River City Church: Lafayette

(Genesis 3.6-13) When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her ... Read More

(Mark 12:29-30 ESV)  Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.  PERSPECTIVE ON ... Read More

(Romans 12:2 NLT) Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.   WHY I MUST MANAGE MY MIND?   àBecause my thoughts control my life   (Proverbs 4:23 GNT) Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.  àBecause the mind ... Read More

7 SOURCES OF STRESS   1.  Worry  2.  Hurry  3.  Crowds  4.  Multiple choices  5.  Loss of privacy   6.  Pluralism  7.  Fear of the future  (PSALM 23) The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.  He guides ... Read More

(Romans 12:2) Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  (Luke 15:11-24) Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his ... Read More

What kind of transformation comes from being in community with other believers?  (Acts 2:42) They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.   1) By prioritizing community in your life, you expose yourself to potential life-change.  (Acts 2:43) Everyone was filled ... Read More

–>  Change is fundamental to the gospel.  (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV) Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.  –>  Profound transformation requires an inside-out change.  (Matthew 7:17) Likewise, every ... Read More

(Luke 1:76-80) “And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge ... Read More

(Luke 4:40 NASB) While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing ... Read More