River Church NOLA

Intro We are in a series, The World Outside Our Window… So far we have learned that God has a plan for our world, and that plan is you and I living on mission for Him every day. We also learned that we are ambassadors for the Lord. We learned last week why we share our faith We are ambassadors for Jesus…

Intro America was built with this idea of rugged individualism. We are a group of tough people… or were. Many of us grew up with the idea that no matter what was going on, you didn’t cry, certainly not in front of people. The trouble is that this has followed us into the church. No matter what is going…

Intro 9 years today. Week 3 of a series called World Outside of Our Window. We don’t just build church for us. We believe we are on a mission to be better ourselves, but to touch the world outside of us. There is a natural gravitational pull towards selfishness so we have to intentionally focus outside…

Intro Welcome to River Church tonight… we will continue the series, How God Turns Setback into Comebacks . How many of you have needed a comeback before? LW we looked at What to do when you have a work setback. We looked a Peter, who made a living fishing, but spent all night fishing and caught nothing.…

Intro We have a Serve Day coming up … it’s called Fall Festival . At the Fall Festival, the World outside our window will come to us and we have an opportunity to serve them, provide a safe place for their families to eat, have fun and take home some candy… all the while showing them the love of Jesus.…

Intro Welcome to River church this evening. It is so good to be back with you. PK and I had a great time on our vacation, but it’s always good to get back home. Tonight, I want to begin a series I will call, How God Turns Setbacks into Comebacks. We live on a broken planet, everybody has problems, trials,…

Introduction . Flourish and Thrive in spiritual life, our Vocation, our finances, our health, our relationships, and our character. Today we will talk about happiness… or really joy which goes beyond happiness. We have been having VBS all week and some of the kids have been doing this seated wall thing…

Intro We are coming into Fall, my favorite season, and we have some great stuff coming up. We have the 9 year anniversary, Back To Church Sunday, and Fall Festival coming up in the Fall. People are hungry for something. They may not know it, but they are hungry for God. People are searching for spiritual…

Tonight we are going to look at human kinds oldest problem… temptation. It goes all the way back to Adam. We all will face it. Jesus faced it. And here’s the thing. Sometimes eventhough you know it’s wrong, you are tempted to say yes to it instead of no. It’s difficult. Someone once said, I can resist…

We have been in the series, Flourish and Thrive. It’s a series on seven specific areas of life that God has designed for us to flourish in as His people: Spiritual Growth, Vocation, Finances, Health, Relationships, Character, and Happiness. This evening I want us to look at Relationships… “ How To Enjoy…

We’re approaching the end of our Flourish & Thrive series, and this week, we look at an aspect that holds everything together: character . So far, we’ve discussed how we can thrive spiritually , in our vocations , financially , in our health , and through our relationships . This week, we consider how…

We’re at the midpoint of our Flourish & Thrive series, and we’ve been exploring what it means to truly thrive in every aspect of life. We began by grounding ourselves spiritually , centering on seeking God first. We then explored how our work—our vocation —becomes a way to serve and honor Him. Last week,…

Welcome back to our Flourish & Thrive series , where we’ve been exploring how a robust faith impacts every area of our lives. If you missed the last two messages, we just started a new 7-part series called Flourish & Thrive . It’s a series on seven specific areas of life that God has designed for us…

Welcome back, everybody! If you missed Sunday we just started a new 7-week series called Flourish & Thrive . It’s a series on seven specific areas of life that God has designed for us to flourish in as His people: Spiritual growth, Vocation, Finances, Health, Relationships, Character, and Happiness.…

Friday is July 4th… Independence Day. It’s a Holiday that’s more than a day off, a cook out, hot dogs icecream and apple pie. It’s more than an opportunity to burn a month’s salary on fireworks. The 4th of July is about celebrating our independence as a nation… and when that happened, we were founded,…

Today we will begin a new series I am calling Flourish and Thrive. hopefully you understand I am talking about flourishing spiritually and thriving in our faith and life. When you think of “ flourishing ,” many images might come to your mind. For some, it’s a success, achieving dreams, or finding a place…

We will finish our quick study of Ephesians tonight, and I am excited as always for what the Lord will teach us. Paul has already tuaght us that God’s love surpasses all knowledge ( Eph 3:19 ), meaning it’s not a doctrine to learn and understand, but an actual presence in our lives that heals us and…

We have been on a Journey from Eastr to Pentecost and now 1 week past. The book of Acts is a great book to read an watch the incredible work of the Holy Spirit though early believers. This week, as we continue, the church is born and Peter stands up to speak. The disciples have now accepted the call…

When you travel, do you tend to over pack or under pack? Some people under pack. Many people even refuse to check bags at all. They cram everything into a carry on… mo matter how long they will be gone. Others over pack. They may take 2 to 3 suitcases even for an overnight trip. We tend to try to take…

How many of you know what a trade secret is? In the business world, trade secrets are real and important to get ahead of your competition. They are confidential pieces of information that give a company an edge over their competition. It might be a formula like Coke . Coke kept their formula in a vault…

We have been in a journey these last few weeks we have called A Journey from Easter to Pentecost. We have learned about how God told Abraham that the world would be blessed by his descendants. We have learned houw our mighty God delivered His people out of slavery in Egypt. We have seen that through…

We live in a world that doesn’t like to wait … Which is kind of the understatement of the year. How many of you like to wait in traffic? in line? We’re surrounded by instant gratification —Microwaves, fast food, same-day shipping, and answers at our fingertips. Waiting feels like a waste of time. It’s…

Good evening River Church!!! We are looking at teachings from Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus or the book of Ephesians. Tonight, we will look at Paul’s teachings from Ephesians 3 where he talks about being Rooted and Grounded in Love. This is important because God’s nature is self-sacrificing…