Summit Ridge Sermon Podcast

Advent: "The Coming of PEACE"

December 8, 2024
Associate Pastor Eric Burch
 
God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things which should be changed,
and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did, This sinful world as it is, Not as I would have it,
Trusting that You will make all things right, If I surrender to Your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life, And supremely happy with You forever in the next. Amen
 
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you,  
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too;  
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, or being lied about, and not dealing in lies,
Or being hated, and not give way to hating, and yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise.
(IF, Rudyard Kipling)
 
Peace comes through surrendering to the world that which belongs to the world, embracing that which belongs to God and his will for us, recognizing that He is in control, and You are NOT!
 
Ephesians 1:1-2
Isaiah 9:6 
Zechariah 9:9 
Luke 1:68-79
Luke 1:78-79
Luke 2:13-14
John 14:25-28 
 
What is the nature of this peace that the Holy Spirit is bringing to us?
 
Colossians 1:19-20
Ephesians 2:12-18
John 16:33
 
Peace comes through surrendering to the world that which belongs to the world, embracing that which belongs to God and his will for us, recognizing that He is in control, and You are NOT!
 
Romans 12:1-2
Matthew 11:28-29
 
 

Advent: "The Coming of Hope"

December 1, 2024
Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker
 
Luke 21:25-36
 
“Optimism and hope are radically different attitudes. Optimism is the expectation that things—the weather, human relationship, the economy, the political situation, and so on—will get better. Hope is trust that God will fulfill God’s promises to us in a way that leads us to true freedom. The optimist speaks about concrete changes in the future. The person of hope lives in the moment with the knowledge and trust that all of life is in good hands.” -Henri Nouwen
 
“The Lord is coming, always coming. When you have ears to hear and eyes to see, you will recognize him at any moment of your life. Life is Advent; life is recognizing the coming of the Lord.” -Henri Nouwen
 
1 Corinthians 16: 13-14
 
1 Peter 5:8-9
 
“Look up, you whose gaze is fixed on this earth, who are spellbound by the little events and changes on the face of the earth. Look up to these words, you who have turned away from heaven disappointed. Look up, you whose eyes are heavy with tears and who are heavy and who are crying over the fact that the earth has gracelessly torn us away. Look up, you who, burdened with guilt, cannot lift your eyes. Look up, your redemption is drawing near. something different from what you see daily will happen. Just be aware, be watchful, wait just another short moment. Wait and something quite new will break over you: God will come.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer
 
 
(NET)
 

in search of CHURCH: how does God Build a body? : "Who We Are: Core Value #4: Serving:

November 24, 2024
Associate Pastor Louise Waller
 
Matthew 20:26-28Matthew 25:35-36, 401 Peter 4:10
Yeah, but it’s HARD
Yeah, but it’s ALL-CONSUMINGLuke 17:7-10Footwashing
t’s worth it becauseGalatians. 6:7-10Matthew 20:26-28
Grace, Community, Generosity, Service
 
(NIV)
 

Annual Celebration: "We Sow, God Grows!"

November 17, 2024
Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker
 
(Interview with Katy Kaakestadg from Intended Hope)
 
Matthew 9:35-38
 
"When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool." -Chinua Achbee
 
"God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering." -Augustine
 
"Without worship, we go about miserable." -AW Tozer
 
"When we worship together as a community of living Christians, we do not worship alone, we worship 'with all the company of heaven.'" -Marianne Micks
 
1 Corinthians 3:6-8
 
(NET)
 
 
 

in search of CHURCH: how does God Build a Body: "Core Value #3: Generosity"

November 10, 2024
Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker
 
Core Value #3: Generosity
 
We can't out give God. He is far more generous than we can imagine. In fact, He did not even withhold Jesus from us! It all belongs to God, and we in return desire to be generous with our time, talents, and resources for advancing the Kingdom of God by making a tangible difference in people's lives.
 
"Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can." -John Wesley
 
GENEROSITY REFLECTS JESUS
 
John 3:16
Romans 5:8-9
Matthew 8:1-3
 
"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity." -Simone Weil
 
"You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." -John Bunyan
 
 
GENEROSITY BENEFITS THE GIVER
 
Proverbs 11:25
2 Corinthians 9:10-11
 
 
GENEROSITY MAKES AN ETERNAL IMPACT
 
2 Corinthians 9:12-13
 
 
GENEROSITY BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS
 
2 Corinthians 9:14-15
 
(NET)
 

in search of CHURCH: how does God build a body: "Who We Are: Core Value #2: Community"

November 3, 2024
Associate Pastor Eric Burch
 
Summit Ridges Values:
Grace
Community
Serving
Generosity
 
We Value Community
We are created to be in community- to do life together. Together we worship, laugh, cry, give, serve, learn, and grow as followers of Jesus Christ.
 
We were Created to be in Community
Genesis 1:26-27
 
What does it Mean to be in Community?
Leviticus 26:11-13
Leviticus 4:13-14
Ezra 3:10-11
Acts 2:42-47
 
We Value Community
We are created to be in community- to do life together. Together we worship, laugh, cry, give, serve, learn, and grow as followers of Jesus Christ.
 
How do we live in Community?
Matthew 5:16
Matthew 7:12
Galatians 5:22-26 
Hebrews 10:24-25
 

in search of CHURCH: how does God build a body: "Who We Are: Core Value #1: Grace"

October 27, 2024
Associate Pastor Louise Waller
 
What is God’s Grace?
Romans 3:10-18
Romans 5:8
How do we receive Grace?
How do we extend Grace? 
Attitude
Practice
2 Corinthians 9:8
2 Corinthians 12:9
Grace = Agape Love
Grace is Holy
 
(NIV)
 

in search of CHURCH: how does God build a body: "Who We Are: Our Mission"

October 20, 2024
Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker
 
Jeremiah 29:11Jeremiah 32:19Psalms 33:11 Romans 8:28Ephesians 2:10Mark 10:45
 
Mission of Summit Ridge Community Church: To make disciples who Serve Christ by Serving People.
 
Matthew 28:16-20
 
"It's just stunning to watch churches struggle to get mission statements when there it is, the Great Commission, and they should simply do what it says." -Dallas Willard
 
“If you make disciples, you always get the church. But if you make a church, you rarely get disciples.” -Mike Breen
 
"Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” -Dietrich Bon Hoeffer
“The church is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness and sanctification center, where flawed people place their faith in Christ, gather to know and love him better, and learn to love others as he designed.” -Paul David Tripp
 
Matthew 22:36-40
 
"You cannot obey the Great Commission until you obey the Great Command" -Al McKay
 
"It is an incredibly difficult task to lead people from self-centered consumerism to being servant-hearted Christians. It is not a task for fainthearted ministers or those who don't like to get their religious robes wrinkled. But it is what the Great Commission is all about" -Rick Warren
 
(NET)
 
 
 

Being the Church: The Book of Philemon: "The Great Equalizer"

October 13, 2024
Associate Pastor Eric Burch
 
Galatians 3:26-29
 
We are a New Creation
2 Corinthians 5:17-18
Philemon 4-7
Philemon 10-14
 
We have a Alternative Way to Act
Romans 8:28-29
Matthew 5:13-15
Philemon 20-25 
Philippians 2:5-8
 
5 Ways to be Like Christ in this World
Matthew 28:18-20 
 
(NASB 2020)
 

Western Regional Gathering: Phillipine Global Update

October 6, 2024
Scott Soden, Global Partners Coordinator, Brethren Church National Office Staff
Pastor Gary Castro, Philippine Brethren Church