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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…

Exodus 20:1-17 Hebrews 13:5 We are finishing up our series with the last of the Ten Commandments today. As we read through all of the ten commandments just earlier, we can see how this may be the perfect cap to the commandments. If we will obey this one commandment, we may be able to keep all the rest…

In the age that we live in, 1 Timothy and 1 Corinthians are some of the more difficult books of the bible to go through. This is because they are counter cultural. But we must ask ourselves, are we going to adhere to what the bible says, to what God teaches us. Or are we going to do what we want to do?…

Ephesians 5:8-21 I love a well lit home. When they did the remodel in the kitchen they added some can lights in the ceiling placed throughout. I love to see the kitchen all lit up. I think there is something cozy about a warmly lit, study with a fireplace and warm colors all around. But There is just…

Gospel spread invariably demands engagement with contrary ideas, but transformation is the goal of the Gospel.

Announcements Silas’ Recovery Thank you for your prayers. We definitely saw the hand of God at work in how things transpired yesterday! We were back home by 8 PM. Silas is recovering nicely at home. He should be able to be back in school this next Monday. Estates @ Sugar Creek As of today, 4 homes have…

Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. Honor widows who are truly widows. But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household…

Message: Keep on the Firing Line Paul’s Second Missionary Journey In Acts chapter 18, the Apostle Paul comes to Corinth where… He cultivated a relationship with Aquila and Priscilla and… In an effort to support himself, began to work and… to witness. Acts 18:5 (KJV 1900) And when Silas and Timotheus…

You don’t have to be a Rocket Scientist or look around too hard to know that temptation is all over the place. You don’t have to go looking for it, it will find you. Now listen, we are not tempted because we are sinful people… Jesus was tempted and he never sinned. Handled correctly, temptations can…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:19 | SINS OF IMMORALITY INTRO ILLUSTRATION : Getting trapped in the mall after the movie. There were no signs to stop from going through the door. EXPLANATION : Before we can dive into the verses in Galatians 5 , we must begin in Romans 1:18-32 For the wrath of God is revealed from…

Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:10-4:7 Review Map of the Journey in the Wilderness Picture of the Priesthood of Zadok - righteous Sons of Levi/ Priesthood Genealogy Picture Sons of Levi: nazir Nazareth Nazir nṣr Introduction Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zechariah…

King Nebuchadnezzar, To the nations and peoples of every language, who live in all the earth: May you prosper greatly! It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal…

We are surviving birthday season at our house. Jan 30th was Grace’s birthday. This past Monday was David’s birthday. This week is Valentine’s Day. The following week is my birthday. Crazy season. It’s a time of celebrating what God has done in each person’s life and remembering the journey to this point.…

PRODUCED by the Spirit 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. The Spirit’s FRUIT will be Evident It will show up in how you LOVE 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy;…

Love Yourself We are talking about the truth according to the world. The world teaches things that are almost true. They sound good and seem right, but they often lead down a path off destruction and death. Last week we talked about one of the biggest lies that the adversary uses to trap us and keep…

Introduction: We are at the end of a series we’ve called Common Ailments. We are dealing with common ailments - things that as church people, we go through more often than we probably should. We understand that the church resembles a medical facility. One of the reasons it exists is to provide care for…

Character of the Teacher and Teaching Accurately Handling Depart from Wickedness

Text: 2 Timothy 2 . Announcements Echo Prayer App Scripture Memory App I don’t have peace about introducing another passage of Scripture in this coming year. So, I want to encourage our church family to review the entire book of 2 Timothy. However, should you want to memorize a new passage, I am going…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:24-26 | EXPECTATIONS OF WALKING IN THE SPIRIT INTRO ILLUSTRATION : Have you ever had unclearly communicated expectations that led to disappointment? Tressa and I traveled with a missionary couple for about a month and a half when we first started into evangelism. We traveled up the…

Earthen Vessels The Scripture often describes the believer as being vessel prepared for use. Our verse this morning encourages us to clean the vessel in preparation for the “special purpose” God has created! The book of Jeremiah gives us a great picture of the gift of Salvation. The Lord gave another…

PRIDE ILLUSTRATION Last week we started walk though this personal testimony of King Nebuchadnezzar. He told the story and he started out with his conclusion. It is God who reigns, it is the most high that has an everlasting dominion, his kingdom is from generation to generation. We saw the grace of God…

Understand the Times 4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but…

Today is Pentecost Sunday . It the day we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Early Church to STAY. Some churches recognize it as being part of the Christian Calendar with no relevance for today. I was raised in a good church, but it was a church that didn’t really celebrate Pentecost like…

The Right Way We see in verse 24 a way...God beckons us to enter in the straight gate... Not just any old way but the “Straight Gate” Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. We see that many will not be able to enter in... We sometimes…

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil…