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Salty and Shining / Living Distinct on the Narrow Road Opening Hook Before we read a single verse, I want you to do something for me. Think of the person who first made Jesus real to you. Who made Jesus Real to you? Whose list are you on? Not the first person who told you about church. The first person…

Intro Boudreaux and Clotile were sitting on the porch on their fiftieth anniversary. Clotile had been quiet for a long while, and finally she said, “Boudreaux, in fifty years you hardly ever tell me you love me.” Boudreaux took a sip of his coffee, thought about it, and said, “Chère, I told you I loved…

Intro How would like it if your phone updated tonight and had a new feature on it. Every time you typed something that wasn’t true, your phone corrected it before sending it. You type, “I’m five minutes away.” Your phone changes it to, “I’m still looking for my keys.” You type, “Sorry, I just saw your…

Insulated, Not Isolated Staying Pure in a Polluted World Boudreaux gets a new job at the sporting goods store, and on his first day the manager tells him, “Boudreaux, whatever you do, don’t touch the register unless you ring somethin’ up. It’s an old machine, temperamental, and if you play with it, it’ll…

What Is Holding Revival Back? 1. Prayer Is a Place of _Sacrifice_ 23 Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. 24 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my…

I don’t know how often you fly, but picture this. You're standing at the gate. You checked in early, did everything the app told you to do, got there in plenty of time. Then the gate agent picks up the intercom: “Folks, this flight is overbooked — we need a few volunteers.” Nobody volunteers, so they…

Intro Boudreaux and Thibodeaux were sittin' on the porch one evening, and Boudreaux says, “Thibodeaux, I hear your boy Tee-Boy finally landed hisself a real job over at the bank downtown.” Thibodeaux just shakes his head. “Yeah,” he says, “but it ain't gonna last.” “Why you say that?” “Cause two months…

Intro Today, we celebrate ten years of River Church! As we look at these pictures, we see faces we love, places we remember, and moments that bring back stories. Some pictures make us smile. Some may bring tears. And a few remind us that our hairstyles have had their own journey over these ten years!…

Intro You know Boudreaux finally got promoted at the plant. His wife Clotile couldn't believe it. She said, “Boudreaux, how in the world did you get promoted over Thibodeaux? He's been there twenty years!” Boudreaux say, “Well, cher, the boss came by one day and dropped a dollar on the floor right in…

Making Right Choices Boudreaux and Thibodeaux were out on the bayou one Saturday morning, lines in the water, not a fish in sight. Boudreaux says, “Thibodeaux, you ever notice how the fellas we run with tend to rub off on us?” Thibodeaux thinks on it a minute and says, “Yeah — I used to run around with…

Intro Life is full of questions nobody can really answer. A long time ago, I started keeping a list of the ones I’m going to ask God when I get to heaven. Why did He make mosquitoes? Red Bugs? And poison ivy, for that matter? If nothing sticks to Teflon, how did they get Teflon to stick to the pan? Where…

Emotional Healing 1 O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer! 2 From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety, Introduction: The Cry of a Faint Heart Picture someone caught in a rip current. It doesn’t happen the way the movies show…

Introduction Picture the worst version of an ordinary day. You oversleep because the power blinked out overnight and reset your alarm. You reach for the milk and find out it turned. On the way out the door you step in a puddle that has no business being in your kitchen, and when you trace it back you…

Intro Week 3 of I’ve witnessed it. We are in 21 Days of Prayer where we are praying and expecting Miracles. If God is working in your life, please fill out the Share Your Story form and either put in with your connection card or take a pic of it and send to me. If you have not participated jump in now.…

Intro We are in week two of our “I’ve Witnessed It” series, and day eight of our 21 Days of Prayer, as we ask God for revival — in our own lives, in our church, and in our nation. This series rests on two convictions: that God still does miracles , and that our faith has a great deal to do with whether…

Intro Let me start with a confession: I am not a patient person. If there's a slow car in front of me on the highway, I will pass it — and if I end up behind it again ten minutes later, it genuinely offends me. I'll hit the gas station, the bathroom, and grab a snack all in one stop, just so I don't…

Intro Today we're beginning 21 Days of Prayer. We'll finish on August 30. Our theme is Expect Miracles. Take a moment to fill out the connection card — we'll cut off the bottom portion, and those prayer requests will be placed at the altars on Wednesdays. Wednesday we will pray over our kids who are…

Why the Trinity is Not Up for Negotiation Intro The Trinity: The Doctrine Everyone Confesses & Nobody Defends Probably everyone of us in this room has repeated it at one time or another… in a creed, at a baptism, in a benediction. Father Son and Holy Spirit. We say those words like a zip code… accurately,…

Intro God uses several things to help us to grow. God’s Word… Holy Spirit… Circumstances. God allows circumstances into our lives so that we can learn to know him and depend on him more. All kinds of situations and problems will come into our lives that God wants to use to move you into a relationship…

No Walls to Climb Women in Ministry and the Heart of God Boudreaux was standing on the dock one evening, puffing out his chest, telling Thibodeaux how he runs a tight ship over at his house. “Mais, I tell you what,” Boudreaux says. “In my house, me, I am the head. I make all the big decisions.” Thibodeaux…

Intro Have you ever wondered, “Is this all there is? Have you ever felt there must be something more… that you were made for something greater but you just can’t see what it is? All of us, whether you will admit it or not has wrestled with questions life… Why am I here? Does my life really matter? What…

Intro Somewhere along the way, most of us picked up a quiet voice that never seems to leave. It doesn't shout. It doesn't need to. It just whispers, at exactly the right moments: not smart enough. Not thin enough. Not successful enough. Not spiritual enough. Not enough of a parent, a spouse, a friend,…

Intro Joke : All the talk about alternative energy cars has finally reached the Bayou... but maybe it didn’t translate too well. Boudreaux told Thibidoux, My uncle made him a new kind of car. He took the engine from a Ford… the transmission from a Chevy… and the tires from a Cadolac… and the exhaust…