Desert Ridge Baptist Church

09/03/2026

Putting a worldly psychological label on delusional wickedness does not make it any less sin. The Bible states that those who are of this world walk " in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their mind, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart" (Eph.4:17-18). No psychological label will allow them to escape the just punishment of their sinful deeds. This also means that secular psychology does not have the solution. Those still in the darkness of their depravity must be born again to a living hope through Jesus Christ the Savior. Psychology provides an escape to blame one's sin on "mental illness," but the gospel requires recognition of sin and acceptance of guilt, then confession of sin and profession of our need for forgiveness.

08/16/2026

In a time when many religious groups are transforming themselves to appease the "progressive" culture, conservative biblical Christianity stands firm on truth and righteous morality. Scripture alone is our authority for truth versus falsehood and right versus wrong. We will not bow down to the wickedness of this culture and we will continue to point all to submission to Jesus Christ.

08/09/2026

This is a highly recommended resource for any man considering vocational pastoral ministry. For the weekly exposition of the Word, a working knowledge of the biblical languages equips the man for faithful teaching:
"Luther attributes the breakthrough of the Reformation to the use of the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.Learning these languages
is not some cushy, ivory tower pursuit for those with too much time or too few friendships; this is about the purity of the gospel... Without intimate knowledge of the languages, the preacher often has to content himself with the general flavor of the text, and the result can be that his exposition will lack the precision and clarity that would have been his had he known the original languages. When it comes to the languages, the issue is not superiority over those who don’t know them, but specificity on their behalf. This is not to be a pride issue, but one of precision."

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In every generation, God is calling and raising up men to serve His church. If that is you, we pray this guide helps you think well about call to ministry.

08/08/2026

Summer is coming to an end, and while many are sad to see it go, that also means Adventure Club is back!

Wednesday nights from 6:30-7:45pm our kiddos will be learning about the Bible & the Trinity!

We start our evenings with worship, have a lesson and small group time, and end with some fun games. Our first night back will be August 12, and all kids ages 3-11 are welcome to join.

You can use the link in our bio to sign up today!

07/03/2026

On this Independence Day weekend, our nation is celebrating 250 years of freedom from foreign rule. On July 4th, 1776, these British colonies in North America adopted the Declaration of Independence from the British Crown. The battles of Lexington and Concord had already occurred the previous year, and many colonists were being drawn into the conflict for various convictions and pursuits.

Traditionally, many Americans have been taught that the tenets of the Declaration of Independence were directed by biblical principles, that the war was a just war, and that it paved the way for the establishment of a Christian nation. However, true history is not as simple as this, and some of the actions of our nation’s secession from the British Crown are not as biblically justifiable as we might like to believe. There were, at times, great moral compromises. Even the text of the Declaration of Independence itself is not entirely biblically accurate, or in some of its content, biblically justifiable.

However, in the complexities of man’s sinful depravity, the Lord in His sovereignty saw fit to raise up an independent nation that, at the very least, recognized that there is one God who was universally understood to be the God of the Bible. Also, the establishment of this independent government accomplished protection for true Bible-believing Christians to worship God according to His Word. According to this protection of the freedom of true Christianity, God has protected and even blessed our nation. Throughout our existence, disciples have been made, and churches have continuously been established virtually unhindered by the government. At certain times in our history, God has even chosen to pour out His Spirit on the land powerfully and bring many souls into salvation through great awakenings to the truth of the gospel.

Unfortunately, despite all of this, we now live in a day when the nation culturally and in its official stances has rejected God. Choosing to accept secular humanism as the national belief system directing both government and education, we are now seeing the consequences very clearly of this rejection. “For even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened” (Rom. 1:21). The foolishness of our sin has led us to justify sexual immorality of the most depraved kind, the murder of the unborn on a massive scale, and the pursuit of every manner of covetous idolatry. Not only is this wickedness tolerated, but among many it is celebrated, “… although they know the righteous requirement of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them” (Rom. 1:32). The American experiment, an independent society that requires government to protect the individual pursuit of liberty and happiness, has utterly failed. The total depravity of human nature has revealed what end people come to when the restraints of sin are pulled away. We have used our freedoms as license to sin, and the population is infected by wickedness.

So, on the 250th anniversary of this nation’s independence, we should not take pride in what we have become, but rather, declare our dependence upon God. We must humble ourselves as a people before the righteous Judge of the universe. We must confess that we live amongst a sinful, depraved people and seek the Lord for deliverance. Let us use this occasion as an opportunity to pray to the God of salvation, asking that He may convict this people and bring about true spiritual change. May we see a move of God upon the individual souls of the lost to such a degree that across the nation are cries to Him for grace and submission to Him as Lord.

We are thankful for all of the blessings the Lord has granted to this nation, but, as we celebrate independence from an earthly king, we must profess total dependence upon the eternal King of heaven and earth.

“And Yahweh will be king over all the earth; in that day Yahweh will be the only one, and His name one.”
Zechariah 14:9

06/20/2026

The evil and depravity of the Pride movement in America is a perversity that will utterly destroy an entire civilization. Not only have we tolerated this wickedness in our midst, but in our government, professional sports, entertainment, and even within liberal church buildings, sexual perversion has been celebrated. America must repent of its evils and cry out to the God of the universe for mercy or destruction will be the end of our society.
"Then Jonah began to go into the city, one day’s walk; and he called out and said, 'Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.' And the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. Then the word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, laid aside his mantle from him, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat on the ashes..."
"...Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way, so God relented concerning the evil which He had spoken He would bring upon them. And He did not bring it upon them."
-Jonah 3:4-6, 10

06/14/2026

Evangelicals who regularly promote social justice are often very uncomfortable with accurately defined biblical justice.

Biblical Ecclesiology: The Mission of the Church
Sundays at 9:30am

06/06/2026

"Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God."
1 Cor. 6:9-11

05/22/2026

Grab your boots and let’s head out on the trail for this year’s VBS! We’ll explore the frontier through fun games, crafts, and snacks—all while discovering timeless truths from God’s Word. Saddle up, it’s going to be a grand ole time of adventure, laughter, and fun!

June 15-18, 2026 | 6:00PM - 8:30PM

Ages 4-12

You can register your children through the events page on our website, drbc.us/events. We’re looking forward to an amazing time together this summer!

05/12/2026

"I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice."
-Ezekiel 34:15-17