Rain City Church

Jesse unpacks what it means to experience success in life using a fool-proof playbook.

Matt talks about the path to greatness. Jesus lead by example, serving others around him. "If you want to get on the path to greatness follow Jesus. You’re never more like the greatest human being in history than when you’re serving someone else, blessing and serving others."

What if prayer really worked? What if you didn't have to worry if you're doing it right? Jesse talks about the power of prayer and who it is we're praying to. "It's all about who you're talking to. It's the power of God that is at work in and through you. That's what prayer is."

In life, there's no such thing as an easy button, magic tickets, or cheat codes to get you where you want to be. And when it comes to overcoming the tough stuff life throws at us we don't have a Bat-phone with God answering on the other end ready to wall climb and save the day*. Jesse talks about what we do have: Spiritual disciplines. *We're big fans of the Adam West Batman series.

We look for power in the wrong places. We all long for real power, but we've settled for something fake instead. Jesse talks about the things that trip us up and how we get back up by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Jesse talks about experiencing the real Jesus. He doesn’t maintain a naughty list. Nor to we don’t need to placate an angry god. Religion is only concerned with the “what” but Jesus is concerned with “why.”

Michelle talks about allowing God into your mess. Jesus is here and he is the Prince of Peace.

Jesse unpacks one of life's biggest questions, "Where is God?" to kick off the Christmas season. What do we do when it feels like God is miles away? Or when tragedy strikes? Or, the worst, when Santa leaves a lump of coal? Disclaimer: We forgot to hit the record button until about 10 minutes in. We apologize for this and have included Jesse's message notes to fill in the gaps.

The more stress we experience, the more likely we are to completely burn out. Jesse unpacks what it takes recharge our batteries and how Jesus provides the right kind of rest.

Does your life align with your priorities? Does your life align with what you say is most important? Reality is when life starts to get crazy our priorities start to go away. Jesse unpacks how we can reevaluate our priorities and then hang on to the things we value most.

We make ourselves so busy. We can't even wait to press "skip" five seconds into a youtube video. We probably don't even have time to listen to this whole podcast. Jesse unpacks the realities of being too busy in each aspect of our lives; From the physical to the spiritual.

Jesse talks about how the church is always changing and how that's a good thing. "We’ve always done it this way, so we keep doing it that way" is not ok anymore. You don’t get to turn off your brain when you follow God.

Jesse talks about what it means to be intentional and increasing. Sometimes you have to say no to good things in order to say yes to the best things.

Jesse talks about conviction, shame, puke and math. God loves getting into our mess and exchanging that shame for significance. *AUDIO WARNING: At the beginning Jesse mentions how we had some technical difficulties that our media team expertly overcame that wonderful morning. One part still affected was the actual volume level of this recording. It is MUCH lower than normal. We apologize for this and hope you remember to turn it down towards the end so the next thing you listen to doesn't cause you to say a dirty word.

Jesse unpacks what it looks like to be a part of God's family and how we can all play a part in it without having to get clean first. In other words, you don't need to shower before you jump into this swimming pool.

Jesse unpacks our mission statement and what the Bible says about being ROOTED in Jesus. Also Jesse shows us his horticulture skills.

Jesse teaches on 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 and what it means to become a “new creation” in Jesus. He also reveals the true identity of the “streaka’ in Yreka.”

Michelle shares a message on how to prioritize rest in a culture that glorifies business. To rest, is to trust.

Jesse closes out the Block Party series with a talk on carrying each other’s burdens. You HAVE a burden, you are NOT A burden. Burdens lighten when they’re shared, but they crush when they’re hoarded.