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This past week if you’ve been reading, watching or listening to the news you have no doubt been learning more and more about the devastation left by Hurricane Helene. This morning I heard that yet another storm is forming in the gulf and aiming for Florida. Sadly, in the midst of all of this I read this…

Have you ever had or known someone who has had, that gut punch of grief? It can be brought on by something like a daunting diagnosis, the loss of a family member, the loss of a job, and even the loss of a beloved pet. When in the midst of grief sometimes it’s difficult to tell what direction is what.…

Title: Life Lessons Paul’s Second Missionary Journey As we come to the end of Acts chapter 18, we also come to the end of Paul’s second missionary journey and the beginning of his third missionary journey. After Paul leaves Corinth, he sails across the Aegean Sea and stops in Ephesus. Even though the…

Last week we looked at Job who finally displayed his anguish after the tragedies that had befallen his family: The loss of his oxen and donkeys, the loss of his sheep, the loss of his camels - all things that represented his wealth. The loss of his 10 children. Then his body covered in sores, and his…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

INTRODUCTION We are concluding our November sermon series of Staying Strong in the Lord with “Finding Strength in God’s Promises”. Just it give you can idea of the “promises” of God mentioned in the Bible. Here are 25 of 7,000 Finding strength in God's promises can be a somethings be a difficult task…

A Superbowl Sermon…a week early. Yes, I know Superbowl is next week but this message is in preparation for next week and I’m going to go ahead and get a stir started this morning… Chiefs or Eagles??? Now, I am an odd ball man - I do not care for professional football. Love high school and college football…

Eden - Like No Place on Earth God does not act without purpose. He created the Heavenly Host, intending that they carry out His will. Did He create them to meet some need in Him? No. A complete, perfect being has no deficiencies. God has no need of a council, but he uses one. Similarly, God did not need…

As Americans, we prefer a God who is small a God we can manage, predict and control. We want a God that feels safe to us. One that we can fully understand and explain. One that doesn’t embarrass, confuse, contradict us or make us made. We want what C.S. Lewis called a “tamed lion”. The God of the Bible…

REVIEW Good morning. We are going to continue our series in the book of Job. I’m going to spend a few minutes reviewing what has happened so far in the story of Job. CH 1-2:10 HOW TO WORSHIP WHILE SUFFERING In Chapters 1 and 2, we have seen that Job was a blameless and upright man, one who feared God…

The Gospel Project® for Adults Leader Guide CSB, Unit 1, Session 6 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Suffering and God’s Presence Summary and Goal We don’t know for sure when Job lived, much less when the book…

Suffering, no body likes it. Suffering challenges our perception of God’s justice. How do we process suffering? Our perspective of God’s justice effects how we process suffering. The Reaping Principle Job and Councilors assume this principle Eliphaz does: 7 “Remember: who that was innocent ever perished?…

I want to discuss how to overcome fear. How many of you have read Ann landers or Dear Abby? These are newspaper columns where people write to them for advice. They face all sorts of problems but the # 1 problem is fear. People are afraid. They are afraid of losing their health… wealth… friends… family……

Job's life has been utterly destroyed, and yet he doesn't curse God. For me though that's not the real issue here. God still has confidence in Job. Job is really hurting, and God knows that the goodness that is in Job will not disappear. God has the same confidence in us -- we may hurt at times -- yet God has confidence that we can find the goodness that is in us.

Following The Cloud 15 On the day the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant law, was set up, the cloud covered it. From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire. 16 That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered it, and at night it looked like fire. 17 Whenever the cloud…

Scriptures to memorize to assist with getting rid of a critical spirit.

Use truth to overcome criticism, what the Bible says.

Looking at the camouflage those with a critical spirit put up.

We know that there are a lot of people hurting in our world today, and when you are hurting, you simple truth, not simplistic truth. It’s not enough to say Jesus is the answer… how is He the answer. We need to show it. One of the things that we want at River Church is to help you make changes in your…

Job finally speaks. He gives voice to his anguish and his grief and his pain. After weeks or months of loneliness, agony, and despair; after sitting in silence for seven days since the arrival of his three friends- Job, like a torrential rain, opens his mouth and with broad heavy brush strokes paints…

Job’s Situation There was a man in the country of Uz named Job. He was a man of complete integrity, who feared God and turned away from evil. He had seven sons and three daughters. His estate included seven thousand sheep and goats, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female…

This Week’s Theme: Steadfastness in Suffering Word for the Week is Suffering: It is the experience of pain or distress, both physical and emotional. Scripture is thoroughly realistic about the place of suffering in the world and in the lives of believers. To become a Christian is not to escape from suffering,…

The Second Test – Job’s Physical Suffering and the Arrival of His Friends Date: Wednesday Night, October 9, 2024 Main Text: Job 2:1–13 1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord . 2 And the…

The Testing of Job: Faith in the Face of Loss 1: The Testing of Job – Introduction and Overview Date: Wednesday Night, October 2, 2024 Main Text: Job 1:1–22 (KJV) Introduction to the Book of Job: The book of Job is considered one of the oldest books of the Bible, rich in poetic language, theological…

In the fifth sermon of the series, we explore the challenge of trusting God when His plan isn’t clear or aligns differently from our own expectations. Drawing from Proverbs 3:5-6 and Isaiah 55:8-9, we emphasize that God’s ways and timing are higher than ours, and trusting Him requires faith beyond understanding. We’ll examine how trust deepens our relationship with God, moving us from head knowledge to personal experience, and discuss how trials often strengthen our faith. By embracing God’s plan, we find peace, guidance, and unexpected blessings, even in the midst of uncertainty.