Pastor Rick's Daily Hope Podcast

We live in a world full of critics and criticism. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches about the importance of affection and affirmation for keeping a marriage healthy....

Being flexible is key to maturing a marriage. Join Pastor Rick as he explains why making adjustments for each other will keep your marriage healthy....

The most loving thing you can do is give someone your attention.  Join Pastor Rick as he teaches about the importance of showing others how much you value them....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains why gossip is so destructive, and why forgiveness is always the better choice....

What should you do when you struggle with forgiving someone who has hurt you? In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how to let go of your hurt and how doing so will lead to God’s blessing....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches why, when you’re dealing with people who are offensive or irritating, you need to look past their behavior to see their pain....

Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach about the antidote to people pleasing, including the three things to do when you’re tempted to give in to pressure....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains the antidote to people pleasing, including the three things to do when you’re tempted to give in to pressure....

Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach healthy steps you can take to break free from abuse....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains how God can give you the courage to take healthy steps forward and break free from abuse....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick uses the story King David to teach the first step in breaking free from abuse: sharing your pain with someone else....

In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how to take an honest look at your relationship with the Lord—and with your spouse....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick shares traits to consider when you’re searching and praying about God’s mate for you....

In this message, Pastor Rick debunks some of the myths we believe that lead to poor choices about a life partner....

There’s a big difference between reconciliation and resolution. In this message, Pastor Rick explains how you can become more like Jesus Christ by reconciling with the people in your life with whom you have conflict....

What’s more important: fixing the blame or fixing the problem? In this message, Pastor Rick talks about some ground rules we need to set in relationships so that we stop assigning blame....

Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to find the courage to face conflict and then resolve it....

Do you need a heart transplant? Join Pastor Rick as he explains why, if your speech is harsh, boasting, or critical, you may need to see the heart specialist—Jesus Christ....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains why hurt people hurt people. Learn how to let go of your anger so you can respond to the hurt of others with God’s love....

Before you let anger take control, calculate what it will cost you because there’s always a price for returning anger with anger. In this message, Pastor Rick talks about the relational cost of anger....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick continues to teach how to become a peaceful person....

In this message, Pastor Rick explains why becoming more like Jesus will lead you to becoming a more peaceful person....

There are tools and tricks we often use to get what we want from relationships, but they are actually counter-productive. In this message, Pastor Rick explains what they are and why they fail....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains why God wants you to use your experiences to mentor others, and how you can do that....

Join Pastor Rick as he teaches why living for Christ can be a model for others as they follow Jesus.....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains why you must embrace the experiences of your life—good, bad, shameful, happy, or sad—so that God can use them for good in your life....

Pastor Rick continues to explain how God wants to strengthen your personality, not dampen it, so you can be the unique person he created you to be....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick continues to explain what it means to be a talker, feeler, thinker, or doer in service to Christ....

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In this broadcast, Pastor Rick walks through three ways you can use your abilities the way God intended and how to receive God’s blessing....

Knowing what you’re good at will help reveal what God wants you to do with your life. Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach how your SHAPE—your Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences—points you in the right direction....

Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach how giving your heart fully to Christ will transform you and give you a renewed passion for life....

Join Pastor Rick as he shares the good news that God specializes in heart transplants. Learn about what God can do through a broken heart submitted to him....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains how you can make a difference in the world by placing your passions, desires, and dreams under God’s control....

Join Pastor Rick as he continues to explain the gifts God gives you when you become a believer and helps you discover the specific mission God created you to fulfill here on earth....

Join Pastor Rick as he helps you discover the specific mission God created you to fulfill here on earth....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains the gifts God gives you when you become a believer and how to use these gifts to serve him....

Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach why God doesn’t compare you with anyone else. He wants you to be the person he created you to be....

Join Pastor Rick as he teaches the importance of accepting your SHAPE—your Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences—in order to live out God’s purpose for your life....

God doesn’t expect you to be anyone else but you. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how God has given you the tools and temperament to succeed in your service to him....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick continues his message on how you can trust God’s timing in all situations....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick continues to teach how to determine when God expects you to move fast or when he expects you to move slowly....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains the circumstances when God expects you to move fast or when he expects you to move slowly....

Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach how you maximize your strengths by knowing your SHAPE—your Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences....

God made you unique and wired you for a specific purpose. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how one way to determine your purpose is by discovering your SHAPE—your Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences....

What will last the longest? This is a vital question to ask when you’re trying to decide where to invest your life. Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach how to determine what matters most in your life....

One of the fundamental questions in life is who will have the final say in what you do. In other words, who will have the final authority? Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how your values come from that authority, and why it is critical for your authority to be God and his Word....

The Bible tells us not to get distracted by negativity, such as when people say something can’t be done. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches what the Bible says about staying focused on your unique mission in life....

The bigger God is in your life, the smaller your problems will be. When we look at life through God’s eyes, the opinions of others will matter less. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches more about how to ignore the naysayers in your life....

Naysayers may criticize or mock your dreams, so how are you supposed to handle all that negativity? Join Pastor Rick as he looks into the Bible to answer this question....

The Resurrection proves God’s love is eternal, he has a purpose for your life, and death is not the end of the story. Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach about the reasons you can find hope in Jesus’ Resurrection....

Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach why the Resurrection of Jesus can give us a hope for heaven that is guaranteed to be fulfilled....

Because of the Resurrection, you can be certain you’ve been completely forgiven. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches why you no longer need to fear death and why you can find hope in Jesus’ Resurrection....

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ proves that death is not the end of the story. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how the Resurrection shows God has the power to transform your life even when it seems like everything is falling apart....

Join Pastor Rick as he explains how you can get through even the worst of days by reaching out for the presence of Jesus, remembering the promises of Jesus, and relying on the power of Jesus....

Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach why you can confidently place your trust in God’s hands....

In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how you can be certain God is trustworthy, even when you can’t see his hands at work in your life....

From the cross, Jesus said, “It is finished!” (John 19:30 NLT). He did not say, “I am finished.”  Join Pastor Rick as he explains how the Resurrection of Jesus proves God’s promises to you....

When Jesus said, “It is finished” (John 19:30 NLT), he used the Greek word “tetelestai.” Join Pastor Rick as he explains what this means and why it signifies Jesus’ sacrifice is complete and the victory is won....

Pastor Rick explains why the word of “victory” from Jesus is the single most important phrase in your life. If Jesus hadn’t said this, there would be no hope of an eternal life with God. As Jesus died on the cross, he said, “It is finished!” (John 19:30 NLT). This is Christianity in a nutshell....

The word of “humanity” shows us how much Jesus cares for every human life. Join Pastor Rick as he continues to teach about your responsibility as a believer to share God’s love with people who are looking for meaning....

Pastor Rick explains in this message the two ways people try to satisfy their spiritual thirst outside of Jesus and why it only makes them thirstier. Our thirst for significance can only be quenched by Jesus....

People who are spiritually thirsty are searching for meaning, purpose, and significance. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains your responsibility as a believer to help lead others to the living water found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ....

Join Pastor Rick as he explains how suffering can be redemptive and why Jesus was willing to suffer and thirst for you so that you can go to heaven....

Your salvation is free. But it certainly was not inexpensive. Join Pastor Rick as he explains the cost of God’s grace....

In this message, Pastor Rick continues to explain what it means for Jesus to be our substitute....

Join Pastor Rick as he teaches why Jesus had to pay the penalty for your sins....

In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how Jesus responds to your pain, and how he is always there to comfort you....

In this message, Pastor Rick explains how Jesus’ word of love from the cross reveals God’s compassion, tenderness, and concern for you....

The fact is, you can’t love like Jesus loves on your own. You can only do it by God’s power. In this message, Pastor Rick explains how God helps us learn to love others like he loves us....

Nailed to a cross next to Jesus, one thief asked Christ to remember him when the Lord came into his kingdom. “And Jesus replied, ‘I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise’” (Luke 23:43 NLT). In this message, Pastor Rick examines the four characteristics of salvation that will help you believe and trust in Jesus....

Here’s what happened on the cross: “God had Christ, who was sinless, take our sin so that we might receive God’s approval through him” (2 Corinthians 5:21 GW). In this message, Pastor Rick teaches why we needed Jesus to save us from our sins....

How do you know for sure that you’re saved? How do you know you’re going to heaven when you die? What’s your assurance? Pastor Rick teaches why you can rest in the assurance of God’s promise to save you when you believe in Jesus Christ....

When you confess your sin to God, he wipes it out! In this message, Pastor Rick explains how to ask for forgiveness and what the motivation should be for asking....

“Admit your faults to one another and pray for each other so that you may be healed” (James 5:16 TLB). The first step of forgiveness is admitting your guilt. In this message, Pastor Rick shares how to take the next step of forgiveness—by accepting responsibility for your sin....

When you run from guilt, it’s going to catch up with you. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how to stop defeating yourself and own up to your guilt so you can move past it....

Pastor Rick continues to teach how we can respond to grief by placing our hope in God, his goodness, and his power beyond the grave....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how to show compassion to a dying friend by offering kindness, patience, and help in small but practical ways....

In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how you need to face your own fears related to death in order to better help someone who is facing it....

Pastor Rick continues to teach the biblical principles related to debt—the causes, costs, consequences, and cure for financial stress....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains why the Bible teaches to keep good records and learn basic financial principles to keep you out of debt....

Wherever you put God first in your life, that’s what he blesses. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches why the Bible says you should tithe and save, even when in debt....

In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how, even during difficult times, you can strengthen a friend’s faith by demonstrating your faith in God’s goodness....

When someone is going through tough times, they need you to help carry the load and to show compassion for their pain. In this broadcast, Pastor Rick explains how to show up and be there for a friend in a crisis....

Join Pastor Rick as he explains why, when you’re in a crisis, it’s important to have a support group, who will love you, care for you, comfort you, encourage you, and meet your needs....

What storm is sinking you right now? In this broadcast, Pastor Rick shows how God is powerful enough to carry you through even the worst of storms....

The Bible says no matter what you go through today, next week, or next year, Jesus is praying for you. Join Pastor Rick as he explains how Jesus has interceded for you....

As followers of Christ, we’re expected to obey whatever Jesus tells us to do. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches how to respond to God, even when you don’t understand....

In this message, Pastor Rick teaches the three things you need to let go of so that Jesus can fill your life with miraculous blessings....

In this message, Pastor Rick explains what it means to give Jesus complete access to your life and how God will bless you when you do....

In this broadcast, Pastor Rick teaches how to focus more on preparing for eternity instead of stressing over short-term problems....

When you’re prideful, you can’t see what God is doing in your life. In this message, Pastor Rick teaches how humility can help you see God at work in your life....