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Welcome to Ridge Life Podcast a weekly Bible teaching ministry of Pleasant Ridge Christian Fellowship. To learn more about our church or the peace that Jesus gives please visit our website at lifeattheridge.church

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    • Aug 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Cost of the Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 28:33


    Allan McGuire brings the message for us our of Mark 6. This is another "Markin Sandwich" where Jesus teaches His disciples in how to handle those who reject you when you preach the Gospel.

    Gospel Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 49:23


    As we begin a new chapter here in Galatians, Paul is going to defend his belief in the Gospel and the freedom it brings. The false teachers were saying that living a life of Gospel freedom would produce a life of unrestrained behavior where one could do whatever they wanted. However Paul is going to show us that the Gospel actually produces a life where a person is free to live for God.

    Be Free In Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 37:45


    As we wrap up chapter 4 today, Paul is going to use another story from the OT to prove his point about how we are brought into our relationship with God. Paul goes all the way back to Genesis again and retells the story of Hagar, Sarah, and the birth of each of their sons. It will be thorough this story from the OT that Paul will use to help the Galatian believers see that they need to reject legalism and cling to grace.

    Stand Firm In The Gospel of Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 42:44


    As we look at chapter 4:8-20 today, we will see the the pastor side of Paul. As he is giving the Galatian believers truth he makes a loving appeal. He's pleading with them to remain free in grace and not attach all these laws in order to gain favor with God. With a bleeding heart, Paul begged the Galatians to stay firm in the gospel of grace.

    God our Father

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 42:13


    As we finished chapter 3 last week we saw what faith is able to do. When we believe in Jesus by faith we become sons of God and we are part of the family of God. Paul is saying all these things because he is building on the relationship that we have with God because of our faith. We don't earn a relationship with God through works. What the Galatian believers were caught up in and what we sometimes find ourselves in is this idea that our relationship with God is dependent on if we do or do not do certain things. We are saved by grace through faith alone, and our growth in Christ is by grace through faith. As we look at chapter 4 today Paul is going to continue the thought about our relationship with God that we looked at last week and stress the importance of God as our Father.

    The Power of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 37:52


    As we have been working through chapter 3 Paul has been giving us point after point that a person can only be accepted by God through faith in the gospel. Keeping the Old Testament law is not necessary, and Paul has been reaching back into the OT to prove this. If you have just joined us Paul is addressing the issue of legalism that one must keep the law to be accepted by God. It's not Jesus + the law or Jesus + circumcision but rather Jesus + nothing. Pauls argument is: faith in Jesus and Jesus alone. Today, Paul is going to tell us what that faith does to us. What happens when we believe in Jesus alone by faith? When we truly believe, what happens to us?

    Touched By Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 46:19


    Here in Marks Gospel we have the story of two women who were touched by Jesus. What do we learn about them and what do we learn about Jesus?

    Law Vs. Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 41:30


    As we have been working through this letter that Paul wrote, If you haven't noticed already the big question Galatians attempts to answer is: How do we relate to God? How do we engage with Him? Do we experience God as a reward for good works? Do we gain more of an understanding of God by keeping His laws of nature, conscience or Scripture? Or do we encounter God by His grace? Do we enjoy Him through faith in His promises? How do we relate to God? Paul was arguing for that we are justified by faith and not through the law. What is the purpose of the law then? What is the difference between law and grace?

    Do Not Be Alarmed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 24:01


    If you follow any type of Christian media, or Christian based news you've probably even heard some end time prophecy things come up or even discussions amongst other Christians or your friends. When things like these world events come up people question - is this a sign of the End? We can look at Matthew 24 for direction and simply Jesus tells us "Don't be alarmed"

    Blesed in the Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 34:52


    Paul has been giving the Scriptural arguments of why salvation is only through grace through faith and not through works. When We believe in Jesus just in simple faith like Abraham we are blessed. What are those blessings? Paul will tell us here in Galatians 3:10-14.

    The Gospel of Abraham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2025 36:38


    Beginning in chapter 3 Paul begins giving the Scriptural arguments of why salvation is only through grace through faith and not through works. To prove his point Paul is going to call in a star witness: Abraham. Abraham and his story were the perfect way to combat the false teachers. He predated Moses by some 500 years and Paul is going to show that Abraham was justified by God not became of what he did but by simple faith in God.

    Jesus is Authoritative

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 34:06


    What kind of authority does Jesus have? What can He do? What can He do in our lives?

    Deacons Who Are They and What Do They Do?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 39:13


    This Sunday we wanted to take some time and talk about deacons. We are seeking to have a man who could serve in that official office in this church. So we, the elders, thought it would be helpful to all of us to understand what a deacon is and what a deacon does.

    What Do You See?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 40:32


    In this portion of the letter Paul wants these Galatian believers to once more see Christ clearly. He wants them to focus their attention back on Christ. He wants them to look again over and over and over focusing on the Gospel. They had become deceived by another Gospel. This is what we need as well if we are going to grow in Christ and not be entangled with the lies of legalism.

    The Effects of the Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 38:43


    What does a justified life look like? The Gospel does some pretty amazing things in a persons life. Paul lets his readers know what the Gospel does not do and what the Gospel always does.

    Fearless Living

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 33:38


    What do you fear? We all have things that frighten us from time to time. We also find that we may find ourselves in a habit of fearful living or lives that are marked by anxiety. Jesus confronts our fears with the question "why are you so fearful?"

    Justified By Faith In Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 43:06


    Paul has been stressing that we are not justified by faith. Salvation comes as a result of justification and nothing that we do in our own righteousness. What is justification and what does it mean to be justified by faith in Christ?

    The Vertical Mile

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 28:05


    How are you growing in your Christian life? Peter tells us that we are to be adding certain things to our faith to help us grow.

    Questions. An Encounter At The Empty Tomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 37:07


    Our Lords resurrection was definitely miraculous! Never has anyone said that they would die, and then say they will resurrect from the dead and actually do it. The resurrection is fundamental to Christianity. You can say that all of Christianity rises or falls on the reality of Christ rising from the dead. If you read through the Gospel accounts of Jesus' resurrection in Luke and John you will find 7 questions that Jesus asked people that saw Him after He resurrected from the dead. We will explore two questions Jesus asked Mary at the empty tomb.

    A Palm Sunday Sermon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 35:01


    Why do you follow Jesus? On the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem there were many people who were shouting "Hosanna!" why were they calling out to Jesus to save them? Were they following Jesus for the right reasons?

    And He Said

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 25:50


    Allan McGuire teaches out of Mark 4:21-34 about the several parables Jesus gave.

    What Grace Will Not Tolerate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 41:25


    Grace is a free gift from God. We are saved by grace and not through good works. But do we admit that we can grow only by that same grace? Do we believe that we need His grace each and every day, as much as we did at the beginning of our relationship with Him? Peter as we will see in this passage was using grace in the wrong way and at the same time promoting a false view of grace and a false view of salvation that Paul had to correct. Grace is not a word that we can throw around to do whatever we want to do and act any way we want to act. Grace is costly and there are some things that Grace will not tolerate.

    Figting For The Right Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 41:56


    As Paul continues to help the churches in Galatia understand the importance of the Gospel, he recalls what took place in his salvation and that the Gospel is worth fighting for. How do we fight for the Gospel?

    God's Gospel Vs. Man's Gospel 3.9.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 42:08


    What are the differences between God's Gospel and Man's Gospel? Paul wants the church's in Galatia to how that the Gospel that he received and believed was not from man, but from God.

    From the Cradel to the Grave and the In-between

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 34:09


    Chapter 4 of Mark gives us the parable of the different soils. How does the Word of God work in our lives from the Cradle to the Grave and the in-between?

    Hold Fast to the Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 48:22


    In chapter 1 of Galatians Paul is going to get right to the point and the point was that these believers were not holding fast to the Gospel. They were in Pauls words “have turned to another Gospel” These were believers and yet they were wooed away by a false gospel. How can we hold fast to the Gospel so we are not carried away by the false gospels that are out there?

    Introduction to Galatians

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 46:26


    In this series we will be exploring the rich truths found in our salvation with Christ. In this introduction we will set the stage for our freedom that we have in Christ.

    Who is Like You O God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 33:07


    As we wrap up the last few verses out of the book of Micah, we encounter a question from Micah. "Who is like you O God?" What do we know about the only God who saves us, redeems us, and forgives us?

    The Unforgivable Sin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 45:33


    What exactly is the unforgivable sin? What does it look like for a person who has committed this sin?

    Responding to God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 39:39


    The flavor of this chapter is completely different than the previous chapters. Throughout this book it's been a courtroom setting. God is bringing a lawsuit against his people. Chapter 7 however is different. The style of writing changes from this covenant lawsuit to more of a response of distress and lamenting. This chapter is very personal. Micah in this chapter is responding to the coming disaster.

    When The Lord Says Your Guilty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 45:36


    Court is still in session, and the Lord is going to show Israel the evidence of their guilt and then pass judgement upon them.

    What Does The Lord Require

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 47:50


    Chapter six begins the third message of judgement which will be followed by a message of hope that goes through the remainder of the book. In this chapter it gives off a feeling of a courtroom setting. It's very personal. God is going to be the judge. The mountains and the hills, that is the earth, is going to be called as a witness or a jury to dispense either guilty or not guilty. Judah (the southern kingdom) is going to be the defendant, And God calls Micah to be the prosecutor to bring God's case against His people.

    The Crowds, The Call, Crazy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 27:46


    Mark 3:7-21 gives us some insights to the types of people Jesus encountered in His ministry. We see Him encountering the crowds as He healed many. We see Him calling His disciples and we see Jesus as He encounters His own family.

    The Reign of Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 36:04


    In the rest of chapter 5 here Micah is going to give us some details about His reign. What will the reign of Christ be like when He returns to rule and reign from the throne of David in Israel? Vs 5-6 When Christ comes He will bring peace and protection. Vs 7-9 Christ's reign will be powerful. Vs 10-15 Christ's reign will purify His people.

    Bethlehem's King

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 38:58


    In this portion of Micah 5, Micah warns about Judas coming destruction and captivity, but then give some hope as concerning the coming king that will come out of Bethlehem and what the coming kingdom will look like as Jesus sits on the throne and shepherds His people with justice and peace.

    A Coming Kingdom for a Coming King

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 40:03


    The tone of Micah 4 is completely different than how chapter 3 ends. Micah tells us of a coming kingdom where the Lord Himself will rule.

    Jesus Our Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 36:16


    The Lord will rescue the remnant, He will deliver His people and He will restore them. Micah's message out of chapter 4 is one of a coming hope and these words would have brought much encouragement to a nation that was about to go into exile for 70 years.

    CIA Christians

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 29:41


    Geff Fisher speaks about the life of Jesus out of the book of Mark.

    When A Nation Corrupts Pt.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 44:18


    Micah continues his message of judgment and not only has he singled out the politicians but now he turns his judgment on the the spiritual leaders, the prophets. These prophets were giving messages only for what they could get from the people. God has some strong words for these corrupt people and this corrupt nation.

    When a Nation Corrupts Pt.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 34:52


    Micah is primarily giving judgement to the the northern kingdom of Israel. Although he will give some messages of judgement to the Southern kingdom as well later in his message, he primarily right now is pronouncing judgment on Samaria and their judgment would soon come to pass in 722 B.C when the Assyrian Empire would come in and destroy Samaria and take captive the people. The Southern kingdom would last a little bit longer and ultimately be destroyed and the people taken captive and led off by the Babylonian empire in 586 B.C. Why does this happen? Because they rejected the Lord and His ways. They worshiped false idols and allowed sin to rule their lives.

    Your King Will Lead You

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 35:38


    These last two verses are a promise of the coming king that will lead His people, if you can get the picture of what Micah is saying it's a picture of hope, restoration and victory. These people living in Samaria, the Northern Kingdom would soon be defeated by the Assyrians. Later in 586 B.C the southern kingdom, Jerusalem would also be defeated and carried off to Babylon by the Babylonians and so to be living during that time and hear pronounced judgment upon you, but then followed by a message of hope was very encouraging.

    Jesus is Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 47:20


    Marks gospel account is many snapshots of Jesus. We see Jesus going and doing. It really emphasizes Jesus as the suffering servant. Today we are going to see 3 snapshots of Jesus' ministry in three events. All three of these involve Jesus and the Pharisees and there are three questions that are asked of Jesus. The Pharisees question Jesus' motives, His leadership, and His authority. In these three events and questions we see one answer to the Pharisee's questions. The answer is basically that Jesus is Lord.

    When God Points Out The Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 47:32


    Here in chapter 2 God is going to get a little more specific and point out the problem of what these people were doing which was covetousness and corruption. In vs 1-5 we will see Micah points the finger at those who were in the government. These were the guys that were in positions of power. In vs 6-11 Micah points the finger at the prophets. These were the religious leaders.

    The Lord is Coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 46:17


    In the opening chapter of Micah 1, we get a courtroom scene where God is calling the whole earth into His courtroom. God tells us that He is coming and when He comes it's not going to be a pretty picture. What can we do and how should we respond to His coming?

    Micah Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 39:33


    Micah is a prophet whose name means "who is like the Lord" In this book we are told some reasons why God is going to allow His nation to be destroyed by the Assyrians in 723 B.C and by the Babylonians in 586 B.C

    The Greater Miracle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 29:00


    In this portion of Scripture Jesus heals the man that was carried by four men and let down through a roof. A miracle takes place in the man picking up his bed and walking, but Jesus teaches us that the healing was not the greater miracle.

    The Real Enemy of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 48:30


    In this final chapter God tells us exactly why Nineveh is deserving of His judgement. God will destroy all of His enemies, but we must not forget who the real enemy is.

    God's Destruction of His Enemies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 49:00


    Why does God destroy His enemies? Why was Nineveh going to be destroyed? How would Nineveh be destroyed? Nahum chapter 2 outlines for us God's destruction of His enemies.

    The Judgement and Goodness of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 50:59


    Does God's wrath make you feel uncomfortable? Is God really that mean? In the book of Nahum we are going to see a full display of God's judgement against the city of Nineveh.

    Nahum Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 40:32


    As we begin to work our way through the book of Nahum, it's important to understand the historical setting and background.

    Powerful Punch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 30:53


    In this section of Mark we see Jesus touching the lives of several people and having power to heal.

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