Ridgecrest Baptist Church - Sermons

Pastor Chuck Locke shares a message on Psalm 139.

Billy Graham said, “Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.”  Pastor Ray shares a vital message on “Taking A Stand” for God in a godless age.

Randy Alcorn has written, “If God was the owner, I was the manager. I needed to adopt a steward's mentality toward the assets He had entrusted - not given - to me. A steward manages assets for the owner's benefit. The steward carries no sense of entitlement to the assets he manages. It's his job to find out what the owner wants done with his assets, then carry out his will.” Pastor Ray shares a me...

Want to experience intentional living in 2024? Pastor Ray starts a brand new sermon series called "On Purpose." 

James Aughey, wrote, “Christ is the Good Physician. There is no disease He cannot heal; no sin He cannot remove; no trouble He cannot help. He is the Balm of Gilead, the Great Physician who has never yet failed to heal all the spiritual maladies of every soul that has come unto Him in faith and prayer."  Pastor Ray completes his sermon series on Faith—Just Live It! From the book of James with a me...

Warren Wiersbe writes, “Those times when you feel like quitting can be times of great opportunity, for God uses your troubles to help you grow.” Pastor Ray shares a message from his series Faith-Just Live It!, titled “Be Patient”.

Theodore Epp said, “As we trust God to give us wisdom for today's decisions, He will lead us a step at a time into what He wants us to be doing in the future.”  Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “How to Face The Future” from his series, Faith—Just Live It!

D.L. Moody said, “Christians should live in the world, but not be filled with it. A ship lives in the water; but if the water gets into the ship, she goes to the bottom. So Christians may live in the world; but if the world gets into them, they sink.” Pastor Ray shares a message entitled, "Victory Over The World."

It has been said that the first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true. Pastor Ray continues his series, Faith—Just Live It, with a message titled, “Get Smart!”

Proverbs 15:4 says, “A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.” Pastor Ray shares part two of his message, “Managing Your Mouth.”

Kent Hughes writes, “The true test of a man's spirituality is not his ability to speak, as we are apt to think, but rather his ability to bridle his tongue.”  Pastor Ray shares a new message on “Managing Your Mouth” from his series Faith—Just Live it. 

Charles Spurgeon said, “Faith and works are bound up in the same bundle. He that obeys God trusts God; and he that trusts God obeys God. He that is without faith is without works; and he that is without works is without faith.” Pastor Ray concludes his message to encourage you in your walk of faith titled, “A Functional Faith.”

Charles Spurgeon said, “Faith and works are bound up in the same bundle. He that obeys God trusts God; and he that trusts God obeys God. He that is without faith is without works; and he that is without works is without faith.”  Pastor Ray shares a message to encourage you in your walk of faith titled, “A Functional Faith.”

Pastor Chuck Locke shares a message from Philippians 4 entitled, "In Joy... The Rest of Your Life."

Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “Faith without works is not faith at all, but a simple lack of obedience.”  Pastor Ray continues his message on “Faith—Pointless or Powerful” from his series in James. 

Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “Faith without works is not faith at all, but a simple lack of obedience.”  Pastor Ray shares a message on “Faith—Pointless or Powerful” from his series in James. 

Leonard Ravenhill said, “One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Book of God, read it, and believe it. Then the rest of us will be embarrassed.” Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “Don’t Just Say Something, Do Something!”

"Trials can develop us but temptations can destroy us."  Billy Sunday said, “Temptation is the devil looking through the keyhole. Yielding is opening the door and inviting him in.” Pastor Ray shares his next message in the series Faith—Just Live It, titled “Trials VS Temptation.”

Charles Spurgeon said, “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.”  Pastor Ray shares a message titled Wise Up, from his current series… “Faith—Just Live It!”

Spurgeon said, “Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.” And Warren Wiersbe writes,  “Life’s trials are not easy. But in God’s will, each has a purpose.” Pastor Ray concludes his message from last week, "When Trials Shake Your Life."

"We should welcome the trials in our life because whether they are self induced, societally induced, satanically induced or spiritually induced, God uses each of them to fortify our faith." In this sermon, Pastor Ray teaches the importance of gaining perspective on why we have been tested and what it looks like to approach the Kingdom of Heaven with humility rather than arrogance.

The great prayer warrior George Mueller once said, “To learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings.” Pastor Ray begins a new series in the book of James titled, Faith—Just Live It!, with a message on “There is a Reason for Difficult Seasons.”

Aaron Johnson shares a message from Psalm 51 entitled, "Authentic Repentance."

Lance Griffin brings a message entitled "Our Spotlight Moment." 

George Mueller wrote, “God delights to increase the faith of His children. We ought, instead of wanting no trials before victory, no exercise for patience, to be willing to take them from God's hands as a means. Trials, obstacles, difficulties and sometimes defeats, are the very food of faith.” Join us this Sunday as Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “It’s Tough Out There.”