Summit Ridge Sermon Podcast
Listen to weekly sermons from Summit Ridge Community Church in Tucson, Arizona. We exist to make disciples who serve Christ by serving people.
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Episodes
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
April 9, 2023
Lead Pastor Dan Acker
Matthew 28: 1-20
“The resurrection completes the inauguration of God's kingdom. . . . It is the decisive event demonstrating that God's kingdom really has been launched on earth as it is in heaven." "The message of Easter is that God's new world has been unveiled in Jesus Christ and that you're now invited to belong to it.” -NT Wright
(The Message)
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
April 2, 2023
Associate Pastor Louise Waller
Psalm 118: 1, 19-29
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Barabbas: The way of the Empire, with God as our servant
Jesus: The way of the Kingdom, with us as God’s servants
Philippians 2:5-11
(NIV)
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
March 26, 2023
Associate Pastor Justin Brunenkant
Psalm 130
Matthew 5: 3-10
(NIV)
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
March 19, 2023
Lead Pastor Dan Acker
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD: “The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.”
Where do I start?
Start with TALKING to God
Psalm 142:1-2
Why start here?
God is the one who can STRENGTHEN me
Psalm 142:3-5
Romans 8:18
1 Peter 5:10
Revelation 21:4
What should I ask?
Please, God HELP me!
Psalm 142:6-7
CS LEWIS: “All people, whether Christian or not, must be prepared to live a life of discomfort.”
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
March 12, 2023
Lead Pastor Dan Acker
AW TOZER: “I can safely say, on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or woman on this earth who is bored and turned off by worship is not ready for heaven.”
CS LEWIS: "The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance."
Because God has INVITED me to worship Him
Psalm 95:1-2 (NIV)
Psalm 95:1-2 (The Message)
Because God is LORD of all.
Psalm 95:3-7 (NIV)
Psalm 95:3-5 (The Message)
FRANCIS CHAN: “Many Spirit-filled authors have exhausted the thesaurus in order to describe God with the glory He deserves. His perfect holiness, by definition, assures us that our words can’t contain Him. Isn’t it a comfort to worship a God we cannot exaggerate?
Because God SPEAKS and I want to hear what he is saying
Psalm 95:7-11 (NIV)
NT WRIGHT: “Put it this way: if your idea of God, if your idea of the salvation offered in Christ, is vague or remote, your idea of worship will be fuzzy and ill-formed. The closer you get to the truth, the clearer becomes the beauty, and the more you will find worship welling up within you. That’s why theology and worship belong together. The one isn’t just a headtrip; the other isn’t just emotion.”
John 4:21-24 (NIV)
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
March 5, 2023
Associate Pastor Eric Burch
From Where Does My Help Come?
Psalm 121:1-2
Nehemiah 2:4-5
Psalm 121:1-2
How are We Helped?
Psalm 121:3-5
1 Kings 18:27
1 Kings 18:36
Psalm 121:6-8
(NASB 2020)
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
February 26, 2023
Associate Pastor Louise Waller
Matthew 4:1-1
Becoming like Jesus
Hebrews 10:14
1 John 1:8-9
Afraid of confession
“God has already dealt with our sin, once and for all. He is now dealing with a New Creation – growing us up into Christ.” -Graham Cooke
What to give up for Lent?
The joy of becoming like Jesus
(NIV)
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
February 19, 2023
Lead Pastor Dan Acker
“Psalms, then, are not just a matchless primer of teaching but a medicine chest for the heart and the best possible guide for practical living.” -Timothy Keller
Psalm 99:1-3
God’s holiness is expressed through his MERCY to you.
HOSEA 11:9: I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I devastate Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man—the Holy One among you.I will not come against their cities.
“Bottomless stores of mercy and unbending demands for righteousness almost never go together in any human being. Our temperament inclines us one way or the other. But these are perfectly combined in God.” -Timothy Keller
God’s holiness is expressed through his LAW for you
Psalm 99:4-5
Romans 2:14-16
God’s holiness is expressed through his RELATIONSHIP with you
Psalm 99:6-9
1 Peter 1:16-21
(NIV)
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Living the Blessed Life
Lead Pastor Dan Acker
February 12, 2023
“John Calvin called the Book of Psalms ‘an anatomy of all parts of the soul.’ All the range of emotions are expressed; the Psalms weave an emotional fabric for the human soul. These inspired lyrics take us by the hand and train us in proper emotion. They lead us to emotional maturity.”-Kevin Swanson
Admission #1: Living the good life when I stay steady on the road revealed by God.
Psalm 119: 1-4
Admission #2: Keep me steady, Father, because it is not easy to stay on this road.
Psalm 119: 5-6
Matthew 5:21-24, 27-30
"I believe Christians often perceive obedience to God as some test designed just to see if we’re really committed to Him. But what if it’s designed as God’s way of giving us what’s best for us?" -Craig Groeschel
"The driver on the highway is safe not when He reads the signs, but when He obeys them." AW Tozer
Admission #3: I’m learning to walk steadily Father, please don’t give up on me!
Psalm 119: 7-8
Deuteronomy 31: 8
Philippians 1:6
Deuteronomy 30: 15-18
(NIV)
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
February 5, 2023
Associate Pastor Eric Burch
What are You Afraid of?
111:1-2
Psalm 112:1
Acts 26:14
What does it Mean to “Fear the Lord”?
Psalm 112:1
Exodus 20:18-21
Luke 2:8-10
Mark 6:45-51
What are We Afraid of?
Psalm 11:5-6
Psalm 112:2-9
1 John 4:16-18
Responsive Prayer
Leader - Thank you, Lord God, for you hear our prayers as we call out to you in our despair.
All – So We are not Afraid.
Leader - You hear us and rescue us from our distress as You work Your mighty will for our best.
All – So We are not Afraid.
Leader - You lift us up out of all that weighs us down and set us securely on the everlasting rock of salvation our Lord Jesus Christ.
All - So We are not Afraid.
Leader - Yes, You Our Lord rescues us from all that binds us and You give us an eternal home of joy with You.
All – So We are not Afraid.
Leader - You fill our hearts with your presence giving us all a new song to sing, a wonderful song of praise to our God.
All – So We are not Afraid.
Leader - You have given salvation to the many as we put our trust in You our Lord.
All - We will fear the Lord and serve Him, we will listen to His voice and not rebel against the commands of the Lord and so we will not be Afraid. Amen
(NASB2020)