The River ChurchSermons

rid

Said 91 times, in 59 of 378 sermons, across 21 Sundays. Spoken as 3 forms: rid 72, riding 17, rides 2.

How our pastors defined it

Nobody defined this word. It was said 91 times and never explained. That is the honest answer — this site will not hand you a dictionary definition to fill the gap, because no one in this pulpit gave one.

Across the series

Where this word has been used, and how much. The entry itself is church-wide on purpose — a word is a word, whichever series it turned up in.

SeriesTimes saidSermons
Romans 62 40
Let Us 9 4

91 lines in context

Sort: by passage by word before by word after by date

Unassigned

ut the reason I dislike Cedar Point or amusement parks is the rides are fun, but I don't want to wait for the ride. These ride ti
e, right? Like, uh, I do not ever live in silence, right? I'm riding in the car. I have a podcast on, or I have music on. I'm fall
t, say, Lord, is there any envy in my life that I need to get rid of? Lord, is there a way that I've treated you as like I'm an
beach. It applies to the people in your neighborhood that are riding their bike without a care in the world. It applies to your fa
himself. Okay. Add that to your prayer list. Consequences of riding , right? Bicycle or the tricycle, they ramp up. Relationships
his much working out. I'm like, okay. So I'm working out, I'm riding a bicycle 18 miles a day and I can't feel worse every day. Pe
I lose feeling in my legs. Like I can't control my legs. I'm riding a bicycle down Paint Creek Trail. So I have to crash my bike
a, right? Like maybe this is going to hurt, right? Like we're riding fast each other. We have these metal crutches and we're going
he Israelites were told to remove these areas completely. Get rid of them. Everything that I listed before, not all of those th
it completely. Because the Israelites consistently would get rid of some of it, right? They would knock down a few altars. And
n calves up just for some reason, right? It's like, let's get rid of 80%, but these ones are kind of nice. We'll leave these up
o be willing to say, I'm done with those things. I got to get rid of those things. And I have to fix my eyes on the Lord first.
e world is self-help books and self-love books and how to get rid of anxiety and how do you get rid of your concerns. And I loo
f-love books and how to get rid of anxiety and how do you get rid of your concerns. And I look at that and I think it just goes
the kitchen of your life, going through the cupboard, getting rid of the junk, the things that are no longer, no longer holy an
funny. We took a trip out west and didn't know that Silas was riding along with us because we didn't know that God had given us a
you, no, no, no, don't go that way. Put that thing away. Get rid of that. Go this way. Don't take that. Don't go this directio
wheel. Well, here's what happens. If you're like me, when I'm riding with my wife, I want to take the wheel back, right? Not that
you are unified and strengthened. You're unified, which, gets rid of internal conflict and you're strengthened against external

let-us

r than snow. David was saying wash me completely just get get rid of this. There's no sacrifice that can fix this. I need you t
again, see this picture of Jesus said, I did not come to get rid of the law or to abolish the law. I came to fulfill the law.
know, on your screen, on your screensavers, and like getting rid of all the other screensavers so it doesn't rotate, right? Or

Unassigned

them, right? Where, oh yeah, they had some success in getting rid of their addiction, but the misery and grumbling and division

let-us

atification because the world needs Jesus, and so do we. Stop riding in on the passenger seat of your faith. Oftentimes, we come i
n on the passenger seat of your faith. Oftentimes, we come in riding on a passenger seat. Grab your stick. Dive into the messy rea
to take off and throw away from me throw it off right get get rid of the extra stuff anything that is going to slow you down yo
lete the app. I can just throw that stuff out. I can just get rid of those things. It's not really that big of a deal. I can ju
se things. It's not really that big of a deal. I can just get rid of it. I can lay it aside. Sin is different. It grabs hold of
owing our progress. We need to throw that off. We need to get rid of that. But then we have to say, okay, maybe I haven't made

romans

1:18-32 The NEED
parts even come from? Evolution is a pathetic attempt to get rid of what, you know, is meant to be the universally accepted tr
ss of Jesus, raised to walk in newness of life. We're getting rid of all of that dirt and that sin. That's not saving you, but
. It's like a cancer. It just eats away at you. You can't get rid of it. You have all these vile things that just continue to p
ristians, songwriters, church leaders, they're wanting to get rid of this attribute of God because they say it doesn't line up
mething about this. That TV is... is out of here. I'm getting rid of this cable as soon as football season's done. Right? And t
ceiving of Jesus Christ, we're still all sinners. We're still riding in the same boat. I'm no better than you. You're no better th
't, that does not line up with scripture, then we need to get rid of that opinion, argument, or belief. God's word is our stand
rd with what God has written in his word, then we need to get rid of that belief. Because we test everything against scripture.
nts, but in the same right, thank you. One of my favorite car rides home, when I look at my wife, how do you think I did on Sunda
why Jesus said, I've come to fulfill it. I didn't come to get rid of it. The law only pointed to needing both. And that's in ou
hat are done that the law has no provision for. You can't get rid of them. You can't absolve them. There was nothing David coul
u can't absolve them. There was nothing David could do to get rid of raping a woman, killing her husband, lying about it, cover
e has just become overwhelmed or mad or tired instead of just riding it out instead of actually looking at what's going on we we h
ven't thought already several times in my mind, we should get rid of these suckers, right? Like, this is the reality. When thin
ea here and the words here is the refining of metals. Getting rid of the impurities in order to get a pure metal. Endurance hel
got to replace it with Jesus, right? So he's like, let's get rid of the law. We're not beholden to it anymore. And you have to
ttom line is the power of the law and sin is dead. We can get rid of it today. The power of Jesus needs to live in us, and if w
do we even have the Old Testament? Did Jesus just come to get rid of that and give us a new life? I think verses 7 through 12 h
t. I'm not dismissing it. It's wrong. It's evil. I want to be rid of it. I'm not saying it's good. I'm not saying it's OK. I ad
or them. I know it's wrong. I agree. I just can't seem to get rid of it. I'm not excusing my love for those substances. I know
is soot. And so my natural reaction might be, well, let's get rid of the mirror and that'll solve the problem. It doesn't, righ
throw it away. If it causes you to sin, if it tempts you, get rid of it. We no longer wanna be people that get as close to sin
is continue on why did christ do this why didn't he just get rid of this law why did he present us a new law a law of the spir
. It required a sinfulness. Jesus said, I did not come to get rid of the law, but to fulfill the law. He came and he was the on
s love. But it also calls us to live in the Spirit and to get rid of self. And that's really hard to do. So I'm going to look a
s so. Because the Holy Spirit is there. And he's there to get rid of your old way of struggling. He's there to replace that sin
didn't save you. But it's an outward sign to say, I'm getting rid of this old guy. I want to become something new. I want to be
ife. But if I wake up and my first prayer is, God, please get rid of me. Please let me surrender to you. Then my days are usual
h anger and gossiping about them all over the place or to get rid of that thing that's in your life that's just eating up your
going to go, oh yeah, I've heard that. But I want you to get rid of that thought. I want you to open yourselves up here for a
l right? And so we're cleaning that all up. And we're getting rid of that and packing it away, right? And then he goes up to yo
d then, most importantly, we have to sever it. We have to get rid of it. We have to cut it out. And this is a process that has
rol, and it's just crazy. Same idea, right? See that sin, get rid of it, no matter what it takes, because the bigger it gets, t
ds of the flesh with the Spirit's help because you want to be rid of it, because you hate sin, because you want to please Him?
ide. That is pride. That is sinful pride that you need to get rid of. And I argued with him, like we do. I said, wait a minute.
those sins to us. And he says, hey, I'm going to help you get rid of this, but you need to know what's here. All right. And the
replace it with what we're trying with what God wants and get rid of what God doesn't. But again, this isn't about doing more a
id, what? Excuse me? Like 54. Like that's the reality is just riding a bike from here to Saginaw. Okay. All right. If you want to
g me, the things that were causing problems. I'm going to get rid of that stuff. Now I'm going to pull up weeds. You know, I'm
de right. He came not to say, hey, you know what? I'm getting rid of this. No, no, no. That pointed to me. What I love about th
w many of you have heard that statement? I hate it. Let's get rid of it. It's stupid. Don't do that. Preach the gospel at all t
he animal couldn't be some lame animal that you wanted to get rid of anyways. No, it had to be the best. It says it had to be w
y, if you brought one that you didn't, that you wanted to get rid of anyways, it really wouldn't be a sacrifice, right? It woul
e says we are only justified, we are only forgiven if we have rid ourselves of any sense, any way of saving ourselves. Humble o
we are to him as a living sacrifice. We ask, what can I do to rid myself? What can I do to be holy as God is holy? What can I d
going to take to one day we meet the Lord and we are finally rid of the sin in this world. However, all that we need to do is
man, just, just figure it out. The alcoholic, just, just get rid of it, right? And we, we have this idea we're above, we're be
to sleep. The great pastor John Wesley, his days consisted of riding 70 miles on a horse. Didn't have to deal with this constructi
ith this construction though, so that's all right. All right. Riding 70 miles a day. A day on a horse. Preaching three times a day
ting, hurt people, hurt people. Uh, you're never going to get rid of your hurt by hurting others. The way you actually heal is
eah. We don't got to wait until after Thanksgiving. Let's get rid of that. Let's celebrate Christmas, you know? But I saw that
o have to stop making it so easy. So here's what I'd say. Get rid of your phone. You're like, oh, I can't get rid of my phone.
I'd say. Get rid of your phone. You're like, oh, I can't get rid of my phone. Okay. So you can, you can keep your phone and di
heap in your life because of it, then you'll go, I got to get rid of it. Wisdom says, I'm going to make that decision ahead of
soldier, you're not carrying every other item. You're getting rid of everything you can, having the things you need, whether th
cared for him. And then he set him on his own animal. He was riding . Now he's walking. The stranger is riding. It cost him a whol
own animal. He was riding. Now he's walking. The stranger is riding . It cost him a whole day. Verse 35. The next day he took out
ose works. We repent of those works. We cast them off. We get rid of them. They're gone. They're over. And we put on the armor
he things to watch out for, to be wary of, to put off, to get rid of, he's not sharing them as a, with a heart of, of judgment.
And now you've been raised to a new life and you need to get rid of those rags and you need to put on this new self, these new
us and even having more of an eternal perspective doesn't get rid of the struggles that we have in this world. There's gonna be
God is happy with that thing. And if not, then we should get rid of it. So verse six, but it says he who observes the day, obs

Every line links to the second it was said, in that sermon's transcript. Every word in the context is itself a link to its own entry.