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SermonsSermonsJoshua Rescued from the FireZechariah 3 describes the incredible rescue and redemption of the High Priest, Joshua.2024-12-0800 minSermonsSermonsZechariah’s Third Vision: God’s Glorious Return to JerusalemIn Zechariah’s third vision he saw a man with a measuring line. The vision describes a future expansion for Jerusalem because God will once again choose to dwell there.2024-12-0100 minSermonsSermonsZechariah's Second Vision: Do not fear but walk in faith and confidenceZechariah's second vision described four military nations that had terrorized Israel. In response, the Lord raised up four "craftsmen" to go and defeat those "horns." The vision gives us hope that God sees our affliction but he delivers us through those he raises up. We don't need to walk in fear, but in confident faith.2024-11-2400 minSermonsSermonsZechariah's First Vision: The Lord comforts those who are hurtingZechariah's first vision of "the angel of the Lord" riding on a red horse standing in a valley in the myrtle trees is a picture of Jesus drawing near to those who are broken in spirit. It's a comforting message of hope for those who are hurting.2024-11-1700 minSermonsSermonsReturn to the Lord with all your heartIn Zechariah's opening verses he urges the Israelites who have returned from exile to return to the Lord. They had returned to the land and started to build the temple but left off after becoming discouraged. The temple re-build was important, but it was more important that they have a change of heart toward the Lord.2024-11-1000 minSermonsSermonsJesus and the Rich Young Ruler2024-11-0300 minSermonsSermonsThe Biblical Process of Church Discipline Part 2In part two of our mini-series on church discipline, we explore a case study in the life of the church at Corinth. Paul gives steps for discipline and restoration to the wayward believer.2024-10-2700 minSermonsSermonsThe Biblical Process of Church Discipline Part 1Jesus gave us clear directions on the process for church discipline.2024-10-2000 minSermonsSermonsJacob Loved and Esau Hated Part 2The story of how Jacob stole Esau's blessing is almost cartoonish, and yet God's will was done in spite of family disfunction and inordinate appetites.2024-10-1300 minSermonsSermonsJacob Loved and Esau Hated Part 1The story of how Jacob stole Esau's blessing is almost cartoonish, and yet God's will was done in spite of family disfunction and inordinate appetites.2024-10-0600 minSermonsSermonsGod's Promises to IsaacIsaac repeats the mistakes that Abraham made in lying about his wife. And yet God affirms his covenant promises and provision for Isaac.2024-09-2900 minSermonsSermonsThe Births of Esau and Jacob and their PrioritiesRebekah feels the struggle of the twins within her. God reveals that there are two future nations at war and the older will serve the younger. Esau sells his birthright and inheritance for a bowl of food. And he will later be cheated out of his blessing.2024-09-2200 minSermonsSermonsThe Death of Abraham and His LegacyWe learn that Abraham had other wives and children but they weren't like Isaac, the child of promise given to him and Sarah in their old age. Abraham dies at 175 years old.2024-09-1500 minSermonsSermonsPart 2: The Providence of God in the Marriage of Isaac and RebekahThe way Isaac and Rebekah come together is truly a beautiful work of God's sovereignty over all the small details. These two were put together by God for his glory. This is part two of how Isaac met Rebekah.2024-09-0800 minSermonsSermonsPart 1: The Providence of God in the Marriage of Isaac and RebekahThe longest narrative episode in Genesis highlight God's Providence in Isaac and Rebekah's marriage.2024-09-0100 minSermonsSermonsSarah's Death and Abraham Owns LandOn the occasion of Sarah's death, Abraham is finally able to purchase a piece of property in Hebron.2024-08-2500 minSermonsSermonsThe Gospel in Genesis 22The gospel of Jesus Christ is clearly foreshadowed in Genesis 22 as Abraham is commanded to go and sacrifice his son, his only son, on a mountain near Jerusalem. But God provides a substitute sacrifice at just the right moment.2024-08-1800 minSermonsSermonsAbraham Faces Division in the HomeAbraham had a divided house, heart, and loyalty in this episode of Genesis. How do we deal with divisions that threaten our devotion?2024-08-1100 minSermonsSermonsSexual Abuse in Sodom and Gomorrah and Lot's RescueThe angels are investigating Sodom and Gomorrah for the outcry against it. They aren't in the city for more than a few hours when all the men of the city surround Lot's house and demand to sexually violate the two angels. Lot is rescued and the cities are annihilated.2024-07-2800 minSermonsSermonsAbraham prays for the righteous in Sodom and GomorrahAfter the angel of the Lord reveals that Sarah will have a baby next year, Abraham learns of the mission to investigate Sodom and Gomorrah for their outrageous wickedness. Abraham pleads for the Lord to spare the cities for the sake of the righteous.2024-07-2100 minSermonsSermonsThe Abrahamic CovenantIn Genesis chapter 17, we read about the details of God's covenant with Abraham, including circumcision, which is the sign of the covenant.2024-07-1400 minSermonsSermonsThe God Who Sees UsWe learn more about Sarai's maidservant Hagar in Genesis chapter 16. In an effort to help God fulfill his promise, Sarai comes up with an idea for children that ultimately causes heartbreak and hardship. But God encourages Hagar and reveals himself to her as the God who sees her and knows her.2024-07-0700 minSermonsSermonsThe War of Kings and the King of KingsEarthly kings war against each other. Lot is taken captive and Abram goes on a rescue mission. Abram meets Melchizedek, the king of Salem, and honors him.2024-06-1600 minSermonsSermonsRecognizing the Need to SeparateAbram and Lot separate. God reaffirms his promises to Abram.2024-06-0900 minSermonsSermonsGod’s Invitation to AbramGod invites Abram to follow him and to trust him.2024-06-0200 minSermonsSermonsJesus observes Passover and the Last Supper2024-05-2600 minSermonsSermonsGod, Where Are You?2024-05-1900 minSermonsSermonsThe Mount of CommissioningMatthew records Jesus' final words of commissioning on a mountain in Galilee before his ascension.2024-05-1200 minSermonsSermonsThe Olivet Mountain Discourse Part 3Jesus answers questions about the end times and his second coming in Matthew chapters 24 and 25. This is part 3 of the Olivet Discourse.2024-05-0500 minSermonsSermonsThe Olivet Mountain Discourse Part 2Jesus teaches his disciples what to expect before his second coming and the end of the age.2024-04-2800 minSermonsSermonsThe Olivet Mountain Discourse Part 1After leaving the temple, Jesus prophesies that it will be destroyed. He then takes his disciples to the Mount of Olives and teaches at least nine truths that his disciples needed to know about the end times and his second coming.2024-04-2100 minSermonsSermonsThe Mount of TransfigurationJesus takes Peter, James, and John up on a mountain. He is there transformed into a glorious state while he speaks with the Prophet Elijah and with Moses.2024-04-1400 minSermonsSermonsThe Mount of Feeding the 4000Jesus welcomes the large crowd who gathered around him and he healed them. After 3 days of remaining with Jesus, they became hungry. In response, Jesus miraculously multiplies bread and fish to feed the crowd. This passage foreshadows the future Messianic Banquet where Jesus will be united to His Bride in the coming Kingdom of God.2024-04-0700 minSermonsSermonsThe Resurrection of Jesus2024-03-3100 minSermonsSermonsThe Mount of Isolation2024-03-2400 minSermonsSermonsThe Sermon on the Mount Introduction Part 2Today's sermon covers the last five beatitudes that introduced the sermon on the mount delivered to Jesus' disciples on a mountain near the sea of Galilee.2024-03-1700 minSermonsSermonsThe Sermon on the Mount Introduction Part 1Jesus teaches his disciples on a mountain in Galilee. This sermon focuses on the first three beatitudes.2024-03-1000 minSermonsSermonsThe Mountain of TemptationImmediately after his baptism, Jesus is led into the wilderness where he fasts for forty days. After his time of fasting he faces temptation from the devil.2024-03-0300 minSermonsSermonsThe Seven Mountains in Matthew's GospelThe gospel of Matthew emphasizes Jesus as the rightful King of all creation. He demonstrates his authority over nature, spirits, disease, demons, and more. This sermon introduces the series "The 7 Mountains in Matthew's Gospel".2024-02-2500 minSermonsSermonsPaul Finishes His Life and Ministry WellLuke records Paul's final years in the closing of the book of Acts. The prison epistles also shed light on how Paul finished his life and ministry.2024-02-1800 minSermonsSermonsPaul Sails to RomePaul begins his long journey to Rome to testify before the Emperor. Along the way he experiences the grace and protection of God through shipwreck, snake bite, and starvation.2024-02-1100 minSermonsSermonsGospel Proclamation in Spite of CircumstancesPaul is passionate about sharing the gospel, in spite of his imprisonment. These chapters include Paul's 4th and 5th public defenses and his appeal to Caesar.2024-02-0400 minSermonsSermonsThe Tragedy of Felix's Hard HeartThe governor Felix has custody of Paul for two years in his palace and talks with him often. But instead of responding to the gospel, he hardens his heart, hoping for a bribe.2024-01-2800 minSermonsSermonsThe Servant, Suffering Savior2024-01-2100 minSermonsSermonsJesus visits Paul in a low pointAfter being rejected in Jerusalem, beaten, and taken in custody by Roman officials, Jesus comes to Paul to encourage him.2024-01-1400 minSermonsSermonsPaul Makes His 1st Defense in JerusalemPaul makes five public defenses of his faith in Acts 22-28. This is the first of those defenses of the faith. His speech gives us a good outline for how to craft our testimony. We also see in this passage a nationalism that becomes an obstacle to the gospel.2024-01-0700 minSermonsSermonsMisplaced zealUpon arriving in Jerusalem, Paul is encouraged by the Jerusalem church leaders. He also encounters believers who are also zealous for the law. This causes problems for Paul...2023-12-3100 minSermonsSermonsGod with usOn this Christmas Eve morning worship service, we consider the basic message of God becoming a human to dwell among us as one of us.2023-12-2400 minSermonsSermonsThe cost of discipleship and the value of Christian friendshipsWe see in this passage the great cost of discipleship. But we also see the value of fostering deep and enriching friendships with other believers.2023-12-1700 minSermonsSermonsPaul's Farewell Speech to the Ephesian EldersPaul knew that his time was coming to an end. He was on his way to Jerusalem, expecting persecution, imprisonment, and even death. He gives his final farewell to the Ephesian elders in this passage.2023-12-1000 minSermonsSermonsHow to be an Encouraging ChristianThis passage usually focuses on the young man Eutychus dying and coming back to life. But the word "encourage" is used three times in this short text. Paul is an encouraging Christian, and we see in this passage ways that we can become more encouraging to others.2023-12-0300 minSermonsSermonsThe Great Spiritual Awakening in EphesusPaul's ministry in Ephesus is a solid example of the extraordinary work of the Holy Spirit in times of revival and awakening.2023-11-2600 minSermonsSermonsUsing the Bible to Make DisciplesPaul uses the scriptures in his disciple-making efforts in Ephesus.2023-11-1900 minSermonsSermonsRest after a season of trialsPaul experiences rest and refreshment in Corinth after a long period of trials and difficulties.2023-11-1200 minSermonsSermonsPaul's ministry in AthensPaul waits for his missionary team in Athens. While he's there he continues to proclaim the gospel in the Areopagus.2023-11-0500 minSermonsSermonsPaul's ministry in Thessalonica and BereaPaul and Silas are in bad shape after their trial in Philippi. They don't wait for the perfect circumstances to preach the gospel though. They labor in the Kingdom, in spite of their trials and physical condition.2023-10-2900 minSermonsSermonsDivine Appointments in PhilippiPaul is led to three people who hear and are impacted by the gospel: Lydia, the slave girl, and the Philippian jailer and his household.2023-10-2200 minSermonsSermonsMinistry Challenges as Paul begins the 3rd missionary journeyPaul has had some time off before embarking on his third missionary journey. But right away he experiences a division between he and Barnabas. Then he has to put together a new ministry team. And the final challenge comes in discerning the will and direction God is leading.2023-10-1500 minSermonsSermonsFrom Darkness to LightThis chapter shows us Abram's family background and demonstrates how God calls people from darkness into his glorious light.2023-10-0800 minSermonsSermonsThe Tower of BabelThis chapter shows humanity united against God and how God responds to their rebellion. The Tower of Babel is ultimately an act of grace.2023-10-0100 minSermonsSermonsThe God of all the NationsGenesis chapter 10 gives us 70 names in a genealogy that helps ground the Israelites who were delivered from Egyptian slavery by showing them who they are and where they came from and all that God has done in their history.2023-09-2400 minSermonsSermonsAn Unusual Ending for NoahGenesis chapter 9 is a strange inclusion in the life of Noah. But today's sermon gives insight into why Canaan, the land that the Israelites are traveling through the wilderness to possess, is cursed.2023-09-1700 minSermonsSermonsThe Flood Part 2In the flood narrative part 2, we see God remembering Noah and his family and acting favorably toward them by cutting off the waters. God remembers and acts favorably toward his people.2023-09-0300 minSermonsSermonsThe Flood Part 1In the flood narrative (part 1) God instructs Noah to build an ark so that he may de-create what had been corrupted by sin. God chooses Noah and his family to restart humanity.2023-08-2700 minSermonsSermonsThe Mystery of the Sons of GodGenesis 6:1-8 is one of the most challenging and mysterious passages in Genesis. Who are the Sons of God? Who are the Nephilim? How can we make sense of the pre-flood world? Today’s message attempts to answer those questions in light of the biblical context.2023-08-2000 minSermonsSermonsThe godly line of SethAfter tracing the ungodly lineage of Cain, Moses now gives information about the shrinking remnant of God-fearing men and women in Seth’s line.2023-08-1300 minSermonsSermonsThe ungodly line of CainAfter Cain kills his brother Abel, Moses traces the ungodly lineage and rise of an evil civilization.2023-07-3000 minSermonsSermonsCain Kills Abel2023-07-2300 minSermonsSermonsBlessings and Curses2023-07-1600 minSermonsSermonsThe Fall of ManThis passage tells us where all evil in the world gets its beginning: at the fall of man in the garden of Eden.2023-07-0900 minSermonsSermonsThe Creation of Eve"It is not good that man should be alone..." God creates Eve after Adam names all the animals.2023-07-0200 minSermonsSermonsThe Garden of EdenThis passage zooms in and gives us more details on the creation day six. God plants a garden in Eden and places the newly created man there to cultivate and work the garden. There is a warning in this passage about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.2023-06-2500 minSermonsSermonsCreation Days 4 through 7God continues the work of creation on days 4-6 and then rests on the 7th day after declaring his work as good.2023-06-1800 minSermonsSermonsThe Creator Revealed in Creation2023-06-1100 minSermonsSermonsIntroduction to Genesis Summer Series2023-06-0400 minSermonsSermonsDefending Salvation by Grace through FaithAre we saved by works? Are we saved by grace + works? Or is Jesus’ death on the cross sufficient for salvation? The Jerusalem council convened to determine the answer to these questions. The result: we are saved by grace through faith in Christ alone, not by works.2023-05-2800 minSermonsSermonsThe Story of Suffering2023-05-2100 minSermonsSermonsThe Gospel WedgeAs Christians declare the Gospel of Jesus, we will find a variety of responses. Our job is to be faithful and to entrust the results to God.2023-05-1400 minSermonsSermonsLiving Your Life as a MissionaryIn Acts 13, Paul and Barnabas and Mark leave for their first missionary journey. What would your life look like if you lived as a missionary?2023-05-0700 minSermonsSermonsIs God still good when things go bad?The apostle James is killed while the apostle Peter is miraculously delivered from death. Is God still good when things don’t play out the way you expected? How do we respond when God doesn’t answer our prayers the way we hoped?2023-04-2300 minSermonsSermonsThe Global Impact of the Church at AntiochEvangelists spread out from Jerusalem after the death of Stephen in Acts 7. Their influence launched one of the most important churches in church history: the Church at Antioch.2023-04-1600 minSermonsSermonsJesus Confirms His Identity as the Son of God2023-04-0200 minSermonsSermonsPeter reports to Jerusalem how God saved the Gentiles in CaesareaPeter reports to Jerusalem how God saved the Gentiles in Caesarea. God is not partial. He saves all who believe in Jesus as Lord and savior.2023-03-2600 minSermonsSermonsGod is not partial - salvation is for Jews and GentilesPeter learns that God is not partial. He chooses to save both the Jews who believe and also Gentiles who believe in Jesus.2023-03-1900 minSermonsSermonsPeter Preaches the Gospel to the Gentiles part 1Peter is called by God to preach the good news to Cornelius, a Roman centurion soldier.2023-03-1200 minSermonsSermonsThe Glory of God in Going After One Lost PersonAfter visiting the new churches in Israel, Peter visits four individuals (Aenas, Dorcas, Simon, Cornelius) who are forever changed by the gospel message.2023-03-0500 minSermonsSermonsThe Glory of God in the Salvation of SinnersSaul, on his way to arrest Christians in Damascus, is arrested by Jesus, blinded, and led by hand into the city. Three days later his sight is restored, he becomes a follower of Jesus, and he gets baptized.2023-02-2600 minSermonsSermonsScattered Christians Preach the Gospel during PersecutionAfter Stephen's martyrdom in Jerusalem, the believers are scattered around. They carry the message of the gospel. Persecution spreads the gospel.2023-02-1900 minSermonsSermonsStephen Defends Himself Before His MartyrdomReligious leaders have arrested Stephen and put him on trial for his claims that Jesus is the Messiah and that He died on the cross and rose again from the grave. In his dying moments Stephen proclaimed that he saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God.2023-02-1200 minSermonsSermonsSecond Adam From AboveAdam's failures lead to Jesus' victories and fulfillment as the Redeemer of mankind.2022-12-0400 minSermonsSermonsThe Son SupremeJesus is the ultimate expression and fulfillment of the plan of God2022-11-2000 minSermonsSermonsThe Message Behind the Miracle HealingPeter and John explain to the amazed crowd how the crippled man was healed and what it means for them. Hundreds of men respond to the gospel message and Peter and John are arrested.2022-11-0600 minSermonsSermonsSilver and Gold Have I NonePeter and John heal a beggar in the temple that sets off a mass conversion experience and lands the apostles in jail for the night.2022-10-3000 minSermonsSermonsA Snapshot of the Infant ChurchRight after the church is born, Luke gives us a picture of their regular rhythms and activities. Those activities still guide Jesus’ church today.2022-10-2300 minSermonsSermonsThe Apostle Peter Explains PentecostAfter the coming of the Holy Spirit, Peter explains to the crowd what they are witnessing. The result is thousands of new Christians.2022-10-1600 minSermonsSermonsThe Coming of the Holy SpiritActs 2 describes the initial coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples gathering in the upper room. The Holy Spirit and His role and activity has been confusing to some in church history. What does the Bible teach about the regular work and activity of the Person of the Holy Spirit?2022-10-0900 minSermonsSermonsHow to Make Good DecisionsAs the apostles wait for the promise of the Holy Spirit, they continue to meet and organize the young church. One of their decisions involves choosing an apostle to replace Judas. This passage is insightful to help us learn to wait well and a template for healthy decision making.2022-10-0200 minSermonsSermonsDoctrine of the Church Part 3What is the church and what does it mean to be a member of one? This three part series teaches the doctrine of ecclesiology as a foundation for church membership at Ridgeline.2021-10-2400 minSermonsSermonsDoctrine of the Church Part 2What is the church and what does it mean to be a member of one? This three part series teaches the doctrine of ecclesiology as a foundation for church membership at Ridgeline.2021-10-1700 minSermonsSermonsDoctrine of the Church Part 1What is the church and what does it mean to be a member of one? This three part series teaches the doctrine of ecclesiology as a foundation for church membership at Ridgeline.2021-10-1000 min