Ridgetop Church Sermons
by Ridgetop Church
We're a church that is CENTERING on Christ, SERVING our neighborhood, and SENDING the next generation. Take a listen to our sermons, or better yet, join us for a Sunday morning service. See www.ridgetopchurch.org to find out more.
Episodes
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Coming Home :: Home
Hosea 9 By Robert Krumrey For millenia humans have desired a place that was filled with people and provision. Even we moderns are longing for this and are willing to go to great lengths to acquire it. The human condition is such that even if we get these things, they still don’t fully satisfy.…
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Coming Home :: Close
Hosea 8 By Robert Krumrey How bad is the sinful condition of humans that the Bible speaks about? Most of us have a weak view of sin and its effects. Hosea 8 is here to help remedy that. This chapter is an expose on human sin and what God does to remedy it by coming closer than any of us could…
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Coming Home :: Society
Hosea 6:11b-7:16 By Robert Krumrey The book of Hosea is full of bad news about the sin being committed by God’s people and its consequences. While, at first, it might seem like unnecessary repetition, with closer examination we see a sophisticated expose of not only the sin of individuals but…
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Coming Home :: Desire
Hosea 6:1-10 By Robert Krumrey What does God desire from humans like us? Hosea chapter 6 tells us exactly what God wants and it may surprise you. Find out in this sermon what he desires and how he intends to bring that desire about.
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Coming Home :: Return
Hosea 5:1-15 By Robert Krumrey Is there ever a point of “no return” for a human being or a group of human beings like a church, a country, our world? If you’ve interacted with human beings for very long or honestly considered your own struggles, you’re tempted to answer with a hard “yes”....
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Coming Home :: Knowledge
Hosea 4:1-19 By Noah Galloso God’s people are spiraling out of control. The symptoms are obvious - corrupt religion and ethical behavior. What is at the root of all these issues? Hosea tells God’s people that it’s a lack of knowledge. Find out in this sermon what that knowledge is and why it has...
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Coming Home :: Redeem
Hosea 3:1-5 By Robert Krumrey We love to hear how God loves us, but what are the implications of that? What does he do as a result of loving us and what are his expectations of us? Find out in this sermon on the nature of this love relationship between God and his people. A relationship he never...
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Transform
Acts 22:1-21 By Christian Hogan Paul tells his testimony of how Jesus shows him mercy, the foremost of sinners. Paul shows how sinners are transformed by Jesus's mercy to extend mercy to all.
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Coming Home :: Lover
Hosea 2:1-23 By Robert Krumrey What would it be like for God to pursue us? Hosea describes his pursuit like a loving husband who has been cheated on. He’s hurt and angry, and unwilling to stay in a union that includes infidelity. Yet his love is such that he seeks to truly repair what seems to be...
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Coming Home :: People
Hosea 1:1-11 By Robert Krumrey We all long for a home. To dwell in a place of perfect love and security. Some of us have experienced a taste of this in our families growing up. Others have tasted home with roommates or a spouse and/or children. No matter how good these homes are, we still long…
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Coming Home :: Word
Hosea 1:1 By Robert Krumrey The opening of the book of Hosea: “The word of the Lord came to Hosea”. All hell has broken loose in Israel and Judah. They need physical safety, political unity, economic stimulus, and protection from their neighbors. No this is not a political ad from 2026. It’s the...
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God With Us :: New
Revelation 21:1-27 By Robert Krumrey This summer we’ve looked at a number of Scripture passages from both the Old Testament and the New that show how God is with us. This idea of God with us seemed to culminate with the Holy Spirit coming to dwell in every Christian and in the church. That said…
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God With Us :: Stones
1 Peter 2:1-12 By Robert Krumrey Several times throughout the summer we’ve explored how God uniquely dwells in officially sanctioned places like the Tabernacle and the Temple. What if I told you that he now uniquely dwells in local church bodies instead of special sacred buildings? Find out more…
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God With Us :: Sent
Acts 2:1-41 By Robert Krumrey God is with us. Not just long ago in the days of Adam or Moses or even Jesus. God is with us today. He dwells in each Christian and in the church. Find out more about the inauguration of this “new way of the Spirit” that God ushers in through Jesus. The new way that…
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God With Us :: Flesh
John 1:1-18 By Robert Krumrey We’ve been saying for 12 weeks that it is God’s design from the very beginning that he dwell with us. But what does that really mean? Is he like a rich benefactor that lives in some undisclosed location or is he like a parent who cares for our every need? Find out in...
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God With Us :: Holy
Isaiah 6 By Taylor White What is God like and is there any way we can find out? The answer is yes! God has given us glimpses of himself in Scripture and one of the most revealing is from Isaiah chapter 6. Find out more in this sermon about the nature of God and how it is that finite (and sinful)...
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God With Us :: Rebuild
Ezra 3 By Alberto Porras Finding hope in God's faithfulness and in the new and better temple. How does the reconstruction of the temple of Jerusalem point us to Christ? How do we then react in response to Christ in the midst of failed expectations and disappointments in life? Weep. Worship. Work.
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God With Us :: Quench
Ezekial 47:1-12 By Robert Krumrey The Old Testament temple was more than just a religious building for the execution of religious duties. It was THE place to experience the presence of God. When the people forgot this, the temple was taken away and God sent prophets to remind them of their need…
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God With Us :: Quench
Ezekial 47:1-12 By Robert Krumrey The Old Testament temple was more than just a religious building for the execution of religious duties. It was THE place to experience the presence of God. When the people forgot this, the temple was taken away and God sent prophets to remind them of their need…
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God With Us :: Strong
Haggai 1 & 2 By Robert Krumrey The unthinkable has happened. The temple has been destroyed and God’s people have been exiled. After all of the unheeded warnings from all of the prophets, God has finally made good on his threats. Threats against a people who had maintained religious practice but...
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God With Us :: Atone
Psalm 79:1-13 By Noah Galloso Jerusalem and the temple has fallen as prophesied and now the people lament in this Psalm. They cry out to God for salvation, but not just for justice for what has been done to them, but atonement for their own sins against God. In this sermon we will see how God...
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God With Us :: Destroy
Jeremiah 7:1-34 By Christian Hogan Jeremiah pleads with the people Judah to hear God and amend their ways, but the people of Judah will not. They believe that God will be a refuge from the consequences of their sin even if they do not follow God’s ways. Just like the people of Judah, we all are...
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God With Us :: Dwell
Psalm 84:1-12 By Nick Barzilla The temple is built and God’s people are regularly making pilgrimages for worship. Find out in this sermon, what it’s like to worship the one true God in his dwelling place. The place where he has chosen to be with his people.
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God With Us :: Greater
1 Kings 8 By Robert Krumrey This sermon explores one of the most dramatic moments of God being with his people in the entire Bible. Find out why God comes near and what that means for us who desire to dwell with him now and forever.
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God With Us :: Ark
Joshua 3:1-17 By Robert Krumrey God’s people have wandered in the desert for 40 years and a new generation is given the opportunity to go into the land that was promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. See what they must learn about God and themselves before they make the monumental step of…
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God With Us :: Tent
Exodus 33 By Robert Krumrey God’s plan for restoring his relationship with sinful humans includes the creating of a new nation starting with Abraham and eventually ending up in the Sinai Desert. It is here that the people of God learn of God’s plan to restore their hearts as true worshippers.…
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God With Us :: Die
Genesis 3 By Robert Krumrey If the only Bible we ever read was Genesis 1&2, we’d think it was a fairy tale. A utopia filled with rich relationships with God, self. Others, and the earth. This is not the context we now live in. What happened? Find out in this sermon from Genesis 3 as we discover...
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God With Us :: With
Genesis 1,2 By Robert Krumrey Christians like to talk about having a “relationship” with God. What does this mean and how do I get in on this? Find out this summer as we do an overview of the entire Bible. A Bible that tells us about God and his intentions to be “with us”.
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Power of God :: Love
Romans 8:31-39 By Robert Krumrey As we come to the end of Romans 8 we experience one of the most encouraging passages of Scripture in the Bible. The pulse that beats at the heart of this final few verses is one of love. Love that has been proven and shown to us by God. Find out how this love...
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Power of God :: Reveal
The biggest reveal since humans were created in the garden of Eden. The reveal of the adopted “sons of God”. Creation has been groaning under the weight of sin and its effects. Finally the day will come when God’s massive plan of foreknowledge, predestination, calling, justification, and...
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Power of God :: Rescue
Romans 7:7-25 By Robert Krumrey We’ve been basking in some lofty truths over the last few weeks. We have died to sin and been raised to live under the reign of grace. We have died to our first marriage to the law bearing fruit for death and been remarried to Jesus and are now bearing the fruit of...
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Easter Sunday :: Resurrection Reality
Romans 7:1-6 By Robert Krumrey Jesus is Risen! Death is conquered. Sin is atoned for. Eternal life is secure. These are precious truths that every believing Christian can cling to. But does the Resurrection have any bearing in our daily lives? Indeed it does! Find out more in this sermon as we...
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Good Friday :: Guilty Go Free
Luke 23 By Robert Krumrey It's a disturbing thought - an innocent man is punished and the guilty go free. Yet this is the idea that Luke the gospel writer wants us to see so we, who are guilty, can go free. Find out more in this short sermon on the crucifixion of Jesus.
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Power of God :: Slave
Romans 6:15-23 By Robert Krumrey We’ve learned a lot in Romans chapters 1-5 about who we are. That we are saved from the reign of sin through the salvation that has been gifted to us by Jesus and is received by faith. While this is great news for our eternity, what does it mean for our lives…
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The Power of God :: Resurrection
If our saving from sin is a free gift, what is our relationship with sin going forward? Do we get to sin all we want? Are we still under the threat of punishment for lawbreaking? Or is it something completely different? Find out in this sermon from Romans 6:1-14.
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Power of God:: Reign
Death has reigned over us since humanities first sin in Adam. The second half of Romans 5 points out this harsh reality of how mankind is infected with this sin condition that no one can escape. When we look at Jesus though, we can see how he is the good and better Adam. Through Jesus, all can...
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Power of God :: Hope
Romans 5:1-11 By Robert Krumrey The good news about Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection and how to receive it (by faith) has been communicated in Romans chapters 1-4. The next few chapters (5-8) begin to teach us why these great truths matter in the here and now. Romans 5 begins with some...
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Power of God :: Faith
Romans 4:1-25 By Robert Krumrey Paul is telling Jewish Christians that God’s saving work is accessed merely by receiving it by faith. He’s also telling them that this is being offered to both Jews and Gentiles, again, only on the basis of faith. How can this be? After 2000 years of law keeping…
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Power of God :: Righteousness
Power of God :: Righteous Romans 3:1-31 By Robert Krumrey The opening chapters of the book of Romans makes the argument that no human stands righteous before God. Why does this matter and is there anything that can be done about it? Find out in this sermon on one of the most crucial chapters in…
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Power of God :: Law
Romans 2:12-29 By Robert Krumrey We’ve been pondering the predicament of human beings and so far it’s not good. We are under the wrath of God - both those who are clearly immoral and those who think of themselves as moral. But what of the religious people? Surely if anyone can stand in the final...
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Power of God :: Judgment
Power of God :: Judgment Romans 2:1-11 By Robert Krumrey Have you ever found yourself feeling “judgy” toward others? Participating in an inner dialogue that compares others with a standard of your own making. If you have (and we all know we have), then we will probably resonate with the person...
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Power of God :: Wrath
Power of God :: Wrath Romans 1:18-32 By Robert Krumrey The gospel saves us from our sin. This is standard Christian teaching. So standard that we might be tempted to believe that the plight of sinful humanity is not all that dire. I mean, what’s the big deal about breaking a few of God’s rules?...
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Power of God :: Introduction
Romans 1:1-17 By Robert Krumrey Everyone is searching for some good news, especially news that can save us. This Spring we will be looking at the most thorough explanation of the Gospel (aka good news) found in the Bible - the book of Romans. Check out this sermon on the opening verses of this…
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Witness :: Hope
1 Peter 3:8-17 By Robert Krumrey Christians are supposed to be a witness of Jesus in the world. This sounds good but how does this work itself out in the ordinary Christian life? We are going through three passages in three weeks that address this topic and this week is the theme of maintaining...
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Witness :: Light
Philippians 2:12-18 By Christian Hogan Christians are supposed to be a witness of Jesus in the world. This sounds good but how does this work itself out in the ordinary Christian life? We are going through three passages in three weeks that address this topic and this week is the theme of being...
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Witness :: Love
John 13:34-35 By Noah Galloso One of Jesus’ teachings on witness was delivered in the upper room after he had washed the disciple’s feet. His command was to love each other like he had loved them. Then he adds this - “by this all men will know that you are my disciples”. A loving church is front...
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Fourth Sunday of Advent
Luke 3:21-38 By Robert Krumrey Israel’s wait until the birth of their Messiah was very long, but not as long as humanity’s wait. Luke’s genealogy starts with Jesus and works backwards up a family tree that begins with Adam the first human. A massive sweep of the entire history of human beings...
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Third Sunday of Advent
This sermon is an overview of 2000 years of the history of God’s people. Find out more about this history and how you can be a part of it.
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Christmas Service 2025 :: An Extraordinary Baby
Everyone loves babies! We anxiously await their arrival and when they are born, it is cause for great celebration. Part of our fascination with Christmas is that it involves a baby. Find out in this sermon what makes Jesus the most extraordinary baby to have ever been born and what that means for...
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The Politics of God :: End
1 Samuel 31 By Robert Krumrey The last chapter of the book of 1 Samuel is somewhat underwhelming. Saul and his sons die and the Philistines take over land that's belong to the Israelites for hundreds of years. Not the "happy ending" that most of us would have chosen. That said, it is a…
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We're a church that is CENTERING on Christ, SERVING our neighborhood, and SENDING the next generation. Take a listen to our sermons, or better yet, join us for a Sunday morning service. See www.ridgetopchurch.org to find out more.
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