Sermons & Worship Schedule
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** We gather at the Lord's Table (communion) on the every first Sunday of every month, unless there is a scheduled change denoted with ** above.
** We invite the Children’s Ministry participants (X-Stream Kids grades 2-5, Catalyst, & Confirmation) to participate at the Lord’s Table. If you would prefer your child not partake in communion, please let your child’s teacher or our Director of Family Ministries (Jenny Babb) know.
2025: THE YEAR OF FAITH SHARING!
The God questions?
At some point, everyone wonders if God is real and if there is only one way to heaven. Even long time believers can experience seasons of doubt. We will begin 2025 with a sermon series where we will turn to the Word of God to answer some of the toughest questions that people ask about God. Maybe you’ve asked some of these same questions or have friends that have asked the same questions? This will be a great journey for believers and doubters alike.
Jan 5 “Is God Real?” Psalm 19:1-4
Jan 12 “Is the Bible True?” Proverbs 3:5-6
Jan 19 “Do All Roads Lead to Heaven?” John 14:6
Jan 26 “How Can a Good God Allow Suffering?” John 16:33
Feb 2 “Why Would a Loving God Send Anyone to Hell?” Luke 16:19-31
Feb 9 “What Will Heaven be Like?” Revelation 21:1-9
“Promises”
Promises. You’ve made them. We’ve received them. We’ve all seen promises broken. There is one whose promises are faithful and true-God. When God makes a promise, we can take it to the bank. This seven-week series explores the promises of God through his covenants. By understanding the Edenic, Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, and Davidic covenants, we can more fully understand the God who has given us a new covenant and promises in Jesus.
Feb 16 “Covenant” Deuteronomy 7:6-11
Feb 23 “Covenant in the Garden” Genesis 2:16-17
Mar 2 “Covenant with Noah” Genesis 9:1-16
Mar 5 “A Call to Repentance” ASH WEDNESDAY 7 PM, Joel 2:12-13
Mar 9 “Covenant with Abraham” Genesis 12:1, 15:1-19
Mar 16 “Covenant with Moses” Exodus 19:1-9
Mar 23 “Covenant with David” 2 Samuel 7:11-13, Psalm 89:1-4
Mar 30 “The New Covenant:Jesus” Luke 22:20, Ephesians 2:11-13
Come alive
As we move towards Resurrection Sunday (Easter) we will journey slowly through Passion Week and extend the key moments of Jesus’ life over three Sundays. This slower cadence will invite us to deepen our relationship with Jesus and deepen our knowledge of the power and ability of Christ to change us completely.
April 6 “Palm Sunday: Above and Beyond” Luke 19:37-40
April 13 “Good Friday: Head Held High” Galatians 6:14
April 20 “Resurrection Sunday: Our Living Hope” Matthew 28:1-10
Fueled and Aflame encourages believers to actively follow the Holy Spirit's leading and to share the gospel. God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things when we seek to keep the flame burning brightly!
Short Stories invites us to discover biblical truths for our lives as we consider six of Jesus’ parables from the Gospel of Luke.
Mixtapes are made for specific people and usually carry a specific theme, as do the letters Paul wrote to those he loved.This six-week series includes one message each from six of the Pauline epistles. This series touches on the topics of freedom, doing good works, growing in grace and peace, steadfastness, knowing our identity in Christ, transformation, and living counter-culturally.
This sermon series will explore the Person and the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. This amazing journey will also include a special Resurrection Lifestyle Weekend with Evangelist Ric Wright.
August 24 “The Holy Spirit” John 16:7-15
August 31 “Inheritance” Romans 8:12-17
September 4, 5, 6, and 7 with Ric Wright!
September 14 “Sealed” Ephesians 1:3-14
September 21 “Gifts” 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
During this journey through “Life Changing Prayer, you will discover how prayer can completely transform your life and put you in the presence of God's throne of grace. This will be a church wide journey, encompassing all existing and new small groups and our kids and youth ministries!
Historically, the end of the church year is the Sunday before Advent, which is the first day of the church year. With this in mind, we will strive to finish strong as we near the end of the church year! Anyone can begin anything, but it takes discipline and intentionality to finish strong! We will strive to finish strong as we lean into the season of Advent and Christmas!
Each year, churches around the world, including The River, remember the first advent (or coming) of Jesus as we look ahead to the promised second coming (advent) of Jesus! As we prepare our hearts for the time when God broke through the darkness with the pure Light of Jesus, we will consider how His arrival continues to move our world, and our lives, from darkness into the Light.
The River will be gathering for THREE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES on Wednesday, December 24th!
Our 3 pm and 5 pm worship services will include a special children’s moment along with inspiring Christmas praise and worship music led by our praise team.
Our 7 pm worship service will include a special children’s moment along with beautiful traditional Christmas hymns led by our choir.
All three services will end with the singing of Silent Night by candlelight. There will be nursery care for children ages birth through two years old.
Sunday, December 28
Walking in Step with God will recall the very early years of Jesus’ life where Mary, Joseph, and Jesus left Bethlehem for Egypt and after a season, returned to Nazareth. The family was attentive and obedient to messages from the Lord, received by angels. Walking in Step with God assures us of living in God’s provision, under His protection, in His power, and in accord
New Sermon Series begins on January 4th!
