1 Peter 3:13-17 continues to call us to live differently in the face of persecution. How do we do that? First, we live like Jesus did when He was persecuted. Second, when our behavior catches the attention of others, we don’t hesitate to share that we get our hope from Jesus.

January 12, 2025 | 1 Peter 3:13-17 | Keith Gove

We’re back in 1 Peter this Sunday! Peter is still telling us about how our thinking (about the gift of our salvation) impacts our behavior. This week, in 3:8-12, he is going to circle us back to how we set our minds when the world around us isn’t what we hoped it would be. What a great way to start off the new year!

To close out 2024, we’re going to focus on the joy of being in God’s Word. The gift of Scripture gives us a beautiful picture of who God is, which is why being in the Word matters so much to us at RCC. This Sunday, we’ll talk about the joy of seeing God for who He is in Scripture and set a hope for 2025, to meditate on His Word even more.

For our final week of our Christmas Series, The Soul Felt Its Worth, we’re listening to Simeon, a man in the Jewish temple who longed for the Savior to come (Luke 2:25-35). God not only fulfilled His promise of sending our Savior but gave Simeon a chance to meet Him right after He was born. Simeon’s response to this experience gives us something everyone should realize about Jesus. What is that?

12-22-24 | Luke 2:25-35 | Chris Ward

For week two of our Christmas Series, The Soul Felt Its Worth, we’ll hear from Zechariah, John the Baptist’s father. As part of God’s way of revealing what was to come, He took away Zechariah’s ability to speak. How much more glorious were his words when the joy from the depth of his soul could be heard?

December 15, 2024 | Luke 1:67-79 | Chris Ward

This week we start our Christmas Series, The Soul Felt Its Worth. We’ll begin sharing in the joy Mary felt when she realized that she would experience the Savior of the world. Our hope is that throughout this series, our experience of her joy will grow our own experience of Jesus this Christmas season.

December 8, 2024 | Luke 1:46-55 | Chris Ward

We prepare our hearts for Christmas by listening to Paul’s encouragement to the church in Colossae. In 3:15-17, he points them to ponder what a church should look like in light all that Jesus has done and is doing in our lives. What should the church look like?

December 1, 2024 | Colossians 3:15-17 | Brian Betts

In week two of talking about dynamics between wives and husbands, 1 Peter 3:7 encourages husbands to honor and care for their wives. Why? Not just for the sake of domestic bliss (although we all love that), but because they are loved by God and He longs to share His Kingdom with them.

November 24, 2024 | 1 Peter 3:7 | Keith Gove

In 1 Peter 3:1-6, we’ll start the first of two weeks on another type of relationship to be lived in faith - marriage. Peter wants us to never forget God’s design for marriage and to understand the strength that comes from honoring Him in our marriages or any other close relationship.

November 17, 2024 | 1 Peter 3:1-6 | Chris Ward

Join us as we reflect on what to do in the workplace when things aren’t really going the way we’d like them to.

November 10, 2024 | 1 Peter 2:18-24 | Chris Ward