gospel Archives - River City Church

Which Jesus Do You Want?

May 21, 2023

The religious leaders need the Roman authorities to rubber stamp the execution orders, so they take Jesus to the governor of Judea, Pilate. After much back and forth discussion, Pilate offers an exchange: The guilty for the innocent; the criminal for the king; Jesus Barabbas or Jesus the Christ. The religious leaders make their choice, and the crucifixion is approved.

The Gospel of Jesus (Luke)

Betrayal, Denial, and Other Temptations

May 14, 2023

We've finally come to the hour of darkness – the betrayal of Judas, the denial of Peter, and the final rejection of the religious leaders. All three are forms of temptation that Jesus warns his disciples to pray "so that they don't fall into."

Exactly as He Said

April 16, 2023

Satan enters Judas on the day of the Passover meal, and it looks like Jesus’ ability to avoid death and conspiracy has come to an end. There is a traitor in the group. But certain details of Luke 22:1-13 show us that from God’s vantage point, things are going “exactly as he said.”

Easter, Standalone

The Greatest Story

April 9, 2023

Resurrection Sunday, 2023 – Every one of us has a dominant story that shapes the way we view the world, ourselves, and God. For some it's a story of pain, loss, rejection. For others it's a story of hard work, effort put in, and reward or accomplishment. But all of those stories are but smaller stories inside the Greatest Story...the Story of God as spoken in the Bible.

The Gospel of Jesus (Luke)

Signs of the Times

April 2, 2023

In this sermon from Luke 21:20-36, Jesus gives his disciples warnings about the temple and Jerusalem’s eventual destruction, and he also includes signs to look for as you watch for him to return.

Standalone

Springs of Living Water

March 26, 2023

Jesus' interaction with the woman at the well shows a beautiful picture of the gospel, as Jesus comes to meet her in the middle of her sin and sets her free.

The Gospel of Jesus (Luke)

I Want To See

February 12, 2023

Two men from very different situations in life have a desire to see Jesus. He meets them both in very different ways, but the outcome is the same: Your faith has saved you.

The Gospel of Jesus (Luke)

God of the Impossible

February 5, 2023

A wealthy man comes up to Jesus looking for the key to eternal life. Jesus tells him to sell everything, and the rich man is extremely disappointed. The idea that you can’t work or earn your way into heaven wasn’t what he wanted to hear.

The Gospel of Jesus (Luke)

Kingdom Economics Pt 2

January 8, 2023

Jesus tells a parable about a rich man and a poor man who had very different values and purposes in their lives, and their experience of the afterlife told the story.

The Gospel of Jesus (Luke)

Kingdom Economics

January 1, 2023

Jesus begins a conversation about wealth, and how his followers should think about possessions and riches.

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