# ascend toward (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ascend toward. Page: Feed: --- ## [All In Through Failure](https://harborhonolulu.org/sermon-archive/all-in-through-failure/) _2026-08-16 · Matt Dirks · Harbor Church Honolulu_ There’s no question that every one of us will fail in small ways every day. Some days we’ll fail in big ways. The real question is what we do the morning after. How can we learn to fail forward and prevent future failures ? Abram will show us the way. If you're wrestling through discouragement or failure , tune in to this message! [Listen](https://harborhonolulu.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/08.16.26-Only-Service.mp3) ## [All In On God’s Call](https://harborhonolulu.org/sermon-archive/all-in-on-gods-call/) _2026-08-09 · Matt Dirks · Harbor Church Honolulu_ Ever watch a poker tournament on TV? Every game is cautious and calculated. A chip here, a chip there. Then one moment changes the whole game. A player looks at his cards, takes a breath, shoves every chip he’s got into the middle, and he says two words: ALL IN . He’s putting everything he’s got on what he believes to be true. That’s the kind of faith God called Abraham to live out. Most of us… [Listen](https://harborhonolulu.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/08.09.26-2nd.mp3) ## [Fresh Start](https://harborhonolulu.org/sermon-archive/fresh-start/) _2026-08-02 · Matt Dirks · Harbor Church Honolulu_ As we head into the fall, this is the time when people think about making a fresh start . It’s when we re-think some of our strategies in life. Maybe you’ve been coasting for a while or even going downhill for a while. The good news we’ll see in Genesis is that God’s grace always brings an opportunity for a life reset. If you need a fresh start , tune into this message! [Listen](https://harborhonolulu.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/08.02.26-1st-Sermon.mp3) ## [Ascend Through Worship](https://harborhonolulu.org/sermon-archive/ascend-through-worship/) _2026-07-26 · Matt Dirks · Harbor Church Honolulu_ When you were a toddler, you raised your arms in expectation your dad would pick you up. When you were a teenager caught in a lie you raised your hands in surrender, hoping for forgiveness. When your team scores a game-clinching touchdown, goal, or basket, you raise your arms in celebration. And all of these are reasons to raise your hands to God in worship . [Listen](https://harborhonolulu.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07.26.26-matt-dirks.mp3) ## [Ascend Toward Unity](https://harborhonolulu.org/sermon-archive/ascend-toward-unity/) _2026-07-19 · John Hahn · Harbor Church Honolulu_ Half of American adults say they're lonely, even with more ways to connect than ever before. Somewhere along the way, our search for the good life became a search we're doing alone. This Sunday the Psalmist points us to where it's actually found. [Listen](https://harborhonolulu.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07.19.26-2nd-Sermon.mp3) ## [Ascend Toward Contentment](https://harborhonolulu.org/sermon-archive/ascend-toward-contentment/) _2026-07-12 · Matt Dirks · Harbor Church Honolulu_ How loud is your life right now? Not life around, life inside. How noisy is the sound of your mind churning over your crazy-busy schedule and endless to-do list? How loud is the sound of your heart grinding over things you’re anxious about or people you’re irritated at? What if it’s possible to find peace and quiet inside, even when there’s chaos and noise outside? King David will show us the path… [Listen](https://harborhonolulu.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07.12.26-Sunday-Sermon.mp3) ## [Ascend Toward Hope](https://harborhonolulu.org/sermon-archive/ascend-toward-hope/) _2026-07-05 · Matt Dirks · Harbor Church Honolulu_ There’s been a time in your life (maybe right now) when you hit rock bottom. When you felt like you were at the deepest, darkest point of the Mariana Trench and the pressure was slowly crushing you. You have two options in that place: give up all hope , or passionately cry out to God with hope that he’ll rescue and redeem. [Listen](https://harborhonolulu.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/07.05.26-matt-dirks.mp3) ## [Ascend Toward Victory](https://harborhonolulu.org/sermon-archive/ascend-toward-victory/) _2026-06-28 · John Hahn · Harbor Church Honolulu_ Sometimes following Jesus doesn't look or feel like winning. Instead, you get overlooked or pushed back because of your faith, while the people who reject Him seem to be the ones getting ahead. So how do you respond when life feels like a loss, even though the Bible calls you "more than a conqueror"? [Listen](https://harborhonolulu.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/06.28.26-2nd-Service.mp3) ## [Ascend with a Mission](https://harborhonolulu.org/sermon-archive/ascend-with-a-mission/) _2026-06-23 · Matt Dirks · Harbor Church Honolulu_ What’s your mission in life? David spent his life pursuing one mission: building a temple so God would have a house in Jerusalem. But God did something way beyond what David could have imagined when he made his house in each one of us through his Holy Spirit. Now our mission is to be the temple, and bring God’s presence to our families, workplaces, and friend groups, [Listen](https://harborhonolulu.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/06.21.26-Matt.mp3) ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HN1GGCZcInok) _2026-06-23 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Ascend with Your Family](https://harborhonolulu.org/sermon-archive/ascend-with-your-family/) _2026-06-14 · Matt Dirks · Harbor Church Honolulu_ Quick - what comes to mind when you hear the word blessed ? Maybe you picture the promotion. The platform. The post with the family photo in the south of France. Most of us picture something extraordinary, but most of life is lived in the ordinary. And that’s just how God designed it! According to Psalm 128, the blessed life is going to work to provide for your family. Sitting around the dinner… [Listen](https://harborhonolulu.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/06.14.26-Dirks.mp3)