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?
For God so loved
So the Nativity story is basically found in two places. It is found in the first two chapters of Matthew and the first two chapters of Luke. In Luke 1 we find the story of Mary being visited by the angel Gabriel who tells her that she is going to give birth to Jesus. And
Nativity Story
So throughout this advent season I am trying to tie my sermon in with the advent reading. Last week we looked at Mary’s Magnificat, because that was the passage. But when looking at the advent reading for today, I was really resistant to preaching a sermon on this passage. Let me tell you why. You
Bucket List
As the old year-ends and the New Year begins this is a time when thinking about things we might like to accomplish or experience comes naturally to us. I don’t have an actual list, but Jacob and I have talked about a few things that we would like to do together sometime as a father
Christmas Eve at The River
This year The River Church will be celebrating Christ’s birth with a Christmas Eve Service on Saturday, December 24th at 4:00 p.m. We will not have our regular worship service on Christmas morning. We will be back to our normal Sunday morning time of 9:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day with a time of
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