Rise City Church

How did Jesus interact with the Word of God? This sermon explores 3 specific ways that Jesus interacted with the Bible and the implications of those 3 things on our lives.

All Scripture is God-breathed. However, if this is true - why don't we read the Bible more? In this sermon, Pastor Brandon walks through how to go about reading the Bible for all it's worth.

All Scripture is God-breathed. However, if this is true - why don't we read the Bible more? In this sermon, Pastor Brandon talks about why the Bible still matters and why it's so important that Christians read and apply in their lives.

The magnitude of Easter is understood when you realize that you are the one and that Jesus is the one. In this Easter sermon, Pastor Brandon goes through the parable of the one lost sheep to show how all of us must realize we are that lost sheep and that Jesus is the good shepherd who found us.

Jesus was a master of compelling illustrations. Jesus paints the dramatic picture of God's final judgment of the nations with the illustration of a shepherd separating the "sheep" from the "goats." In doing so, we see the heart of God for mankind and the criteria by which he measures each of our lives.

Jesus was a master storyteller. In this story that he told Jesus shares with us what it means to wait on the Lord. Rather than a typical understanding of patiently and passively waiting - Jesus calls us to do something rather than nothing.

Jesus was the master Storyteller. In this story, we find the proper approach to approaching God. It is not by our works or comparing ourselves to others. Rather, surrender and expressing our needs to God rivets God's heart.

Jesus was a masterful storyteller. The stories he told gave people a new lens to look through in order to help them discover spiritual realities about themselves and others. In this message, Pastor Brandon unpacks a story Jesus told about the reality of forgiving others. Too often we want to keep the books open on others and demand they give payback while we serve a God who willingly closed the books on us and offered us forgiveness.