Life consist of a multitude of seasons as does our spiritual lives. In this message, Pastor Brandon unpacks the ancient story of Joseph to discover while we may not be able to control seasons - we can control our response in and through the seasons confidently knowing God is with us.
Have you noticed how old is now considered cool? We love bringing back old styles, fashions, social media posts, etc. And here at Rise City Church - we love bring back classics from the Old Testament! In this message, Pastor Brandon talks about life as God intended life to be in Genesis 1 and 2 compared to life as we intend life to be in Genesis 3 in the Garden of Eden.
We are distracted by the many voices that flood our minds daily, which makes hearing from God a difficult challenge. From the story of a young man named Samuel in 1 Samuel 3:1-21 we learn 3 purposes for God speaking to us. To know and be known by God... to Reveal His purposes and to Share His Word with others. Now it's up to us to lean in a hear from God.
The story behind one of the most beloved Christmas classics is incredibly inspiring. Learn the story behind Rudolph and how it points to how great our Heavenly Father truly is!
Christmas carols are sung each year and are deeply embedded in the Christmas tradition. But how did some of these famous Christmas carols come to be? What’s the story behind the song? In this message, Pastor Brandon tells the story behind the beloved “O Come All Ye Faithful,” which reminds us that there’s something about beholding a baby that beckons faithfulness, joy and triumph.
The story behind the writing of the famous Christmas Carol, Hark the Herald Angels, is, unfortunately, an all too common example of how Christians struggle to be unified. This morning we examine why, as people called to be one in Christ, it is so important we actually live that out.
What does God deem to be great? Often what comes to mind in terms of greatness is skewed based on culture’s advocation that greatness equals bigger, better, faster, sleeker, viral, massive and more epic. However, greatness in God’s eyes can be as simple as a “thank you.” In this message, Pastor Brandon talks about the importance of obtaining greatness through gratefulness.
The pathway to be coming to King for Jesus included the cross. Greatness always includes some element of sacrifice. In this message, Pastor Brandon talks about the How sacrifice brings life in various elements of our lives and all around us.
Greatness is a desire embedded deep within all of us. However, we often fail to unleash it because we define greatness different from God. This message series is all about looking at the life and teaching of Jesus to see how greatness can be ours each and everyday. Particularly in this message, Pastor Brandon shares how greatness in God’s eyes is when we choose to trust and live out God’s best in our everyday lives.
On average, WORK consumes more than half of the persons waking hours. Unfortunately, most of us are not satisfied with our work and don't see how it relates to God's purposes. In Colossians 3:16-4:1, the Apostle Paul challenges many of our assumptions about our life and work and shows us how to start seeing our work as something more...WORSHIP. When we see our WORK as WORSHIP, we will gain a new understanding of the nature of our work, our standard for our, our motivation for work, and the resul...
On September 23, 2017, Pastor Brandon’s father passed away. His passing brought a ton of perspective in Pastor Brandon’s life. This message series focuses on lessons learned from Pastor Brandon’s father that can have impact in all of our lives. In this message, Pastor Brandon talks about lessons regarding parenting that he learned from his earthly father but ultimately are grounded in our Heavenly Father.
On September 23, 2017, Pastor Brandon’s father passed away. His passing brought a ton of perspective in Pastor Brandon’s life. This message series focuses on lessons learned from Pastor Brandon’s father that can have impact in all of our lives. In this message, Pastor Brandon talks about lessons regarding our personal charcter and integrity that he learned from his earthly father but ultimately are grounded in our Heavenly Father.
There is something that binds us all together and yet it is also something that we all despise... anxiety. We must have mental margin in order to slow down enough to hear from God and to obey. In Matthew 6:25-34, Jesus gives us some insight into how we can deal with this common struggle and how we can respond in faith and healthy ways.
Ephesians 5:14-20 tells us that we must redeem the time we have been given by God. If we allow our lives to be defined by busyness, we will miss the opportunities that God has given us to help those we love to know and love Jesus.
Tired. Exhausted. Confused. Angry. Do these words describe you? Perhaps one of the reasons is because we are so crazy busy. In this message, Pastor Brandon talks about what drives are crazy busy lives.
Tired. Exhausted. Confused. Angry. Do these words describe you? Perhaps one of the reasons is because we are so crazy busy. In this message, Pastor Brandon talks about the crazy busy lives so many of us lead and how it is breaking us. So what's the remedy? Take a listen to this message to find out!
Vision Sunday is the one Sunday set aside each year to reflect on all God has done, as well as look forward to what God still has in store! In this message, Pastor Brandon outlines many things that are upcoming to look forward to and how you can be involved.
We win when the next generation wins. The church wins when the next generation wins. The kingdom of God wins when the next generation wins. In this message, Pastor Brandon talks about the necessity of being a church who invest in the next generation.
God had a dream for what the church could and should be and how they would be used to seek and save the lost. The blueprint for this dream to be a reality is found in the Scriptures, specifically 1 Timothy. In this sermon, Pastor Brandon closes out the series looking at the necessity of pursuing contentment in Christ in an age of discontentment.
God had a dream for what the church could and should be and how they would be used to seek and save the lost. The blueprint for this dream to be a reality is found in the Scriptures, specifically 1 Timothy. In this sermon, Pastor Brandon looks at three ways the church of Jesus Christ can exhibit honor to all people.
What does God think about leadership in the local church? In 1 Timothy 3, Paul lays out for Timothy a plan for leadership, the type of people he should look for and the promises for those who lead well. God is more concerned about the character of those who lead the church, then how talented and skilled they are.
God had a dream for what the church could and should be and how they would be used to seek and save the lost. The blueprint for this dream to be a reality is found in the Scriptures, specifically 1 Timothy. In this message, Pastor Brandon talks about how a Godly church must value all people evidenced in our prayers and how we treat women in the church. Additionally, a biblical understanding of different gender roles in the church is explored in this sermon.
God had a dream for what the church could and should be and how they would be used to seek and save the lost. The blueprint for this dream to be a reality is found in the Scriptures, specifically 1 Timothy. In this message, Pastor Brandon looks at the necessity of committing to Christ over culture.
God had a dream for what the church could and should be and how they would be used to seek and save the lost. The blueprint for this dream to be a reality is found in the Scriptures, specifically 1 Timothy. In this message, Pastor Brandon looks at the first essential component of a Godly church - a church that keeps the main thing the main thing.
Many people “followed” Jesus during his life, but not everyone who followed really pursued him. Are we just “following” Jesus or do we really want to be like and pursue him?
