http://www.ridgeonline.org The Ridge Podcasts en The Ridge Podcasts The Ridge no The Ridge Church Sermon Audio ysavel.medina@vistaridge.org ℗ & © 2008 The Ridge 720 Paul recounts his journey with Barnabas and Titus to Jerusalem to meet with the council there. We see Paul on a mission for freedom. He is a freedom fighter fighting for the gospel of grace. The faith that is gifted to one to believe produces works. It is faith that touches the lives of others. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/galatians-21-10-faith-that-produces-works http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080720sermon.mp3 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:45:19 CDT Donnie Smith Freedom Lives the_ridge,donnie_smith,poor,jerusalem,barnabas,titus,paul,galatians,grace,faith 42:49 The gospel is literally a joyful message. Paul encounters this joyful message on the road to Damascus. God called Him and revealed Jesus to His heart. In a moment the mystery of the cross and the empty tomb of Jesus was unveiled to Paul. Paul never recovered from that. He was changed. He was now a disciple. He was commissioned to preach, to make disciples. We are all called and commissioned as Paul was. Sure it looks different on how we have the Son revealed to us, but the story line is the same. We are chosen and called as the Son of God is revealed to our heart. God also calls us to a particular service for the equipping of saints for the work of service to the building up of the body of Christ. We are all called to be a disciple and to make disciples. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/galatians-111-24-disciple-be-one-make-one http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080713sermon.mp3 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:18:25 CDT Jerry Witham Freedom Lives gospel,paul,galatians,equip,preach,witness,disciple,story,change,called,chosen,revelation,jesus,the_ridge,jerry_witham 45:21 Paul was awed by the grace the Lord showed him, and desired greatly for the Galatians to do so also. Join us as we continue to study Galatians. Message by Ian Rock. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/galatians-111-16-captivated-by-grace http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080706sermon.mp3 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:33:39 CDT Ian Rock Freedom Lives grace,galatians,ian_rock 35:44 Our guest teacher today is KP Yohanan, the founder and president of Gospel for Asia. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/bridge-of-hope http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080629sermon.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:04:45 CDT K.P. Yohanan Standalone Sermon, Not Part of a Series gospel_for_asia,kp_yohanan,jesus,bridge_of_hope,the_ridge 38:47 Whose pleasure do you seek? Pleasing God and pleasing others or ourselves are mutually exclusive, you can’t seek after one and the other. You either seek the pleasure of one or another and we all make a god out of what we take most pleasure in. Who you take pleasure in (who you desire to please) depends on whether you will truly be truly happy or not. May you like Paul seek after the pleasure of God. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/galatians-110-whose-pleasure-do-you-seek http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080622sermon.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:06:56 CDT Jerry Witham Freedom Lives pleasure,gospel,circumcision,joy,happy,grace,galatians,jesus,paul,jonathan_edwards,cs_lewis,the_ridge,jerry_witham 43:25 Paul is astonished at how quickly and easily the Galatians are being led astray to another gospel, which is no gospel at all. He proclaims that their is one unchanging gospel and one who teaches a different gospel, rejecting the true gospel is to cursed. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/galatians-16-9-no-other-gospel http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080615sermon.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:04:03 CDT Jerry Witham Freedom Lives gospel,grace,works,faith,jesus,paul,galatians,the_ridge_church,jerry_witham 44:37 Paul tells us in Galatians 5.1, It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery As Paul writes to the Galatians there is something important at stake. It is freedom. True freedom was being attacked in his day and it is being attacked in our day as well. We must lift up Jesus, who is the freedom giver. The cross of Christ is the only way one can experience true freedom and the Spirit of Christ is the only way one can live out God's aim and mission. Over the next few months we will look at God's desire of freedom through the book of Galatians. We will see what God has done to make freedom possible, we will see the message of freedom and see how one who is truly free lives. Our prayer is that nothing would hold you back from living out God's aim and mission. Our prayer is that you would be free and therefore live a life of freedom. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/galatians-11-5-the-gospel-of-grace-and-peace http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080608sermon.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:03:43 CDT Jerry Witham Freedom Lives galatians,paul,apostle,grace,peace,freedom,rescue,sin,jesus,gospel,glory,the_ridge_church,jerry_witham 57:09 Last week we heard of the great and glorious day of Jesus’ return. It is a day when He will come to judge and wage war, pouring out His vengeance upon His enemies as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. It will be a day of reckoning. He will make all things wrong, right, for He is Righteous and True. He will make every imperfect thing, perfect, as the Great Perfecter of all things. He will make every unclean thing, clean and pure, as the Great Purifier. It will be messy as grapes, vessels of wrath, are tread upon by the Great Victor, Jesus. As the great theologian Johnny Cash says, "God’s Gonna Cut You Down". It will be a long awaited, glorious day for the children of God, as He will make all things new. What do we do, until this great day comes, how do we live in light of this? Jesus answers this question to His disciples in a parable connected to His foretelling of His second coming, His return, when the heavens will be opened and He comes riding on that white horse. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/pray-and-do-not-lose-heart http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080525sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 25 May 2008 15:44:54 CDT Jerry Witham Standalone Sermon, Not Part of a Series pray,heart,justice,wrath,second_coming,jesus,god,saved,jerry_witham,the_ridge_church 41:22 Who are we saved from? Our guest teacher, Kurt Traugott, will explore this today as we look at Revelation 19. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/who-are-we-saved-from http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080518sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2008 15:38:07 CDT Kurt Traugott Standalone Sermon, Not Part of a Series justice,wrath,god,jesus,saved,kurt_traugott,the_ridge_church 44:56 The Ridge Church lives to glorify God – loving Jesus, loving people and seeing lives transformed to live for Jesus. We have been called to live this out globally and locally (the mission) and we have essential beliefs as we move down the highway of life, that we hold dear to, so we do not get off focus and fall away. To help us stay focused and on mission we must have a system of values and principles by which we live and function by as a church, a philosophy - in ministry it is important to have the right mindset and attitude toward how things should be done. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/philosophy http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080511sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 00:10:18 CDT Jerry Witham The Church philosophy,jesus,incarnation,john,mission,essentials,focus,the_ridge_church,jerry_witham 52:05 John Beers is our teacher today. John serves with Gospel for Asia. John shares with us about the ministry of GFA and how we can continue to partner with them. This is a huge part of our mission and future here at The Ridge. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/gospel-for-asia http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080505gospelforasiamp3.mp3 Sun, 04 May 2008 17:17:39 CDT John Beers The Church 2_timothy,the_ridge_church,john_beers,gospel_for_asia 49:07 As a church we have an aim (focus) to live for the glory of God by loving Jesus, loving people and seeing lives transformed to live for Jesus. The movement of this aim is called mission. It is putting into action our focus. We believe as a church we are to be intentionally, strategically engaged globally and locally simultaneously. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/mission http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080427sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:07:22 CDT Jerry Witham The Church mission,global,local,context,jesus,psalm,the_ridge_church,jerry_witham 59:52 The gospel and truth is under continual attack by Satan who sends out false teachers, false shepherds, false apostles and false prophets to wage war against the church, God’s people. There is a battle for truth and much is at stake – God’s glory and the eternal destiny for all. Join us as we are encouraged by Paul (1 Timothy 6.3-21) to fight the good fight of faith. We will also speak to the essentials of the church. These are the things that we will have a close hand on as we have an open hand to the culture around us. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/essentials-part-2 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080420sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:39:20 CDT Jerry Witham The Church the_ridge_church,jerry_witham,1_timothy,doctrine,salvation,church,assurance,security,sovereignty,jesus,foundation,essentials,beliefs 57:17 The gospel and truth is under continual attack by Satan who sends out false teachers, false shepherds, false apostles and false prophets to wage war against the church, God’s people. There is a battle for truth and much is at stake – God’s glory and the eternal destiny for all. Join us as we are encouraged by Jude (vv. 3-25) today to contend earnestly for the faith. We will also speak to the essentials of the church. These are the things that we will have a close hand on as we have an open hand to the culture around us. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/essentials-part-1 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080413sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:54:24 CDT Jerry Witham The Church bible,essentials,foundation,beliefs,jude,jesus,god,trinity,man,holy_spirit,father,salvation,eternity,the_ridge_church,jerry_witham 57:16 Have you ever wondered about these questions: What the church lives for, why it exists or what its focus is? What is essential to the church? What philosophy does the church have when it comes to ministry? What is the mission of the church? Through the month of April we will look at our church's focus, essentials, philosophy and mission. We pray during these messages you would join us in committing to the mission, recommit to the mission or watch and learn what the mission means. Today we look at God's focus and how he wants us to align our lives with that focus. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/focus http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080405sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:38:03 CDT Jerry Witham The Church focus,isaiah,the_ridge_church,jerry_witham 46:21 We believe by the revelation of God’s Word through the Holy Spirit that God in the person of Jesus descended, He was crucified, He has risen, ascended, was exalted, and will descend again. We talk about His first descension often or what is referred to as the first advent of Jesus, and which we should. It is what is called the incarnation, where God took on human flesh. Without this you have no opportunity to have a personal relationship with God. As John 1 says, In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and all things came into being through Him…the Word became flesh. It even has its own holiday – Christmas. We talk a lot about the crucifixion of Jesus often, as well as the resurrection of Jesus, which we should. This is how sin, death, Satan, and demons have been conquered. Without this there is no salvation. This is even celebrated with specific days called Good Friday and Easter, which we celebrated the week before last. We talk and refer to Jesus descending again, referring to His second coming. We do not talk about this as often as we should, but we do talk about it. But we rarely talk about the ascension and exaltation of Jesus. This is very important to us, for the church is found on the death, resurrection and ascension of its exalted head, Jesus, which sits at the right hand of the Father. So, I want to briefly spend some time on that this morning and then my great friend Jee-Young will come give some application to this. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/multicongregational-service-the-ascension-and-exaltation-of-jesus http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080330multicongregationalservicemp3.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:29:09 CDT Jerry Witham Standalone Sermon, Not Part of a Series ascension,exaltation,jesus,luke,acts,mark,philippians,jerry_witham,jee-young,nahnum,the_ridge_church 43:21 Thank God for Easter. It is on this day we remember the resurrection of Jesus. He suffered and died on the cross on Friday and was in the grave for three days. On the third day He raised from the grave. Today we thank for God for the resurrection. We are all in need of resurrection. To be resurrected is to be raised up. It is to be taken from one reality to a new reality. It is to be changed from the earthly to the heavenly. It is to be raised from life to death. We are all in need of this. Do you believe this? http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/luke-1511-32-resurrection-easter http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080323sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:48:15 CDT Jerry Witham The Trilogy easter,jesus,resurrection,luke,prodigal,son,father,lost,found,the_ridge_church,jerry_witham 39:39 What if you had been a long way from home for awhile? How would you feel if nobody missed you? If nobody was concerned waiting for you at home? How would you feel if you knocked on the door and nobody answered at home? On this Good Friday we see the Father's love for those who are a long way from home. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/luke-1520-24-the-fathers-love-good-friday http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080321goodfridayservicemp3.mp3 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:41:53 CDT Jerry Witham The Trilogy jerry_witham,the_ridge_church,luke,home,prodigal,love,father,jesus,good_friday 38:20 Last week we saw the loose living of the younger son. This week we see the condemnation of the older son toward his younger brother. Just as the younger son broke his father's heart the older son will do the same by his duty bound relationship. May the church not be like this. May we sit with sinners at the table, so that we are invited one day to the wedding feast. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/luke-1525-32-the-big-i http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/audio-sermon-from-11am-service-on-3-16.mp3 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:54:50 CDT Jerry Witham The Trilogy prodigal_son,luke,trilogy,the_ridge,condemnation,jerry_witham 37:26 This week we look at the last of three parables. It is traditionally referred to as the parable of the prodigal son. If we are honest with ourselves we are all the prodigal. We all have eyes for the distant land. The question for us all is do we ever come home? The prodigal chose the distant land and therefore chose slavery. He gave up sonship. He finally wakes up to his situation and condition. He begins to realize what he has done. Thought he begins to change his change is simply to survive. He does not fully realize the nature of his sin. He has broken the heart of his father and denied sonship. He must be willing to receive his father's love and forgiveness. We must do the same. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/luke-1511-19-son-or-slave http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080309sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:08:10 CDT Jerry Witham The Trilogy prodigal,son,trilogy,luke,the_ridge_church,jerry 44:42 Today we begin to look at three parables found in Luke 15. During this talk we examine the first two parables that Jesus addresses to the Pharisees. We see the heart of Jesus in these stories. He desires for all to be restored to a relationship with God. Jesus is willing to bear the burden of restoration. He is on a mission to restore that which is lost, that it would found! http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/luke-151-10-lost-and-found http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080302sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:05:57 CST Jerry Witham The Trilogy jerry_witham,trilogy,the_ridge_church,found,lost,coin,woman,pharisees,shepherd,sheep,jesus,luke_15 50:23 Here from our team that recently went to Guatemala. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/guatemala-story http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080224interviews.mp3 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:47:52 CST Standalone Sermon, Not Part of a Series guatemala,gospel,evangelism,the_ridge_church,missions 10:37 Today our Children's Pastor, Travis Young, preaches on Jesus' Baptism and temptation. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/baptism-and-testing http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080224sermon.mp3 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:46:33 CST Travis Young Standalone Sermon, Not Part of a Series baptism,jesus,temptation,testing,the_ridge_church,travis_young 42:54 Today our Children's Pastor, Travis Young, preaches on Jesus' Baptism and temptation. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/baptism-and-testing http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/childrens-ministry-promo-video-feb-08.mp4 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:46:30 CST Travis Young Standalone Sermon, Not Part of a Series baptism,jesus,temptation,testing,the_ridge_church,travis_young 42:54 Our speaker for the weekend, Scot Pollock, closes our great event by taking the Word laid before the students throughout Disciple Now and brings a great challenge to our body. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/disciple-now-2008 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080217sermondnowmp3.mp3 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:45:52 CST Standalone Sermon, Not Part of a Series 39:24 Nememiah was on a mission of restoration. He help restore Jerusalem and also the Jews to live for the glory of God. We are all called to this ministry of restoration. A member of our church, Natalie Barnes, has answered that call. She will be ministering with Mercy Ships here in the next few months. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/story-mercy-ships-with-natalie-barnes http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080210natlieinterviewmp3.mp3 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:20:54 CST Be the Church: Impact the City nehemiah,mercy_ships,the_ridge_church,natalie_barnes,jerry_witham 12:30 As we close our series on the book of Nehemiah we will see our faithful leader once again standing in the gap for the glory of God. He longs to see Jerusalem and the Jews restored. He continues to be an influence to the Jews as they struggle with obedience. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-1310-31-a-mission-of-restoration http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080210sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:34:21 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City nehemiah,the_ridge_church,giving,marriage,sabbath,rest,jerry_witham 32:43 As we close our series on the book of Nehemiah we will see our faithful leader once again standing in the gap for the glory of God. He longs to see Jerusalem and the Jews restored. He continues to be an influence to the Jews as they struggle with obedience. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-1310-31-a-mission-of-restoration http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/nehemiah-mission-of-restoration.mpeg Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:34:18 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City nehemiah,the_ridge_church,giving,marriage,sabbath,rest,jerry_witham 32:43 The following is an interview with Laine Denson of ReGift Ministries. It is a ministry that is in it's infancy. It is a ministry that desires to truly impact the city of Carrollton and Farmers Branch. You can find more about ReGift Ministries at www.regiftministries.org. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/story-regift-ministries-with-laine-denson http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080203lainedensonmp3.mp3 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:01:21 CST Be the Church: Impact the City regift_ministries,nehemiah,laine_denson,the_ridge_church,jerry_witham 20:59 Things are going well in Jerusalem. The Jews have just dedicated themselves and the wall to the Lord. Their leader, Nehemiah returns to Persia and things start to unravel. Upon Nehemiah's return to the city he finds the people forgetting where they had come from and where God had brought them. They start turning to the ways of their fathers who they had longed to not be like because of their iniquities. Nehemiah returns and cleans house. We all are need of cleansing. God has called us to purity. So, how is the house of God? The house of God is you if you know Jesus. Is there some cleansing needed? http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-131-9-cleaning-house http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20070203sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:56:28 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City nehemiah,the_ridge_church,purity,cleaning_house,holiness,jerry_witham 30:40 In our day there seems to be much bad news, whether from the news channels, to the newspapers and even in our own homes. In the day of Nehemiah there were many depressing days from financial concerns, security concerns, and family concerns. But in spite of that the Jews were filled with joy and laughter. The Jews, under the leadership of Nehemiah, sought to think as God does, sought to see as God sees, sought to have God's perspective and see the big picture. This allowed the Jews to have joy in spite of their circumstances. As we will see today their joy is brought to a peak at the dedication of the wall. Their joy is so great that it can be heard from afar! http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-1227-47-o-happy-day http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080127sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:39:08 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City joy,celebration,dedication,nehemiah,the_ridge_church,jerry_witham 44:30 Nehemiah recognizes that Jerusalem needs more people to make the city strong and viable. Over 100,000 people are added to the city from the suburbs. Nehemiah remembers those unknowns who have such a huge part in the revitalization of Jerusalem. The unknowns in life help pave the way. Without them nothing would be accomplished. God uses the unknowns and they never go forgotten by Him. During this sermon we remember the many unknowns who never get a chance outside the womb due to abortion. This week marks 35 years since the landmark case of Roe v. Wade. May we seek to redeem the culture like Nehemiah did and seek to have abortions made illegal. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-111-1226-unknown-but-not-forgotten http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080120sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:08:16 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City repopulate,cast_lots,jerusalem,unknown,jesus,abortion,the_ridge_church,nehemiah 44:56 Last week we saw the Jews during Nehemiah's days declaring their desire to mirror the faithfulness of God in their lives. A great paralleling text to Nehemiah 10 is Luke 19.11-27. In this parable Jesus challenges His followers to trust and try. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/luke-1911-27-trust-and-try http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080113sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:08:52 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City trust,try,luke,the_ridge,jerry_witham 45:42 This Sunday we continue our series on the book of Nehemiah. As we journey through this classic book we will see how God has called us to be the church and impact the city. Today we look at Nehemiah 10. The Jews delcare this day in a document of great importance to mirror the faithfulness of God. This document is full of promises to be faithful to God and His Word. The Jews long to be faithful at home, in their rest, at work and in the community of believers. With this new year what will you make of first importance? What will you declare with your life in 2008? http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-10-we-declare http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20080106sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:15:49 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City nehemiah,declaration,oath,vow,bible_reading,home,work,rest,sabbath,jerry_witham,the_ridge 47:26 Jesus commands us to love the Lord with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our mind. He says that this is the great and foremost commandment. If this is the case than should we not put all our attention and effort toward this one thing? As we close 2007 and look to 2008 we want to fall in love with Jesus more and more. It would be a great goal for 2008 to simply love Jesus more. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/loving-jesus http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20071230sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:29:25 CST Jerry Witham Jesus commands us to love the Lord with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our mind. He says that this is the great and foremost commandment. If this is the case than should we not put all our attention and effort toward this one ... jesus,love,faith,child,jerry_witham,the_ridge 48:58 As we continue through this season of advent we will luke at the last part of Luke 1. Today through Luke's progression of writing we will see how mercy leads to peace. The mercy of God has been poured out in unexplainable ways and now we see the peace that comes from God's great mercy. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/peace http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20071223sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:03:18 CST Jerry Witham [AC] The Advent Conspiracy peace,luke,advent,advent_conspiracy,jerry_witham,the_ridge 33:49 We continue to look at the unexplainable this week through our advent series. There is much joy in the home of Zacharias and Elizabeth for Mary, who is bearing the Messiah in her womb has come to visit. This is a special visit as both Elizabeth and Mary give praise to God for His action on their behalf. It is His great mercy that is at the center of this joy. We do not deserve the mercy of God, but He freely bestows it upon us. That is what the celebration of advent is all about. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/mercy http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20071216sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:07:25 CST Jerry Witham [AC] The Advent Conspiracy jerry_witham,luke,advent,mercy 32:32 Do you have hope that God can do the impossible? That God can change your circumstances. Some do not have hope this time of year. There is hope. Hope has a name, His name is Jesus. And today we see the grounds of our hope in an amazing, mysterious and glorious story! May you have much hope this Advent season and share that hope as a gift with others who so desperately need to hear it. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/hope http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/20071209sermonmp3.mp3 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:53:13 CST Jerry Witham [AC] The Advent Conspiracy advent,impossible,hope,jerry_witham,the_ridge 46:56 Advent begins today as we look at joy! God has invited us to live the unexplainable life which produces unexplainable joy. Zacharias and his wife, Elizabeth were two that did just that. In spite of their dissapointment due to Elizabeth being barren they worshiped God. But God broke through and did the unexplainable by providing them a son, but not just any son. They are to be the parents of John the Baptist, the forefunner of the Messiah. We are encouraged today to live in the unexplainable realm and experience unexplainable joy. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/joy http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/joy-luke-11-125.mp3 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:52:30 CST Jerry Witham [AC] The Advent Conspiracy advent,conspiracy,the_ridge_church,jerry_witham,joy 49:35 Be the church, Impact the city. This week we see the revived Jews responding in confession and prayer. As they pray they recite the history of Israel giving praise to God. They close with action to state their changed lives. During our gathering on this day we showed a video of a couple in our church. This young couple has been overwhelmed by the grace of God in their lives. They wanted to share with you the life-change they have experienced. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-91-38 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/be-the-church-impact-the-city-nehemiah-91-38mp3.mp3 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:06:50 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City nehemiah,church,the_ridge,witham,jerry,life-change,tranformation 48:10 Be the church, Impact the city. This week we see the revived Jews responding in confession and prayer. As they pray they recite the history of Israel giving praise to God. They close with action to state their changed lives. During our gathering on this day we showed a video of a couple in our church. This young couple has been overwhelmed by the grace of God in their lives. They wanted to share with you the life-change they have experienced. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-91-38 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/life-change.flv Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:06:47 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City nehemiah,church,the_ridge,witham,jerry,life-change,tranformation 48:10 Be the church, Impact the city. As we have seen and will continue to see this week, the structure and organization is important, but it is pointless if no life exists on the inside. This is the case most definitely in the church, but really in any organization. Today we are going to see the life of the city and those whom live in it truly revived (have life breathed back into them) through the proclaimation of God's Word and the response of His people. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-81-18 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/be-the-church-impact-the-city-nehemiah-81-18mp3.mp3 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:01:50 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City nehemiah,the_ridge,jerry_witham 35:56 Be the church, Impact the city. In Nehemiah 7 we see the people were well defended and governed, but not only that we begin to sniff out something of a sweet aroma (the aroma of Christ) as the church is being formed, as men stand as faithful heads of their families and generations to come leading them back to the city to be about this great redemptive work of rebuilding and reviving Jerusalem for the glory of God, as prayer and worship is the true defense of the city, and as the people faithfully fill the storehouses. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-7 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/be_the_church,_impact_the_city___nehemiah_7.mp3 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:04:56 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City nehemiah,the_ridge,jerry_witham 40:39 Be the church, Impact the city. Nehemiah can see the finish line! The ribbon is ready to be cut. At the same time his enemies are putting on the pressure to create fear in Nehemiah. They are making their final attempts to thwart the plans of Nehemiah in finishing the wall and restoring Jerusalem. Nehemiah models to us the great calling we have to stand under pressure. That we are call to endure and to keep our confidence all the way to the end. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-61-19 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/be-the-church-impact-the-city-nehemiah-61-19mp3.mp3 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:05:12 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City nehemiah,the_ridge,jerry_witham 43:37 Be the church, Impact the city. Nehemiah models for us four principles to live by as one who is counter culture. Worship is prominent in his life. He resists the empire's consumerism and chooses compassion over consumption. He re-distributes His wealth helping the poor. He also gives himself away relationally. These four points are part of an international movement entitled, The Advent Conspiracy. Join us this season as we choose compassion over consumption. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-514-19 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/be-the-church-impact-the-city-nehemiah-514-19mp3.mp3 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:06:53 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City jerry_witham,the_ridge,nehemiah 49:27 Be the church, Impact the city. Adversity is part of life. Sometimes opposition comes from external attacks and sometimes from internal attacks. Adversity is a necessary teacher for life and godliness. In this section of Nehemiah we see that the people are wounded by their own. They are oppressed becasue of the famine, high taxes, interest and slavery. Nehemiah confesses his own sin and calls the nobles and rulers to repentance and God changes their hearts. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-51-13 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/be-the-church-impact-the-city-nehemiah-51-13mp3.mp3 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:07:35 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City jerry_witham,the_ridge,nehemiah 37:15 Be the church, Impact the city. Ysavel Medina teaches on Nehemiah 4.10-23. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-410-23 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/be-the-church-impact-the-city-nehemiah-410-23mp3.mp3 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:08:20 CST Ysavel Medina Be the Church: Impact the City 23:20 Be the church, Impact the city. John Kane teaches on Nehemiah 4.1-9. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-41-9 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/be-the-church-impact-the-city-nehemiah-41-9mp3.mp3 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:08:59 CST Be the Church: Impact the City 26:32 Be the church, impact the city. Nehemiah comes to the moment of sharing the vision God has given him. With opposition present he brings the community together and the building project begins. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-217-332 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/be-the-church-impact-the-city-nehemiah-217-332mp3.mp3 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 13:09:52 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City 38:53 Nehemiah: Be the church, impact the city. Nehemiah has prayed and planned. With the hand of his good God on him he comes to the big moment before the king. God provides passage, provision and protection for Nehemiah to go to Jerusalem. This is what God has provided in Jesus for each of us as well. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-21-16 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/be-the-church-impact-the-city-nehemiah-21-16mp3.mp3 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:44:15 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City jerry,witham,the,ridge,church,nehemiah 38:58 Be the church, Impact the city. This week we begin a series on the book of Nehemiah. As we look at this classic book we will see how we are to be the church and impact the city. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/nehemiah-11-4 http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/be-the-church-impact-the-city-nehemiah-11-4mp3.mp3 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:10:47 CST Jerry Witham Be the Church: Impact the City jerry_witham,the_ridge,nehemiah 41:52 Closer: spiritual disciplines that help us draw near to God. This week we are looking at worship. Worship is gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. It is obeying the command to delight in the Lord. God longs for us to practice the displine of rejoicing in Him. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/worship http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/worship.mp3 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:01:50 CST Jerry Witham Closer 45:02 One of the most important spiritual disciplines is the discipline of celebration, yet it is the most overlooked and misunderstood. It dwells on the greatness of God as shown in His goodness to us. Today we celebrate what the Lord has done for us. From the big move coming this next week, to the ministry this Summer across the world, to the life-change in our own midst, today we celebrate! http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/celebration-service http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/celebration_service.mp3 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:01:04 CST Jerry Witham Standalone Sermon, Not Part of a Series 78:28 Closer: We continue to look at the life lived close to Jesus. Through this series we have looked at spiritual disciplines that are crucial to our pursuit of godliness. Today we will look at the spiritual disciplines of chastity, frugality and secrecy. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/purity-frugality-humility http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/closer___purity,_frugality_and_humility.mp3 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:59:55 CST Jerry Witham Closer 43:11 Today we are taking a detour from the current series. We will jump back into our series on spiritual disciplines next week. This Wednesday I felt the Lord laying on my heart Ephesians 1.18-23. Today as we look at this great prayer of Paul’s for the church at Ephesus, I pray that we would grasp the great calling we have as the church, His body. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/filling http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/filling.mp3 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:58:57 CST Jerry Witham Closer 41:18 Closer: God has granted us so much, as His children. Scripture tells us in this journey in becoming more and more like Jesus that we must bring alongside what God has granted to us every effort we have to partake in His divine nature. Today we look at the first set of spiritual disciplines that we are to supply to our faith that has been given to us so graciously. The holy Scriptures are the key discipline of spiritual engagement that we must put all diligence to. Today we will look at this discipline. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/the-word-of-god http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/closer___the_word_of_god.mp3 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:57:53 CST Jerry Witham Closer 45:28 Closer: Do you want to be closer to Jesus? Do you want to know Him more? Do you want to follow Him more closely? Do you want to be more like Him? When Jesus calls us He calls us to a life of the easy yoke. It is a life of knowing Him more, following Him and being more like Him. We look at the easy yoke today and then next week we begin to look at the spiritual disciplines that are a part of a life lived with Jesus. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/closer http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/closer.mp3 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:57:13 CST Jerry Witham Closer 49:12 A Great Mystery: Jesus, the church and marriage. As we have seen, the one flesh relationship that God desires for a husband and wife is about more than the physical. There is much more involved. But it definitely includes the physical. As we close our series today we will look at sex. Today we will look at sex and how it is connected to God. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/sex http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/a_great_mystery__sex.mp3 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:55:40 CST Jerry Witham A Great Mystery 40:55 A Great Mystery: Jesus, the church and marriage. We continue to engage with Paul’s words to the church at Ephesus on Jesus, the church and marriage. This week we will look at submission. Next week we will close our series with the topic of sex. Just as we did last week with the teaching of headship, we need to look at today’s teaching in the light of the gospel of grace. Sin has had a destructive effect on both headship and submission ruining their beautiful harmony. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/submission http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/a_great_mystery___submission.mp3 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:54:40 CST Jerry Witham A Great Mystery 45:16 A Great Mystery: Jesus, the church and marriage. Today we continue to engage with Paul’s words to the church at Ephesus on Jesus, the church and marriage. This week we will look at headship and next week submission. Following that we will close our series with the topic of sex. Today and next week we need to look at these two teachings in the light of the gospel of grace. Sin has had a destructive effect on headship and submission ruining their beautiful harmony. May the Holy Spirit guide and lead as we look at headship. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/headship http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/a_great_mystery__headship.mp3 Sun, 27 May 2007 16:52:28 CST Jerry Witham A Great Mystery 44:00 A Great Mystery: Jesus, the church and marriage. It is God's desire for a marriage to be a "one flesh relationship". Last week we looked at Ephesians 4 and saw what it took to have an enduring marriage, one that perseveres through conflict, BUT a marriage without love makes no sense. Today we will look at love, the glue that joins and unites. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/love http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/a_great_mystery__love.mp3 Sun, 20 May 2007 16:50:49 CST Jerry Witham A Great Mystery jerry,witham,the,ridge,church,mystery 42:19 A Great Mystery: Jesus, the church and marriage. It is God's desire for a marrriage to be a "one flesh" relationship. Two different people, male and female, from different backgrounds and homes "joined together" to be "one flesh". This is God's goal for the church as well. Reality is we live in a messy world. Life, the church and marriage is messy. Today we address some practical words from the apostle Paul to help us in this pursuit of oneness. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/obstacles-to-oneness http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/a_great_mystery___obstacles_to_oneness.mp3 Sun, 13 May 2007 16:48:56 CST Jerry Witham A Great Mystery 47:29 A Great Mystery: Jesus, the church and marriage. Today we look at the mission of oneness. We live in a world full of brokeness. Through the one flesh relationship the world can get a glimpse of hope, a display of what God is like, and a bit of oneness on earth. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/oneness http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/a_great_mystery__oneness.mp3 Sun, 06 May 2007 16:47:53 CST Jerry Witham A Great Mystery jerry,witham,the,ridge,church,mystery 39:02 A Great Mystery: Jesus, the church and marriage. How would you define the marriage reltionship? The chasm between the world's definition and the Biblical definition is huge. This week we will look at God's relationship with us and how that is where the marriage relationship finds its definition. http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/a-covenant-relationship http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/a_great_mystery__a_covenant_relationship.mp3 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:45:26 CST Jerry Witham A Great Mystery ridge,the,witham,jerry,church,mystery 40:06 http://www.ridgeonline.org/sermon/designed-to-display http://www.ridgeonline.org/mediafiles/a_great_mystery___designed_to_display.mp3 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:43:17 CST Jerry Witham A Great Mystery 39:42