Austin Ridge Bible Church Sermon Podcast

Today we are finishing our Doctrine Series, Axiom, by discussing the doctrine of Heaven. The Bible has over 500 references to our eternal home so it is definitely a major theme throughout the scriptures. Who will be there? Who will not be there? What will we do? What from this life will be familiar? Is Heaven a real place or just a vaporish, cloudy existence? If you are to know anything about Heav...

Last week we studied together the wonderful doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said that he would send a Helper. The question that should be pumping through our minds at that statement is: Help for WHAT? As you continue to read your Bible that question transforms to: Help against WHO? If there is a Helper, then we can conclude there is an enemy. If there is good, then we can conclude there is evil...

How many times would you say that you thought about God the Father this past week? Now, whatwould be the number for Jesus? Most can say some decent numbers from those two questions. But what if I asked, how many times did you think about the Holy Spirit this past week? I bet that the number is significantly lower. Can you imagine skipping 1/3 of your job? Can you imagine not being a faithful spous...

This morning we come to the doctrine of grace! Grace is the foundation for our faith. Grace is the wrapping paper for the death, burial and resurrection. It is what makes the cross and the empty tomb truly a GIFT from God. My fear is that the grace of God is foundational to Christianity but very few of us truly understand it. It seems to be one of those words that is known by many but applied by f...

You’ve heard of Christmas in July, but have you ever heard of Easter in August? Today we will be exploring and unpacking the Doctrine of the Resurrection. In the words of Brad Thomas, “This might be the most important sermon I have ever preached”. I am convinced that the resurrection is the most under-appreciated and under applied truth of our Christian faith. My hope is that when we leave today,...

Welcome to Austin Ridge Bible Church, Usually I post a small greeting here and set a mood for what we will be encountering today. All I want to say this morning is that we will be contemplating the ugliness and the beauty of the cross. May our hearts be still and moved as we contemplate the greatest act of love the universe has ever and can ever witness.

Good Morning Austin Ridge! How many questions do you think you have already been asked or had to answer today? (Be sure to add the two I just asked to your count.) The reality is that we are inundated with questions all the time. This morning we are wrapping up our series on Red Letter Questions. Today we are looking at the question that Jesus specifically asked of Philip, "Where are we to bu...

Good Morning Church! Do you ever find yourself struggling between fear and faith? Ironically, we can have the strongest fear right after exhibiting the strongest faith. At some point in the process we have taken our focus off of Jesus and instead have placed our gaze upon our circumstances. "But when he (Peter) saw the wind, he was afraid." Some of you find yourselves in some steep breez...

Good morning Austin Ridge, If you spend anytime reading the Gospels, one truth that you will see repeatedly is that Jesus is in the business of healing that which is broken. I am convinced that Jesus delights in healing His people. Have you ever experiencing the healing power of Jesus? It's only possible when you come to a place where you realize that something is broken in your life and need...

Good morning Austin Ridge, Have you ever been tempted to give up on Jesus? I definitely think that there are times in life when there seems to be a better way than what Jesus is offering. Today we are going to see Jesus ask His twelve disciples a question that He will inevitably ask each of us many times throughout our lives: "Do you want to go away as well?" In a sense, He is asking &qu...

Good Morning Austin Ridge, Today we are starting a new series called Red Letter Questions. We will spend five weeks unpacking five questions that Jesus asked. Jesus loved to ask questions. The question we will look at today is the question Jesus asked His disciples, "Who do you say I am?". In my opinion, this was the most important question that the disciples had to answer in their entir...

Good Morning and Welcome to Austin Ridge, Do you ever feel like your life is a battle? Does it feel like forces stand against you? Do you sense there is more going on around you than you can see? Well, there is a battle, and forces do stand against you, and there is more going on around you than you can see. Paul teaches that there is an enemy and 'they' are ordered, intelligent, and goo...

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Welcome to Austin Ridge, I hope this morning will be a time that is very meaningful spiritually as we reflect upon the movement and power of God in our lives. I hope our moments together today will be ones of great humbleness and brokenness as we rightfully realign and submit our lives to the Lord in our celebration, confession, and casting vision. O Father, make our hearts one with yours as we de...

Welcome to Austin Ridge! If you are a guest, we are thrilled and privileged to have you join us in worship today. We are going to be studying Ephesians 6:5-9. Work and bosses are something we all deal with at some point in our lives. What is the biblical view of work and dealing with employers and employees? Does God care about how we work a job? Do our actions differ if we work for a Christian vs...

Good Morning Austin Ridge! Today we are talking about the most difficult and yet most rewarding thing some of us will ever be allowed to do... parenting. What does it mean to bring up a child to love Jesus? What does it mean for kids to honor and obey their parents? Why is this such a big deal in the Bible and in practical living? We are going to be studying Ephesians 6:1-4 together today, so buck...

Good morning Austin Ridge! This has become a highly anticipated day for the ladies of Austin Ridge, and men are facing it with fear and trepidation. Well, may all of us be convicted deeply today and encouraged greatly as we hear more about the amazing love our Savior has for us. His love should motivate us to follow, submit, trust and be loving toward each other. I continue to be blown away by the...

Good Morning Austin Ridge! One of my heartaches as a pastor is witnessing the destructive and sad marriages around us. Since marriage is God's institution, I think it is important for us to know what He thinks about His plan. He even illustrates the marriage relationship to teach us about our relationship with Him and His relationship with His bride, the Church. Evidently, this is important t...

He is Risen! And that changes everything. The tomb is empty so my heart is free to be full. The tomb is empty, so my hopes are secure. The tomb is empty, so my fears have faded. This change everything! I want to welcome you to Austin Ridge Bible Church this beautiful Easter weekend. We believe that an empty tomb separates Jesus from every other leader, teacher, prophet, or spiritual head. He is th...

Good Morning Austin Ridge, "What the world needs today is not new programs, but new people". People who walk through life in a clean way, not just out of moral obligation, but pointing to Jesus, are powerful people. A few people who are willing to exchange immorality and inappropriate speech for thankfulness are worldchangers. The tricky part is being a light in the world but not becomin...

Good Morning Austin Ridge! Have you ever opened the refrigerator and immediately the smell of something rotting smacks you in the nose? You just try to close the door as fast as you can to relieve yourself. Which is probably how the food got to that rotting point to start. Many close to you might have seen or smelled the issue as well, yet no one would clean out the rotting mess. How often do you...

As believers in Jesus Christ for salvation, we are recipients of a totally new identity. We are new creatures in Christ or saints according to Ephesians. This is an awesome reality that every believer should rejoice over. But how do we live out this new identity? This saint still feels the pull of life before Christ. Our text today instructs us on how to live out the reality of our identity in Chr...

I do not like to read instruction manuals. It seems a waste of time and it seems to take a blow to my intelligence and manhood. However, the final product never looks anything like the picture on the box when I am done with the build out or installation. So, I have a dilemma. Do I pay attention to the blueprint and have the desired result at the end, or do I go my own way and just hope it function...

When is the last time you were in a fight? What was so important to you that it was worth fighting for? The text today calls us to fight with each other...not against each other but with each other. Together, we, the church, are to fight to maintain the unity that we have with one another in Christ. This fight is a worthy fight, because the One calling us to fight is worthy. Jesus went to great le...

Would you say that you are currently growing spiritually? If we are honest, many of us would say that our spiritual routine is actually a spiritual rut, where little to no growth is taking place. It's time for us to hit a spiritual growth spurt. It's time for us to gain some traction in our walks with God. Today we come to the end of Ephesians 3, which I consider to be the "miracle...