Radiant Church - Audio Podcast

You were created to thrive in the presence of God. In our Flourish series, we’ll explore and unpack how God has designed us to grow, and what happens inside of us and our families when we plant ourselves deep in the root system of the local church. In week four of this series, Pastor Lee Cummings shares a powerful word on our identity in Christ.

You were created to thrive in the presence of God. In our Flourish series, we’ll explore and unpack how God has designed us to grow, and what happens inside of us and our families when we plant ourselves deep in the root system of the local church. There is one revelation that has the ability to change the trajectory of your life and cause you to thrive in the purpose and destiny that God has for you. Watch this sermon from Pastor Lee Cummings to discover this revelation and learn how to apply it to apply it to your life. One Revelation has the power to shift your life and cause you to thrive. Jacob had been searching for IDENTITY, PURPOSE, BLESSING, and HIS PLACE IN GOD’S PLAN. Jacob was searching in all the wrong environments. Jacob had a revelation that changed the trajectory of His life: PRESENCE OF GOD, GOD’S HOUSE, GATE OF HEAVEN, AND PROMISES OF GOD. Jacob’s response to the “Bethel Revelation” was SETTING HIS ROCK, POURING HIS OIL, AND OFFERING HIS TITHE.

In this stand-alone sermon from special guest Dina Hackert, we hear about the life of Josiah and learn how to be the somebody that nobody has ever been.

In this sermon titled “Who Do You Think You Are?” from Pastor Jon Zondervan, we discuss our identity in Christ and unpack scripture that tells us who He says we are. You will never be confident in who you are in Christ unless you really know who God is. You have to go to the source. You are born into the Kingdom of God – that is how God sees you. Identify yourself as in Christ. We won’t always have everything together, but He does, and we are in Him. Your position is who you are before the Lord, not your performance.

In this weekend’s sermon, Pastor Lee goes off-script and speaks on an upcoming bill trying to passed in the state of Michigan and how we must not be silent in defending injustice against the unborn.

In week two of Flourish, we discuss the importance of the environment you’ve planted your life in. Focus Scripture: Colossians 2:6-11 You were created for the presence of God – the environment that He calls His house. You have to be placed in the right environment to reach your full God-given potential. God understands the power of environments. Seeds need good soil to thrive. You have the same DNA of righteousness that Jesus Christ himself has. What is your legacy going to be?

In week one of Flourish, Pastor Lee unpacks how we were designed by God to flourish and be a light to the world. Focus Scripture: Psalm 92 “The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, to declare that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.” Flourish: To achieve, succeed, and thrive. To grow luxuriantly and be in a state of productivity. To reach a height of development or influence. You have been designed by God to flourish. You were called to be the light of the world. God gave every single person IDENTITY, AUTHORITY, a call to be FRUITFUL, and DESTINY.

For 26 years, Radiant Church has existed for one purpose and one action: PURSUIT. Watch this powerful sermon from Pastor Lee Cummings as he shares the 4 primary pursuits of Radiant Church. We will pursue the presence of God with reckless abandon We will be relentless in our pursuit of transformed lives  We will tirelessly labor for the flourishing of this city  With urgency and joy, we will pursue an inheritance for the nations of the earth

To wrap up our WIND + FIRE series, Pastor Tim Matthews preaches a powerful sermon out of Acts 28. Scripture: Acts 28 We must be unashamed and willing to suffer for the Gospel The grace, power, and calling we receive from the Gospel came from a person, not our performance You can lock up the messenger, but you can’t stop the message If we miss Jesus, we miss everything Jesus and His Kingdom is now and forever the unstoppable force The unstoppable force started in the book of Genesis What we do with our lives will impact where and how people will spend in eternity Remember who you are in Christ: a Kingdom-carrier Why live for the anything less than the glory of God, when we know one day the glory of man will fade away If we end this series and we don’t see Jesus the way He wants us to see Him, then it was all for nothing In prayer it’s not always about the results – it’s about the amount of faith you’re showing your Father Our lives are a love song back to Him His mercies are new every

WIND + FIRE continues with a powerful word from Pastor Sonny Misar out of Acts 27-28 sharing how to stay tethered to God’s plan through every storm of life. Scripture: Acts 27-28 Be tethered to God’s call God has a call for you – you don’t have to be in ministry to have a call, it is about serving His plan and purpose with your one and only life There are two people who are fully convinced of your calling and destiny – God and the devil Be tethered to God’s care When God’s ownership and intimacy collide in our heart, there we are convinced of Father’s care for us Another word for faith is trust – when you are storm-tossed, do you power up to fix it, or do you lean into Father’s supernatural care? Be tethered to God’s character Are you convinced of the goodness of God’s character like fishing line or a barge rope? Sometimes our faith has to get some swag, some confidence, and some determination Stay strongly tethered to God’s call, God’s care, and God’s character so that when there’s a sh

In this weekend sermon from Pastor Lee, we look at the background and calling of the single most influential person in the New Testament, outside of Jesus. Scripture: Acts 26:1-18 God’s heartbeat for the life of young people is the very same as the dawn of creation Paul’s manner of life was shaped early in life Your patterns, perspectives, and passions form your manner of life Paul’s parents helped establish footings and foundations in his life that would ultimately prepare him to encounter and serve God Teach by example Prioritize environments that shape faith Raising “free range” kids trains them to be “deranged” adults Sending is an intentional act of directing your children in the way they should go Proverbs 22:6 (ESV) “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” The direction that we aim our children will become the aim of our children The intentional modeling of Paul’s parents prepared his life to meet Jesus personally, and there, fi

In this sermon from our WIND + FIRE series, special guest Pastor Rick Renner from Russia delivers a powerful word on faith from the life of Paul. (Part 2/2)

In this sermon from our WIND + FIRE series, special guest Pastor Rick Renner from Russia delivers a powerful word on faith from the life of Paul. (Part 1/2)

In this sermon from our WIND + FIRE series, Pastor Lee Cummings returns to the pulpit with a powerful word out of Acts 20. Acts 20:17-32 (ESV) 17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; 20 how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, 21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. 24 But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to m

In this sermon from our WIND + FIRE series, Pastor Jon Zondervan discusses revival in the Church and what it can and should look like today. Acts‬ ‭19:8-20‬ ‭(NKJV‬‬) “And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading concerning the things of the kingdom of God. But when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” Also there were

In this sermon from our WIND + FIRE series, Pastor Tim Matthews discusses idolatry and how we as believers can use humility to connect with those around us. Acts 16:16-24 (NKJV) “Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour. But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city; and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.” T

Pastor Jon Zondervan continues our WIND + FIRE series with a sermon that breaks down spiritual warfare, the demonic, and spiritual weapons we can use to combat and protect against the demonic. Acts 16:16-24 (NKJV) “Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And he came out that very hour. But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. And they brought them to the magistrates, and said, “These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city; and they teach customs which are not lawful for us, bein

Pastor Caleb Culver continues our WIND + FIRE series with a sermon talking about what God is doing on the earth today. Acts 15:1-18 (NKJV) “And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question. 3 So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren. 4 And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them. 5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.” 6 Now the

In this sermon from our WIND + FIRE series, Pastor Jon Zondervan teaches on the Church in Antioch and reveals how we can position our lives to be sent by God and live out the Great Commission. Acts 13:1-12 (ESV) "Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. 4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them. 6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. 7 He was with the pro

In this sermon from our WIND + FIRE series, Pastor Garrett Prechtl shares about the Church of Antioch and our role as Jesus’ disciples to go and make more disciples. Acts 11:19-30 (ESV) “Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, 24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. 25 So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he had found him,