Richmond Community Church

Sermon: The Great Adventure – Step Up To The Plate
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Exodus 3:1-4:20
Duration: 29:57
Size: 13.7 MB

The Great Adventure
Step Up To The Plate
Exodus 3:1-4:20

Think about all that Moses could’ve accomplished with what he had been given?

He probably expected to live out the rest of his days out in the desert…watching sheep…a far cry from where his life could’ve taken him.

Exodus 3:1-10

He may have thought he was done, but God was just getting started… he had big things for Moses to do!

Despite all that God had done to prepare Moses, when it came down to it…Moses didn’t want to go.

Exodus 3:11-15
Exodus 4:1-16

Have you ever not wanted to do what you knew God wanted you to do?

Exodus 4:19-20

Discovering who you are and what God has given you to do in the Kingdom is the fun and exciting thing about being a Christian!

Do you need to step up and be the child of God that He calls you to be?

Sermon: The Great Adventure – Stand Against The Tide
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Genesis 6:5-9
Duration: 26:10
Size: 11.9 MB

The Great Adventure
Stand Against The Tide
Genesis 6:5-9

Ever felt pressure to go along with the crowd…to give in to the tide?

Noah was different! We see in verse 8 that Noah finds favor with God, precisely because he is different!

Think about what this means…Noah did just what God told him to…even when it went against conventional wisdom…it went against the norm…went against what everybody else was doing!

When the whole world was full of evil…Noah stood against the tide and was God’s man!

But, like Noah, God still calls his people to stand against the tide! And that’s not always an easy thing to do…

There can be tremendous pressure to conform…to “fit in”…to be just like everybody else.

It takes a lot to stand against the tide…especially when the forces of that tide can be so strong.

1. He “walked with God.” (6:9)

In order to have a relationship with God…we’ve got to put in the time to make that relationship strong and that means more than just church on Sundays!

2. Noah trusted God’s Word (6:22)

We’ve got God’s Word on it…its just a matter of us choosing who we’re going to listen to…the wise, scholars, philosophers of this age? Or God?

Sermon: The Great Adventure – Saddle Up Your Horses
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Hebrews 11:8-12
Duration: 24:12
Size: 11.0 MB

The Great Adventure
Saddle Up Your Horses
Hebrews 11:8-12

There is a disturbing trend that many church observers are noticing and beginning to talk about.

This morning for us…I want us to see that if church is boring…it isn’t God’s fault! It isn’t Jesus’ fault!

The call to follow Christ is an invitation to a radically new life full of challenge, excitement, surprise and opportunity!

Hebrews 11:8-10

I know some folks who are…and change is not something that usually comes very easily at that age. For some folks…at any age!

When you answer God’s call…no telling where you might end up!

How many times have you completely put yourself in God’s hands and said, “God, I’m really committed to this and I know there’s no going back!”

Hebrews 11:11-12

Doesn’t he still call his people to adventure?

That is because “we are here to be Jesus to those out there!” That starts in our own communities…neighborhoods & households…and what an adventure!

Is it time you asked him what adventure he’s got in store for you?