Rise City Church Podcast

Encountering Generosity

Financial burdens weigh heavily on all of us. There isn’t anyone who has not been affected by the recession and increased inflation. So how do we respond to God’s call on us to be generous people in our current circumstances?

Listen in to learn the story of a woman who had almost nothing, but gave everything — not because God demands or needs it, but because there is Kingdom Power in our generosity. Join us to understand the joy and fulfillment that comes from partnering with Jesus on His mission.

An Encounter with Doubt

Doubt in the church can be difficult. People with doubt are often pushed away thinking that they lack faith or that they are a hindrance to the Gospel. But we have all experienced doubt. If we're honest, we have all wrestled with our faith.

This week, we look at the story of a man often called Doubting Thomas. What we see isn't a story of a man lacking faith but of a man coming to Jesus with his questions. Doubt wasn't Thomas' destination, but it was an important stop on his journey used to strengthen his faith. Join as we open John 20 to find that Jesus isn't intimidated by our questions, but invites us to encounter Him.

Healing in His Wings

Do you ever feel like life is just one painful experience after another? From financial struggle to physical pain, from relational disconnect to emotional suffering. What do we do when we feel like life is in the pit?

This week in Mark 5:21-34, we dive into the story of a woman plagued by an illness that deems her unclean and ostracizes her from society. She hears about a man performing miracles and believes that even just brushing the fringe of his clothing will heal her. Jesus was surrounded by people on all sides, yet she was the one who experienced the power of transformation because of the depth of her faith.

 

Join us for “Healing in His Wings,” where we see how reaching out in faith and what we believe about Jesus will determine how we respond in suffering.

An Encounter with Grace

Do you ever feel like your past is too much to overcome? Saul was a persecutor of Christians who had a life-altering conversion after encountering Jesus on the road to Damascus. He emerged with an entirely transformed identity and purpose.

 

In Acts 9:1-19 we witness how this encounter transformed him from a persecutor of the Church to a proclaimer of the Gospel, inspiring us to embrace transformation through Christ and to see how His grace redeems even our worst histories.

An Overflow of Grace

What does it mean to have a posture that pursues Jesus? Merely being in the room with Him is not the same as laying at His feet.

In Luke 7, we witness the authentic display of a sinful woman encountering Jesus in a room filled with Pharisees who were brewing with judgment and control. Join us for An Overflow of Grace as we are invited to witness how her beautiful display of love and tears results in radical transformation, prompting us to offer our hearts fully to Him.

Rising Hope

What does it look like to help our friends and loved ones encounter Jesus? How can we make a way for them to have their own encounters? The truth is, the church has a massive responsibility in paving the way. We are called to cut holes in roofs so that those far from God can encounter him. Our mission is to get people to Jesus despite the obstacles or criticism that comes along the way.

In Mark 2, we see a group of friends that had such a deep faith in what Jesus could do, that they dug a hole in the roof of a building where Jesus was teaching, so they could lower their paralyzed friend down to encounter Him.  Join us for the second week of Encountering Jesus to glimpse faith deep enough to move the heart of God to impact that man’s destiny in this message of Rising Hope.

All Who Thirst

We all have deep longings in life—we are all thirsting for our souls to be quenched. But here is our issue: we are looking in all the wrong places, and it’s leaving us constantly thirsting for more.

In John 4, we see Jesus have an unexpected and socially scandalous encounter with a Samaritan woman by a well. He challenges her to stop thirsting for her spiritual thirst to be quenched outside of Him. Join us for week one of Encountering Jesus, as we are beckoned to come to the well in All Who Thirst.

Rise Together

What does a community of people who follow and love Jesus look like? How does becoming part of the church affect your life?

 

When Jesus dwells in our hearts, He writes new stories with our lives. This week we learned that Jesus has called and equipped all of us to serve the Church, and that our gifts and skills are for His glory. Listen in to learn that God's love shapes all of our identity, and that He has great things planned for our lives.

Healing Prayers

Throughout the Bible, we read of people rushing to Jesus in anticipation that he would heal them. Just as Jesus healed the sick and restored lives in old times, he offers the same healing today. So, the big question is: do we come to Jesus with the expectation of receiving his life-altering healing?

Listen in to our final week of Daring Prayers,  as we discover that we have direct access to Jesus' power. We learn through Matthew 9 that in faith we can come to our good God, and ask him for healing, pray for other's the be healed, and grow a faith that anticipates God's movement in our lives and city.

Kingdom Prayers

What would change in our city if you believed that you had access to the authority of Jesus? Would you use it to bless your neighbors? Would you pray for your schools? Would you have faith that, as you prayed, you were ushering in God's Kingdom?

John 16 tells us that whatever we ask in the name of Jesus, it will be given. Listen in to begin to comprehend the power that our prayers have as we ask in the nature and authority of Jesus. Because if we can truly live in the power of Jesus, we will start to see His Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.