Rise City Church Podcast

An Unwasted Life

Do trials and pain hold you back from believing there is a Good God? Does living a life of purpose and significance seem outside of your grasp? You're not alone.

In the book of James, we read about a man that encounters Jesus and experiences life transformation that results in a shift in his identity. This week, Pastor Jason teaches through James 1 to see how trials produce in us something far greater than we could ever imagine. Listen in for hope that sees beyond the pain to a joy that God wants you to experience by clinging to Him alone.

Next Gen Sunday

Do you want to see your church and community revived and transformed by the Gospel? Are you investing in someone that will carry the mission of the church beyond your years?

1 Timothy 4 gives a call to raise up the next generation of believers to spread the Gospel. Listen in as our youth pastor, Jordan, teaches how to lead, equip, and learn from our youth and children because they aren’t just the future of the church, they are the church right now.

We Love God’s Future

Do you have a bucket list—a list of things to experience before you die? Are you living like there isn't anything after life? Do you wonder if there really is a heaven?

Randy Alcorn, the foremost scholar of the theology of eschatology, joined us to teach us a right theology of heaven. Listen in to understand what heaven is, how God is reversing the brokenness we experience, and that God longs for us to experience happiness now and in our future life.

Raising Up The Next Generation

How do you change the culture and values of your community? How can you make a generational impact that will last? Do you want children that will choose to follow Jesus even after they're out of your home?

Raising up the next generation of children is one of our primary values, and carries massive importance in seeing our city saturated with the Gospel. Listen in to a message through Proverbs that will inspire you to invest outside of your circumstances and pour into the next generation.

We Love God’s Creation

God's creation—the cosmos, the land and sea, creatures and humans. It was all created and formed by God on purpose for a purpose. It sounds simple, but most of us have lingering questions. When was the world made? Why did God make me this way? What is my purpose here on earth?

This week we tackle the theology of Anthropology by starting at the very beginning, in Genesis 1, to look at the creation and formation of the world, our humanity, and God's clear call on us as image bearers. Listen in to gain clarity about the big questions of creation.

We Love God’s Mission

Why does the church exist? Is faith alone enough?

If your faith feels outdated, joyless, and stagnant then this message is for you.

Jesus came to seek, serve, and save the lost. When he came he lived as the ultimate example of living out the Gospel, the Good News. He came with a mission, and the mission has a church.

Listen in to learn why Jesus sent the church, and how we are to live out of the Gospel in three ways - demonstration, declaration, and participation—all for His glory, your joy, and others' good.

We Love God’s People

Do you wonder what differentiates the Christian church? What are the marks, qualifications, and characteristics of a Gospel-centric Christian community? What is the church's mission, and how does it influence the church?

The church is God's chosen instrument to bring the hope of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection to the world.

This week we look at Ecclesiology—the study of the church. We opened the Scripture to see how God has designed the church to reach the lost, equip the saints, and represent His Kingdom. Listen in to learn about the church's mission, leadership, and marks that define who we are and how we are called to operate to make disciples.

We Love the Gospel

There are deep mysteries of God and the Christian faith that are amazing to think through and study, but the basics of the Gospel are all you need to receive salvation. The Gospel can best be understood in four simple movements: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration.

Listen in to grasp an understanding of what you are created for, how our relationship with God has been broken, why Jesus had to die, and the truth of God’s desire to restore our identity in Him. The Gospel isn’t something we move beyond—it's something we go deeper into. It's not elementary—it's foundational. Join us to learn why we love the Gospel.

Eternity is Written on our Hearts

The validity of Christianity is built on an event. A historical moment, where a multitude of witnesses experienced God in the flesh, be crucified, buried, and then resurrected. The people closest to Jesus were radically transformed by the reality of the resurrection and the empty tomb. 2,000 years later the question for you is, do you believe?

The power and transformation of the resurrection isn't just for the first-century disciples, it's for you today. To live in the power of the Holy Spirit is to live with purpose in your life that is beyond your old ways. If you are looking for a new life marked by hope regardless of your circumstances listen in to find out how Jesus' resurrection is making all things new.

We Love God’s Word

Why do Christians prescribe to a book as their guide? Is the Bible even accurate or trustworthy? Is it possible for God to speak through words on a page? What do we do with parts of Scripture that are hard to understand? Why are so many issues where the Bible does not tell us what to do?

This week we learn from Dr. Gerry Breshears about What We Believe about the Bible. Listen in to rekindle a love for the Word of God or to go deeper in your understanding of how God speaks through His Word.