2Rivers Church Messages

Jesus had tons of challenging things to say about love and how we love. He called into question people's lip-service to loving God and loving others and pointing out how they fell desperately short of the high call of God to love the Lord Your God and love your neighbor as yourself. We fall desperately short too and that's kind of the point of Jesus' story we're looking at today. So tune in and le...

Scripture tells us that God so loved the world that He gave his only Son. It says He loved us first and we choose to love in return with all our heart, soul, and mind. So what does that even look like? What is love really and how do we express love to the invisible God of the universe?

Fasting has been a practice of the people of God for millennia and it's only been in the last couple hundred years (and predominantly in Western cultures) that it has become less practiced by followers of Jesus. Learn more about this discipline, why ancient followers of Jesus practiced it, and why it may be key to help you find breakthrough in your life and greater intimacy with God.

We have a God that wants a deep, personal relationship with you. What God isn't some old man in the sky just waiting to hit you with a lightning bolt but is a loving Father who's lights up when you and I choose to seek Him out and call His name? There's more to prayer than just giving God our shopping list of desires, but what if it's an incredibly personal means to bring the God of the universe i...

Last week, we look at the reason we ought to be generous and how it's a matter of our hearts and values. This week we "get into the kitchen" and talk about what the Bible practically says about The Who, what, where, when, why of generosity!

There was a man with an interesting story named Simeon who God had promised he would not die until he saw the Messiah He was sending into the World. Today we look at the little bit we know about Simeon and what we can learn from him.

Jesus entered the scene quietly. At his first birthday, only a handful of people knew about Him and to celebrate his birth. It wasn't until his life, teaching, and death that his birth was known and celebrated. This Christmas, we look at the man named Jesus and the reason why we celebrate the birth of this little boy in the little town of Bethlehem.

The Book of Revelation can be confusing, discouraging, and sometimes scary. Many have misused and abused the words of Revelation to scare people into following Jesus and avoiding Hell. But was that the heart of the author of this book? Is that the only reason to follow Jesus? And if the Bible said Jesus was coming back soon, why hasn't He yet? Explore some of the questions out of the book of Revel...

In an age that we have more information available at our finger tips than any other time in history, we can often be the most foolish in history. The flood of information often does one thing to us: it paralyzes us from action. Let's see what the Bible has to say about how to live with godly wisdom that leads to action.

Often for us, it's hard to understand why Jesus had to die at all when we're all mostly "pretty good" people; couldn't God just forgive and forget our sins? Take some time with us to do a deep dive into the Jewish sacrificial system, why sin requires restitution, and why Jesus' death on the cross has such deep significance for us.

The writer of Hebrews implores that if we hear God's voice to not harden our hearts to continue doing things the way we want to. The writer warns that we can actually harden our hearts to God while being very religious and showing up at church. So what does it mean to Harden our Hearts to God and how do we keep it from happening? Let's talk about it!

Is contentment the same as joy? Is it the same as having everything we want or need or accomplishing all our goals? Let's talk about contentment and how we finally find it.

Today, we talk about the good news of Jesus and explain one of the biggest misunderstandings people have about what following Jesus is all about (in fact, many CHRISTIANS misunderstand this critical element of the good news of Jesus). Is being a good person enough to get me to heaven? Is being a Christian just about doing all the good things and not doing all the stuff the Bible says is bad? Let's...

In the book of Philippians, Paul urges Christians to, "live in a manner worthy of the gospel." In this message we discuss what that looks like to live life well as a follower of Jesus and you may be surprised that's it's not just about checking all the right religious boxes and being nice to others.

It's said the best way to spot a counterfeit bill, is to know the key uniquenesses to a genuine one. The Good news of Jesus is a radical story of grace beyond what we deserve by a God who is equally just and loving. Today we talk about how this message can often be added to, distorted, or changed to fit our lifestyle, desires, or agendas. The ones we talk about today can be very subtle and we can...

Why is it that a people who follow a God who is love are often considered the least loving? Let's talk about this greatest commandment we were given to love others well and why it doesn't matter what truth we have to share, if love isn't the primary motivation. Join us as we look at a well-known scripture that most of us have hear at weddings, and look at it with fresh eyes.

All you have to do to drift away from Jesus is nothing. If there's not some purpose and determination in our walk with Jesus, we will drift away and become comfortably numb in this life and towards things of faith. If, as followers of Jesus, we believe what we say we believe, wouldn't we want to give every ounce of energy and passion toward our relationship with Jesus? If what we say we believe is...

Here at 2Rivers, we believe life change happens best when we're in community. You can learn and do a lot on your own, but there's certain breakthroughs that only come through support, encouragement, and challenges from others you can trust. And we'd say that, ultimately, come from us having close community with others who are exploring their faith and chasing after the way of Jesus too. We want to...

Through out the centuries, the news about Jesus was called the "Good News." So let's talk about why Jesus may be the very good news you need to hear.

One of the hardest questions we often face when we consider faith in God is how God could allow such terrible things to happen in our lives and still be called "Good." Today we look at a story from God's Word that helps us struggle with the tension in this question. Listen in as we talk about the storms of life and a God that stands with us through them. You want to hear this one!

Today we talk about the Will of God. What is it? Does He have a specific will for my life? Can I mess it up? How do I really figure out what He wants me to do? Many of us have wrestled with these sorts of questions and today we look into God's Word and try to learn a bit more about how we discover the Will of God for our own lives. So check it out!