Sermons
Today, we continue in the book of Psalm and we are going to look at Psalm 107, and it is a song of redeemed people who have found God alone as the satisfaction of their heart and soul.
Jesus is the happiest of all and His happiness spills out in the universe. So, Christians should be the happiest, most joyful people in the world because Jesus is the most happiest.
Today, we look at two psalms that speak of God's blessing on work and family. But how do we experience that? The psalms show us how as we are encourage to live a life dependent on the Lord.
In Psalm 36, David paints a picture of the wicked and then gives a powerful contrast with a beautiful picture of the greatness of God. Then he gives a prayer for the righteous to continue to be captivated by God and His greatness instead of the evil of this world. Let us be captivated by the greatness of God.
This morning we find a psalm of praise to God that encourages us to thank God for who He is and for all that He has done. We should be thankful.
For centuries the psalms have been a great comfort and help for followers of Jesus. Today, we began to look at the psalms to encourage us in the season we find ourselves.
Today, we close out our series in 1 Corinthians. In Paul's parting words He exhorts the church to have a courageous love for the glory of Jesus as we stand firm in the faith.
On the calendar the resurrection of Jesus is remembered on Easter once a year, but truly it effects every day. It is more than just a day on the calendar. The resurrection of Jesus is more than just something that is wrapped up in a holiday remembered with eggs and a bunny. It instead changes everything and impacts everyone. Stay Up To Date: www.ridgeonline.org/covid-19 Give: ridgeonline.org/giving Stay updated through ENEWS: ridgeonline.org/news Children: YouTube - Ridge Kids Students: YouTube - The Ridge Students As you are watching today and are in need of prayer we would love to pray for you. Message us with your prayer need at info@ridgeonline.org and we would love to pray for you. If you turn and trust in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior we would love to hear from you. There is nothing greater than beginning a relationship with Jesus. Let us know at info@ridgeonline.org.
Let us during this pandemic remember what is of utmost importance and be thankful for God's great grace in sending Jesus the crucified and resurrected Savior.
God has given us all a mind to think with. He gave us our mind to love Him with what we think about, our thoughts and mind. In Matthew 22.37, Jesus says, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
Today, in our scripture text we find a word that is common to many languages. It is the same word or close to the same word, whether you are praying with a group of Christians who speak Chinese, Russian, French, or an African language. It is the word, AMEN. This one word brings to every culture a vision of God and the world.
Loving Each Other By Encouraging Each Other
Love never fails. I want something with that kind of assurance, with that kind of guarantee
God sets us free for many reasons. But one of the most powerful reasons is that He desires us to use our freedom to bless others.
Today we learn that our differences are all part of God's plan, so that there are no divisions and rivalry, but instead unity and oneness. As a united church we have a beautiful purpose to fill every nook and cranny of the earth with the glory of Christ.
The church is to be different, literally the light of the world shining in dark places. There are many groups in the world that do good things, but the church is different in that it seeks to glorify God and love people. The difference is spiritual. The difference is supernatural.
We are a new creation and community because of Jesus' death and resurrection. We celebrate this in the Lord's Supper as we celebrate through remembering and proclaiming. Let us rejoice in the new covenant this morning that was made possible through the blood and body of Jesus Christ.
This is really what life boils down to: is God's name being glorified in and through my life or is another? Paul was trying to make this point to the church at Corinth with the issue of pagan feasts they were attending and with the Lord's Supper that they were also participating in. Paul wants us to see in today's text that the Lord's Supper is really about what you do when you are not at the Lord's Supper and what we do with the threat of idolatry coming at us every day. Let our life not be a feasts of idols, but a life lived for the glory of God, for that is why Christ died for us.
What we believe about God and his majesty, and what we believe about the meaning of being human in relation to God will make all the difference in the world how we think and act about abortion and racism
Just as Israel needed to, so do we need to see God in Jesus Christ as our supreme pleasure. May God grant us a deep hunger for Him and His Word that we may truly behold Jesus Christ as our supreme pleasure.
As we enter 2020, I am thankful for the last year and decade. Now the question before all of us as we enter this new year and decade is how will we run for Jesus?
Paul pictures Jesus' first advent in Galatians 4.4-7, as a rescue mission to set us free from slavery and to place us in God's forever family. I love how the writer of Living the Christian Year puts it in light of Paul's writing in Galatians 4 saying, Christ became the child of a woman that we might become children of the Spirit. He identifies with us so that we can identify with Him
The Star of heaven and earth which is Jesus. That is who the magi came seeking and eventually finding and worshiping. As we look at this wonderful text in Matthew 2, may God draw us to Himself and stir in us what was stirred up in the Magi.
The majesty of Christmas is found in the prophetic wonder revealed to Isaiah
This Advent, may wonder fill our hearts at the comings of Jesus. Today, we see the prophetic wonder of Micah who looked forward to the coming King who would bring forever peace to God's people as He cares and leads them. As we look back at the coming of Christ and expectantly look forward like Micah did, this season calls us to examine our own lives and to be spiritually ready. Let our wonder turn to worship as we celebrate and enjoy the greatness of our Savior together.
Our passage today says we have freedom to exercise our Christian privileges but there is a vital principle to follow first.
Paul addresses a Christian's calling in light of cultural distinctives, vocations and one's marital status. In light of it all we are to walk in obedience and live with an undistracted devotion to Christ.
God wants us to be faithful right where we are at. We are to serve the Lord right where He has us and seek to please Him.
The Lord gave us the gift of our bodies to be used for His glory. All things were created for the glory of God, even our bodies, so glorify God in and with your bodies.
Paul with great wonder and awe gets our attention to remind us who we are as Spirit-filled Christians and how we are to handle conflict and disputes as a result. Let us not forget who we are in Jesus and remember to handle conflict with our brothers and sisters according to God's way and not the world's way.
Today we look at immortality, the church and its response to sin within and outside the church.
Pride and arrogance was causing issues in the church at Corinth to the point that they were standing against Paul and Jesus with a superior wisdom. Paul has lovingly and will continue to exhort them to change by imitating him and return back to the ways of Christ. Today, let's see love, power and the kingdom of God and may our goal be to love with the greatest power and effect that the kingdom of God will grant in this age.
As Christ followers we are to imitate the same servant attitude and life that Jesus lived for the glory of God and the sake of the gospel. Paul and the apostles understood this very well, but the church in Corinth struggled to do so. Today, let us be encouraged to be humble servants like Jesus.
May we be encouraged to be God's humble servants, boasting in God alone as the master builder and prize Jesus over everything.
Today, may we see the work of the Holy Spirit in revealing the wisdom of God, what that wisdom is and who receives it.
The message of the cross has been seen as foolish to many throughout history and still by many today. For Christians, it means everything, and is the power of God. Let us be encouraged by the message of the cross, its fruit and humble proclamation.
Today we read that Paul had received word that the church had gotten off track in Corinth because of divisions. The church had become a popularity contest of sorts. The troubles the church in Corinth experienced are not too far removed from the struggles the church in America encounters today. Paul exhorted the church in Corinth to unity, may we be encouraged to have the same.
Today, we begin to look at Paul's letter to the church at Corinth. He begins with calling the church to know who they are when they look back to remember and who they are when they look forward to the future. This is where Paul begins as he addresses a church struggling with worldliness, yet he wants them to remember that God is faithful.
The life verse we are looking at today is 25 words of hope that begins with God and ends with life. And it urges us to do the same.
Many of us have verses that are our go to verses. We often call them life verses. This Summer we are looking at some life verses. They may be some of yours too. Today, we are looking at Isaiah 26.8.
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