Richwoods Christian Church Sermons

Why does spiritual growth often feel slower than we expected? In the final week of Sacred Rhythms: Simple Practices That Shape a Life With God, Chad Manbeck explores how transformation into the likeness of Jesus is usually gradual, intentional, and formed through everyday faithfulness over time. Together, we examine the role of spiritual disciplines, the quiet power of ordinary obedience, and how...

What if prayer was less about getting answers… and more about growing in relationship with God? In Week 4 of Sacred Rhythms: Simple Practices That Shape a Life With God, Chad Manbeck explores prayer as an ongoing connection with God rather than a performance or transaction. Together, we look at what it means to build a life of constant connection through simple, honest prayer — learning how depend...

What if spiritual maturity is measured less by what we know… and more by how we love? In Week 3 of Sacred Rhythms: Simple Practices That Shape a Life With God, Chad Manbeck explores how love sits at the center of spiritual formation and why a life with God should naturally overflow into the way we treat others. Together, we examine the difference between knowledge and maturity, the importance of f...

In week 2 of Sacred Rhythms: Simple Practices That Shape a Life With God, Chad Manbeck explores what it means to live a life attentive to the voice and leading of Holy Spirit. Together, we examine the distractions and noise that often keep us from recognizing God's voice, while learning how scripture, silence, discernment, and obedience help us grow in spiritual attentiveness over time. This sessi...

What is shaping you most right now? In the first week of Sacred Rhythms: Simple Practices That Shape a Life With God, Chad Manbeck explores how spiritual formation doesn't happen by accident — we are always being shaped by something. Together, we walk through what it looks like to approach scripture with intentionality, engage the text instead of simply consuming it, and allow God's Word to move f...

What would it look like for every part of life to come under the authority of Jesus? In the final week of Under New Management: Life Lived Under Jesus' Authority, Chad Manbeck reflects on the journey of surrender that has shaped this series — from ownership and obedience to relationships, stewardship, and the renewal of the mind. Together, we revisit the core themes of each week while exploring wh...

  Under New Management — Week 6 | Authority in Obedience & Decision-Making Why do we so often negotiate with God? In Week 6 of Under New Management: Life Lived Under Jesus' Authority, Chad Manbeck explores the difference between knowing what God says and actually obeying it — especially when obedience costs something. Together, we examine how delayed obedience, fear, insecurity, and compromise can...

What actually has authority over your priorities? In Week 4 of Under New Management: Life Lived Under Jesus' Authority, Chad Manbeck explores the difference between ownership and stewardship — and how our schedules, spending, and priorities often reveal who or what is truly leading us. Together, we examine how trust in God shapes the way we handle time, money, and resources, while wrestling with t...

Why is surrender so difficult? In Week 2 of Under New Management: Life Lived Under Jesus' Authority, Chad Manbeck explores the tension between cultural autonomy and biblical surrender — and how true discipleship begins when we stop placing ourselves at the center. Together, we examine what daily cross-bearing actually looks like, how subtle self-rule can quietly shape our lives, and why following...

What if salvation is more than forgiveness? In the first week of Under New Management: Life Lived Under Jesus' Authority, Chad Manbeck explores the foundational shift at the center of discipleship: our lives are no longer our own. Together, we unpack the difference between Jesus as Savior and Jesus as Lord, wrestle with the question of who truly has the right to direct our lives, and examine the e...