Ridge Life Podcast

8.25.19 The Word is Your Weapon

August 25, 2019 14:30 - 32 minutes - 59.3 MB

Do you know how to use a sword? As we come to the 6th piece of armor for the believer, this is the only piece of armor that is both offensive and defensive. While the other pieces of armor that we have considered were necessary to protect the soldier from the enemy’s attacks, they could not kill the enemy. Only the sword can do that.

Don't Forget Your Helmet!

August 18, 2019 14:30 - 32 minutes - 59.7 MB

The helmet is essential because it protects the head. Without the helmet we go unprotected in enemy territory. Have you ever thought of why what you think about is so important? As one person said it “Watch your thoughts, they become words; watch your words, they become actions; watch your actions, they become habits; watch your habits, they become character; watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” Why is it called the helmet of salvation though? What does salvation have to do w...

8.11.19 Extinguishing the Fiery Dart of Offenses

August 12, 2019 02:30 - 35 minutes - 66.2 MB

One of the ways the enemy shoots his arrows at the believer is through conflict and offenses. When someone mistreats or opposes us, our instinctive reaction is to justify ourselves and do everything we can to get our way, before we know it, believers are holding grudges, refusing to fellowship, and allowing bitterness to take hold of their life all because we refuse to resolve conflict and offenses that happen in our life. How can we handle conflict and offenses in a biblical way instead of b...

Extinguishing the Fiery Dart of Sinful Anger

August 04, 2019 14:30 - 30 minutes - 56.2 MB

One of the darts that the believer is often confronted with is the fiery dart of anger. Anger, in and of itself is not sinful. Anger is very necessary and a useful reaction as a communication of feeling in reaction to another's behavior. Anger however can become sinful when we either vent or internalize it. We either blow up at someone often using damaging words or actions, or we clam up and hold on to the anger often leading to bitterness or resentment. How is the believer to handle anger ri...

Extinguishing the Fiery Dart of Sexual Immorality

July 28, 2019 14:30 - 32 minutes - 60 MB

Is there any hope for the sexually immoral? Christians who battle against the fiery darts of sexual temptation such as pornography, SSA (Same Sex Attraction) homosexuality, lust, adultery, fornication etc can quench these fiery darts of the spiritual enemy. How? Through faith!

Extinguishing the Fiery Dart of Fear

July 21, 2019 14:30 - 38 minutes - 71.1 MB

Throughout God's Word we are commanded to fear and not to fear. Our goal as Christians is not to become fearless. When we talk about overcoming fear and quenching these fiery darts of fear we’re not talking about eliminating all fear. It’s not good to be completely fearless. God gave us the emotion of fear for a specific reason. There are times when we should fear, and there are things we should fear. The believer needs to distinguish between natural healthy fears and sinful fear. God's ...

Extinguishing the Fiery Arrow of Worry

July 15, 2019 01:03 - 36 minutes - 68.1 MB

How do you as a believer in Christ handle worry and anxiety? We should be using our shield of faith to extinguish all the fiery arrows that come our way. For many worry and anxiety are arrows that are being constantly shot at them. How exactly do we use our shield to extinguish them? God has given us His Word on how to do it. Do you believe it and are you willing to put it into practice?

You Need A Shield

July 07, 2019 14:30 - 29 minutes - 53.7 MB

The next piece of armor for the believer is the shield of faith. (Ephesians 6:16) As believers we are to be using the shield to extinguish all the fiery arrows of the evil one. What is this shield of faith? How does the believer in Christ use it? Even more important what exactly is faith? God and His Word are essential to being able to take refuge in, but how exactly does the believer do that?

Put Your Shoes On Pt.2

June 30, 2019 14:30 - 34 minutes - 63 MB

As we learn that the Christian life is a battle we realize that we are to take up the spiritual armor the Lord provides for us. The shoes that the Christian is to be putting on is suppose to allow him we to stand firm against the attacks of the Gospel. But how exactly do we put on these Gospel shoes? Is the Gospel for a one time use only for the Christian?

Put On Your Shoes Pt. 1

June 24, 2019 22:02 - 17 minutes - 33.2 MB

It’s absolutely imperative in order to have a strong footing in the battle against Satan, that we use the shoes of the Gospel of peace. Why do we need the shoes of the Gospel? Because it is the Gospel that is under attack. So as christians in God’s army we must clearly understand the gospel so that we can defend it against attack.

A Fathers Perspective

June 16, 2019 14:30 - 28 minutes - 53.2 MB

For fathers day we had a few men in our fellowship share what God, the Scriptures and experience has taught them about being a father.

Stand With Righteousness

June 09, 2019 21:40 - 29 minutes - 54.8 MB

We are in a spiritual battle and we need to ready ourselves with the armor of God so that we may stand strong in the evil day, having done all that we could do to stand. Paul calls us to put on the breastplate of righteousness. This breastplate will protect the Christian from the relentless attacks from Satan and the spiritual evil forces that are at work.

Stand With Truth

June 02, 2019 14:45 - 28 minutes - 52.7 MB

We now come to the actual armor that the Lord has provided for us. When the apostle Paul tells us how to stand firm against the evil spiritual forces, he lists six pieces of spiritual armor to put on. The first piece of armor mentioned is the belt of truth. Why is this mentioned first? Why is truth so important? This belt of truth stands in opposition to the so called "truth" of our society today.

Wrestle And Withstand Evil

May 26, 2019 14:30 - 33 minutes - 61.9 MB

Paul told us earlier in vs 10-11 that we are engaged in spiritual warfare and that we need to use His strength and His armor. In these next two verses vs 12-13, Paul is going to tell us why we need His strength and armor. Remember Paul is summing up who we are in Christ and how we are to live the Christian life and we are to know that if we live godly in Christ Jesus, and if we are light and live like light we will face opposition from the enemy, so get ready for battle!

Be Strong So You Can Stand

May 19, 2019 14:30 - 29 minutes - 53.8 MB

JC Ryle a pastor in the 19th century wrote: “The saddest symptom about many so-called Christians is the utter absence of anything like conflict and fight in their Christianity.” In Ephesians, Paul has just shown how the Spirit-filled home is a glorious picture of the loving relationship between Christ and the church (5:18-33). But he continues by telling us that the Christian life is nothing less than warfare against the devil. It is vital for your survival as a believer to know that you ...

Here Are My Mother and Brothers!

May 12, 2019 14:30 - 44 minutes - 82.4 MB

Not everybody can celebrate Mothers Day. Think of the women whose had an abortion. What does Mothers day mean to her? Think of the women who has wanted to have a child but yet has not been able to have one. What does Mothers Day mean to her? What does it mean to someone whose Mother was abusive, abandoned them or greatly immoral? Can those who are pained with the thoughts of Mothers Day or any other type of holiday have true joy on a day like Mothers Day? The answer is yes! However ...

Are You A People Pleaser?

May 05, 2019 14:30 - 36 minutes - 67.5 MB

Have you ever been at a job where you had a problem with your boss, or another employee? How did you handle it? Was it spirit filled? In this last part of this passage in Ephesians 6:5-9, Paul writes to show how Christian workers and bosses should treat each other. Granted, it is addressed to slaves and masters, not to employees and employers, but the principles are still the same.

Crucified With Christ

April 28, 2019 14:30 - 35 minutes - 65.6 MB

When we look at the Gospel, it does not end with just what Christ did, but it continues in our lives. We should be rehearsing the gospel everyday in our life as that will keep us humble, enable us to walk in the Spirit, and have victory over the flesh. Christ calls every one of His followers to take up their cross and follow Him. Have you been crucified with Christ?

Why The Resurrection Matters

April 21, 2019 14:30 - 32 minutes - 60.8 MB

Does the resurrection matter? The Apostle Paul certainly thought so. Paul gave a whole thesis on why the resurrection matters in I Corinthians 15. The facts of the resurrection are irrefutable. It is, indeed, one of the best attested facts of ancient history. Jesus Christ arose from the dead, but why does it matter? In this message we will examine the reasons why the resurrection matters.

The Sinfulness of Man

April 14, 2019 14:30 - 41 minutes - 76.1 MB

As we look at the message of the Gospel, we are forced to take a hard look at ourselves. Jesus died for sinners. Jesus was punished for our sin. What does that mean? Without the fundamental truth that man is sinful there is no good news of the Gospel.

The Holiness of God

April 09, 2019 21:19 - 43 minutes - 79.4 MB

What does it mean that God is Holy? In this message we lay the groundwork for the Gospel message. The Gospel begins with the Holiness of God. When we get an accurate view of what it means that God is Holy we then can begin to understand that there is more to the Gospel than just Jesus dying and resurrecting.

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