Ridgetop Church Sermons

Ephesians 1:15-23 By Robert Krumrey Saints get a direct line to God through the work of Jesus on the cross. This is an incredible privilege and can seem a bit daunting when figuring out how to speak with the God who created the universe. Who are we talking to and what are we supposed to be asking for? Find out in this sermon on the prompt, the pattern, and the petitions of prayer.

The Saints :: Bless Ephesians 1:3-14 By Robert Krumrey We are Saints! Every genuine Christian is considered a Saint and this new identity of sainthood is given by grace and through faith in Jesus. So now what? The core impulse that comes from the heart of a Saint is to “bless God”. Find out in this sermon what this behavior of blessing God is and the beliefs that bring it about.

The Saints :: Introduction Ephesians 1:1,2 By Robert Krumrey The New Testament book of Ephesians starts with an identification of the sender (Apostle Paul) and the receiver (Saints in Ephesus). How could a local congregation of imperfect sinners be called “saints”? Find out in this sermon the identity of a “saint” and the characteristics of their saintly living.

Devoted :: Fellowship & Prayer Matthew 10:1-15 By Robert Krumrey The practices of the Christian faith are not only individual but are also communal. In order to abide in Jesus (see last week’s sermon) fully we not only need to spend time prayerfully reflecting on the Bible, but also need to join Jesus by joining his people in fellowship and mission. Find out more in this sermon how Jesus trained h...

Devoted :: Word and Prayer John 15:1-8 By Robert Krumrey What is the goal of all Christian spiritual practices? In a word - abide. Find out in this sermon what it means to abide in Jesus and how daily spiritual practices are used by God to accomplish this amazing life-giving reality.

Devoted :: Belief and Practice Matthew 28:16-20 By Robert Krumrey God has resolved to create a people for himself from the peoples of the world. When Jesus comes we find out just how he plans to do this. Find out more in this sermon about the What, the How, and the Who of God’s plan for building his church.

Christmas Service :: Low and Slow | Luke 2 By Robert Krumrey

Advent :: Hope | Luke 1:1-25 By Christian Hogan

Advent Sunday 2 :: Hannah | 1 Samuel 1:1-20 By Robert Krumrey It’s another birth narrative in the Old Testament. Hannah is waiting in anguish for a child and God doesn’t seem to hear or care. Things get so dire that Hannah finds herself in a snot-faced prayer session that leads to a change of heart. A heart that finds joy with or without the fulfillment of what she thought was her deepest desire....

Genesis of Everything :: Laugh | Genesis 18:21 By Robert Krumrey Abraham and Sarah have been carrying around a promise from God for a quarter century and God has done nothing except keep promising that he is going to bring a baby out of a dead womb. It seems so ridiculous to these stumbling saints that they both give God a cynical Ha! Find out in this sermon how God changes these snickering cynica...

Genesis of Everything :: Covenant | Genesis 17 By Robert Krumrey Abram and Sarai have failed miserably at living by faith in Genesis 16 and God shows back up in chapter 17 to have a word with them. What does he do? Reaffirms his covenant relationship, gives them new names, and a sign for the covenant he’d made with them over two decades before. Find out in this sermon about how God relates to huma...

Genesis of Everything :: See | Genesis 16 By Noah Galloso Sarai and Abram decide to take things into their own hands to fulfill God's covenant with them. They involve their servant Hagar, and the end result is humans in suffering from their sin. We find here though how God sees his people in their sin and suffering and makes covenant with them, covenant of redemption and restoration. Find out more...

Genesis of Everything :: Belief | Genesis 15 By Rob Jenner Abram trusts the God who promises him that he will become a great nation in spite impossible odds. Then 25 years of nothing happens and Abram is struggling with doubt. It is here that we read one of the most important verses in the entire Bible. That Abram “believed the Lord and he counted it to him as righteousness”. Find out what this me...

Genesis of Everything :: Faith | Genesis 12:1-9 By Robert Krumrey The scene at the tower of Babel ends with a confused and dispersed world with little to no hope. Unlike the earlier narratives in Genesis, we don’t see any plan for saving humans from their predicament. Genesis chapter 12 introduces the plan that begins an overarching thread of salvation throughout the entire Bible. Find out more ab...

Noah’s descendants are corrupted by sin just as the humans had been before the flood. This time they decide to build a tower up to the heavens in order to "make a name for themselves". While this is ridiculous on its face, God got the message loud and clear. In yet another act of justice and mercy, God sabotages their operation by confusing their language and dispersing them all over the planet. T...

Genesis of Everything :: Pattern | Genesis 6-9 By Robert Krumrey Humans sin, sin proliferates, and sin proliferates even more until every thought of every intention in the human heart is nothing but evil. So much so that God grieves over his creation of human beings and regrets the day they were born. God has a plan for dealing with this and it includes a comprehensive judgment and a plan to save...

Genesis of Everything :: Story Genesis 4:1-26 By Robert Krumrey We leave Genesis chapter 3 wondering how bad “the fall” of humanity is really going to be. At first, things seem to be going according to plan - humans are procreating and administrating. Crops are being planted; herds are being tended. People are even interacting with God. That is, until sin rears its ugly head and goes on a murderou...

Genesis of Everything :: Offspring Genesis 3:14-24 By Robert Krumrey The consequences of breaking relationship with God are painful (literally) but humans are not without hope. Painful labor and delivery will fill the earth with image bearers. Toilsome labor will produce culture and bring forth food and shelter for survival. And all that production and procreation will bring forth an offspring tha...

Genesis 1&2 give us a beautiful cosmos perfectly ordered in every way. The relationships between humans and God, humans and humans, humans and themselves, even humans and the earth are all working in concert and contributing to the kind of thriving we all long for. The question is, “What happened?”. Genesis 3 tells us what indeed did happen to the created cosmos and the rest of the Bible tells us...

Genesis of Everything :: Design Genesis 2:4-25 By Robert Krumrey Just when we thought we were done with our origin story of how the universe came to be, we are given a second rendering of what happened at the beginning. This time it’s a close up of the creation of human beings. Find out in this sermon what Genesis 2 reveals about what a human being is (ontology) and what a human being is for (tele...

Genesis of Everything :: Rest Genesis 2:1-3 By Robert Krumrey God finishes his very good cosmos including his co-regents human beings and rests. Not because he is tired but because he wants to communicate some very profound truths about the universe, his relationship with human beings, and how we are to go about stewarding our time. Find out more in this sermon on the 7th day of creation when God...

Genesis of Everything :: Glory Genesis 1:26-31 By Robert Krumrey God in his greatness and goodness participates in a six-day symphonic creation that crescendos in a glorious finale - the creation of human beings. These glorious creations are made to bear the image of God and do so in an abundance of ways. Find out in this sermon about the dignity and dominion given to every human being on the plan...

Genesis of Everything :: Good Genesis 1:1-25 By Robert Krumrey We learn in Genesis 1:1 that God can create out of nothing. In Genesis 1:2 we see him working with a world that is formless, void and completely dark. God, the consummate artist, takes a watery chaos and forms it and fills it resulting in a wonder-full universe. Find out in this sermon how God goes about accomplishing this massive and...

Genesis of Everything :: Reveal Genesis 1:1 By Robert Krumrey Humans are meaning makers and they are consistently on the hunt for their purpose in life. Who are we and what on earth are we here for? The book of Genesis has some profound answers that take us all the way before the creation of the universe, where a self-existent God came up with everything including us. Find out more about this God...

Ordinary Church :: Team Acts 16:1-15 By Robert Krumrey The road to a healthy movement of church planting churches is an exciting and difficult one. Acts is the story of gospel proclamation that leads to new churches that lead to the planting of more churches. The burden and the blessing of all of this new work is shared by people functioning in teams. Find out where one of these teams comes from,...