Radio teaching Series

Living in the Goodness of God (2019)

In this study of Psalm 23, Pastor Rick teaches about the never-ending goodness of God and how our lives are transformed when we understand and believe it to be true.

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March 25, 2019

Heaven: God’s Eternal Goodness to You – Part 3

What will we do in heaven? The Bible says we’ll worship God. We’ll be reunited with those who love Jesus. We’ll be rewarded for our faith, hope, and love. We’ll be assigned work that we enjoy doing.


March 22, 2019

Heaven: God’s Eternal Goodness to You – Part 2

Heaven is God’s home. He gets to choose who enters it. God invites everyone to heaven, but not everybody is willing to meet the condition. What’s the condition? That you accept God’s grace and forgiveness through Jesus, and realize you can never get to heaven on your own power.


March 21, 2019

Heaven: God’s Eternal Goodness to You – Part 1

What is heaven? It’s a physical and permanent place that will last forever. In his goodness, God reserves it for his family.


March 20, 2019

Why You Don’t Need to Fear the Future – Part 3

God’s glory is waiting for us, and we will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.


March 19, 2019

Why You Don’t Need to Fear the Future – Part 2

God’s goodness is working around you, watching out for you, and working in you.


March 18, 2019

Why You Don’t Need to Fear the Future – Part 1

In his goodness, God is always looking out for you. He created you to love you.


March 15, 2019

From Overwhelmed to Overflowing – Part 3

Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach from Psalm 23 and examine how God’s goodness can overflow in our lives.


March 14, 2019

From Overwhelmed to Overflowing – Part 2

God’s grace is working in you. Grace is when God gives you what you don’t deserve. Mercy is when God doesn’t give you what you do deserve. Psalm 23 says we experience this through the goodness of God.


March 13, 2019

From Overwhelmed to Overflowing – Part 1

When God fills you to overflowing, you never need to fear the future. His goodness and mercy are with you every day.


March 12, 2019

Living an Anointed Life – Part 3

God’s anointing makes the impossible possible. He can handle any problem you give him. Nothing is beyond his ability or his resources.


March 11, 2019

Living an Anointed Life – Part 2

God’s anointing helps you become more like him. Pastor Rick explores this truth as he continues to teach from Psalm 23.


March 8, 2019

Living an Anointed Life – Part 1

When God appoints you, he anoints you. He never asks you to do something without providing what you need to do it. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how we can live an anointed life.


March 7, 2019

How God Lifts Me Up When I’m Worn Down – Part 3

Psalm 23 addresses both “now” and “later.” Right now, while you’re in the battle, you can have a banquet any day you open the Bible. It’ll give you strength. And one day you will join a real banquet in heaven as one of God’s children.


March 6, 2019

How God Lifts Me Up When I’m Worn Down – Part 2

Join Pastor Rick as he explains from Psalm 23 that God wants to bless us to show the world his goodness.


March 5, 2019

How God Lifts Me Up When I’m Worn Down – Part 1

Psalm 23 shows us that God wants our fellowship.


March 4, 2019

How Jesus Treats His Sheep – Part 3

If you get confused or wander away, Jesus will find you and bring you back. He said that every one of us matters, so he came to Earth on a rescue mission to bring us home to heaven.


March 1, 2019

How Jesus Treats His Sheep – Part 2

A shepherd always knows more than the sheep. Jesus is always going to know more about your life than you do; he knows your purpose even when you don’t know it.


February 28, 2019

How Jesus Treats His Sheep – Part 1

If you bring your problems to Jesus, his compassion reveals the goodness of God. Jesus doesn’t put you down; he lifts you up. He doesn’t hassle you; he heals you.


February 27, 2019

The God of My Valleys – Part 3

God’s goodness means we will be rewarded for being faithful to Christ in the valleys of failure, fear, conflict, grief, brokenness, and trouble. And the reward will last throughout eternity.


February 26, 2019

The God of My Valleys – Part 2

Valleys are a part of life, but God’s goodness is always at work. Valleys are unpredictable, but Psalm 23 reminds us that God is always with us—even in the valleys.


February 25, 2019

The God of My Valleys – Part 1

The shadows in your life are the evidence of the presence of light. How do you deal with the shadow? You turn your back to the shadow and look at the light—the goodness of God.


February 22, 2019

How to Be Led by God’s Spirit – Part 4

If we want to be led by God’s Spirit, we have to let the Holy Spirit lead. Join Pastor Rick as he explains what that means, according to Psalm 23.


February 21, 2019

How to Be Led by God’s Spirit – Part 3

If we want to be led by God’s Spirit, the Bible teaches that we have to remain in his Word. Join Pastor Rick as he explains what that means, according to Psalm 23.


February 20, 2019

How to Be Led by God’s Spirit – Part 2

If we want to be led by God’s Spirit, the Bible teaches we have to be willing to do what God says. Are we willing to obey in advance?


February 19, 2019

How to Be Led by God’s Spirit – Part 1

If we want to be led by God’s Spirit, the Bible teaches we have to want to be led. Join Pastor Rick as he explains what that means, according to Psalm 23.


February 18, 2019

How God’s Goodness Can Restore You – Part 3

There’s no hurt you can experience that Jesus doesn’t understand. He’s experienced all of the loneliness, all of the betrayal, and all of the rejection that we can possibly experience. And the Good News is that he came to heal our hearts.


February 15, 2019

How God’s Goodness Can Restore You – Part 2

Everything you’ve done wrong or will do wrong has already been paid for through Jesus. That is the goodness of God. Jesus takes all your guilt on himself. He gives you his goodness, also called righteousness. This is the most basic, fundamental truth of the Bible. Your broken soul becomes whole again in him.


February 14, 2019

How God’s Goodness Can Restore You – Part 1

Through his goodness, God can use your hurts to guide you toward holiness. God specializes in bringing good out of the bad.


February 13, 2019

Relaxing in God’s Goodness – Part 4

Let eternal values, not temporary ones, become the deciding factor for how you spend your time.


February 12, 2019

Relaxing in God’s Goodness – Part 3

Rest is so important that God made it part of the Ten Commandments—right up there with taking a Sabbath, not committing adultery, not murdering, and not stealing.


February 11, 2019

Relaxing in God’s Goodness – Part 2

By relaxing in God’s goodness, we learn that we don’t have to prove our worth. We can rest in the truth that we are already extremely valuable to God.


February 8, 2019

Relaxing in God’s Goodness – Part 1

Psalm 23 shows us that relaxation is a spiritual issue, and that resting is a part of trusting God’s goodness. So how do you live a rest-filled life?


February 7, 2019

Letting God Meet My Needs – Part 3

God is the source of everything we need to live, but we instead often look elsewhere for answers to our needs. Psalm 23 says the Lord is our shepherd, and that he will feed, lead, and meet our every need.


February 6, 2019

Letting God Meet My Needs – Part 2

Worry is the result of forgetting that God is good all the time. We can choose to respond with either prayer or panic. Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach from Psalm 23.


February 5, 2019

Letting God Meet My Needs – Part 1

If you’re going to put your security in something, you need to put it in something that can never be taken from you. And there is nothing you need that God can’t supply.


February 4, 2019

Is God Really Good All the Time? – Part 3

Pastor Rick continues to teach from Psalm 23, explaining that when you believe and understand the goodness of God, it will revolutionize your life and your relationships.


February 1, 2019

Is God Really Good All the Time? – Part 2

When you believe and understand the goodness of God, it will revolutionize your life and your relationships. You won’t be the same. Are you ready to see God transform your life with his goodness?


January 31, 2019

Is God Really Good All the Time? – Part 1

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches that God wants to give you a life of confidence, even on your darkest days. God wants to give you assurance. He wants to protect you. He wants to give you a life of influence and abundance. Who doesn’t want that?