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Church Is Messy: Welcome Home - Single Life and Dating
Today's TopicRick and Svea talk about singleness, dating, and loneliness. They discuss Jesus and his singleness, guarding against being defined by another person, and ...
Church Is Messy: Welcome Home - Marriage
Today, Rick and Svea examine Ephesians 5 and what Paul says (and doesn’t say) about marriage, our presuppositions, and our culture. By applying this chapter to all rel...
Church Is Messy: 1 Timothy 6
1 Timothy Message Series1 Timothy Chapter 6Rick and Svea swap chairs as Svea preached the message on 1 Timothy 6 this week and Rick asks her clarifying questions.Topic...
Church Is Messy: 1 Timothy 5:17-25
1 Timothy Message Series1 Timothy Chapter 5:17-25Today, we live up to “Church Is Messy” as we dive into the topic of accountability. How do we rightly hold people acco...
Church is Messy: 1 Timothy 5:1-16
1 Timothy Message Series1 Timothy Chapter 5:1-16While the first half of 1 Timothy 5 is often viewed as a tutorial on caring for widows, this week Rick and Svea discuss...
Church is Messy: 1 Timothy 4
In this episode, Pastors Rick Henderson and Svea Merry discuss 1 Timothy 4 and the issues of church leadership, reliance on the Spirit vs our conscience, understanding...
Church Is Messy: 1 Timothy 3
1 Timothy Message Series1 Timothy Chapter 3In this discussion on 1 Timothy 3, Rick and Svea answer your questions about our attitudes toward leaders who taught us some...
Church is Messy: 1 Timothy 2:11-15
1 Timothy Message Series1 Timothy Chapter 2:11-15Join us for an in-depth discussion on 1 Timothy 2:11-15. Rick and Svea dive into the differences of interpretation, a ...
1 Timothy Week 2
1 Timothy Message Series1 Timothy Chapter 2:1-10Join us for an in-depth discussion on 1 Timothy 2:1-10. Rick and Svea tackle embracing humility and mutual submission a...
1 Timothy Week 1
1 Timothy Message Series1 Timothy Chapter 1Join us for an in-depth discussion on 1 Timothy 1. Rick and Svea dig into living the gospel, dealing with false teaching, an...
Love Is the Agenda
Today Rick and Svea share the studio with Pastor Otis Hall. In the Parable of the Sower (Matt. 13:1-9), they discuss shifting the focus to looking for the desired resu...
Dear Church: The Church in Laodicea
So far in this series, we’ve looked at the unexpected messages to four churches in modern-day Turkey.UNEXPECTED MESSAGE:• It’s better to have no church than an unlovin...
Dear Church: The Church in Philadelphia
So far in this series, we’ve looked at the unexpected messages to four churches in modern-day Turkey.UNEXPECTED MESSAGE:• It’s better to have no church than an unlovin...
Dear Church: The Church in Sardis
So far in this series, we’ve looked at the unexpected messages to four churches in modern-day Turkey.UNEXPECTED MESSAGE:• It’s better to have no church than an unlovin...
Dear Church: The Church in Thyatira
So far in this series, we’ve looked at the unexpected messages to four churches in modern-day Turkey.It’s better to have no church than an unloving church.It’s better ...
Dear Church: The Church in Pergamum
So far in this series, we’ve looked at the unexpected messages to three churches in modern-day Turkey.It’s better to have no church than an unloving church.It’s better...
Dear Church: The Church in Smyrna
It's better to let a church suffer and to prevent it. Today’s episode unpacks suffering, faith, and trust in Jesus.Message Scripture Passage:Revelation 2:8-11Series Th...
Dear Church: The Church in Ephesus
Rick and Svea kick off the new "Dear Church" series with a discussion about symbolism in the Book of Revelation and move on to the difficult topic of a loveless church...
Bonus Episode: Being a Church of All Cultures
During the Preseason message series the mission, vision, and goals of Autumn Ridge Church have come up repeatedly. In this episode Rick and Svea dissect the Autumn Rid...
Masterpiece: The Art of Peace
Pastor Paul McDonald joins Rick and Svea as their discussion closes out the Masterpiece series.About the Masterpiece seriesTheme Verse: For we are God’s handiwork [mas...
Masterpiece: The Art of Unity
Caleb Smith joins Svea Merry on the podcast today.About the Masterpiece seriesTheme Verse: For we are God’s handiwork [masterpiece], created in Christ Jesus to do good...
Masterpiece: The Art of Love
Bob Ross, air conditioning, adversity, and pruning. What do all of these have in common? Rick and Svea have a very practical conversation about the latest installment ...
Masterpiece: The Art of Patience
This week Rick and Svea give us a two-for-one. In the first half of the episode, Rick and Svea delve into the area of women in (church) leadership. In the second half,...
Unity in Worship
In this episode, Rick and Svea discuss unity in the church and the challenges that come cultural or stylistic preferences, particularly in regard to styles of worship ...
Masterpiece: The Art of Gentleness
About the Masterpiece seriesTheme Verse: For we are God’s handiwork [masterpiece], created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do...
Masterpiece: The Art of Fathering
About the Masterpiece seriesTheme Verse: For we are God’s handiwork [masterpiece], created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do...
The Plan for Worship at Autumn Ridge Church
In this special episode of Church Is Messy, Rick and Svea follow up an email that was sent to the Autumn Ridge congregation on June 20, 2023 about the plan for the wor...
Masterpiece: The Art of Humility
What is God’s purpose in using humility to make us his masterpiece?Pastors Caleb Smith and Svea Merry discuss different aspects of humility. This is a practical topic ...
Masterpiece: You Are God's Masterpiece
We kick off the Masterpiece series with a discussion between Pastors Svea Merry and Caleb Smith about what a masterpiece is and isn't and get a hint about where the se...
Your Questions Answered and Open, Loving Conversations
Rick and Svea begin by answering questions that have come in recent weeks. They also talk in detail about open and loving ways to share the gospel with other people.