Pastor Rick's Daily Hope

The Bible says you determine how much God blesses your life: "The amount you give will determine the amount you get back" (Luke 6:38 NLT). Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach on God's promises about giving.

The truth is that we can't out-give God. When we learn to be generous with others as God is generous with us, he promises to bless us with more and in a variety of ways. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches on God's promises about giving.

Does your life revolve around giving away what God has blessed you with? Is it marked by a joyous desire to grab hold of God's promises as you let go of earthly things? This message by Pastor Rick will help you answer these questions.

Christmas is all about peace on earth and good will toward others. But there will never be peace on earth until there is peace in us. In this message, Pastor Rick talks about the peace Jesus came to bring and how to let the Prince of Prince reign in our hearts.

At Christmas, we have more parties than any other time of the year. Yet often, the Guest of Honor is left out of the party. Pastor Rick shows us in this message why Christmas is good news of great joy for everyone and why Jesus should be the focus of our celebrations.

No matter where you're from, you have something in common with everyone else in the world: hidden wounds. None of us have it all together! Pastor Rick shows us in this message why we needed Jesus to come at Christmas to heal our hurts and offer us new, abundant, and eternal life.

God can see much further along the path than we can. That's why he wants to guard and guide our steps as we trust him to lead us through life. In this message, Pastor Rick continues to teach about the different ways Jesus came to earth to light up our lives.

Before you were born, God planned a purpose for your life. He wants you to know and live out your purpose—and that's why he came at Christmas! Pastor Rick teaches in this message why we need Jesus to light up our minds with truth so that we can know his purpose.

When Mary and Joseph's plans were turned upside-down, they didn't have all the promises from the Bible that we do today to help them have faith. Pastor Rick helps you understand through this message what God is doing when he changes your plans and how he wants you to respond.

God's plans will always be better than yours—and that's why he sometimes messes up the plans you were making for your life. In this message, Pastor Rick explains how to have faith that God is changing your plans for the better.

Have you ever put God on hold? Many times, God is trying to speak to us through his Word, but we're too busy listening to social media, the news, and other people for him to get through. Pastor Rick shows us in this message how God sometimes changes our plans to get our attention—all for our good.

Some things in life aren't necessarily wrong—they're just not necessary. Once you figure this out, you're going to be able to better withstand the hard times in life. You're going to be resilient! In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how to set priorities that have an eternal focus.

Our culture is constantly trying to fit you into its mold. When you have a confused and unclear identity, when you don't really know who you are, it makes you more vulnerable to the culture's influence. Join Pastor Rick as he helps you settle in your mind that God loves you unconditionally.

The antidote to the two biggest causes of stress in your life is gentleness and humility. You learn them by reminding yourself every day that you are not God and you don't need to be anybody's savior. Listen to this broadcast by Pastor Rick to continue learning about the calm and rest only Jesus offers.

One reason we often feel overloaded is because we're trying to control things too much. Sometimes we act this way without realizing it. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches the importance of staying in step with Jesus, the One who loves us and has great things in store for us!

What does Jesus say when we come to him with an emptiness in our lives—an empty soul, an empty heart, an empty character? How does he respond when we tell him we have nothing to give? Join Pastor Rick as he reminds you that God will never scold you or turn you away; he will always say, "Come to me."

The bigger the changes that happen in your life, the more time you need to spend with God. You read the Bible, talk to God in prayer, and listen to what he wants to say to you. Join Pastor Rick as he highlights the importance of spending daily time with God so you can experience God's peace and rest.

There will always be people in your life who have bad intentions, who will resent you, criticize you, and hurt you. There is no way around it. Thankfully, as Rick teaches in this broadcast, we can trust that God sees, cares, and will have justice.

Anybody can be happy when everything's going their way. But God teaches you true joy in the middle of suffering, grief, and heartbreak. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explores how God's peace can flood into the most chaotic of circumstances.