Why Challenges Bring You Closer to God

Radical Believers Chapel

Why Challenges Bring You Closer to God

July 21, 2024 • Ravi Kandal • Exodus 33:13

This message explores what it means to truly know God, starting with Exodus 33:13, where Moses asks God to reveal His ways. Knowing God’s ways brings us into His presence, and that’s something many believers deeply desire.

Think of it like a mannequin in a store window—it grabs attention, but the real treasure is inside. God's works are like that: they invite us to experience more of Him. When we understand His ways, we step into His presence.

We also look at Joshua, Caleb, and the spies in the Promised Land. While most saw obstacles, Joshua and Caleb saw opportunity. Challenges aren’t meant to defeat us; they’re a path to growth. God often shows up in the midst of struggles, and those challenges become the spiritual bread that strengthens us.

Facing obstacles? They’re not there to stop you but to bring you closer to God’s promises. It’s in those moments that we truly come to know Him.

God’s Plans, Not Goals

September 29, 2024 • Ravi Kandal

In today’s sermon, we explored the transformative power of faith and how it shifts your life from emptiness to fullness in God. What you honor, you become—when you honor God, you reflect His nature. As Christians, you're called to live by God’s plans, not merely by setting goals. His plans bring progress, experience, and favor into your life. Faith, even as small as a mustard seed, has the power to grow into something extraordinary. Through faith, you gain understanding and the ability to bring solutions, not just for yourself but for others. Jesus taught that faith leads to life and freedom, moving you from a place of emptiness to a place of divine purpose. It's time to shift from worldly emptiness to the fullness of God’s Spirit. Like an eagle learning to soar, your faith, though it may start small, empowers you to rise higher and embrace the abundance of God’s provision. By trusting in His plans, you can experience healing, strength, and step into the solutions God has prepared for you.

Lineage of Greatness

September 22, 2024 • Ravi Kandal

This message is about stepping into crazy faith. Join us in this sermon as we look at Ruth, Boaz, and David, and how they didn’t settle for the ordinary—they trusted God in the unfamiliar. When you align yourself with God, you’re not just stepping into His blessing, you’re setting up a lineage of greatness. First, meet God where you’ve found Him before, in the familiar, to establish stability in your faith. Once you have that foundation, God will push you into the unfamiliar, and that’s where you need to trust Him even more. What feels unfamiliar to you is already known to God. And here’s the key: it’s not about rushing or forcing things. It’s about waking up every day, ready to find God, to ambush His presence, to seek Him where you’ve found Him before, and to trust that He’s leading you into something bigger. Let’s stop holding back—God’s already ahead of you, and He’s got more in store than you can imagine. Let’s have the kind of faith that lets Him take us there.

Clinging to Redemption

September 15, 2024 • Santosh • Ruth

In this sermon, our amazing friend Santosh powerfully explains how God uses frustration to lead us to greater fulfillment, drawing lessons from the story of Ruth and Naomi in the Bible. When Naomi loses everything and feels abandoned, her daughter-in-law Ruth clings to her, showing unwavering loyalty and faith. Through their journey, we see how God's redemptive plan unfolds even in the midst of loss, leading to blessings beyond what they could imagine. This message reminds us that in our own times of struggle and frustration, God is preparing us for something greater. Join us as we learn how frustration leads to fulfillment.