RISING Church is a new community of faith in northern Gwinnett County, GA. You can follow us on Twitter at @RISINGchurchga. Blessings, today and always!
"...The Book of Acts is all about the beginning of the church...how it went from a little group of people, a bunch of fishermen and tax collectors...to what it is today...For us to look back at that church...how God used those people to accomplish what He did, that is a great place to look as we start Year Two at RISING Church..."
Senior Pastor Aaron Young concludes the series on the life of David.
Rising Students talk about their summer mission trip experiences, and we hear from Youth Pastor Ryan Nelson.
Are you a Paul or a Peter? Are you called to go or stay? Jon Wheeler is one of the missionaries supported by Rising Church. He and Greg Martin chat about reaching the nations.
We say, "God, save us from our immediate, Earthly situation." But, Jesus came to fix a much deeper problem - sin - our rebellion against God. Jesus paid the ultimate price so that we can have access to God.
Everybody has access to God through Jesus. No one is beyond reach. We need to break down the walls and barriers and tell all the nations!
"Look at Jesus' very first miracle, which takes place at a wedding...If you look in Revelation, Jesus' ministry comes full circle because it also ends at a wedding - your wedding, where you and God are together!"
"When Jesus assembled his personal dream team, why would He choose the disciples He chose out of all the options in the world that He could pick from? What kind of people would you pick?"
Stuart speaks to the importance of continually pressing on one step at a time in your Christian journey!
"Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River, and coming off of that He was on a spiritual high saying 'I have never felt closer to God my Father'...But suddenly something happened...Jesus was tempted, just like you and I are tempted every day."
What is your true identity? When you accept Christ as Lord and Savior, and the Holy Spirit dwells within you, your identity is in Christ. You are adopted into God's family. During life's struggles and trials, don't forget this foundational truth. Remember who you are!
Does Jesus really understand what you're going through? Can he relate? We have a God who understands what it is to be human. He understands our struggles.
"God says to Gideon, you don't understand: It's not about what you can accomplish; it's about what I can accomplish though you...The truth for us, just like Gideon, is that God always has bigger plans for us than we have for ourselves." - Senior Pastor Aaron Young
God has plans for you. We just need to be willing to step up and follow Him. He also has a nickname for you. Gideon's was Mighty Warrior. What's yours?
This begins a new 3-week series on the "mighty warrior" of Gideon in the Old Testament. Remember the promise of Ephesians 3:20-21, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in (RISING) church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen."
God chose to make our problems his problems. He chose to step into our mess, our filth so that He could provide a way out, a new hope, a new chance at life. A new beginning. That's the beauty of Christmas.
The God of the universe is not distant or unsympathetic. He knows and empathizes because of Jesus coming down into our mess and living among us.
The Magi traveled from afar to worship the new King. Senior Pastor Aaron Young gives us more background to the story we've heard many times before.
Why did God choose shepherds to be among the first to witness the birth of the Savior? "I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people." Luke 2:10
Don't make the mistake of trying to delete God from your story at any time during the year. Instead, allow Him to place you in His story.
Senior Pastor Aaron Young gives us a behind-the-scenes look at Herod the Great to gain a better perspective on his involvement during the time of Jesus' birth. What's the legacy you will leave behind? Read Matthew 2:1-18.
Brandon Rushin sheds some light on the story of Zacchaeus climbing a tree to get a glimpse of Jesus.
What is your life anchored to? Are you anchored into something solid or something that will give way? There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
God loves us in the condition we are in right now. But he loves us too much to leave us there. He has plans for us that are bigger and better than we could ever imagine. Let him begin to transform you from the inside out.
Don't obey the law to earn your way to heaven but obey it out of a response to God's love for you. He doesn't owe us anything, yet gives us everything. Where do you stand? Pursue God with everything you have.
"If you understand the things we're going to be talking about today, it will change the way you view the world, the way you view God and your relationship with Him." -- Senior Pastor Aaron
Romans 1:17 says, "For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith.'” What does it mean to live by faith? Senior Pastor Aaron Young digs deep in part one of a series on the book of Romans.
God wants us to go from knowing about Him to experiencing Him. But how do we experience Him? Chuck Scott challenges all of us to get in the game. "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." Ephesians 2:10
Senior Pastor Aaron Young called on the RISING Church community of faith to get "unstuck" and commit to spiritual growth. We need each other if we are going to make it in our walks with God. We need to invest in one another and we need our roots to intertwine with others' roots so that we can stand firm.
Pastor Aaron Young challenges all of us to be a "great cloud of witnesses" for the next generation, for each other, and for those outside of the church.
"Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good." -- 1 Corinthians 12:7 Pray today that each of us would play the part that God has for us at RISING Church. Pray that we would be faithful with the gifts, talents, abilities, passions that he has given us. Pray that we would not bury those abilities. Pray that we would fan into flame what God has uniquely designed each of us with and use it for his glory!
Modeling the first Christian Church described in the Book of Acts, Pastor Aaron Young challenges us to be "joined together constantly in prayer" for the next 21 days. "Pray for God's power (dynamos), God's presence, God's spirit to fall upon us."
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