We have all been asked the question, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" but how do we find the answer? How do we discover the life God created us to live? In this sermon, Pastor Rich discusses how to understand our identity and calling.
Everyone wants to live the good life! Many try to find itby accumulating wealth or finding fame. Others search for the good life by looking inside themselves to find happiness. In this sermon, Pastor Rich suggests looking to Jesus as our model of the good life.
For many Christians evangelism is an unmentionable word and an uncomfortable subject. In this sermon, Pastor Rich clears up what evangelism should be and how we can engage in sharing the love of Jesus with the world.
A decent way to measure the value of any philosophy or religion is to ask: how do the followers of that philosophy or religion actually live? In this sermon, Pastor Rich discusses the difference that following Jesus should make in a Christians' life.
We live in an uncommitted age where fewer people are marrying, buying houses, or signing cell phone contracts. We like to keep our options open but we have a longing for the type of security and belonging that only come with committed relationships. In this sermon, Pastor Rich discusses the role of the church to create life changing community.
What would cause you to experience utter joy? The type of joy that would make you feel like jumping up and down without inhibition. In this final Advent sermon, Pastor Rich discusses Mary's song and how we can experience joy by remembering what God has done for us, in us, and around us.
The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino have put the whole world on edge. Fear, which is the terrorists’ ultimate goal, has spread through politicians, the media, and even some Christian groups. In this break from our Advent series, Pastor Rich addresses how Christians ought to respond to the current threats to our safety and security.
We beginthis Advent series by examining the angel Gabriel's visit to Mary. In this sermon, Pastor Rich discusses the message Gabriel brought to the world and Mary's response.
People are inescapably spiritual. It is noticeable in our society that is filledwith paranormal movies, ghost-hunting TV shows, and New Age book sections.Many churches are ill-equipped to respond to the spiritual hunger that is being expressed everywhere. In this sermon, Pastor Rich speaks about cultivatinghealthy spirituality in our lives.
God is not impersonal or abstract; he wants to be known to us. The Bible refers to God by lots of different names and each one reveals some aspect of his character or his relationship with us.In this sermon, Pastor Richconsiders some of the names by which God reveals himself to us through the Bible.
When followers of Christ try to make decisions, we earnestly want to hear what God thinks about what we’re doing. But how do we know what God is saying? In this sermon, Pastor Rich teaches on hearing God's voice.
Is it not the case that we often trade the significant for the spectacular? We want to be successful but we don't know how to sort out the world's advice from God's counsel. In this sermon, Pastor Rich talks about how to truly succeed in life.
Do you know that God calls all of us to push way out of our comfort zones? Regardless ofour personalities and temperaments, God wants us to know the thrill of risking and the exhilaration of going beyond our own limits. In this sermon on Peter walking on water, Pastor Rich talks about what it feels like to depend on God alone.
Do you think of God as being someone you need to persuade or convince of your need or your worthiness before God grants you your request? In this sermon, Pastor Rich addresses a distorted view we have of God that keep us from fully experiencing his goodness and generosity.
It is extremely common to have a desire to connect with God but be confused about where to start. There isn't one way that works for everyone. In this sermon, Pastor Rich will help us discover different paths that help usconnect with God.
Pastor Rich starts a new series to discuss thefalse views we have that keep us from really knowing, experiencing, enjoying, and loving the God we read about in the Bible. In this sermon, Rich talks about how we can know God and the many ways that his presence is near to us.
Can someone be said to have real faith only when they win, only when they have a favorable outcome to their prayers, or for their lives?In the final sermon of the Heroic Faith Series, Richconsiders the presence of faith in both victors and victims, winners and losers.
Do you sometimes wonder if you even have faith because you’re not certain, you struggle with doubts, or faith feels elusive? In this sermon, Pastor Rich talks about what faith actually feels and looks like in the Bible.
Some people expect all their problems to go away when they become a Christian and are disappointed when they do not. Does God have a plan for us when life is hard? In this sermon, Pastor Rich talks about the tests we go through as Christians.
How do you keep going despite great evil? How do you keep going despite nagging problems? How do you keep going despite illness, unemployment, difficult marriages, or unwanted singleness? In this sermon, Pastor Rich provides counsel from the book of Hebrews concerning how we can keep going despite everything.
In our modern world faith is often attacked as being irrational. Is there any way that faith can make sense? In this sermon, Pastor Rich lays out a foundation for how faith is rational.
Words have the power to wound and the power to heal. Words are the currency of relationship with God and others.In this sermon, Pastor Rich challenges us to examine our speech.
The Bible is filled with stories of the miraculous but do they still happen today? In this sermon Rich lays a foundation for understanding miracles and what prevents us from experiencing them.