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Last week we spent some time looking at how hope has come for everyone. This week we are looking at how peace has come for everyone! We talked last week about how Jesus came as a hope for the gentiles. Michele Ivans brought up a point after the message that I really didn’t drive home as sometimes we…

“One Another” series. The heart of this series is to examine the biblical responsibilities of church membership. Significant Statements We will be proactive in maintaining and restoring unity with one another ( Eph. 4:2-3 ). We will be diligent in helping one another grow in every way in Christlikeness…

How many of you got up and got dressed this morning? Paul commands us to be dressed in the five virtues of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. These are embodied in the actions of bearing with, forgiving, and loving each other. We all get dressed each day. Use that as a prompter to…

We just finished chapter 1 with the Presentation of Members. We are presented for Ministry. The Source of Ministry is God. The Spirit of Ministry is Joy. The Suffering of Ministry is for Christ and the Churches Sake. The Scope of Ministry is Fulfilling our Purpose by Doing. The Subject of the Ministry…

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…

We’ve now spent the last 3 weeks discussing the vast importance of being a Biblical church in even in our song. It’s a ministry and a task that all of us shouldn’t take lightly. But let’s remind ourselves again why it’s so important to SING. And to do this, we will again review and memorize our acronymn.…

Colossians 3:5 . 5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Jesus, through his death and resurrection, has given us a new identity that seeks the kingdom of God. We are to seek the heavenly by the power of the…

Why Colossians? Scientific Age - Did Christ have a part in Creation? 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: Practical Age…

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…

Align Yourself A Christian’s Motive To magnify the beauty , goodness , and or greatness of God Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. What you go to do or say represents the Lord Jesus Christ. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the…

Principles of the Spirit-Led Life: Enabling Grace Communion: 5 aspects of communion; #1 Proclaim 1 Corinthians 11:26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes……/ When you participate in communion, you are proclaiming that Jesus died and shed His…

And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. But Jesus answered…

Big Idea: We are not saved by fear of God or interest in Jesus but in saving faith. people can show a certain fear of God but not bow to him Lightning: Luther had a close call and feared God, this led him to join a seminary Yet others have had near missed with death and still mock God If not with their…

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…

False Worship can be characterized as any forms of worship that are not worthy of God, especially worship offered without sincerity and obedience or that is contrary to the commands of God. Contrary Worship Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense…

And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, For this reason,…

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,…

and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that…

1 Peter 3 Good morning church! Baby Dedication- Axel Wallace Choiniere Eli and Tori Pray and pray for service 1 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they observe your chaste…

Last week we discussed the truth that we are all addicted to something. And we need to admit that we are powerless, that in our own power our lives are unmanageable. Until we admit this, we will keep living broken, miserable lives. As Paul wrote: For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that…

120- A Song of Woe (Woe to me, That I Sojourn in Meschech) 121- A Song of Protection (My help comes from the Lord) 122- A Song of Worship (Let us go to the house of the Lord!) 123- A Song of Reality (To You I lift up my eyes) 124- A Song of Help (The Lord is on our side) 125- A Song of Security (Those…

“One Another” series. The heart of this series is to examine the biblical responsibilities of church membership. Significant Statements We will disciple one another, through participation with the Holy Spirit, to become like Jesus ( Rom. 15:14 ; Col 3:16 ; I Thess. 4:18 ; I Thess 5:11 ) 16 Let the word…

Wrapped in Gratitude: Living Out Colossians 3:12–17 Bible Passage: Col 3:12–17 Summary: In Colossians 3:12–17 , Paul encourages believers to embody virtues such as compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, all woven together by love, and to let the peace of Christ rule in their hearts.…

For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict. 1. A thriving church will relentlessly carry…

Series- The “One Anothers” My goal in this series is to come to a deeper understanding of what it means to be a member of a local New Testament church. What are the duties and responsibilities of church membership? My mission is to discover exactly what kinds of things we promise to do for each other…