Podcasts by Ridgedale Students

Honor & Blessing: A House of Honor - Chris Frakes from 2023-11-30T02:17:01

What drives thriving culture? For many churches, organizations, even friend groups, the driving force behind much of the culture in these modern spaces is a sense of superiority, selfishness, and a...

Playing with Tigers: Kicking the Tiger Out - Ciara Frakes from 2023-11-16T00:22:07

What do we do when the tiger gets in? Resisting temptation is often approached from the perspective of formulas and three step processes but what if there’s something deeper? What if we can not onl...

Playing with Tigers: Letting the Tiger In - Joseph Hernandez from 2023-11-09T01:17:28

Last week we examined a broad overview of temptation to start our series, but tonight we begin looking deeper at the nature of temptation. We start with how temptation enters our lives.

Playing with Tigers: Temptation 101 - Chris Frakes from 2023-11-02T00:56:23

What is the nature of temptation? How are we most often tempted? Why is it so easy for us to step into temptation? To begin talking about how we deal with temptation we need to get a grasp on how ...

ALTARS: Sacrifice & Consecration - Chris Frakes from 2023-10-28T19:01:54

The second message from Fall Retreat 23 around Romans 12:1-2 and the nature of sacrifice.

ALTARS: Desperation & Consecration - Chris Frakes from 2023-10-28T02:05:07

Message one from Fall Retreat 2023 from 2 Chronicles 33:21-34:7.

Image: Destroying the Image - Chris Frakes from 2023-09-28T00:14:51

How do we rationalize the image of God having value with a world so full of violence and destruction? When we pull up news articles, social media feeds, or turn on the tv we’re consistently confron...

Image: A Diverse Image - Chris Frakes from 2023-09-21T02:48:21

Not every image looks the same... We have to acknowledge the difference in God's image. God doesn't paint in only one color but rather chooses to show His image through a diversity of colors and e...

Image: The Distorted Image - Chris Frakes from 2023-09-14T01:33:33

So what do we do now? We saw in week 1 of the series that the intent of God in creating man in His image is to establish partners or images/idols of Himself throughout the world who will now rule ...

Image: “Made in His Image” - Chris Frakes from 2023-09-07T00:22:26

"Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them have dominion..." What does it mean to be made in the image of God? For many people this question has led to a great deal of poor theol...

The Three Stories We All Live: The Story of Significance - Chris Frakes from 2023-08-31T02:37:52

"I will be content if I..."

Have a big friend group...

Get the perfect significant other...

Get into the right crowd...

Get the biggest platform...

The Three Stories We All Live: The Story of Security - Chris Frakes from 2023-08-24T01:16:19

"I will be content if I..." Can travel where I want... Get into the neighborhood I want... Get all the things I want... Have the body I want... Save enough to feel secure... The story of security...

The Three Stories We All Live: The Story of Success - Chris Frakes from 2023-08-17T00:36

"I will be content if I..." Make the grades... Start on the team... Get into the right school... Get the right job... Accomplish all my goals... The story of success is one of the most alluring w...

The Beatitudes - "Blessed are the Pure in Heart" from 2023-08-09T21:36:37

In episode 7 of our summer series on the Beatitudes we look at the sixth Beatitude found in Matthew 5:8, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." In this episode we wil...

The Beatitudes - "Blessed are the Merciful" from 2023-08-09T16:15:57

In episode 6 of our summer series on the Beatitudes we look at the fifth Beatitude found in Matthew 5:7, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." In this episode we wi...

The Beatitudes - "Blessed are those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness" from 2023-08-02T13:51:49

In episode 5 of our summer series on the Beatitudes we look at the fourth Beatitude found in Matthew 5:6, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisf...

The Beatitudes - "Blessed are the Meek" from 2023-08-01T20:49:08

In episode 4 of our summer series on the Beatitudes we look at the third Beatitude found in Matthew 5:5, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." In this episode we wi...

The Beatitudes - "Blessed are those Who Mourn" from 2023-07-12T21:13:51

In episode 3 of our summer series on the Beatitudes we look at the second beatitude found in Matthew 5:4, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." In this episode we...

The Beatitudes - "Blessed are the Poor in Spirit" from 2023-07-06T17:08:20

In episode 2 of our summer series on the Beatitudes we look at the first beatitude found in Matthew 5:3, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." In this ...

What are the Beatitudes? from 2023-05-31T21:15:23

Welcome to Season 2 of the Ridgedale Students Podcast, SUMMER EDITION! Over the summer we won't have our regular teaching times, so in their place we will be recording a series of nine conve...

RSM Year in Review - Chris Frakes from 2023-05-18T00:56:08

At our last House Night of the year we look back on God’s faithfulness and growth throughout this school year.

Feast or Famine: An Appetite and a Table - Chris Frakes from 2023-05-11T00:16:26

Picture this; you walk into the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day to see an absolute FEAST laid before your eyes. Every favorite food, every incredible smell, everything you could ever want in a meal. Wh...

Feast or Famine: Why Don’t We Eat? - Chris Frakes from 2023-05-04T00:09:05

"I want a deeper experience of Jesus, but..." This is a statement that probably rings true for most followers of Jesus. We want more of His presence but we also find ourselves engulfed in the thin...

Feast or Famine: Feasting on Heaven - Joseph Hernandez from 2023-04-27T01:14:37

Tune in to hear the second message of a two-part introduction to our final series of the semester, Feast or Famine, from one of our middle school guy leaders and interns Joseph Hernandez.

Feast or Famine: Famished of Heaven - Zack Naessig from 2023-04-27T01:07:04

Tune in to hear the first message of a two-part introduction to our final series of the semester, Feast or Famine, from one of our high school guy leaders Zack Naessig.

Mary of Bethany: A Devoted Disciple - AnnaKate Potter from 2023-04-20T01:33:32

Listen in as our Student Ministry Associate AnnaKate Potter delivers a message on the nature of devoted discipleship as seen in the life of Mary of Bethany. The teaching texts are from Luke 10 and ...

The Guy Who Blew It - Alan Denton from 2023-04-13T13:39:35

Enjoy this standalone message from Ridgedale’s College and Teaching Pastor Alan Denton on the life of John Mark!

Tough Topics: “Is Scripture a Reliable Source?” - Chris Frakes from 2023-04-09T20:33:12

Listen in to this throwback episode from 2021 of our Tough Topics apologetics series answering the question, “Is Scripture a reliable source?”

Worship Night: Jesus the Servant King - Bailey Biddle from 2023-03-30T00:32:31

Listen in to our second Worship Night teaching on the theme Jesus as the Servant King from one of the original RSM interns, Bailey Biddle!

Worship Night: King Jesus - Hannah Plumlee from 2023-03-30T00:28:03

Listen in to our first Worship Night teaching around the theme of fearing King Jesus from former RSM’er and current UTC freshman, Hannah Plumlee!

Baptism: “…raised to walk in newness of life” - Chris Frakes from 2023-03-23T00:33:29

The dead don't stay dead! When we have died to our sin in Christ we are raised to life, and a life that is totally different from the life we lived before. The hard thing for many of us is that thi...

Baptism: “Buried with Christ in His death…” - Chris Frakes from 2023-03-16T00:28:44

What is baptism? Why do we do it? What does it symbolize? Why do we repeat the same phrase each time we do it? “Buried with Christ in His death, raised to walk in newness of life.” Tonight we begin...

Trouble: Doubt & Trouble - Chris Frakes from 2023-03-09T18:19:47

At the heart of our fight to trust in trouble is doubt. Like we mentioned in week 1, doubt is present in the introduction of trouble to the world in Genesis 3 and it plays a pivotal role in all tro...

Trouble: Trust & Trouble - Chris Frakes from 2023-03-02T02:33:23

We are called to reach...but we also live in a world that conditions us to reach for nothing and no one. We lack trust, but trust is the thing we need most when trouble comes. Trust and trouble wal...

Trouble: "Too Good to be Troubled?" - Chris Frakes from 2023-02-24T03:07:16

Jesus promises us that in this world we will encounter trouble, but do we really believe Him? Most often when trouble comes our way we respond by questioning God or thinking that maybe His promises...

DNow: A Kingdom of Justice and Mercy - Chris Frakes from 2023-02-19T04:48:26

God has made us for more. In Session 1 we looked at the call to Kingdom living. In Session 2 we heard from Josh Powell that the pace of the Kingdom is a pace of peace and rest. In Session 3 we clos...

DNow: A Kingdom of Peace and Rest - Josh Powell from 2023-02-19T04:38:44

What is the pace of Kingdom living? In session 2 of DNow 2023 we got a word from Josh Powell, director of Ridgedale's Young Professionals ministry on the pace of Kingdom living. From Matthew 11 we ...

DNow: On Earth as it is in Heaven - Chris Frakes from 2023-02-18T04:14:52

What does it mean to live, "On earth AS IT IS in heaven?" This is the focus of DNow 2023. In our first message we hear the truth that there is more to life in Jesus than what we may experience curr...

Tough Topics: “Is Jesus the Only Way?” - Chris Frakes from 2023-02-16T14:13:05

We live in a culture of relativism that equates certainty or absolutes with bigotry and closed-mindedness. It can lead us to questions, one of which naturally, is, “Is Jesus the only way?” In this ...

Teach Us to Pray: Prayer Unchained - Chris Frakes from 2023-02-09T02:19:31

Confession is treated as a dirty word in many Christian circles today. When we confess, we are reminded of the sin that God has separated us from, but we are also ushered into the joyous remembranc...

Teach Us to Pray: When Words Run Dry - Chris Frakes from 2023-02-02T01:12:48

Request, petition, supplication, asking. These are all words we often associate with the work of prayer. But are all of our times of prayer meant to be times of us leading the conversation? Was Dav...

Teach Us to Pray: Keeping Company with God - Chris Frakes from 2023-01-26T01:30:01

In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Paul tells the church at Thessalonica to, "pray without ceasing." This can be a confusing proposition for people in any era. As Christians are we to forgo jobs for a life o...

Teach Us to Pray: Prayer that Creates - Chris Frakes from 2023-01-19T02:21:50

In the Lord's prayer we're instructed to pray, "Our Father in Heaven, HALLOWED BE YOUR NAME." Do we hallow the name of God by praying to Him? Do we give Him something He doesn't already possess? In...

Teach Us to Pray: The Heart & Soul of Prayer - Chris Frakes from 2023-01-12T02:55:43

What is the greatest obstacle to a life of prayer? We doubt that the God we pray to actually loves us. In week 1 of our series “Teach Us to Pray,” we look into Psalm 23:1-3 to see the heart of a Go...

RSM Unplugged: Episode 5 from 2020-04-02T17:45:51

I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need.

RSM Unplugged: Episode 4 from 2020-03-25T19:24:38

PB&Js for joy is not something we’d typically think of but God has provided the seemingly insignificant parts of our lives than bring us immense joy so glorify Him in those!

RSM Unplugged: Episode 3 from 2020-03-24T18:06:44

God is good and His grace goes on forever church. Be reminded from Scripture and then go out and encourage somebody with that.

RSM Unplugged: Episode 2 from 2020-03-23T18:05:33

Prayer is critical for the health of all believers. Personal prayer but even more so intercessory prayer from one believer for another. Take a moment today to encourage your community and then foll...

RSM Unplugged: Episode 1 from 2020-03-23T16:15:29

We're all in desperate need of unplugging from screens and plugging in to the goodness of God. Here's the first in a series of episodes we'll do Monday-Thursday each week to help you get some time ...

Welcome to “The Podcast” from 2020-03-23T16:00:34

The Podcast is here. Get excited RSM fam.