We all suffer. We all go through hardship and pain, or as the Dread Pirate Roberts says in The Princess Bride, "Life is pain, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something." Andrew Brooks, River City's Student and Youth Director, teaches from Psalm 44 and uncovers the truth that orienting our hearts around God's word before we suffer is what drives us through the challenges of suffering. If we're oriented around what is true before hardship comes, it's much easier to re-orient ourselves in and after the moment.
The Spirit came, and a crowd assembled when they heard the noise. But, upon hearing these Galileans speak other languages fluently, they assumed these hillbillies had been drinking before prayer. Peter, now filled with the Spirit, stands up and corrects them, giving the first explicitly Christian sermon ever given.
Is the resurrection of Jesus all about faith? Is there only "The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it"? Or is there evidence to the resurrection that helps us see it as a historical event that really happened?
Genesis 1 and 2 aren't as much about the "when" and "how" the universe came to be, as much as they are about the "Who" and the "why" it came to be.
If your team doesn't make the championship game, you might still watch, albeit with a large helping of "I don't really care" on your plate of nachos. Jesus lays it out pretty strongly that when it comes to him, we don't have the luxury of that option.
Esther chapter 4 describes Esther and Mordecai’s reaction to Haman’s legislation. Esther now must decide: Am I Esther or Hadassah?
In this message, we look at the five pieces of spiritual armor a believer puts on as we head into battle.
One of the common deceptions of the enemy is to trust our feelings. He’d like us to rely on how we feel instead of what we know to be true. In this sermon, Nate King (one of River City’s leaders) walks us through the story of Job to help us see that what we feel isn’t necessarily what’s real.
Counterfeit gospels are part of our everyday life, which is why scripture calls us again and again to be on our guard, be watchful, and put on the armor of God. This series will take a look at 8 of the more popular lies that we are often tempted to believe.