Riverbluff Church Sermons

On this EPIPHANY SUNDAY, we see the RESOLVE of the Magi from the east who came seeking the newborn King. We learn from them that living with RESOLVE is far better than living with regret from making resolutions. Music Courtesy of hooksounds.com

Music Courtesy of hooksounds.com

Music courtesty of Hooksounds.com

John 1 The day after Christmas has become one of the busiest days of the year for retailers, but they're not delighted! It has become the day when people flock to the stores to unload the stuff they unwrapped the day before. As much as the day after Thanksgiving has been labeled "the day for shopping"; the day after Christmas has become known as the "day of returning". In fact, the National Retail...

John 1 As we continue in our series GIFTS at CHRISTMAS we look to the writings of the Apostle John to discover some great, Un-ANTICIPATED GIFTS, found that first Christmas. Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.

Revelation 22:12-13, 20-21 Christmas is a time when some of us get excited about giving gifts, but almost all of us get excited about receiving gifts. Some of those gifts we may have been anticipating all year long and we receive them with great joy! However; we’ve all probably experienced “gift remorse” when we didn’t get exactly what we hoped for, but instead got something we needed. In those mo...

2 Samuel 22 Spiritual formation surveys consistently point out that people say the single most powerful contributing factor to their spiritual growth is not transformational teaching, or being in a small group, or reading deep books. It was not energetic worship experiences, or finding meaningful ways to serve. It was suffering! This past Thursday we celebrated the National Holiday of THANKSGIVING...

Colossians 2:7 Two different groups of people stand in marked contrast when it comes to this time of the year. One group, the modern psychiatric community warns us that the period between Thanksgiving and New Years is “the single most stressful time of the year”. They tell us that, as a nation, stress levels go up significantly. The other group that informs us about this time of the year is the Pi...

Luke 10:25-37 In this sermon we continue our TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH series examining another core characteristic of the kind of church through which Jesus says He will change the world. Today, from the teachings of Jesus, we’ll see that a Transformational Church LIVES GENEROUSLY! It’s interesting to me that noted scholars in the discipline of human psychiatric care have made some incredible claim...

Acts 1:8 As Curt Bradford continues our TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH series; we’ll reflect on our Lord’s Word recorded by Luke, the physician, in Acts 1:8. Jesus makes it clear that His Life Story and Message are too powerful and too full of hope to keep to ourselves. If you’ve been transformed by the good news of His Grace, you have a story to share with the world! Today we’ll see that any true TRANSF...

John 17 In this sermon we examine a very intimate time of prayer from the life of Jesus. John 17 is the longest prayer of our Lord recorded in the scriptures and it is one of His last before His crucifixion. In this prayer Jesus reveals His heart for what His Church should become. In vivid detail our Lord describes the primary traits of the Transformational Church He would leave behind, through wh...

Hebrews 13:15-16 In this sermon we continue our series exploring the traits of a TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH. Pastor Terry will be leading us into God’s Word today as we see how transformational churches actively embrace Jesus through worship. I am so grateful to God for Pastor Terry’s leadership in so many areas here at the River. Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.

John 15:1-8 & 16 In this sermon by Joe Still, we continue our series exploring the mark of a TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH as we turn our attention to prayer. The scriptures clearly display, and church history testifies to the truth, that Transformational Churches are Prayerfully Dependent Churches! Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.

1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 This morning we continue our TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH Series as we examine God’s call for His Church to be led by Life-Giving Leaders! Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.

John 13:34 This morning we begin a new teaching series entitled TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH! “Transformation” is what happens when God gets hold of the life of an everyday person. He transforms them with the Gospel. Every thought and action begins to change. Values and attitudes change. They change from living for self to dying to self. And people notice. Soon, life focuses solely on the mission of Ch...

Psalm 29 This morning, in the wake of hurricane Florence, Pastor Joe Still leads us to consider how God strengthens his people to live lives that demonstrate that they are disciples of Jesus. If we are one of God’s children then we have access to the endless strength of our all-powerful Father. God’s Word reveals him as a loving Father who gives strength to his children as strength is needed to ac...

Galatians 6 & Matthew 25 This morning we bring our “UNSHACKLED” series to a close. Today we apply Paul’s warning of “do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” to one of the greatest slave masters of Christ followers in our day. His name is Possessions. Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.

Galatians 5:1 In this sermon by Joe Still we take a look at the freedom that Jesus Christ offers from our efforts to try to measure up to the man-made requirements of religion. The journey of making a disciple begins with sharing the “Good News” that Jesus, the beloved Son of God, came to set every man, woman, and child free from the shackles of sin. Jesus came to break the chains of religion and...

Galatians 5:1 In this sermon by Joe Still we continue our end of summer teaching series that we began last week; UNSHACKELD! Last week we followed Paul and Barnabas on their first Church Planting, Missionary Journey into the Roman province of Galatia, (modern day Turkey). After some years pass, Paul, inspired by the Holy Spirit, wrote a letter back to those churches to correct a perversion of the...

Acts 13-14 & Galatians In this sermon by Joe Still we begin a new teaching series entitled UNSHACKLED. Inspired by the Spirit of God, Paul writes a letter to the churches he and Barnabas had planted in the cities and towns of Galatia. This letter was to groups of Christians who were adding legalistic rules and stipulations to the pure and simple message of the Gospel, that Jesus saves us from our...

Romans 11:33-36 In this sermon we are privileged to have Dave Hardin open God’s Word to us. I love Dave’s missionary heart. He inspires me to think missionally. I’m grateful for the day the LORD brought Dave, Michelle, Meg, Shannon and Kallie to The River. Music courtesy of hooksounds.com

This morning we bring our “GOSPEL-ing” series to a close. It has been great to hear all the stories of life transformation and mission engagement from our River-family. This morning we’ll hear from several others who are finding ways to live out and display the hope they have in the whole Gospel. We’ll also look to God’s Word to see HIS Heart for HIS Church to thrive as we “GOSPEL” together. Music...

Luke 10:1-2 & Matthew 9:35-38 In this sermon by Joe Still we continue our series, GOSPEL-ing and reflect on the essential role of prayer in all “GOSPEL-ing” efforts. We’ll also hear from some of the “Laborers” the LORD sent out recently from among our very own River-family. Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.

Matthew 16:18 In this sermon by Joe Still we continue our series “GOSPEL-ing”. We turn our attention to God’s call to take the Gospel of Jesus to every nation (people group) on the earth. Today we’ll hear from many from our River-family who have answered God’s call. We’ll think together about God’s heart for the nations and see how the New Testament church supported global “Gospel-ing” church plan...

Philippians 1:25-27 In this sermon by Joe Still we begin our new teaching series entitled “GOSPEL-ing”. Over the next several weeks we will celebrate the numerous opportunities God is giving our River-family to demonstrate and declare the Good News of Jesus. We’ll also challenge one another to increase our awareness of “lostness” around us as well as communicate some new opportunities and strategi...