River Valley Church Vancouver

How do you respond to the trials and temptations in your life? What does it look like to go through hard times as a Christian? In this message, Pastor Bish takes us through James 1 to see what it really looks like to live a real deal life as a follower of Jesus! Here's "Be The Real Deal" from June 12, 2022 KEY SCRIPTURES James 1 1-8 James 1 12 James 1 13-15 Matthew 4 1-11 James 1 19-25 Jeremiah 29...

On May 29, 2022, six Ladner churches came together to worship and pray together at Ladner May Days for "Church in the Park" under the theme; "Come Together."   Pastor Danny Stebeck from Lighthouse Church shared an awesome message, and helped us ask questions such as 'do we really need to gather together to be the church?' and 'why does God seem to care so much about unity?'   Want more i...

We have choices to make throughout our lives, and those decisions matter to God! There are some seasons where making a decision, or NOT making a decision can be vitally important, and in those moments we need to listen to God's spirit, and follow His direction. Pastor Andreas unpacks an often misunderstood portion of 2 Kings to help us bring clarity to the importance of our decision making. Here's...

Welcome to Life Church online! We are so happy that you have joined us today. Elisha-Week #3 | May 22, 2022 Often when we face challenges and ailments in our lives, we go to extreme and complicated measures to try and find a solution. But God has offered us solutions to many of the challenges that we face, and He has given them to us in His word through SIMPLE instruction that requires SIMPLE obed...

Welcome to Life Church online! We are so happy that you have joined us today. Join us live for a life giving message at 10:30am PST Elisha #2 (May 15, 2022) We want to connect with you all week long, so make sure to find us on Facebook, or you can visit thisislifechurch.com and sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up to date! If you would like to worship God through music along with today’s m...

Learn about becoming a Godly Mother and step into the amazing life god has set out for you! May 8, 2022 We want to connect with you all week long, so make sure to find us on Facebook, or you can visit thisislifechurch.com and sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up to date! If you would like to worship God through music along with today’s message, check out our worship channel at youtube.com/...

There are times in our lives where we need to hear more than just a 'sermon;' we need to TRULY hear from God–we need a prophetic word in our lives. An important part of readying our hearts to receive God's word and to hear Him speak in a fresh way is through worshipping Him, particularly through song. In this message, Pastor Andreas begins a series on Elisha by looking at a story from 2 Kings 3, w...

Cross Fit Life #3 -- April 24, 2022 Visit us at https://thisislifechurch.com​ for more information about Life Church, and to get connected with us! FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/thisislifechurch​ INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/thisislifechurch​ VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/thisislifechurch​ DOWNLOAD OUR APP: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/this-is... Life Church is located in Ladner, BC (just outside...

What is the greatest sermon Jesus ever preached? It was preached over 6 hours, yet he only spoke for 30 seconds. How could this be? On this Easter Sunday, Pastor Andreas shows us how Jesus' greatest message was seen in His surrender and silence, and how we can learn from His sermon on the cross. Here's "The Silence of The Christ" from Easter Sunday, April 10, 2022 KEY SCRIPTURES Matthew 27.46 Luke...

On this Good Friday, join Pastor Andreas as he turns our eyes towards Jesus' sacrifice on the cross and the gift of grace His life bought for us but looking at the words "It is finished." #LOVEPEOPLE #AndreasBasson #ThisIsLifeChurch #Easter #GoodFriday #Sermon #Jesus ► Find worship music from this service at youtube.com/thisislifeworship and make sure to subscribe to stay up to date with any new r...

Have you asked yourself why we celebrate death on Easter? If God is so powerful, why did Jesus have to die? In this message, Pastor Andreas helps answer these questions and breaks down why Jesus' death IS something to celebrate! Here's "Death Has To Die" from Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022 KEY SCRIPTURES 2 Kings 2 #LOVEPEOPLE #AndreasBasson #ThisIsLifeChurch #Easter #PalmSunday #GoodFriday #Sermon #J...

Between the moment we turn from our sin, and the moment we see God pouring out miracles and blessing in our lives, there is often a gap of time–a journey. But it's in that process that God truly becomes ours. We receive the greatest gift and miracle of all; Him.  Check out this message where Pastor Andreas concludes our series on Elijah by looking at passing our faith from one generation to t...

One day, our time on earth will be over, and people will have something to say about us and what legacy we have left behind. What is the spiritual legacy we are leaving with our families, with our friends, and with our communities? Here's "Your Spiritual Legacy" from March 27, 2022 0:00 Intro 2:30 The Fire Fall 9:40 Fire is necessary for growth 13:27 What is your spiritual legacy? 17:30 Training u...

March 20, 2022 What's going on in the world? Does God hear my prayers? Is God gonna stop the pain and evil in our world? These are really important questions that many of us have been asking, and we can have hope that there IS in fact an answer!  Pastor Danny Stebeck from our neighbours at Lighthouse Church helps us look at the power, hope, and salvation found in the picture of Jesus painted...

March 14, 2022 Many of us neglect the fire of God that He wants to pour out on us. We need to be open, and eagerly asking God to pour His Spirit out fresh again in our lives, and ask Him to rekindle the fire He has put inside of us. Here is "Bring The Fire" from week four of our series "The Underdog" WHAT IS THE FIRE OF GOD? 1. The fire of God is a symbol of deity 2. Fire is the symbol of acceptan...

1 Kings 18:40-46 Heb 11:1 March 6, 2022 #LOVEPEOPLE #AndreasBasson #ThisIsLifeChurch #Sermon #TheUnderdog #Elijah ► Find worship music from this service at youtube.com/thisislifeworship and make sure to subscribe to stay up to date with any new recordings and songs! You can now listen to our messages in podcast form! ✘ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xL7xG0... ✘ APPLE: https://podcasts.app...

God is with you, even in the darkest of seasons. When Elijah was depressed and afraid, God brought him food, encouragement, perspective, and a friend. God wants to strengthen you in seasons of depression, and He has a better plan for your life! Here is "Snakes and Ladders" from week three of our series "The Underdog" KEY SCRIPTURES 1 Kings 19.1-10 1 Kings 19.16-18 0:00 Welcome back! 1:07 Praying f...

Through what Jesus has done, God has positioned each one of us to step into the incredible things that He wants to do in this world. But are we taking that position? Are you standing in the position that God has for you?  \ Here is Pastor Bish with a message called "Take Your Position" KEY SCRIPTURES John 14.25-26 Romans 3.21-23 Mark 5.25-29  Woman with the issue of blood Luke 19.1-6 &nb...

Could you still be worshipping idols? God is not scared of idols, and will always prove–in one way or another–that they are false and that HE is GOD! Pastor Andreas looks at Elijah calling fire down from heaven, and how we should stand just as committed and ready to call on the power of our God, and not to rely on the idols we see in the world around us! Here is "God Is Coming For Your Idols" from...

We live in a world full of idols and idol worship, and it can be easy to get sucked in. The prophet Elijah spoke to a very similar culture, and his message should be just as clear to us today; God is coming for your idols! Here is "God Is Coming For Your Idols" from week one of our new series "The Underdog" KEY SCRIPTURES 1 Kings 17:1 1 Kings 16:32-33 1 Kings 17:1-16 Luke 6:38 "God Is Coming For Y...

The biggest excuse of all for most of us is fear. "I'm Accountable to Face My Fears" from January 30, 2022. KEY SCRIPTURES Romans 6:23 James 1:15 Matthew 25:26-28 1 John 1:9 #LOVEPEOPLE #AndreasBasson #ThisIsLifeChurch #Sermon #ImAccountable ► Find worship music from this service at youtube.com/thisislifeworship and make sure to subscribe to stay up to date with any new recordings and songs! You c...

We all have reasons for doing or not doing things in life, but when left unchecked, those 'reasons' are often revealed to really be EXCUSES that are keeping us from experiencing the abundant life we are meant to live! God has a better plan for us than a limited life of excuses and fear. Here is "I'm Accountable For My Excuses" from week four of the series "I'm Accountable" KEY SCRIPTURES Luke 9.59...

God wants us to be a part of the miracles in our lives! He wants us to walk by faith; and walking by faith requires decisions and action! He wants us to take action on what He speaks of through His word, so that we can be a part of the miracles He is working in our lives, just like how He included Mary and Martha in the raising of Lazarus. Here is "I'm Accountable For My Miracle" from week three o...

Each New Year, many of us make new resolutions and plans for what is to come! But if we fail to include God in our plans, we miss insight and knowledge of the one who is TRULY in control of our lives. We need to start making our plans to include "if the Lord wills." Here is "I'm Accountable For My Plan" from week two of the series "I'm Accountable" QUOTES - Providence is God's way of working thing...

As we kick off the new year and a new series, Pastor Andreas looks at a story from 1 Kings that teaches us about the accountability that we need to feel towards the assignment that God has given us. We need to watch ourselves, and make sure we continue to run after God's ways. KEY SCRIPTURES 1 Kings 20.39-40 (ESV) Matthew 16.26 (MSG) Proverbs 4.23 (ESV) Jude 1.21 (AMPC) Jeremiah 17.9 (NKJV) Mark 1...