Packinghouse Podcast

Packinghouse’s Sunday morning worship service from March 8, 2026. Paul reminds the Corinthians that when he came to them, he did not rely on polished speech, philosophy, or human persuasion, but simply preached Jesus Christ and Him crucified. He came in weakness and dependence on the Holy Spirit so that their faith would rest in the power of God, not in the wisdom of man. The heart of the passage is that God’s wisdom looks foolish to the world, yet it is the very wisdom that brings salvation, because Jesus took our place and paid the penalty for our sin. The call is simple: stop trusting human strength or human wisdom to save you, and surrender fully to the crucified Christ. - Pastor Ed - Sunday, March 8, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday evening worship service from March 8, 2026. Revelation 12 pulls back the curtain and shows the spiritual battle that has been raging all along. The woman represents Israel, the dragon is Satan, and the male child is Jesus—the promised Messiah Satan has always tried to destroy, but could never stop. From Christ’s birth to His resurrection and ascension, the chapter reminds us that God has always been in control, His plan has never been threatened, and the enemy has never had the final word. The chapter also reminds us that even when Satan rages, his time is short and his defeat is sure. God protects His purposes, preserves His people, and calls His church to overcome by the blood of the Lamb, the word of their testimony, and a life fully surrendered to Christ. So the takeaway is not fear, but confidence: Jesus has already won, heaven is not panicking, and whatever battle you are facing, God is still on the throne and His plan for your life still stands. - Rick Cornejo - Sunday, March 8, 2026

Packinghouse’s Wednesday night worship service from March 4, 2026 Solomon’s prayer in 1 Kings 3 shows a leader who knows everything he has comes from God and that God’s people do not belong to him. Instead of asking for wealth, power, revenge, or an easier life, he asks for a listening heart—wisdom to discern rightly and serve God’s people with justice. That request pleases the Lord, and God gives him both the wisdom he asked for and the blessings he did not ask for, reminding us that when we seek God’s heart first, He provides what we truly need. The takeaway is simple: the best prayer is not “Lord, build my kingdom,” but “Lord, give me the heart and wisdom to serve You and the people You’ve placed around me.” - Rick Cornejo - Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday evening worship service from March 1, 2026. Revelation 11 shows God is still completely in control even when the world looks chaotic: He measures what belongs to Him, limits evil to a set window of time, and empowers His two witnesses to speak with His authority for 1,260 days. When their mission is finished, the beast kills them and the world celebrates, but God reverses it publicly—He raises them, calls them up to heaven, and shakes the city with judgment that causes some to finally fear God and give Him glory. The chapter ends with the seventh trumpet and heaven’s worship: the kingdoms of this world become Christ’s, and the big takeaway is that God—not the beast, not culture, not even death—gets the final word, so the urgent question is whether we’re ready to stand before Him. - Rick Cornejo - Sunday, March 1, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday morning worship service from March 1, 2026. John 8:1–11 — Why Women Suffer More Than Men Guest pastor Ken Graves opens by thanking the church and urging gratitude for faithful leadership, then uses the Good Samaritan to picture the church as an “inn” where hurting people are cared for and healed by the Word and the Spirit. In John 8, he walks through the woman caught in adultery and exposes the ugliness of the setup—how the accusers exploit a woman to trap Jesus, while conspicuously leaving the man out. He explains that the law required eyewitnesses and that the whole scene reveals the hypocrisy and cruelty of religious wolves, contrasting them with Jesus’ calm authority and protective mercy. Ken frames the message around why women suffer more: physical vulnerability, deeper emotional capacity, and the longing to be loved that can be exploited in a fallen world, tying it back to Genesis 3’s “sorrow” and brokenness under sin. The turning point is Jesus’ quiet power—He writes, disarms the accusers, and then speaks to her with dignity: “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more,” showing both mercy and truth. He ends personally, sharing his mother’s story of abuse and exploitation to underline that Christ rescues the guilty and the wounded alike, then calls men to stand up and protect, and invites anyone ready to surrender to Jesus to receive forgiveness. - Ken Graves - Sunday, March 1, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday evening worship service from February 22, 2026 Revelation 10 is a purposeful pause in the timeline, pulling back the curtain to show that heaven isn’t scrambling even when earth feels chaotic—God is ruling and everything is on schedule. John sees a mighty angel with an open little book, hears the seven thunders, and then is told to seal some things up, which reminds us that God governs both what He reveals and what He withholds, and our job is to obey what we know and trust Him with what we don’t. When John takes the little book and “eats” it, the message is sweet like honey because it declares God’s victory and the completion of His plan, yet bitter in his stomach because judgment is real, costly, and still unfolding. The chapter lands with a clear call: don’t just observe—receive God’s Word, internalize it, and keep proclaiming it to the world, staying faithful as history moves toward God’s finish line. - Rick Cornejo - Sunday, February 22, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday morning worship service from February 22, 2026 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 — The Wisdom That Saves Paul reminds the Corinthians that the message of the cross lands very differently depending on the heart: to a world chasing status and intellect it sounds foolish, but to those being saved it is the very power of God. He contrasts human “wisdom” that produces pride and instability with God’s wisdom that comes through Christ crucified—an upside-down plan no one would invent, yet the only one that truly saves. God doesn’t build His kingdom on human bragging rights; He delights to call the weak, the overlooked, and the humbled so that no one can boast in themselves. The point isn’t that knowledge is bad, but that information can’t reconcile us to God—only surrender to Jesus can. So the only right “glory” is this: not in our strength, success, or smarts, but in knowing the Lord and coming to Him just as we are. - Ed Rea - Sunday, February 22, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday evening worship service from February 15, 2026 Revelation 9 shows terrifying trumpet judgments, but the main point is that God is still in control—He gives permission, sets boundaries, and limits the time of torment. The teacher describes the “fallen star” opening the abyss, releasing demonic locusts who can torment but not kill, and later an overwhelming force that kills a third of mankind. The most shocking part is many still refuse to repent, so the takeaway is urgent prayer for the lost and a call to choose Jesus now while there’s time. - Rick Cornejo - Sunday, February 15, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday morning worship service from February 15, 2026 Acts 6:8–15 | Pasot Greg Stephen, a Regular Guy with an Uncommon Grace Stephen wasn’t an apostle or a leader with a title—he was a faithful servant in the church—and yet God’s grace and the Holy Spirit were powerfully on him, proving that spiritual influence isn’t about status but about being filled with Christ. As the young Jerusalem church passes a crucial “test of love” by caring for neglected widows and choosing Greek-speaking believers to lead the solution, the church multiplies—and that momentum brings Stephen straight into conflict. When educated opponents in the synagogue can’t refute his Spirit-given wisdom, they pivot to slander, false witnesses, and dragging him before the Sanhedrin, showing how people often try to destroy the messenger when they can’t defeat the message. The passage ends with a striking picture: Stephen stands in the middle of injustice with a face “like an angel,” a calm that becomes its own testimony and even plants seeds in Saul of Tarsus, reminding us that God uses ordinary believers—and that our response to unfairness can preach louder than our words. - Greg Opean - Sunday, February 15, 2026

Packinghouse’s Wednesday night worship service from February 11, 2026 Genesis 31 | Pastor Greg Genesis 31 — This study follows Jacob finally leaving Laban after years of manipulation, recognizing that his provision did not come from clever methods but from God’s faithful care. As conflict erupts, Jacob confronts the very deception he once practiced, seeing in Laban a mirror of his former self and realizing how God has been changing him over time. The chapter shows God patiently working through messy family situations, correcting superstition, exposing control and bitterness, and forming character. We learn that God meets people where they are, keeps account of what is unjust, and steadily leads His people out of old patterns into trust, integrity, and freedom. - Greg Opean - Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday evening worship service from February 8, 2026. God isn’t reacting—He’s carrying out a plan. Revelation 8 shows a holy silence, the prayers of believers rising before Him, and then the first trumpet judgments shaking creation in measured ways. The point is trust and urgency: your prayers matter, God is in control, and this should move us to pray boldly for those who don’t yet know Jesus. - Rick Cornejo - Sunday, February 8, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday morning worship service from February 8, 2026. 1 Corinthians 1:1–11 — The Message of the Cross This teaching centers on the call of grace that unites believers in Christ and confronts the divisions that so easily creep into the church. Paul reminds us that we are called, sanctified, and sustained by God’s faithfulness, not by human leaders, personalities, or spiritual credentials. Unity is grounded in Jesus alone, not in who baptized us or which teacher we prefer, because Christ is not divided. At the heart of it all is the message of the cross, which may sound foolish to the world but is the very power of God to those who are being saved. The cross exposes human pride, strips away self-reliance, and leaves us with one clear response: surrender to Christ and trust fully in what He has done. - Ed Rea - Sunday, February 8, 2026

Packinghouse’s Wednesday night worship service from February 04, 2026. Genesis 30 | Greg Opean Genesis 30 — Grace at Work in a Broken World This teaching walks through the chaos of Jacob’s household and shows how envy, comparison, and the pursuit of validation create deep dysfunction, especially in a culture where people are treated as possessions. Yet even in jealousy, manipulation, superstition, and outright sin, God is still at work—patiently shaping hearts and moving His purposes forward. The chapter highlights how God blesses not because people have it all right, but because His grace is bigger than their mess. Identity and worth are shown to come from God, not from children, success, control, or competition. It reminds us that God often works in our lives long before our theology, motives, or behavior are fully cleaned up. In a fallen world, God enters the brokenness to redeem it and ultimately bring everything toward Christ. - Greg Opean - Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Revelation 7 — Pastor Rick Packinghouse’s Sunday evening worship service from February 1, 2026. In a holy pause before judgment, God holds back the “winds” to seal His servants—144,000 from the tribes of Israel—showing He keeps His promises and is fully in control. Then John sees a countless multitude from every nation, clothed in white with palm branches, crying, “Salvation belongs to our God and to the Lamb,” reminding us that even in tribulation God is still saving. The seal signifies belonging and security—what the Spirit is for believers now—and assures us our identity is settled even when the world shakes. Heaven erupts in worship as elders and angels fall before the throne, and we glimpse our future: no more hunger or thirst, no scorching heat, every tear wiped away by God Himself. This chapter calls us to trust God’s timing—His “slowness” is mercy—and to live as sealed people who worship, witness, and rest in His care. When life feels chaotic, Revelation 7 anchors us: it’s not chaos, it’s coordination under the Lamb. - Rick Cornejo - Sunday, February 1, 2026

Romans 16:1-27 | Ed Packinghouse’s Sunday morning worship service from February 1, 2026. Paul’s goodbye is a portrait of a living church: he honors co-laborers like Phoebe (a servant/deacon) and the couple Priscilla and Aquila, highlighting a gospel culture that values women, hospitality, and partnership. He urges unity and vigilance, then promises that “the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet,” framing everything in the grace of Christ. Paul reminds believers that God is able to establish us by the gospel—the once-hidden mystery now revealed to all nations: salvation through Jesus by grace through faith. The closing doxology lifts all glory to the only wise God and calls the church to respond with obedience of faith. In short: receive one another, contend for unity, depend on daily grace, and live on mission in confidence that God is in control. - Ed Rea - Sunday, February 1, 2026

Genesis 29 | Pastor Greg Packinghouse’s Wednesday night worship service from January 28, 2026. Jacob reaches Haran, meets Rachel at the well, and serves seven years that feel like days to marry her—but Laban deceives him into marrying Leah first, then grants Rachel for seven more years of service. This deception mirrors Jacob’s own earlier deceit of Esau and Isaac, showing how God uses a reflected wrong to confront and shape Jacob’s character. In the tension of a polygamous home, jealousy and sorrow surface, yet God sees Leah’s pain and opens her womb. As her sons are born—Reuben, Simeon, Levi—she longs for Jacob’s affection, but with Judah she shifts from striving to surrender: “I will praise the Lord.” The chapter reveals God advancing His purposes through flawed people while gently transforming them. Our identity and hope rest not in human approval but in God’s faithful love and redemptive plan. - Greg Opean - Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Revelation 6 | Pastor Rick Packinghouse’s Sunday evening worship service from January 25, 2026. Revelation 6 shows that history advances only when the Lamb opens the seals—judgment is coordinated, not chaotic. The first four seals unveil the “four horsemen”: a counterfeit conqueror promising peace (Antichrist), then war, famine, and widespread death claiming a quarter of the earth. The fifth seal reveals martyrs beneath the altar crying, “How long?”—they’re given white robes and told to rest until their number is complete. The sixth seal shakes creation itself—earthquake, darkened sun, blood-red moon—as every rank of humanity recognizes the wrath of the Lamb yet many still refuse to repent. The call is to trust the One who reigns, hold fast to His word, and receive His grace now while it is offered. - Rick Cornejo - Sunday, January 25, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday morning worship service from January 25, 2026. The early church hit a love test when Greek-speaking widows were overlooked, exposing a cultural rift (Hebrews vs. Hellenists). Rather than abandon prayer and the Word, the apostles delegated care to seven qualified leaders—all with Greek names—so the solution matched the wound and restored equity. This models how love is the true metric (1 Cor. 13): lay down preferences, organize wisely, and refuse “second-class” thinking. The result was gospel momentum—the Word spread and even many priests believed—showing that passing love tests multiplies kingdom impact. - Greg Opean - Sunday, January 25, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday evening worship service from January 18, 2026. Revelation 5 centers on the question of worthiness: a sealed scroll rests in God’s hand, and John weeps until the elder points to the Lion who appears as a slain—yet standing—Lamb. Jesus alone takes the scroll, showing that only His sacrifice can unfold God’s plan, judge evil, and redeem creation. Heaven responds by falling in worship, and the prayers of the saints rise like incense before Him. The song celebrates that by His blood He ransomed people from every tribe and tongue and made them a kingdom of priests who will reign with Him. The message is simple: see Jesus clearly, trust His authority, and let worship and prayer be our fitting response. - Rick Cornejo - Sunday, January 18, 2026

Packinghouse’s Sunday morning worship service from *date*. Romans 15:14-33 | Pastor Ed Romans 15:14–33 shows Paul anchoring the church in “the God of hope” and “the God of peace,” who fills believers with joy and peace by the Holy Spirit. He explains his priority to preach where Christ has not been named and accepts Spirit-led interruptions as God’s appointments, not setbacks. He urges unity between Jewish and Gentile believers, noting that Gentile generosity toward Jerusalem is a grateful debt of love. He invites the church into shared mission through prayer—asking for protection, fruitful service, and a visit in God’s will. We learn to order our lives around gospel priorities, gracious unity, generosity, and prayerful dependence on the Spirit. - Ed Rea - Sunday, January 18, 2026