Join us as Glen walks us through the important concept of growth in maturity from Psalm 1.
Who Do You Follow?
Key Text: 1 Corinthians 3:1-15
Three truths to embrace. One caution to heed.
Refresh My Heart
Key Text: Philemon 17-20
The gospel creates one man from two
The gospel creates a deep accountability for each other
The gospel refreshes us even through the actions of others
For further reading, here is an article Chris wrote on the same topic recently.
Assurance
“Once saved, always saved” has become a controversial statement in some corners of the Church. But far from being a doctrine to argue over, today’s speaker preaches with a pastoral heart to help you know the certainty of your salvation.
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Key Texts: Psalm 107, Philippians 4:4-9, 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
Give thanks. Forever.
Christmas Is...
Welcome to our Christmas Day service, an opportunity to pause on a usually hectic day and focus our attention on a divine act that changed the course of human history.
The Father of Faith and the Power of Saying, “Yes Lord, I Believe."
Key Text: Romans 4
A key concept in Paul’s argument that righteousness comes through faith and not by works is unpacked in Romans 4. To close out this series, we turn our attention back to Abram, and in particular to the moment that righteousness was credited to him in God’s sight. What was the pivotal moment? What plucked this wandering exile from ‘excluded’ to ‘included’? And what lessons does that moment hold for us?
There is a blessing in belief, and it goes far beyond mere positive thinking or even answered prayers — it stretches far back into eternity past and forward into eternity future, and it places you securely into the gentle hands of a loving Father; “Yes Lord, I believe”, alters eternal destinies.
The Meekness and Might of Mary: How wonder and curiosity magnify God’s glory
Key Text: Luke 1:26-56
At first glance, Mary’s response to the news of her pregnancy seems not too dissimilar to Zechariah’s. Yet the angel’s response is dramatically different; rather than rebuke, Mary receives a blessing. Something about Mary’s posture before God was different. Mary’s heart was meek, yet her simple belief was mighty. Rather than belittle God, our awestruck wonder and holy curiosity magnify the glory of God. To Mary, it didn’t seem possible, but God was in it, so she sat back in wonder to wait on how he would fulfil his promise. When that happens, when our lives are filled with expectant wonder and curiosity, God gets even more praise.
The Harm And Hope Of Scoffing: Learning a lesson from Zechariah
Key Text: Luke 1:5-24, 57-79
When Gabriel the Angel delivers the exciting news of a promised son for Zechariah the priest and his barren wife, the aged man’s first response was scoffing laughter and disrespectful questioning. There’s harm in that type of response. Laughing at God in disbelief comes with a warning label. But there’s also hope in this story. The story doesn’t end in mute silence, instead, it climaxes in joyful prophetic singing. Zechariah’s hope — our hope — was about to step into our world.
Passing The Baton
Key Text: Joshua 23:1 — 24:33
As we close out our series through the book of Joshua, join us as Steve Bignill makes his preaching debut here at RTCC by guiding us through these final chapters. Listen as we hear the challenge Joshua leaves with not only his people, but us as well.