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Sermons by David Ridenhour

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August 25, 2019

Who Is Like Our God?

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy Passage: Micah 7:8–7:20

August 18, 2019

Numb Isn't Enough

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy Passage: Micah 7:1–7:7

August 11, 2019

Answering the Lord's Question

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy Passage: Micah 6:1–6:16

August 4, 2019

Breaking Our Habit of Self-Sufficiency

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy Passage: Micah 5:5–5:15

July 14, 2019

A Picture of the Restorer

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy Passage: Micah 5:1–5:5

July 7, 2019

The Path of Restoration

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy Passage: Micah 4:6–4:13

June 30, 2019

The Restoration of Hope

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy Passage: Micah 4:1–4:5

June 16, 2019

Understanding Power

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy Passage: Micah 3:1–3:12

June 9, 2019

Oppression

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy Passage: Micah 2:1–2:13

June 2, 2019

Shattering Subpar Substitutes

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Micah: A People of Justice and Mercy Passage: Micah 1:1–1:16

May 19, 2019

Intentional Investment

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 4:14–4:23

May 12, 2019

Deep Joy in Contentment

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 4:10–4:13

May 5, 2019

The Peace of God

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 4:4–4:9

April 28, 2019

Stand Together Now

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 4:1–4:3

April 21, 2019

A People of the Resurrection

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 3:17–3:21

April 19, 2019

Sadness and Salvation

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Stand Alone Sermons

April 14, 2019

Restlessly Resting in Grace

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 3:12–3:16

April 7, 2019

Changing Clothes

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 3:1–3:11

March 31, 2019

Seeing Similarities of the Savior in the Saints

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 2:19–2:30

March 24, 2019

Shining as Lights in the World

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 2:12–2:18

March 17, 2019

Exaltation

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 2:9–2:11

March 3, 2019

Humiliation

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 2:5–2:8

February 24, 2019

The Complexity of Unity

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 2:1–2:4

February 17, 2019

The Gift of Suffering for the Gospel

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 1:27–1:30

February 10, 2019

For Me or For Them?

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 1:18–1:26

February 3, 2019

Laboring for Gospel Fruit

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 1:12–1:18

January 27, 2019

A Prayer for Overflowing Love

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 1:9–1:11

January 20, 2019

Joy in Christ’s Completing Grace

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 1:3–1:8

January 13, 2019

Identity and Implications

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Philippians: Joy from the Depths Passage: Philippians 1:1–1:2

December 24, 2018

Christmas Eve 2018: Look and See

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Hope in His Coming: Advent 2018 Passage: Luke 2:10–2:10

December 23, 2018

As King, He Comes to Make Us Free

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Hope in His Coming: Advent 2018 Passage: Luke 1:26–1:38

December 16, 2018

As Priest, He Comes to Make Us Clean

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Hope in His Coming: Advent 2018 Passage: Hebrews 10:1–10:4, Hebrews 10:11–10:14, Hebrews 10:19–10:25

December 9, 2018

As Prophet, He Comes to Make God Known

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Hope in His Coming: Advent 2018 Passage: Hebrews 1:1–1:4

December 2, 2018

The End of the Matter

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 12:8–12:14

November 25, 2018

Learning to Live

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 11:7–12:7

November 18, 2018

Risky Business

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 11:1–11:6

November 11, 2018

Longing For Relief

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 8:10–8:17

November 4, 2018

Folly, Wisdom, and Hope

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 7:8–7:14

October 28, 2018

Complex Conversations about the Church

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 5:1–5:7

October 14, 2018

The Truth About Time

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 3:1–3:15

October 7, 2018

Chasing Labor

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:18–2:26

September 30, 2018

What's the Point, Then?

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:12–2:17

September 23, 2018

Testing Life's Pleasures

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 2:1–2:11

September 16, 2018

Wisdom that Leaves Us Wanting

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 1:12–1:18

September 9, 2018

An Invitation to the Weary

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ecclesiastes: Answering Absurdity Passage: Ecclesiastes 1:1–1:11

September 2, 2018

Our Petitions: The Goal

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms Passage: Psalm 4:1–4:8

August 26, 2018

Our Petitions: A Cry for Guidance

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms Passage: Psalm 25:1–25:22

August 19, 2018

Our Petitions: A Cry For Mercy

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms Passage: Psalm 28:1–28:9

August 5, 2018

Praying Through Our Fears

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms Passage: Psalm 3:1–3:8

July 29, 2018

A New Song

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms Passage: Psalm 40:1–40:17

July 8, 2018

What We Meditate On

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms Passage: Psalm 103:1–103:22

July 1, 2018

Why We Meditate

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms Passage: Psalm 119:32–119:49

June 24, 2018

Praising God in Worship

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms Passage: Psalm 1:1–1:6, Psalm 150:1–150:6

June 10, 2018

Contemplating God in Worship

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms Passage: Psalm 27:1–27:14

June 3, 2018

Adoring God in Worship

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Practicing Prayer with the Psalms Passage: Psalm 95:1–95:11

May 27, 2018

I AM the Vine

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus Passage: John 15:1–15:17

May 20, 2018

I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus Passage: John 14:1–14:14

May 13, 2018

I AM the Resurrection and the Life

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus Passage: John 11:1–11:44

April 29, 2018

I AM the Good Shepherd

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus Passage: John 10:11–10:21

April 22, 2018

I AM the Door

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus Passage: John 10:1–10:10

April 15, 2018

I AM the Light of the World

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus Passage: John 8:12–8:20

April 8, 2018

I AM the Bread of Life

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: 7 "I AM" Statements of Jesus Passage: John 6:22–6:59

April 1, 2018

Easter 2018: The Fount of Life

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Stand Alone Sermons Passage: Romans 10:9–10:9, Luke 24:1–24:6

March 30, 2018

Good Friday 2018: Ransom Paid

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Stand Alone Sermons Passage: John 19:18–19:37

March 25, 2018

Certainty

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John Passage: 1 John 5:13–5:21

March 11, 2018

To Believe in Jesus Christ

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John Passage: 1 John 5:1–5:12

March 4, 2018

Contempt or Compassion?

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John Passage: 1 John 4:7–4:21

February 25, 2018

Test Everything

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John Passage: 1 John 4:1–4:6

February 18, 2018

How Do We Know?

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John Passage: 1 John 3:11–3:24

February 11, 2018

Children of the Father

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John Passage: 1 John 2:28–3:10

February 4, 2018

Discerning Falsehood

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John Passage: 1 John 2:18–2:27

January 28, 2018

Fighting the World's Allure

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John Passage: 1 John 2:12–2:17

January 21, 2018

Lovely Fruit

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John Passage: 1 John 2:3–2:11

January 14, 2018

God is Light

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John Passage: 1 John 1:5–2:2

January 7, 2018

A Proclamation of Joy

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Knowing the Father's Heart: Studies in First John Passage: 1 John 1:1–1:4

December 24, 2017

Redemption through a Redeemer

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ruin and Rescue: An Advent Series in Ruth Passage: Ruth 4:1–4:22

December 17, 2017

Risk at the Threshing Floor

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ruin and Rescue: An Advent Series in Ruth Passage: Ruth 3:1–3:18

December 10, 2017

Refuge in the Fields

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ruin and Rescue: An Advent Series in Ruth Passage: Ruth 2:1–2:23

December 3, 2017

Reality at Rock Bottom

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ruin and Rescue: An Advent Series in Ruth Passage: Ruth 1:6–1:22

November 26, 2017

Running on Empty

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Ruin and Rescue: An Advent Series in Ruth Passage: Ruth 1:1–1:5

November 19, 2017

How Faith Works: Actions of Faith

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James Passage: James 5:13–5:20

November 12, 2017

How Faith Works: Patience

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James Passage: James 5:7–5:12

November 5, 2017

How Faith Works: Fair Warnings

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James Passage: James 4:13–5:6

October 29, 2017

How Faith Works: Causes and Cures for Conflict

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James Passage: James 4:1–4:12

October 22, 2017

How Faith Works: Two Kinds of Wisdom

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James Passage: James 3:13–3:18

October 8, 2017

How Faith Works: Faith versus Fraud

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James Passage: James 2:14–2:26

October 1, 2017

How Faith Works: Not Showing Favoritism

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James Passage: James 2:1–2:13

September 24, 2017

How Faith Works: Doing God's Word

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James Passage: James 1:19–1:27

September 17, 2017

How Faith Works: Temptation versus Delight

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James Passage: James 1:13–1:18

September 10, 2017

How Faith Works: Joy in Trials

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: How Faith Works: Studies in the Book of James Passage: James 1:1–1:12

September 3, 2017

The Life Everlasting

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed Passage: Revelation 22:1–22:5

August 27, 2017

The Resurrection of the Body

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed Passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:13–5:11

August 20, 2017

The Forgiveness of Sins

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed Passage: Psalm 32–32

August 13, 2017

The Communion of the Saints

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed Passage: Psalm 22:1, Psalm 22:22–22:31, Hebrews 2:10–2:18

August 6, 2017

I Believe in the Holy Spirit

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed Passage: John 14:15–14:31

July 16, 2017

He Comes Again to Judge

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed Passage: Psalm 98

July 9, 2017

He Ascended Into Heaven

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed Passage: Acts 1:6–1:11

June 25, 2017

And In Jesus Christ, His Only Son Our Lord

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed Passage: Colossians 1:15–1:23

June 11, 2017

I Believe...

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Belief: Faith Foundations in the Apostle’s Creed Passage: Romans 10:8–10:11

June 4, 2017

Looking Like the City to Come

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality Passage: Luke 14:12–14:24, Hebrews 13:14–13:16

May 28, 2017

Let Love be Genuine: Hospitality towards the Stranger

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality Passage: Romans 12:14–12:21

May 21, 2017

Let Love be Genuine: Hospitality towards the Saints

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality Passage: Romans 12:9–12:13

May 14, 2017

Practicing a Transformed Life via a Transformed Heart

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality Passage: Hebrews 13:1–13:16

May 7, 2017

Satisfaction Through Communion and Community

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality Passage: 1 Corinthians 11:17–11:34

April 30, 2017

Are You Satisfied?

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Participating in the Generosity of God: Hospitality Passage: Isaiah 55:1–55:11

December 25, 2016

The Gift of Jesus in a Post-Truth World

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Stand Alone Sermons Passage: John 1:1–1:14

December 24, 2016

Christmas Eve 2016

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Stand Alone Sermons Passage: Matthew 1:18–1:25, Luke 2:1–2:7

September 18, 2016

Authority

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: The Crucified King: Studies in the Gospel of Mark Passage: Mark 1:14–1:34

September 11, 2016

Preparation

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: The Crucified King: Studies in the Gospel of Mark Passage: Mark 1:1–1:13

September 4, 2016

Whole-Hearted Worship

Speaker: David Ridenhour Series: Stand Alone Sermons Passage: Psalm 63