Radio teaching Series

Reframing Your Worldview

We live in a world of diverse cultures, religions, and choices. What we believe affects how we act and how our lives are shaped over time. The good news is that God has provided a compass for us to follow as we navigate our way. This series teaches new insights on the world from God’s perspective, a Biblical Worldview, to understand life as it really is.

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July 30, 2013

How Should I Live In This World?, Part 4

You can waste today, spend today, or invest today. In this message, Pastor Rick asks three personal questions that will challenge you to make positive changes in your life so that you can be a part of history and not just sit and watch it happen.


July 29, 2013

How Should I Live In This World?, Part 3

Have you noticed how uncivil our culture has become? People are just flat out rude! Pastor Rick wants God’s blessing on your life, so he wants you to learn how to be civil toward people. God wants you to do that, too, so that you can represent him well.


July 26, 2013

How Should I Live In This World?, Part 2

Do you consider yourself a humble person? What does that mean? Humility does NOT mean thinking less of yourself – humility is thinking of yourself less. Humility is dependence on God while still celebrating the amazing gifts God has given you.


July 25, 2013

How Should I Live In This World?, Part 1

Having discernment means you evaluate things. You don’t just automatically accept what somebody tells you. You check it out! In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches that you need to live with discernment and ask yourself certain questions so that you are aware of what you’re allowing in your mind.


July 24, 2013

What’s The Solution?, Part 4

In this message, Pastor Rick shares his thoughts on the Devil’s work in our lives. What is the Devil’s work? It’s messing up your heart and filling it with worry, guilt, and fear. But fear doesn’t come from God. The Bible says, “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear” (1 John 4:18).


July 23, 2013

What’s The Solution?, Part 3

2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new.” Pastor Rick uses this message to talk about what it means to become a new creation in Christ and what you need to believe about Christ — and yourself.


July 22, 2013

What’s The Solution?, Part 2

When there is a break in a relationship, reconciliation needs to take place. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains that what Jesus did on the cross didn’t just reconcile us to God. It allowed us to be friends with God!


July 19, 2013

What’s The Solution?, Part 1

You weren’t made to walk around carrying guilt. God never intended for you to live that way! If you need to hear that you are forgiven completely and freely, join Pastor Rick as he rejoices that “God took the sinless Christ and poured into him our sins. Then, in exchange, he poured God’s goodness into us!” (2 Corinthians 5:21)


July 18, 2013

How Did The World Get So Messed Up?, Part 4

If you’re in the family of God, you should want your family and friends to get in, too. Go tell them! In this message, Pastor Rick talks about how God wants us to reach out with his love and “provide people with a glimpse of good living and of the living God” (Philippians 2:15).


July 17, 2013

How Did The World Get So Messed Up?, Part 3

Most people agree that the world is pretty messed up, but nothing in this world is going to last. God is going to return one day and take his children to live with him in Heaven. So how should Christians respond to a fallen world in the meantime?


July 16, 2013

How Did The World Get So Messed Up?, Part 2

History is moving toward a climax. Why doesn’t God just shut the earth down now? In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains the reason why God puts up with all the grief that he sees on this planet. One day, there will be an accounting for all the sin on Earth. Are you ready to face God?


July 15, 2013

How Did The World Get So Messed Up?, Part 1

God gave you the freedom to make moral choices. But here’s the thing about freedom of choice: You must be willing to live with the consequences of your choices. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to learn from God’s wisdom so that you make wise decisions.


July 12, 2013

Where Did We Come From?, Part 3

In this message, Pastor Rick talks about your unique spiritual gifts and abilities and how God intends for you to use them in ministry. God custom designed you because he had a place and a purpose for your life. Only you can do the ministry God planned for you.


July 11, 2013

Where Did We Come From?, Part 2

In Genesis, you learn that God thought of humans first — before he created the world! But then, God waited to create Adam and Eve last for a very special reason. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains why God settled on you as the focus of his love and what that should motivate you to do with your life.


July 10, 2013

Where Did We Come From?, Part 1

God used the first verse in the Bible to make it very clear that he existed long before this planet. He not only created the heavens and earth and sky and water and fish and birds and animals. But, amazingly, God wanted you as his child and to share in his glory.


July 9, 2013

How Do I Know What’s True? Part 4

Once you understand that you need to base your life on the only truth, Jesus Christ, you need to know what to do with that truth. In this message, Pastor Rick explains what to do with the truth once you discover it.


July 8, 2013

How Do I Know What’s True? Part 3

What separates Jesus from every other person and leader of faith? Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me” (John 14:6). Pastor Rick wants you to discover that Christ doesn’t just teach the truth you need to base your life on — he is the truth.


July 5, 2013

How Do I Know What’s True? Part 2

God wired your conscience so you instinctively know the right thing to do. Trouble is, your conscience can be weakened and become untrustworthy. Join Pastor Rick as he shares how to fill your mind and heart with God’s truth so that you echo God’s yes and no.


July 4, 2013

How Do I Know What’s True? Part 1

The Bible says you can learn a lot about God by simply looking at nature. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches you how to be aware of God’s power, creativity, and organization that are clearly displayed in nature. “The basic reality of God is plain enough. Open your eyes and there it is!” (Romans 1:19)


July 3, 2013

Why Does It Matter What I Believe? Part 3

Did you know that God not only expects you to know what you believe and why you believe it but he also expects you to be able to explain what you believe to other people? In this message, Pastor Rick shares some questions you can ask yourself so that you are prepared to tell others the Good News through life lessons you’ve learned from God.


July 2, 2013

Why Does It Matter What I Believe? Part 2

If you have no plan, no purpose, and no design for your life, then you’ll just end up stumbling through life. But Pastor Rick wants you to experience God’s blessing as you do the things God tells you to do — including getting your worldview in line with the reality of God’s truth.


July 1, 2013

Why Does It Matter What I Believe? Part 1

Proverbs 4:23 says, “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.” If you don’t know what you believe and why you believe it, your life will be shaped by a worldview of changing opinions and faulty thinking. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick talks about how we need to adopt God’s worldview so our behavior follows our beliefs and changes the world.