Delight in Grace

Today’s message from 2 Cor. 4:7-15 is titled Sacrifice Outlives Survival. Our life on this earth, as Job put it, is few days and full of trouble, but we have immortal souls. We are meant to spend eternity with our Maker. It is clear that Paul believed this truth down to his core through his willingness to take risks for Christ and live with abandon. Malcolm Muggeridge writes, “ I can say that I ne...

Today’s message from 2 Cor. 4:7-15 is titled Sacrifice Outlives Survival. Our life on this earth, as Job put it, is few days and full of trouble, but we have immortal souls. We are meant to spend eternity with our Maker. It is clear that Paul believed this truth down to his core through his willingness to take risks for Christ and live with abandon. Malcolm Muggeridge writes, “ I can say that I ne...

Today’s message from 2 Cor. 4:7-15 is titled Sacrifice Outlives Survival. Our life on this earth, as Job put it, is few days and full of trouble, but we have immortal souls. We are meant to spend eternity with our Maker. It is clear that Paul believed this truth down to his core through his willingness to take risks for Christ and live with abandon. Malcolm Muggeridge writes, “ I can say that I ne...

“The first duty of every man is to find, not his freedom, but his master” Who or what then is Master of your life? And what have you done with Jesus Christ? For those who have placed Him on life's throne, he calls you to live out bold compassion to those around you. Today Pastor Rich talks about what that kind of compassion looks like from our passage in 2 Cor 4:1-6.

Who or what then is Master of your life? And what have you done with Jesus Christ?  For those who have placed Him on life's throne, he calls you to live out bold compassion to those around you.

P.T. Forsythe said that, “The first duty of every man is to find, not his freedom, but his master.” Who or what then is Master of your life? And what have you done with Jesus Christ? For those who have placed Him on life's throne, he calls you to live out bold compassion to those around you. Today Pastor Rich talks about what that kind of compassion looks like from our passage in 2 Cor 4:1-6.

On Mount Sinai, Moses got a glimpse of the glory of God. and his face shone brightly. But 2 Corinthians 3:7-15 compares what Moses had to what we can have in Christ through the new covenant. Why is the new covenant superior to the Old? This is the question P. rich answers in today's msg, Let's listen in.

On Mount Sinai, Moses got a glimpse of the glory of God.  and his face shone brightly.  But 2 Corinthians 3:7-15 compares what Moses had to what we can have in Christ through the new covenant.

On Mount Sinai, Moses got a glimpse of the glory of God.  and his face shone brightly.

The power of the gospel is evident in the transformed lives of those who surrender themselves to Jesus. Ephesians 2:5 says that even when we were dead in our trespasses, God made us alive together with Christ, by grace you have been saved. That is a dramatic change. In today’s message, Pastor Rich talks about the glory of God manifested through changed lives. Our text comes from 2 Corinthians 3:1-...

In today’s message, Pastor Rich talks about the glory of God manifested through transformed lives.

The power of the gospel is evident in the transformed lives of those who surrender themselves to Jesus.

When we surrender our lives to the Master, our Messiah, God does a work that others will notice.  Our lives can be a pleasing aroma of Christ to all who see.  In today’s message titled The Aroma of a Godward Life,  Pastor RIch digs into 2 Corinthians 2:15-17 to show how His transformative work in His people proclaims Him to be worthy of worship.

When we surrender our lives to the Master, our Messiah, God does a work that others will notice.  Our lives can be a pleasing aroma of Christ to all who see.  In today’s message titled The Aroma of a Godward Life,  Pastor RIch digs into 2 Corinthians 2:15-17 to show how His transformative work in His people proclaims Him to be worthy of worship.

When we surrender our lives to the Master, our Messiah, God does a work that others will notice.  Our lives can be a pleasing aroma of Christ to all who see.  In today’s message titled The Aroma of a Godward Life,  Pastor RIch digs into 2 Corinthians 2:15-17 to show how His transformative work in His people proclaims Him to be worthy of worship.

When we surrender our lives to the Master, our Messiah, God does a work that others will notice.  Our lives can be a pleasing aroma of Christ to all who see.  In today’s message titled The Aroma of a Godward Life,  Pastor RIch digs into 2 Corinthians 2:15-17 to show how His transformative work in His people proclaims Him to be worthy of worship.

Author Kay Warren recalls her visit to Rwanda not long after the horrific 1995 genocide that left 1 million dead.  She expected to find monsters there- men and women with leering menacing faces.  Instead she found people smiling, chatting, caring for their children, living life.  Upon her return she wrote, “There were no monsters in Rwanda, just people like you and me.” She writes, You might as we...

Author Kay Warren recalls her visit to Rwanda not long after the horrific 1995 genocide that left 1 million dead.  She expected to find monsters there- men and women with leering menacing faces.  Instead she found people smiling, chatting, caring for their children, living life.  Upon her return she wrote, “There were no monsters in Rwanda, just people like you and me.” She writes, You might as we...

Author Kay Warren recalls her visit to Rwanda not long after the horrific 1995 genocide that left 1 million dead.  She expected to find monsters there- men and women with leering menacing faces.  Instead she found people smiling, chatting, caring for their children, living life.  Upon her return she wrote, “There were no monsters in Rwanda, just people like you and me.” She writes, You might as we...

You might as well face the shameful truth: You and I, put in the right situation, will do absolutely anything. Given the right circumstances, I am capable of any sin.   All of mankind is broken- the beautiful image of God in each of us is distorted and marred by our sin nature.  The world offers a thousand fixes, but we find ourselves irreparable.  So the question is, “Can anything make a differen...

This is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments.  Today’s message titled The Last Word, is the final message in our series on Ecclesiastes titled Living a Good Life: Making Sense of the Journey.  Let’s listen in as rich unpacks Solomon’s final thoughts for us.

In the first chapter of Proverbs, Solomon writes that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.  It is meaningful that in his old age, he wraps up the book of Ecclesiastes with the same motto:  This is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments.  Today’s message titled The Last Word, is the final message in our series on Ecclesiastes titled Living a Good Life: Making S...

In the first chapter of Proverbs, Solomon writes that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.  It is meaningful that in his old age, he wraps up the book of Ecclesiastes with the same motto:  This is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments.  Today’s message titled The Last Word, is the final message in our series on Ecclesiastes titled Living a Good Life: Making S...

In todays poetic passage, Solomon calls us to live an informed life, especially in our youth.

After this short life, we will meet our Creator, the One we were made for.