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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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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.…

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…

Central Theme : By shedding our old sinful nature, we can better embrace the Christ-like qualities fosters unity within the body of Christ. assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life 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…

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…

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’ ” What is Jesus talking about? Why the three terms? The Debts of Israel Deuteronomy 15:1-11 ; Lev. 25:8-13 ; At the end of every seven…

What would you be willing to die for? Hyperbole and literally People have said: Hyperbole: 1. Food and Drink : • “That chocolate cake is to die for.” • “This coffee is to die for.” • “Her homemade lasagna is to die for.” 2. Fashion and Style : • “Those shoes are to die for.” • “That designer dress is…

Torah: Leviticus 16:1-18:30 Haftarah: Ezekiel 22:1-19 Review Shemini mikvah Tzaraat lashon hara i The Great Day Picture of Torah Readings Picture of the two prophecies Introduction A Holy People Picture of Torah Reading Summary of Torah Reading Torah: Leviticus 16:1-18:30 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses…

Obligation to Your Neighbors 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength .’ This is the first commandment. 31 And the second,…

We want to talk about forgiveness tonight. Does anyone beside myself struggle sometimes with forgiveness? Maybe like me, some of you don’t feel like you can be or are forgiven. We know it in our head, but we just don’t feel like it inside - sometimes. Maybe someone has offended you. It’s hard to forgive…

The breast plate of righteousness is dependent on the belt of truth. Everything that we dealt with last week is for us to go into a study on righteousness. That’s why we spend time in the word of truth. Belt of truth supports the breastplate of righteousness. What is righteousness? We have to make sure…

Please open with me in your Bibles to Colossians 3 . Today, we’ll take a look at an important passage delivered to the Colossian Church for the growth and unification of the believers there as they fought against destructive false teachings and a culture that sought to disrupt and divide them. We live…

It is Well With my Soul - Horacio Spafford When peace like a river, attendeth my way When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say It is well, it is well, with my soul It is well With my soul It is well, it is well with my soul For 400 years after the prophet Malachi…

but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.…

Intro Whose glad to be in church today? Turn to your neighbor and tell them you are glad they are in church today. Week 1 of a 9 part series on the Fruit of the Spirit. We will do this on Sundays and Wednesdays. There are several reasons that I wanted to do this series… God has this hope in us that we…

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…