Podcasts about pastor rick

With the billions people in the world who attend church, many can't identify why they even go. They don't know that church isn't just an event you show up to—it's a spiritual family you belong to. Join Pastor Rick as he unpacks the purposes of a church family and how it can meet your deepest needs.In this message series, Pastor Rick answers questions about what worship is and what it does in our lives.When you understand that everything around you comes from God, you can't help but worship him. And what kind of worship does God want? Jesus says in John 4:23: “True worshipers” (NIV). Join Pastor Rick as he unpacks the life-transforming power of worship and what it means to an authentic worshiper. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

In this message series, Pastor Rick looks to God's Word to help you share the hope you have in Jesus with a lost and hurting world.If you listen to the deepest hurt in a person's heart, you've just discovered how to lead them to Jesus. Inviting them to church is another way to help them encounter Jesus, because it's a powerful witness to see so many people worshiping God and believing the same thing—all in one place. Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach principles that will give you confidence to share your faith. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

With the billions people in the world who attend church, many can't identify why they even go. They don't know that church isn't just an event you show up to—it's a spiritual family you belong to. Join Pastor Rick as he unpacks the purposes of a church family and how it can meet your deepest needs.In this message series, Pastor Rick looks to God's Word to help you share the hope you have in Jesus with a lost and hurting world.When you tell others about the meaning and significance they will find in Jesus, you're offering them exactly what they're looking for. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches principles that will give you confidence to share your faith. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

With the billions people in the world who attend church, many can't identify why they even go. They don't know that church isn't just an event you show up to—it's a spiritual family you belong to. Join Pastor Rick as he unpacks the purposes of a church family and how it can meet your deepest needs.In this message series, Pastor Rick explains why you need to connect to a church family for spiritual support and encouragement. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

With the billions people in the world who attend church, many can't identify why they even go. They don't know that church isn't just an event you show up to—it's a spiritual family you belong to. Join Pastor Rick as he unpacks the purposes of a church family and how it can meet your deepest needs.In this message series, Pastor Rick explains why you need to connect to a church family for spiritual support and encouragement.What gifts and talents have God given you? Listen to this message from Pastor Rick to learn why the church is the best place to discover and develop your spiritual gifts. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

With the billions people in the world who attend church, many can't identify why they even go. They don't know that church isn't just an event you show up to—it's a spiritual family you belong to. Join Pastor Rick as he unpacks the purposes of a church family and how it can meet your deepest needs.In this message series, Pastor Rick looks at several reasons why the church is the most important thing on earth and why it's critical that you join a body of believers.God's plan for all time involves the church. In fact, Jesus died for the church—that's how valuable it is! In this broadcast, Pastor Rick examines why the church is the most important thing on earth and why God is more interested in building it than any nation, business, or organization. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

 Servanthood 2 : Launching Easter 2026 at Cathedral of Faith

Acompaña al Pastor Rick mientras él explica cómo Dios quiere edificar tu carácter a través de hábitos y elecciones que pueden llegar a ser parte de tus rutinas en el trabajo, tales como amar a otros como Jesús te ama a ti. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

En este mensaje, el Pastor Rick explica como Dios edifica tu carácter en el trabajo al enseñarte cosas como cumplir promesas, cumplir con fechas límites y trabajar sin supervisión. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

En este mensaje, el Pastor Rick enseña cómo Dios usa la presión en el trabajo para enseñarte responsabilidad. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick for this message series on God's calling for your life. Learn how to discern that calling and use it as a blessing for the church, other people, and yourself.Join Pastor Rick as he teaches why God created everything and everyone with a purpose. Every plant has a purpose. Every star has a purpose. Every animal has a purpose. If your heart is beating and you're breathing, there's a purpose for your life.The only way you're ever going to know the purpose for your life—why you're here on this planet, and what on earth you're here for—is to talk to your Creator, God, and to read his Word, the Bible. Pastor Rick teaches that your purpose starts with God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

“[God] sent Christ to make peace between himself and us, and he has given us the work of making peace between himself and others” (2 Corinthians 5:18 CEV). Join Pastor Rick for this message series as he shares about your calling as a child of God to tell others about the Good News you have received.From the very beginning, God's plan has been to make you like his Son, Jesus. In this message, Pastor Rick explores some of the aspects you share with God and how you can grow in his image and likeness as you “see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him” (Romans 8:29 MSG). To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Pastor Rick Jones, Faith Community Church in St. Ann, with the protestors storming the church in Minneapolis, what would he do if that happened to him? Well.. it did... and here's what happened to the people.

God is a God of fresh starts. Join us as Pastor Rick unpacks the parable of the Prodigal Son and how it should give each of us hope. NEXT STEPS: I am going to start or stay with Ownit 356 One Story Plan this Monday. I am asking God to help me really know His grace and grow in my understanding of His Fatherhood.

In this sermon, Pastor Rick exposes how retaliation and unresolved conflict keep believers trapped in cycles that damage their future. Through Jesus’ command to love our enemies, he shows that forgiveness is not weakness but spiritual strength and freedom.

The Creation Mandate Part 2 // Pastor Rick Shelton

Cuando Dios prueba tu fe, puedes encontrarte pasando por esta secuencia: Primero, " ¿Qué, Señor? Luego, "¿Dónde, Señor? Por último, "¿Cuándo, Señor?" Únete al Pastor Rick para tener una visión bíblica de cómo Dios hace madurar tu fe. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick for this message series on God's calling for your life. Learn how to discern that calling and use it as a blessing for the church, other people, and yourself.“[God] sent Christ to make peace between himself and us, and he has given us the work of making peace between himself and others” (2 Corinthians 5:18 CEV). Join Pastor Rick for this message series as he shares about your calling as a child of God to tell others about the Good News you have received.In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains why your destiny has eternal significance, not just for yourself but also for other people. Nothing you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God. This is why you must have an urgency about knowing your destiny and completing your mission. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Dios probará tu fe pidiéndote que hagas lo que parece imposible o que hagas un cambio importante que te saque de tu zona de comodidad. Únete al Pastor Rick para tener una visión bíblica de cómo Dios hace madurar tu fe. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick for this message series on God's calling for your life. Learn how to discern that calling and use it as a blessing for the church, other people, and yourself.“We are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10 NIV). In this message series, Pastor Rick explains why being called by God means you are to be a blessing to others, which in turn will bless your life.There's almost nothing that God won't do for the person who really wants to help others. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick shares God's promises of what he will do for the person who is committed to blessing and helping other people. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

En este mensaje, el Pastor Rick continua enseñando las llaves para el cambio verdadero, incluyendo limpiar la casa de las cosas que minan tu caminar cristiano y creer, en fe, que puedes cambiar con la ayuda de Dios. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

“God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters” (Romans 8:29 NLT). In this message series, Pastor Rick shares how you are called to become like Jesus and therefore share in the glory of being a brother or sister of the Son of God.In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains how your spiritual gifts were not given for your own benefit but for the benefit of others, just as other people were given gifts for your benefit. “There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord” (1 Corinthians 12:5 NLT). To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

En este mensaje, el Pastor Rick continua enseñando las llaves para el cambio verdadero, incluyendo renovar tus pensamientos y actitudes, y encontrar una comunidad transparente que te apoye mientras Dios te cambia. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

“God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters” (Romans 8:29 NLT). In this message series, Pastor Rick shares how you are called to become like Jesus and therefore share in the glory of being a brother or sister of the Son of God.One of life's frustrations is that God's timetable is rarely the same as ours. We are often in a hurry when God isn't. In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how to be patient with the process as God continually works in your life to prepare you for your role in eternity. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

En este mensaje, el Pastor Rick explora como el proceso para un cambio verdadero incluye renovar tus pensamientos y actitudes, y encontrar una comunidad transparente que te apoye mientras Dios te cambia. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick for this message series on God's calling for your life. Learn how to discern that calling and use it as a blessing for the church, other people, and yourself.“God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters” (Romans 8:29 NLT). In this message series, Pastor Rick shares how you are called to become like Jesus and therefore share in the glory of being a brother or sister of the Son of God.Today we're obsessed with speed, but God is more interested in strength and stability than swiftness. Real maturity is never the result of a single experience, no matter how powerful or moving. Join Pastor Rick as he walks through the ways to gradually develop the habits of Christlike character. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

The Creation Mandate // Pastor Rick Shelton

In this sermon, Pastor Rick challenges us to confront the private issues we pretend are under control. Through Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5 and the life of Samson, he reveals how unmanaged anger and lust begin privately but eventually demand public consequences.

Únete al Pastor Rick mientras continúa enseñando acerca de los cinco propósitos de tu vida: Estar centrado en Dios, aprender a amar a otros, crecer en madurez espiritual, dar algo a cambio, y hablar a otros acerca del amor de Dios. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

“God is the One who made all things, and all things are for his glory. He wanted to have many children share his glory” (Hebrews 2:10 NCV). In this message series, Pastor Rick helps you understand the benefits of your calling to belong to God's family and the freedom and joy that brings.Because you belong to God's family, Jesus isn't ashamed to call you his brother or sister, no matter how messed up your life might be. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches that if you're a member of the family of God, your sin doesn't define you anymore and why that truth brings freedom to your life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick for this message series on God's calling for your life. Learn how to discern that calling and use it as a blessing for the church, other people, and yourself.“God is the One who made all things, and all things are for his glory. He wanted to have many children share his glory” (Hebrews 2:10 NCV). In this message series, Pastor Rick helps you understand the benefits of your calling to belong to God's family and the freedom and joy that brings.Today's individualistic culture is filled with “bunny believers,” people who hop around from one church to another without any identity, accountability, or commitment. In this message, Pastor Rick explains why being part of a community of believers is so important to your spiritual walk and why we need to recover and practice the biblical meaning of membership. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes” (Ephesians 1:4 NLT). In this message series, Pastor Rick walks through what the Bible says about God's love so you will know the depth of his love for you and let it change your life.In this message, Pastor Rick explains just how much God loves you and why the spiritually lost are worth God's rescue mission. People are only “lost” if they're worth finding! Think of it this way: The value of a masterpiece doesn't go down when it's lost; it goes up. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Acompaña al Pastor Rick mientras continúa enseñándote lo que Dios piensa de ti y por qué eso puede darte confianza para ser quien Dios creó para ser. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes” (Ephesians 1:4 NLT). In this message series, Pastor Rick walks through what the Bible says about God's love so you will know the depth of his love for you and let it change your life.The Bible says, “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19 NIV). In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches why you have to begin with God's nature to be able to understand your life's purpose and calling. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

Join us as we kick off the New Year with a message from Pastor Rick on the "word" and direction for Cedar Point Church in 2026

Vivir una vida bien vivida requiere saber quién eres realmente y para lo que fuiste creado. Acompaña al Pastor Rick mientras te ayuda a entender lo que Dios piensa de ti y por qué eso puede darte confianza para ser quien Dios creó para ser. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick for this message series on God's calling for your life. Learn how to discern that calling and use it as a blessing for the church, other people, and yourself.“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes” (Ephesians 1:4 NLT). In this message series, Pastor Rick walks through what the Bible says about God's love so you will know the depth of his love for you and let it change your life.God not only knows where you are; he also knows who you are. He knows what you're going through, why you're going through it, and how you feel about it. He knows you better than you know yourself! Listen as Pastor Rick shares just how much Jesus wants to affirm you and show you his love. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

In this sermon, Pastor Rick teaches that spiritual growth begins with honest self-assessment, not outward behavior. Using Matthew 5 and the life of Saul, he reveals how refusing to confront our attitude quietly undermines leadership, clarity, and long-term purpose.

Dios quiere que sepas quién eres; Satanás quiere confundirte acerca de quién eres. El pastor Rick enseña cómo entender tu identidad según Dios.Vivir una vida bien vivida requiere saber quién eres realmente, para lo que Dios te creó para ser y lo que Dios piensa de ti. Acompaña al Pastor Rick mientras él explica como Satanás tratará de confundirte acerca de tu verdadera identidad. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

In this message series, Pastor Rick shares how to discover God's purpose for your life and how to discern his calling in your life. “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28 NIV).You were made to be you. God has given you unique abilities, and he wants you to use them to fulfill his purposes. In this message, Pastor Rick explains how your abilities are the roadmap to God's will for your life. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

In this New Year’s Eve message, Pastor Rick challenges us to examine how far we are truly willing to go with our focus, faith, heart, and resources in following Christ. Through Scripture and reflection, he confronts the danger of settling, shrinking back, or walking away when obedience begins to cost us.

In this New Year’s Eve message, Pastor Rick challenges us to examine how far we are truly willing to go with our focus, faith, heart, and resources. He confronts the danger of settling, shrinking back, or looking behind us, and calls us to move forward with unwavering commitment to God’s purpose.

In this New Year’s Eve message, Pastor Rick challenges us to examine how far we are truly willing to go with our focus, faith, heart, and resources. He confronts the danger of settling, shrinking back, or looking behind us, and calls us to move forward with unwavering commitment to God’s purpose.

Acompaña al Pastor Rick mientras él continúa enseñando como actuar a tiempo cuando tomas decisiones importantes. Por ejemplo, ¿cuál es el mejor momento cuando la decisión es acerca de la salvación, cuando te sientes enojado, o cuando tu decisión es acerca de uno de los mandamientos de Dios? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1463/29?v=20251111

Join Pastor Rick for this message series on God's calling for your life. Learn how to discern that calling and use it as a blessing for the church, other people, and yourself.In this message series, Pastor Rick shares how to discover God's purpose for your life and how to discern his calling in your life. “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28 NIV).pastors, and other full-time church workers experienced. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches what the Bible says about every Christian's call to service. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

The religious people of Jesus' day didn't like that he hung out with all the “wrong” people. Join Pastor Rick as he looks at the dinners Jesus had with sinners and what they show us about the way he views each of us.Listen as Pastor Rick concludes this message on how Jesus values you based on his encounter with Zacchaeus. Learn that no matter what you've done and what others say about you, Jesus still wants to have a relationship with you. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1103/29?v=20251111

If you want to give through Grace Church you can do so here: https://pushpay.com/g/grace-alone?src=hpp&r=monthlyJoin us for Pastor Rick's message, “Between What Was and What is to Come” from Matthew 9 about God's heart for the harvest and the simple commitments every believer can make to have an eternal impact. You'll be encouraged, equipped, and inspired to step into a new season of purpose and influence.Find out more about Grace Church here: https://gracechurchco.com/

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