Palmer SDA Church Podcast

There are so many ways to use money. There are the basic large expenses like the house, the car and the food. Then there are those smaller nonessentials that add up like the $5 coffee, ATM fees, interest, the food that we let go bad, the thrift store treasures, the impulse by, or the mistake of taking the kids shopping. There are so many ways to use money! What are the best ways to use it?

Jesus confused the woman at the well by asking her to give him a drink. Jesus added shock to the confusion by responding, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” (John 4:10)” Oh, how different life can be when we know the gift of God! Like a little child staring at the boxes under the Christmas tree, trying to imagine what might be inside, let you mind explore the limitless possibilities of the gifts God has for you. What is the gift of God? Read more...

The human experience is one of exile (Hebrews 11:13). This world is not our home. The book of Daniel tells a story of exile that serves as an insightful mini-narrative of the general human condition of exile. The problems and prayers from Babylon give insight into our exile experience. Read More...

Jesus did so much in his short life of 33 year. This past October I turned 34. For the first time I can say of my earthly life, “I am older than Jesus”. James 4:14 isn’t very comforting when it says, “What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.” How do we make the most of the little time we have? Read more at Read More

When the host of angels appeared to the shepherds, the lyrics of their song described a sacred rhythm of eternity: glory to God, peace to men. Forever, God gets the glory. Forever, he gives us peace. When we choose not to live in this rhythm, it hurts. When we seek the glory for ourselves or give it to something other than God, it never ends in peace. The truest, deepest, and most wonderful peace is experienced when we give all the glory to God.

God's Word has power to shape our lives in the best possible ways. Don't just read, live it!

How do you prepare to be amazed? Start with the expectation that God does amazing things. Then let him consecrate you so that you can experience those amazing things.

The worst of situations can be hopeful when they are followed with the words “But God”. Go ahead, think of the worst of you sinful nature, the thing you are most ashamed of, that thing you’ve worried is never going to change, and hold that before God. And then, hear the words, “But God”!

If there is anything that makes us feel alive that is not Christ, it is not really life! Ephesians 2:1 As for you, you were dead in your trespasses and sins...

This sermon is part of a series on the Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs. Access the full series at https://pastorryanrogers.com/fundamentals-series/

This sermon is part of a series on the Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs. Access the full series at https://pastorryanrogers.com/fundamentals-series/

This sermon is part of a series on the Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs. Access the full series at https://pastorryanrogers.com/fundamentals-series/

This sermon is part of a series on the Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs. Access the full series at https://pastorryanrogers.com/fundamentals-series/

This sermon is part of a series on the Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs. Access the full series at https://pastorryanrogers.com/fundamentals-series/

This sermon is part of a series on the Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs. Access the full series at https://pastorryanrogers.com/fundamentals-series/

This sermon is part of a series on the Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs. Access the full series at https://pastorryanrogers.com/fundamentals-series/

How do we live well when we live in a spiritual war? By believing that Jesus is who he says he is!

How do we live well when we live in a spiritual war? By being continually shaped by God's love into a passionate lover of God who trusts that God's way is the best way and chooses it every time!

We seek God in determination, with all our heart! But determination won't save us! We must also seek him in dependence!

God is looking for something that he often doesn't find, a heart that seeks him. May he find what he is looking for in us.

God does not motivate us with threats. He doesn't need to. His promises awaken our desire.

It matters what we love because it shapes who we are. It is formation by affection. So make the object of your love the perfect character of God.

It's a pretty simple formula. God acts, we respond. God pours out his love and we respond with praise.

When our eyes are opened to God's presence we realize that there are more with us than against us.

God see us in our suffering!

We are not complete. But Christ is! And he wants to live in us!

Jesus said, “Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you” (John 5:14). These words are not a coercive threat, they were a gracious invitation.

When God looks at you and says, "Well done my good and faithful servant!", in that moments we're not worried about life being fair anymore. We're not stressed about injustice. We're just grateful that we were faithful. Maybe the short view in your life right now is really frustrating and it makes you just want to give up. Take the long view!

So here's the problem with having 100 kids, at least one of the problems, ultimate success cannot be found in what we produce. We can't keep it. Even if you have a great legacy of children they grow up and they move out. They make their own decisions. If we have the highest achievements, they are temporary. The answer, then, to fix this problem would be to stop measuring success by what we can produce.

What should we make of the mean prayers in the Bible?

The horrible rank is the impulse to rank ourselves against everyone else. I’m smarter, she’s prettier, I am less educated, he’s less motivated, I’m above them, they are so far above me… We obsessively assess how we stack up with those around us. The horrible rank doesn’t do us any good. It traps us in a hot, slow, stinky existence. Our constant struggle with feelings of inferiority and superiority is exhausting. Imagine, what could life be like without the horrible rank? https://pastorryanrogers.com/1729-2/

If God has given you a position of leadership or an influential role, take it seriously!

Is there a particular example of something wrong in this world that is especially difficult for you right now? I invite you to dwell on that broken thing for just a moment and remember the truth that the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdom of our Lord. Everything that is currently under the leadership of a sinful human or a satanic power will one day either be destroyed because it has no place in God’s kingdom or it will be ruled by its rightful king. Revelation 11:15-18

It turns out that the way we treat people actually influences the level of peace we enjoy with them. Reverse the river of your toxic relationships.

Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

Did you know that nearsightedness will stunt your growth? Don’t think so? Check out 2 Peter 1:9. If we forget what God has done in us already we have less desire for him to do more. He has more and it’s good! Hear more from 2 Peter 1 by listening to my message at Camp Meeting on July 23. Follow Camp Meeting, July 22-24, at www.alaskaconference.org. Facebook: (20+) Alaska Conference of SDA | Facebook YouTube: (1) Alaska Conference of Seventh-day Adventists - YouTube

Tune in to the silence and meet God there!

Jesus is so many things to us and exactly what we need in every moment!

Life is noisy! Turn it down! Follow 10 Weeks of Summer at https://pastorryanrogers.com/1729-2/

Would it change your life if Jesus showed up at your house tonight and spoke to you? Do you feel that level of privilege when you read the words of the Bible? We have insider information that should change our lives!

It's week "free"(I mean "three")! The week we celebrate freedom in our nation. Let's experience true freedom in Jesus! Join us in seeking restoration these 10 weeks of Summer @ RYAN ROGERS (pastorryanrogers.com)

When we are exhausted should we keep going or rest? Well, it depends. Sometimes we can't rest until we find the thing we are pursuing. And sometimes we can't pursue until we rest.

This is the message for week 2 of our 10 Weeks of Summer. Rest is not automatic. It is not as simple at taking time off. It requires an active intentional effort. It requires coming to Jesus, taking his yoke, and learning from him. Join us in seeking restoration these 10 weeks of Summer @ RYAN ROGERS (pastorryanrogers.com)

Elijah was connected with God and full of the Holy Spirit. We can be too!

If you could ask for anything and get it, what would you ask for? If you think it is something that would honor God, have you tried asking him for it?

Maybe the cost is exactly what we need to grow our character.

Who are you pleasing? Who or what is pleasing you?

We can make the environment around us a place where kindness thrives.