rbcStudents: The Podcast: Recent Episodes
rbcStudents
From the Student Ministry of Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Springfield, MO. MIDWEEK sermons, encouragement for parents of teens, biblical perspectives on today's tough issues, and leadership training.
In this week’s message, Student Ministry Associate Nic Goodin examines Herod’s crisis - The Savior’s birth - and what we can learn from some critical mistakes he makes when trying to deal with it.
Matthew 2:1-18
“Turn every single crisis to Christ.”
Galatians 6:11-18
“The fruit of false religion is self-exaltation and hypocrisy.”
The final installment of our fall semester sermon series, Student Ministry Associate Nic Goodin examines the products of works-based religion, and how faith in Christ alone leads to a life transformation that makes much of Jesus.
In this installment of our In Christ Alone series, Student Ministry Associate Nic Goodin teaches about the practical implications of living a life in step with the spirit.
Galatians 6:1-5
In the eighth installment in our series titled In Christ Alone, Student Ministry Associate Nic Goodin explains two opposing forces - flesh and Spirit, and how only by walking in step with the Holy Spirit will we be able to stand firm in freedom and truth.
Galatians 5:16-26
Student Ministry Associate Nic Good challenges students to embrace their freedom in Christ by trusting Him freely day to day.
Galatians 5:1-6
“Christ has given us freedom. Not the fake kind of freedom that isn’t real, but the real kind of freedom that isn’t fake.”
In this sermon special, Next Generations Pastor Pat Findley ponders the question; who really crucified Jesus?
Acts 2:22-24; John 10:11,18
In the seventh installment of our In Christ Alone sermon series, Guest Speaker Sam AuBuchon shares about the freedom that we are given through grace, and how that ought to affect how we live.
Galatians 4:8-11, 21-31
“If you have a relationship with Christ, then begin to set your mind on things above. If you don’t have a relationship with Christ, then you can have freedom within Him!”
In the sixth installment of our In Christ Alone sermon series, Next Generations Pastor Pat Findley shines a light on the undeserved, supreme love that God has for his adopted sons and daughters.
Galatians 3:26-4:7
“To be right with God the Judge is a great thing; to be loved be God the Father is an even greater thing.”
Galatians 3:15-26
Student Ministry Associate Nic Goodin compares the powerful progression from God’s promise to Abraham in the Old Testament to its final fulfillment through Jesus in the New Testament to the feat of climbing a mountain from base camp to the summit.
“The promises of God are purposefully progressive.”
In the fourth installment of our In Christ Alone sermon series, Next Generations Pastor Pat Findley share about dying to self, and how doing so can free us to live the life God calls us to.
In the third installment in our series titled, In Christ Alone, Student Ministry Associate Nic Goodin extracts some pointed questions that Paul gave the Galatians regarding faith vs works.
Galatians 3:1-9
“It’s impossible to embrace grace while trying to earn our place.”
In the second installment of our sermon series titled, In Christ Alone, Student Ministry Associate Nic Goodin explores Paul’s personal evidence that proves the Gospel is in fact good news from God.
Galatians 1:11-24
“Grace Ain’t No Gimmick”
In the first installment of our new sermon series titled In Christ Alone, Student Ministry Associate Nic Goodin introduces the book of Galatians, providing crucial context about the legalism found in First Century Galatia.
Galatians 1:1-10
“Adding ANYTHING to grace subtracts EVERYTHING from it.”
Next Generations Pastor Pat Findley explains the self-coined term, “fearspective.” He preaches from 1 Kings 19 about the change in Elijah’s fear of the Lord from God’s triumphant defeat of the prophets of Baal to his cowardly escape from Ahab and Jezebel’s death threat on him.
Next Generations Pastor Pat Findley shares about the danger of idolatry, and the importance of being fully committed to following God.
Next Generations Pastor Pat Findley discusses the storms that we face in life, and how they give us the right perspective about who God really is.
Next Generations Pastor Pat Findley shares about the idols the world presents us with, and how we can respond to them.
“Rightly fearing the Lord requires full submissiont to His authority.”
Student Ministry Intern Connor Hoover makes his preaching debut, sharing a message of answering God’s call through Isaiah 6:1-8.
Philippians 2:1-11
Student Ministry Associate, Nic Goodin, surveys Paul’s instructions on imitating Christ’s perfect example of humility. If the cliche saying is true, that “all Christians are on mission all the time,” this instruction must be embraced and practiced daily.
In this sermon, Student Ministry Associate Nic Goodin shares how modern communication has changed, and what Proverbs 11 can teach us about how we can use this new communication wisely.