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I believe I have talked about playing this game before. When I was a kid we use to play this game called mercy. We would always play this game after church on Wednesday nights, while we were waiting in line at school, or when we were bored. But you would lock hands with another person and you would then…

Eph.2:4-7 . Last Sunday morning we looked at the Walking Dead. This is what we the born again were and what the lost are. Spiritually Dead Men. Paul showed us the state and severity of the lost mans existence. He then went into detail and showed us why the lost are so disobedient They follow society,…

Introduction Read Joshua 2 Windows are functional as well as spiritual examples. In a functional sense, Windows during biblical times provided ventilation and light during the day. there are exchanges that place in a window whether its light or air. There was no glass, but the consistent exchange of…

Psalm 85:1-13 Introduction What is Christmas about? For many Christmas is about family, love, giving It’s essentially a time of sentimentality For Christians Christmas isn’t about sentimentality but certainty It’s not just a celebration that Jesus came but a celebration of why He came Salvation that…

Title : Rahab Intro : Stepping out of my comfort zone, preaching in a completely different format than I’m used to. Expository preaching is usually verse by verse through the text, but today I want to give you a sermon about a woman from the Old Testament we only sometimes talk about. Usually she only…

The Grace of God’s Deliverance Apostasy Oppression Deliverance

We cannot be certain what verse 1 refers to. Tensions of the day made revolution possible at any time. Pontius Pilate did not get along with the Jews- he was insensitive to their religious convictions. He brought official Roman ensigns into Jerusalem and the Jews were angry with Caesar’s image in the…

23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. Kingdom servants serve a great king who has forgiven far more than they could ever forgvie each other.... so failure to forgive excludes one from the kingdom because this King’s kingdom has…

Sinners in the hands of a Gracious God Jonathan Edwards: Sinners in the Hands of an angry God - totally appropriate, those who do not receive Christ will come under the judgment of an angry God Christians are sinners in the hands of a gracious God, who removed our guilt and condemnation but Jesus went…

We continue studying Habakkuk's interaction with God this week with an investingation into Habakkuk's Description of How the Babylonians Treat Other Nations (1:14–17)

The Ripple Effect of Goodness From time to time, I have read various things dealing with church discipline. I have heard of people being put out of the church for their failures. I have even heard others talk about how they got rid of people as Paul teaches. And I won’t deny that church discipline is…

Hebrews 2:5-13 As we go through the book of Hebrews, step by step, we come to an incredible section of Scripture. It reveals God’s eternal plan for the world and for us. It is incredibly humbling to think of what God has planned for us. To think that we, who struggle every day to obey the Father, in…

The Church at Laodicea: “Take Your Temperature” K. Adrian Scott November 24, 2024 Introduction . One commentator calls the church at Laodicea as ‘the church that made Jesus sick .’ Our series title “What Kind of Church Are We” exposes us to the varied conditions of the seven churches in Asia Minor, or…

Introduction In a world that often blurs the lines between gender roles, the concept of biblical complementarity becomes more critical than ever. Especially with so many Christians having grown up in a family environment that is completely alien to what the Bible prescribes. And as someone who grew up…

If you were to stand before God, and He were to ask you this question, “ Why should I let you into Heaven ,” how would you respond? How would you answer? How Would You Answer? Through out the years, I have posed that situation/that question to numbers of people and, in response, I have received three…

Walking with God Do two walk together except they make an appointment and have agreed? We know that from the first verses of the book we are discussing a time in which the nation of Israel was at the zenith of its riches Under the reign of Jeroboam, the nation was les away rom the one who gave her such…

Vote Early Voting Baptist Bread Devotionals Shopping Cart Challenge Ron Faulk Endowment Don’t wait until Giving Tuesday Goal of $7,000 Merry Missions Soul Winning Saturday, Saturday, Nov. 2 Shopping Ladies Mountain Retreat November 7-9 Remaining payment of $55 is due this Sunday. Thanksgiving Rejoice…

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the…

The Good News of Therefore We dive in today to a great chapter of scripture. Some of the great theologians throughout history, including Augustine and Luther, viewed Romans as the single most important book a Christian should learn. In it is contained the gospel, the bad news that we need a Savior and…

Singing is important, why… we’ve been shaped, instructed, necessitated, guided for us to sing. We also learned that it is an powerful and effective tool in our worship of God. God doesn’t need our singing, but we certainly do. So now that we understand the importance of singing, does what we sing together…

What does a transformed like really look like? Good morning. Turn with me to Luke chapter 5. As you are making your way to Luke 5 today we once again see the Lord ministering to someone, however today we see how the Lord is ministering to an individual who was considered the worst of the worse, a social…

Walk Different Eph. 4:17-32 From these sets of verses to Chapter 5:verse 17. Paul is going to expound even more on our Christian Walk. Here in our text (Ch.4:17-32) we are to “walk Different” In (5:1-2) we are to “walk in Love” In (Ch.5:3-14) we are to “walk in the light” In (Ch.5:15-17) we are to “walk…

Intro Does anybody love Jesus at River Church today? We are in week #5 in the study of the Fruit of the Spirit. We are doing this because of the time we are in. Things are so toxic and it’s a great opportunity for us to live out these characteristics so others can see. I believe it’s so important for…

The heart of the sin nature is selfishness. Because we are naturally selfish creatures we inevitably slide down the slippery slope of selfishness until we reach to the bottom of ingratitude. A young man with a bandaged hand approached the clerk at a post office. “Sir, could you please address this postcard…

Introduction We have been in a series on the Fruit of the Spirit. all of these are qualities in the life and temperament of Jesus. Here is our theme verse Gal 5:22-23 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against…