River of Life Church Sauk Centre (Audio)

My Wish For You

As we start the new year, our wish is that we would truly make Jesus number one in our life. That we would change before we have to and take steps each day to simply grow in our relationship with God. What does it look like for you to take a giant step forward in your spiritual life this year?

Carols part 3: Away In A Manger

The phrase "The little Lord Jesus" is sung multiple times in this classic Christmas song. It gives us a picture of this precious little baby sleeping so peacefully. But what about the other word in that phrase we seem to skim over. The word 'Lord' is a powerful word that has huge implications. But what does it really mean?

Carols part 2: O Little Town of Bethlehem

This little town was home to one of the biggest historical events in the history of the world. We're going to look at what this town was a part of and how it affected both men and women for all eternity.

Carols pat 1: O Holy Night

'O Holy Night' is a favorite classic Christmas song of many people around the world. We're going to dig into one phrase that seems to jump out of this song: "A thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices." What's happening that is so thrilling? Why is the world so weary?

Unstuck part 5: Worship

Worship is not a music genre and it's not the section of our church services where we sing. Worship is so much more. 

Unstuck part 4: Humility

We naturally are selfish and prideful creatures. To make matters worse, pride is hard to define, difficult to see in ourselves, and detested by God. So what is the antidote to pride? Humility!

Unstuck part 3: Gratitude

It's hard to remember to be grateful when things are going well. It probably should be the opposite. But when things are good, we seem to forget about needing God and being thankful for all the good things that come from Him.

Unstuck part 2: Gather & Scatter

Sometimes we get stuck in the American church because there is no persecution. It's so easy for us to focus on our gatherings because it's safe. This takes away the need for God's people to scatter and share the Good News. If we are not intentional about this second part, it simply doesn't happen.

Unstuck part 1: Why I Tithe

We dive in to our series "Unstuck", looking at things that bring us freedom and help us grow in our relationship with God. One of those things is tithing and being obedient to God with our finances. Tithing is a simple act of obedience that helps us keep God first in our lives, helps us trust God more, and helps the church spread the gospel of Jesus! So, let's answer the question "Why do/don't I tithe?"

Stuck part 8: Guilt & Shame

Last week we looked at forgiving others. An even more difficult topic has to do with forgiving ourselves. Many of us are stuck and unable to move forward because of the guilt and shame from the things we have done in our past.