El Estero Presbyterian Church

Sunday Messages

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In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Presbytery of San Jose has recommended that all Sunday Worship Services be suspended pending evaluation of how and when to resume.   In the meantime we are using Zoom to meet virtually.  The video of the sermons are available via the links below. Thanks for checking in. God Bless!

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JANUARY 2021

• 24th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Praying For Eternal Impact"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Ephesians 1:15-17

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: A Study On Ephesians

• 17th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Spiritual Blessings In Christ"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Ephesians 1:3-14

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: A Study On Ephesians

• 10th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Testimony Of A Changed Life"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Ephesians 1:1-2; Acts 26

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: A Study On Ephesians

• 3rd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Begin With The End In Mind"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Hebrews 12:5-11

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: New Year's

DECEMBER 2020

• 27th - Rev. Ted Esaki. "Things To Remember In 2021"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Ephesians 5:15-17

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: 2021

• Christmas Eve - Candlelight Service

• 24th - Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, "A Candle And A Child"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Isaiah 9:2-7

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Advent

• 20th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "But Nothing Is Impossible With God"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Luke 1:26-38

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Advent

• 13th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "In The Fullness Of Time"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Galatians 4:4

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Advent

• 6th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Light That Shines In The Darkness"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: John 1:1-14

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Advent

NOVEMBER 2020

• 29th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Advent, A Celebration of Joy"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Leviticus 23:40-41

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Advent

• 22nd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "In Everything  Give Thanks???"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: I Thessalonians 5:18

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Thanksgiving

• 15th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Lessons From The Churches In Revelation"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Selected Verses

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Book of Revelation

• 8th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Church Of Enryo"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Revelation 3:14-22

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Book of Revelation

• 1st - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Open Doors"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Revelation 3:7-13

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Book of Revelation

OCTOBER 2020

• 25th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Sardis: Dead or Alive"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Revelation 3:1-6

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Book of Revelation

• 18th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Tolerance and Intolerance"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Revelation 2:18-29

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Book of Revelation

• 11th - Guest Speaker. "Trusting God Through The Wilderness"

  • Scripture Text: Psalm 106:19-23

  • Zoom Worship Bulltetin

• 4th - Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, "The Gift Of Joy"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Nehemiah 8:9-12; John17:9-13

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

SEPTEMBER 2020

• 27th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Church That _________"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Revelation 2:12-17

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Book of Revelation

• 20th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "For Those Who Hurt"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Revelation 2:8-11

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Book of Revelation

• 13th - Rev. Ted Esaki. "Remember Your First Love"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Revelation 2:1-7

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Book of Revelation

• 6th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "God Wins!!"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Revelation 1:3

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Book of Revelation

AUGUST 2020

• 30th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Lord, Light The Fire Again"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Psalm 51:10

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: The Will of God

• 23rd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Persistent Praying"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Isaiah 62:6-7

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: The Will of God

• 16th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Trusting God In Uncertain Times"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Proverbs 3:5-6

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: The Will of God

•  9th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Decision Making and The Will Of God

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Romans 12:1-2

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: The Will of God

• 2nd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Lessons From Job" (No video available)

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Job (Selected verses)

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: The Life of Job

JULY 2020

• 26th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "When God is Silent"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Job (Selected verses)

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: The Life of Job

• 19th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Patience of Job"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: James 5:11

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: The Life of Job

• 12th - Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, "In Times of Change"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture text: John 15:1-17

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Change

• 5th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Sin Of Being At Ease"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Job (Selected  Verses)

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Life of Job

June 2020

• 28th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "With Friends Like You Who Needs Enemies"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Job 4 (selected verses)

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Life of Job

• 21st - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Perfect Father"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 5:48

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Father's Day

• 14th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Why? Why? Why?"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Job 3:1-26

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Life of Job

•  7th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Job's Three Friends"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Job 2:11-13

  • Zoom Worship Bulletin

  • Theme: Life of Job

May 2020

• 31st - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Just When Things Couldn't Get Worse"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Job 2:1-10

  • Zoom Worship Service Bulletin

  • Theme: Life of Job

• 24th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Job 1:13-22

  • Zoom Worship Service Bulletin

  • Theme: Life of Job

• 17th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "An Unseen Enemy"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Job 1:1-12

  • Zoom Worship Service Bulletin

  • Theme: Life of Job

• 10th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Ruth: Profile of a Godly Woman"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Ruth 1:16-18

  • Zoom Worship Service Bulletin

  • Theme: Discipleship

• 3rd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Joy In Jail"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Ephesians 3:1

  • Zoom Worship Service Bulletin

  • Theme: Discipleship

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April 2020

• 26th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Spiritually Fit During Covid-19"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: 1 Timothy 4:7-8

  • Zoom Worship Service Bulletin

  • Theme: Discipleship

• 19th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Where is God?"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Psalm 139:7-12

  • Theme: The Character of God

• 12th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Overcoming Fear With Faith"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 28:1-10

  • Theme: Easter

• 10th - Ret. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, "What the Centurion Saw"

  • Scripture Text: Mark 15:33-39

  • Theme: Good Friday

• 5th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Finding Hope in Hard Times"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: John 12:12-13

  • Theme: Lent

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March 2020

• 29th - Prayer and Fellowship Gathering via Zoom - not recorded

• 22nd - no Worship Service at church

• 15th  - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Who is Jesus?" - no Worship Service at church

  • Sermon Outline

  • Sermon Text document

  • Sermon Powerpoint slides

  • Scripture Text: Luke 5:17-26

  • Theme: Lent

• 8th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "A Man of Faith"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 8:5-13

  • Theme: Lent

• 1st - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Compassionate Touch of Jesus"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 8:1-4

  • Theme: Lent

 

February 2020

• 23rd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Building Wisely"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 7:24-29

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 16th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Who Will Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven?"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 7:21-23

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 9th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Beware of False Prophets"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 7:15-23

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 2nd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "How To Win The Superbowl... of Life!"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 7:12-14

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount 

 

January 2020

• 26th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Ask, Seek, and Knock"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 7:7-11

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 19th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Do Not Judge"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 7:1-6

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 12th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Don't Worry" - no video available

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 6:25-34

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 5th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "2020 Vision for 2020"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Isaiah 6:1-8

  • Theme: New Years

 

December 2019

• 29th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Why Did Jesus Come?"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: John 13:1-17

  • Theme: Servanthood

• 24th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Lights of Christmas"

  • Scripture Text: John 1:1-14

  • Theme: Christmas

• 22nd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "What is the Meaning of Christmas?"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Luke 2:8-14

  • Theme: Christmas

• 15th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Wonder of Christmas"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Matthew 2:1-12

  • Theme: Advent

• 8th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "What Child Is This?"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Isaiah 9:6-7

  • Theme: Advent

• 1st - Ret. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, "A Tale of Five Mountains"

  • Scripture Text: Isaiah 2:1-5

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November 2019

• 24th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Giving Thanks In Tough Times"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Philippians 4:4-8

  • Theme: Thanksgiving

• 17th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Where Is Your Treasure?"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 6:19-24

  • Theme: Stewardship

• 10th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Jesus Teaches Us To Pray - Part 2"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 6:9-13

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 3rd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Jesus Teaches On Prayer"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 6:9-14

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

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October 2019

• 27th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "And When You Pray"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 6:5-8

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 20th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Seeking Man's Approval or God's"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 6:1-4

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 13th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Love Your Enemies"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 5:43-48

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 6th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Responding To Evil"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 5:38-48

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

 

September 2019

• 29th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Your Word Is Your Bond"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 5:33-37

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 22st - Rev. Ted Esaki, "If Looks Could Kill"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 5:21-26

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

• 15th - Ret. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, "New"

  • Scripture Text: Isaiah 42:5-12 and Mark 2:21-22

• 8th - Ret. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, "We Seek, God Finds"

  • Scripture Text: Psalm 23 and John 15:12-17

• 1st - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Living According to the Authority of God’s Word" - not available

  • Sermon  Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 5:17-20

  • Theme: Sermon on the Mount

 

August 2019

• 25th - Rev. Rick Pennington, "How Do We See Jesus?"

  • Scripture Text: Mark 8:21-33

  • Theme: Discipleship

• 18th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Be A Difference Maker"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 5:13-16

  • Theme: The Sermon on the Mount

• 11th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The 'Be' Attitudes - Part 3"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 5:1-13

  • Theme: The Sermon on the Mount

• 4th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The 'Be' Attitudes"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 5:3-11

  • Theme: The Sermon on the Mount

 

July 2019

• 28th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Secret of Happiness"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 5:1-2

  • Theme: The Sermon on the Mount

• 21st - Rev. Ted Esaki, "What Jesus Knows"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Revelation 2:8-11

  • Theme: The Church

• 14th - Rev. Ted Esaki, " Lord of the Sabbath"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Luke 6:1-5

  • Theme Discipleship

• 7th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Engage Your World"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Luke 5:27-32

  • Theme: Discipleship

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June 2019

• 30th - Dr. Pat Zukeran, "Lord of Creation"

  • Scripture Text: Selected passages

  • Theme: Creation

• 23rd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Pursuit of Holiness"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Isaiah 6:1-8

  • Theme: Discipleship

• 16th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Profile of a Godly Father"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Joshua 2:14-18

  • Theme: Father's Day

• 9th - Rev. Dennis Sato, "How To Win The Hearts of People"

  • Scripture Text: 1 Samuel 15:1-6

• 2nd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Sensing God in the Storms of Life"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 13:22-33

  • Theme: Growing in Christ

• May 2019

• 26th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Staying Focused on God"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Judges 13:1-5, 24-25

  • Theme: Discipleship

• 19th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Back To The Bible"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 5:17-20

  • Theme: Authority of Scripture

• 12th - Ret. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, "A Mother's Love"

  • Scripture Text: 1 John 4:7-21

  • Theme: Mother's Day

• 5th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "James:  An Encounter With The Resurrected Jesus"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: James 1:1-4

  • Theme: Encounters With The Resurrected Jesus

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• April 2019

• 28th - Rev. Ted. Esaki, "Peter:  Encounter With The Resurrected Christ

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Acts 4:18-20

  • Theme: Encounters With The Resurrected Christ

• 21st - Rev. Ted Esaki, "He is Not Here, He Is Risen"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Mark 16:1-8

  • Theme: Easter

• 19th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Into Thy Hands I Commit My Spirit"

  • Scripture Text: Luke 23:46

  • Theme:  Good Friday

• 14th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "It Is Finished"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: John 19:30

  • Theme: Lenten Series:  Seven Last Statements of Jesus from the Cross

• 7th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "I Am Thirsty"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: John 19:28-29

  • Theme: Lenten Series, The Seven Last Statements of Jesus from the Cross

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• March 2019

• 31st - Rev. Ted Esaki, "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Matthew 27:45-47

  • Theme: Lenten Series:  The Seven Last Words of Jesus from the Cross

• 24th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "A Word of Love"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: John 19:25-27

  • Theme: Lenten Series - The Seven Last Words of Jesus from the Cross

• 17th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Promise of Paradise"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Luke 23:39-43

  • Theme: Lenten Series

• 10th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Father Forgive Them"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Luke 23:27-37

  • Lenten Series: The Seven Last Words of Jesus from the Cross

• 3rd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Dealing With Loss"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Genesis 23:1-20

  • Theme: A Study in the Book of Genesis

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• February 2019

• 24th - Ret. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, "Heirs of Faith"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Genesis 22:1-14, Galatians 3:6-9, Galatians 3:26-29

  • Theme: The Book of Genesis

• 17th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Noah and the Ark"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Genesis 6 - 9 (selected passages)

  • Theme: A Study in the Book of Genesis

• 10th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "The Fall"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Genesis 3:1-13

  • Theme: The Book of Genesis

• 3rd - Rev. Ted Esaki, "In His Image"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Genesis 1:26-27

  • Theme: A Study In Genesis

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• January 2019

• 27th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "In the Beginning"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text" Genesis 1:1

  • Theme: Introduction to the Book of Genesis

• 20th - Dr. Wayne Shen, "Do You Love Me?"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: John 21:15-17

  • Theme: The Gospel of John

• 13th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "From Doubt To Faith"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: John 20:24-31

  • Theme: The Gospel of John

• 6th - Rev. Ted Esaki, "Making the Most of 2019"

  • Sermon Outline

  • Scripture Text: Psalm 90:1-12

  • Theme: New Years

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