River of Life Church: Amherst, NH

Maturing Through Grace — Casey Marques covers the concept of maturing in Christ through grace.

Mission Sunday — Paul Kaminsky provides an update regarding SOW Ministries, a ministry River of Life supports in Africa. he also shares God’s heart for international and lovcal missions.

Growing Downward — in this sermon, Casey discusses the importance of intentionally growing roots into Christ, the source of life and nourishment. Only through intentional connection with Jesus, can we hope to be prepared to endure long difficult times.

God 1st Family 2nd – Chris discusses the elements of prayer following the Lord’s Prayer

In this sermon, Palu Sontag walks through the heart of God for worship in Psalm 8

In this service, the congregation offered testimonies from their experiences at the Hope Over America addiction and homeless outreach event. The service consisted solely of interwoven worship and random testimonials.

Casey discusses the rich young ruler, who desired to find eternal life in Jesus. Was it the commandments that would save him? Was it the act of giving away his possessions? How do we truly find life in Christ?

Nate Wheeler discusses how God takes us through trials and challenges to change our lives. As we surrender to His purpose and will, we transform to be more like Him.

In this sermon, Neil Hubacker outlines costly community relationships, where the Body of Christ follows Galatians 6 to restore with a gentle spirit those who are overtaken in sin. Within this process, we are directed to Restore, Reciprocate, and to Reflect on our own heart. Neil finishes with the following challenge: If we count the…

Praying for Your Family Part 3 — Casey Marques continues the discussion of praying for our families. He finishes concepts revealed in Ephesians 1.

Tom and Mindy Reilley intriduce the upcoming evangelism ooportunity to minister to people in addiction in Manchester NH Sept 15-16, 2023.

Reflections Part 2 — In this sermon, Casy Marques discusses the triune nature of God as reflected in the family unit, specifically through the relationship of parents and children.

Reflections — In this sermon Chris Burger dives deeply into the shepherd heart of God, and how it relates to our shepherding of family and the Body of Christ.

Open  –  We are all God's servants, and we have a role to play in building up the people that make up the Body of Christ. The modern church model doesn't always lend itself to this reality, but we were designed to be different. God's power is not limited by or weaknesses or dependent upon…

Fear-Filled Fathers — Chris Burger discusses parenting in total dependence upon the Lord.

Paul Kaminsky delivers a missions update from the mission field and discusses God’s heart for missions in all of us.

Whether it's about our own kids, the River's youth, or all the young people of NH, it's going tocost us to help the next generaHon go farther, live beoer, obey God more than us. It's going to cost us whatever is dearest to us – as in the story of Isaac. It's going to take…

Gates Recovery visits River of Life and provides an update about all the amazing things God has been doing through their recovery ministry.

Family Reflects the Nature of God — God designed family to reflect His nature to the world. In this powerful message, Casey Marques challenges husbands and wives to puruse Christ-likeness within their unique family roles.

A Song of Encounter — God is using the open-book lives of imperfect lovers of God to reflect the dream of being redeemed Can we face loss, dryness, and weeping and remain well-loved in the Father's embrace. Will we linger in His presence because we adore being with Him and being loved by Him? He…

Renewal in the Word – God's discipline builds capacity to carry His glory and steward His power for greater impact. He uses His Word to cleanse us, prune us, and produce more fruit in our lives. Are we hungering for the Word of the Lord? Do we long for its impact upon us? Let's cry…

Christmas Eve Service: Wrapped Up — A Christmas skit about love, acceptance, and identifying our identity in Christ. This service celebrates the gift of Jesus to humanity. He meets us in our brokenness, and introduces us to grace and truth. This service consists of a skit, special music, and a mini-sermon.

Casey Marques discusses how the message of the Gospel never loses it’s power for the believer. It reaffirms our hope, as we remember that God began the process of redemption before the owlrd was created and that He will finish the work He started in all of us.

God's Inheritance  –  God's discipline builds capacity to carry His glory and steward His power for greater impact. We were chosen by Him before creation to be Holy and set apart solely and intimately for Him. Even as Christ is our inheritance, we are designed to be His special and glorious inheritance. This process of…

Desiring the Fire of God  –  Encounters with a HOLY God should make us long for His refining fire, not recoil from it, making us more fully willing and available to serve His Kingdom purposes around us. God is working holiness into His people as a father trains and prepares His children for adulthood. His…

In this sermon, Kevin and April Conkey describe the absolute holiness of God that separates Him from all else. In His perfection and holiness, He burns with love and desire for His people. How will you respond to Him. This is a heart-moving sermon that you will not want to miss.

The Day the Fire Returned  –  Sometimes we miss the goodness of God when we are too focused on our struggles, loss, and disappointment. When the human heart loses touch with the heart of God in struggle, it tends to pull away in sadness, anger, and avoidance. Jesus wants to introduce us to new depths…

Worthiness. Unworthiness. – Ever feel like your first response to God's amazing presence is a sense of unworthiness? Some people will avoid church because the atmosphere, the people, the ministers, and the accuser are subconsciously mirroring back to them how shameful, unworthy, or undeserving they are and how unqualified they should feel. It is time…

Casting Burdens – A burden is something that is carried, something emotionally difficult to bear. The Lord invites us to cast our cares and burdens upon Him because He cares for us. Sometimes we see our struggles as punishments or misgivings from the Lord. But each burden is meant to be an invitation to allow…

More Than Enough — There are many funny little tensions that exists in the Kingdom. God is so big, and His ways are so much higher than ours, that it can be difficult to grasp the entirety of His heart in certain matters. One of these concepts of tensions falls between the two expressions “I…

Naturally Supernatural — How are we to be in the political sphere without being sucked intothe political spirit? In this sermon, Neil Hubacher discusses how the Church can influence and bless the world of politics and government by: Avoiding worldliness Developing our God-gien talents Praying Believing for the supernatural

Nate Wheeler discusses the importance of bearing fruit in God’s Kingdom. Are we surrendering to the process? Are we open to being challenged by the Lord to bear more fruit? Often the pruning process is uncomfortable, but it shapes us to be more like Jesus and bear fruit in our lives.

Lead Me To The Rock — The Psalms demonstrate many times how our hearts can find peace, direction, and healing in God's presence. It shows that God has designed a victory for those who wait on Him. He wants to make us unshakeable, meaning He wants to remove everything that isn't of Him in our…

What the Heck Do I Do With It?  –  God is calling His Church to purity and power. The world no longer has tolerance for an impure, disingenuous, powerless Body of people claiming to represent Christ, but missing Him entirely. The Holy Spirit is not only God’s power in us, but He is also God’s…

What the Heck Just Happened?  –  God is calling His Church to purity and power. The world no longer has tolerance for an impure, disingenuous, powerless Body of people claiming to represent Christ, but missing Him entirely. Sometimes He interrupts the ordinary with extreme moments to capture our attention draw us to respond in deeper…

The Hope over America team ministers in River of Life all the way from Cincinnati Ohio.

Casey walks through upon Chapter 2-3 of II Timothy in this awesome expository teaching.

Casey walks through upon Chapter 1 of II Timothy in this awesome expository teaching.

More Than Family – Nate Wheeler discusses God’s plan for the Church as co-heirs with Jesus. We are to walk in closeness with the Body of Christ, recognizing our differences as strengths, our gifts as complimentary, and our mission as singular. We are to hurt with those who are hurting and surrender all for Christ…

Update: Hope for America — In this service, Tom and Mindy updates the church on progress toward bringing two Hope for America experiences to southern NH. The church embraced the effort and gathered to pray and support.

But Quite the Opposite Happened – Part 2 —  The attack on Esther's people did not go as expected. The enemy's plan to wipe out God's people turned against them. This is representative of Kingdom principles and God's heart for blessing His people before a watching world. He is the One who brings life to…

But Quite the Opposite Happened  —  The attack on Esther's people did not go as expected. The enemy's plan to wipe out God's people turned against them. This is representative of Kingdom principles and God's heart for blessing His people before a watching world. He is the One who brings life to dry places, honor…

Kingdom of Power — Beyond rules and traditions, God wants to take us deeper into His love and power. In this sermon, Casey discusses God’s heart for His Kingdom, intimacy, power, and the changes that He will bring to His people.

In this service, Paul Kaminki delivers a Missions update from the SOW Mission team in Africa. The update evolves into an appeal for how the church can uplift and support further missions outreach both locally and in Africa. The family at River of Life concluded the service with prayer for wisdom and provision for SOW…

Steve Palazzolo visited from City on a Hill Church in Ohio to introduce Hop Over Heroine, a ministry that brings freedom from addiction.

Arise. Shine.  —  Jesus has given us the authority of His name to unite, defend, and fight back against the attacks of the enemy. Uniting is our defense. Isolation leads to vulnerability. We must open our heart to honest relationship with God's people. There is authority and power in the name of Jesus. Don't let…

Today's Attack. Tomorrow's Holiday.  —  Jesus has given us the authority of His name to unite, defend, and fight back against the attacks of the enemy. God placed within the human heart the desire to be empowered to fight, not simply the satisfaction of acquisition. He desires a Bride, who knows how to worship in…

In this sermon, Paul discusses the importance of the history of River of Life. He also discusses the importance of unity, family, togetherness, and flowing in the Holy Spirit.

Courage and Obedience — Breaking away from our ordinary agenda, in this service, River of Life: Said goodbye to dear friends moving away Celebrated a personal testimony of growth and pruning Reviewed the concepts of courage and obedience, examining the story of the 12 spies in the Book of Numbers

The Bride is a Wise Investor – Part 2 —  God uses His people to encounter the works of darkness, making them work for good according to His plan. He desires a Bride, who knows how to stand firm in His strength and authority. He moves in concert with a Bride who doesn't try to…

The Bride is a Wise Investor  —  God uses His people to encounter the works of darkness, making them work for good according to His plan. He desires a Bride, who knows how to stand firm in His strength and authority. He moves in concert with a Bride who doesn't try to change, manipulate, or…