Podcasts by The Rim Church

A Merry Rest: A Surrendered Reputation from 2023-12-11T19:49:39

This week we study Joseph's response to Mary's pregnancy. Joseph's willingness to surrender his reputation for the sake of God's plan exemplifies the transformative power of humi...

A Merry Rest: A Surrendered Relationship from 2023-12-04T04:56:28

As we continue in the Advent season, we study the interaction between Mary and Gabriel, and Mary's response to what God has for her. Her surrender of a dream leads to a life most blessed (no...

A Merry Rest: A Family's History from 2023-11-27T17:16:53

In this season of Advent, we embark on a profound journey of learning to trust and surrender, exploring the stories of key figures in the birth of Jesus. Through these narratives, we will uncove...

Family Worship Sunday: Remembering God's Promise from 2023-11-20T21:48:52

This past Sunday we gathered with the whole family and reflected on the truth that we can trust in the story God has written and can respond in gratitude.

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Rooted & Renegade: Death & End Times from 2023-11-13T17:47:07

What does the Bible say about death, the end times, and heaven? To conclude our Rooted & Renegade series, we look to the Bible to see what scripture says about the return of Christ and what ...

Rooted & Renegade: The Holy Spirit from 2023-11-06T17:40:25

The Holy Spirit is the presence of God working to make all things new. He brings order to chaos, creates purpose, and sustains life by giving us an identity of sonship.

Brad ...

Rootes & Renegade: Salvation from 2023-10-23T16:56:31

Salvation is the work of Jesus that has saved us from the penalty of sin, is saving us from the power of sin, and will save us from the presence of sin.

Austin Johnson

Ephesians ...

Rooted & Renegade: Jesus and the Church from 2023-10-16T02:56:49

In week five of our Rooted & Renegade series, we study what Jesus says about His Church. The Church is a family centered around God, in a special covenantal relationship with God, and unique...

Rooted & Renegade: Jesus and Mental Health from 2023-10-10T20:39:34

The incarnation and life of Jesus inform how we should value mental health. Every miracle Jesus performed involved mental health, leading us to the question: How do we as the church show the bea...

Rooted & Renegade: Who Is Jesus? from 2023-10-03T15:18:58

God wants to be known - not as an object to analyze but as a person to apprehend. God is going to great lengths to make eye contact with us. Of them all, Jesus is the key to seeing & knowing...

Rooted & Renegade: The Doctrine of God from 2023-09-25T18:07:37

What is God really like? We wonder to ourselves, “Is he disappointed in me? He seems silent, did I upset him? How do I know what is true?” We all wrestle with these types of questions. We often ...

Rooted & Renegade: The Root Anchored from 2023-09-18T16:49:24

God is infinitely beautiful, and the more we know and enjoy Him, the more meaningful life becomes. Over the next 9 weeks, we will explore 9 doctrinal concepts that shape the world around us in o...

Deconstructing Egypt: Coming Home from 2023-09-11T00:31:08

Who are we? Where do we belong? This week we wrap up our Deconstructing Egypt series and study what the Exodus narrative says about our identity as a chosen people and what it means to pursue be...

Deconstructing Egypt: God's People from 2023-09-05T16:11:07

Becoming God’s people begins with Beholding God’s presence. Ultimately, we become what we behold. 

Austin Johnson

Exodus 16 & 17

Deconstructing Egypt: Twice Orphaned from 2023-08-28T17:09:06

This week we study to see what God teaches us through the Exodus narrative about living in the truth and reality of sonship.

Brad Hobbs

Exodus 3:7-4:23

Deconstructing Egypt: Two Kingdoms from 2023-08-20T22:19:20

What does the Exodus narrative tell us about the Kingdom of God vs. the Kingdom of Self?

Mark Smith

Exodus 1

Deconstructing Egypt: Becoming a People of Peace from 2023-08-14T16:38:19

This week at our gathering we started our new series: Deconstructing Egypt. We looked at themes in Genesis 37-47 that prompt us to ask what it means to be a people of peace.

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1 Corinthians 12-13 from 2023-08-07T20:29:40

We are going to end our time in 1 Corinthians by looking at 1 Corinthians 12-13. These chapters we are looking at today dive into spiritual gifts, unity in the body, and love. We believe the Hol...

Altar. Table. Fire. from 2023-07-31T10:46:32

Brenton Lehman

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1 Corinthians: Conflict + Culture from 2023-07-24T01:29:22

1 Corinthians 8-10

Pastor Austin Johnson

1 Corinthians: Fully Devoted from 2023-07-17T01:55:45

What's distracting you from full devotion to God? How do we have undistracted devotion to God despite different issues? 1 Corinthians 5, 6 & 7 teaches us the why and how to live in light...

Anxious for Nothing from 2023-07-10T17:25:48

This week, guest speaker Max Lucado teaches what it looks like to win the war on worry. We learn what it looks like to celebrate God's goodness, ask God for help, leave concerns with God, an...

Becoming a Kid Again (Family Worship Sunday) from 2023-07-03T16:51:36

This Sunday, we spent time praying as a church family. To prepare for that prayer time, we turned to Luke 18 to see how Jesus calls us to pray.

Luke 18:1-30

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1 Corinthians: Who's in Charge Here? from 2023-06-26T02:27:43

This week, we turn to 1 Corinthians 4 as we learn what it looked like for the church in Corinth to reorient itself to have a roadmap for a Kingdom life.

Brad Hobbs

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1 Corinthians: Source vs. Resource from 2023-06-13T00:41:05

This week, we study 1 Corinthians 2 and address the questions: How can the Corinthian church (and the modern-day church) remain unified amid different/impressive leaders, influencers, and philos...

1 Corinthians: Division/Boasting from 2023-06-04T23:31:33

Today we are entering into a new sermon series walking through the book of 1 Corinthians over the course of the summer. The tagline for our series is Love, Jesus, and the People who make it diff...

Deadzones or Ecotones from 2023-05-30T17:55:26

Ecotones are the transitional areas between two distinct ecosystems. These are fascinating and dynamic spaces where unique phenomena can occur. Every transition zone is created and organized by ...

Magnified from 2023-05-23T16:08:54

This week we take a look at Psalm 34 as we study what it actually looks like to magnify Christ in our lives. As followers of Jesus, we are called to redirect, illuminate, and clean the lens from...

From Slavery to Sonship + Announcement from Pastor Drew from 2023-05-15T23:09:03

God often uses wilderness experiences to move us from a spirit of slavery to a spirit of Sonship.

Drew Worsham

Galatians 4:4-7, Exodus 16:19-20, John 14:18

John: A Restorative Hope from 2023-05-08T17:50:39

As we finish up our series in John, we learn about the grace and redemption that is offered through Christ. Receiving Jesus' gift of grace is not living in the shame of the past, but looking...

John: The Intercessor from 2023-04-30T18:15:55

If you knew Jesus was praying for you, how would it change how you lived your life? Not just your friends, family, spouse praying for you, but if you knew Jesus was praying and interceding for y...

John: Abiding from 2023-04-24T21:08:21

Continuing in our series through the book of John, we take time to learn what it actually means to abide in Christ.

Marty Esparza

John 15:1-16, 16:16-33

John: A Present Hope from 2023-04-16T19:43:33

What would change in our life if we believed God's presence is with us forever (right now)? What would change in how we treat our neighbors if we believed God's presence is with us forev...

John: Easter from 2023-04-09T05:00

As we examine Jesus’ resurrection, we hone in on LIVING beauty in a broken world. We can look at something from the past, a piece of art, a past relationship, a former job, and so on with admira...

John: Missional Servant from 2023-04-03T18:11:24

Our mission statement here at The Rim is to create space for people to discover the BEAUTY of Jesus. We believe that the beauty of Jesus is not something of the past, it’s alive. His majesty, gl...

John: John 11 from 2023-03-27T17:46:37

Continuing in the Book of John, we see how Christ is living beauty in a broken world through the story of Lazarus.

LaShaude James

John 11:17-46, John 12:9-1...

John: Purpose and Pain from 2023-03-20T17:47:30

Your pain is not without purpose. Your experience is part of something bigger than yourself. This is one of the great mysteries and tension points of God’s story. Isn’t life supposed to get bett...

John: Truth Telling Freedom from 2023-03-13T04:31:36

What will set you free? What does it really mean to be free? What’s keeping us from freedom? As we create space for people to discover the beauty of Jesus our circle must become o...

John: Disrupting Grace from 2023-03-07T15:34:05

This week we started a new teaching series in the Gospel of John. Starting in John 7:53, we will focus on seeing Christ as living beauty in a broken world.

Mark Smith 

John 7:...

Awaken 2023: Story from 2023-02-27T18:19:36

Everyone has a fundamental belief about our origin- who or what gave us our existence, made us who we are, shaped us into the person we are today. In a workshop style, we walk through strategic ...

Awaken 2023: Serve from 2023-02-20T18:54:12

We continue with the B.L.E.S.S. rhythms with S: Serve. What makes allowing people to serve you difficult? What makes serving other people difficult?

LaShaude James 

Luke 10:1-...

Awaken 2023: Eat from 2023-02-13T17:08:28

As we have a conversation about eating meals, begin by asking: Do you think eating together matters? Why or why not? What have you found to happen when you sit around a table together with other...

Awaken 2023: Listen from 2023-02-06T02:23:37

What might change about how you listen and engage with others if you believed God has already started the work of loving and blessing them? What might change about how you listen and engage with...

Awaken 2023: Begin in Prayer from 2023-01-29T21:46:44

Prayer must be the beginning place of BLESSing because it is in prayer that our hearts become aligned with God’s heart. This is where we get clarity on where God is already at work and how we ca...

Rooted: Battling For God's Plan from 2023-01-23T03:30:22

God calls all of his people to join him in his mission. The calling is not just for a few, or the religious leaders. The nation of Israel as a collective was called to enter into the promised la...

Rooted: Becoming God's People from 2023-01-15T20:30:54

Last week we saw Moses beholding the presence of God. He had this moment of intimacy with God at the burning bush. But his moment of intimacy with God did not end at a bush. The intimacy he foun...

Rooted: Intimacy with God from 2023-01-09T04:20:04

God speaks into our ordinary lives, transforms everything by his presence, and calls us to do his healing and liberating work in the world.

Drew Worsham

Exodus 3:1-10

Bonus Episode (Advent): Gratitude from 2022-12-21T14:00:55

We have teamed up with some friends of ours at Austin Stone Community Church to bring you an “Advent Devotional” for this season. It’s available in physical form and digital form on the The Rim ...

A Rejects Christmas: Anna from 2022-12-18T21:18:50

What if we have been viewing "WAITING" all wrong. What if “Waiting” is actually a core metaphor in the biblical narrative and what if “waiting” is a vital ingredient in the human experience. Wha...

Bonus Episode (Advent): Anticipation from 2022-12-14T16:18:29

We have teamed up with some friends of ours at Austin Stone Community Church to bring you an “Advent Devotional” for this season. It’s available in physical form and digital form on the The Rim ...

A Rejects Christmas: Shepherds from 2022-12-11T20:37:25

Have you ever gotten locked into a certain reputation? Maybe you are always known as the late one, the drama one, the life of the party, or maybe it’s the godly one, or the bad one? Hope shows u...

Bonus Episode (Advent): Preparation from 2022-12-07T14:57:15

We have teamed up with some friends of ours at Austin Stone Community Church to bring you an “Advent Devotional” for this season. It’s available in physical form and digital form on the The Rim ...

A Rejects Christmas: Mary from 2022-12-04T20:19:54

The beauty and truth of the Christmas story is the promise that Hope & Joy shows up for those who feel overwhelmed, in over their head and overlooked.

Drew Worsham 

Luke 1...

Bonus Episode (Advent): Expectation from 2022-11-30T22:20:59

We have teamed up with some friends of ours at Austin Stone Community Church to bring you an “Advent Devotional” for this season. It’s available in physical form and digital form on the The Rim ...

A Rejects Christmas: Zechariah & Elizabeth from 2022-11-27T20:13:03

What happens when the dream you feel like God gave you doesn’t happen? That thing you feel like God put in your heart and the core of your being. What about when it doesn’t happen? You follow Je...

John: Create Space For Family from 2022-11-21T02:21:46

Holidays have a tendency to be filled with tension and stress, but this season, Jesus invites us to create space for our family to not only experience our love but to also discover the beauty of...

John: Change > Comfort from 2022-11-13T20:32:12

Jesus creates space for our change and transformation, not our comfort and convenience - and sometimes people walk away.

Austin Johnson 

John 6:60-71

John: Magic Tricks, Manna & Moses from 2022-11-06T20:55:31

Jesus did not come into the world to give bread, but to be bread. And he invites us to partner with him to love and serve those in need.

Drew Worsham

John 6:1-35

John: A Home For Our Deepest Hope from 2022-10-30T22:58:08

Jesus creates space for us to experience his beauty by being a home for our deepest hopes. 

LaShaude James 

John 5:1-15

John: The Outcast from 2022-10-23T19:44:27

Jesus came not only for the religious but intentionally pursues the rejected, the skeptical and the forgotten. Jesus created space through His humanity for us to discover the beauty of His divin...

John: The Religious Elite from 2022-10-16T21:10:02

Jesus disrupts the use of religion for profit, position, and power and creates space for the abused and the abuser to be radically changed by his supernatural love. 

Austin Johnson&n...

John: New Wine from 2022-10-09T23:23:06

The First Sign, water to wine, shows us that Jesus has come as a loving and pursuing groom, who is establishing a new covenant and forming a new relationship with His bride, His people, the chur...

John: The Prologue from 2022-10-02T21:44:06

He created space at the beginning and he is creating space again.

Drew Worsham 

John 1:1-18

Repentance from 2022-09-25T23:04:15

What if turning and trusting in Jesus leads to a more beautiful life? 

LaShaude James 

Mark 1:15

RIM's 3rd Birthday from 2022-09-18T22:47:17

As we celebrate the Rim’s 3rd Birthday, we take the time to pause in order to remember & reflect to God’s faithfulness.

Drew Worsham

Psalm 145, Deuteronomy 8, John 1, Luke 2&nb...

Created for Community from 2022-09-11T19:32:58

We weren’t only created for community, we crave it. Experiencing God is better with others.

Drew Worsham

Gen. 2, Luke 6

Ephesians: New Humanity Inside The Household from 2022-09-04T21:25:51

What does it look like for us to live out the Story of Jesus (the Gospel) in our everyday lives? How do we tell the Story in our relationships?

Drew Worsham 

Ephesians 5:21-6:...

Ephesians: Spirit Filled New Humanity from 2022-08-28T22:06:59

Sadly, so many people are committed to following Jesus but live lives uninfluenced by the Spirit, confused about God's will and bound to old behavior and old habits. What if there is more? ...

Ephesians: Kryptonite & the New Humanity from 2022-08-21T22:25:42

Brad Hobbs

Ephesians: A New Humanity // Ephesians 4:17-32

Ephesians: Unleashing Your Superpower from 2022-08-15T00:05:10

Brad Hobbs

Ephesians: A New Humanity // Ephesians 4:1-13

Ephesians: Fully Alive in the Grey Zone from 2022-08-07T22:12:26

Brad Hobbs

Ephesians: A New Humanity // Ephesians 2

Ephesians: A Prayer for a New Humanity from 2022-07-31T19:20:54

Drew Worsham, Lead Pastor

Ephesians: From Death to Life // Ephesians 1

Genesis: The Tale of a Tower from 2022-07-18T15:00:06

Drew Worsham, Lead Pastor

Genesis: A Bigger Story // Gen 11

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Genesis: A Vengeful Curse from 2022-07-11T02:41:04

Drew Worsham, Lead Pastor

Genesis: A Bigger Story // Gen 9

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Genesis: Covenants & Creation from 2022-07-03T19:33:59

• Austin Johnson, Director of Community & Discipleship
• Genesis: A Bigger Story // Gen 9
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Genesis: God's Grief & Response to Sin from 2022-06-27T02:20:35

God did not wait for humanity to figure out their sin before he sent them back to live out the mission of restoration. He sends a broken Noah with his broken sons back out with a renewed mission...

Genesis: A Tale of Two Family Trees from 2022-06-20T16:04:55

We have a choice.. We can trust God’s voice today and build a legacy of descendants who walk with God and find favor with Him, or we can ignore Gods voice, act on our impulses and build a legacy...

Genesis: No Place Like Home from 2022-06-13T14:21:40

We all long for a place called home. A place where we feel safe and at peace, where we are loved and known. We are all homesick for a place that we hope exists.

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Genesis: Life & Provision from 2022-06-06T14:36:47

What might change in your life if you believed that God’s original design was for us to trust him as the source of life and provision? If his purpose for us was not to feel anxiety about our pro...

Pause: Prayer & Worship from 2022-06-01T17:17:10

This week we push pause on our Genesis series to worship and pray together as a family for those directly and indirectly effected by the tragic events in Uvalde, TX. We also pause to acknowledge...

Genesis: Beauty and the Beast from 2022-05-22T20:09:21

Which voice should you listen to? The voice of God that comes to you in words, or the voice that pulses inside you?

• Drew Worsham, Lead Pastor
• Genesis: A Bigger Story // G...
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Genesis: Naked & Ashamed from 2022-05-15T19:49:43

When we take our eyes off of Jesus and put them on ourselves, we become self conscious. We isolate and distance ourselves from God. Shame pushes us to hiding. But what if we could get back to be...

Genesis: Eve: What's in a Name? from 2022-05-09T15:48:13

Women’s identity and purpose are not found in relationships and children, but in God. A shrunken understanding of Eve’s story will have us idolize her identity as a mother and wife.

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Genesis: A Tale of Two Trees pt. 2 from 2022-05-01T20:38:45

The tree of the knowledge of good and bad is a story about wisdom. How does humanity acquire it, and who is qualified to manage the knowledge of what is good, right, and perfect? 

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Genesis: A Tale of Two Trees from 2022-04-25T14:49:36

Set before us is a life and death decision. Will we choose life on God’s terms, which leads to eternal life, or will we choose life on our own terms, which leads to death?

• Genesis:...
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Easter: The Jesus I Painted from 2022-04-17T23:30:34

Although you may way and talk with Jesus, could your preconceived notions on what you think He should look like cause you to completely miss Him?

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Genesis: The Royal Priest of Eden from 2022-04-10T21:34:56

We are called to create and cultivate spaces for people to discover and experience the beauty of Jesus.

• Genesis: A Bigger Story // Genesis 2:4-9
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Genesis: What is Adam? from 2022-03-27T20:44:32

God created us in His image where both the gendered halves of humanity work together to shepherd the sacred space where God meets humans.

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Genesis: Living for the Weekend from 2022-03-21T00:08:49

We are invited into a story of rest. These are unforced rhythms of grace, which are then weaved into the fabric of creation and echo throughout the entire story.

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Genesis: Unlivable Chaos from 2022-03-13T19:57:33

God has a rich history of stepping into the “unlivable chaos.” He is ready to bring order and beauty so that life can flourish.

• Genesis: The Bigger Story // Genesis 1:1-5
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Genesis: The Prologue from 2022-03-06T20:52:28

This artistic, creative God steps into the “wild & waste” and creates order & beauty- a place for you and I to flourish. The question is, will you and I step into that bigger Story?

Awaken: Awaken Us to Our Gospel Identity from 2022-02-21T03:51:37

Caesar Kalinowski, friend of The Rim Church, walks us through our Gospel identity to be sent out in the power of the Father, as servants, to be everyday missionaries. 

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Awaken: Awaken Us to Your Purpose For Us from 2022-02-14T00:38:39

Saying yes to the call of Jesus (to follow Him) is saying yes to the commission of Jesus (to live as He did).

• Carmel Gabriel, House Church Leader...
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Awaken: Awaken Us to Your Presence With Us from 2022-02-06T23:53:15

Intimacy with Jesus always comes before Impact for Jesus.

• Drew Worsham, Lead Pastor
• Awaken: Prayer & Fasting // Luke 10:1
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Awaken: Awaken Us to the People Around Us from 2022-01-30T22:27:16

Being a good neighbor is Inviting someone you are uncomfortable with, closer than you are comfortable with.

• Drew Worsham, Lead Pastor
• Awaken // Luke 10:25-37
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Fasting: Making Space for Awakening from 2022-01-24T00:23:01

As we move toward our month of prayer and fasting... FAST: Focus on God, Abstain from food, Substitute time with prayer, Taste and see that God is good.

• Austin Johnson // Director ...
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Prayer: Asking for an Awakening from 2022-01-17T22:07:28

Prayer is the pursuit of intimacy with God. 

• Drew Worsham, Lead Pastor
• Prayer & Fasting // 2 Chronicles 7:14
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2022 Vision: Awaken from 2022-01-12T06:12:23

The vision for 2022 is AWAKEN. “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” -Ephesians 5:14

Fresh Start. Real Change. from 2022-01-04T19:34:28

Our God is the God of new beginnings, and this year He wants to do something NEW and extraordinary in your life.

• Drew Worsham, Lead Pastor
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Wonder // An Invitation Into Wonder from 2021-12-20T02:20:08

Your invitation into wonder leads to other’s invitation into wonder.

• Wonder: The Story of Christmas // Luke 2:8-20


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Exploration from 2021-12-12T23:26:32

Exploration begins in God's Word, takes discernment, and ends with encountering Jesus.

• Wonder: The Story of Christmas // Matthew 2:1-12


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Wonder // Exploration from 2021-12-12T23:26:32

Exploration begins in God's Word, takes discernment, and ends with encountering Jesus.

Wonder: The Story of Christmas // Matthew 2:1-12
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Anticipation from 2021-12-05T22:17:44

The lost gift of Wonder is the secret to experiencing the magic of Christmas that so many of us have lost and long for.

• Wonder: The Story of Christmas // Luke 1:26-56
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Wonder // Anticipation from 2021-12-05T22:17:44

The lost gift of Wonder is the secret to experiencing the magic of Christmas that so many of us have lost and long for.

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Grace for the Humble from 2021-11-30T18:12:59

In the name of Jesus, all good things come. "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble..." (James 4:6).

James: This Changes Everything // James 4

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James // Grace for the Humble from 2021-11-30T18:12:59

In the name of Jesus, all good things come. "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble..." (James 4:6).

James: This Changes Everything // James 4

Scott Kindig

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Your Words Really Do Matter from 2021-11-22T22:38:55

Words are not just a window into our hearts, but God’s Word is a window into His heart. The word He speaks over us is one of invitation, redemption, hope, and restoration.

James: This...

James // Your Words Really Do Matter from 2021-11-22T22:38:55

Words are not just a window into our hearts, but God’s Word is a window into His heart. The word He speaks over us is one of invitation, redemption, hope, and restoration.

James: This Cha...

From Good to Godly from 2021-11-14T20:42:33

The writings of 2 Samuel invites us into four things: 

1. Prioritize God's Presence 

2. Tremble at God's Holiness 

3. Treasure God's Commands 

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The Words, Ways, & Works of Jesus from 2021-11-07T22:25:37

Words make worlds. Ways make family. Works make believers. 

James: This Changes Everything // James 2

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James // The Words, Ways, & Works of Jesus from 2021-11-07T22:25:37

Words make worlds. Ways make family. Works make believers. 

James: This Changes Everything // James 2

Scott Kindig

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This Changes Everything from 2021-11-02T15:46:39

Everything changed with Jesus. And as we turn and trust in Jesus, our own lives will be changed forever. 

James: This Changes Everything // James 1

LaShaude James, Hou...

James // This Changes Everything from 2021-11-02T15:46:39

Everything changed with Jesus. And as we turn and trust in Jesus, our own lives will be changed forever. 

James: This Changes Everything // James 1

LaShaude James, House Churc...

Restoring Our Unbelief from 2021-10-24T20:26:03

What do we run to for our sense of identity and familiarity when following Jesus isn’t working out like we planned? What are we trusting for our sense of identity and satisfaction? 

John // Restoring Our Unbelief from 2021-10-24T20:26:03

What do we run to for our sense of identity and familiarity when following Jesus isn’t working out like we planned? What are we trusting for our sense of identity and satisfaction? 

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The Resurrection and the Life from 2021-10-19T20:55:03

There are seven parables in the Gospel of John that invite us to gaze at the person of Jesus. Where do you see signs that God shown you that helps move you from unbelief to belief?   <...

John // The Resurrection and the Life from 2021-10-19T20:55:03

There are seven parables in the Gospel of John that invite us to gaze at the person of Jesus. Where do you see signs that God shown you that helps move you from unbelief to belief?   <...

John // The God Who Satisfies from 2021-10-11T02:00

In the Gospel of John, there are seven 'I Am' statements that Jesus made. One being, "I Am the Bread of Life." Come and see how this statement falls into the entire story of God and how we get t...

The God Who Satisfies from 2021-10-10T20:00:02

In the Gospel of John, there are seven 'I Am' statements that Jesus made. One being, "I Am the Bread of Life." Come and see how this statement falls into the entire story of God and how we get t...

John // The God Who is Near from 2021-10-04T02:00

Gazing vs Glancing: When you glance at something, you look at it briefly and then move on. You don't dwell on it. But when you gaze at something, you focus on it intensely and it changes you. Listen

The God Who is Near from 2021-10-03T21:28:07

Gazing vs Glancing: When you glance at something, you look at it briefly and then move on. You don't dwell on it. But when you gaze at something, you focus on it intensely and it changes you. Listen

Come and See the God Who is Near! from 2021-10-03T21:28:07

Gazing vs Glancing: When you glance at something, you look at it briefly and then move on. You don't dwell on it. But when you gaze at something, you focus on it intensely and it changes you. Listen

Discipline & Delight from 2021-09-27T18:20:04

When we view God as our Father, it allows us to struggle as sons and daughters and receive discipline with delight

Thrive: Enjoying the Fullness of God // Hebrews 12:3-13

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Thrive // Discipline & Delight from 2021-09-27T02:00

When we view God as our Father, it allows us to struggle as sons and daughters and receive discipline with delight

Thrive: Enjoying the Fullness of God // Hebrews 12:3-13

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Remember: Our Story from 2021-09-19T21:05:48

We have to inherit the past to transform the future. Remembering the past helps us to live in the present and dream bigger for the future. To Thrive, we have to Remember! HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY TO THE ...

Remember from 2021-09-19T21:05:48

We have to inherit the past to transform the future. Remembering the past helps us to live in the present and dream bigger for the future. To Thrive, we have to Remember! HAPPY ...

Thrive // Remember: Our Story from 2021-09-19T21:05:48

We have to inherit the past to transform the future. Remembering the past helps us to live in the present and dream bigger for the future. To Thrive, we have to Remember! HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY TO THE ...

Rest from 2021-09-12T20:19:46

You cannot thrive without deep rest. We all long for rest but only hope that it will come with the next season. However, the promise of rest is not for tomorrow but for today.

Thrive:...

Thrive // Rest from 2021-09-12T20:19:46

You cannot thrive without deep rest. We all long for rest but only hope that it will come with the next season. However, the promise of rest is not for tomorrow but for today.

Thrive: Enj...

Our Identity from 2021-09-09T21:20:12

If God is Father, that makes us sons & daughters while also "siblings" to one another. When this identity is understood, we are put into a position to thrive together as a family. 

Thrive // Our Identity from 2021-09-09T21:20:12

If God is Father, that makes us sons & daughters while also "siblings" to one another. When this identity is understood, we are put into a position to thrive together as a family. 

Thrive // Jesus at the Center from 2021-08-29T23:38:31

In order to thrive, we must keep Jesus at the center of it all. Our prayer is to not allow things of the world to could our connection to Jesus. Thrive: Enjoying the Fullness of God // 1 Timothy 1-...

Jesus at the Center from 2021-08-29T23:38:31

In order to thrive, we must keep Jesus at the center of it all. Our prayer is to not allow things of the world to could our connection to Jesus.

Thrive: Enjoying the Fullness of God /...

Bonus: A Prayer in the Gathering from 2021-08-23T16:26:16

Bonus Episode: Prayers during our Sunday Gathering for Afghanistan, Haiti, and the Church. Prayers for each of these are in Nepali, French, and Spanish, respectively. 

Thrive // Thriving Through the Conflict from 2021-08-22T21:35:32

In order to thrive we should expect conflict as a result of our connection to Jesus. Thrive: Enjoying the Fullness of God // 1st and 2nd Thesselonians  LaShaude James, House Church Leader

Thriving Through the Conflict from 2021-08-22T21:35:32

In order to thrive we should expect conflict as a result of our connection to Jesus.

Thrive: Enjoying the Fullness of God // 1st and 2nd Thesselonians 

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Miracles // See Yourself in the Story from 2021-08-17T02:23:40

How you see yourself in the story determines the part that you think you play. This view will determine how you experience the story and how you live it out. "God of Miracles" // The Gospel of Mark...

See Yourself in the Story from 2021-08-17T02:23:40

How you see yourself in the story determines the part that you think you play. This view will determine how you experience the story and how you live it out.

"God of Miracles" // The ...

Miracles // Doubts, Demons, and Deliverance from 2021-08-08T22:06:22

What you do with your doubt determines your destination! Doubt will either cause discouragement that leads to Distance, or doubt will cause desperation that leads to depth. "God of Miracles" // The...

Doubts, Demons, and Deliverance from 2021-08-08T22:06:22

What you do with your doubt determines your destination! Doubt will either cause discouragement that leads to Distance, or doubt will cause desperation that leads to depth.

"God of Mi...

Miracles // A Touch of Faith from 2021-08-05T00:32:44

It's faith that leads to touching the Miraculous. How could it be so simple?  "God of Miracles" // The Gospel of Mark // Mark 5:21-34

A Touch of Faith from 2021-08-05T00:32:44

It's faith that leads to touching the Miraculous. How could it be so simple? 

"God of Miracles" // The Gospel of Mark // Mark 5:21-34

A Prayer that Changes the World from 2021-07-25T20:22:23

Revealing the Kingdom of God is the purpose of the church, and prayer is the power that moves it.

"When A Church Prays" // Colossians 

A Praying Church is Not A Worried Church from 2021-07-18T21:50:51

In Philippians 4, we see a prayer, a promise, and a practice. Prayer leads to the promise and the promise leads to the practice. 

"When A Church Prays" // Philippians

From Access to Activation from 2021-07-13T20:45:32

As God’s people, prayer gives us access to God and moves us into being activated from God.

"When A Church Prays" // Ephesians

House of Prayer from 2021-07-09T16:01:48

We kick off a new series on prayer called "When A Church Prays." Our desire is that our prayers and time with Jesus would move from God's House to your house, because your house is God's House.&...

Our Mess Made Beautiful from 2021-06-28T03:41:01

God takes our personal mess and transforms it into something beautiful. LaShaude James, House Church Leader, and others, share their messy stories and how God has made something beautiful of it.  S...

A Perfect Father in a Beautiful Mess from 2021-06-20T20:04:53

To know a good Father we should look no further than Jesus Himself. He shows that the Father loves you, is proud of you, will always take care of you, protects you, and forgives you.

Seri...

A Beautiful Message in a Beautiful Mess from 2021-06-13T21:37:56

Pastor Drew updates The RIM on his son's health and invites the Church family into a time of prayer. In the midst of the unknown, we are reminded that God takes our mess and creates something ne...

Focus on the Gospel from 2021-06-06T19:55:16

As followers of Jesus, is our main focus the gospel? The Apostle Paul focuses on the gospel message above anything else. What we focus on determines our direction, and our direction determines o...

What a Mess We've Made from 2021-05-31T13:00

Idolatry: Anything fundamental to your identity apart from Jesus. We are challenged to consider what things we are "holding" onto that may be in the seat which was intended for Jesus.

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Time to Grow Up from 2021-05-26T13:29:45

Where are you at in your journey with Jesus? Pastor Drew walks us through Paul's words in 1 Corinthians to challenge us in considering what it might look like to move the ball forward in our jou...

The Great Commission Church from 2021-05-19T01:30:48

What if we got the purpose and function of the church all mixed up? Pastor of Mission and Multiplication, Josh Martin, challenges our understanding of the Great Commission. 

Final pa...

Kingdom Stewardship from 2021-05-11T21:42:43

We are not owners but stewards of what God has entrusted to us. So what will you do with what has been given to you?

Part 4 of Encounters With Jesus sermon series. Matthew 25:14-...

Receive and Repeat from 2021-05-03T00:05:05

The right response to forgiveness is not to just receive it but to repeat it. 

Part 4 of Encounters With Jesus sermon series. Matthew 18:21-35

The Messiah's Provision from 2021-04-26T20:23:08

Jesus, as the Messiah, has not come to just give us physical bread for a moment, but a spiritual bread for eternity. He has come to give us a bread that will not perish; one that will last forev...

Jesus: The Cure for Anxiety from 2021-04-19T12:00

God's mercies for today are designed to cover the troubles for today, while mercies for tomorrow are for the troubles of tomorrow. In this message, Pastor Drew walks us through handling the anxi...

The Women in Jesus' Genealogy from 2021-04-12T20:42:14

In Matthew's account of the gospel, his written genealogy includes the outcast, scandalous, and foreigner. The family Jesus comes from anticipates the family he has come for. 

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Easter Sunday from 2021-04-04T19:00

Often times, preachers focus on the "how" of Good Friday and Easter. This Easter, we take a look at the "why."

Death Defeated series; John 3

Good Friday from 2021-04-02T19:00

Often times, preachers focus on the "how" of Good Friday and Easter. This Easter, we take a look at the "why."

Death Defeated series; John 3

Dead Man Walking from 2021-04-01T13:54:33

Do you ever feel like you should be further along in your walk with Jesus, but yet, the same temptations seem to call out? Why do I still struggle? Why don't I love Jesus more? Why is praying and r...

Just Plain Dead from 2021-03-23T14:17:30

Romans 1 teaches us that we are dead and there is nothing we can do about it. So now what?

Part 1 of our "Death Defeated" sermon series through Romans. 

The Part You Play from 2021-03-18T14:56:49

Charles H. Spurgeon once said, "Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter." In your daily, what does it look like to live an an everyday missionary in the ordinary or mundane parts of l...

Characteristics of a Life Meant for More from 2021-03-09T14:29:37

As followers of Jesus, what does it look like to "get a life" and how do we share it generously? In this part of our Meant for More series Austin Johnson leads us through Acts 20 to explain the ...

Snapshots from 2021-03-02T15:08:10

We know that God uses ordinary people for extraordinary things, but are you living out God's plan for your life? Are you living for more than what this world has to offer? Join us as we continue...

Relentless Prayers and Open Doors from 2021-02-25T22:41

In part one of our "Meant for More" series we begin our journey throughout the book of Acts. In it, we see the apostles praying earnestly to God for each other, the Church and the spread of the ...

Basics: Gather to Scatter from 2021-02-18T18:34:32

In the final part of our "Basics" series Josh Martin, Pastor of Mission and Multiplication, teaches us about what it means to be a church that gathers to scatter. We gather for worship ...

Basics: Multiply Everything from 2021-02-09T14:14:54

In part 5 of our "Basics" series, Pastor Drew reminds us that at The Rim Church we multiply at every level starting with discipleship and watching it leak into multiplication of our Communities....

Basics: Radical Generosity from 2021-02-02T20:56

Join us for part 4 of our Basics Series as we discuss as disciples under Jesus, we are called us to exercise radical generosity. In the New Testament, Paul tells us that everyone has be...

Basics: Disciples Who Make Disciples from 2021-01-26T03:17:56

In part 3 of our "Basics" series our Director of House Churches, Austin Johnson, communicates that as followers of Jesus we must be disciples who make disciples. At the simplest form, disciplesh...

Basics: Family on Mission from 2021-01-19T03:30:41

Part 2 of our "Basics" series focuses on being a Family on Mission. The Rim Church is built around the idea of practicing the way of Jesus, together as a family on mission, in our city....

Basics: Anchored in Scripture from 2021-01-11T01:25:46

In Part 1 of our series "Basics" Pastor Drew walks us through 2 Timothy 3:14-17 where Paul gives his final words to Timothy. Paul emphasizes the importance of scripture, which might sound basic,...

2021 Vision // Discipleship from 2021-01-07T01:58:26

Join us as we kick off 2021 with our vision and focus for the year: discipleship. 

Steps To Spiritual Renewal from 2020-08-31T21:03:21

Part 7 of our journey through Nehemiah. There are so many narratives that lead us away from The Bible. As disciples of Jesus, how can we follow the path of being transformed by the truths in the...

A Different Kind of Worship from 2020-08-24T19:49:46

This Sunday, our church gathered outside to worship together by singing, praying together, and serving our local refugee community. This message from Pastor Drew gives us a closer look at how Go...

Love San Antonio: Best Practices from 2020-08-20T16:55:11

Best Practices for 8/23/20. Our church is in a rhythm of regularly gathering to love and serve our city as one family. We want each one of you to feel empowered to step into the mission of God, ...

Love San Antonio: Guided Prayer from 2020-08-20T16:51:44

Guided Prayer for 8/23/20. Our church is in a rhythm of coming together to love and serve our city. This guided prayer, led by our friend Shayna, is here to help you and your family join us as w...

Dealing With Distractions from 2020-08-17T22:08:38

Part 7 of our journey through the book of Nehemiah. This week, Pastor Drew delivers a timely word on the many ways we can be distracted from what God has called us to do. Listen as we learn how ...

Facing Friendly Fire from 2020-08-10T20:09:37

Part 5 of our journey through the book of Nehemiah. The greatest conflict we face on the journey of revival is often not external, but internal. Join us as Pastor Drew teaches how we can step fo...

I Got Your Back from 2020-08-03T19:45:24

Part 4 of our journey through the story of Nehemiah.  Our CBC Global Pastor, Ed Newton, teaches on the community around Nehemiah and their powerful reminder that God is always present to pr...

Better Together from 2020-07-29T19:44:21

Part 3 of our journey through the book of Nehemiah. How can we see reconstruction occur as a church family? Listen as Pastor Drew talks about the characteristics of a community that models the r...

First Steps in Awakening from 2020-07-20T21:37:30

Week 2 of our journey through the book of Nehemiah. Listen as Pastor Drew teaches on how we can step into revival by allowing God to bring plans out of our prayers.

It Starts With Me from 2020-07-13T21:33:14

Week 1 of our series journeying through the book of Nehemiah. Join us as Pastor Drew teaches on how the brokenhearted cupbearer, Nehemiah, models the starting point of revival.

Church In The Wild: Self-Control from 2020-07-07T21:23:57

This week, we wrap up our series on the fruit of the Spirit with special guest, Austin Johnson! Learn how we can become people who walk with Jesus and experience the self-control that He produce...

Church In The Wild: Gentleness from 2020-06-29T20:37:59

In part 9 of our series on the fruit of the Spirit, Pastor Drew teaches on a commonly misunderstood topic. Gentleness is not the absence of strength, but strength under control.

Church In The Wild: Goodness from 2020-06-22T20:17

In part 8 of our series on the fruit of the Spirit, special guest Dr. Ed Newton joins to teach on God's goodness. Listen as we learn how to live a life of experiencing God's goodness and mercy a...

Church In The Wild: Faithfulness from 2020-06-16T18:40:37

Part 7 of a series on the fruit of the Spirit. Listen as Pastor Drew teaches on God's faithfulness that can become the faithfulness in which we live.

Church In The Wild: Kindness from 2020-06-08T21:52:45

Part 6 of our series "Church In The Wild". Pastor Scott Kindig joins us this week to continue our conversation on the fruit of the Spirit, teaching us how to walk in and experience the kindness ...

Church In The Wild: Patience from 2020-06-01T21:00:18

Part 5 of our series "Church In The Wild" is all about walking with Jesus, and letting his patience be the patience that manifests itself in us. Listen as Pastor Drew leads us through a conversa...

Church In The Wild: Unity in Diversity from 2020-05-26T21:48:03

This week, our church continues an ongoing conversation about the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5) by addressing what peace looks like as it is displayed among the body of Christ. Listen to Pas...

Church In The Wild: Peace In A Pandemic from 2020-05-18T20:56:15

This week, continuing to look at the fruit of the Spirit, Pastor Drew teaches on what it looks like for us to be people that experience the peace of God, even in a global pandemic.

Church in the Wild: Joy in the Jungle from 2020-05-12T18:51:27

Continuing our series on the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians, Pastor Drew teaches us about how to experience joy even when it seems difficult to do so. When we know where our joy comes from, it...

Church in the Wild: Love from 2020-05-05T00:31:41

We start a new series walking through the fruits of the spirit. Pastor Drew teaches from Galatians 5:22-26 as we learn about the first fruit of the spirit, love.

Breath on a Page from 2020-04-28T16:45:03

This week we look into 2 Timothy as Pastor Drew shares with us the importance of spending time in God's written word. He teaches us a practical way to process God's word as we dive deeper into s...

To Be Continued... from 2020-04-22T20:18:28

While still under shelter-in-place during COVID-19, Pastor Drew walks us through John 20 to remind us that Jesus brings us peace, purpose, and power.

Reaching Out in Faith from 2020-04-07T21:20:59

As we read through Mark chapter 5, Pastor Drew teaches us about what it means to reach out to Jesus during a time of crisis. We could be in the presence of Jesus, but what does it look like to r...

Bad Fear and a Great Fear from 2020-04-01T17:23:33

Pastor Drew preaches from his living room on Mark chapter 4. We are reminded through scripture that Jesus is with us through the storm, and we have the opportunity to talk with Him while we are ...

Faith Over Fear from 2020-03-26T21:40:58

From his living room, Pastor Drew dives into Matthew chapter 6 to teach us about what it means to live in faith instead of fear.

House to House from 2020-03-26T21:13:44

In response to COVID-19, Pastor Drew looks into the book of Genesis as he teaches from his living room. Pastor Drew teaches us what it looks like to be the church when we can't gather as a churc...

Breathe Again: The Breath He Creates from 2020-03-10T14:52:02

Pastor Drew introduces us to a new sermon series where we will be walking through what it means to "breathe again". As we open up to Genesis 1, we learn about what it means to bear the image of ...

I Remember When from 2020-03-03T15:07:04

Guest speaker Austin Johnson teaches out of Deuteronomy 8 when the Israelites are being reminded of the wilderness they just went through. Austin teaches us that we should always remember God's ...

Resolution: The Art of Followership from 2020-02-26T16:17:13

Pastor Drew Worsham wraps up our Resolution series by opening up scripture to Mark chapter 2 to look at the life of Levi (Matthew) and how he gave up everything to follow Jesus. We learned that ...

Resolution: Servant Leadership from 2020-02-18T15:24:39

Pastor Drew Worsham opens up to Mark 9 as we learn about the way Jesus came to lead by serving. We learn that one of the best ways we can experience Jesus and be like Jesus is to serve.

Resolution: Facing Failure from 2020-02-11T15:54:53

Pastor Drew Worsham opens the Bible to Luke 15, and he teaches us about what it means to face our failures. However, we learn from scripture that we learn from our failures, but what we learn is...

Resolution: Margin Matters from 2020-01-22T23:04:54

Pastor Drew Worsham walks us through Ephesians as we see what scripture says about creating margin in our lives. In fact, we should be taking the Sabbath as seriously as we take the rest of the ...

Resolution: Power of the 1% from 2020-01-15T18:41:04

CBC Global pastor Ed Newton starts a new series about focusing our lives on what really matters as we enter into this new year. We dive into one verse, Luke 16:10, to learn about the power of 1%...

2020 Vision from 2020-01-09T15:29:56

Pastor Drew Worsham casts vision for CBC the Rim in 2020 by diving into Jeremiah 29 and teaching us about what God has planned for us, versus our own expectations.

The Gift: Celebration from 2020-01-01T20:45:49

We look at the year 2019 and reflect on what God has done in our church. Pastor Drew Worsham teaches out of Matthew chapter two, the story of the wise men visiting the new baby Jesus.

The Gift: Revelation from 2019-12-31T14:48:09

As we look at the Christmas story from a different perspective, we learn from Matthew 1 what is costs to follow Jesus. Pastor Drew Worsham teaches us about the real cost of discipleship, but als...

The Gift: Invitation from 2019-12-17T15:05:50

We continue looking into the book of Luke to see how God invites us into His family and kingdom

The Gift: Expectation from 2019-12-10T22:00

We look through the book of Luke as we learn what it looks like to set personal expectations as followers of Christ

The Gift: Anticipation from 2019-12-04T03:27:33

As we walk into the holiday season, we begin a new season about the gift that God is to us.

In San Antonio as in Heaven: Change the World from 2019-11-26T16:11:55

We wrap up our in San Antonio as in Heaven series by looking at what scripture says our role is in bringing heaven to earth.

In San Antonio as in Heaven: Build Family from 2019-11-19T16:10:34

The second part of our three part series. Pastor Drew talks about what it means to be a family of believers as we follow Jesus together.

In San Antonio as in Heaven: Love Jesus from 2019-11-12T22:41:13

Pastor Drew starts a new sermon series as we begin to talk about what loving and walking with the Lord looks like in our every day lives.

6 Practices: We Gather to Scatter from 2019-11-05T19:48:35

Pastor Drew wraps up our 6 Practices series by talking about how the world is our mission field and we are all missionaries.

6 Practices: Multiply Everything from 2019-10-30T19:16:21

Pastor Drew continues our 6 Practices series and talks about what it means to "go forth and multiply" and how we are commanded by God to multiply everything.

6 Practices: Radically Generous (Part 2) from 2019-10-25T02:46:02

Pastor Drew continues in our 6 Practices series with a part two to how we can be radically generous.

6 Practices: Radically Generous from 2019-10-15T15:19:34

This is week four of our 6 Practices sermon series. Special guest pastor Ed Newton shares about how we as a church should be radically generous in all aspects of our lives. 

6 Practices: Disciples That Make Disciples from 2019-10-14T15:59:56

The third week of our 6 practices series. Pastor Drew talks about how follows of Jesus go make more followers of Jesus. Matthew 28:18-28

6 Practices: Family on Mission from 2019-10-14T15:58:39

Continuing on to our second week of the 6 practices series. Pastor Drew talks about what it means to be a family on mission. Matthew 6:9-13

6 Practices: Anchored in Scripture from 2019-10-14T15:55:22

This is week one of our 6 Practices sermon series. Pastor Drew shares about how we as a church are anchored in scripture and cling to God's word. 2 Timothy 3:14-17