This Sunday at Inspire Church Honolulu, I shared a message about one of my favorite underdog stories—Jonathan and his armor-bearer. Growing up in a small town, I wasn’t the tallest, and I wasn’t a starter on the court, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t putting in the work. Maybe you’ve felt overlooked or underestimated too. But here's the truth: God uses people who move forward in faith—even from the bench—to step into their purpose. If you’ve ever felt like the underdog, this one’s for you.
Jun 30, 2025•43 min
An essential, fundamental core value of Inspire Church is to Make Disciples. Pastor Mike Kai sets in motion an invigorating new message series on how this pertains to all of us. You may unknowingly already be the answer to someone’s prayer through the laying of hands, words of encouragement, or simply a kind act or smile. God forewarns us of the persecution, tribulation, and discomfort that’s sure to befall us. We all encounter disappointment, distractions, and circumstances where things didn’t ...
Jun 24, 2025•32 min
We conclude our invigorating message series this Father’s Day weekend with Pastor Mike Kai. Pastor Mike addresses brokenness and doubt related to situations, faith, relationships, self-esteem, and finances. God allows brokenness so He can heal you and make you whole again. His perfect power will grant you peace, protection, and restoration. In moments of weakness, we allow the enemy to launch coordinated attacks that create confusion, a poverty mindset, and self-pity in our minds. We also need t...
Jun 24, 2025•43 min
We continue with another chapter in the series relating to the all-essential “Winning the Battle for Your Mind.” All too often, we create spiritual boundaries through internal self-esteem, pride, and self-reliance. Depending on your strength prevents God’s strength from working in your situation and hinders you from becoming a blessing to others. If you feel overwhelmed by your current circumstances, present your God-sized assignments to Him, the ultimate problem-solver. When you feel insecure, ...
Jun 24, 2025•38 min
This week, Pastor Lisa Kai delves deeper into understanding “Winning the Battle for Your Mind.” The biggest challenge we face lies in controlling our mindset and “Gaining Victory Over Insecurity.” It begins with a desire for God to change your mindset and a commitment to keep working at it. Many receive God’s calling but are reluctant to act because we may feel inferior, inadequate, or unqualified. God will strengthen and equip you. Be encouraged by the Word of God and get in alignment with Him ...
Jun 24, 2025•40 min
Pastor Mike Kai speaks about the prophetic symbolism of the threshing floor and its relation to a spirit-led way of living. The process of creating a loaf of bread involves many steps, including patience and significant effort. You must trust the process and embrace the powerful spirit of God. All too often, we live our lives according to what we feel is right in our eyes, rather than what is right through the eyes of the Lord. Similarly, we are mistakenly guided by our perception of truth inste...
Jun 24, 2025•40 min
This week, Pastor Mike Kai delivers an uplifting message about the definition of joy and the steps you can take to achieve it. Happiness fades, but joy endures with meaning and purpose. It begins by praising Him, regardless of your current circumstances, even when you’re not in the mood and don’t feel like it. View it not as a matter of want, but as something you should do. Pastor Mike encourages you to be joyful in the Lord, as He is your never-ending source of strength and strategy. You need n...
May 21, 2025•45 min
On this Mother’s Day weekend, Pastor Mike Kai continues with another installment of “The Battle Between the ‘Buds” message series. He speaks on some of the different and powerful women in the Bible. They faced struggles then, just as we do today. Pastor Mike identifies the causes and symptoms we all experience in our destructive thought patterns and how to overcome them. Whether you’re going through a hard season personally, in your marriage, or work life, always remember God hears your prayers ...
May 13, 2025•49 min
This week, we are privileged to host guest speaker Pastor Teo Hayashi, the senior pastor of Zion in São Paulo, Brazil. He delivers a message he feels was placed in his heart for this weekend. Pastor Teo rhetorically asks, “Do You Not REMEMBER?” It begins with being saved, which serves as the starting point of your journey with Christ. Your transformation necessitates the renewal of your mind and coming into agreement with Him. You will realize that you need to position your heart to place yourse...
May 07, 2025•37 min
This week, Pastor Mike Kai delivers Part 1 of a new message series entitled, “The Battle Between the ‘Bud’s," in epic fashion. You’ll need to decide whether to stand on God’s promises or remain seated in the past. Have your past battles produced fruit or fear? The enemy continually seeks to control the battlefield in our minds to command our thoughts and minds. He will manipulate you and create psychological and spiritual warfare within you. All this is designed to instill doubt, derail and disr...
Apr 28, 2025•40 min
On this Resurrection Weekend, Pastor Mike Kai presents a summation of Good Friday and the events that led to Christ’s redemption and crucifixion. These events convey many of the most important messages in the Bible. “Why Do You Search for the Living Among the Dead?” Don’t dwell on the past and failures you’ve encountered to allow them to define you. Instead, focus on the living hope in God. No matter the grief and burden you’re going through, if you feel alone and abandoned in your journey, Past...
Apr 22, 2025•39 min
Pastor Mike Kai delivers today’s sermon, which is Part 4 of the “Miracles of Jesus Christ” message series. Pastor Mike shares that God is highly intentional and continually invites us into something greater. As we have learned, miracles are significant, compelling, and a sign of who Jesus is and what He’s about. Jesus is our solution to worry, stress, anxiety, and problems. He will provide wisdom and revelation while helping you develop new spiritual eyes if you surrender to Him “Going After You...
Apr 08, 2025•34 min
This week, we are honored to have guest speaker Pastor Travis Hearn deliver a meaningful and relatable message. Pastor Travis is the senior pastor at Impact Church in Scottsdale, AZ. In addition to being an author, he has been affiliated with professional sports teams and is currently the team pastor for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. As a result, he is often asked, “How did you get that gig?” He responds that it’s not a gig but a ministry to serve the Most High. He explains why we are “Surrounded...
Mar 10, 2025•49 min
Spiritual warfare is real, and you were built for the battle! 🚀 In this powerful message, Pastor Mike Kai dives deep into how to recognize spiritual attacks, take authority over your mind, and fight back using the Word of God. Learn how to plead the blood of Jesus, take every thought captive, and use spiritual weapons like prayer, fasting, and declarations. Don't let the enemy win—equip yourself for victory today! 🙌🔥 🎯 At Inspire Church, we’re committed to helping you reach your God-given po...
Feb 24, 2025•41 min
In this component of the spiritual warfare series, Pastor Jurgen Matthesius of Awaken Church shares his insights on the necessity of spiritual warfare and the fact that we serve an unstoppable God. Pastor Jurgen emphasizes that putting on the armor of God is not merely suggestive but essential, as the enemy will persist in attacking us. God wants to give you a life like you’ve never known. We serve a God who will lead us into the unknown, so we will lean on Him and follow His Word and spirit. Go...
Feb 24, 2025•35 min
We continue with “Part 2—Know Your Enemy” of this incredible series, “The Enemy at the Gates.” From the moment you began your relationship with Jesus, you became engaged in a battle of spiritual warfare. Pastor Mike will help you become properly equipped and well-prepared for the realm of spiritual reality. There will always be distractions and temptations in life. Understanding how the enemy operates is clearly illustrated in God’s word. This insight will counter the enemy’s attacks and prevent...
Feb 17, 2025•41 min
Pastor Mike Kai begins a new message series entitled “The Enemy at the Gates.” Early on our thoughts are culturally shaped by folklore, tradition, and superstition. As believers, we must recognize that spiritual warfare is a huge, ongoing battle for our souls. In this series, Pastor Mike teaches us how to fight from a position of victory to combat the invisible world and rulers of darkness. It’ll take faith in Jesus and agreement with Him that He has bestowed upon you a higher authority. You can...
Feb 10, 2025•45 min
This week, Pastor Mike Kai returns to the pulpit to deliver an awe-inspiring message on how there is a God in Heaven you can turn to no matter what you’re going through. The message is scripture-laden from the Old Testament on how God delivers when you place complete faith and trust in Him. We all experience times of desperation when we feel under attack and vilified. We feel our backs are against the wall and face seemingly insurmountable odds. God will make a way where there seems to be no way...
Feb 03, 2025•42 min
This week, we have the privilege of hearing a dynamic message from Pastor Marco Contreras. Pastor Marco is a dynamic leader with an incredible story of faith and transformation. He is a Pathfinder and Vision Building Pastor at Awaken Church in San Diego, California. Our past and present do not determine our future. Generational curses can be broken to live in a new level of freedom through the power and authority bestowed upon us by God. Be alive to the assignment, destiny, and purpose Jesus has...
Jan 27, 2025•42 min
In this inspiring message, Pastor Mike Kai unpacks the powerful story of God’s faithfulness, from His covenant with Abraham to the miraculous parting of the Red Sea. Discover what it means to trust God's promises in every area of your life—emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. 💡 To partner with us in bringing the word of God around the world, click here: http://www.InspireChurch.live/give ------ We would love to connect with you------ To find out more about Inspire Church, visit u...
Jan 13, 2025•42 min
Are you looking to thrive in 2025 and experience amazing things? In his first message of the new year, Pastor Mike Kai delivers a motivating, wisdom-laden message designed to stimulate you into greater spiritual growth. It begins with dedicating the first part of the year to Jesus through fasting and prayer. Pastor Mike encourages everyone to get involved in the church-wide fast entitled “Fruit of the Spirit” as an excellent way to start. God wants to do something powerful in 2025 to transform y...
Jan 06, 2025•41 min
In this last service of 2024, Pastor Lisa Kai promises it will be special and strongly delivers a relevant message. She reminds us Pastor Mike says, “How you leave one place will determine how you enter another. With a focus on the upcoming new year, Inspire Church desires that we finish 2024 strong spiritually and begin 2025 with spiritual momentum, clarity, and greater strength to honor God. Spiritual potency involves personal purity, a pure life, a pure heart, and clean hands to draw closer t...
Dec 30, 2024•30 min
Join Pastor Mike Kai in this inspiring Christmas Eve message as he takes you through the miraculous and timely birth of Jesus Christ. In "An On Time Miracle," discover how God’s perfect timing orchestrated the events leading up to the birth of our Savior, Jesus. Through biblical insights, Mike shows how even in life’s inconveniences, God is at work to bring about His divine plan. If you made a decision to follow Jesus, we'd love to take the journey with you! Click to Connect with our team at: ht...
Dec 28, 2024•41 min
It’s a joyful season and a wonderful time of year as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. In this message, Pastor Mike Kai shares epic biblical stories of divine revelation. Miracles happen if you remove lingering doubt and unbelief. We know God has a plan and purpose for our lives. Allow Him to work in you to order and direct your steps. Pastor Mike features “Four Thoughts That Lead Us to Jesus,” which will result in revival, reformation, and transformation. With Christmas ...
Dec 23, 2024•41 min
This week, Pastor Mike Kai speaks on the advent of Vision Weekend, relating to the church and our personal lives. Pastor Mike wants to ensure we conclude the current year and enter the new one with great momentum by partnering with God to make things happen. Focus on having a mind of Christ to experience revelation and purpose. Discover the importance of setting up guardrails to keep you on the right path when the inevitable distractions enter your life. Draw nearer to God and live a life of gre...
Dec 16, 2024•45 min
As we gain traction and establish momentum during the Heart for the House season, our sermon message series is entitled “In the House.” In the biblical context, the house is a metaphor for the church, and throughout biblical history, Jesus’ greatest works have taken place in buildings. The church is where people come to faith in Christ, seeking healing, miracles, and forgiveness of sins. It’s also where people’s lives get touched, resulting in salvation through the giving of their lives to Jesus...
Nov 25, 2024•44 min
As we set our annual Heart for the House season into motion, Pastor Chris Hodges speaks on “Why Do We Give?” Pastor Chris is the founding and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands in Alabama and Georgia. He’s also known as being Pastor Mike’s pastor. Heart for the House is the annual pledge offering that goes above and beyond our usual giving. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide and fill you with the willingness and desire to display your sincerity of love for Him by making a difference. Trust God...
Nov 18, 2024•41 min
In this sermon message, Pastor Mike Kai drives home the point that there are only two directions in which we can lead our lives. One is the way of the Godly, and the other the way of the unrighteous and wicked. There is no middle ground. You’ll also learn there are three kinds of people and how they relate to the blessing of the Lord. Where are you planted? Is your foundation firmly planted? You’ll learn how to build on “rock” and become securely anchored through Bible engagement. If you made a ...
Nov 11, 2024•45 min
Pastor Mike Kai emphasizes the importance of building a strong foundation for life, faith, and success. Drawing from Psalm 1 and Matthew 7, he explains how the foundation of our lives should be rooted in God’s Word, not on shifting emotions or temporary influences. Using metaphors like a tree planted by streams of water, Pastor Mike illustrates how staying grounded in Scripture leads to spiritual stability, growth, and fruitfulness. He challenges listeners to build their lives on the "rock" of J...
Nov 07, 2024•37 min
This week, Pastor Mike Kai delivers a timely and essential message on how the Godly pick a president. With the advent of the upcoming election, Pastor Mike Kai reminds us of our civic duty and privilege to vote. Without the endorsement of any candidate, as citizens of heaven, we should vote on principles based on the words of the Bible. Steeped in Bible history, Pastor Mike Kai presents a political perspective placing a high value on diversity, equity, and inclusion. If you’re unsure how to vote...
Nov 04, 2024•41 min
