Sundays
Find out what to expect on a Sunday. What time is the service? Where are we located? Is there a dress code? Can I bring my kids?
Hezekiah’s Prayer Part 2
So we learned a lot about prayer from Hezekiah, last week. But I think there is more that we can still learn from Hezekiah about prayer. So today we are going to address what happens in the next chapter of his life. Let’s begin by look at Isaiah 38, verse 1: “In those days Hezekiah
Hezekiah’s Prayer Part 1
Please turn with me in your Bibles to the book of Isaiah, chapter 37. So throughout this year we have been having sermons that have come out of your questions. Today we will be addressing a question that someone had on learning how to pray. This is not the typical passage that we might turn
Nearsighted Faith
According to Wikipedia, Mr. Magoo was a wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of comical situations as a result of his nearsightedness, compounded by his stubborn refusal to admit the problem. However, through uncanny streaks of luck, the situation always seems to work itself out for him, leaving him no worse than before.
Christ Our Coming King Part IV
Are you familiar with the phrase, “don’t drink the kool aid?” Do you know where it came from? Jim Jones was a former Methodist pastor who was focused on racial integration. Somewhere along the lines he went off the rails and became the leader of a cult called the People’s temple and proclaimed himself the
Christ Our Coming King Part III
Now the book of Revelation is a vision that has been given to John and it concerns the end times. By the time we arrive at Revelation 19 John has been sharing about the great tribulation. It’s a great book that gives us a glimpse of what is to come, but it is written
Christ Our Coming King Part II
Deb Cherico and her husband John were part of The River for several years before we sent them out two years ago to pastor the church in Arlington, MN. About a week ago Deb lost her battle with cancer and her Memorial service was yesterday. I know that Deb had a big impact on many
Christ our Coming King: Part I
There have been many end of the world predictions over the years. But possibly the most interesting of all doomsday predictions came from a chicken. Apparently there was a hen in Leeds, England back in 1806 that became known as the prophet hen of Leeds when she began laying eggs with the words “Christ is
Christ our Healer, part 2
Movies like “Fletch Lives” and “Leap of Faith” poked fun at the stereotypical, televangelist, faith-healing frauds, but for many people the images in those movies are what we picture when we hear someone talk about healing. There have been a lot of abuses and misuses of healing in the church and on television and for
River City Days
Join us Friday and Saturday, July 29-30 at City Square Park in downtown Chaska for River City Days. Every year we have a booth where we hand out FREE balloon animals and connect with the community. Last year we went through 1,300 balloons and connected with some great people. It is a lot of fun
Christ our Healer
In the Christian and Missionary Alliance Statement of Faith we find this sentence: “Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body.” To understand the Biblical foundation for this belief we turn to Matthew 8 and find a story of healing. “14 And when Jesus