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FBCredbank Podcasts
Claim This Podcastby Pastors Steve Brown & Jared Murray
192 episodes
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Riverside Church of Red Bank NJ Podcasts Visit or website at Riverside.us or download our app at https://subsplash.com/fbcredbank/app
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March 22, 2026
Give to Gain
<p>This powerful message challenges us to examine what we're holding onto that we think gives us life, but actually creates distance between us and God. Using the vivid illustration of a child secretly consuming an entire bag of Easter chocolates only to become sick, we're confronted with a profound spiritual truth: we often cling to temporary pleasures that ultimately harm us and damage our relationship with the Father. The sermon centers on Matthew 16:24-28, where Jesus makes the paradoxical statement that whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for His sake will find it. This isn't just philosophical rhetoric—it's a divine proposal from the only One worthy to make such a claim. Jesus isn't asking us to do anything He hasn't already done Himself. He bore the cross, surrendered everything, and conquered death to offer us eternal life. The message powerfully reminds us that the God we're surrendering to is all-powerful, all-knowing, and loves us beyond measure. When we understand these three truths together, the question becomes not whether we can trust Him, but why wouldn't we? The call is clear: identify what's creating a wedge between us and God, trust in Jesus rather than ourselves, and give Him the opportunity to take what's hurting us so we can experience the fullness of joy found only in relationship with Him.</p>
March 15, 2026
Suffering For Humility's Sake
<p>This powerful message takes us deep into the heart of what it means to be sheep in need of a shepherd. Drawing from 1 Peter chapter 5, we explore the profound reality that suffering is often God's tool for humbling us and exposing our dangerous illusion of self-reliance. The sermon beautifully unpacks Peter's own journey from self-confident disciple to humble shepherd, showing us that even our greatest failures can become the foundation for our most significant service. We see how Peter's three denials of Christ were later redeemed when Jesus commissioned him three times to feed His sheep. The central truth here is striking: we cannot truly depend on Christ until we stop depending on ourselves. God allows us to face our limitations, our weaknesses, and our inability to control life so that we finally recognize we are vulnerable sheep who desperately need the Chief Shepherd. The imagery of two pastures resonates deeply - the Lord's pasture where we are safe under His care, and the pasture of self-reliance where the devil prowls like a lion waiting to devour us. This message challenges us to examine which pasture we are truly living in and reminds us that the suffering we experience is not punishment but preparation, not abandonment but refinement, leading us toward eternal glory.</p><p>Chapter 1: The Call to Shepherd God's Flock</p><p>0:00 - 5:23</p><p>We explore the role of elders and pastors as under-shepherds who care for God's flock, examining Peter's own journey from denial to restoration as an example of humble leadership.</p><p>Chapter 2: Shepherding with Humility, Not for Personal Gain</p><p>5:23 - 10:15</p><p>We examine the biblical standards for pastoral leadership, emphasizing that shepherds must serve willingly, not for money or power, but as humble examples to the flock.</p><p>Chapter 3: The Flock's Call to Humility and Vigilance</p><p>10:15 - 18:10</p><p>We are called to submit to spiritual leadership, clothe ourselves in humility toward one another, and remain vigilant against the devil who prowls like a lion seeking to devour wandering sheep.</p><p>Chapter 4: Personal Testimony of Humbling and Restoration</p><p>18:10 - 21:36</p><p>A personal story illustrates how God uses suffering to humble us and drive us from the pasture of self-reliance back into complete dependence on the shepherd.</p><p>Chapter 5: The Promise of Restoration and Eternal Glory</p><p>21:36 - 25:39</p><p>We are encouraged to resist the devil, remain in God's pasture during suffering, and trust that the God of all grace will restore, establish, strengthen, and support us for eternal glory.</p>
March 8, 2026
Who Can You Trust?
<p>This powerful message confronts us with a profound question: who can we really trust in a world where relationships fail and safety feels elusive? Through 1 Peter 4:12-19, we're challenged to reconsider what it means to be stretched and shaped by God. Using a compelling framework of safety versus stretching, we discover that true thriving happens when we feel deeply safe AND significantly challenged. The early Christians faced literal fiery ordeals under Nero's persecution, yet they were called to the same fundamental work we're called to today: turning from sin, committing to prayer and Scripture, joining authentic Christian community, and making disciples. The striking reality is that Jesus on the cross represents both the safest and most stretched place in all of human existence. It was the safest because He was perfectly aligned with the Father's will, and the most stretched because He embodied suffering love that overcomes evil. For us, this means the safest place we can be is as close to Jesus and His cross as possible. When we entrust our very breath, our spirit, our soul to the faithful Creator, we echo Christ's final words: 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.' This isn't passive resignation but active trust that transforms how we battle sin, engage Scripture, love our church family, and serve others. Every breath becomes a reminder that His Spirit lives in us, empowering us to do what is good.</p><p>Chapters</p><p>Chapter 1: The Safety and Stretch Matrix</p><p>0:00 - 5:11</p><p>We explore the relationship between safety and stretching in our spiritual growth, examining how trust enables us to thrive rather than become static, spent, or stubborn.</p><p>Chapter 2: The Reality of Christian Suffering</p><p>5:11 - 12:39</p><p>Peter's letter makes abundantly clear that following Christ involves real suffering, ordeals, and ridicule, not as something unusual but as an expected part of the Christian life.</p><p>Chapter 3: The Common Calling of All Christians</p><p>12:39 - 21:30</p><p>We are called to the same basic Christian practices as the early church: turning from sin, committing to prayer and Scripture, being part of the church body, and making disciples.</p><p>Chapter 4: Our Faithful Creator and Coming Glory</p><p>21:30 - 27:45</p><p>Peter reminds us to look back to our faithful Creator who made us, look forward to the glory to be revealed, and recognize that God's Spirit of glory rests on us now.</p><p>Chapter 5: Entrusting Our Spirit to God</p><p>27:45 - 41:26</p><p>Following Jesus' example on the cross, we are called to commit our spirit—the breath of life God gave us—into His hands while doing what is good.</p>
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