Over the past year, we’ve all gone through innumerable changes and challenges in our lives. Missed birthdays, cancelled plans, disappointing decisions, lost loved ones, and heart-wrenching examples of sin in action. Yet through all of this, we know that God is sovereign and He is in control. As chaotic as the world can be, that

The process of sanctification that we’re in may be long and slow, but it is not accidental. Are you taking the opportunity to be faithful and grow in our character, even in the little moments? But now, since you have been set free from sin and have become enslaved to God, you have your fruit,

Is it difficult for you to accept the generosity of others? Pastor Tony Pyle reminds us of the gift we have received in Christ and that as believers, we are called to both give and receive generously with a heart of gratitude. But the gift is not like the trespass. For if by the one

Have you taken time lately to think about and rest in the reality that you are both fully known and fully loved by God? Adam, Riv’s Westside Venue Student Ministries Coordinator, reminds us that God’s love is not dependent on us or our actions, but has been promised through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. For

Do you find it easier to give help rather than receive it? Pastor James Granger reminds us that sometimes the way God provides for us is through the generosity and sacrificial love of those around us and encourages us to allow others to see our needs and carry our burdens with us. View the full

TJ Auten, Riv’s Student Ministries Director, reminds us that through Jesus’ death and resurrection, He has cleansed us of our sin and dubbed us as His righteous sons and daughters. It will be credited to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. Romans 4:24 He made the one who

As followers of Jesus, we are justified before God. That means that we are seen as righteous before God because of Jesus and His finished work on the cross of taking the punishment for our sin. So does that mean that we’re free to go ahead and do whatever we want and sin without consequence?

With each announcement that’s published and each week we progress through this year, there have been, and continue to be, unique hardships that weigh heavy on all of us. Even with tough decisions and differing opinions, we all have the opportunity to look at each other with love and give grace to ourselves and others.

The beauty of Christianity is that there’s nothing we can do to earn God’s grace but believe in Him. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. God presented him as the mercy seat by his

Are you looking for ways to love and pray for your enemies and those who disagree with you? Pastor Justin Detmers reminds us of the underserved grace we all have in Jesus, and our calling to extend that same grace to those around us. Their throat is an open grave; they deceive with their tongues.

Try to reflect God’s grace to others, regardless of what you think they deserve. He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve or repaid us according to our iniquities. Psalm 102:10 He forgives all your iniquity; he heals all your diseases. He redeems your life from the Pit; he crowns you with faithful

When we hear the Word of God, where does it go, and what does it do? Pastor Tony Pyle encourages us to allow God’s Word to impact our whole person, rather than just become head knowledge. For the hearers of the law are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be