Can faith and doubt exist in the same person? Am I unsaved if I have doubts? Do I have to have perfect faith in order to be saved? John the Baptist shows us it's okay to have questions about Jesus.
Jesus is the king who has come to establish his kingdom, but it comes not through political or military conquest – it comes by setting people free from things that held them captive. Sometimes that means demons are cast out. Other times it means idols of the heart are cast out.
Jesus announces that his mission is to bring good news to the poor (the outcast, the disenfranchised, the disadvantaged, those on the outside looking in.... and it still is.
How would you fill in the blank in this sentence: "If I had ___________, my life would really sing"? We might be tempted to say the Sunday school answer: Jesus! But if the gospel is true, and you have been born again, you already have him! And yet it's pretty rare to hear someone say their life is really singing. So what is it that could make the difference?
Listen to Pastor Rodney walk us through the vision for River City Church, as well as interview the Leadership Team on some things we're excited about, both presently and as we look ahead.
No one needs to tell you that you should read the Bible and pray. Even people who aren't Christians would assume we should do that. In this message, River City Pastor Toby Thompson closes out our series with a look at how we are transformed by the Word of God, and prayer.
“You do you.” You have probably heard someone say that, or have said it yourself. Or maybe you’ve heard the more modern and motivational version of that: “You Need To Live Your Truth.” We examine in this message how that is a subtle but deadly shift in how we approach who we really are.
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.