One of the lines we use to justify doing dumb things is, “Well, you only live once!” In this message, we’ll discover from Ecclesiastes 11 how that is not a great way to live your life.
To close out the Story of God, pastor Rodney gives viewers a test to see how well you can explain the story of God, and is joined by one River City regular attender to take a look at how his story belongs in the Story of God.
What is God's will for my life? What does he want from me? We wonder about who to marry, where to go to college, what to do after school, should we move after retirement, etc, and sometimes feel almost paralyzed not knowing exactly what God's will is for our lives. In this message, we'll find out that his will for us is both more difficult than choosing a college, and at the same time much simpler.
There are two kinds of people in the world, and they aren't rich/poor, Democrats/Republicans, slave/free, white/other. The two kinds of people are those who believe the cross and resurrection are nonsense, and those who believe the cross and resurrection are the power of God for salvation.
If you sat down with Jesus, and he asked how he can pray for you, what would you say? As it turns out, Jesus did pray for you in John 17. Join us as we look at what he prayed for us.
In John 6, a huge crowd is following Jesus excitedly, searching him out, because they want to see some signs. The Passover is happening, so people who have heard about…
Jesus told the people of his day: "I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life." Jesus isn't one of several lights, the lighting section of Menards or Lowes. He's THE Light of the World, which means, if the world with all it's darkness is ever going to have light, it'll only be through him.
Jesus is described in John 1 as the Word. While actions and emotions can often express a lot about what we’re thinking and feeling, words go much, much farther. Jesus…
MESSAGE Good morning, my name is Rodney, and I'm one of the pastors around here, and it's exciting to be here this morning. Today is a day of new beginnings…