Rise City Church Podcast
266 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsMessages and media from Rise City Church in Gresham, OR
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A Redemption Story
August 19, 2019 22:15Nolan Tjaden - A Redemption Story Most of us try to pretend everything is just fine! We say "yolo!" and try to live our best life. But what if we slowed down and admitted the real problems in our hearts and in the world around us? We'd see a reality in need of redemption. What doe true redemption look like? Where can we find redemption? Ruth chapter 4 is a clear and historical explanation for what redemption is. Ultimately, we find our redemption in Christ alone. Listen to this sermon to ...
No Less Than A Love Strategy
August 13, 2019 00:08Nolan Tjaden - No Less Than A Love Strategy Strategy is something that we rarely think of as spiritual. But followers of Jesus are called to be Kingdom Strategists. In this part of the book of Ruth, we see two of God's people scheming up a strategic plan to bring about a love relationship--and there is much to learn about what planning for good in light of the Gospel. Listen to this teaching to learn more!
More Than A Love Story
August 05, 2019 17:56Jason Clarke - More Than A Love Story Throughout history love stories have captivated the human mind and heart. Deep down we all long for a "true love". Every human yearns to find the deepest and most real love. In this section of the Book of Ruth we find the makings of such a love story. But underneath the emerging relationship between Boaz and Ruth we find the truest and deepest love: Jesus. The longing of the human heart for real love can only be satisfied in the Savior. Boaz and the s...
From Heartache to Harvest
July 29, 2019 13:16Nolan Tjaden - From Heartache to Harvest Where do you run when everything has changed? Where can you turn when you receive the worst news? In the story of Ruth, Naomi loses her entire family and things have dramatically changed. But what she says in response to this painful season contains the key to our hope. There are two lenses that, when we look through them we move from hur, from confusion to clarity, from heartache to harvest. Listen to this teaching to learn what those biblical len...
The Decision
July 22, 2019 21:07Jason Clarke - The Decision Everyone faces crossroads in life. Jesus calls us to such a decision in following him: to move from comfort to calling, froming seeing to walking by faith. The cost is high but the calling is worth it. We must not water down the intense calling of Jesus to abandon all and follow him in total surrender. This is what two women of the book of Ruth face. Will they follow in faith or stay in safety? Listen in through this teaching by pastor Jason Clarke.
More Than A Tragedy
July 15, 2019 19:32Jason Clarke - More Than A Tragedy The story of Ruth begins with an incredible tragedy. A woman loses almost everything good in her life. When have you faced pain, suffering, difficulty? Tragedy is something many of us have faced, and all of us will face. In this teaching, Pastor Jason walks us through how God displays hope and healing in the midst of our greatest suffering through the Gospel. This powerful narrative in the book of Ruth is a shadow and foretaste of the Gospel of Jesus. In...
The Gospel
July 08, 2019 20:04Nolan Tjaden - The Gospel This week we held Church in the Park! We were blown away 800+ gathered to hear the Gospel and celebrate Jesus. All glory is owed to Jesus for the way he is moving in our city. In that context we preached the Gospel. THE GOSPEL is powerful. We are compelled to build our very lives on the Gospel. So, what is the Gospel? The Gospel is shocking for 2 big reasons found in this teaching. We looked at Romans 5:6-10 to see these shocking realities of the Gospel that will...
God's Will
June 25, 2019 21:26Nolan Tjaden - God's Will This week we have a challenging passage from Jesus; it he says the way is narrow and hard but leads to life. In universalist and inclusivistic, progressive culture this idea can be offenseive. However we see in this teaching ways this is transformative for our lives. Jesus way is truly the best way and we are grown as we embrace it. Check out this teaching to learn more!
Relational Intelligence
June 19, 2019 22:03Jason Clarke - Relational Intelligence One of the bible's most oft quoted--or rather misquoted sayings of Jesus is "judge not". Jesus teaches his followers not to judge but what exctly does that mean? Are believers to ignore sin and lack any concern for sin in people's lives? What is the full context of the saying and how does Jesus' teaching inform our relationships? Listen to this teaching by Pastor Jason to find out!
Anxiety
June 11, 2019 00:00Andre Stickney - Anxiety Anxiety has become an enormous battle for our culture. We are a stressed and distressed culture struggling with panic, worry, fear, anxiety. From our constant business, the ubiquitousness of our smart phones, transient nature of jobs, to the constantly changing nature of our culture--we have cause to feel anxiety. But what's the answer? Does God speak to this issue, and if so, what does he have to say? Jesus speaks on anxiety in this passage and introduces ideas t...
Money
June 04, 2019 06:18Jason Clarke - Money How do you feel when you think about money? Money can be something we either trust in as a false savior, or feel anxiety about. What if we neither worried about nor worshiped money? What would it look like to put money its place and be able to trust God as supreme in our lives? Jesus, in his sermon on the mount, casts a better vision for how we should think about money. Instead of worry or worship, we should use money to serve God. When God is in his rightful place ...
Character
May 27, 2019 21:27Jason Clarke - Character In our cutlure, we value power and performance, business competence and a winning personality. Sadly, Character as a virtue is often overlooked. We live in a world marked more and more by a lack of concern with uprightness and integrity. From movie directors to teachers in our schools scandals accumulate everyday. Where are the men and women of Character? How do we develop Character in a world of compromise? Learn more in this teaching by Paster Jason.
Trust
May 20, 2019 16:00Scott Bean - Trust This week we learned about trusting God through a relationship with him in prayer. What a core idea to the Gospel-centered life. But if you ask most people who follow Jesus how it's going praying regularly, you'll find that it's a struggle. The fastest way to make most believers feel discouraged is asking whether or not they are good at prayer. What about you? If prayer is so central to trusting God why are we so bad at it? In this teaching, Scott Bean gives a VERY prac...
Hard Love
May 13, 2019 19:29Jason Clarke - Hard Love Who is it that has really hurt you, wronged you, betrayed you, or belittled you? Have you found forgiveness difficult or even impossible? Jesus' sermon on the mount contains a radical call to forgiveness that can only be unlocked through the Gospel. Jesus teaches us that to follow him is retaliate toward our enemies with grace. This teaching on hard love explores the challenge of loving when it's hard. In it, you'll see that God has the power to re-shape you into ...
Your Mind
May 06, 2019 17:35Jason Clarke - Your Mind Lust. Anger. Divorce... Relational brokeness of all kinds plague our culture, and it infects and affects our lives in various ways. Jesus calls us to declare war on sin, shame, and brokenness through the power of the Gospel of grace. This message gets inside of Jesus' own teaching on our pain and brokenness and equips us for healing through the truth of the Gospel. Pastor Jason not only addresses these issues through the Gospel but also offers a resource list for ...