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Are you praying audacious, problem altering, demon chasing, people drawing prayer; prayer that delivers, comforts, heals, rescues and brings heavenly help? John 1:1-4Isaiah 9:2-7John 12:32 The post We Pray Audaciously appeared first on Riverside Church.

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Hebrews 13:17  Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you. 18 Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and… The post A Joy and Not a Burden appeared first on Riverside Church.

The answer to the question in this scripture is simply that many people do not perceive it or receive it. God is ready to do new things in your life and continue your process of becoming a new person in Christ. This process is still in your hands. If you won’t believe or allow God… The post Will You Let God Do Something New? appeared first on Riverside Church.

Isaiah 43:18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” There may be things in your past you would like to forget. God… The post HOW TO MAKE A FRESH START appeared first on Riverside Church.

The anticipation that something MIGHT happen in our lives can cause us to experience stress and discomfort as though it IS happening. The other side of that is that sometimes we suffer for days about a negative thing never happens. That is called “living in fear” and many people do that. They wake up in… The post A Year Without Fear appeared first on Riverside Church.

When the impossible becomes possible, one of three things are true. Either it wasn’t impossible in the first place, new technology and developments have MADE something possible that didn’t used to be… or GOD DID IT! When God does it, it is called a MIRACLE! This Sunday’s message will celebrate the greatest miracle of all… The post The Impossible Becomes REality appeared first on Riverside Church.

How does a person know that he or she is lost? Many people go out in the woods and just wander. They aren’t aiming at a destination. They are just exploring. Yet, even the early explorers took a compass with them or gauged their journey by the stars. Today, a lot of people are… The post Coming Home appeared first on Riverside Church.

Did you know that Jesus existed long before Christmas? Did you know that He was there at the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth? This Sunday we will go back-to-the-beginning to see how God created man and then pursued His rebellious and sometimes selfish creation in order to have a right relationship with… The post Back to the Beginning appeared first on Riverside Church.

From First Corinthians 13, the Word says that all the miracles and gifts, sent to bring people to Christ, will pass away and three things will remain. Those three things are faith, hope, and love. Come and discover what kind of love this scripture is talking about, how to develop a great faith, where hope… The post Faith….Hope….and Love appeared first on Riverside Church.

It is fortunate that it is our salvation experience and our walk with Him that bring us into fellowship Together. It is NOT our complete agreement on every doctrinal issue. The Holy Spirit is an important teaching of the word, but we know that many different churches perceive the Holy Spirit in different ways. At… The post THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU appeared first on Riverside Church.

Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. I am hoping that the question in this sermon title will be well-answered when I have delivered this message. The same… The post WHAT IS SO AMAZING ABOUT GRACE? appeared first on Riverside Church.

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If you were newly born, but didn’t change, people would notice. If you stayed the same in size, never learned to roll over, never laughed or cried… there would be something wrong. How much have your life, your behavior, you attitudes, your conversation, and your thinking changed since you accepted Christ? If you were honest,… The post BORN AGAIN…..A NEW BEGINNING appeared first on Riverside Church.

Sermon One: The Why, Where, and How of Salvation Romans 5:6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own… The post BASIC DOCTRINE – THE WHY, WHERE AND HOW OF SALVATION appeared first on Riverside Church.

When we us the word hero, it means different things to different people. To a football fan, Drew Breez or Tom Brady, two outstanding quarterbacks, may be heroes, but to someone else, they’re not. This week we’ll be talking about heroes like Mr. Rogers. Mr. Rogers? Yep, but you might be surprised and actually agree that… The post TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD appeared first on Riverside Church.

Ephesians 4:22-24 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your mind; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. We… The post WE GROW STRONGER TOGETHER appeared first on Riverside Church.

LOVE is one of the most loosely-used words in our language. When people use it, they may be saying many different things. It can indicate that you make them feel good, so they love you. It can indicate that they want a more physical relationship with you. We talk about loving: peanut butter, our dog,… The post LOVE IS EXPERIENCED TOGETHER appeared first on Riverside Church.

Mentoring is a necessary requirement for the church and is critical to the success of accomplishing God’s mission. What if God’s people started to approach mentoring intentionally? Mentoring does not happen by accident. It requires patience, prayer, and yes, it can be a lot of work. Every Christian has a responsibility… The post COME TOGETHER appeared first on Riverside Church.

Ephesians 2:19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple… The post PEACE IS FOUND TOGETHER appeared first on Riverside Church.

2 Timothy 1:5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of… The post PASS IT FORWARD appeared first on Riverside Church.

Last week was part one of building an awesome family. We learned that “playing” with our family was important, encouraging all of us to enjoy and invest our time with our families. This week we will look at building an awesome family by encouraging growth for each member as we look at Luke 2:52,… The post DO YOU WANT TO BUILD AN AWESOME FAMILY? PART 2 appeared first on Riverside Church.

If someone asked you if your family is hard work or fun? Would you answer BOTH? I think it is possible that families have forgotten how to have fun. Do you know that the Bible instructs us to play with our family and have fun? We’ll see that this Sunday in the first of a… The post DO YOU WANT TO BUILD AN AWESOME FAMILY appeared first on Riverside Church.

1 Thessalonians 4:1 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you by the… The post COHABITATION – BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP ON A SHAKY FOUNDATION appeared first on Riverside Church.

Ephesians 5:15 (NIV) 15 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled… The post CHOOSE YOUR MARRIAGE appeared first on Riverside Church.

This Sunday we’ll explore a terrific story that most of you heard as a child. It is the story of the paralyzed man whose friends bring him to Jesus in Luke 5, beginning at verse 17. One of the truths we will explore is that before Jesus heals the man, he forgives him of his… The post OUR GREATEST NEED appeared first on Riverside Church.

Sometimes what we call a “small church” isn’t because of the numbers, but of the perspective of the church in our minds. Anytime we consider the church to be simply a group of Christian people, that is too small. The Church is God’s creation, with Christ as it’s cornerstone. If churches remembered that, then God’s… The post SMALL CHURCH appeared first on Riverside Church.

Romans 1:18-23, Romans 10 In our message this Sunday, we will look at both the call Jesus gives us to go to the world and the world He sends us to go to. Both “go’s” are important as we are called to be assertive and not just responsive. We are to actively seek opportunity, while… The post AN EXTRAORDINARY CALL TO WE ORDINARY CHRISTIANS appeared first on Riverside Church.

  Sometimes I reminisce about where God brought me from and where He has brought me to.  I like what He’s done in and with my life thus far.  But sometimes I may reminisce too much about the wonderful things of the past and forget that God is still moving forward.  As long as I… The post what is he doing and where is he going? appeared first on Riverside Church.

To introduce this message, the congregation will be singing part of the “Centerfield” song by John Fogerty (Put Me In, Coach) while wearing their baseball uniforms and carrying their gloves. The message for this special morning, from the series “GOD USES ORDINARY PEOPLE” will feature Jesus call to His disciples to “get out into the… The post Put me in, Coach appeared first on Riverside Church.

What do you do when company unexpectedly comes at supper time? Well, in this week’s message Jesus has a crowd show up to witness His healing and hear what He has to say. Evening comes and they’re all hungry and they’re out in the country. As they check to see what people have to share,… The post Our Little, his much appeared first on Riverside Church.

Our new series is entitled: GOD USES ORDINARY PEOPLE. If He only used superstars, most of us would be left out in the cold. The amazing thing is that He uses people just like you and me when we’re willing to do as He commands. No matter how small our “all” is, God can do… The post Ordinary people – son of encouragement appeared first on Riverside Church.

I Peter 5:2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; 3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And… The post The Three M’S of a Shepherd Dad appeared first on Riverside Church.

Matthew 22:35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him (Jesus) with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest… The post LOVE GOD… LOVE OTHERS appeared first on Riverside Church.

Luke 17:1 NIV Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. Jesus is clear and we already know that offenses come as you live among other people. Even in our families, we get offended. In this scripture the offenses are… The post THE DAMAGE OR HEALING OF UNFORGIVEN OFFENSES appeared first on Riverside Church.

The nature of sacrifice is inspiration. It is caused by inspiration in the heart of the person who desires to give himself or herself for something or someone that they value more than life itself. It can inspire others to take action or to form loyalties, as in Memorial Day and the memory of those… The post UNDERSTANDING SACRIFICE appeared first on Riverside Church.

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. … The post STAND appeared first on Riverside Church.

Some say that LOVE IS A VERB… it’s something we DO and not just something we feel. The evidence of love to others is the way we treat them, respond to them, give ourselves to them. It’s important on Mother’s Day to tell your Mom that you love her, but it is important EVERY DAY… The post How to honor your mom appeared first on Riverside Church.

If Jesus cried out from the cross, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” it lets me know that even HE felt forsaken at least once. Was He forsaken? No, He was “in the process of victory”, but sometimes when we are in a trial or in pain, it feels like it’s all… The post WHAT TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU FEEL FORSAKEN appeared first on Riverside Church.