Shows
Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 451 “Consider Christ” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - February 15th, 2026"Behavior modification is, in fact, a false gospel."
Hebrews 3:1-2
2026-02-1636 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 450 “A Sympathetic Savior” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - February 8th, 2026"Shared experience begins with shared humanity."
Hebrews 2:16-18
2026-02-0842 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 449 “The Death of the Fear of Death” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - February 1st, 2026"Death is when the bill comes due. Life is lived on credit."
Hebrews 2:14-15
2026-02-0149 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 448 “A Saving Formula” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 18th, 2026"Jesus became one of us in order to die like us, that we might live forever. That is the simple formula...that is the math."
Hebrews 2:14
2026-01-1833 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 447 “Jesus Sings” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 11th, 2026"The medium of singing is a stage upon which the manifold aspects of the singular fruit of the Spirit are exhibited."
Hebrews 2:11-12
2026-01-121h 02Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 446 “Jesus, Our Sanctifier” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 4th, 2026"The more that a society strays from God, the more inconsistent it becomes."
Hebrews 2:10-13
2026-01-0537 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 445 “Jesus, Our Elder Brother” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 28th, 2025To what extent is Jesus our elder brother?
Hebrews 2:10-13
2025-12-2931 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 444 “From the Father's Bosom to the Mother's Breast” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 21st, 2025"If all of God's love were ever to be put upon any of us, magnificent as it is, it would tear us to pieces."
John 1:18
Luke 11:27
2025-12-2248 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 443 “Perfection, Perfected” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 7th, 2025"If there is one thing that the Eternal Son can never experience, it is experience itself."
Hebrews 2:10
2025-12-0756 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 442 “Salvation's Author” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - November 30th, 2025"The rumors of your own capacity to self-determine have been grossly exaggerated."
Hebrews 2:10
2025-11-3036 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 441 “Thanksgiving” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - November 23rd, 2025"No matter how bad it gets for the Christian in this life, it can never be worse than it is good."
1 Thessalonians 5:18
2025-11-2453 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 25005 “The Covenant Kingdom--Applied” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - November 15th, 2025The third of three messages given at the 2025 CtRC Men's Summit
Various Scriptures
2025-11-161h 33Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 25004 “Building a Kingdom Through Covenant” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - November 14th, 2025The second of three messages given at the 2025 CtRC Men's Summit
Various Scriptures
2025-11-1655 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 25003 “The Status of Covenant” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - November 13th, 2025The first of three messages given at the 2025 CtRC Men's Summit
Various Scriptures
2025-11-1649 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 25002 “Rewarded for Righteousness_Part 2” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - October 24th, 2025The second of two messages given at the 2025 CtRC family camp
Psalm 18
2025-11-1347 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 25001 “Rewarded for Righteousness_Part 1” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - October 23rd, 2025The first of two messages given at the 2025 CtRC family camp
Psalm 18
2025-11-1348 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 440 “Jesus, King of Kings” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - November 2nd, 2025There are none elect among the angels.
Hebrews 2:5-9
2025-11-0230 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 439 “Real and Tough Christian Love” - Pastor Dan Gibson - October 26th, 2025Romans 12:14-21
2025-11-0237 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 438 “Abiding in Grace” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - October 19th, 2025"Do you know what a slave needs to know? He needs to know that his Master has spoken clearly."
Hebrews 2:1-4
2025-10-2037 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 437 “The Most Credible Gospel Witness” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - October 12th, 2025"A man is only worth trusting on eternal matters if he can really say, and prove...'Thus saith the Lord'."
Hebrews 2:1-4
2025-10-1245 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 436 “The Father Blesses the Son's Reign” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - October 5th, 2025"Who God is and how to gain eternal life is treated more like a garnish on the side of a plate, than the main course."
Hebrews 1:13-14
2025-10-0547 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 435 “Anchored to an Unchanging God” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 28th, 2025"Don't be fooled by thousand-year old cathedrals, or semi-ancient lies. The permanence that you seek, according to your nature, can only be found in the God who made you in His image."
Hebrews 1:10-12
2025-09-2946 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 434 “And He Shall Reign Forever” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 21st, 2025"The leading cause of death is human government."
Hebrews 1:8-9
2025-09-2158 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 433 “Eternally Begotten” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 7th, 2025"You don't learn who God is based upon who you are. You learn who you are based upon who He has always been."
Hebrews 1:4-7
2025-09-0749 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 432 “He Sat Down” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - August 31st, 2025There were no seats in the temple.
Hebrews 1:3
2025-08-3134 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 431 “Fake Worship, Real Judgment” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - August 24th, 2025"It is me who needs to serve Christ. It is not Christ who needs my service. "
Psalm 50
2025-08-2554 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 430 “We Are Not Cookie Cutter Christians” - Pastor Dan Gibson - August 17th, 2025"How can I more faithfully serve the Body of Christ?"
Romans 12:4-13
2025-08-1740 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 429 “Christ, Sustainer of Hell” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - August 10th, 2025"What happens when the dead figure out that they cannot die again, and the damned learn that they can never escape?"
Hebrews 1:3
2025-08-111h 10Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 428 “Radiant Glory” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - August 3rd, 2025"Hell is not incompatible with the love of God. Hell is a result of the love of God."
Hebrews 1:3
2025-08-031h 00Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 427 “Christ the Sustainer God, Part 2” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - July 27th, 2025The person who says, "I don't need to go to church to have Jesus", is actually rejecting Jesus.
Hebrews 1:3
2025-07-2751 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 426 “Christ the Sustainer God, Part 1” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - July 20th, 2025"Is the Great Sustainer sustaining your forgiveness?"
Hebrews 1:3
2025-07-2059 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 425 “Christ the Creator” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - July 13th, 2025"The Father had a plan, but the Son is how it all became real."
Hebrews 1:2
2025-07-1348 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 424 “The Father's Final Word” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - June 22nd, 2025"Nothing can reveal God like God-in-the-flesh."
Hebrews 1:1-2
2025-06-2543 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 423 “Intro to Hebrews - The All Supremacy of Christ” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - June 15th, 2025Introductory survey of the epistle to the Hebrews.
Various Scriptures
2025-06-151h 00Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 422 “Honor Due Pastors, Part 3” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - June 8th, 2025"When our ministries don't produce godliness, this causes the faithful pastor great distress and great discouragement."
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
2025-06-0856 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 421 “Honor Due Pastors, Part 2” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - May 25th, 2025"The church that treats its pastor like a machine, instead of a man, is headed for hard times."
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
2025-05-2734 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 420 “Honor Due Pastors” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - May 18th, 2025"You shouldn't pull somebody by the beard, when guiding them by the hand will suffice."
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
2025-05-1838 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 419 “Guarding Church Membership, Part 3” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - May 11th, 2025"We are a culture of covenant breakers."
Various Scriptures
2025-05-121h 07Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 418 “Guarding Church Membership, Part 2” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - May 4th, 2025"You want to experience the Holy Spirit? Spend time with His people."
Various Scriptures
2025-05-041h 11Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 417 “Guarding Church Membership, Part 1” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - April 27th, 2025"The church is a gated community...but we shall not weld that gate shut."
Various Scriptures
2025-04-2847 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 416 “THE Symbol of Salvation” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - April 20th, 2025Happy Resurrection Sunday!
Luke 24
2025-04-2148 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 415 “Making Disciples” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - April 13th, 2025"Christianity is not actually a big, Jesus, hippie party that can happen in your living room."
Matthew 28:18-20
2025-04-1356 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 414 “Discrimination Invitation” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - March 30th, 2025"Nothing says things aren't going well in your marriage like a 400 year-long cold shoulder."
Acts 28:23-31
2025-03-3142 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 413 “Best Prison Ministry Ever” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - March 23rd, 2025"Must it be such a complicated thing to come into the presence of God?"
Acts 28:17-24
2025-03-2345 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 412 “Blessed Fellowship” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - March 9th, 2025"How much of God's power was spent in creation?"
Acts 28:11-16
2025-03-0954 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 411 “Malta” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - March 2nd, 2025"If you never get along with anybody who's not of the household of faith, you probably can't get along with many who are in it."
Acts 28:1-10
2025-03-0236 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 410 “Shipwrecked, Part 2” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - February 23rd, 2025"Were it not for us (believers), God would have no abiding interest in this world."
Acts 27:13-44
2025-02-2354 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 409 “Shipwrecked, Part 1” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - February 2nd, 2025"It's Groundhog Day all over again."
Acts 27:1-12
2025-02-0232 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 408 “A Proper Testimony” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 26th, 2025"It is very much better to keep yourself out of the story if you cannot keep yourself from being the focus of it."
Acts 26:1-32
2025-01-2659 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 407 “Men of Rank Are a lie” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 19th, 2025"There is no true personal greatness at all--apart from a witness of Christ."
Acts 25:13-27
2025-01-2036 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 406 “A Divine Course” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 12th, 2025"Desperate people compromise godly character in order to achieve good outcomes."
Acts 25:1-12
2025-01-1332 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 405 “Salvation Deferred is Salvation Declined” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 5th, 2025"If He says 'Today', and you say 'Tomorrow', just know that you don't get to make that decision."
Acts 24:24-27
2025-01-0531 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 404 “We Are Not the World” - Pastor Dan Gibson - December 29th, 2024Where do your affections lie?
Romans 12:1-3
2024-12-3036 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 403 “A Christmas Decision” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 22nd, 2024"Christmas cheer might make you feel good, but it cannot save."
Matthew 1:18-2:23
2024-12-2349 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 402 “A Providential Prosecution” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 15th, 2024"Providence, usually, gets pretty messy."
Acts 24:1-21
2024-12-1644 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 401 “True Believers” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 8th, 2024"Are we worthy of an assassination plot?"
Acts 23:12-35
2024-12-0940 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 400 “I'm Telling You For the Last Time” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 1st, 2024"The conscience is mighty, but it is not almighty."
Acts 22:30-23:11
2024-12-0246 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 399 “The Holiness of Man” - Pastor Dan Gibson - November 17th, 20241 Peter 1:3-16
2024-11-2133 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 24005 “Godly Male Friendship, Part 3” - Austin Hetsler - November 16th, 2024The third of three messages given at the inaugural CtRC Men's Summit
Various Scriptures
2024-11-1927 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 24004 “Godly Male Friendship, Part 2” - Austin Hetsler - November 15th, 2024The second of three messages given at the inaugural CtRC Men's Summit
Various Scriptures
2024-11-1946 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 24003 “Godly Male Friendship, Part 1” - Austin Hetsler - November 15th, 2024The first of three messages given at the inaugural CtRC Men's Summit
Various Scriptures
2024-11-1949 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 397 “Of Good Reputation” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - November 3rd, 2024"Slandering a Christian obscures the light of God in them through the lies of men."
Acts 21:14-36
2024-11-0847 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 396 “Man's Pride, God's Grace” - Pastor Dan Gibson - October 27th, 2024Daniel-multiple passages
2024-10-2944 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 24002 “God in His Law” - Austin Hetsler - October 25th, 2024The second of two messages given at our annual CtRC church Camp
Psalm 19:7-14
2024-10-2743 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 24001 “God in the Cosmos” - Austin Hetsler - October 24th, 2024The first of two messages given at our annual CtRC church Camp
Psalm 19:1-6
2024-10-2735 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 395 “Brotherly Love and Christian Resolve” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - October 20th, 2024"Do you know why it does not take time for Christians to become friends?"
Acts 21:1-14
2024-10-2142 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 394 “Farewell to Ephesus Concluded” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - October 13th, 2024"My childhood pastor was fond of saying, 'If you love people, you use things--and if you love things, you use people'".
Acts 20:32-38
2024-10-1339 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 392 “Farewell to Ephesus, Part 2” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 22nd, 2024Regret is an aspect of repentance.
Acts 20:25-32
2024-09-301h 05Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 393 “Farewell to Ephesus, Part 3” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 29th, 2024"You're to have unfailing faith in God. You are not to have that kind of faith in human institutions."
Acts 20:22-32
2024-09-2939 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 391 “Farewell to Ephesus, Part 1” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 15th, 2024"What does a pastor have in common with a maternity nurse?"
Acts 20:13-25
2024-09-1644 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 390 “Beautiful Simplicity” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 8th, 2024"You can care about liturgy, and you ought to...but you are not allowed to care about it more than God does."
Acts 20:7-12
2024-09-0940 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 389 “A Delegation of Love” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - September 1st, 2024"So, maybe your leftovers are not actually a true sacrifice of praise to God at all."
Acts 20:1-6
2024-09-0238 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 388 “All Threads on a Cosmic Loom” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - August 18th, 2024"Christianity is never out-of-control."
Acts 19:21-41
2024-08-1946 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 387 “Christ Conquers Ephesus” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - August 11th, 2024"Overturning generations of 'so-called' American-Christian wisdom."
Acts 19:11-20
2024-08-111h 03Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 386 “Stop Succumbing to Losing” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - July 28th, 2024"The visible church stopped winning because their point and their purpose stopped being to win."
Acts 19:8-10
2024-07-2952 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 385 “The Final Kind Comes Home” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - July 21st, 2024"He plants and grows the tree before He calls the birds to nest in its branches."
Acts 19:1-7
2024-07-2136 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 384 “The Role of Women in the Church” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - July 14th, 2024"A man's spiritual leadership in his home...is not in any way contingent upon his IQ"
Acts 18:24-28
2024-07-161h 05Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 383 “Apollos” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - July 7th, 2024"In order to be a fervent preacher, you don't need an exciting new story to tell. You just have to actually believe The Old, Old, Story"
Acts 18:24-28
2024-07-0757 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 382 “Joshua-God's Promises Kept” - Pastor Dan Gibson - June 23rd, 2024"When we are faced with an immeasurable task, how should we react?"
Joshua & Various Scriptures
2024-06-2554 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 381 “Christianity Costs Every Christian” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - June 16th, 2024"Is sacrifice 'anti-grace'?"
Acts 18:18-23
2024-06-1745 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 380 “Our Faith in God's Faithfulness” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - June 9th, 2024"Faith for us is not hard because of who God is. Faith is hard for us because of who we are."
Acts 18:1-17
2024-06-0945 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 379 “Sustaining Graces” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - June 2nd, 2024"His name is great. It must be protected. Don't be stupid in thinking that your strength is greater than it actually is."
Acts 18:1-11
2024-06-0351 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 378 “Full or Part-time Pastors” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - May 26th, 2024"It is not just the minister that need the congregation to give, it is the congregation that NEEDS to give."
Acts 18:1-5
2024-05-2651 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 377 “Areopagatica-Bridge to God” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - May 12th, 2024"It is judgment which necessitates repentance."
Acts 17:30-34
2024-05-1248 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 376 “Areopagatica-One Blood” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - May 5th, 2024"The last time I checked, I wasn't translucent."
Acts 17:26-29
2024-05-0853 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 375 “Areopagatica-Image of God, Part 5” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - April 21st, 2024"It's not enough to know what your purpose isn't."
Acts 17:22-31
2024-04-2249 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 374 “Areopagatica-Image of God, Part 4” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - April 14th, 2024"If we are all moral agents, then there must be one prime moral agent who created us."
Acts 17-22-31
2024-04-141h 03Christ the Rock ChurchCtRC - 373 “Areopagatica-Image of God, Part 3” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - April 7th, 2024What does it mean to be made in God's image?
Acts 17-22-31
2024-04-0845 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 372 “Real Hope” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - March 31st, 2024"Under the sun is not the place to find hope."
John 20
2024-03-3142 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 371 “Areopagitica-Image of God, Part 2” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - March 17th, 2024"The fact that God made us in His image is one of the greatest causes of joy that our race has ever been given."
Acts 17:22-31
2024-03-1746 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 370 “Areopagitica-Image of God” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - March 3rd, 2024"How beautiful is your cubicle?"
Acts 17:22-31
2024-03-0353 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 369 “Areopagitica-Creator God” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - February 25th, 2024"Where is the debater of this age?"
Acts 17:22-31
2024-03-0246 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 368 “Areopagitica-Worldview” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - February 18th, 2024"If so many people in our society believe that there is a God, why do so many of them live like there isn't one?"
Acts 17:22-31
2024-02-1846 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 367 “Unimpressed by Satan” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - February 11th, 2024"When you see idolatry in your culture, this is how you are to respond."
Acts 17:16-21
2024-02-1147 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 366 “Individual Soul Liberty” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - February 4th, 2024You are responsible for building and maintaining your own section of the wall.
Acts 17:10-15
2024-02-0451 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 365 “Worst Insult Ever” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 28th, 2024"When Caesar wants worshipers of the state, when he wants those who worship him, he will find none of those among us."
Acts 17:1-9
2024-01-2843 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 364 “Christianity is Dialogical” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 21st, 2024"How many of you were converted through an internet meme?"
Acts 17:1-4
2024-01-2239 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 363 “A Christian's Response to Tyranny” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - January 14th, 2024Acts 16:16-40
2024-01-1842 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 362 “Turning Humiliation Into Evangelism” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 31st, 2023"What is Christianity if not 'desire'?"
Acts 16:19-34
2023-12-3145 minChrist the Rock ChurchCtRC - 361 “But a Body You Have Prepared for Me” - Pastor Austin Hetsler - December 24th, 2023What child is this?
Various Scriptures
2023-12-3153 min