heaven Archives - River City Church

(2024) Story of God

New Creation

December 29, 2024

Everything from Genesis to Revelation is working toward the New Creation. God generates in Creation, Humans degenerate through sin, and God regenerates by his Son and the Spirit. The Story of God reaches it's "conclusion" when Christ returns, and the New Creation is launched!

(2024) Psalms

Psalm 37

July 28, 2024

God doesn't only seem to tolerate evil, he seems to just let it go. He seems to let the evildoers get away with murder, while those who trust the Lord end up suffering or being persecuted. In Psalm 37, David sees the same thing and gives us a blueprint to follow.

Standalone

Clinging To Jesus

March 31, 2024

Resurrection Sunday 2024 – In Philippians 3, the apostle Paul is unsatisfied with knowing ABOUT Jesus – he wants to press on, reach out, and pursue KNOWING Jesus, which includes, knowing the power of his resurrection.

(2023) Footholds of Faith

Retirement

July 23, 2023

If we never talk about retirement from a gospel centric perspective, we will end up going into the 4th quarter of our lives with the same mindset as the world – treating the things of this earth as if they are the ultimate treasure.

(2023) The Gospel of Jesus (Luke)

The “Last” Supper

April 23, 2023

As the cross looms large in Jesus' story, he sits down to a much anticipated dinner with his disciples – the Passover meal – a story full of rich history and remembering, a meal full of significance and joy, a meal full of promise and hope – a meal he leaves unfinished.

(2023) The Gospel of Jesus (Luke)

A Seat at the Table

November 6, 2022

Jesus gets invited to another dinner party with the Pharisees, and talks to them about who will be invited to the banquet table in the kingdom of God.

(2023) The Gospel of Jesus (Luke)

The Narrow Door

October 30, 2022

Someone asks "How many people will get to heaven? Just a few?" Jesus pauses to reply, and teaches that only those who make every effort to enter the Narrow Door will be saved.

(2023) The Gospel of Jesus (Luke)

Fire & Water

October 9, 2022

If Jesus' had a mission statement, what would it be? It might not be what you think it would be, and not only that, Jesus surprises the disciples by saying there's no middle ground. You're either in or out.

(2023) The Gospel of Jesus (Luke)

Don’t Be Afraid

September 18, 2022

Jesus leaves the home of the Pharisee who invited him for dinner, and prepares his disciples to face a crowd of thousands by saying, “Be on your guard against hypocrisy.”

(2022) Do You Believe?

The Doctrine of Eternity

August 28, 2022

We tend to live our lives day to day, moment to moment with our eyes on what is right in front of us, but God in his Word informs us that death is not a period on the end of our story, but a comma. All of the doctrines we've looked at so far find their resolution in the Doctrine of Eternity.

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