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Who Is Like Our God?
Aug 25, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Micah 7:8–20 Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy
Numb Isn't Enough
Aug 18, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Micah 7:1–7 Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy
Answering the Lord's Question
Aug 11, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Micah 6:1–16 Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy
Breaking Our Habit of Self-Sufficiency
Aug 4, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Micah 5:5–15 Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy
A Picture of the Restorer
Jul 14, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Micah 5:1–5 Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy
The Path of Restoration
Jul 7, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Micah 4:6–13 Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy
The Restoration of Hope
Jun 30, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Micah 4:1–5 Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy
Understanding Power
Jun 16, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Micah 3:1–12 Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy
Oppression
Jun 9, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Micah 2:1–13 Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy
Shattering Subpar Substitutes
Jun 2, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Micah 1:1–16 Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy
Intentional Investment
May 19, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 4:14–23 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Deep Joy in Contentment
May 12, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 4:10–13 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
The Peace of God
May 5, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 4:4–9 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Stand Together Now
Apr 28, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 4:1–3 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
A People of the Resurrection
Apr 21, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 3:17–21 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Sadness and Salvation
Apr 19, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Series: Stand Alone Sermons
Restlessly Resting in Grace
Apr 14, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 3:12–16 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Changing Clothes
Apr 7, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 3:1–11 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Seeing Similarities of the Savior in the Saints
Mar 31, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 2:19–30 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Shining as Lights in the World
Mar 24, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 2:12–18 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Exaltation
Mar 17, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 2:9–11 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Humiliation
Mar 3, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 2:5–8 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
The Complexity of Unity
Feb 24, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 2:1–4 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
The Gift of Suffering for the Gospel
Feb 17, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 1:27–30 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
For Me or For Them?
Feb 10, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 1:18–26 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Laboring for Gospel Fruit
Feb 3, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 1:12–18 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
A Prayer for Overflowing Love
Jan 27, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 1:9–11 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Joy in Christ’s Completing Grace
Jan 20, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 1:3–8 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Identity and Implications
Jan 13, 2019 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Philippians 1:1–2 Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths
Christmas Eve 2018: Look and See
Dec 24, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Luke 2:10 Series: Hope in His Coming: Advent 2018
As King, He Comes to Make Us Free
Dec 23, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Luke 1:26–38 Series: Hope in His Coming: Advent 2018
As Priest, He Comes to Make Us Clean
Dec 16, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Hebrews 10:1–4, Hebrews 10:11–14, Hebrews 10:19–25 Series: Hope in His Coming: Advent 2018
As Prophet, He Comes to Make God Known
Dec 9, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Hebrews 1:1–4 Series: Hope in His Coming: Advent 2018
The End of the Matter
Dec 2, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 12:8–14 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
Learning to Live
Nov 25, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 11:7– 12:7 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
Risky Business
Nov 18, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 11:1–6 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
Longing For Relief
Nov 11, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 8:10–17 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
Folly, Wisdom, and Hope
Nov 4, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 7:8–14 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
Complex Conversations about the Church
Oct 28, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 5:1–7 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
The Truth About Time
Oct 14, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 3:1–15 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
Chasing Labor
Oct 7, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:18–26 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
What's the Point, Then?
Sep 30, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:12–17 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
Testing Life's Pleasures
Sep 23, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:1–11 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
Wisdom that Leaves Us Wanting
Sep 16, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 1:12–18 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
An Invitation to the Weary
Sep 9, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ecclesiastes 1:1–11 Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity
Our Petitions: The Goal
Sep 2, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 4:1–8 Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms
Our Petitions: A Cry for Guidance
Aug 26, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 25:1–22 Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms
Our Petitions: A Cry For Mercy
Aug 19, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 28:1–9 Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms
Praying Through Our Fears
Aug 5, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 3:1–8 Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms
A New Song
Jul 29, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 40:1–17 Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms
What We Meditate On
Jul 8, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 103:1–22 Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms
Why We Meditate
Jul 1, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 119:32–49 Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms
Praising God in Worship
Jun 24, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 1:1–6, Psalm 150:1–6 Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms
Contemplating God in Worship
Jun 10, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 27:1–14 Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms
Adoring God in Worship
Jun 3, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 95:1–11 Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms
I AM the Vine
May 27, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: John 15:1–17 Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus
I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life
May 20, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: John 14:1–14 Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus
I AM the Resurrection and the Life
May 13, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: John 11:1–44 Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus
I AM the Good Shepherd
Apr 29, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: John 10:11–21 Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus
I AM the Door
Apr 22, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: John 10:1–10 Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus
I AM the Light of the World
Apr 15, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: John 8:12–20 Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus
I AM the Bread of Life
Apr 8, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: John 6:22–59 Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus
Easter 2018: The Fount of Life
Apr 1, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Romans 10:9, Luke 24:1–6 Series: Stand Alone Sermons
Good Friday 2018: Ransom Paid
Mar 30, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: John 19:18–37 Series: Stand Alone Sermons
Certainty
Mar 25, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 John 5:13–21 Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John
To Believe in Jesus Christ
Mar 11, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 John 5:1–12 Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John
Contempt or Compassion?
Mar 4, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 John 4:7–21 Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John
Test Everything
Feb 25, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 John 4:1–6 Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John
How Do We Know?
Feb 18, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 John 3:11–24 Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John
Children of the Father
Feb 11, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 John 2:28– 3:10 Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John
Discerning Falsehood
Feb 4, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 John 2:18–27 Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John
Fighting the World's Allure
Jan 28, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 John 2:12–17 Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John
Lovely Fruit
Jan 21, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 John 2:3–11 Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John
God is Light
Jan 14, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 John 1:5– 2:2 Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John
A Proclamation of Joy
Jan 7, 2018 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 John 1:1–4 Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John
Redemption through a Redeemer
Dec 24, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ruth 4:1–22 Series: Ruin and Rescue: An Advent Series in Ruth
Risk at the Threshing Floor
Dec 17, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ruth 3:1–18 Series: Ruin and Rescue: An Advent Series in Ruth
Refuge in the Fields
Dec 10, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ruth 2:1–23 Series: Ruin and Rescue: An Advent Series in Ruth
Reality at Rock Bottom
Dec 3, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ruth 1:6–22 Series: Ruin and Rescue: An Advent Series in Ruth
Running on Empty
Nov 26, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Ruth 1:1–5 Series: Ruin and Rescue: An Advent Series in Ruth
How Faith Works: Actions of Faith
Nov 19, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: James 5:13–20 Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James
How Faith Works: Patience
Nov 12, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: James 5:7–12 Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James
How Faith Works: Fair Warnings
Nov 5, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: James 4:13– 5:6 Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James
How Faith Works: Causes and Cures for Conflict
Oct 29, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: James 4:1–12 Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James
How Faith Works: Two Kinds of Wisdom
Oct 22, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: James 3:13–18 Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James
How Faith Works: Faith versus Fraud
Oct 8, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: James 2:14–26 Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James
How Faith Works: Not Showing Favoritism
Oct 1, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: James 2:1–13 Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James
How Faith Works: Doing God's Word
Sep 24, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: James 1:19–27 Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James
How Faith Works: Temptation versus Delight
Sep 17, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: James 1:13–18 Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James
How Faith Works: Joy in Trials
Sep 10, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: James 1:1–12 Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James
The Life Everlasting
Sep 3, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Revelation 22:1–5 Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed
The Resurrection of the Body
Aug 27, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:13– 5:11 Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed
The Forgiveness of Sins
Aug 20, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 32 Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed
The Communion of the Saints
Aug 13, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 22:1, Psalm 22:22–31, Hebrews 2:10–18 Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed
I Believe in the Holy Spirit
Aug 6, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: John 14:15–31 Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed
He Comes Again to Judge
Jul 16, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 98 Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed
He Ascended Into Heaven
Jul 9, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Acts 1:6–11 Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed
And In Jesus Christ, His Only Son Our Lord
Jun 25, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Colossians 1:15–23 Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed
I Believe...
Jun 11, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Romans 10:8–11 Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed
Looking Like the City to Come
Jun 4, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Luke 14:12–24, Hebrews 13:14–16 Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality
Let Love be Genuine: Hospitality towards the Stranger
May 28, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Romans 12:14–21 Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality
Let Love be Genuine: Hospitality towards the Saints
May 21, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Romans 12:9–13 Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality
Practicing a Transformed Life via a Transformed Heart
May 14, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Hebrews 13:1–16 Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality
Satisfaction Through Communion and Community
May 7, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: 1 Corinthians 11:17–34 Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality
Are You Satisfied?
Apr 30, 2017 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Isaiah 55:1–11 Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality
The Gift of Jesus in a Post-Truth World
Dec 25, 2016 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: John 1:1–14 Series: Stand Alone Sermons
Christmas Eve 2016
Dec 24, 2016 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Matthew 1:18–25, Luke 2:1–7 Series: Stand Alone Sermons
Authority
Sep 18, 2016 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Mark 1:14–34 Series: The Crucified King: Studies in the Gospel of Mark
Preparation
Sep 11, 2016 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Mark 1:1–13 Series: The Crucified King: Studies in the Gospel of Mark
Whole-Hearted Worship
Sep 4, 2016 Preacher: David Ridenhour Passage: Psalm 63 Series: Stand Alone Sermons