River Northwest Church

Guarding the heart is part of stewarding the life God has given us. His Word keeps the fire on the altar burning and trains us to recognize offense, false teaching, misplaced expectations, and careless speech before they choke what He planted. A clean heart stays teachable, casts its cares on the Lord, trusts His thoughts of peace, and lets Him scrub the hidden places until springs of life come th...

Leviticus 6 says the fire on the altar must never go out, and that altar points to the believer’s heart. God lights the fire, and we keep it burning by staying in the Word, praying, and yielding to the Holy Ghost. Prayer builds faith, strengthens the Church, and brings believers into agreement with God’s eternal purpose. We do not have to wait for pressure or persecution to burn for Jesus; we can...

God has good plans for us, but we still have a responsibility to tend what He has entrusted to us. Like a neglected vineyard that fills with thorns and loses its walls, our hearts need regular attention, not just a clean appearance on the outside. Keeping His Word before us, asking Him to examine our motives, and obeying in the areas we would rather avoid help us become faithful stewards. When He...

God’s plans for us are good, but we have to seek Him with our whole heart and say yes to what He has called us to do. Like a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon, we cannot stay inside the comfortable mold we have grown used to. Psalm 139 reminds us that we were wonderfully made with purpose, so shame and self-doubt cannot have the final word. Jesus refused every attempt to pull Him away from the...

Prodigal’s Heart | Tim Lee Welcome to River Northwest Church. We trust this broadcast will bless you. Jesus had one mission when He came to die for our sins. He came to seek and save what was lost. Many believers struggle with how to respond to prodigals when they finally return home. God the Father is calling us to a place of reconciliation and restoration, whether we identify more with the elder...

Welcome to River Northwest Church. We trust this message will bless you. The Holy Spirit is a Person who desires a close, daily relationship with us as our Friend, Helper, and Comforter. He reveals Jesus, opens our understanding of God’s Word, and leads us into truth. As we welcome Him into the hidden places of our hearts, He helps us overcome the wounds and struggles that once controlled us, teac...

Welcome to the River Northwest Church. We trust this broadcast will bless you. Believers are encouraged to value the power of the Holy Spirit, remember the resurrection life within them, and stand boldly as witnesses for Jesus. Join us in declaring strength, peace, joy, hope, thanksgiving, and victory through Christ. May these prayers strengthen your faith, remind you of your identity in Christ, a...

To obey God is not merely to hear Him; it is to listen with the intention of putting His Word into practice. Deuteronomy 28 describes blessings that affect every area of our life when we choose to walk in obedience. That does not give us permission to make possessions the goal or to trust money as though it were our source. There will be moments when faithful sowing looks unreasonable, when genero...

Encouragement is more than being positive or saying something nice; it means coming alongside another person and lending strength where life has worn them thin. Jesus prayed for Peter before the pressure came, and He gave Peter an assignment on the other side of failure: when you return, strengthen your brethren. Barnabas lived that kind of ministry. He saw grace in Saul when the church was still...

Jesus never said it was wrong to have a barn, a savings account, or more than enough. The warning in the story of the rich fool is what happened inside the man when increase came: every plan was about himself, his comfort, and what he could store, with no thought of God or anybody else. Being rich toward God means remembering that what comes into our hands still belongs to Him. We are stewards, no...

God loves us, but we have to let that love get down into the roots of our lives. Offense can change the way we hear people and slowly pull us away from the church, so we need the humility to let God search our hearts and show us what is really there. When we remember how much Jesus has forgiven us, it becomes a lot harder to keep score with everyone else. August 20, 2026 Mid Week with Shane Schmid...

God is our source, so work does not have to be driven by panic, lack, or the pressure to make life happen in our own strength. Jesus’ warning about the rich fool shows why blessing cannot end in bigger barns; the first seed we sow is ourselves, and everything in our hands belongs to His Kingdom. Faithfulness means working, tithing, giving, and obeying from love while refusing to quit when the harv...

Saul and Cornelius both had powerful encounters with God, but neither story ends with religious effort alone. Salvation comes through faith in Jesus, repentance, baptism, and the work of the Holy Spirit. God is no respecter of persons; He welcomes people from every nation and leads ordinary believers to carry the Gospel wherever He sends them. When God opens the door, our part is to obey Him and s...

Welcome to the River Northwest Church. We trust this broadcast will bless you. August 9, 2026 Main Event with Pastor Jason Gillick Radical Christianity requires grit. The life of Paul demonstrates how believers can remain spiritually awake and refuse complacency and offense. Although Paul endured persecution, imprisonment, rejection, and hardship, he never allowed those things to stop him from ful...

Welcome to the River Northwest Church. We trust this broadcast will bless you. August 2, 2026 Main Event with Pastor Jason Gillick Your words can carry life or carry death not only for you; but every person and every situation around you. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but they are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. What kind of weapons? How about the Word of God and...

God is faithful to watch over His Word and perform it. This teaching walks through Jeremiah 1 and the call of God to carry His Word with courage, surrender, and obedience. The Word of the Lord is not hidden or silent — it comes, it speaks, it awakens, and it carries the power needed to fulfill what God has said. As believers, our mouths are meant to come into agreement with the Word of God. When H...

Our words carry weight. Scripture shows us that the tongue has the power to bring life, grace, encouragement, and blessing — but it can also release harm when it is not submitted to the Lord. This teaching walks through James and Proverbs with a focus on allowing the Word of God and the Holy Spirit to shape what comes out of our mouths. As believers, we are not called to simply avoid corrupt words...

God has a path for your life and He is faithful to lead you as you trust and surrender your way to Him. When you refuse to lean on your own understanding, you can be confident that the Lord will direct your every step, even when it doesn't all make sense! July 12, 2026 Main Event with Pastor Jason Gillick Do you have a relationship with the loving God? Through the redeeming work of Jesus, all...

There is freedom, healing, surrender, and transformation found only in the presence of God. We must lift our eyes to Jesus, make room for the Holy Spirit, and become a people marked by His presence! July 5, 2026 Main Event with Pastor Jason Gillick Do you have a relationship with the loving God? Through the redeeming work of Jesus, all you need to do is call on Him! Say, "God, I come to you i...

Christianity is a call to surrender to Jesus, pursue His presence, and lay everything down before Him. We live in humility & holiness, refusing to bow to the world as we experience the transforming power of encountering God with a surrendered heart. You and I have been buried with Him through baptism into death that we also should walk in the newness of life!!! June 29, 2026 Main Event with Ti...

River Northwest continues in prayer and decrees over our city, church, families, and friends. We believe and therefore we speak — standing together in faith and confidence in the name of Jesus. June 24, 2026 Prayer Service Do you have a relationship with the loving God? Through the redeeming work of Jesus, all you need to do is call on Him! Say, "God, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I bel...

The Father’s love restores identity, heals hearts, and brings us into the life Jesus made available. In this Father’s Day message, Pastor Jason points back to the love of the Heavenly Father and the redemption, forgiveness, healing, and family restoration found in Christ. He also reminds fathers that the perfect way to become a great father is to imitate Him! June 22, 2026 Main Event with Pastor J...

God’s grace is sufficient for weakness, growth, calling, endurance, and obedience. In this message we are reminded that the grace of God is continually present in our lives to shape us, sustain us, and empower us to become all He has called us to be. June 17, 2026 Mid Week Service with Pastor Shane Schmidt Do you have a relationship with the loving God? Through the redeeming work of Jesus, all you...

There is grace for the season God has called you into. In this Main Event message, Pastor Hannah teaches on receiving and walking in God’s grace — not by might, nor by power, but by His Spirit — as He leads His people forward with faith, humility, and expectation. June 15, 2026 Main Event with Pastor Hannah Gillick Do you have a relationship with the loving God? Through the redeeming work of Jesus...

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. We believe and therefore we speak! In this Mid Week Prayer Service, River Northwest continues in declarations, decrees, and faith-filled prayer over our city, church, and families for healing, provision, direction, and the purposes of God. June 10, 2026 Mid Week Prayer Service Do you have a relationship with the loving God? Through the r...