FaithIsland – Podcast

by Pastor Mitch

Whenever someone says, no one lives on an island alone – at OSHi, Aiea we are living proof. We live on an island, but we are never alone. We welcome you to journey with us as we follow Jesus – through this life – finally arriving at the life to come. Aloha ke Akua!

• Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
  August 1, 2026
  Last week I said St. Paul was, "Bald-headed, bowlegged, strongly built, a man small in size, with meeting eyebrows and a rather large nose." We don't know what the Prophet Isaiah looked like – except his lips – sounds strange, but we know exactly what his lips looked like. Isaiah […]
• Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Audio
  July 25, 2026
  When we think about Easter's empty tomb it should lead us to ask, "If God could bring His Son back from death, what else could He do?" That is where our hope comes from as we realize God has a plan and purpose for us beyond just existing. St. Paul […]
• Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Audio
  July 18, 2026
  Why do you pray? What are the reasons behind prayer? It's one thing to say a "Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest…" at mealtime or "now I lay me down to sleep…" prayer before we close our eyes. But that's not the kind of prayer we're talking about today. The […]
• Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Audio
  July 11, 2026
  In Matthew 13, Jesus packs a bunch of parables together – all of them about Jesus' favorite subject: The Kingdom of God. The Kingdom is right here. The Kingdom isn't some far off place you go to when you die, the Kingdom is at hand – among us and beyond […]
• Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Audio
  July 4, 2026
  This tells me what God's real job description is. The heavens and the earth will be totally destroyed – and yet we will not be. God not only set eternity in our hearts – but He also sent His Son to redeem us so "we would not perish, but have […]
• Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Audio
  June 27, 2026
  Did you ever feel like sacrificing a goat because of something you did wrong? How about buying an indulgence for you or a family member? Crawling on your knees up every stair at St. Peter's Basilica saying a prayer on each one? Walking across Spain on the Camino Santiago. Or […]
• Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Audio
  June 20, 2026
  What if heaven was created for us even before the first person was born? What if you have already been forgiven of all of your sins so there is nothing left you have to do to get in? What if death – which is the enemy – is really just […]
• Third Sunday after Pentecost Audio
  June 13, 2026
  My hope in heaven is not "unprecedented." If it was – I could still hope – but my hope might not end so well. This is where faith comes in. Faith is not hope. Hope is "fingers crossed, lucky rabbit's feet, wishing on a falling star." Faith is having just […]