Pastor Rick's Daily Hope

If you feel like the load you are carrying is too heavy, then it doesn't come from Jesus. Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads, and I will give you rest . . . the load I give you to carry is light" (Matthew 11:28, 30 NCV). In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how to find rest and balance in Jesus.

In this message, Pastor Rick explains why a balanced life is only achievable when you put Jesus at the center of all you do.

We all experience anger. But just getting angry doesn't automatically mean you've sinned. Join Pastor Rick for this message where he teaches what the Bible says you should do to keep your anger from turning into sin.

When you respond to a conflict impulsively, you're more likely to respond in anger. But if you wait to talk about it, there's a better chance you'll be more rational and reasonable. Join Pastor Rick for this biblical lesson on self-control.

God wants you to step out of your comfort zone in faith. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches what God can do through your life when you fully trust him.

When you don't trust God, it leads to worry, conflict, and the feeling you have to control everything. Only God is truly worthy of your trust! In this message, Pastor Rick continues to teach steps toward developing a greater trust in God.

God values who you are more than what you accomplish. Join Pastor Rick as he explains what it means to live with great character and teaches how the Bible can help you build it into your life.

One day you "will give a personal account to God" of how you lived, and that's why you want to live responsibly (Romans 14:12 NLT). Join Pastor Rick as he teaches practical wisdom from God's Word on how to become more responsible in all areas of your life.

The Bible says, "Your words are a flashlight to light the path ahead of me and keep me from stumbling" (Psalm 119:105 TLB). We desperately need a light to guide us through moral chaos. In this message, Pastor Rick teaches you how to make the Bible your standard as you build your life on its unchanging values.

What you value in life will define how you live. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to identify and claim eternal values so you can establish your life on a rock-solid foundation.

In this message, Pastor Rick explains why God wants you to build up, motivate, and inspire other people by sharing your experiences with them. you help take away their fears.

By sharing your experiences, you can give people hope, help them overcome their fears, and help them break through barriers. Join Pastor Rick as he explains why God wants you to use your experiences to mentor others, and how you can do that.

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick continues to explain what it means to be a talker, feeler, thinker, or doer in service to Christ. God expects every one of us to mature in all of these areas. But he also knows each one of us tends to lead in one area. The great news is that God is always right there with us, helping us to follow his instructions.

Jesus said, "You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength" (Mark 12:30 NLT). In this broadcast, Pastor Rick helps you identify if God shaped you to be a talker (heart), feeler (soul), thinker (mind), or doer (strength) in service to Christ.

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick walks through three ways you can use your abilities the way God intended. He created you and shaped you with unique abilities, and one day he's going to ask you, "How did you use your abilities to honor me, to serve others, to make a living, and to be an example?"

Knowing what you're good at will help reveal what God wants you to do with your life. Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach how your SHAPE—your spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences—points you in the right direction for how to be who God created you to be.

Join Pastor Rick as he teaches the good news that God specializes in heart transplants. Learn about what God can do through a broken heart submitted to him. When you do what God wires you to do, your purpose in life will be fulfilled and you will bring glory to God.

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains how you can make a difference in the world by placing your passions, desires, and dreams under God's control so that you serve God through the way he has designed you.

Join Pastor Rick as he helps you discover the specific mission God created you to fulfill, based upon your SHAPE. Your spiritual gifts are the equipment he gives you to do what he asks you to do. Learn how to develop your gifts and then use them to serve God and others.

In this message, Pastor Rick explains the gifts God gives you when you become a believer. When you know who you are shaped to be, then you can start focusing on the things God created you to do.

Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach why God doesn't compare you with anyone else. He created you to be uniquely you with a specific mission in life.

Join Pastor Rick as he teaches the importance of accepting the way God shaped you so you can be the person he created you to be and live out God's purpose for your life.

God doesn't expect you to be anyone else but you. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God has given you the tools and temperament to succeed in your service to him.

God prepared a generous banquet for all of us. It's a party in heaven that's going to continue for eternity, and he wants a full house! In this broadcast, Pastor Rick paints a picture of what it looks like to be a member of God's family.

When you're in God's waiting room, it's important that you continue to pray and serve. Join Pastor Rick as he explains why God, in his love for you, will keep you waiting.

When God has you in a waiting period, don't put your life on hold. In this message, Pastor Rick teaches several things you can do, such as paying attention to what God is doing, acting on what you believe, and trusting God is working in your life.

Some of the smallest lessons you learn during depressing and discouraging periods can lead to big successes in your life. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains why it's so important to focus on the lessons God is teaching you in the waiting periods of life.

Influence doesn't come from what you get in life. Influence comes from what you give away in life, and the more you give away, the more influential you're going to be. Join Pastor Rick as he shares examples of how this has been true in his own life.

You're probably not going to get your strength renewed by watching TV, but you can strengthen your faith by uniting with others in worship. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches two of the ways worship benefits you.

You're probably not going to get your strength renewed by watching TV, but you can strengthen your faith by uniting with others in worship. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches two of the ways worship benefits you.

Sometimes God will call you to make a sacrifice—through your money, time, or talent—and you may want to say, "I don't feel like it." Pastor Rick teaches in this message why it's so important for you to plant by faith and not by your feelings.

The first law of the harvest is this: Everything starts as a seed. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains what the seeds are in your life and why you need to work hard to plant seeds of trust, kindness, and encouragement in your relationships.

While you're running the race of life, it's easy to get sidelined, but Jesus wants you to make it to the finish line and win the prize. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches the three things you can learn from an athlete about being the best you can be.

The Bible says, "Do your best to improve your faith" (2 Peter 1:5 CEV). In this broadcast, Pastor Rick walks through three things you can learn from a soldier so you can give your best to God.

How do you know if you are living for your dream or God's dream? In this message, Pastor Rick talks about why you need to ask God to give you his dream for your life so you can be part of his vast and eternal story.

Most people don't imagine doing big things because they're afraid of failure, and doubt and fear often neutralize what God wants to do in their lives. Pastor Rick explains in this message how to let your imagination be governed by faith, not fear.

The Bible says you need to focus on the things that will last—the things you can't see with your eyes. So how do you focus on things you can't see? In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches why your imagination is essential to living by faith.

When you believe in Jesus Christ, you are guaranteed eternal life. Jesus' resurrection changed everything! In this message, Pastor Rick walks through the three things the resurrection proved and how you can take advantage of the most important benefit of believing in Jesus.

You cannot fulfill your purpose in life without being plugged into God's power. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains how to get God's strength for your life so you're not worn out all the time.

Today so many people are confused about who they are and why they're here because they're looking in the wrong places. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick shares the one thing that will help you know what your purpose in life is.

God is not sweating your unsolvable problem. He knows the solution to your problem before you even recognize it's a problem! Pastor Rick explains in this message why you need to give God whatever you have—your "five loaves and two fish"—even if you don't think it amounts to much.

Faith doesn't always take you out of the problem. But faith always takes you through the problem! In this message, Pastor Rick explains why resilience is one of the most important characteristics you need in life and how it's connected to your faith.

If you study the Bible and history, you find that every time God moves on earth and does a miracle, it's because somebody believed. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains how your faith can move mountains and open the door to miracles in your life.

This life is not all there is. And when life isn't going the way you planned or wanted, you need to focus on the things that will last for eternity. Pastor Rick continues to teach in this broadcast what to do when things don't go your way and how Jonah shows us that the greatest use of our lives is to invest in what can never lose.

What's so great about God's goodness? Just look at Jonah, who ran from God and rejected his mission and thought he knew better—and God still showed his goodness to Jonah and brought him back into his good plan. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick helps you understand why you can rest and trust in God's goodness when things seem out of control.

God sees the big picture—the past, present, and future all at the same time—and that should be a great comfort as you pursue God's mission for your life. Join Pastor Rick for this broadcast as he teaches how to trust God when things don't go your way instead of clinging to your limited understanding.

Warning, warning! Those words may get your heart racing, but when God gives you a warning, it's a good sign! It means he still trusts you with your life mission. Pastor Rick teaches in this broadcast why it's critical to obey God right away when he gives you a second chance and how God wants to use you, no matter who you are or what you've done.

We know that God's plan is always the better way to go—and we still choose our own way sometimes. But no matter how your circumstances have changed since you stopped following God's plan, your life mission never changes. Join Pastor Rick for this broadcast as he looks at Jonah's example of returning to the mission God created us to complete.

Do you ever wish you could get another chance at something? When God gives you a second chance to get on track with your mission, you need to respond with gratitude and obedience. Pastor Rick shares in this broadcast why you need to use your second chance to make God's mission the top priority in your life.

God always responds to faith. When you look at the life of Jonah, it's amazing to see what God did through him when he finally decided to submit to God's plan, even though he didn't understand it. Pastor Rick teaches in this broadcast about what to do when you feel hopeless and why you need to take a step a faith and thank God in advance for what he will do through you.