Ringgold Seventh-day Adventist Church

Sermon by Shelby Clark, recorded on October 28, 2023, at Ringgold Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Sermon by Pastor Greg Hudson, recorded on October 21, 2023, at Ringgold Seventh-day Adventist Church.

You'd be surprised at some of the strange laws on our books, both in these United States and abroad. Some seem amusing, reactionary, perhaps old-fashioned; others overbearing. What is our reaction when we reflect on God's law, though? Elder Kevin Young steps us through the opening of Psalm 119, where the Psalmist reflects on God's law and walking closer with Him. Sermon prepared by Pastor Aaron Tr...

Jesus calls to us, "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest..." (Matthew 11:28). Just what does it take to prepare and present ourselves to Him? Shelby Clark joins us from her studies at Southern Adventist University to tell us just how easy it is to go to Jesus, how wonderful the relief He offers is, and how we will naturally respond when we let Him work in our...

Once upon a time, mankind did enjoy perfect health--body, mind, and spirit! But then our original sin entered the scene, so that when God sought Adam and Eve as usual, they hid in shame. Veteran teacher-turned-discipleship trainer Lynne Macias points out how the sin that made our earliest parents hide in shame separates us from God. It doesn't end there, though! Though in our sin we are separated...

Despite advances in medicine, our health woes only seem to increase--and healthcare spending is skyrocketing with it! In this 2nd installment of the Whole Health seminar series, guest speaker Tapiwa Marawanyika explores physical health, what science and the Bible say about it, its impact on whole health, and its impact on our relationships with God and our fellow man. Our guest speaker for Physica...

Welcome to this first part of a seminar series on Whole Health! Guided by Jesus' words in Luke 10:27, in this series we're exploring how to optimize the health of our body, mind, and spirit, so we can best love God and love our neighbors. In this first presentation, we hear from Stanley Stevenson about Mental Health. Stanley has spent his life's work in clinical social work and in educating social...

It can be hard to wrap our minds around the anticipated phenomenon of Christ's globally visible return. To help us understand, Elder Homer Trecartin takes us on two journeys: First, we review the dimensions we can best fathom (1, 2, and 3 dimensions, followed by the more mind-melting 4th dimension and beyond). That led to the second journey, where he steps us through several examples of when God o...

How is it that we can experience peace even in a chaotic metropolis (literal or spiritual)? There is a peace that surpasses understanding that we can find within the experience of God's grace. Learn more about that true peace as Jose Villaverde steps us through Philippians 4. Sermon by Jose Villaverde, recorded September 16, 2023, at Ringgold Seventh-day Adventist Church.

"For God so loved the world...." The quintessential gospel words of John 3:16 are etched in memory. It's easy to glaze over the words and take them for granted when they're so etched--when was the last time we really let these words speak to us? Today Pastor Cliff reminds us of an almost paradoxical God who condescends to save lost sinners like us. Sermon by Cliff Vickery, recorded on September 9,...

The cost of a slave is less than it's ever been in history. Slavery continues in the form of human trafficking--what is this beast and what can we do about it? How can we join Christ in upholding the value of a human being, and breaking the chains for others in bondage? Guest speaker Tom Evans, CEO of Child Impact International, educates and challenges us on this issue today. To learn more about C...

"In the beginning was the Word...In Him was life, and that life is the light of man." (John 1:1, 4). Elder Bobby J. Mitchell is a guest speaker who retired from a life of ministry service in the Pacific Union Conference. Tune in for his origin story and testimony of how found life in the Living Word! Sermon by Elder Bobby J. Mitchell, recorded on August 26, 2023, at Ringgold Seventh-day Adventist...

In late 2019, Pastor Don Pate regaled us with the Top 10 Reasons Why Jesus must return. Building on a recap of that, Pastor Don gives a compelling Top 10 Reasons Why we need to do this "church" thing until Christ's return. (If you've been listening remotely for some time, we hope you're convinced and pay us a visit sometime :). Sermon by Pastor Don Pate, recorded August 19, 2023, at Ringgold Seven...

Sermon by Ben Roy, recorded on August 12, 2023, at Ringgold Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Sermon by Lynne Macias, recorded on August 5, 2023, at Ringgold Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Ready or not, here it comes--it's back-to-school season! This high school counselor often finds himself helping his at-risk students think about their "why," their long-term goal or motivations. But for the Christian considering their more eternal "why," Elder Kevin Young draws on the calling of young prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah's calling has lessons for lifelong learners of all ages today about me...

In a time of life when Tyler was discouraged and wanted to give up, he realized God was able to work in and through him more than before! Hear Tyler's testimony of a time giving up gave God the room He needed. What mindset can we pursue to share this experience? Sermon by Tyler Nichols, recorded on July 22, 2023, at Ringgold Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Change--even positive change--is stressful. Elder Anthony draws our attention to the example of a group of Chilean miners who were trapped in their mine for over two months awaiting rescue. What's more, he reminds us of a Savior who will carry us through life's ups and downs--and into eternity ahead--if we focus our eyes on Him. Sermon by Elder Anthony Lopez, recorded on July 15, 2023, at Ringgold...

"It's another half-mile or so..." is the common, and positively vague, answer to the hiker's question-- "How much farther?" For believers weary from a journey through a sin-sick world, we may ask the same question of our Master trail guide, don't we? In his last sermon before leaving Ringgold for seminary, Pastor Aaron steps us through words of encouragement from Philippians 3, reminding us that t...

At the climax of Judah's error and as it inched towards correction by captivity, Jeremiah was called to minister to God's chosen nation. How did Jeremiah answer that call, and what was God's response to him? Today, we are called to minister to a society in a similar state of seeming disrepair. How do the prophecies for Jeremiah's time similarly warn us today, and how can we avoid society's pitfall...

In 1882, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche famously declared, "God is dead." Though the idea wasn't new, what he said with it captures a sentiment that resonates with popular lifestyles and outlooks today. How have we benefitted so far, if at all, from this outlook of being our own gods? Explore with Pastor Aaron more of Nietzsche's thought process, his proposal's impact on modern life, and h...

Sermon by Cindi Morrison, recorded June 17, 2023, at Ringgold Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Part 2 0f 3 of our summer seminar, Social Strife: How to Live Today Without Fear for Tomorrow. Pastor Aaron posits that the social tensions highlighted in Part 1 stem from a common crisis: The original sin and our individual sin exposes our flaws. Imagine the vulnerability, anxiety, and toxic competition that causes. But more so, imagine the God who loves us despite our flaws, and made the ultimat...

Part 1 0f 3 of our summer seminar, Social Strife: How to Live Today Without Fear for Tomorrow. We are finding that strife is a rapidly growing part of life. The polls about our attitude shifts in the last 25 years that what we once held in common is no longer held important as it once was; the payoff is that in the last 4 years, attitudes of tolerating one another greatly reduced. Pastor Aaron ste...

Is the joy of the Lord your strength? Do you experience the peace that surpasses understanding? These and other byproducts of a secure relationship with our Savior tends to turn heads. How can we cultivate that relationship and make others want what we have in Christ? Sermon by Imelda Hatchett-Mitchell, recorded June 2, 2023, at Ringgold SDA Church.