Rivercrest Presbyterian Church - Sermons

Continuing in the Psalms that declare "The Lord reigns" we are met with attributes of God that cause people to fear Him. Because God is holy, just and He answers prayers He should be revered, honored and humbly worshipped.

God will deliver His promises to us regardless of our circumstances that are constantly changing because He is sovereign over all things. This gives us hope and assurance of the loving nature and character of our Creator.

The call for all of us is beautifully simple. If you're suffering, or cheerful, or sick, the call for us is to pray. We are people of prayer. In a cultural of radical individualism and independence, those who follow Christ understand our complete dependence on Him, and that's where we look for help.

The good news of the gospel includes God's faithfulness despite our faithlessness, and the ability we have as believers in Christ to speak the truth confidently.

You can't be a pilgrim without a pilgrimage. In the same way, you can't be a disciple without someone to follow. James is showing us what it looks like to follow after Christ. He's showing us what it looks like to walk in the way of Jesus.

To be a friend of the world is to be at enmity with God, for He doesn't just save part of us or want part of us, He wants all of us. Walking in repentance and trust makes us friends with our loving Lord.

The wisdom of the world leads to destruction, but the wisdom of God guides the church to be a community committed to loving the King and His kingdom.

As hard as we try, no one can tame the tongue unless they trust in the only One who is perfect, who bridled His tongue always in love, and now leads and guides His people to speak what is true and good.

Walking with James on this pilgrim journey, we're reminded that Authentic Faith Always Produces Active Obedience.

As believers in the gospel there should be visible fruit in our lives that suggest to the world that we know and love Jesus, living in light of what we believe through faithful actions.

Posture over partiality is how Christians walk with the Lord while on the earth, recognizing that our sin must be put on Christ and His righteousness must be imputed to us in order to love those around us, including the marginalized and those unable to give something in return.

Christians are called to be doers of the word and not hearers only, but in order to do so we need to receive it, remember it, and then respond to it.

While we know sin is the root problem with us and the world, it also has rippling effects that impact everything. James is encouraging believers to not be deceived, to not let our brothers and sisters be deceived, and to lean on the Lord who is always good.

The letter of James is an encouragement to us as Christians who often live ordinary lives, yet are challenged to remain faithful and wise in all circumstances.

Because God is the Maker of all things we can worship Him and have the confidence that if He will sustain His creation then He will also sustain His people.

God is a mighty and powerful Creator who simply speaks to subdue the earth. In knowing His strength, with proper fear, we are called into a faithful and eternal life with Him.

God isn't hiding from you. He isn't avoiding you. He's here and He's present and He's made Himself known in the things that He has made, in the Word that He has spoken, and most clearly, in the life that He lived among us and the redemption that He purchased for us at the cross.

As Christians we have a new song to sing with all creation, that once we were dead in our sin but have been saved to newness of life to give glory to our Savior first, and then to love one another.

Recognizing that there's nothing in our fallen world that can satisfy the greatest longing of our hearts, we look to the Lord our God to meet us in that need and satisfy us with His love.

Psalm 127 reminds us of the central truth of existence, that in all things, we are dependent on the Lord. And this is not a design flaw in the human race. It's an intentional reminder of who God is.

The Gospel is that Jesus to save us from our sins. It's that " For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God ." And that restored relationship with God, He desires an authentic relationship with us, which means He wants us to share our hearts. In this psalm of lament, David is fully exposed, and fully received by the Fath...

We're reminded in this familiar Psalm of three fundamental truths of the Christian faith, that Life With God Means Never Being Without, that Life With God Means Never Being Alone, and that Life With God Means Never Being Forsaken. These truths are communicated through the imagery of the Lord as our Shepherd, who takes care of His sheep.

The pattern of prayer set in Psalm 143 is one of recognizing the Reality of our circumstances, Remembering the wonderful works of God, crying out for Rescue to our God who is able, and who promises to save, and then walking in the faith that He will Retain us, that He will hold us, all the way home.

Continuing our series in the Psalms, we look at Psalm 145, being reminded that worship is for God, and God alone, and that we should be cautious in how often we Psalm 145 the things of the world around us.

When we ask the question of what sort of a church God is calling us to be, the foundational response is that we're called to be a church that is marked distinctly by joyful worship.