[Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and by him

Jesus is the rescuer we didn’t even know we needed. It is in Him that we are transferred from death to life.

How do we figure out what God’s will is for our lives? Is there only one choice that’s inside His will?

This past weekend we announced a big change we’re making at Riv; we’re switching our default Bible translation from the ESV to the CSB.

This is a highlight video from James Granger message from Riv’s Therefore series. You can view the entire message here.

The life of a Christ-follower isn’t meant to be a set of rituals or checkboxes to fill out. These weekly patterns of reading God’s Word, hearing and proclaiming truth alongside others in church, and embracing our identity in Christ as we exhale our guilt to each other in Life Group are opportunities. They’re opportunities to

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” Romans 1:16-17

The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies. The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. – Nahum 1:2-3 The Lord is wrathful. On

When God calls us to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God” it is only possible when we are truly ranking ourselves beneath Him.

God is going to work everything out. He has His eye on the big picture and our participation is vital.

The way of dealing with our arrogant hearts is an acknowledgement that I do not have control over what is happening in our life.

Entitlement is a misalignment between our perceptions of what we deserve, and what God has promised us.