Mission Ridge Church Podcast

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and Jenn dig into Pan worship, golden calf references, and Ekklesia Link to info on Pan Worship/Gates of Hell: https://www.thattheworldmayknow.com/gates-of-hell-article

We desire change. We believe the church can (and should) make a difference within our community. Why does it seem like Church fails short of our expectations? What can we do to affect lasting change? Rob Croyle delivers a message that begins to address these issues. Sermon Notes: 1 Kings 12:26-29 2 Kings 17:6-12, 19-20 Ezra 9:1 Leviticus 20:23-24 Matthew 16:18 Ephesians 4:11-13 Blueprint: Changing your world takes work. You are the worker. Call to Action: Invest in relational discipleship. Serve inside the Church. Serve outside the Church.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Jenn, and Rob dive into all kinds of craziness from Genesis 23 and 24 that didn't get touched on in the sermon.

This week Logan wraps up our series about Abraham, The Partner God Pursues, with a look at the legacy that Abraham left behind. Sermon Notes: Genesis 23:1-6 Genesis 24:1-9 Genesis 24:62-67 Implication: Leave a legacy. Call to Action:: Invest in relational discipleship. Move beyond your mistakes.

This week on Footnotes: Connecting points between Genesis 21 and 22, repeated words, the tension that Abraham must be feeling over sacrificing Isaac, and wresting with the implication and calls to action from the sermon.

Rob Croyle delivers a message on the story of Abraham being asked to sacrifice Isaac and the effect this should have on our lives. Sermon Notes: Genesis 22:1-19 Hebrews 11:17-19 John 1:14-17 Implication: The partner God pursues builds healthy family. Call to Action: Question the truths you live by. Imitate the grace of Jesus. Expand your view of family.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and Jenn dig into the story of Abraham and Abimelech. Discussion on coping, wandering, sojourning, sabbath and more.

Rob Croyle continues our series about the Partner God Pursues with a look at Genesis 20 and how Abraham is still relying on his old methods of coping. Sermon Notes: Genesis 20:1-18 Common Negative Coping Mechanisms Drug Abuse Alcohol Abuse Escapism Denial Isolation Self Mutulation Bottling up Emotions Extreme Emotions Sexual Addiction Withdrawal Over sleeping Comfort Eating Implication: The partner God pursues intentionally invests in authenticity to build new patterns in their lives. Call to Action: Know your coping mechanisms. Build trusting relationships. Embrace the vulnerability God leads you to. 4. Invest in your loving union with your Creator.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and Jenn dig into the core value of unity in diversity and the story from Genesis 19.

Rob Croyle delivers a message on unity in diversity and how living with compromise creates suffering in the story of Lot. Sermon Notes: Genesis 19:1-22 Ezekiel 16:49-50 Isaiah 1:9-17 Chesed — kindness or mercy Implication: The partner God pursues shows Chesed without compromise. Call to Action: Evaluate your own heart. Make your life consistent with your worship. Take steps to foster unity in diversity — volunteer, engage in dialogue, read to gain understanding, weep, mourn, and pray.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and Jenn dig a bit deeper into Genesis 18 and wrestle with some of what is found there.

Rob Croyle continues through the story of Abraham this week with a look at two stories that show the sacrificially generous heart of Abraham. Sermon Notes: Genesis 18 Heberews13:2 Genesis 15:6 2 Corinthians 9:7B Luke 15:19-20 Implication: The sacrificially generous partner that God pursues will see needs and find ways to engage. Call to Action: Wrestle with what is getting in the way of you believing God. Serve God with a cheerful heart. Wrestle with God for those who concern you the most. Have crazy amounts of hope for the dysfunctional.

This week on Footnotes: the crew talks about "roughly right", an interview with Kyle Wonders, name changes, and chiasms in Genesis 17.

Continuing through the story of Abraham, Logan dives back into the concept of "roughly right" and growth as you follow God. Sermon Notes: Genesis 17 Matthew 4:19 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 Implication: The partner God pursues is roughly right, yet owns the cost of growth. Call to Action: Get off of the sideline. Dream, try, fail, repeat. Pay the cost of discipleship.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and Jenn discuss Jesus Memes, sins of the many, the difference between a stranger and a servant, and various aspects of Genesis 15,16, and 21. Rob and Logan also get the details about this years Bike for Shelter event. Show Notes: Watson Children's Shelter – https://watsonchildrensshelter.org Bike for Shelter – https://watsonchildrensshelter.org/bike-for-shelter/

This week in our series The Partner God Pursues; Rob explores the Genesis 16 and what this teaches us about who God sees and how He sees them. Sermon Notes: Genesis 16 Genesis 15:13-14 Genesis 15:9-12, 17-21 Implication: Whomever you are in conflict with, God sees them. But...are you willing to see them? Call to Action: Be defined by Christ. Remember what you were saved from. Invite others in. See image bearers of God. Keep small things small.

This week on Footnotes: Logan and Rob discuss Care Groups, the core value of Authenticity, and dig a little deeper into a couple aspects of the story of Abram from the sermon.

Continuing through the story of Abraham, Rob Croyle shares with us how vulnerability and authenticity play out in the conversations Abraham has with God, and how it should look in our community. Sermon Notes: Genesis 15:1-4 Genesis 15:5-8 Genesis 15:9-12, 17-21 Implication: The partner God pursues is authentic. Call to Action: Honestly know yourself. Live with authentic vulnerability and honesty toward God. Live with authentic vulnerability and honesty toward others.

This week on Footnotes: Logan, Rob, and Jenn dig into a plethora of topics surrounding this weeks sermon. Offerings/sacrifices, sacrificial generosity, spiritual markers, Melchizedek, and even emotional health get talked discussed today!

Rob Croyle continues our look at the story of Abram this week, observing how sacrificial generosity and valuing family show up in the narrative. Sermon Notes: Genesis 13:8-13 Genesis 13:14-18 Genesis 14:17-24 Genesis 28:22 Implication: The partner God pursues fights for family, not in family. The partner God pursues is sacrificially generous. Call to Action: Call upon God. Pursue humility. Family needs to become the safest place.