Pastor Rick's Daily Hope

As you walk through a valley, God still wants you to trust him. And when you're faithful to Christ in the valleys of failure, fear, conflict, grief, and trouble, you will be rewarded. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches about God's goodness and these eternal rewards.

Valleys are an inevitable part of life, and you never know when they're going to show up. As Pastor Rick continues to teach in this message from Psalm 23, he reminds you that God is always with you—even in the valleys.

In his humanity, Jesus experienced loneliness, betrayal, and rejection. Because of this, there's no hurt you can go through that he doesn't understand. In this message, learn from Pastor Rick how to mourn your losses and receive God's blessing.

God specializes in bringing good out of bad. At the cross and Jesus' resurrection, he showed us just how much power he has to do that! Join Pastor Rick as he shares how God can redeem your hurts and use them to guide you toward holiness and make you more like Christ.

Rest is so important that God made it part of the Ten Commandments—right up there with not committing adultery, not murdering, and not stealing. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how rest benefits your spiritual, physical, and emotional health.

When you relax in God's goodness, you learn that you don't have to prove your worth. You don't have to wear yourself out, believing there's something you could do to make God love you more. Instead, as Pastor Rick teaches in this message, you can rest in the truth that you are already extremely valuable to God.

Do you ever feel guilty when you relax or take time off? The Bible says that God considers rest as important as work. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to live a rest-filled life as you learn new, biblical ways to measure the time you've been given.

It's easy to look to yourself or other people to meet your needs, but God wants you to experience the joy and freedom that come from trusting in his goodness. In this message, Pastor Rick continues to show how God is ready to provide for you when you're ready to surrender to him.

Where are you looking for security? The only security that can never be taken from you is the security that God provides. Learn how to look to God to meet all your needs as Pastor Rick continues to teach from Psalm 23.

Worry is the result of forgetting that God is good all the time. So how should you respond when you realize you're worrying? You can pray, or you can panic. This message from Pastor Rick is essential for anyone feeling anxious and looking for peace.

Worry affects your health, relationships, and overall well-being. But God says you don't have to worry, because he promises to meet all your needs if you trust him. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how you can overcome stress and trust God in all circumstances.

When you meet with someone to resolve a conflict, you need to listen to the other person's hurt and perspective. Pastor Rick shares in this message how to speak less, listen more, and change your focus so that you can reconcile a relationship.

Most people think mercy means forgiving people who don't deserve it or helping people who can't help themselves. Those are two definitions of mercy, but Pastor Rick wants you to understand through this message the many facets of mercy so that you can apply them to your relationships.

Jesus says in Matthew 5:7, "God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy" (NLT). If you want to experience God's mercy, then you need to learn to be a minister of mercy. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick gives you four reasons God expects you to show mercy.

The Bible says in Romans 1:17, "The Good News shows how God makes people right with himself" (NCV). Pastor Rick uses this message to explain the three points of the gospel, how God makes you right with himself, and what you need to do about it.

"Righteousness" is a big word that's used hundreds of times in the Bible. But what does it really mean? In this broadcast, Pastor Rick boils righteousness down to two words and explains how it applies to your life.

Practicing gentleness helps you become more like Jesus. Listen to Pastor Rick as he teaches why developing a Christ-like gentleness will help you rest faithfully in God's love.

If you claim to be a follower of Jesus, you don't want to speak evil of anyone or be quarrelsome. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick shares how to treat others with respect without compromising what you believe so that your gentleness is a witness to unbelievers.

It's human to mimic the emotions of people around you. When someone gets angry at you, you often get angry back. Pastor Rick explains in this message why you need to respond to anger with gentleness and the effect that will have on the conflict.

Everyone will experience loss in their lives. You don't just get over a loss, and you can't go under it or around it. You've got to go through the grief. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick shares six ways God blesses and heals a broken heart.

Life is full of losses. The world is broken, and nothing—including your relationships—works perfectly. Pastor Rick uses this message to help you understand a couple truths that will provide perspective as you face inevitable losses in life and trust God through them.

If you put your security in your bank account, your job, or your investments, it won't make you more secure—because you can still lose all those things. Pastor Rick explains through this message how you get God's blessing when you depend on his wealth and not your own.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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?"

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