scripture reading to preaching, often linking Gospel texts, Revelation imagery, prayer, forgiveness, and everyday church life.
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StoneBridge Podcast is built from the worship life of Stonebridge Community Church in Simi Valley. Episodes usually carry the shape of an online service: Scripture, a weekend message, prayer, and songs for worship. The center is preaching. The delivery is conversational, with enough pauses, corrections, and local references to preserve the feel of a real congregation gathered in a room. Pastor John appears frequently as Senior Pastor here at Stonebridge. He often starts close to the ground. A church fun run becomes a way into community. A kickball cookout becomes a moment of self-deprecating honesty. A friend from college appearing unexpectedly becomes a warm Pentecost opening. From there, the sermons turn steadily toward the biblical text. Recent messages trace Jesus's final command to love one another, Easter's claim about truth and resurrection, the language of debts, sins, and trespasses in the Lord's Prayer, and Anna's long patience in Luke. Other episodes give extended attention to Mark and to Revelation's symbols in the New Jerusalem series. The teaching does not treat faith as abstract information. It presses toward behavior: forgiveness offered to others, hope held over decades, love practiced inside the church and extended beyond it. The register is accessible without being casual about the text. Historical notes appear when they help, as with Gutenberg, Wycliffe, Tyndale, translation, and the Reformation. Contemporary references appear too, including misinformation, communication technology, and artificial intelligence. The result is a church podcast with a local pulse and a broad Christian vocabulary. It is especially suited to listeners who want sermon audio that feels pastoral, anchored in Scripture, and attentive to ordinary life. It carries the imperfections and immediacy of worship, which is part of its character.
Made for: StoneBridge Podcast is for listeners seeking Christian sermon audio rooted in Scripture, congregational worship, and practical discipleship. It will especially fit those who appreciate pastoral teaching with local church warmth and everyday illustrations.
What sets it apart: The show keeps the texture of a live church service rather than smoothing everything into studio polish. Its sermons combine close biblical reading, historical context, local community notes, and plainspoken application.
Weekly messages and StoneBridge Extras produced from StoneBridge Community Church, Simi Valley, CA.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
StoneBridge pairs close biblical interpretation with candid reflection on forgiveness, perseverance, power, disagreement, and the responsibilities of church life.
StoneBridge Podcast carries a church service into audio with scripture readings, congregational messages, prayer, and occasional full-text performance.
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A pastoral Mother's Day service that treats church disagreement as a real, lived question.
Stonebridge Community Church's Mother's Day online worship service turns on a question that still lands: how do believers stay together when they disagree?

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This episode is a church sermon exploring the book of Revelation, addressing common questions about the Antichrist and biblical interpretation.
This episode is a church worship service featuring a sermon on Revelation chapter 7, including a Bible reading about angels and the seal of God.
Pastor John introduces a new sermon series on the book of Revelation titled 'The New Jerusalem' while sharing personal updates about allergies and promoting a baseball book club.
This is a church worship service podcast episode where Pastor John introduces the Pentecost message from Acts chapter 2, shares personal anecdotes, and previews an upcoming sermon series on Revelation.
This episode is a Christian worship service sermon exploring how Jesus' teachings in the Gospel of Luke reveal that the kingdom of God is present now and addresses questions about finding meaning in life.
This episode is a sermon from Stonebridge Community Church focusing on First Corinthians 11:17-34, addressing divisions within the church and the proper observance of the Lord's Supper.
This episode is a church worship service featuring a sermon from the series 'The New Jerusalem' that interprets key symbols in the book of Revelation, specifically reading and explaining Revelation chapter 12.
This episode is a church worship service featuring a sermon from the Book of Revelation, focusing on the series 'The New Jerusalem' and reading from Revelation 13.
Pastor John continues a sermon series on Revelation, focusing on interpreting its symbols historically and applying their principles to today, starting with a reading from Revelation chapter 5.
Pastor John explores 1 Corinthians 10:23-33, focusing on how the early church in Corinth navigated disagreements, particularly over meat sacrificed to idols.
Pastor John hosts a worship service from Stonebridge Community Church, humorously referencing a colleague's slip-up and announcing post-service activities.
This episode is a sermon from Stonebridge Community Church focusing on spiritual gifts and unity in the church as discussed in 1 Corinthians chapter 12.
This episode from StoneBridge Community Church includes announcements about volunteer work at Sarah's house and Tiny Treasures, personal moments with the host's family, and details on fundraising activities like a golf tournament, all within a worship service context.
Pastor John opens Stonebridge's Jesus farewell series with John 13:31-32 and Jesus's command to "love one another." He frames famous last words through examples including Harriet Tubman in 1913, Karl Marx, and Voltaire.
Pastor John centers the 2026 Easter sermon on Pilate's question, "What is truth?" from John 18:28-38.
StoneBridge Community Church’s “Forgive Us Our What?” traces why Matthew 6, Luke 11, and church tradition produce “debts,” “sins,” and “trespasses.” The speaker compares Wycliffe in 1380, Tyndale in 1526, and 75 years of ecumenical language shifts to explain the mixed wording.
Jesus says, "The Sabbath was made for humanity," while the Pharisees challenge grain-picking and a withered hand.
Luke 2:36-39 gives Anna from the tribe of Asher, age 84, a rare set of details that the speaker uses to argue for Luke's historical specificity.