Richmond Baptist Church

The first week of series 'Uncharted', where we're exploring some snapshots of the early church and how they might help us be church in our uncharted waters. This week, we give an intro and overview and the potential positive impact that disruption can have

As we celebrate Easter Sunday, we reflect on the incredible surprises that were part of that first Easter Sunday and the ways in which Jesus might be wanting to surprise us today

We wrap up our series exploring what it means to live out of the overflow of who we are in Jesus and the practices that allow the Spirit to bring fruitfulness and abundance into our lives. This week, we explore the practice of inviting and the difference between invitations and sales pitches

We continue our series exploring what it means to live out of the overflow of who we are in Jesus and the practices that allow the Spirit to bring fruitfulness and abundance into our lives. This week, we explore the concept of 'generousing' (yes, we know that's not a real word!) and how it differs from stewardship and giving. Unfortunately we had some audio issues, so the last part of the message is lesser quality.

We continue our series exploring what it means to live out of the overflow of who we are in Jesus and the practices that allow the Spirit to bring fruitfulness and abundance into our lives. This week, we look at growing spiritually and the dynamics of inside-out transformation

We continue our series exploring what it means to live out of the overflow of who we are in Jesus and the practices that allow the Spirit to bring fruitfulness and abundance into our lives. This week, we look at the importance of connecting with spiritual family

We begin a new series exploring what it means to live out of the overflow of who we are in Jesus and the practices that allow the Spirit to bring fruitfulness and abundance into our lives

We take some time to go over all that's ahead for us in 2025, our new gathering rhythms, discipleship resourcing and how it all ties together. We know it's a bit longer, but hope you can stick with it to find out all that's coming up!

On Christmas Day, we explore the expectations we bring into Christmas and what it looks like to surrender our unmet expectations to express gratitude for what we have received

This week, we went on a bit of a journey to explore a few snapshots from the Nativity narrative. Note that because the stations were in different parts of the building, the audio isn't great at times, but hopefully you'll get the gist!

This week Melinda reminds us of where some of our Christmas traditions come from and how we can consider turning these traditions back into practices that remind us of the core truths of Christmas

Renee shares a brief reflection at the end of our Next Gen Advent gathering to remind and encourage us about the importance of making space to focus on Jesus through the next few weeks

Nate spends some time talking about where we're heading as we move into the last part of this year and into 2025, including our plans for experimenting with some different rhythms in our gatherings

We wrap up our 'Pilgrimage' series where we're exploring what God might be wanting us to discover in our time of transition. This week, we look at the Emmaus Road encounter and the implications that Jesus is with us wherever we are

We continue our series exploring what God might be wanting us to discover in our time of transition. This week, we look at the implications of Jesus telling us that the Kingdom is Here and how this relates to our perceptions of the Promised Land

We return to our series exploring what God might be wanting us to discover in our time of transition. This week, we look at what we can learn from Jesus' experience in the wilderness

We pause our Pilgrimage series for a special week to celebrate our 130th Birthday! We take some time to reflect on the DNA that's been passed down to us and what we'd like to do with the incredible legacy we have received

We continue our series exploring what God might be wanting us to discover in our time of transition. This week, we look at what we can learn from the Israelites preparing to enter the Promised Land

We continue our series exploring what God might be wanting us to discover in our time of transition. This week, we look at what we can learn from the Tent of the Tabernacle

We begin a new series exploring what God might be wanting us to discover in our time of transition. This week, we look at the journey of the Israelites in the wilderness.

We take some time to talk about where things are at and our plans for next year, while responding to your questions. Please note that due to confidentiality, we needed to cut part of the podcast - if you're a Richmond regular, you'll receive a link to watch it in our weekly email

We had an awesome Next Gen gathering with our kids and youth this week and our podcast is a few reflections that Renee shared, but we'd encourage you to check out our Live Stream to see all that happened! (https://youtube.com/live/0nYRI9aYGcg)

We wrap up our series exploring the different elements of what it means to be a healthy church. This week, we unpack mission - participation in Jesus' Kingdom work and what it looks like to be salt and light. Includes a special interview with Dave Garland from Red Frogs!

We continue our series exploring the different elements of what it means to be a healthy church. This, we unpack community - authentic relationships - and what often gets in the way of us experiencing it

We begin a new series exploring the different elements of what it means to be a healthy church. This, we unpack worship - surrender to the Kingship of Jesus

We wrap up our series exploring the Book of 1 John and what it means to embrace and embody the concept that God is love. This week, we unpack what it means to keep the main things as the main things, especially in this season of transition

We continue our series exploring the Book of 1 John and what it means to embrace and embody the concept that God is love. This week, we unpack what it means to love as a response to God's love, rather than loving out of a sense of duty or obligation

We continue our series exploring the Book of 1 John and what it means to embrace and embody the concept that God is love. This week, we unpack what it means to allow our identity to be shaped by our family DNA

We continue our new series exploring the Book of 1 John and what it means to embrace and embody the concept that God is love. This week, we unpack what it means to live and love as Jesus does

We begin a new series exploring the Book of 1 John and what it means to embrace and embody the concept that God is love. This week, we unpack John's metaphor of light and the promise of forgiveness when we confess

We circle back around the practice of Sabbath and remind ourselves of the importance of stopping, resting, delighting and worshipping to enter into the rest that Jesus offers us. The song we listened to as a reflection was 'Find Rest' by Rich and Lydia Dicas

We wrap up our series exploring what it looks like to embrace lament and encounter hope in the midst of our struggles. This week, we look at Psalm 130.

We continue our series exploring what it looks like to embrace lament and encounter hope in the midst of our struggles. This week, we look at Psalm 94.

We continue our series exploring what it looks like to embrace lament and encounter hope in the midst of our struggles. This week, we look at Psalm 62.

We begin a new series exploring what it looks like to embrace lament and encounter hope in the midst of our struggles. This week, we look at Psalm 42. This episode includes a version of Psalm 42 by Shane and Shane that can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Gd-FoNLuI

We take some time to reflect on Reconciliation Week and our role as Jesus' ambassadors and agents of reconciliation

We wrap up our series exploring different metaphors of the church and what it looks like to expand our imagination of who we're called to be. This week, we look at the imagery of the church as a team

We continue our series exploring different metaphors of the church and what it looks like to expand our imagination of who we're called to be. This week, we look at the imagery of the church as a living stones and our role as priests.

We continue our series exploring different metaphors of the church and what it looks like to expand our imagination of who we're called to be. This week, we look at the imagery of the church as a body.

We begin a new series exploring different metaphors of the church and what it looks like to expand our imagination of who we're called to be. This week, we look at the imagery of the church as temple.

We take some time to respond to your questions!

This week we got to hear a bunch of stories from people who are part of our Richmond family - Josh and Adrian sharing about their time in Canada and what it's like moving back, Megan, Renee and Nathan talking about the difference Jesus makes for them throughout the week and Ari and Jonah sharing about Easter camp. It's a longer podcast than usual, but well worth a listen!

Our Easter Sunday message for 2024, as we explore what it looks like when everything has changed, but it feels like nothing has changed

We wrap up our series exploring and embracing the practice of prayer. This week, we respond to the questions that were sent in throughout the series

We continue our series exploring and embracing the practice of prayer. This week, we take some time to unpack what it looks like to yield and surrender in prayer

We continue our series exploring and embracing the practice of prayer. This week, we take some time to unpack what it looks like to ask and bring our wants and needs to God in prayer

We continue our series exploring and embracing the practice of prayer. This week, we take some time to unpack the importance of rejoicing in who God is and what God has done and reflecting on Scripture

We continue our series exploring and embracing the practice of prayer. This week, we take some time to pause and wrestle with what it means to be still and know that God is God

We begin a new series where we'll be exploring and embracing the practice of prayer. This week, we unpack the plan for the series and using the Lord's Prayer as a model and a map

We continue to dive into 2024 unpacking what it means for us to love the way of Jesus

We move into 2024 unpacking what it means for us to live the way of Jesus and explore the question 'Who are we becoming?'