Pastor Rick's Daily Hope

When you are criticized or attacked, you'll be tempted to defend yourself. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains why you need to let God be your defender and, instead of retaliating, respond like Jesus did when he was insulted.

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2026

If you really want God's blessing on your life, you can't depend on what your feelings or your gut tells you. Join Pastor Rick as he shares in this message how to get God's wisdom so that you will have fewer dead ends and failures in your life.

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2026

The greatest gift you've ever been given wasn't bought in a store, yet it cost the Giver everything. In this message, Pastor Rick explains why Jesus had to come to earth and die so that you could be made right with God—and how you can accept his great gift of grace.

Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2026

There's only one thing in the entire universe that won't change: God's love. Through this broadcast, Pastor Rick wants you to understand God's extravagant, lavish love for you so that it will provide a rock-solid foundation for your life.

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2026

God doesn't want you to doubt your salvation. He doesn't want you to wonder whether you'll be in heaven with him. God wants you to settle the issue. Pastor Rick uses this message to help you do that by getting back to the basics of the gospel.

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2026

The Bible describes many significant things about heaven—but the most profound part of the description may be what it says won't be there. In this message, Pastor Rick gives five pieces of our earthly existence that won't be part of our heavenly one.

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2026

Although human words can't properly explain the divine mysteries of heaven, we do know a little about what heaven will be like. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick shares five things we know about heaven from the Bible and why it's a place you want to be.

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2026

Heaven is the place God is designing for his family. You and I were made for heaven, but we have many misconceptions about what heaven is like. Join Pastor Rick for this message as he talks about a right view of heaven.

Transcribed - Published: 25 May 2026

Spiritual realities are more real than physical ones—so you need to focus on the spiritual ones. Pastor Rick uses this message to walk through the five specific spiritual realities you need to take to heart to alter your eternal destiny and the way you live in this life.

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2026

Based on how Jesus and others in the Bible describe hell, you don't want to have any part of it. In this message, Pastor Rick talks about what the Bible says about hell and how you can avoid spending eternity away from God.

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2026

Heaven is perfect. And because each person is made for eternity and no one is perfect, there must be a place for evil to spend eternity. In this message, Pastor Rick shares how the existence of evil proves the necessity of hell.

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2026

When you're generous, other people benefit from that—but you do too! In this message, Pastor Rick explains how being generous strengthens your faith and increases your happiness.

Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2026

You've probably heard, "It's all about you!" But that's not true! Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how investing in others is the key to eternal happiness.

Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2026

Are there certain things that you worry about over and over again? Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to replace worry with prayer.

Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2026

The Bible says, "Don't worry about anything" (Philippians 4:6 NLT). In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches four reasons to let go of your worry.

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2026

It's easy to get caught up in the demands of everyday life. But in this message, Pastor Rick teaches why focusing on what's eternal leads to everlasting happiness.

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2026

Many people pursue perfection, but in the end it never brings happiness. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how to find happiness by relaxing in God's grace.

Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2026

Are you someone that other people can count on? In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how developing a reputation of reliability will increase your happiness.

Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2026

It's natural to focus on yourself—but it won't make you happy! Join Pastor Rick as he teaches why greater happiness begins when you shift the focus away from yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2026

If you want to find lasting happiness, you have to change the way you think. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to do this.

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2026

God is with you, he is in you, and he is for you. In this message, Pastor Rick explains why those three truths can help you pushback against depression and discouragement—and find happiness.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2026

In this message, Pastor Rick explains the importance of paying attention to the people around you: "Do not be interested only in your own life, but be interested in the lives of others" (Philippians 2:4 NCV).

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2026

Every conflict you go through in your relationships is at least partly because of pride. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to stop pride from undermining your happiness.

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2026

God's Word reminds us that lasting happiness comes from the choices we make each day. In this message, Pastor Rick explains how serving others and living generously lead to deeper joy.

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2026

Pastor Rick teaches how to find happiness by learning to see things from God's point of view. You can face any problem with faith when you ask, "What is God doing here? What's the bigger picture?"

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2026

By focusing on the good in a relationship, you'll help the relationship grow healthy. Join Pastor Rick for this lesson from Philippians.

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2026

If you want to have healthy relationships, start with an attitude of gratitude. In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how to develop the habit of being grateful for the people in your life.

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2026

God wants everyone to have the opportunity to accept his mercy—and we are part of that plan as agents of mercy. Listen as Pastor Rick teaches how to apply the principles of mercy to your daily habits and exercise mercy to change people's lives.

Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2026

Being merciful to others is always more important than keeping rules. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains why it's more important to serve and value people than to live by a set list of rules.

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2026

It's difficult to be merciful to others if you're not looking for and listening to people's needs. Join Pastor Rick as he unpacks the meaning behind Philippians 2:4: "Look out for one another's interests, not just for your own" (GNT).

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2026

What do you do when someone in your family hurts you—and you can't just let it go? Listen as Pastor Rick looks to Scripture to show how God's mercy helps you forgive and respond with love even when it's hard.

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2026

How do you deal with difficult or demanding people? Listen to this message by Pastor Rick as he teaches you how to respond to those closest to you with God's love and mercy.

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2026

Anger is not necessarily a sin. The problem comes when you mismanage your anger. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how mercy helps you ignore many minor irritations that might normally make you angry.

Transcribed - Published: 20 April 2026

When you're disconnected from God, you lose your potential to do great things. What have you lost that you'd like to recover? In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains how the mercy of God helps you recover what you've lost.

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2026

Salvation rescues you from yourself. The fact is, you need to be saved from yourself more than anything else. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy helps you stop your self-defeating habits.

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2026

Jesus came to seek and save those who are spiritually lost. To be spiritually lost isn't an insult; it actually implies value! In this message, Pastor Rick helps you understand how extraordinarily valuable you are to God.

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2026

Did you know that God uses your failures to build his church? Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy encourages you to seek the support of others in your church family.

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2026

Every time you make a decision based on what other people think, you sow seeds of failure. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how God's mercy helps you break free from people-pleasing.

Transcribed - Published: 13 April 2026

The Bible says one reason we have so many failures in life is because we think we're stronger than we really are. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God's mercy helps you trust in God's strength, not your own.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2026

No matter how many times you've failed, God's "mercies never come to an end" (Lamentations 3:22 ESV). Listen to this message by Pastor Rick to discover how Jesus responds to your failures with mercy.

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2026

You're not the center of the universe—God is. When you live a self-centered life, you become unfulfilled and eventually bored. Join Pastor Rick as he looks into Scripture to explain how God's mercy helps us live for others.

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2026

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future! That's because of the mercy of God. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick talks about how God wants to use you for his purposes—no matter how badly you've messed up.

Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2026

What does Jesus do with your disappointments? He responds with mercy. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how God's mercy forgives you and frees you.

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2026

The Bible says, "We all stumble in many ways" (James 3:2 NIV). Join Pastor Rick as he explains why we all need God's mercy.

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2026

Jesus' ministry was all about mercy. In fact, he showed mercy to everyone. In this message, Pastor Rick shares stories of mercy from God's Word and teaches how those stories relate to your life.

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2026

Before we celebrate the resurrection, we need to pause and remember the meaning of the cross. In this message you'll learn how to respond to what Jesus did for you—and why gratitude is the right place to begin.

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2026

Everything is by God's grace. We wouldn't even have our own lives if it weren't for God's grace! In this message by Pastor Rick, you'll discover the three things Jesus accomplished when he died on the cross, and why it still matters today.

Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2026

When you became a follower of Jesus, you were born again into God's family, and you cannot be unborn. Your sin may break your fellowship with God, but your relationship with him will still be there. You're just one step away from returning to him. In this message, Pastor Rick walks through what you should do when you sin so you can be restored to God.

Transcribed - Published: 27 March 2026

God created you to be you. In fact, his mercy allows you to be authentic. Join Pastor Rick as he dispels the myth that, for God to use you, you have to be somebody different from who you are.

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2026

There is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus—but there are still consequences for when we reject God's will and go our own way. Pastor Rick shares in this message why, even when there are many things we lose when we sin, we can never lose our salvation and how God's refusal to reject us points to his restoring grace.

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2026