Radio teaching Series

40 Days In The Word 2023

The Bible is bread and water for your soul, able to nourish you for a lifetime of faithful service. But you need to do more than just read God’s Word! In this series, Pastor Rick explains the steps for effective Bible study and how the application of God’s Word provides a solid foundation for your life.

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June 30, 2023

Integrating God’s Word Into My Life – Part 2

Satan doesn’t mind you studying the Bible as long as you don’t do anything with what you’ve learned. In this teaching from Pastor Rick, find out what you need to do to make sure that doesn’t happen.


June 29, 2023

Integrating God’s Word Into My Life – Part 1

If you starve yourself of God’s Word, you won’t have much success in winning spiritual battles. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how to feed yourself on the Word of God—the only thing that will feed your soul.


June 28, 2023

Understanding the Meaning of a Text – Part 4


June 27, 2023

Understanding the Meaning of a Text – Part 3

It’s not enough to know the Bible; you have to do it! In this broadcast, Pastor Rick wants you to understand how to turn your biblical knowledge into action so that you can take responsibility: “Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it” (James 4:17 NLT).


June 26, 2023

Understanding the Meaning of a Text – Part 2

Simplicity is key when it comes to having an effective quiet time. Join Pastor Rick as he walks through six simple steps that will start you on a rewarding devotional journey. “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty” (Proverbs 21:5 ESV).


June 23, 2023

Understanding the Meaning of a Text – Part 1

One tip that will help you become a doer of the Word is to write a one-sentence application based on what you read in the Bible. Pastor Rick points to four characteristics of a good application sentence that will help you become a doer of God’s Word and not just a hearer.


June 22, 2023

How to Study a Bible Passage – Part 4

As you read the Bible, you should be asking God, “What should I do with this passage?” In this broadcast, Pastor Rick shares his Bible study tool called the “probe-it” method, in which you probe a biblical text with questions so that its application will change your life.


June 21, 2023

How to Study a Bible Passage – Part 3

In this message, Pastor Rick teaches that the ultimate goal of all Bible study is application. If you only believe the parts of the Bible that you apply in your life, then what do you truly believe? Let God’s Word and this message move you forward in faith as you let the Bible change the way you live, love, and think.


June 20, 2023

How to Study a Bible Passage – Part 2

God says that, if you want to be successful, you should meditate on his Word: “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful” (Joshua 1:8 NIV). So how do you do it? Pastor Rick shares the answer in this broadcast on biblical meditation.


June 19, 2023

How to Study a Bible Passage – Part 1

The Bible is your water and bread—you were never meant to live without it! In this broadcast, Pastor Rick uncovers just how essential God’s Word is to living a full and abundant life.


June 16, 2023

Seeing What God Wants Me to See – Part 3

If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples” (John 8:31 NASB). In this message, Pastor Rick shares four tips that will help you develop a lifelong habit of reading and studying God’s Word.


June 15, 2023

Seeing What God Wants Me to See – Part 2

Too many of us spend our lives working for the approval of others. But Pastor Rick wants you to know that only your Creator can fathom your full potential. Join Pastor Rick as he reveals words from the Bible that will unlock all you’ve been made to do and be.


June 14, 2023

Seeing What God Wants Me to See – Part 1

The more you read God’s Word when you’re down, the more he lifts you up. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick presents the Bible as the ultimate mood elevator. Find out how you can get freedom from discouragement through the truth of God’s Word.


June 13, 2023

How the Bible Changes Us – Part 3

It’s not enough to just know the Bible and study it. We are meant to be doers of the Word and not just hearers. Find out how to activate your faith and stimulate your spiritual growth through this message from Pastor Rick.


June 12, 2023

How the Bible Changes Us – Part 2

God doesn’t want you to carry the baggage of guilt, regret, and shame throughout your life. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick offers hope through the Word of God for those struggling with the weight of their sin: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9 NIV).


June 9, 2023

How the Bible Changes Us – Part 1

God wants you to know that he loves you, he saved you, and you can spend eternity with him. How does he let you know? Through his Word. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to make God’s Word a regular part of your life so that it can change your life.


June 8, 2023

Why Can I Trust the Bible? – Part 4

Join Pastor Rick as he continues to explain why you can trust the Bible to be the unchanging foundation of your life: “Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice . . . They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock” (Luke 6:47-48 NIV).


June 7, 2023

Why Can I Trust the Bible? – Part 3

In this message, Pastor Rick talks about the marvel of the Bible—how one book could be so despised and disputed, yet such an integral part of culture. Learn why you should trust in the one thing that will last: “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (Matthew 24:35 NIV).


June 6, 2023

Why Can I Trust the Bible? – Part 2

Many people have a hard time trusting the Bible because they don’t trust the people who wrote it. Pastor Rick uses this message to show just how much Jesus believed in and trusted the Bible—and why you should too.


June 5, 2023

Why Can I Trust the Bible? – Part 1

The only reason the universe works is because God is true all the time. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick offers proof, through examples from history, that we can trust God’s Word. This is not only because the Bible is doctrinally and theologically accurate, but because God cannot lie.


June 2, 2023

Building My Life on the Bible – Part 2

There’s a difference between gazing into God’s Word and just glancing at it. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches four simple steps to use God’s Word as a mirror to evaluate your life.


June 1, 2023

Building My Life on the Bible – Part 1

Just like a gardener prepares the soil to receive new seeds, you need to prepare yourself to receive God’s Word. In this message, Pastor Rick teaches you four steps to help prepare your heart to receive God’s Word.