Teaching by Book: 2 Corinthians
Ready for Battle: The Armor of God, Part 1 – What Battle?
In order to prepare for spiritual battle, we must understand that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, we must know our enemy and his schemes, and we must implement God’s strategy for battle.
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Unwise: How to Lose at the Comparison Game
Comparison makes idols out of what we don’t have.
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Psalms: Getting to Know the Ways of God, Part 2 (Psalm 13)
The Bible does not hide from us the reality of real people going through real hardships. Ever since Adam and Eve sinned, “How long, O Lord?” has been the cry of humanity.
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Living Generously
Right theology, coupled with generosity, is the most potent way to reach people for Christ. The more we treasure Jesus, the more generously we will live.
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The Hard Truth, Part 2
You can’t see spiritual warfare, but you can observe its fruit.
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Why Us, Why Here, Why Now
The power of influence is greater than the power of position. RBC can influence the world with the Gospel by pursuing racial diversity, outreach, generosity, and being a safe place for sinners who are weary and burdened.
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Remember, Part 2: The Blessings of Remembrance
When we remember God, we contemplate His glory and experience His presence. God has given us some amazing ways to enjoy His presence and all His benefits.
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Ruth: A Story of God’s Redemptive Love, Part 2
Both Ruth and Naomi experienced seasons of famine, departure, harvest and return – but one returned full of faith, the other full of bitterness. The mystery of pain and suffering in the hands of a sovereign and good God should lead us not to bitterness, but to greater faith in Him.
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The Forgotten War, Part 3 – Attacking the Mind
Shame is one of the most subversive and powerful forces in our lives. Our enemy works diligently to set up strongholds of shame, keeping us captive in hopelessness. The key to breaking the chains of shame is to bring every thought and imagination under obedience to Christ.
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The Next Generation Church: Lives Generously
Our natural tendency is to believe that it is always better to receive than it is to give, and so we typically feel guilty when addressed about generosity. But in 2 Corinthians 8, scripture gives us an equation for generosity that is only possible through the grace of Christ Jesus: Great Trial + Tremendous Poverty = Joyful Generosity. Guilt leads to temporary giving. Gratefulness leads to a lifestyle of generosity.
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Give & Take: The Power of Encouragement, Part 2
Discouragement abounds, because to follow Jesus is to constantly go against the grain of the fallen aspects of the world and society around us. Thus, daily encouraging those who are already in the faith is vital.
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Looking for a City: The Life of Abraham, Part 3
Abraham was given a divine promise from God, which he believed – and the righteousness of God was credited to his account. This is the essence of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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GPS, Part 3
In the first two messages of the GPS series, we looked at “here” – our current positioning as a church and how we got here. In this message, Pastor Mike begins to look at the “there” – being conformed into the image of Christ. Becoming like Christ is impossible apart from the chastening hand of God, who, in His mercy, chips away at everything in us that is not of Him.
Watch / ListenWhat Do You Think God Thinks About You?, Part 3 – Shame
Shame comes from not meeting a cultural standard. What shame do you bear in your soul that would make you feel “naked and ashamed” if people knew about it? What would it look like to apply the Gospel to that shame?
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