Mountain Ridge Church - Sermons

We all want to feel fulfilled, avoid mediocrity and make a difference. Unfortunately, the sound track in our head sounds more like: I can't seem to do anything right, my boss won't promote me and my wife doesn't respect me. Or maybe, I want to stop, I know I should, but I can't. I am so frustrated with myself. I guess I will always be this way.You can have an ordinary life and live extraordinarily well. It starts with the little things. The thoughts in your head, the words you speak and the habits shaping your daily life can take ordinary to extraordinary. You should live extraordinarily well it starts with the small things.

We all want to feel fulfilled, avoid mediocrity and make a difference. Unfortunately, the sound track in our head sounds more like: I can't seem to do anything right, my boss won't promote me and my wife doesn't respect me. Or maybe, I want to stop, I know I should, but I can't. I am so frustrated with myself. I guess I will always be this way.You can have an ordinary life and live extraordinarily well. It starts with the little things. The thoughts in your head, the words you speak and the habits shaping your daily life can take ordinary to extraordinary. You should live extraordinarily well it starts with the small things.

It's Christmas time again! Does that excite you or is it more of a low-key at least I get time off work feeling? We will revive the traditions, eat the food, and watch the movies. It can be enjoyable, but it isn't always meaningful. You have experienced some great Christmas' where all seemed right with the world but also some not-so-great moments. Still the calendar is moving and Christmas is coming. Maybe this is the year for Celebrating an old holiday in a new way. At Christmas you hear the expression “good news of great joy for all people.” We could use that now. So much of what we are experiencing in life doesn't feel joyful and good news usually comes with a catch. Singing songs and getting together hasn't been enough to create lasting joy. Christmas past has been fine but how does this Christmas, Christmas Present change things?

It is normal to feel like a stranger when you start at a new school, a new job or move to a new place. They do things differently and you don't know all the ins and outs yet. The assumption is soon you will fit in and no longer feel strange but instead belong and get comfortable. The idea of staying a stranger is well…strange. It is not good to stay a stranger, is it? Your best life includes being a stranger. It also includes being consistently remarkable. Doing what everyone else does and living like everyone else lives will only get you a life that looks like everyone else's life. You are designed to live life as a stranger, a stranger that makes a mark for all the right reasons. A stranger life is great, it means you are choosing to live a consistently remarkable life.

It is normal to feel like a stranger when you start at a new school, a new job or move to a new place. They do things differently and you don't know all the ins and outs yet. The assumption is soon you will fit in and no longer feel strange but instead belong and get comfortable. The idea of staying a stranger is well…strange. It is not good to stay a stranger, is it? Your best life includes being a stranger. It also includes being consistently remarkable. Doing what everyone else does and living like everyone else lives will only get you a life that looks like everyone else's life. You are designed to live life as a stranger, a stranger that makes a mark for all the right reasons. A stranger life is great, it means you are choosing to live a consistently remarkable life.

It is normal to feel like a stranger when you start at a new school, a new job or move to a new place. They do things differently and you don't know all the ins and outs yet. The assumption is soon you will fit in and no longer feel strange but instead belong and get comfortable. The idea of staying a stranger is well…strange. It is not good to stay a stranger, is it? Your best life includes being a stranger. It also includes being consistently remarkable. Doing what everyone else does and living like everyone else lives will only get you a life that looks like everyone else's life. You are designed to live life as a stranger, a stranger that makes a mark for all the right reasons. A stranger life is great, it means you are choosing to live a consistently remarkable life.

It is normal to feel like a stranger when you start at a new school, a new job or move to a new place. They do things differently and you don't know all the ins and outs yet. The assumption is soon you will fit in and no longer feel strange but instead belong and get comfortable. The idea of staying a stranger is well…strange. It is not good to stay a stranger, is it? Your best life includes being a stranger. It also includes being consistently remarkable. Doing what everyone else does and living like everyone else lives will only get you a life that looks like everyone else's life. You are designed to live life as a stranger, a stranger that makes a mark for all the right reasons. A stranger life is great, it means you are choosing to live a consistently remarkable life.

 It is normal to feel like a stranger when you start at a new school, a new job or move to a new place. They do things differently and you don't know all the ins and outs yet. The assumption is soon you will fit in and no longer feel strange but instead belong and get comfortable. The idea of staying a stranger is well…strange. It is not good to stay a stranger, is it? Your best life includes being a stranger. It also includes being consistently remarkable. Doing what everyone else does and living like everyone else lives will only get you a life that looks like everyone else's life. You are designed to live life as a stranger, a stranger that makes a mark for all the right reasons. A stranger life is great, it means you are choosing to live a consistently remarkable life.

Ever had the experience of seeing someone create something amazing…the song they sing, the graphic they design, or even the company they build and think “that's beyond me!”? Maybe it is, we all have different talents. What is not beyond you is living a life of impact. There is a catch, you must get “beyond me” to live a life “beyond me.” We all have something we wish we could improve, from how we look, or what we have, or where we want to be. The me I am and the me I want to be. What if we shifted our focus away from how to change me and focused more on how to change the world? You might get a fresh perspective on living Beyond Me.

Family is wonderful and messy, complicated, and clear. All while bringing great joy and deep hurt. We hang signs in our kitchens about the value of family and quietly wonder if ours is functional or dysfunctional? Marriage, being a parent, having in-laws, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews...with this many relationships one of them is bound to be tricky!

Family is wonderful and messy, complicated, and clear. All while bringing great joy and deep hurt. We hang signs in our kitchens about the value of family and quietly wonder if ours is functional or dysfunctional? Marriage, being a parent, having in-laws, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews...with this many relationships one of them is bound to be tricky!

Fresh starts, second chances, and do-overs are incredible opportunities and subtle reminders. We are motivated to try again, do better, and get it right, but the reason we need the do-over is less positive. The do-over is needed because of the failure that preceded it. Join us as we investigate how to make the most of a second chance!

Fresh starts, second chances, and do-overs are incredible opportunities and subtle reminders. We are motivated to try again, do better, and get it right, but the reason we need the do-over is less positive. The do-over is needed because of the failure that preceded it. Join us as we investigate how to make the most of a second chance!

Fresh starts, second chances, and do-overs are incredible opportunities and subtle reminders. We are motivated to try again, do better, and get it right, but the reason we need the do-over is less positive. The do-over is needed because of the failure that preceded it. Join us as we investigate how to make the most of a second chance!

Fresh starts, second chances, and do-overs are incredible opportunities and subtle reminders. We are motivated to try again, do better, and get it right, but the reason we need the do-over is less positive. The do-over is needed because of the failure that preceded it. Join us as we investigate how to make the most of a second chance!

Fresh starts, second chances, and do-overs are incredible opportunities and subtle reminders. We are motivated to try again, do better, and get it right, but the reason we need the do-over is less positive. The do-over is needed because of the failure that preceded it. Join us as we investigate how to make the most of a second chance!

Blind spots are never good. The inability to see what is behind you is why you backed your car into the pole. The fact your boss doesn't see how his arrogance creates distance keeps him blind to the fact people don't want to work with him. Not knowing their strengths and weaknesses is how people end up in the wrong role. But there is a more fatal blind spot…your own.

Blind spots are never good. The inability to see what is behind you is why you backed your car into the pole. The fact your boss doesn't see how his arrogance creates distance keeps him blind to the fact people don't want to work with him. Not knowing their strengths and weaknesses is how people end up in the wrong role. But there is a more fatal blind spot…your own.

Blind spots are never good. The inability to see what is behind you is why you backed your car into the pole. The fact your boss doesn't see how his arrogance creates distance keeps him blind to the fact people don't want to work with him. Not knowing their strengths and weaknesses is how people end up in the wrong role. But there is a more fatal blind spot…your own.