When pain and suffering come our way, we reach out and latch onto something or someone that can tend to our wounds. With Jesus, we can find true peace and comfort knowing that He loves…
How can you tell you’re shepherding well in the areas you have leadership in? If you’re reflecting the Great Shepherd, Jesus Christ. This clip comes from the twelfth message in the series, Considering Jesus, originally given…
If God is real and if he cares, then our prayers matter. And not just any prayer, but our prayers specifically for our elected officials matter.
Thankfully, Jesus doesn’t configure Himself into the shape of our imagination or whims. Rather, He remains bigger, holier, and more righteous than we can ever fathom and imputes that onto those who believe in Him. This…
“Only God can judge me.” Look at that phrase and think carefully if you really want that. Luckily for us, God, with His compassion, gives the authority of judging to Jesus. This clip comes from the…
What does it mean to be “born again?” Does that mean someone who is a weird Christian, a radical Christian, or a specific type of Christian? Nope. It means you are a Christian. This clip comes…
Sometimes we think saving others is our job and that makes sharing our faith daunting, to say the least. However, we can rest our hearts and minds knowing that it is Jesus who saves and…
It’s easy to get caught up talking about ourselves. So when we are pointing people to Jesus, let’s make sure we are pointing people to Jesus and not ourselves. This clip comes from the second message…
One of our big priorities as a church is starting other churches. Each year, we give 10% of our money directly toward church planting efforts from Lansing to some areas we can’t tell you about…
One question that popped up a lot this weekend at Riv was, “Is it possible to know the approximate ages of the disciples?” Here’s my attempt at an answer.