Rice Community Church

Today we start a new series inspired by Doug Clay and a series of messages on the Holy Spirit. Today we dig into Romans 8:1-8 and talk about the benefits we receive and how the Holy Spirit living in us gives us freedom, peace and fellowship.

In 1 Peter he uses the word or wording called, calling, as Christians we have a daily call to live differently, and live a different standard. We are on call when we see a need and are called to live so others glorify God.

If you are a follower of Jesus, you're called to be different. You'll have different values, passions, how you use your time and your resources. God didn't call you today fit in He called you to stand out. Today we are looking in 1 Peter 1:13-22.

Jesus never called us to live safely, He called us to live for Him, sometimes that means getting a little uncomfortable to grow. Today we look at Isaiah 40:1-9 and see how even when life gets uncomfortable Jesus will be our comfort in time of need.

In week 2 of our series "Stop Signs" today we look at the Lord's Prayer and how we could title it our prayer and how our Father wants to interact and talk with us, not just us talking at him. What good Father doesnt want to hear from his children but also talk with them. We are discussing how we can stop talking at God and start talking with Him.

God never called us to a destination or building, He called us to follow Him. In week one of our new series Stop Signs, we will begin discussing how we were called to "be the church" not go to church

Made for mission, this week Matthew and Anna a couple of our youth share about our recent missions trip to Chicago what it looked like, how it changed them and seeing how God worked through them.

Luke 4:14-20. The mission of Jesus. Today guest speakers Jeff and Anna Pankratz share their hearts for church planting and reaching people with the love Jesus has placed on their hearts.

Mark 1 - Everyone can find, feed and fight for people to find Jesus.

Will we give God permission to do His work, for as long as He wants, in the ways that He wants, to change you and prepare you for your Big Dream. In Deuteronomy 8:2-6 we see four things that the desert experience will accomplish in and through us and how it prepares us for what God has in store for us. We remember that the wilderness will mature us if we let it.

Week 2 in our series Dream Giver, You were born for this, we discuss how, when we are in the comfort zone we struggle with ourselves, your own self talk, beliefs, you have to decide to move forward, you have to choose to pursue your dream or stay in your comfort, but when we enter the borderland just outside of our comfort zone, this is where we will run into others. You will have to confront their beliefs and words, and it may come from unexpected people.

Have you ever felt like you were created for more than just living life, had a burden deep in your heart that you couldn't shake? Today we start a new series off of The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkerson and looking at Scripture we see, God created us on purpose and for a purpose, its up to us whether we will pursue it. Week 1 we talk about embracing our purpose and leaving our comfort zone. Ephesians 2:10 is our starting point today.

This morning Special Speaker Ian Peters shares with us through humor and teaching how not only to look to the Holy Spirit for guidance but how to let the Holy Spirit live through us for others.

This morning speaker President Scott Hagan for NCU shares with us some leadership and life principles on Noah. Genesis 5:22-32.

Have you ever felt like you weren't good enough, don't measure up? When you look around you it seems like everyone but you has it all together? Today we look at the story of Gideon and how God sees more in you than you see in yourself, and has called you by the name He has for you.

How often in our lives has God been moving around us and we miss it, in this weeks message we look at the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, and how at times we can get so wrapped up in life and what we think should be happening that we miss Jesus moving and talking to us.

Life at times looks chaotic and we are not sure how anything will ever change, in this weeks message we will look at how 2000+ years ago, when the rock was rolled away from the tomb, it wasnt to let Jesus out, but was to let us step into a resurrected life.

Today we start our journey to Easter, one of the strongest attributes of Jesus life was His compassion for the hurting and lost. Our responsibility as Christians is to follow His example. In Matthew 9 we see Jesus heart break for those hurting and wandering without a Shepherd. We want to reclaim our compassion for our families, friends and those around us.

Ron and Stephanie share their hearts for reaching the lost, and the Inner City of Chicago.

When life doesn't go as planned too often we think its not what God wanted us to do, even when we do the right thing, so we give up. our plans can get delayed. Those delays don't always mean denials. God has asked us to stay focused and stay faithful, in the end He has a plan we can trust.