Sermons from Ascension Lutheran Church, RPV
This channel will bring you the sermons from Ascension Lutheran Church in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Pastor Scott Hawkins is the pastor of the church and the regular preacher/teacher. Ascension Lutheran is an LCMC congregation who would love to see you in person on Sunday mornings at 8:30 or 10:30 am.
Episodes
182 episodes
February 8, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 21
In this week’s message, we wrestle honestly with Ecclesiastes’ unsettling claim that “everything is meaningless” and the frustration of living in endless cycles of effort and toil. Rather than despair, the sermon invites us to hold Proverbs and...
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Season 29
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Episode 12
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29:38
February 8, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Your Questions Answered #9
In this week’s Q&A sermon, we explore deep questions about God’s character, wisdom, and grace—from why God’s complete knowledge comforts rather than terrifies, to how Christ fulfills wisdom without turning faith into a rulebook. Through sto...
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Season 29
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Episode 11
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23:10
February 1, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 20
In this week’s message, we explore the Book of Proverbs and discover that true wisdom begins with reverence for God. Through stories of art, parenting, and Scripture, we’re reminded that God’s wisdom gives us the foundation we need to navigate ...
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Season 29
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Episode 10
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25:50
January 25, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 19
In this week’s message, guest preacher Ed reminds that the throne has always belonged to the Lord—and that true greatness looks nothing like the world expects. From David releasing power to Jesus redefining kingship through service and the cros...
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Season 29
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Episode 9
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19:25
January 18, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 18
In this week’s message, Pastor Scott reflects on David’s desire to build the temple and asks a challenging question: was this truly God’s plan, or a well-intentioned human one? Through Scripture and history, we’re invited to consider how God of...
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Season 29
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Episode 8
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28:08
January 11, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 17
In this week’s sermon, we follow David’s repentance after his failure and discover how God turns a place of judgment into a place of restoration. From an ancient threshing floor to the temple in Jerusalem—and ultimately to Christ and His people...
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Episode 7
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23:44
January 11, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Your Questions Answered #8
In this week’s Q&A sermon, Pastor Scott tackles honest questions about Judges, kingship, the Ark of the Covenant, and God’s surprising choice of leaders. Through stories of Saul, David, and the role of community, we’re reminded how easily w...
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Season 29
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Episode 6
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24:36
January 4, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 16
In this week’s message, we reflect on the rise and fall of King Saul and the tension between human power and faithful obedience. Through Saul’s story, we see a God who grieves over sin yet never abandons His people, calling us to faithfulness r...
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Episode 5
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30:27
December 28, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Week 15
As we move from Christmas toward a new year, this sermon invites us into the Psalms—the Bible’s songbook that gives voice to praise, gratitude, grief, anger, and hope. Pastor Scott reminds us that God welcomes our whole selves, encouraging us t...
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Season 29
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Episode 4
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18:45
December 14, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Week 14
In this week’s sermon, Pastor Scott reflects on Israel’s demand for a king in 1 Samuel and our own deep desire for order, control, and certainty. Through Scripture and everyday examples, we’re reminded that God calls us not to rigid systems but...
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Season 29
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Episode 3
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21:45
December 7, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Your Questions Answered #7
In this week’s Bible Question Sunday, Pastor Scott walks us through some of the toughest passages in Deuteronomy and Judges—wrestling with ancient laws, confusing narratives, and the messy reality of human sin. Instead of treating these stories...
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Season 29
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Episode 2
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19:19
November 30, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Week 13
In this week’s sermon, Pastor Scott invites us to rediscover the God who creates something out of nothing—from the birth of Israel through barren beginnings, to the Red Sea rescue, to the moments in our own lives when hope seems imposs...
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Season 28
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Episode 15
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22:45
November 23, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Week 12
In this week’s message, Pastor Scott explores the messy world of Judges and reminds us that, despite our constant pull toward idols, God chooses real relationship with us—even when it costs Him everything. We also learn how God designed the chu...
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Episode 14
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25:29
November 23, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Your Questions Answered #6
In this week’s Q&A Sunday, we explore why the Book of Judges mirrors our own spiritual cycles—wandering, struggling, calling out to God, and receiving His grace again and again. Pastor Scott reminds us that repentance is not a checklist but...
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Season 28
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Episode 13
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24:11
November 16, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Week 11
In this week’s message, guest speaker Tommy Olsen explores how God uses something as ordinary as stones—whether falling walls, memorial markers, or even the stone rolled from Christ’s tomb—to reveal His power and faithfulness. From Jericho to Z...
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Season 28
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Episode 12
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29:05
November 9, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Week 10
In this week’s sermon from November 9, 2025, Pastor Scott explores Israel’s journey from Moses to Joshua and the people’s struggle with fear and discontent in the wilderness. Drawing from Numbers, 1 Timothy, and Ephesians, he challenges us to t...
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Season 28
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Episode 11
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25:29
November 9, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Your Questions Answered #5
In this week’s “Sermon Questions", Pastor Scott reflects on some of the most challenging and thought-provoking questions from Scripture — from God’s anger and holiness in the Old Testament to the meaning of biblical numbers like 40 and 12, and ...
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Season 28
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Episode 10
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27:06
November 2, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Week 9
In this week’s sermon from Deuteronomy, Pastor Scott reminds us that we are a forgetful people, often losing sight of God’s faithfulness amid life’s frustrations. Through Moses’ call to “remember,” and Jesus’ invitation at the table, we’re urge...
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Season 28
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Episode 9
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20:29
October 26, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Week 8
In this Reformation Sunday message, Pastor Scott explores the story of Balaam and his talking donkey from the Book of Numbers, revealing how the unseen spiritual world often intersects with our daily lives. Drawing parallels between Ba...
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Season 28
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Episode 9
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30:34
October 26, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Your Questions Answered #4
In this Reformation Sunday message, Pastor Scott reflects on Martin Luther’s bold act that sparked the Protestant Reformation and reminds listeners that salvation is found not through human effort, but through the grace of Christ alone.
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Season 28
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Episode 8
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26:04
October 19, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Week 7
This week, as we study the book of Leviticus, we discuss the Lord's admonishment to Israel to observe a Sabbath every seven days, a Jubilee ever seven years, and a Jubilee of Jubilees every 50 years. The land would lay fallow, and the people wo...
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Season 28
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Episode 7
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28:23
October 12, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Your Questions Answered #3
Pastor Scott answers your question regarding the book of Leviticus.
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Season 28
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31:44
October 12, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Week 6
This week we delve into the importance of blood. It doesn't just carry oxygen through our veins. The Bible sees it as the substance of life itself. We we see blood, we are reminding of life and death, and their transitions. Jesus' blood is the ...
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Season 28
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Episode 6
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25:43
October 5, 2025 - Bible in a Year - Week 5
In this week’s message, Pastor Tommy explores the power of prayer through the stories of Moses, Herod, and Jesus. Drawing from Matthew 22 and Exodus 32–34, he contrasts self-serving rulers with humble leaders who intercede for others. ...
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Season 28
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Episode 5
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35:07