Delight in Grace

Faith is a word batted around in both religious and secular circles. But what does the Bible mean when it uses the word “faith”? If I believe something strongly enough, does it make it so? Is faith separate from logic and evidence? Where does faith get its strength? Listen in with us as Pastor Rich answers these questions in this message titled What is Faith?

It is the desire for God which is the most fundamental appetite of all, and it is an appetite we can never eliminate. We may seek to disown it, but it will not go away. If we deny that it is there, we shall in fact only divert it to some other object or range of objects. And that will mean that we invest some creature or creatures with the full burden of our need for God, a burden which no creatur...

If we deny our desire for God, we shall in fact only divert it to some other object or range of objects. And that will mean that we invest some creature or creatures with the full burden of our need for God, a burden which no creature can carry.

It is the desire for God which is the most fundamental appetite of all, and it is an appetite we can never eliminate. We may seek to disown it, but it will not go away.

As we consider what God has to say to His people in Isaiah 54, an image of His heart emerges clearly. God brings His people from shame into honor, from emptiness to abundance. He is a God of relationship, redemption, and restoration. Because of Christ, we move from lonely despair into the tender care of our heavenly Father.

As we consider what God has to say to His people in Isaiah 54, an image of His heart emerges clearly. God brings His people from shame into honor, from emptiness to abundance. He is a God of relationship, redemption, and restoration. Because of Christ, we move from lonely despair into the tender care of our heavenly Father.

As we consider what God has to say to His people in Isaiah 54, an image of His heart emerges clearly. God brings His people from shame into honor, from emptiness to abundance. He is a God of relationship, redemption, and restoration. Because of Christ, we move from lonely despair into the tender care of our heavenly Father.

Centuries before Christ was born, Isaiah prophesied that one would come to bear the sin of many and to make many to be counted as righteous. Isaiah 53 gave ancient Israel a peek at the mighty and gracious work God would complete through His Son’s death- A plan that would bring us near to Himself. In today’s message, Pastor Rich shares what Isaiah 53 can show us about the character of our God.

Centuries before Christ was born, Isaiah prophesied that one would come to bear the sin of many and to make many to be counted as righteous. Isaiah 53 gave ancient Israel a peek at the mighty and gracious work God would complete through His Son’s death- A plan that would bring us near to Himself. In today’s message, Pastor Rich shares what Isaiah 53 can show us about the character of our God.

Centuries before Christ was born, Isaiah prophesied that one would come to bear the sin of many and to make many to be counted as righteous. Isaiah 53 gave ancient Israel a peek at the mighty and gracious work God would complete through His Son’s death- A plan that would bring us near to Himself. In today’s message, Pastor Rich shares what Isaiah 53 can show us about the character of our God.

Forgiveness is not earned, but freely given. Our God offers it freely, but it was not free. Our sin requires an accounting, a payment. That payment was exacted from the Son of God who gave Himself up for us. For those who repent and entrust themselves to the Lord Jesus, that deep and costly forgiveness changes everything. Let’s take a deeper dive into the forgiveness of God from Isaiah 52.

Forgiveness is not earned, but freely given. Our God offers it freely, but it was not free. Our sin requires an accounting, a payment. That payment was exacted from the Son of God who gave Himself up for us. For those who repent and entrust themselves to the Lord Jesus, that deep and costly forgiveness changes everything. Let’s take a deeper dive into the forgiveness of God from Isaiah 52.

Forgiveness is not earned, but freely given. Our God offers it freely, but it was not free. Our sin requires an accounting, a payment. That payment was exacted from the Son of God who gave Himself up for us. For those who repent and entrust themselves to the Lord Jesus, that deep and costly forgiveness changes everything. Let’s take a deeper dive into the forgiveness of God from Isaiah 52.

C.S. Lewis wrote, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” Today we are looking at Isaiah 51 with Pastor Rich as he asks us to consider how God’s righteous character is the great reference point for all of life. It is by His revealed self-disclosure that we can clearly see everything else about our world an...

C.S. Lewis wrote, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” Today we are looking at Isaiah 51 with Pastor Rich as he asks us to consider how God’s righteous character is the great reference point for all of life. It is by His revealed self-disclosure that we can clearly see everything else about our world an...

C.S. Lewis wrote, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”  Today we are looking at Isaiah 51 with Pastor Rich as he asks us to consider how God’s righteous character is the great reference point for all of life.  It is by His revealed self-disclosure that we can clearly see everything else about our world...

In Ephesians 1, Paul prays that the eyes of God's people would be opened to the immeasurable greatness of God's power toward us who believe. Today Let us consider from Isaiah 50 the power and omnipotence of our great God. He has the authority and power over all creation. And He has chosen to use that power for our benefit, through His Son Jesus

In Ephesians 1, Paul prays that the eyes of God's people would be opened to the immeasurable greatness of God's power toward us who believe. Today Let us consider from Isaiah 50 the power and omnipotence of our great God. He has the authority and power over all creation. And He has chosen to use that power for our benefit, through His Son Jesus

According to the Bible, God is Holy and just, necessarily opposing evil, including the evil that runs through the heart of every person. God is also full of compassion and tender love. He is deeply moved by our broken and lost state…but How can his justice and compassion meet? Well, the two are most beautifully displayed to us in the person of Jesus Christ- the Son of God bearing the just wrath an...

According to the Bible, God is Holy and just, necessarily opposing evil, including the evil that runs through the heart of every person. God is also full of compassion and tender love. He is deeply moved by our broken and lost state…but How can his justice and compassion meet? Well, the two are most beautifully displayed to us in the person of Jesus Christ- the Son of God bearing the just wrath an...

According to the Bible, God is Holy and just, necessarily opposing evil, including the evil that runs through the heart of every person. God is also full of compassion and tender love. He is deeply moved by our broken and lost state…but How can his justice and compassion meet? Well, the two are most beautifully displayed to us in the person of Jesus Christ- the Son of God bearing the just wrath an...

The Greek gods and goddesses worshiped thousands of years ago were portrayed as better, more powerful versions of humanity. They could still be capricious, and full of the same vices found in man. Not so with the God of the Bible. It is easy to see throughout the narrative of Scripture that God is unlike us. He is holy-set apart, completely other. God Himself is the very definition of what is good...

The Greek gods and goddesses worshiped thousands of years ago were portrayed as better, more powerful versions of humanity. They could still be capricious, and full of the same vices found in man. Not so with the God of the Bible. It is easy to see throughout the narrative of Scripture that God is unlike us. He is holy-set apart, completely other. God Himself is the very definition of what is good...

The Greek gods and goddesses worshiped thousands of years ago were portrayed as better, more powerful versions of humanity. They could still be capricious, and full of the same vices found in man. Not so with the God of the Bible. It is easy to see throughout the narrative of Scripture that God is unlike us. He is holy-set apart, completely other. God Himself is the very definition of what is good...