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Hey Family, How often do you catch yourself wondering whether somebody else's behavior shows them to be a Christian? Scripture tells us not to judge others, but we ARE asked to examine ourselves. So this week we're going to pause and take some time to determine whether we are fully devoted followers of Christ. It's important to us all, because being a true Christ-follower not only brings us peace...

Hey Family, This week we finish our series WE CAME TO BELIEVE. We've looked at every line of the Apostles' Creed, which lays out the beliefs we all share as Christians. I hope it's been a powerful reminder of the great truths that God has given us to live by. As we finish the Apostles Creed, we come to the last word, a little word that has powerful meanings for us in our walk together with Jesus....

Hey Family, Maybe we don't think about it so much, but we know some day it will happen: Each one of us will die. What happens at that moment? Do we vanish like the flame of a blown-out candle? Or does our soul remain, and go on to another kind of existence? Scripture has much to tell us about what happens after death. This week we will continue our series on what all Christians believe as we host...

Hey Family, Over the last few weeks in our series WE CAME TO BELIEVE, we've been talking about the basic beliefs all Christians share. Last Sunday we talked about how important it is to be a part of a church family. This week we'll learn about what that means in terms of how we treat each other. Jesus taught us to forgive others. Because God forgives each of us, we are meant to show that forgivene...

'm looking forward to seeing you this Sunday when we continue with our series, We Came to Believe. We'll be talking about the joy of being part of a church community. We've all had times when we couldn't get to church on a Sunday, and so maybe we listened to a sermon on TV or even a podcast on the RHOW website. But God never meant for us to experience his love alone, separate from each other. On t...

Hey Family, I hope you've benefited from the series we've been preaching on the Apostles' Creed, which spells out what all Christians believe. This Sunday we welcome one of RHOW's most popular guest preachers! John Fils-Aime, senior pastor of Central Baptist Church in Manhattan, will be talking about the amazing role the Holy Spirit plays in our lives. Come learn more about the third Person in the...

Hey Family, Special guest speaker Pastor Mike Fleishman. When it comes to God, there are certain things that are easy to highlight and celebrate--like how he forgives our sin and how we will be in heaven with him forever. These are wonderful truths from the Bible that we love to hear. However, there are certain truths that we don't like to talk about so much, especially in our culture. One is God'...

This week Pastor Gus Rodriguez will speak on Christ's ascension to heaven and the commencement of a new life for us all.

Hey Family, Last Sunday we were reminded that Jesus loves us to death, and that our sin is no match for his grace. This week in our series WE CAME TO BELIEVE we will wrestle with the question, did Jesus really go to hell? We'll look at the part of the Apostle's Creed where we find a profound statement of what Christ has done on our behalf to win us to himself. There's literally nothing that Jesus...

Hey Family, Many of us believe that before we can go to God we have to clean up our act, stop all our bad habits, and address all our sins, to be worthy of God's love. But the scriptures show over and over again that we don't pursue God, he pursues us. This week as we continue with our series We Came to Believe, we will focus on our God who has pursued us throughout history even to this moment. Th...

ey Family, So far in our series WE CAME TO BELIEVE, we've learned that: * What we believe deep down inside determines our behavior. * God is both infinite--and intimate. * Jesus is God. This week, we'll gather to talk about the third part of the holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit. With the power of the Spirit, we can transform from a life of self-centeredness to a life that worships God through serving...

Hey Family, When Jesus asked his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?," he was asking the most basic question that any Christian can ponder. The world would have us believe that Jesus has no relevance to our lives today--that he was nothing more than a great teacher, or a prophet among many other prophets, or maybe even just a myth. But the Bible tells a very different story. It explains very cle...

Hey Family, What we think affects what we do. So it makes sense that we should think the way God would have us think. This is true in our friendships, relationships, family and work. At RHOW this week we're starting a new series, WE CAME TO BELIEVE. Over the next few weeks we will learn what it means to believe rightly, and we'll experience greater freedom and joy as a result. Come to hear and rej...

Listen in as we continue in our new series. This week Pastor Edwin will talk about the good news of heaven

Hey Family, What we believe matters--and how we view eternity will affect how we live our lives in the here and now. This Sunday we'll start a new series in which we'll do our best to understand what the Bible means when it gives us descriptions of both heaven and hell. It's something you don't want to miss, and a great chance to invite your curious friends and family. I look forward to seeing you...

Hey Family, Last week in our series LIFE, MONEY, LEGACY we talked about how putting God first in our finances is the most important financial decision we ever have to make. I am grateful that many of us are learning a great deal about how to handle money in ways that bring glory to God. This Sunday we'll continue with the next step in the series, so bring your friends and loved ones--anyone who mi...

Money can be a very controversial subject. Many of us are very sensitive about this issue because we feel uncomfortable talking about our money. However in this series we are going past our comfort zone and asking God to reshape how we think of money. Since so many divorces are caused by arguments about money and so many people find themselves in a world of stress about this subject we thought it...

Hey Family, We all want our financial future to look better than our financial present. No one wants to stay the same or even go backwards in our financial circumstances. So how can we make tomorrow's finances look better than yesterday's? Join us this Sunday as we continue our series LIFE. MONEY. LEGACY and learn how to leverage what we make today for the benefit of our future.

We are excited about having Pastor Raymond with us this Sunday! He will be starting off our new series titled Life, Money, Legacy. Would you like to learn how to get a handle on your finances? Would you like a plan you can implement so that you can be financially free? Pastor Ray will be sharing five suggested steps you can take so that you can get to that place God wants you to be in your finance...

Last week we started a new series titled AFTERMATH--What To Do After You've Messed Up. Because it happens to all of us. We see something that looks so good to us. Our mind knows that going after that temptation means going against God's will and His word. But we think to ourselves It's just this once, or No one will know, or I just need a little break. And then Satan has his way with us and leaves...

I feel so guilty. I'm so ashamed. I did it again. How many times have we said this to ourselves after we've messed up and sinned and gone astray? And when we sin against God, we find ourselves having decisions to make in order to get back on track. That's why in this new series, Aftermath, we're going to find out what to do once we've messed up. How does God respond to us, and what steps should we...

Hey Family, This Sunday we close out our True Love series, which I hope has been a blessing to you. In this last week of the series we will be talking about how sometimes love hurts. There's no escaping that...and it was never more true than in the story of what Christ did for us, pursuing us out of love even unto his death on the cross in our place. Come and hear about this greatest love of all,...

We hope you have been learning and growing in our new series called TRUE LOVE. We've learned that Christ shows us the only true model for how to love others. This week in Part 3 of our series we welcome guest pastor Zac Martin of Trinity Grace Park Slope. We all want to live a life that matters, and we all want to be happy. But if we are honest about it, we often find ourselves living a life fille...

Hey Family, Last Sunday we began a new series called TRUE LOVE. We all want to be loved--but often our relationships leave us in tears. Love is one of the most powerful emotions that we can experience, but it's also something we need to learn. Understanding the meaning of true love will affect how we function in our marriages, deal with our children, and approach relationships with others. Jesus w...

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