Rick Brown

The Story of Everything - Part 17 • Genesis 12:9-13:4 • Pastor Rick Brown, Dayspring Church - Star, Idaho God calls Abram to leave everything familiar and step out in faith, trusting His promises and His plan. This chapter reminds us that obedience requires faith, God's promises never fail, and even when we fall short, God remains faithful. We are blessed to be a blessing to others! A sermon d...

In Genesis 12, God calls Abram to leave everything familiar and step out in faith, trusting His promises and His plan. This chapter reminds us that obedience requires faith, God's promises never fail, and even when we fall short, God remains faithful. We are blessed to be a blessing to others! A sermon delivered as part of The Story of Everything series - #16 at Dayspring Church in Star, Idaho...

In Genesis 11, we learn about the Tower of Babel and humanity’s desire to make a name for themselves apart from God. United by one language, the people sought to build a city and a tower reaching to the heavens. But God saw their pride and rebellion, confused their language, and scattered them across the earth. This chapter reminds us that human pride and self-reliance cannot replace obedience to...

Genesis 10 records the descendants of Noah's three sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and shows how the nations of the earth spread out after the flood. The Table of Nations traces the origins of different peoples, lands, and nations, revealing how humanity multiplied and filled the earth according to God's plan. Through this genealogy, we see that every nation and people group shares a common be...

Ryan Ries is co-founder of The Whosoevers movement, a nonprofit organization that empowers students at public schools, colleges, and universities around the world to make positive choices no matter their circumstances. A special guest sermon delivered at Dayspring Church in Star, Idaho, on October 11th, 2026. DAYSPRING SERVICE INFORMATION Address: 2211 N Pollard Lane in Star, Idaho Day & Time:...

The Story of Everything - Part 13 • Genesis 9 • Pastor Rick Brown, Dayspring Church - Star, Idaho Genesis 9 marks a new beginning for Noah and his family after the flood. God establishes a covenant with Noah, promising never again to destroy the earth with a flood and giving the rainbow as a sign of His faithfulness. The chapter also emphasizes the value of human life, humanity’s responsibility to...

The Story of Everything - Part 12 • Genesis 8:1-22 • Pastor Rick Brown, Dayspring Church - Star, Idaho Genesis 8 tells of God remembering Noah and bringing the floodwaters to recede, allowing Noah, his family, and the animals to begin again. After leaving the ark, Noah builds an altar and worships God, responding with gratitude for His faithfulness and deliverance. God then establishes a covenant...

Bob McEwen, former six-term Republican congressman from Ohio, warns that "the greater the government, the greater the poverty; the greater the freedom, the greater the wealth." A challenge to a generation that increasingly looks to government for answers, urging that the real answer is more freedom and our unalienable rights given to us by God, not more government. A special guest sermon...

The Story of Everything - Part 11 • Genesis 7:1-24 • Pastor Rick Brown, Dayspring Church - Star, IdahoGenesis 7 recounts the great flood, as God commands Noah, his family, and the animals to enter the ark and be saved from the coming judgment. Noah obeys God’s instructions, and the floodwaters cover the earth, destroying all living things outside the ark. Yet God preserves Noah and those with him,...

The Story of Everything - Part 10 • Genesis 6:8-22 • Pastor Rick Brown, Dayspring Church - Star, Idaho In a world filled with wickedness and corruption, Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord and chose to walk faithfully with God. God revealed His plan to judge the earth through the flood, but He also provided a way of salvation through the ark. Noah trusted God, obeyed His instructions, and fai...

The Story of Everything - Part 9 • Genesis 5:28 - 6:8 • Pastor Rick Brown, Dayspring Church - Star, Idaho Genesis 6:1–8 reveals the growing wickedness and corruption of humanity before the Flood. As sin spreads, God is grieved by the condition of His creation and announces coming judgment. Yet, in the midst of a broken world, Noah finds favor with God. This passage reminds us of the seriousness of...

The Story of Everything - Part 8 • Genesis 5:1-31 • Pastor Rick Brown, Dayspring Church - Star, Idaho How does one impact their family for generations to come? Genesis 5 reminds us that our faithfulness to God can shape the generations that come after us. As this family line moves from Adam to Noah, we see the importance of continuing to walk with God and passing that faith on through our families...

This Sunday’s sermon reflects on the many ways God has blessed America throughout its history and reminds us of His faithfulness through the generations. As we look to the future, may we continue to pray for our nation, its leaders, and for God’s wisdom and guidance over our country. A special guest sermon delivered at Dayspring Church in Star, Idaho, on August 16th, 2026. DAYSPRING SERVICE INFORM...

The Story of Everything - Part 7 • Genesis 4:13 -26 • Pastor Rick Brown, Dayspring Church - Star, Idaho How does one godless action create an entire godless culture? Pastor Rick unpacks Genesis 4, which shows the unraveling of Cain's life and lineage as he builds a life cut off from God. But Cain's tragic story also unveils crucial aspects of God's character: His love and mercy even to...

How can a person commit the most horrific evil for petty reasons? Pastor Rick breaks down the story of the first murder in Genesis 4, where simple unchecked envy has disastrous consequences. Cain's response shows us the state of human nature now corrupted by sin, and the danger of coddling our anger. It leaves a powerful warning: our hearts without Christ are not far from one impulsive act, so...

How do we navigate a world full of evil and darkness? In this installment, Pastor Rick outlines how life in a fallen world operates, in light of Genesis 3, where God addresses His creation. They'd just blown it big time, but God, along with just consequences, gives them hope. He sends them out of Eden into what is now a cursed earth, to scrape a living out of the ground. But with the curse com...

The world is so beautiful and yet so messed up. What happened? Pastor Rick unpacks Genesis 3, which tells us how things went wrong with the first man and woman. Just how the devil tempted our first parents, he tries today to entice us away from God's plan. This message outlines Satan's basic tactics and how to arm ourselves against them, so that we can live boldly in Christ, who is our ult...

What does it mean to be truly human? In Genesis 2, we see God's intimate design for humanity—formed from the dust, given meaningful work, invited into relationship with Him, and created for community. This chapter reveals that our identity, purpose, and flourishing are all rooted in God's original design. In this installment of the Genesis series, Pastor Rick explores Genesis 2:4–25, showi...

Wouldn't it be nice if life came with a how-to manual? It actually did—in the first chapter of Genesis, God gives His instructions on who we are and how we should live. In this installment of his Genesis series, Pastor Rick shows what the creation story illustrates about being human and how that shapes our lives today. Ultimately, it all points to Jesus—as the final fulfillment of the Sabbath day,...

What started it all? We've all shown up mid-story in the chronicles of human existence; so where did it all come from? Pastor Rick unpacks Genesis 1, exploring what the Bible tells us about our origins and what that means today. Made in the image of the Triune God, we are created to have a relationship with Him. And just as He brought light to the darkness in a word, He has the power to bring...

What makes American History special? Special Guest Bill Federer unveils inspiring stories of God's hand working throughout our country's past in situations that seemed impossible. From its founding, America's existence has been nothing short of a miracle. The evidence is here: God answers the cry of those who call upon Him. No matter how hopeless the situation you or the world seems to...

How are you going to spend eternity? Pastor Rick concludes his Heavy Revy Series with a look into the blessed future of those who serve God. The curse of sin is abolished forever, and they will reign eternally with Him, rejoicing in His presence. An eternity of bliss seems hard to grasp in our constricted human minds, but Revelation ends with a promise that "these words are faithful and true....

What is heaven like? Pastor Rick unpacks Revelation 21, which gives us a glimpse of what life after death is like for God's people. The other-worldly descriptions are hard to comprehend—a city as tall as it is broad and built out of translucent gold, its foundations made of jewels. But all these descriptions reference something that is completely different from earthly existence, making it dif...

What does the Bible actually teach about the end of Satan's reign and the final judgment of every soul who has ever lived? Revelation 20 unveils the binding of Satan for a thousand years, the reign of the resurrected saints with Christ, and the dragon's final and futile rebellion before being thrown into the lake of fire forever. The chapter closes with the sobering vision of the Great Whi...

What happens when heaven breaks open and God's justice is fully revealed? Revelation 19 unveils a stunning scene of triumphant worship in heaven as the multitudes praise God for judging evil and avenging his people, followed by the long-awaited marriage supper of the Lamb as Christ is united with his bride, the Church. The chapter reaches its climax with the return of King Jesus — riding on a...