Ridgecrest Baptist Church - Sermons

As Christians we should be different. The Bible says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17) Bro. Ray continues his series, On Purpose with a message titled, “Be Different—On Purpose (Pt. B)

Michael Youssef said, “Only in the Cross of Christ will we receive power when we are powerless. We will find strength when we are weak. We will experience hope when our situation is hopeless. Only in the Cross is there peace for our troubled hearts.”Pastor Ray shares a message titled, 5 Things to Remember About the Cross.

William Lane Craig said, “If you are sincerely seeking God, God will make His existence evident to you.”Pastor Ray shares a message titled, The Pursuit of God from his current series… Living On Purpose.

Charles H. Spurgeon said, “The seasons change and you change, but the Lord abides evermore the same, and the streams of His love are as deep, as broad and as full as ever.” Pastor Ray shares a new message titled, Live in Your Season—On Purpose

Thomas Watson said, “If God be our God, He will give us peace in trouble. When there is a storm without, He will make peace within. The world can create trouble in peace, but God can create peace in trouble.”Pastor Ray shares his next message from his current series titled, Live In Peace—On Purpose.

C.S. Lewis said, “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” Pastor Ray shares entitled, “Let’s Forgive” from his current series On Purpose.

Charles Spurgeon said, "True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that - it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth." Pastor Ray shares a message titled, Let’s Pray—On Purpose from his current On Purpose series.

Hebrews 5:11-14 is the central passage discussed in this sermon, emphasizing the need to move from spiritual milk to solid food, which symbolizes advancing from a basic understanding to a deeper, more discerning faith.The passage calls believers to practice discernment and progress toward maturity, leaving elementary teachings about Christ to embrace a more profound spiritual understanding.

Pastor Chuck Locke shares a message on Psalm 139.

Billy Graham said, “Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” Pastor Ray shares a vital message on “Taking A Stand” for God in a godless age.

Randy Alcorn has written, “If God was the owner, I was the manager. I needed to adopt a steward's mentality toward the assets He had entrusted - not given - to me. A steward manages assets for the owner's benefit. The steward carries no sense of entitlement to the assets he manages. It's his job to find out what the owner wants done with his assets, then carry out his will.”Pastor Ray shares a message from 1 Timothy 6 entitled, "Stewardship On Purpose."

Want to experience intentional living in 2024? Pastor Ray starts a brand new sermon series called "On Purpose."

James Aughey, wrote, “Christ is the Good Physician. There is no disease He cannot heal; no sin He cannot remove; no trouble He cannot help. He is the Balm of Gilead, the Great Physician who has never yet failed to heal all the spiritual maladies of every soul that has come unto Him in faith and prayer." Pastor Ray completes his sermon series on Faith—Just Live It! From the book of James with a message titled, The Power of Healing Prayer.

Warren Wiersbe writes, “Those times when you feel like quitting can be times of great opportunity, for God uses your troubles to help you grow.”Pastor Ray shares a message from his series Faith-Just Live It!, titled “Be Patient”.

Theodore Epp said, “As we trust God to give us wisdom for today's decisions, He will lead us a step at a time into what He wants us to be doing in the future.” Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “How to Face The Future” from his series, Faith—Just Live It!

D.L. Moody said, “Christians should live in the world, but not be filled with it. A ship lives in the water; but if the water gets into the ship, she goes to the bottom. So Christians may live in the world; but if the world gets into them, they sink.” Pastor Ray shares a message entitled, "Victory Over The World."

It has been said that the first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true. Pastor Ray continues his series, Faith—Just Live It, with a message titled, “Get Smart!”

Proverbs 15:4 says, “A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.”Pastor Ray shares part two of his message, “Managing Your Mouth.”

Kent Hughes writes, “The true test of a man's spirituality is not his ability to speak, as we are apt to think, but rather his ability to bridle his tongue.” Pastor Ray shares a new message on “Managing Your Mouth” from his series Faith—Just Live it.

Charles Spurgeon said, “Faith and works are bound up in the same bundle. He that obeys God trusts God; and he that trusts God obeys God. He that is without faith is without works; and he that is without works is without faith.”Pastor Ray concludes his message to encourage you in your walk of faith titled, “A Functional Faith.”

Charles Spurgeon said, “Faith and works are bound up in the same bundle. He that obeys God trusts God; and he that trusts God obeys God. He that is without faith is without works; and he that is without works is without faith.” Pastor Ray shares a message to encourage you in your walk of faith titled, “A Functional Faith.”

Pastor Chuck Locke shares a message from Philippians 4 entitled, "In Joy... The Rest of Your Life."

Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “Faith without works is not faith at all, but a simple lack of obedience.” Pastor Ray continues his message on “Faith—Pointless or Powerful” from his series in James.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “Faith without works is not faith at all, but a simple lack of obedience.” Pastor Ray shares a message on “Faith—Pointless or Powerful” from his series in James.

Leonard Ravenhill said, “One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Book of God, read it, and believe it. Then the rest of us will be embarrassed.”Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “Don’t Just Say Something, Do Something!”

"Trials can develop us but temptations can destroy us." Billy Sunday said, “Temptation is the devil looking through the keyhole. Yielding is opening the door and inviting him in.” Pastor Ray shares his next message in the series Faith—Just Live It, titled “Trials VS Temptation.”

Charles Spurgeon said, “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.” Pastor Ray shares a message titled Wise Up, from his current series… “Faith—Just Live It!”

Spurgeon said, “Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.” And Warren Wiersbe writes, “Life’s trials are not easy. But in God’s will, each has a purpose.”Pastor Ray concludes his message from last week, "When Trials Shake Your Life."

"We should welcome the trials in our life because whether they are self induced, societally induced, satanically induced or spiritually induced, God uses each of them to fortify our faith."In this sermon, Pastor Ray teaches the importance of gaining perspective on why we have been tested and what it looks like to approach the Kingdom of Heaven with humility rather than arrogance.

The great prayer warrior George Mueller once said, “To learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings.”Pastor Ray begins a new series in the book of James titled, Faith—Just Live It!, with a message on “There is a Reason for Difficult Seasons.”

Aaron Johnson shares a message from Psalm 51 entitled, "Authentic Repentance."

Lance Griffin brings a message entitled "Our Spotlight Moment."

George Mueller wrote, “God delights to increase the faith of His children. We ought, instead of wanting no trials before victory, no exercise for patience, to be willing to take them from God's hands as a means. Trials, obstacles, difficulties and sometimes defeats, are the very food of faith.” Join us this Sunday as Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “It’s Tough Out There.”

D. L. Moody said, “Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood to a sick man.” And David Jeremiah wrote, “Every believer is commanded to be plugged in to a local church.” Join us this Sunday as Pastor Ray concludes his series, We Are Family with a message titled “Why You Need The Family of God.”

Max Lucado has written, “God created marriage. No government subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born in the mind of God.” Join us this Sunday as Pastor Ray shares a message from his series We Are Family titled, “A Marriage Made In Heaven Part 2.”

Paul David Tripp writes, “God never calls you to a task without giving you what you need to do it. He never sends you without going with you.” This is vital to remember in parenting. Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “4 Things Every Child Needs” from his series We Are Family.

Max Lucado has written, “God created marriage. No government subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born in the mind of God.” Join us this Sunday as Pastor Ray shares a message from his new series We Are Family titled, “A Marriage Made In Heaven.”

Paul David Tripp has written, “In the family, life is brought not only to our doorstep, but into our kitchens, bedrooms, and dens. In the family, life is happening all around us, and it begs to be questioned, evaluated, interpreted, and discussed. There is no more consistent, pregnant, dynamic forum for instruction about life than the family, because that is exactly what God designed the family to be, a learning community.” Pastor Ray begins a new sermon series on the family and will share a message titled “God’s Plan For the Family.”

Charles Stanley said, “There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil.” Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “Stand Firm… God Is For You.”

Lee Strobel writes, “In short, I didn't become a Christian because God promised I would have an even happier life than I had as an atheist. He never promised any such thing. Indeed, following him would inevitably bring divine demotions in the eyes of the world. Rather, I became a Christian because the evidence was so compelling that Jesus really is the one-and-only Son of God who proved his divinity by rising from the dead. That meant following him was the most rational and logical step I could possibly take.” Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “I Am the Resurrection.”

Duncan Campbell said, “To me, it has been a source of great comfort and strength in the day of battle, just to remember that the secret of steadfastness, and indeed, of victory, is the recognition that "the Lord is at hand." Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “Facing Your Giants” from his series, God Is Up to Something Big.

Charles Spurgeon said, “If the Lord Jehovah makes us wait, let us do so with our whole hearts; for blessed are all they that wait for Him. He is worth waiting for. The waiting itself is beneficial to us: it tries faith, exercises patience, trains submission, and endears the blessing when it comes. The Lord's people have always been a waiting people.” Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “Don’t Be In Such a Hurry” from his current series, God Is Up To Something Big.

Tony Evans has said, "God will meet you where you are in order to take you where He wants you to go." Pastor Ray returns to his series, God Is Up to Something Big with a message titled “How Little People Do Big Things.”

A.W. Tozer said, “The Spirit-filled life is not a special, deluxe edition of Christianity. It is part and parcel of the total plan of God for His people.” Pastor Ray shares a concluding message from his All Things New in the New Year series, titled “Walk In A New Power.”

Warren Wiersbe said, “Nothing paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to remind ourselves that God can change things. Outlook determines outcome. If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.” Join us this Sunday as Pastor Ray shares a message titled, “Walk A New Path” from his series, All Things New in The New Year.

Billy Graham said, “The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service.” Pastor Ray shares a message titled, While We Still Can Work. From his series “All Things New, In The New Year.”

“There are no shortcuts to spiritual maturity. It takes time to be holy.” (Erwin Lutzer) Pastor Ray shares a message titled “Your Greatest Need in the New Year” from his current series All Things New in the New Year.

Warren Wiersbe once said, “Our purpose is to hear God speak in Jesus Christ, and to heed that Word. We want to echo the prayer of the Greeks: ‘Sir, we would see Jesus’ (John 12:21).” Join us this Sunday as Pastor Chase Faulk brings a message from Hebrews 1 entitled, "What's In Your Inbox?"

Randy Alcorn writes, “The more you give, the more comes back to you, because God is the greatest giver in the universe, and He won’t let you outgive Him. Go ahead and try. See what happens.” Pastor Ray shares another message from the series, All Things New titled “A New Kind of Stewardship.”

Randy Alcorn writes, “The more you give, the more comes back to you, because God is the greatest giver in the universe, and He won’t let you outgive Him. Go ahead and try. See what happens.” Pastor Ray shares another message from the series, All Things New titled “A New Kind of Stewardship.”