In Luke 14, Jesus states that if anyone is to follow Him they must “hate” their family. In saying this, what is He really asking of us? What is He trying to teach us? Hint: It has something to do with full surrender.

Message by Doug Applegate

Scripture referenced: Luke 14:25–32

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In Luke 5:27-32 Jesus meets Levi, a tax collector. Levi puts together a gathering at his house for Jesus and invites all his tax collector friends. Jesus didn't approve of their immoral financial practices but their behavior wasn’t a reason for him to shun them like the Pharisees.

Join Will Herron, Director of Discipleship, and Ridge Lead Pastor Mike Van Rees as they discuss ways in which we can follow Jesus' example of remaining in community with those whom we disagree with, sharing God's life and light in the process.

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Jesus could have had His choice of anyone. He could have picked a scholar, an influencer, someone living a moral life. But He didn’t. He chose Levi, the tax collector. Instead of shunning Levi for his corrupt behavior and immoral financial practices, Jesus said, “Come. Follow me.”

Message by Mike Van Rees

Scripture referenced: Luke 5:27–32

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In Luke chapter 5 we unpack the story of a paralytic man being healed and forgiven after his friends went through great lengths to ensure he was brought before Jesus. So how can we serve our friends and families in the same way? What are we willing to do to bring them to Jesus?

Join Will Herron, Director of Discipleship, and Ridge Lead Pastor Mike Van Rees, as they discuss ways in which we can be stepping stones to faith for our friends and family members. 

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The friends of the paralytic man went to great lengths to bring him before Jesus. And through their efforts, he was more than healed, he was forgiven. What are we willing to do to bring others to Jesus? How can we serve our friends and families in a similar way?

Message by Mike Van Rees

Scripture referenced: Luke 5:17–26

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In Luke chapter 10, Jesus sends 72 of His followers to heal the sick and to tell others that the kingdom of God was near. As Jesus followers today, how do we go about spreading the gospel and integrating our faith into every sphere of our lives?

Join Will Herron, Director of Discipleship, and Ministry Director Julie Wiemann as they discuss ways on sharing our faith in today's culture.

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In Luke chapter 10, Jesus sends 72 of His followers out into the world. He instructs them to heal the sick and to declare that the kingdom of God was near. So, as followers of Jesus today, how are we using our influence? Are we spreading the gospel? Are we integrating faith into all aspects of our lives?

Message by Julie Wiemann

Scripture referenced: Luke 10

Video referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg3qN2s5fUQ

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As we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus encounters a man with leprosy and heals him. Fully and immediately. Moments like this in Jesus' ministry inspire faith, but they can also raise questions: Why don't we see this response from Him each time we ask? Does it have something to do with us—don't we have enough faith—or is God not as willing to heal today as He was then? 

Join Will Herron, Director of Discipleship, and Ridge Lead Pastor Mike Van Rees as they discuss this challenging question and more in this week's Beyond the Sermon episode.

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In Luke chapter 5, Jesus encounters a man with leprosy and heals him. Fully and immediately. Moments like this in Jesus’ ministry inspire faith, for sure, but they can also raise some hard questions: Why don’t we see this response from Jesus every time we ask? Does it have something to do with us—don’t we have enough faith—or is God not as willing to heal today as He was then? Maybe it’s something else entirely.

Message by Mike Van Rees

Scripture referenced: Luke 5:12–16

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In Luke chapter 5 Simon (Peter) had been fishing all night with no luck. Jesus comes along and asks him and his men to drop their fishing net one more time and to their delight, they catch a net full of fish. Jesus' direction didn't make sense, but Simon listens, obeys, and casts his net. How can we grow to have a faith like that? How do we say 'yes' to God even when we don't understand and when we doubt the direction we are given?

Join Will Herron, Director of Discipleship, and Ridge Lead Pastor Mike Van Rees, as they explore several ways of how we can grow to trust God in the same way Simon did.

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