Sugar Ridge Podcast

Luke and Nick Grote dive into a teaching on The Fruit of the Spirit, discussing the fruit in depth, how it becomes evident in a Spirit filled believer's life, and what is contrary to the Fruit of the Spirit.  They also discuss how the fruit is produced in a believer's life and the human responsibility to cultivate the fruit.   Jump in and enjoy the teaching and discussion!

Sugar Ridge welcomes Preston Smith, founder of the non-profit WordsByPreston, to share his powerful testimony and journey of obedience to God’s calling. Preston offers heartfelt encouragement for anyone currently wrestling with taking their own first step of faith toward what God has called them to.  Tune in and be blessed by the conversation with a man who has a deep desire to spread the Gospel through the spoken word.   

We have all heard a lot about God, The Father, and Jesus, The Son, but we often hear less of the third person of the Trinity, The Holy Spirit.  In this episode, Luke sits down with Nick Grote to unpack the nuance of The Holy Spirit, the significance of his presence, and a believer's relationship with Him.    

Fasting is an often under discussed topic within the Church today and a lost Spiritual Discipline.  In this episode Luke and Tyler discuss fasting out of obedience to Christ as a way to further align ourselves with God's will.  Enjoy!

In this episode Luke sits down with Calib Cunningham to discuss what true obedience looks like and where God has led Calib personally. We know that personal testimonies are powerful and salvation is just the beginning of our journeys. We pray that this episode blesses you and increases your faith to lean into the calling God has placed on your life. This is episode 21, leaning into obedience. 

Why should I be a part of the church? Why does it matter? What's in it for me? On this episode, Luke and Tyler break down scripturally what the Bible says when it comes to us as Christians being tied to the church. We hope that this episode blesses you tremendously. 

Why should I be baptized? You ever wondered about that question? Is it required for salvation? If not, why should I do it? What makes it significant? Was Jesus baptized? Does it matter about the way I'm baptized? These are questions Christians often wonder and ask themselves. Here to break it down this week is our special guest, Nike Grote who joins Luke to tackles these theological questions. 

I think if we are all honest, we've all dealt with some sort of secret sin. In this episode Luke sits down with Matt Reno to discuss just that. Secret sin. Whether it be a pornography addiction, alcohol addiction or whatever your secret sin may look like.. our hope is that you would shine a light on it and realize that we are stronger together. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. We hope this episode blesses you. 

Standing firm in your faith with Brynn Putman and Luke Gibson Part 2! If you haven't listened to their first episode, we highly encourage it! 

You guys are in for a treat today! Luke sits down with Brynn Putman who is a current college student at the University of Bowling Green. She is passionate about the Lord and has an incredible testimony! You really don't want to skip this. God is truly waking this generation up! #LetsGo

You're in for a powerful testimony. Cassie shares how she struggled with same-sex relationships, alcohol and drugs and ultimately her walk towards Christ. This is a story about the redemptive power of Christ. Today Cassie is a member of Sugar Ridge Church, and serves in multiple capacities. When we say, "Your story is safe here", we mean it.. because God uses the messes to make beautiful masterpieces. Enjoy. 

Host of the Sugar Ridge Podcast, Luke Gibson, sits down with Pastor Tyler and Greg Lacy to dive into Part 2 of Greg’s story!Have you ever found yourself in the valley? Maybe you are there right now? Not sure what’s going to happen.. but you need an answer? This podcast is for you!

Luke sits down with our very own, Greg Lacy and walks through His testimony! This one is going to encourage you and ultimately allow you to see how transformative Christ really has been in Gregs life. What a testimony! 

In this episode, Luke sits down with Corey Castle, a gentleman who we met last year and has been attending our mens bible study. Corey is a blue collar guy, who works in construction and felt like he was at the end of his rope. With a rough childhood and not sure what true love looked like, Corey's message shares a story of true hope and love in Jesus Christ. 

In this episode, Luke sit down with Sugar Ridge's very own, Liz Gibson, who is the children's director but also owner of her own salon. They break down what it really means to step out of our comfort zones, even when we are wearing different hats. This is a great conversation and one that we hope is applicable to your life. Especially when it comes to Balancing it all. 

For the second week in a row, Tyler Gibson who is the lead elder at Sugar Ridge Church, joins us to speak on the power and topic of prayer! We all need a prayer life! We can't make it without it! We hope you are blessed with this episode and it inspires you to get closer in your world with the Lord. 

 Have you ever been curious about the power of prayer? How we should pray? What does prayer really look like? Prayer is a key to a relationship with Jesus and something we as followers of Christ should strive to improve upon daily. In this episode Luke sits down with Tyler Gibson, who is the lead elder and board president at Sugar Ridge Church, to talk about "prayer" because we don't want to be a people who just hear about it, we want to live it. 

In this episode, Luke sits down with Calib Cunningham and discusses what it looks like to try to balance a busy life while also maintaining a spiritual walk with the Lord. It's an episode into which you will be blessed knowing that we all are imperfect on this journey, but we have a lot of incredible resources from the Lord at our disposal. 

In this episode, we intro the new "Sugar Ridge Podcast" and deep dive into Luke's transformational story. A story of addiction that would lead him to the cross of redemption. We all have a story. We all have made mistakes. Our hope is that this episode would remind you, that you can't out sin the cross. Jesus paid a price for you that's greater. We hope you are blessed.