This week Pastor Brent provides a template for overcoming life's setbacks and challenges, based on the story of the Hebrew people from Ezra 3-6. Brent outlines four suggestions: prayer, focusing on what you can control, seeking help, and cultivating grit. With faith, we have what it takes to endure significant hardship, just like Ezra, Haggai, and the Hebrew people.

After 70 years in exile, King Cyrus allowed the Israelites to return home to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. Like Cyrus, we should lead with kindness, acting on God's nudges to move. And against all odds and through all adversity, we're called to worship.

As we dive into a new teaching series through the books of Ezra and Haggai, Pastor Brent begins with a big picture overview of the story of the Old Testament. Through thousands of years of history, God remained remarkably patient and kind--and that's still who He is today.

Pastor Brent continues our Second Mile series with a message stressing the importance of mentoring. We have so much to learn from those who have wisdom from going before us. Beyond mentoring, we want everyone in our city to become devoted disciples of Jesus, so Brent also shares a compelling "why" behind our strategy.

Continuing our "Second Mile" series, Pastor Kyle speaks on the importance of mentoring the next generation. We believe everyone has something valuable to offer to a younger believer, even if you feel unqualified. Our experiences are like treasure chests, and it's up to us to decide how we will invest and share our talents.

This week Pastor Brent calls us to "second mile discipleship" -- going beyond the minimum requirements and excelling in faith and service. He introduces our new three-part plan to spur spiritual growth at Ridgepoint: growing in community, serving others, and mentoring. These practices require effort, but also reap worthwhile rewards.

From the beginning, Christians have been tempted to live within the boundaries of a first-mile Christianity: having a personal and private faith. But Jesus, the early church leaders, and countless Christians through time have invited us to go a second-mile, to have an unusual interest and enthusiasm for a deeper, Christian life. Today we'll discuss that invitation as we begin a four-part series about what a second-mile type of the Christian life looks like at Ridgepoint Church.

Reading the Bible won't make your life worse! And if you do read it and consistently obey it, your life will be better. Guaranteed.

God so loved the world that He GAVE the best gift of all time. That love is good news, and it offers us hope today.

A lot of the songs we sing around Christmas time talk about joy. We often think of joy as "happiness," but true, biblical joy is a lot deeper than that. This week Pastor Andy talks about joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, and our responsibility to put it on display to the world.