Jrcc Podcasts

If someone asked you to define the Kingdom of God, could you do it? It is one of the main themes of Jesus' teaching but is it about justice or about evangelism or about something else all together?

What does the Bible teach us about temptation? And why do we need to pray and ask God that He would not lead us into it if James 1:13-15 teaches about God does not tempt anyone?

Sometimes unanswered prayers say much less about God and His character than they do about us and our character. One of the challenges of prayer that can be hard to swallow is that our prayers might be blocked or unanswered NOT because God is...

How do you know what is "legitimate" to pray about and what isn't? Nestled in the middle of the Lord's Prayer, there is a clear invitation that answers this question. It also prevents us from getting stuck in the ditch of either...

The most dangerous, exciting, life-altering prayer that a human being can pray just might be "make up there come down here". Find out what it really means to pray that God's will would be done on earth as it is in heaven.

In the Lord's Prayer, when we say "Your kingdom come..." what are we really asking? Join John Smed of Prayer Current for an exploration of the depth and richness of praying the realities of the kingdom

Is there a right or a wrong way to pray? When Jesus taught his followers to pray, He had some specific guidelines for them. Turns out we learn some very intriguing things from the Lord's Prayer about God, about ourselves and about both how to...

On Christmas day 1914, an unusual peace came over the western European front of WWI. The emergence of this peace is not unlike the account of the very, very first Christmas. Where peace came into our world in a way that was quite unexpected and not...

So often, we spend Christmas focused on what it is like to receive the wonderful gift of Jesus. But what if we shift our perspective to instead imagine what it was like for God to give us this gift. What does it say about the character of God as a...

We tend to separate out God's might and power from His relational nature. So we have a hard time picturing God being both mighty but also immanent. But in the story of Jesus' birth, we see God choosing to display His might for a unique...

A good counselor balances careful listening and clear advising. But what does Isaiah 9:6 mean when it calls Jesus a "counselor"? Isn't that just moralistic therapeutic deism?

Listen to the audio from Vision Night this past Sunday as the elders lay out where God is leading us as a community in 2017.

Remember 'Show & Tell" as a kid? We recreated that experience this morning at Jericho as we heard membership testimonies from 6 of the 16 people received into membership.

On Sunday, Nov 13, the people of Jericho Ridge watched a documentary titled "The Last Objectors" and engaged in a discussion on war and peace and conscience in the Second World War. If you missed the movie, you can find it online at...

When it comes to living and walking in the power & gifts of the Spirit, we have to first tend to areas of our lives where we are stuck. John Smed of Prayer Current led us in a helpful journey of examining both repentance & joy

Perhaps one of the most misunderstood and misappropriated gifts of the Spirit is the gift of tongues. But what if we could get past some of our questions and hangups and recover the heart and the purpose for which this gift has been given

In any discussion of spiritual gifts, the potential exists for us to become either discouraged or frustrated. In Ephesians 4, however, we find out that God gave us a model for ministry that can help us grow in love, unity, health and maturity...

Why do we want the gifts of the Spirit? The gifts are given to deepen each other's love for God and reveal God's love to unbelievers.

The Bible doesn't say everything is a thank-worthy thing. It says in everything give thanks. But what's the difference? This series of three short reflections formed part of our EPIC Sunday where we focused on thanksgiving that strengthens...