The Ridge Sunday Audio

In this new series entitled Questions, we explore the many questions that Jesus asked throughout the Gospels. In this first message, Pastor Chan teaches on Luke 2:41-51 where Jesus is found "in his Father's house" after being lost by his parents for three days. Today's Message Text: Luke 2:41-51 Thanks for listening in to The Ridge's Sunday Audio podcast! Although we hope you are greatly blessed b...

In this episode, Pastor David completes our 2025 vision series entitled Forward Not Finished! Thanks for listening in to The Ridge's Sunday Audio podcast! Although we hope you are greatly blessed by listening to this message, we also believe it's important to belong to a local body of believers. If you live in our area, we would love to worship with you on Sunday mornings at 8:00a, 9:30a, or 11:15...

In this episode, Pastor Chan recaps much of what God accomplished at The Ridge in 2024 and lays out the church's priorities for 2025. Thanks for listening in to The Ridge's Sunday Audio podcast! Although we hope you are greatly blessed by listening to this message, we also believe it's important to belong to a local body of believers. If you live in our area, we would love to worship with you on S...

In this special Christmas Eve homily, Pastor Chan wraps up our Advent sermon series by teaching through God's divine plan of bringing our savior into the world. Thanks for listening in to The Ridge's Sunday Audio podcast! Although we hope you are greatly blessed by listening to this message, we also believe it's important to belong to a local body of believers. If you live in our area, we would lo...

In this sermon, Pastor David teaches through the prophecy concerning the Magi's visit to Jesus found in Isaiah 60. Today's Message Text: Isaiah 60 Thanks for listening in to The Ridge's Sunday Audio podcast! Although we hope you are greatly blessed by listening to this message, we also believe it's important to belong to a local body of believers. If you live in our area, we would love to worship...

In this message, Pastor Chan continues our Advent series following the prophecies concerning Jesus in the book of Isaiah. Today's Message Text: Isaiah 42:1-9 Thanks for listening in to The Ridge's Sunday Audio podcast! Although we hope you are greatly blessed by listening to this message, we also believe it's important to belong to a local body of believers. If you live in our area, we would love...

In this sermon, Pastor Mark surveys the first eight chapters of Isaiah that describe Israel and Judah's unfaithfulness but that culminates in the familiar prophetic passage found in the first seven verses of Chapter 9. Today's Message Text: Isaiah 9:1-7 Main Idea: Isaiah 9:1-7 reveals that God’s kingdom is both a present reality and a future hope. This passage proclaims the arrival of a great ligh...

In this sermon, Pastor Chan kicks off our Advent sermon series by directing our attention to the hope we have in Christ Jesus, the king who came and is coming again. Today's Message Text: Isaiah 2:1-5 Main Idea: Isaiah 2:1-5 is a prophecy about the future establishment of God’s kingdom, where Jerusalem (Zion) will be exalted as the spiritual center of the world (a city on a hill). In this vision,...

In this sermon, Pastor Chan wraps up our teaching series through the book of 1 John. Today's Sermon Text: 1 John 5 Main Idea: John closes his first letter focusing on the things we can know in this life. The chapter emphasizes that belief in Jesus as the Son of God brings victory over the world and eternal life. It highlights the connection between loving God and obeying His commandments. John hig...

In this sermon, Pastor Chan teaches through 1 John 4, where the Apostle John reveals three different aspects of God’s deep and abounding love as well as three great things that God's love gives to us as believers in Jesus. Today's Message Text: 1 John 4 Main Idea: 1 John 4 emphasizes the importance of discerning truth and love. The chapter opens by encouraging believers to test the spirits to disc...

In this sermon, Pastor Chan teaches through the various evidences that we have as believers as to whether our faith is genuine. Today's Sermon Text: 1 John 3:1-24 Main Idea: 1 John 3 emphasizes the love of God and the importance of living as His children. The chapter highlights God’s great love, and the importance of living in purity. The passage warns against sin and contrasts those who live righ...

In this message, Pastor Chan continues our verse-by-verse study through the book of 1 John. Today's Message Text: 1 John 2:18-27 Main Idea: In this passage, John warns his readers about “antichrists”—those who deny Jesus as the Christ and lead others away from the truth. He emphasizes that many false teachers have arisen and will continue to arise. John reassures believers that they have received...

In this message, Pastor Chan continues our verse-by-verse study through the book of 1 John. Today's Message Text: 1 John 2:12-17 Main Idea: In this passage, the Apostle John addresses different groups of believers, affirming their spiritual status and growth in faith. He writes to children, fathers, and young men, acknowledging their forgiveness through Christ, their knowledge of the Father, and t...

In this message, Pastor Chan walks us through four ways that can have assurance that we know Christ and that Christ knows us. Today's Message Text: 1 John 2:3-11 Main Idea: In this passage, the Apostle John emphasizes the importance of obeying God’s commands as evidence of knowing Him. He stresses that genuine love for God is shown by keeping His commandments. Those who claim to know God but do no...

In this message, Guest Speaker Richard Coleman delivers a foundational message on the importance of knowing Christ, walking in the light and not in darkness, and sharing with others the message of the Gospel that we've been given. Today's Message Text: 1 John 1:5-2:4 Main Idea: 1 John reads much like an encouraging speech or an uplifting sermon. It is filled with inspiration and reassurance about...

In this message, Pastor Chan introduces us to the epistle and shares with us the background that made this book pertinent to the time it was written and also makes it so timely for today. Today's Message Text:  1 John 1:1-4 Main Idea: 1 John reads much like an encouraging speech or an uplifting sermon. It is filled with inspiration and reassurance about the core truths of the Gospel, which undersc...

Whether you observe the Sabbath on Sundays, Saturdays, or another day, it's important to remember that God tells us to "remember the Sabbath by keeping it holy." Keeping it "holy" means making it special, setting it apart, and dedicating it to God. The Sabbath isn't just a day to sleep in, relax, and do things that make you happy (though that's part of it); it's also a day to worship and refocus y...

In our third message on Sabbath, Pastor Chan discusses "delighting in the Lord," which is to find joy and pleasure in His presence. Some followers of Jesus may think of the Sabbath as a somber, serious day full of religious duty and legalistic rules whereas other may think of it as a day to chill, relax, or sleep. Either way, many miss the essential truth that the Sabbath was designed by God as a...

In the second installment of our spiritual disciplines series on Sabbath, Pastor David teaches on rest as a tool of resistance and contrasts the Exodus narrative with parallels in our cultural moment. Today's Message Text: Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 5:5-9, Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Main Idea: Are you tired? Weary? Worn out? Exhausted? We live in a culture where chronic low grade exhaustion has become the nor...

This week's sermon kicks off a series around the spiritual discipline of sabbath. In this message, Pastor David introduces the topic and contrasts the biblical model of rest with the modern culture's promotion of unending work and productivity. Today's Message Text: Matthew 11:28-30, Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 20:9-11 Main Idea: Are you tired? Weary? Worn out? Exhausted? We live in a culture where chro...

The Protestant Reformation was a widespread theological revolt in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries against the abuses and totalitarian control of the Roman Catholic Church. The reformers protested unbiblical practices and promoted a return to sound biblical doctrine. At the heart of their reforms were the Five Solas (latin for "alone"). In the final message of this series, Pastor Dylan brings...

The Protestant Reformation was a widespread theological revolt in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries against the abuses and totalitarian control of the Roman Catholic Church. The reformers protested unbiblical practices and promoted a return to sound biblical doctrine. At the heart of their reforms were the Five Solas (latin for "alone"). In this message, Pastor Chan teaches about the fourth of...

The Protestant Reformation was a widespread theological revolt in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries against the abuses and totalitarian control of the Roman Catholic Church. The reformers protested unbiblical practices and promoted a return to sound biblical doctrine. At the heart of their reforms were the Five Solas (latin for "alone"). In this message, Pastor Mark teaches about Christ's auth...

The Protestant Reformation was a widespread theological revolt in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries against the abuses and totalitarian control of the Roman Catholic Church. The reformers protested unbiblical practices and promoted a return to sound biblical doctrine. At the heart of their reforms were the Five Solas (latin for "alone").  Pastor Chan teaches on the second of the five solas in...

The Protestant Reformation was a widespread theological revolt in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries against the abuses and totalitarian control of the Roman Catholic Church. The reformers protested unbiblical practices and promoted a return to sound biblical doctrine. At the heart of their reforms were the Five Solas (latin for "alone"). This message introduces us to the Solas and dives into S...