River of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)

In the great commission, we are called to respond to the good news of Jesus. Our response is supposed to not just impact those around us but should impact people all the way to the ends of the earth.

A study on the final thing that Jesus said while he was here, the Great Commission.

We are finishing up our sermon series called Game Plan where we talk about what does it look like for 2026 to be a year completely focused on the Kingdom of God. Instead of talking about what we need to do this year, in the final week we talk about what do we need to leave behind in 2025.

This week, we hear from Pastor Erin as she and her husband are being launched into a new season of ministry with Chi Alpha.

Our world is broken. How should we, as Jesus followers, approach the brokeness of our world and what should we remember when we want to respond to it?

We all want to know our purpose in life. This week, we look at how we can find that purpose.

This week, we take a look at John chapter 17, known as The High Priestly Prayer, a prayer Jesus prayed right before He was betrayed, arrested, and crucified. A good portion of that prayer is for unity, for us to be unified. The world we live in seems intent on dividing us...Jesus' prayer was for us to have unity.

2026 can be a year defined by the kingdom of God, His presence in our lives, and by being engaged in a community pursuing Him. But how? What areas do we need to focus on not only to make 2026 that kind of year, but also in the years to come?

This week, we take the time to talk through the big picture or idea of Advent. "The Advent Song" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRP5rvNWFyc  

In our final week of the series, we look at the statement "Only God can judge me," and how others view us.

Our relationships are essential, but how do our relationships impact our spiritual growth?

This morning, we celebrate as we hear stories of how God is transforming lives and witness them taking their next step in their journey with God.

This morning, we celebrate as we hear stories of how God is transforming lives and witness them taking their next step in their journey with God.

Come as you are is a common phrase that you might hear quite often. Is there a negative side to that line when it comes to growing in our relationship with God?

Having a friendship and close relationship with God is amazing, but have we made it too casual?

As we conclude our series on Stewardship, we examine the tensions that can arise when discussing stewardship.

This week, we examine whether we are stewarding our money wisely and how we ensure that our use of it is for His kingdom.

This week, we talk about what we have and how that affects us.

Kicking off a new series on stewardship. What is stewardship? What are we responsible for? How should we be viewing everthing that we have and how we use it?

In the final week of our series we look at how in order to grow in our spiritual walk we need to put ourselves in the right place with the right people.

Continuing in our series, 'The Journey,' we explore how following Jesus isn't a one-time decision, but a daily choice —a life of ups and downs, marked by growth. This week, we examine our role in our own spiritual growth.

We are in a series focused on spiritual growth, maturity, discipleship, and drawing closer to God. This week, we look at what a part of our journey can look like....The Wilderness.

Kicking off a new series focused on spiritual growth, maturity, discipleship, and drawing closer to God. This week, we look at how scripture talks about hungering and thirsting after God.

his week we talk about the difference between and admirer and a follower of Jesus. How do we truly follow Jesus, and what does it look like as we actually live it out?

In a world where communication is increasingly filtered through screens and algorithms, this message explores the tension between God's embodied design for connection and our disembodied digital lives. Through personal stories, biblical truth, and cultural insight, it reveals how technology can both bridge and break the communion and fruitfulness we were created for.

We all have an invitation to be a part of what God is doing, but sometimes figuring out what God is inviting us to can be difficult. Pastor Erin shares her season that led to her decision to head to the mission field on college campuses.

What are spiritual gifts? Are they really necessary for being a follower of Jesus? We take a 30,000-foot view of spiritual gifts and why we need the giftings of the Holy Spirit to do what God has called us to do.

Guest speaker: Reggie Dabbs

We all have plans or goals in our lives. However, too many times, God has something better in store for us. Are we positioning ourselves to hear from God and then walk in obedience to what He has for us?

We look at how things changed after Pentecost and how we see the Holy Spirit working in various ways in the early church and in the lives of believers.

Today, we get to celebrate together as we hear stories of what God is and has been doing in people's lives and watch as they take their next step in following Him by being baptized.

Today we get to celebrate together as we hear stories of what God is and has been doing in people's lives and watch as they take their next step in following Him by being baptized.

Today, we are going to look at what the Bible has to say about the Holy Spirit being present in our lives. What do we mean when we say "Come, Holy Spirit?

We begin a new series simply titled the Holy Spirit. Over the next few weeks, we will be talking about spiritual gifts. This week, we begin by talking about what Pentecost is.

In our final week of the series, we conclude by examining how the church can responsibly respond to sexuality in today's world.

We walk through some observations that can guide us closer to a God centered theology of gender.

Guest speaker Paul Hurckman shares what God is doing around the world and how God is inviting us to be a part of God's work in impactful ways.

This week, we press into another difficult topic. Gender identity is probably one of the most heated and charged conversations happening today. When someone says gender identity, what does that mean, what ancient belief parallels it, and what does the Bible have to say about it.

Last week we looked at how our culture still practices the worship of Aphrodite love. This week, we look at what it looks like to have a healthier view of sex than our world. We look at what God's design for sex actually was.

Many think that what is happening in our culture today is something new, but Ecclesiastes's author says, "history merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new." For the next few weeks, we will look at ancient beliefs and practices that are still present today. This week, we look at Aphrodite worship and how that is still being practiced today.

As we celebrate this Easter, we take a look at another resurrection story found in the book of John. When Jesus said "I am the resurrection and the life", it's not just something for our future but right here in the present.

We all want to grow, but growing requires change. And honestly most of us don't like change because it's uncomfortable. So how do we grow spiritually, and what questions should we be asking ourselves when it comes to our own spiritual growth?

There are a lot of different questions about suffering. In the final week of our series we look at what scripture has to say about suffering and how we can cope with it.

We continue responding to questions from our congregation by looking at what the Bible has to say about heaven and hell. 

We take a look at what the Bible has to say about sexuality.

What does the bible say about spiritual gifts? What are those gifts? How are they different from the natural gifts that we have?

What does the bible say about spiritual beings and their power or authority?

We look at two stories found in the book of Mark that show us in a powerful way the authority of Jesus. We see how these two stories were intentionally put together by the author to see how both stories intertwine and have a powerful message for us all!

What does it look like or mean to live in freedom and walk in Gods' authority?

This week we take a look at a biblical response to questions regarding families.

So many of us have struggled to simply pray. We don't know where to start. Or we struggle to have a deep and meaningful prayer life. We also want to hear from God, but how can we go deeper in our prayer life and distinguish his thoughts from our own?