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!

• Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
  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 […]
• Second Sunday after Pentecost Audio
  June 6, 2026
  King David, after his great sin that would have brought him and the nation down if it had not been for God's grace – wrote these words in Psalm 51, "You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings – […]
• Holy Trinity Sunday Audio
  May 30, 2026
  I love that what Gamiliel said, "You may find yourself fighting against God." And how would you know? It is as simple as "last one standing wins." If God is God – then "He will build His church and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it." I know […]
• Pentecost Sunday Audio
  May 23, 2026
  You are filled with the Spirit to receive God's love. Being the church reminds us God promises to always be with us – even when we feel we don't deserve His love and forgiveness or aren't up to the work He has set before us. The Spirit keeps breathing into […]
• Sunday of the Ascension Audio
  May 16, 2026
  Jesus told His disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit before they went out to change the world because there is nothing worse than a bunch of people without candles or flashlights running around in the dark – bumping into things, bumping into each other and not getting anywhere. But […]
• Fifth Sunday of Easter Audio
  May 2, 2026
  And this gets back to our calling. Rarely can we change all the things we think need to be changed to make us happy – whether we're talking about changes to our body or changes to the world or changes to the people around us. We aren't in charge of […]
• Fourth Sunday of Easter Audio
  April 25, 2026
  How many times has a new experience led you to new questions? And new questions led you to new answers that challenge how you thought about life. When we were children – if we read and listened to our teachers and ran and played and talked – our minds were […]