The Rim Church

Biblical faith is more than blindly trusting God, but is instead an experience in which we get to walk in the reality of what is hoped for now.

Hebrews 11

Malachi Hey

The evidence of the Kingdom of Heaven coming to Earth is the work of the Spirit in the one another. 

Hebrews 10

Carmel Gabriel

Jesus' sacrifice brings us into the reality that shows us shadows of what is to come, the achievement of ultimate rescue, the freedom that allows us to become fully alive, and vision for the future.

Hebrews 9

Kelly Craighead

When we go through seasons of spiritual or emotional confusion it’s natural to question if God is really trustworthy. Jesus is not threatened by our confusion or our questions and invites us to come as we truly are.

Hebrews 8

Duane Benson

We are invited to explore the depth of what it means that Jesus is of the priestly order of Melchizedek + how we become priests of that same order. 

Hebrews 7

Austin Johnson

Hebrews Week 8

LeShaude James

Hebrews 6

Holy Week starts with Palm Sunday. Jesus' entrance on a donkey creates a beautiful disruption, brings a new perspective, and offers a Hosanna Moment. His entrance wasn't what the pharisee, disciple, or bystander excepted, but a posture of humility all needed to witness.

John 12:12-19

Kelly Craighead

Jesus is the Great High Priest who is not only with us but intercedes on our behalf.

Hebrews 5

Austin Johnson

Because we have a great high priest who has restored our relationship with himself, and understands how we feel, we can approach him in prayer with full honesty.

Hebrews 4:14-16

Malachi Hey

We were made to take regular sabbath. God created us to work, but he also calls us to take time to rest.

Scott Heare

Hebrews 4:1-11, Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 20:8-11, Leviticus 25:3-5, 2 Chronicles 36:20-21

Hebrews 3 prompts us as believers to celebrate Jesus as the rock of our salvation and to be sensitive to the Holy's Spirit's leading.

Hebrews 3

LaShaude James

The reality of Jesus' birth, death, and resurrection allow us to live in freedom knowing that He has taken the punishment for sin on our behalf. Because Jesus was made fully human, you are restored, reinstated, released and revealed.

Hebrews 2:5-18

Kelly Craighead

What do we do when we drift away from God? Simple, turn back.

Hebrews 2:1-4

Kelly Craighead

Jesus is superior to the angels because he is the Son of God, the heir of all things, and all things work for him, by him.

Hebrews 1

LaShaude James

This week we see what scripture says about being a part of the body of Christ. The Word informs our understanding if God's eternal plan for the world, for us as individuals, and for the Church.

Kelly Craighead

In 1 Peter 2, the church is addressed as the royal priesthood, a holy nation of God's people. What does this mean for us s the Church? What should our lives look like if we are walking in this reality? Special guest Jeff Vanderstelt teaches that we are called to live and operate in a way that demands a gospel explanation; whatever God does to us, he also intends to do through us.

1 Peter 2:4-5, 9-13, 3:13-15

Jeff Vanderstelt

God gives each of us desires and dreams for our lives. This week we look to see what the Bible says about God meeting the needs, dreams, and desires of his people. Whether it's a dream lost or a dream fulfilled, this week we are reminded that while dreams and desires are good gifts, God is the one that fulfills and satisfies.

Deuteronomy 30:1-5

Kelly Craighead

What does it look like to be devoted to God? What does it look like to spend time with Him? This week, look to see what the Bible says about devotion and commitment when walking with Jesus. 

John 1:1-18

Austin Johnson

A king for eternity, willing to do the unthinkable to be obedient to God’s Story becomes exalted above all things.

John 1, Luke 2:1-7

Austin Johnson

The Magi's journey and the surrender of their time and agenda show us the power of wondering with Jesus.

Matthew 2:1-12

Brad Hobbs

This week we study Joseph's response to Mary's pregnancy. Joseph's willingness to surrender his reputation for the sake of God's plan exemplifies the transformative power of humility, trust, and obedience, revealing the depth of blessings that come from surrendering our pride and social standing.

Matthew 1:18-25

Austin Johnson

As we continue in the Advent season, we study the interaction between Mary and Gabriel, and Mary's response to what God has for her. Her surrender of a dream leads to a life most blessed (not easy).

Luke 2:26-38

Scott Heare

In this season of Advent, we embark on a profound journey of learning to trust and surrender, exploring the stories of key figures in the birth of Jesus. Through these narratives, we will uncover the beauty of surrendering to God's divine plan. This week, we examine the genealogy of Jesus, and see how God transforms family narratives and generational curses.

Matthew 1:2-17

LaShaude James

This past Sunday we gathered with the whole family and reflected on the truth that we can trust in the story God has written and can respond in gratitude.

There is an update from the Rim Vision Leadership Team following the message.

Brad Hobbs

Philippians 1:3-6

What does the Bible say about death, the end times, and heaven? To conclude our Rooted & Renegade series, we look to the Bible to see what scripture says about the return of Christ and what that means for us as believers.

Austin Johnson

Rev. 1:1-3, 19:10, 2 Tim. 3:1-5, 4:1-5, 1 Thess. 4:13-18, John 14:1-3, Luke 23:43, Phil. 1:21-23, 1 Cor. 15:35-58, 2 Cor. 5:1-10, Acts 1:9-11, Matt. 24-25, Dan. 7:9-14, Matt.9:15

The Holy Spirit is the presence of God working to make all things new. He brings order to chaos, creates purpose, and sustains life by giving us an identity of sonship.

Brad Hobbs

Acts 1:4-8, Genesis 2:1-7, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Salvation is the work of Jesus that has saved us from the penalty of sin, is saving us from the power of sin, and will save us from the presence of sin.

Austin Johnson

Ephesians 2:1-5, Romans 3: 23-26, Galatians 5:17, Philippians 1:6, Romans 8:18-25

In week five of our Rooted & Renegade series, we study what Jesus says about His Church. The Church is a family centered around God, in a special covenantal relationship with God, and uniquely designed by God to bless the world.

LaShaude James

Ephesians 5:21-32, 2:18-22, Acts 2:42-47, Matthew 22:36-40, 28:16-20

The incarnation and life of Jesus inform how we should value mental health. Every miracle Jesus performed involved mental health, leading us to the question: How do we as the church show the beauty of Jesus in the world of mental health?

Scott Heare

John 1:1-14

God wants to be known - not as an object to analyze but as a person to apprehend. God is going to great lengths to make eye contact with us. Of them all, Jesus is the key to seeing & knowing God. The Bible is one Epic, unified story that points to Jesus.

Brenton Lehman

John 6:26-35, 41-59

What is God really like? We wonder to ourselves, “Is he disappointed in me? He seems silent, did I upset him? How do I know what is true?” We all wrestle with these types of questions. We often project our growing-up experiences to decide what God is like. The Good news is that the Bible says we can know God. In fact, God wants you to know him. Because really, you cannot trust God if you do not know God.

Kelly Craighead

Psalms 139, Matthew 6, Philippians 2, Isaiah 40:28-31

God is infinitely beautiful, and the more we know and enjoy Him, the more meaningful life becomes. Over the next 9 weeks, we will explore 9 doctrinal concepts that shape the world around us in our fall series, Rooted & Renegade. This week, we learn that being grounded in scripture dares us to follow the call of Jesus. The Bible is God’s revelation of hope, meaning, and truth. 

Brad Hobbs

John 1:1-5, Genesis 1:1-3, Matthew 28, 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Who are we? Where do we belong? This week we wrap up our Deconstructing Egypt series and study what the Exodus narrative says about our identity as a chosen people and what it means to pursue being people of peace.

Brad Hobbs

Exodus 19, 36:6-9

Becoming God’s people begins with Beholding God’s presence. Ultimately, we become what we behold. 

Austin Johnson

Exodus 16 & 17

This week we study to see what God teaches us through the Exodus narrative about living in the truth and reality of sonship.

Brad Hobbs

Exodus 3:7-4:23

What does the Exodus narrative tell us about the Kingdom of God vs. the Kingdom of Self?

Mark Smith

Exodus 1

This week at our gathering we started our new series: Deconstructing Egypt. We looked at themes in Genesis 37-47 that prompt us to ask what it means to be a people of peace.

Brad Hobbs

Genesis 37-47

We are going to end our time in 1 Corinthians by looking at 1 Corinthians 12-13. These chapters we are looking at today dive into spiritual gifts, unity in the body, and love. We believe the Holy Spirit has given a spiritual gift to every believer to be used.

Austin Johnson

1 Corinthians 12-13

Brenton Lehman

From Gospel Community

1 Corinthians 8-10

Pastor Austin Johnson

What's distracting you from full devotion to God? How do we have undistracted devotion to God despite different issues? 1 Corinthians 5, 6 & 7 teaches us the why and how to live in light of the Gospel by surrendering what keeps us from being fully devoted to God.

LaShaude & Dorianna James

1 Corinthians 5, 6 & 7

This week, guest speaker Max Lucado teaches what it looks like to win the war on worry. We learn what it looks like to celebrate God's goodness, ask God for help, leave concerns with God, and meditate on good things.

Max Lucado

Philippians 4:4-8

This Sunday, we spent time praying as a church family. To prepare for that prayer time, we turned to Luke 18 to see how Jesus calls us to pray.

Luke 18:1-30

Brad Hobbs

This week, we turn to 1 Corinthians 4 as we learn what it looked like for the church in Corinth to reorient itself to have a roadmap for a Kingdom life.

Brad Hobbs

1 Corinthians 4

This week, we study 1 Corinthians 2 and address the questions: How can the Corinthian church (and the modern-day church) remain unified amid different/impressive leaders, influencers, and philosophers? What might change in your life if you trusted more in the Spirit of God (source) than you trusted in impressive leaders, influencers, and philosophers (resources)?

LaShaude James

1 Corinthians 2

Today we are entering into a new sermon series walking through the book of 1 Corinthians over the course of the summer. The tagline for our series is Love, Jesus, and the People who make it difficult. But here’s the spoiler - most of the time, we, ourselves, make it difficult. 

As we walk through this series, we hope to wrestle with the truth of scripture and Paul’s instructions to the church in Corinth on what living this Christian life looks like.

Austin Johnson

1 Corinthians 1

Ecotones are the transitional areas between two distinct ecosystems. These are fascinating and dynamic spaces where unique phenomena can occur. Every transition zone is created and organized by God for our absolute best. The question then becomes how do we respond so that our life experiences the power of an ecotone instead of a dead zone? This week we look at examples in scripture of what transition can bring, and what our response to it should be.

Brad Hobbs

Exodus 14-18, Acts 1 & 2

This week we take a look at Psalm 34 as we study what it actually looks like to magnify Christ in our lives. As followers of Jesus, we are called to redirect, illuminate, and clean the lens from which we see, that Christ may be magnified in us!

Kristin Soileau

Psalm 34

God often uses wilderness experiences to move us from a spirit of slavery to a spirit of Sonship.

Drew Worsham

Galatians 4:4-7, Exodus 16:19-20, John 14:18

As we finish up our series in John, we learn about the grace and redemption that is offered through Christ. Receiving Jesus' gift of grace is not living in the shame of the past, but looking at our present and future hope!

Brad Hobbs

John 21:15-24