2Rivers Church Messages

This week, let's talk about a common phrase that get's thrown around sometimes: God just wants you to be happy. Is there any truth in that? Is God just a cosmic killjoy? Or is your happiness His chief goal for your life? Let's talk about the ins and outs of this phrase God never said.

2020 has been hard for many and can leave us feeling defeated or checked out. But we believe God has big plans for the future and we can be a part of them if we are ready!

Habakkuk may not be a guy you know a lot about, but he lived in an intense time of fear and upheaval in his day. And God spoke to him. Join us as we take a look at God's words to Habakkuk and consider what it can teach us for this new difficult season we find ourselves in.

Worship is more than songs and music. It's our whole life response to the glory of God. Maybe you've worshiped God for a long time or maybe the whole concept is odd or confusing for you. No matter where you land, this message is a great place to start in understanding what the concept of worship is all about and why followers of Jesus worship Him.

You've maybe fasted in the past as part of a diet or for medical reasons, but the Bible speaks often of this practice as a way to focus our hearts and minds on our need for God. Just like the body needs food, you may not realize how deeply your spirit craves more of God. So listen in this week as we talk about fasting and how it might be the very thing to help you find breakthrough in your life an...

If you're a follower of Jesus, you believe in a God that is present, active in this world, and actually listens to our prayers! So why is it often so hard for us to make time to pray? Let's talk about that tension and consider what might change if we began living as if the God of the universe hears our prayers and is waiting to act!

Greed is a problem for many of us and greed is a problem. The funny thing with greed is that no one ever thinks it's a problem they have. The Bible has a lot to say about this hidden matter of the heart that hides itself in all sorts of ways and as we dig into it today, you may find yourself challenged to evaluate the goals you are chasing after.

Our mind is a powerful tool and if we don't sometimes think about what we think about, we'll find ourselves frustrated in life. The Bible gives great wisdom on how our minds work that goes hand in hand with what science has observed. Let's learn more about how to shift our thinking and hold our thoughts captive so we can become who God wants us to be in-not just in 2020- but in 2030. Follow along...

Everyday we wake up there is a battle being fought for our lives. Join us as we learn how to stand our ground.

In our age of online streaming, next day delivery, and grocery pickup, it can be easy for us to look to the church to serve our needs. But Jesus calls us to something different; we ARE the Church and we are called to serve everyone around us. Jesus set an example for us that we'll looked at this week in our 2030 series. Who will you be?

If you read stories in the Bible, you see God speak and make himself known in incredible ways--burning bushes, fire from heaven, miraculous signs and voices from heaven. Do you ever long for God to speak to you in the same way? That if He's real or present, that He would just open up heaven and speak? Well we believe God still speaks but we've got to align ourselves with the ways He speaks. He wan...

It's been said that unforgiveness is a poison we drink and expect the other person to die. If you've lived any amount of life, you have been hurt and wronged by another person--some of us in ways that cut very deep. Jesus challenges his followers by telling us that unforgiveness is a chain around you that keeps you from living free. And so he doesn't just suggest, but commands that we forgive thos...

We live in a time where we can get nearly anything we want immediately. We love quick fixes and immediate results. We often will think we can live however we want now, but someday I'll flip the switch when the time comes and be healthy, be a better person, be successful. But the truth is, in life there are no switches to flip. So how do we become more of the person -not just that I want to be-but...

In the dark seasons of our lives, it can seem like God is not there, like He doesn't even exist. There were many people in the Bible that had the very same experience. Today we look at one man who had one of the greatest God-proving experiences of his life, and quickly fell to one of the darkest seasons of his life. What can we learn from him as we navigate difficult days?

God's plan, from before time began, has been unfolding to bring Jesus to this planet at just the right time.

Jesus was a master at telling people hard truth they needed to hear but in a way that communicated grace and value. In this season, how do we love everyone around us, even those that are hardest for us to love? Where might God be calling us to deliver difficult truth, but in a way that loves deeply and shows lots of Grace? Because the truth is, many people's perception of Jesus is determined by wh...