Rise City Church Podcast

The Power of Life Transforming Words

Your words carry immense power. They can be hurtful, break people down, and injure someone to the core. Conversely, words can encourage, build someone up, and be positively life transforming.

In James 3, we are given both the encouragement to use our words wisely and the warning to be cautious  with our words. But how can you tame your tongue to be used for good, not bad? Listen in as Pastor Jason teaches that only by living in the power of Jesus can we have power over our words and live a life that glorifies and honors God.

A Life of True Faith

Does your life reflect what you say you believe? Do you have a faith that goes beyond your mind and yields work that others around you experience and know?

In James 2, James lays out a life of faith without works, as being dead— void of the joy and abundance that a life with a faith lived out in deeds experiences. This week, guest preacher, Daniel Goulding, teaches the difference between cultural Christianity and faith that changes you from the inside out. Listen in to see how Jesus is the perfect example of faith fully expressed for other’s joy, our good, and God’s glory.

The Six Stages of Manhood

Fatherhood and masculinity are being redefined in our culture. But what does God tell us about biblical manhood?

Listen in as we walk through Scripture to see the stages of manhood, from boyhood all the way through retirement to see how God has made men with a specific purpose and plan. If you are a man looking for wisdom for how to live a Godly life, raise a family, and love your people then listen in for practical wisdom that leads you to the heart of the Father.

A Gospel Transformed Life

Today we continued in our series on James, and talked about how Jesus brings A Gospel Transformed Life.

The call from James is a challenge to look within. God is not aligned with the evil of our world, and more often than not we contribute to the sin and darkness around us. The problem of evil is within us, not just ‘other’ groups.

But the call of God is to life. Every good is from God and everything from God is good. But we have work to do on our end as well. James calls us to build a Gospel Presence within us, particularly by being Quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.

As God forms us, as we learn to live a transformed life, God intends to bring us good things!

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.