Pastor Rick's Daily Hope on Oneplace.com

All the things you see right now are temporary. It's the things you don't see right now that are eternal realities. Join Pastor Rick for this message series as he teaches how you can know hell is real and what that means for your eternal decisions.Based on how Jesus and others in the Bible describe hell, you don't want to have any part of it. In this message, Pastor Rick talks about what the Bible says about hell and how you can avoid spending eternity away from God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

The Bible says, “What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face-to-face” (1 Corinthians 13:12 GNT). In this series, Pastor Rick explains eternal realities, the choices you must make to determine your eternal destiny, and how you should live on this side of eternity.All the things you see right now are temporary. It's the things you don't see right now that are eternal realities. Join Pastor Rick for this message series as he teaches how you can know hell is real and what that means for your eternal decisions.Heaven is perfect. And because each person is made for eternity and no one is perfect, there must be a place for evil to spend eternity. In this message, Pastor Rick shares how the existence of evil proves the necessity of hell. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

The world around you may tell you that accumulating more wealth and power for yourself will make you happy. But that's not God's way. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches why God wants you to give generously and why it will lead to greater happiness.When you're generous, other people benefit from that—but you do too! In this message, Pastor Rick explains how being generous strengthens your faith and increases your happiness. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

We all want to be happy—but how do you find happiness? Join Pastor Rick for this series from Philippians on how to develop the daily habits that will help you find happiness as you walk with Jesus.The world around you may tell you that accumulating more wealth and power for yourself will make you happy. But that's not God's way. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches why God wants you to give generously and why it will lead to greater happiness.You've probably heard, “It's all about you!” But that's not true! Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how investing in others is the key to eternal happiness. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

The Bible is a reliable guide for managing your stress! In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches biblical stress-management that is guaranteed to lower your stress and increase your happiness.Are there certain things that you worry about over and over again? Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to replace worry with prayer. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

We all want to be happy—but how do you find happiness? Join Pastor Rick for this series from Philippians on how to develop the daily habits that will help you find happiness as you walk with Jesus.The Bible is a reliable guide for managing your stress! In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches biblical stress-management that is guaranteed to lower your stress and increase your happiness.The Bible says, “Don't worry about anything” (Philippians 4:6 NLT). In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches four reasons to let go of your worry. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Small changes in your daily life can actually make you happier. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches five daily habits for happiness that you can cultivate as you spend time alone God each day.It's easy to get caught up in the demands of everyday life. But in this message, Pastor Rick teaches why focusing on what's eternal leads to everlasting happiness. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

We all want to be happy—but how do you find happiness? Join Pastor Rick for this series from Philippians on how to develop the daily habits that will help you find happiness as you walk with Jesus.Small changes in your daily life can actually make you happier. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches five daily habits for happiness that you can cultivate as you spend time alone God each day.Many people pursue perfection, but in the end it never brings happiness. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how to find happiness by relaxing in God's grace. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

You don't have to stay stuck in sadness. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches how to develop characteristics that will exponentially increase the happiness in your life.Are you someone that other people can count on? In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how developing a reputation of reliability will increase your happiness. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

We all want to be happy—but how do you find happiness? Join Pastor Rick for this series from Philippians on how to develop the daily habits that will help you find happiness as you walk with Jesus.You don't have to stay stuck in sadness. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches how to develop characteristics that will exponentially increase the happiness in your life.It's natural to focus on yourself—but it won't make you happy! Join Pastor Rick as he teaches why greater happiness begins when you shift the focus away from yourself. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Happiness can come and go. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches the most common ways we lose our happiness and how to avoid them.If you want to find lasting happiness, you have to change the way you think. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to do this. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

We all want to be happy—but how do you find happiness? Join Pastor Rick for this series from Philippians on how to develop the daily habits that will help you find happiness as you walk with Jesus.Happiness can come and go. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches the most common ways we lose our happiness and how to avoid them.God is with you, he is in you, and he is for you. In this message, Pastor Rick explains why those three truths can help you pushback against depression and discouragement—and find happiness. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

You won't find lasting happiness accidentally! In this message series, Pastor Rick explains God's path to finding real happiness in your relationships: humility, which leads to harmony, which leads to happiness.In this message, Pastor Rick explains the importance of paying attention to the people around you: “Do not be interested only in your own life, but be interested in the lives of others” (Philippians 2:4 NCV). To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

We all want to be happy—but how do you find happiness? Join Pastor Rick for this series from Philippians on how to develop the daily habits that will help you find happiness as you walk with Jesus.You won't find lasting happiness accidentally! In this message series, Pastor Rick explains God's path to finding real happiness in your relationships: humility, which leads to harmony, which leads to happiness.Every conflict you go through in your relationships is at least partly because of pride. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to stop pride from undermining your happiness. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

If you're relying on your circumstances for your happiness, you'll find yourself unhappy much of the time! In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches how to maintain your happiness regardless of your circumstances.God's Word reminds us that lasting happiness comes from the choices we make each day. In this message, Pastor Rick explains how serving others and living generously lead to deeper joy. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

We all want to be happy—but how do you find happiness? Join Pastor Rick for this series from Philippians on how to develop the daily habits that will help you find happiness as you walk with Jesus.If you're relying on your circumstances for your happiness, you'll find yourself unhappy much of the time! In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches how to maintain your happiness regardless of your circumstances.Pastor Rick teaches how to find happiness by learning to see things from God's point of view. You can face any problem with faith when you ask, “What is God doing here? What's the bigger picture?” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Do you want healthy, happy relationships? In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches how happiness begins with a biblical approach to your relationships.By focusing on the good in a relationship, you'll help the relationship grow healthy. Join Pastor Rick for this lesson from Philippians. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

We all want to be happy—but how do you find happiness? Join Pastor Rick for this series from Philippians on how to develop the daily habits that will help you find happiness as you walk with Jesus.Do you want healthy, happy relationships? In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches how happiness begins with a biblical approach to your relationships.If you want to have healthy relationships, start with an attitude of gratitude. In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how to develop the habit of being grateful for the people in your life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he helps you learn the importance of sharing God's mercy with others.God wants everyone to have the opportunity to accept his mercy—and we are part of that plan as agents of mercy. Listen as Pastor Rick teaches how to apply the principles of mercy to your daily habits and exercise mercy to change people's lives. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he helps you learn the importance of sharing God's mercy with others.Being merciful to others is always more important than keeping rules. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains why it's more important to serve and value people than to live by a set list of rules. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Mercy is undeserved forgiveness and unearned kindness—and it's what God wants to give you. But most people don't understand how merciful God really is. Join Pastor Rick as he looks to the Bible to help us understand how God's mercy transforms lives.Join Pastor Rick as he helps you learn the importance of sharing God's mercy with others.It's difficult to be merciful to others if you're not looking for and listening to people's needs. Join Pastor Rick as he unpacks the meaning behind Philippians 2:4: “Look out for one another's interests, not just for your own” (GNT). To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he helps you learn the importance of sharing God's mercy with others.God wants everyone to have the opportunity to accept his mercy—and we are part of that plan as agents of mercy. Listen as Pastor Rick teaches how to apply the principles of mercy to your daily habits and exercise mercy to change people's lives. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he uses God's Word to encourage you to extend mercy to those closest to you.How do you deal with difficult or demanding people? Listen to this message by Pastor Rick as he teaches you how to respond to others with God's love and mercy. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Mercy is undeserved forgiveness and unearned kindness—and it's what God wants to give you. But most people don't understand how merciful God really is. Join Pastor Rick as he looks to the Bible to help us understand how God's mercy transforms lives.Join Pastor Rick as he uses God's Word to encourage you to extend mercy to those closest to you.Anger is not necessarily a sin. The problem comes when you mismanage your anger. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how mercy helps you ignore many minor irritations that might normally make you angry. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he explains from the Bible how God's mercy reveals God's deep love for you.When you're disconnected from God, you lose your potential to do great things. What have you lost that you'd like to recover? In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains how the mercy of God helps you recover what you've lost. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he explains from the Bible how God's mercy reveals God's deep love for you.Salvation rescues you from yourself. The fact is, you need to be saved from yourself more than anything else. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy helps you stop your self-defeating habits. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Mercy is undeserved forgiveness and unearned kindness—and it's what God wants to give you. But most people don't understand how merciful God really is. Join Pastor Rick as he looks to the Bible to help us understand how God's mercy transforms lives.Join Pastor Rick as he explains from the Bible how God's mercy reveals God's deep love for you.Jesus came to seek and save those who are spiritually lost. To be spiritually lost isn't an insult; it actually implies value! In this message, Pastor Rick helps you understand how extraordinarily valuable you are to God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he uses the example of Peter to show how God's mercy redeems your failures.Did you know that God uses your failures to build his church? Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy encourages you to seek the support of others in your church family. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he uses the example of Peter to show how God's mercy redeems your failures.Every time you make a decision based on what other people think, you sow seeds of failure. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how God's mercy helps you break free from people-pleasing. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he uses the example of Peter to show how God's mercy redeems your failures.The Bible says one reason we have so many failures in life is because we think we're stronger than we really are. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy helps you trust in God's strength, not your own. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Mercy is undeserved forgiveness and unearned kindness—and it's what God wants to give you. But most people don't understand how merciful God really is. Join Pastor Rick as he looks to the Bible to help us understand how God's mercy transforms lives.Join Pastor Rick as he uses the example of Peter to show how God's mercy redeems your failures. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy empowers you to fulfill your purpose in life.You're not the center of the universe—God is. When you live a self-centered life, you become unfulfilled and eventually bored. Join Pastor Rick as he looks into Scripture to explain how God's mercy helps us live for others. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy empowers you to fulfill your purpose in life.God created you to be you. In fact, his mercy allows you to be authentic. Join Pastor Rick as he dispels the myth that, for God to use you, you have to be somebody different from who you are. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Mercy is undeserved forgiveness and unearned kindness—and it's what God wants to give you. But most people don't understand how merciful God really is. Join Pastor Rick as he looks to the Bible to help us understand how God's mercy transforms lives.Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy empowers you to fulfill your purpose in life.Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future! That's because of the mercy of God. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick talks about how God wants to use you for his purposes—no matter how badly you've messed up. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he unpacks the answers to two questions: “When do I need God's mercy in my life?” and “What difference does God's mercy make?”What does Jesus do with your disappointments? He responds with mercy. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how God's mercy forgives you and frees you. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick as he unpacks the answers to two questions: “When do I need God's mercy in my life?” and “What difference does God's mercy make?”The Bible says, “We all stumble in many ways” (James 3:2 NIV). Join Pastor Rick as he explains why we all need God's mercy. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Mercy is undeserved forgiveness and unearned kindness—and it's what God wants to give you. But most people don't understand how merciful God really is. Join Pastor Rick as he looks to the Bible to help us understand how God's mercy transforms lives.Join Pastor Rick as he unpacks the answers to two questions: “When do I need God's mercy in my life?” and “What difference does God's mercy make?”Jesus' ministry was all about mercy. In fact, he showed mercy to everyone. In this message, Pastor Rick shares stories of mercy from God's Word and teaches how those stories relate to your life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

You probably know someone who was once on fire for the Lord and is now no longer walking with him—and maybe that's you. The good news is that God offers restoring grace when we turn away from him. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches how to turn back to God and pray Lamentations 5:21: “Restore us, O LORD, and bring us back to you again!” (NLT).When you became a follower of Jesus, you were born again into God's family, and you cannot be unborn. Your sin may break your fellowship with God, but your relationship with him will still be there. You're just one step away from returning to him. In this message, Pastor Rick walks through what you should do when you sin so you can be restored to God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

You probably know someone who was once on fire for the Lord and is now no longer walking with him—and maybe that's you. The good news is that God offers restoring grace when we turn away from him. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches how to turn back to God and pray Lamentations 5:21: “Restore us, O LORD, and bring us back to you again!” (NLT).There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus—but there are still consequences for when we reject God's will and go our own way. Pastor Rick shares in this message why, even when there are many things we lose when we sin, God will always point us to his restoring grace. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

You can be a Christian for most of your life and still never really learn to live by grace. In this series, Pastor Rick wants to help you not just understand the many expressions of God's grace but also experience the joy it brings to your life. When you live by grace, you'll be drawn to God in gratitude and love and discover how grace is the heart of our relationship to him.You probably know someone who was once on fire for the Lord and is now no longer walking with him—and maybe that's you. The good news is that God offers restoring grace when we turn away from him. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches how to turn back to God and pray Lamentations 5:21: “Restore us, O LORD, and bring us back to you again!” (NLT).If your faith starts to feel a little stale or you just don't feel as close to God as you used to, how do you get your joy in the Lord back? In this message, Pastor Rick identifies some common causes for why people stop walking with God by looking at the story of Peter, who denied Jesus and was ultimately restored to God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

God doesn't just want you to receive his grace; he wants you to pass it on. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches you how to “give as freely as you have received” (Matthew 10:8 TLB) when it comes to forgiveness—because that is what we have received most from God.Genuine forgiveness is never easy. So many people are walking around with deep wounds because they've never forgiven or been forgiven, and the bitterness has become a heavy load to carry. In this message, Pastor Rick wants you to understand what forgiveness really is and why you need to give and receive grace so that you can release your bitterness and be filled with God's love. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

You can be a Christian for most of your life and still never really learn to live by grace. In this series, Pastor Rick wants to help you not just understand the many expressions of God's grace but also experience the joy it brings to your life. When you live by grace, you'll be drawn to God in gratitude and love and discover how grace is the heart of our relationship to him.God doesn't just want you to receive his grace; he wants you to pass it on. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches you how to “give as freely as you have received” (Matthew 10:8 TLB) when it comes to forgiveness—because that is what we have received most from God.There are a lot of misconceptions about forgiveness today that keep us from giving forgiveness as freely as we have received it from God. Pastor Rick walks through some of those misconceptions in this message and helps you understand what forgiveness is by first understanding what it is not. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

The two great enemies of grace, legalism and perfectionism, will try to convince you that God's grace is not enough and that you have to earn God's approval. Pastor Rick teaches in this message series why it's foolish to try to go through life on your own power and why you need God's liberating grace instead.Are you tired of people telling you to “chill out”? So often it just doesn't seem possible. Today, it's hard to find someone who's not stressed out and wishing for more time in the day. Pastor Rick wants to help you relax in God's grace by sharing in this message how to let go of stress and learn “the unforced rhythms of grace” (Matthew 11:29 MSG). To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

You can be a Christian for most of your life and still never really learn to live by grace. In this series, Pastor Rick wants to help you not just understand the many expressions of God's grace but also experience the joy it brings to your life. When you live by grace, you'll be drawn to God in gratitude and love and discover how grace is the heart of our relationship to him.The two great enemies of grace, legalism and perfectionism, will try to convince you that God's grace is not enough and that you have to earn God's approval. Pastor Rick teaches in this message series why it's foolish to try to go through life on your own power and why you need God's liberating grace instead.When you understand God's grace, you'll find a level of joy and freedom that you've never experienced before. In this message, Pastor Rick explains just how destructive perfectionism is in your life and why the only antidote is replacing your inner critic with God's voice of love and relaxing in his liberating grace. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

The goal is not to just cross the finish line and get to heaven but to finish the race well. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches you how to live abundantly while you figure out what God put you on earth to do—and then do it while leaning on God's sustaining grace.Life often feels like a marathon, and that makes sense because the Bible describes life as a race. In your race, there are going to be many pitfalls that are going to make you feel like giving up. In this message, Pastor Rick continues to look at the ways life will try to trip you up and how, with God's sustaining grace, you can finish your race well. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

You can be a Christian for most of your life and still never really learn to live by grace. In this series, Pastor Rick wants to help you not just understand the many expressions of God's grace but also experience the joy it brings to your life. When you live by grace, you'll be drawn to God in gratitude and love and discover how grace is the heart of our relationship to him.The goal is not to just cross the finish line and get to heaven but to finish the race well. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches you how to live abundantly while you figure out what God put you on earth to do—and then do it while leaning on God's sustaining grace.Sustaining grace is the power to keep on going when you feel like giving up—and that's something we all feel like doing sometimes! Life is full of challenges. Pastor Rick encourages you in this message with the truth that, no matter what you go through, you can count on God's sustaining grace to help you. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

You probably know you're saved by grace—but do you act like it? Many Christians spend their lives thinking and acting like they're saved by their works and trying to please God to earn his favor. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches how to live in freedom by building a foundation of gratitude for the greatest gift you've ever received—God's saving grace.God's grace is amazing, but it doesn't mean we can just go on living any way we want to. Pastor Rick continues in this message to look at the aspects of saving grace and how God's forgiveness frees us to follow and obey Jesus not out of obligation but out of our love for him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

You can be a Christian for most of your life and still never really learn to live by grace. In this series, Pastor Rick wants to help you not just understand the many expressions of God's grace but also experience the joy it brings to your life. When you live by grace, you'll be drawn to God in gratitude and love and discover how grace is the heart of our relationship to him.You probably know you're saved by grace—but do you act like it? Many Christians spend their lives thinking and acting like they're saved by their works and trying to please God to earn his favor. In this message series, Pastor Rick teaches how to live in freedom by building a foundation of gratitude for the greatest gift you've ever received—God's saving grace.God's promise to save us through faith in him is the greatest offer we will ever receive, and it's important to remind ourselves just how good of a deal we've been given. In this message, Pastor Rick looks at the aspects of saving grace and how you know you're going to be with God in heaven forever. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Nearly everyone can think of a time in their lives when they were harassed or bullied—a time when they experienced aggressive behavior by a person or group who was trying to exert power over them. Join Pastor Rick in this message series as he looks at what God has to say about bullying and harassment and what you can do when faced with them.Join Pastor Rick as he concludes his message on how to deal with bullying, including how to stand strong in doing the right thing and not wavering in your beliefs. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

In this series, Pastor Rick addresses major issues in our culture today, including how to keep your identity from being stolen, how to form healthy friendships, how to become a great conversationalist, how to have a healthy relationship to technology, and how to handle bullying.Nearly everyone can think of a time in their lives when they were harassed or bullied—a time when they experienced aggressive behavior by a person or group who was trying to exert power over them. Join Pastor Rick in this message series as he looks at what God has to say about bullying and harassment and what you can do when faced with them.In this message, Pastor Rick explains practical ways from God's Word to deal with bullying and harassment in your life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

The average person will spend 11 solid years of their life looking at their smartphone, so we better know how to use it well. Join Pastor Rick in this message series as he examines how to use our smartphones for good and how to minimize the negative impact they have on us.In this broadcast, Pastor Rick begins to unpack ways you can use your smartphone for the glory of God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111