Church at Rancho Rio

06/01/2026

In Ephesians 5, Paul reminds husbands that the way they love their wives reflects the way Christ loves His Church.

Pastor Scott shares that a man who loves his wife loves himself. Christ doesn't criticize, neglect, or abandon His people—He feeds them, cares for them, and leads them with grace. In the same way, a husband is called to care for his wife's soul, not become her critic.

Even when we don't get it right. Even when there are areas where growth is needed. The call is not to contempt, but to grace. Not to tear down, but to build up. Not to wound, but to be a healer.

As husbands and wives submit themselves to Christ, their marriage becomes a picture of the Gospel and a source of health for the Body of Christ. And that doesn't stop with marriage. The way singles live, serve, and love within the church also strengthens and encourages the family of God.

A healthy church is built by believers who are committed to showing the same love, grace, and care that Christ has shown us.

05/31/2026

The Supremacy of Christ – Part 2 ✝️

This week we're revisiting a message from Pastor Scott Mathis from our Colossians series, The Supremacy of Christ.

In Colossians 1:11-14, Paul reminds us that our strength doesn't come from ourselves—it comes from Christ. Through Him, we can endure hardships with patience, walk through trials with joy, and stand firm knowing we have been rescued from the kingdom of darkness and brought into the Kingdom of God's beloved Son.

The world tells us to find strength within. The Gospel tells us our strength is found in Jesus.

No matter what you're facing today, remember: you have been redeemed, forgiven, and transferred into a new Kingdom. That changes everything.

"Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light." — Colossians 1:12

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05/30/2026

💍 From Last Year's Gospel Empowered Marriage Series

When Di first began studying Ephesians 5, she struggled with the command for wives to submit to their husbands. Like many women, she had believed the world's lie that submission meant becoming a doormat, losing her voice, or giving up her value.

But God's design for marriage is far different than the picture the world paints.

As Di dug deeper into Scripture, she discovered that biblical submission isn't about inferiority—it's about trusting God's good design. And husbands are called to love their wives sacrificially, just as Christ loved the church.

The enemy works hard to distort God's design for marriage because he knows the power of a Christ-centered home.

But when we trust God's Word over the world's opinions, we find freedom, unity, and blessing in His plan.

📖 Ephesians 5 reminds us that God's ways are always better than our own.

05/24/2026

Marriage was never designed to be two people pulling against each other — it was designed to be a team, moving together under Christ.

In Part 3 of The Gospel Empowered Marriage, we’re revisiting Pastor Scott’s message on working together as a team, as he compares marriage to a draft team he had on a ranch in Colorado.

Each person in a marriage has a unique role, but both are called to the same purpose: honoring God, loving one another, and walking in unity.

When Christ leads the team, marriage becomes less about control and more about surrender, less about winning against each other and more about pulling together.

📖 Ephesians 5:21
“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”

Join us as we continue revisiting this powerful series while Pastor Scott is out.

Scott Diane Mathis

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05/24/2026

Marriage isn’t just built in the big moments — it’s built in the quiet, faithful ones too.

In The Gospel Empowered Marriage Part 2, Pastor Scott reminds us that we don’t always think of prayer as part of the Gospel… but our Savior was a man of prayer.

If Jesus made prayer a priority, how much more should we?

For couples, prayer is one of the most powerful habits you can build together. It invites Christ into the center of your marriage, softens hearts, strengthens unity, and reminds you that you’re not fighting each other — you’re fighting for each other.

And for singles, don’t wait until marriage to build a prayer life. Start now. Let prayer become a holy habit before you ever step into that season.

Satan will do everything he can to keep you from praying — because he knows what happens when Christ becomes the center of a home.

A Gospel-empowered marriage is a praying marriage. 🙏

Scott Diane Mathis

05/23/2026

From last year’s Gospel Empowered Marriage Part Two —

Pastor Scott reminded us how easy it is to give grace to ourselves when life feels heavy… but sometimes we forget that the people around us can’t always see what’s under the surface.

We expect others to understand the whole iceberg, when they may only see the tip.

That’s why marriage can’t thrive on rules, scorekeeping, or law-based love. The Bible is clear — the law kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Rule-based marriages break down.
Grace-filled, Christ-centered marriages grow.

“...so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” — Romans 5:21

May our homes be marked by grace, patience, forgiveness, and the love of Christ.

Scott Diane Mathis

05/17/2026

Gospel Empowered Marriage | Part 2

This week we’re reaching back into a past sermon while Pastor Scott is out, continuing with The Gospel Centered Marriage — Part 2.

In this message, Pastor Scott shares about a fight he and Di had over pulling the Heel-O-Matic… which is proof that marriage can turn even team roping practice into a sanctification exercise. 😅

But like most arguments, it wasn’t really about the Heel-O-Matic. That moment brought up past hurts, old wounds, and things that still needed the grace of God.

Marriage has a way of revealing what’s really in our hearts. Sometimes the thing we’re arguing about is just the tip of the iceberg, and what’s underneath is what God wants to heal.

But the gospel meets us there.

It reminds us that forgiveness matters, bitterness is dangerous, communication is necessary, and grace is sufficient — even when our weakness shows up in the middle of a practice pen.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
— 2 Corinthians 12:9

Pastor Scott reminds us of a simple but powerful truth:

Delay. Say. Obey.

Delay your reaction.
Say what honors God.
Obey what His Word has called you to.

Because a gospel centered marriage isn’t built on two perfect people. It’s built on two people who keep bringing their hearts, their hurts, their words, and yes… even their Heel-O-Matic arguments back under the grace of Jesus.

📖 Matthew 19:4-6
📖 Romans 5:21
📖 Titus 3:3-7
📖 2 Corinthians 12:9
📖 Hebrews 12:15
📖 Hebrews 13:4

Join us as we revisit this past message from Pastor Scott while he is out and continue learning how the gospel shapes every part of our lives — including our marriages.

https://youtu.be/j_LVsjKRmsw?si=udZAUSstRPEroY9h

Scott Diane Mathis

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05/16/2026

There are some assignments God gives that no one else can carry for you.

In this clip, Di shares how the Lord brought her to a defining moment in her life — realizing she didn’t need to compare, compete, or try to become someone else. She needed to faithfully excel in the God-given assignments placed right in front of her.

She is the only one called to be Scott Mathis’s wife.

She is the only one called to be the mother of her children.

She is the only one called to be Nana to her grandchildren.

And when Christ made her new, those roles were no longer just responsibilities — they became part of her identity and calling in Him.

Genesis 2 reminds us that marriage was designed by God. Proverbs 31 shows us the strength and dignity of a woman walking in wisdom. Ephesians 5, 1 Peter 3, and Titus 2 point us back to the beauty of living out our roles with humility, love, and purpose.

Your assignment may not look like anyone else’s, but that does not make it less important. When your identity is rooted in Christ, you can stop striving to be someone you were never called to be and start faithfully becoming who God created you to be.

New in Christ. Faithful in the calling. Anchored in His purpose.

Scott Diane Mathis

05/16/2026

When you come to faith in Christ, your identity changes completely.

You are no longer an enemy of God — you are made new, brought near, and called a friend of God.

2 Corinthians 5:17 reminds us:
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”

In this clip from last year’s Gospel Empowered Marriage series, Pastor Scott talks about how the Gospel doesn’t just change how we see ourselves — it changes how we see our spouse, our future spouse, and the people God has placed in our lives.

When God clothes us in His righteousness, He no longer sees us through our past, our failures, or our brokenness. He sees us through Christ.

So the question becomes:

Are we looking at our spouse the same way?

Pastor Scott shared how he had to stop living in comparison and criticism toward Di and learn to see her the way God sees her — loved, covered, and perfect in Christ’s righteousness.

The enemy loves to attack families with regret, shame, and “what ifs.”

What if things had happened differently?
What if that mistake never happened?
What if this wasn’t God’s plan?

But the Gospel reminds us that God is bigger than our past, stronger than our mistakes, and faithful to redeem what the enemy tries to destroy.

Pastor Scott came to realize that Di wasn’t a mistake — she was the woman God chose for him.

That’s what the Gospel does.

It changes our identity.
It changes our perspective.
It changes our marriage.

Part 1 of The Gospel Empowered Marriage is available now as we revisit this 3-part series while Pastor Scott is away.

Scott Diane Mathis

05/10/2026

This week at Church at Rancho Rio we’re throwing it back to a powerful sermon from last year with Pastor Scott & Di on The Gospel Empowered Marriage.

As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we’re also reminded that one of the enemy’s greatest attacks is against the family. In a world that constantly tears down marriage, motherhood, fathers, and biblical roles, God’s Word still calls us to something higher — marriages rooted in Christ, sacrificial love, grace, and identity found in Him. ❤️

Through scriptures like 2 Corinthians 5:17, Genesis 2, Proverbs 31, Ephesians 5, 1 Peter 3, Titus 2, and Colossians 3:14, Pastor Scott & Di unpacked what it looks like to build a marriage that reflects the Gospel.

Part 1 focuses on:
✨ Identity
✨ Sacrificial Love
✨ Grace

One quote that stood out from this message:

“Inside every man is a prince and a punk, the one you speak to is the one he will become.” — Lysa TerKeurst

Whether you’re married, single, raising kids, or praying for your future family, this message is a reminder that healthy Christ-centered families don’t happen by accident — they are built intentionally through the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

Join us as we revisit this 3-part series while Pastor Scott takes some well deserved time away. We pray this message encourages and strengthens your family this Mother’s Day weekend. 🤍

Scott Diane Mathis

https://youtu.be/sI4SYd6jqj8?si=FitEgcC6ivia0TGc

Church at Rancho Rio 10:30am Worship Service on December 1st, 2024. Sermon and teaching by Pastor Scott Mathis and his wife Diane Mathis.