Risen Church NC

One of the most important themes of Acts is how the Gospel creates a transformed, Christ-centered community. In this message, we break down the different facets of the Church Community and how they all are essential characteristics in making Christ known.

In this message, we discuss how our fears can be exchanged for faith and boldness, even if trouble and uncertainties linger. If we are willing to suspend our doubts and turn up Heaven's volume, we can find the supernatural strength to endure and overcome even the greatest of odds.

A reflection on 250 years of American history, how the Scriptures inspired our founders, and how they might continue to guide us into accountability, unity, and compassion.

In this message, we learn how a humble approach and a pure desire for God is key to receiving true, spiritual blessings.

In this message, we hear King David's final, public prayer in which he calls Solomon and the rest of Israel to consecrate themselves to God. Through sacrifice and prayer, we can position ourselves to become the person God desires us to be, with a pure, devoted heart. Listen as we marvel at David's example of sacrifice and seek to follow his posture of prayer.

1 & 2 Chronicles were written to inspire a new generation of Israelites to not repeat the mistakes of their ancestors and teach them the power of prayer. From the earliest days of humanity, dating back to Adam's grandson, Enosh, prayer was key to helping people overcome their sinful nature and draw close to God. 1 Chronicles 4 spotlights a forgotten hero of ancient Israel, named Jabez, who was cur...

What does it look like to put God at the center of our lives? And why is it so critical that we revolve our lives around Him? Listen as we look at King David's initiative to place God at the center of the nation's heart and how we can learn practical lessons from his approach. Our three main takeaways from 1 Chronicles 13-16 are: Through prayer, obedience, and endurance God will become the center...

Acts 1:1-11 gives us the promise of Pentecost and foreshadows all of the incredible moments ahead for the church. It's tempting to move right into chapter 2 to see the Holy Spirit fall and His flame begin to spread, but the interstitial passage offers us tremendous insight and convictions. To overlook Acts `1:12-26 would mean skipping over an account that emphasizes the love and passion the early...

In this message, Haggai confronts and challenges us in our priorities and reflects back at us the futility of putting anyone and anything above or alongside God's place in our lives.

Of all the systems and ideals that Jesus came to turn on their heads, the definition and concept of Greatness is probably the most significant. In this message, Jesus challenges the world's understanding of what makes one great and shows us a better way forward. Listen as we discuss how 'losing' now can mean 'winning' in eternity--how victory in God's Kingdom is found down a rather unconventional...

For years, Israel repeated a cycle of rebellion and remorse, returning to God only when they began to yearn for the worldly goods they had cost themselves. The prophet Joel looks forward to a day when true repentance produces a better kind of and enduring restoration--where God heals our hearts and gives us His Spirit.

In this message, we discuss the importance of being a church willing and ready to help all people, especially those who may seem beyond rehabilitation.

The story of Jonah often gets reduced down to cartoonish caricature of a defiant, rebellious unbeliever. However, the story of Jonah is actually a very relevant, reflection of the average, complacent believer. By all accounts, Jonah is a good man - better than most in his generation. Jonah had served many years as a faithful prophet in Israel, but at some point, he drifted to a place of self-right...

By this point in Mark's Gospel it is clear that Jesus is more than an ordinary man and everyone is suspecting that He had a connection with God the world had never seen. Some were spectulating, hoping that He could be the long-awaited Messiah, but they weren't really sure what all that would entail. In this message, we hear Jesus respond to Peter's famous confession by detailing and clarifying wha...

The Disciples are at their most relatable in this passage, where we find them repeatedly doubting and stumbling in their faith. Jesus offers a soft and gracious rebuke, but makes it clear the risk of ignoring this kind of disconnect with God.

What does God want from us more than anything else? What will set us apart as His people and distinguish from those who don't believe? The prophet Micah answers these questions simply and succinctly. Ancient Israel had lost touch with what it meant to truly know God and society was collapsing all around. With a disconnect from God, there was no moral compass with how people should be valued and tr...

The first chapter of Acts is more of a continuation than it is a beginning. That's because it's literally part two of the story of Jesus and the movement He set in motion. For that reason, Acts 1 reflects on the foundation that has been laid in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and looks forward with confidence. In this message, we discuss how the certainty of Jesus' resurrection provides...

The Old Testament contains many efforts by God to breakthrough the hardened hearts of Ancient Israel, and the book of Hosea may be the most powerful and moving. God raised up Hosea as a prophet in a day when His people had turned from Him and charged them with committing spiritual adultery. In this message, we see how God led Hosea into a devastating personal struggle in order to reflect back at I...

After a tense stand-off with the Religious Leaders on the subject of sin and true righteousness, Jesus departs Israel on one of His most surprising missions ever. He takes His group north to the regions of Tyre and Sidon. Known for their notorious role of influencing the Jewish people in all the worst ways; thus any Jew seeking to maintain purity would never so much as look in that direction. Want...

Welcome to our newest series, BLUEPRINTS- a study on the first generations of Jesus Followers and the path the paved in founding and building the Church. While the majority of this study will be rooted in the book of Acts, this introduction launches from Matthew 16, where Jesus Himself cast the original vision for His Church. Listen as we discuss the early church's motivation, mission, and power-s...

In this conclusion to our DISCIPLESHIP series, we study the last part of Jesus' prayer in John 17. Whereas the first part can be extracted from the text and applied to individuals, the last portion addresses every disciple as members of a collective body. What makes this so important is that it explicitly defines a true disciple as a faithful, engaged member of a community of God's people, set apa...

In Mark 7, Jesus peels back the religious facade of Ancient Israel and exposes the truth. The Religious Leader's' self-righteous efforts could not compensate for or remedy their sinful hearts. The most unfortunate part of this, however, was how the masses had been misled into relying on gimmicks and traditions to improve their standing with God. Listen as we discuss religion's inability to save an...

In this message on Discipleship, we learn how Jesus actively intercedes for all of His followers to stay faithful and true. John 17 is a record of the prayer that He prayed on the last night of His earthly life, but it serves as a reminder of the daily intercession He offers for us. We unpack four discipleship truths, which direct us in realizing our full potential as believers. Rest assured, Jesu...

John summarizes the Gospel as being an invitation to a new, deeper, full brand of life. This begins with understanding why Jesus died, but it continues with being transformed by His resurrection. This series is about realizing our true purpose as Christians in becoming devoted disciples of Jesus. At the crux of this distinction is possessing a genuine love for Jesus. He said that if we love Him, w...

In Christ, we all have been set apart for God's work. This message is about pursuing God's anointing and being best positioned to receive all He has to offer.