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It’s a great day at the River! Pastor Tyson wraps up our “Dressed To Kill” series with “Discipline” and more importantly, it’s Baptism Sunday!
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Hannah went and worshiped God despite her cicumstances: childless and being bullied in her own home because of it. We see how God honors those who do the right thing.
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While not specifically mentioned with the other pieces of spiritual armor, prayer is the lance. It is designed to be used from a distance and cannot be used against you.
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The sword of the Spirit is attached to the belt of Truth. God’s spoken word will always be connected to God’s written word and is quick, clean, and decisive.
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The resurrection of Jesus is the most important event in world history. Why? Because God gave His Son as a ransom for many.
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The Roman soldier protected his head with a beautiful, ornate helmet. Our salvation is what protects our mind from the schemes of the enemy.
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We continue our “Dressed To Kill” series this week with the “Shield of Faith”. Is your shield ready to stop the flaming arrows?
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If you have the peace of God, you are able to stand and fight. Not only that, you are able to march forward to victory.
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Think the breastplate is just a defensive weapon? Listen to this week’s installment of “Dressed To Kill” for another look at this piece of our armor.
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Our “Dressed To Kill” series this week discusses perhaps the most important piece of the believer’s armor. If we don’t have truth, the rest of the armor won’t work.
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Our “Dressed To Kill” series continues this week with a look at the methods to beat the enemy.
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Pastor Tyson starts a series this week called, “Dressed To Kill”. In spiritual warfare, just like earthly war, we must know our enemy and his tactics.
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So, you’ve heard from God. Now what? You have a choice…obey or ignore. Guest speaker Aaron Hale brings us a message about the benefits of obedience.
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Why are you disappointed? Has someone close to you let you down? Are the circumstances you find yourself in not to your liking? Listen in as we find the real reason you’re disappointed.
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Pastor Tyson finishes our “Covenant” series this week. Mephibosheth lived in poverty, fear, and ignorance because he didn’t know about the covenant between his father, Jonathan, and King David.
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A covenant was shedding of blood upon entering into a life binding agreement. Jesus made a covenant with us by shedding His blood to give us His righteousness.
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No one ever compares a seed to what it will become. The mustard seed is one of the smallest seeds there is yet it yields a tree that can grow to 20 feet tall and nearly that wide. You are the same way. God has placed all the potential inside you. Let Him show you […]
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60% of the human body is water. 71% of the earth is covered in water. Water brings life. So does the Holy Spirit.
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Like the Good Samaritan who poured wine and oil in the wounds of the man he found on the side of the road to heal him, the Holy Spirit will bind up our wounds.
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Pastor Tyson continues our series, “Symbols of the Holy Spirit” with “Fire”. The fire of the Holy Spirit is purifying, passion, and protection.
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Pastor Tyson starts a new series this week, “Symbols of the Holy Spirit” with “Wind”. Wind is powerful. It drives ships, creates waves and changes landscapes. The Holy Spirit will drive, create, and change us if we let Him.
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Alex Honeycutt from Christian Student Fellowship brings the Word this morning.
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How much do you love your friends? How much do your friends love you? Would they cut a hole in someone’s roof to get you to Jesus? That’s what godly friends would do.
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What are you passionate about? In the Bible, Jacob’s passion for more of God brought pressure and pain but also a tremendous blessing.
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Pastor Tyson concludes our series “The Bible and National Defense” this Memorial Day weekend with “God’s Approval Of The Military”.
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Is world peace possible? The short answer is no. Listen to find out why.
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Submission is an attitude. Obedience is an action. The difference matters.
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First Lady Lynn Priest brings us a great message on this Mother’s Day. If spending time in the presence of God is not first on your list of self care activities, you’re doing it wrong.
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How can we prevent the immorality and the crime that is running rampant in our country? Listen as Pastor Tyson continues our series, “The Bible & National Defense” this week. Hint: It’s the Word!
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Pastor Tyson continues our series, “The Bible and National Defense” with “God’s Purpose for Government”.
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Pastor Tyson starts a new series this week, “The Bible & National Defense”. Is there ever a time when we should disobey a government? Listen in this week to “God & Government” to find out.
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Matt Barnes, the volunteer Chaplain at the Indiana Statehouse, is our guest speaker this week.
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It’s Easter Sunday at The River! It’s time to roll the stone away and let Jesus break the barriers that are holding you back from being hope for others.
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It’s Palm Sunday in Jerusalem. Jesus is coming into town. What do the people expect from Him? Pastor Tyson’s recent trip to Elvis’ birthplace and early haunts give us a clue.
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Pastor Tyson finishes our “Unlocking Generosity” series with “Generosity’s Reward”. Every good thing you do will not get you into heaven, but it will make your stay wonderful!
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Should you follow your heart? Or should you tell your heart where to go? It’s your decision.
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Brent Henderson, The River’s Worship Leader, speaks this morning about “A Tale Of 2 Paths”. Should we look to trust God or to please God?
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Pastor Tyson continues our “Unlocking Generosity” series this week with “The Battle”. In all of us there is a battle raging, pitting our selfish nature against the love of God. He is generous and wants us to be as well.
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We start a new series this week called “Unlocking Generosity” as Pastor Tyson gives us “Keys To Multiplication”.
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Using the story of Ruth and Boaz, Pastor Tyson helps us see how God’s love is not based on what we do but based on what Jesus says we are.
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As Pastor Tyson concludes our Who Or What Is The Church series this week, we see that the gifts that are given to the church are to help us to grow in maturity in Christ. His purpose in guidance isn’t to get us perform the right actions but to mature us into becoming the right […]
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Continuing our series on the gifts Jesus gave to His church this week with “Pastors”. Pastors are given to us as shepherds. Shepherds love their sheep even though the sheep don’t belong to him but to the Chief Shepherd.
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This week, the Gift To The Church is one we would all know…The Evangelist!
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How do you know if someone is a phophet? What is a prophet? Pastor Tyson continues our series “Who or what is the Church?”, this week answering those questions.
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Last week, we started talking about who and what is the church. This week, we are looking at the gifts that Jesus gave His church and we start with the apostles.
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Happy New Year from The River! Pastor Tyson starts a new series asking us to revisit our ideas on what the church is.
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Perserverance produces character, character produces hope. If 2020 has shown us anything, be patient because our hope is in Jesus.
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This week, Children’s Pastor, Richard Harvey, tells his story of how he came to Christ and invites others to share their stories.
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This week, Pastor Tyson tells his story of how he came to Christ and invites others to share their stories.
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We were not designed to be alone. God designed us to live in community with Him and with His people. Our “Basics” series continues this week with “Community”.
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How do we know the Bible is true? Is there evidence that proves it is reliable? Pastor Tyson continues our series, “The Basics” this week with “The Bible”.
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Our series, “The Basics”, continues this week as Pastor Tyson teaches us about our worldview. A worldview is like the lens on a pair of glasses. How you see the world depends on the lens you are looking through. What is the lens your are looking at the world through?
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Ever wonder what the rituals surrounding communion mean and what they would have meant to the disciples? Pastor Tyson continues our series, “The Basics”, this week with, “Communion”.
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What do speeding tickets and Pound Puppies have to do with your salvation? Pastor Tyson starts a new series this week, “The Basics”.
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Last week, we learned how the River got its name. This week, we learn its purpose.
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If you believe in Jesus, out of your heart will flow rivers of living water. 1st century Jews knew what Jesus was saying to them. After listening to Pastor Tyson’s sermon this week, you will too!
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This week, Josh Strange continues our “Unity” series with “Refresh”.
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Unity among believers can be spicy-in a good way!
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Unity among believers is key to spreading the Gospel. When we meet other believers, let’s find the common ground.
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In life, we go through stages. Each stage brings it’s own challenges, but its the transitions between stages that can bring trouble.
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Pastor Tyson continues our series in Galatians this week with “Quarantine”.
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The Gospel and who we take it to never changes. How, when and where we take it will change.
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Are you teachable? Correctable? Connected? Humility is the key.
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What is the condition of the field of your heart?
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In our cars, we have warning lights and gauges to tell us when there is something wrong and sometimes what to do to fix it. God has given us a spiritual gauge by which we can tell what’s wrong in our lives.
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Grace is getting what we don’t deserve, mercy is not getting what we do deserve. God is full of both
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Zaccheus wanted to see Jesus. He was short and there was a crowd. He had a plan and God had a plan. Those plans came together in a sycamore tree.
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Where you start in life is not where you end up. When Jesus calls you, he changes the trajectory of your path.
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What is God talking to you about during this time? When Jesus spit in the eye of the blind man, his actions brought clear sight to a blind man.
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As your faith grows during difficult times and your relationship with God grows, when you encounter a problem, how you respond may change as well.
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Victor or victim? Your choice.
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Our series, “Saving Superheroes”, continues this week with “Shazam”. Shazam looks like an adult, but really is a young boy. As he grows into his powers, he acts like a child. We do the same thing in our Christian walk. God is continually calling us to grow up in Him and be more mature.
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Pastor Tyson continues our series, “Saving Superheroes”, this week with “Hawkeye:The Family Man”. In the Avengers, Hawkeye and Black Widow don’t have any super powers. What they do have is a great deal of common sense. When the world breaks out in chaos and things are not making sense, where do we run? We run […]
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Pastor Tyson starts a new series this week called, “Saving Superheroes”. Each week, we’ll look at one superhero and see their flaws and strengths and how we would share Jesus with those we know that might have the same characteristics. This week, we look at Superman. How do you share your faith with someone who […]
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When Moses sent 12 spies in the land of Canaan, only 2 came back and gave a good report. Moses went with the 10 and the children of Israel wandered around the desert for 40 years. The only ones who started the journey to finish it were the 2 spies who had the grit to […]
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This week, Pastor Tyson sits down with Amy Mornh, who is a missionary to Cambodia.
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Stop putting Jesus in the Sunday box.
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When Jesus wants to do a miracle in your life, he needs your attention. You need to drown out the voices of the masses and focus on Him.
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Children’s Ministry Director, Richard Harvey, brings a message of hope and healing.
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You don’t come into your calling without preparation. While Jesus is calling, He is preparing.
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It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. The story of Samson tells us how to finish strong.
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The prophet Isaiah wrote that one of the names of the Messiah was to be Prince of Peace. Jesus came to bring peace. Not peace as the world defines it as lack of conflict, but as God defines it as confident assurance in any circumstance
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Buddy’s first clue that the department store Santa wasn’t the real Santa was that he smelled like beef and cheese and not like Christmas. Buddy was able to identify and expose the fake Santa because he knew the “real” Santa. Jesus was born into this world so that we could know Him.
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Our Christmas series, “Elf”, continues this week with “Searching For The Father”. Buddy’s whole mission was to find his father. We were created to search for and have fellowship with our Heavenly Father.
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Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like you didn’t belong there? Pastor Tyson begins the Christmas season using the movie “Elf” to share the Christmas story.
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On this Sunday before Thanksgiving, Pastor Tyson reminds us to direct our thankfulness to God as it reinforces His value in our lives and displays to others His importance to us.
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Pastor Tyson concludes our series “Fields of Gold” this week with “The Harvest”. Five minutes after you die, what will you wish you had sacrificed so that others could get into the kingdom of God? Think about that now and not later!
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You use a spoon to feed yourself. You use a ladle to feed others. Listen as Pastor Tyson continues our “Fields of Gold” series this week with “Rewards”.
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Pastor Tyson continues our series, “Fields of Gold” this week with “Have A Plan”. Have you heard the phrase, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”? God has a plan. Do you know what it is?
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Pastor Tyson continues our “Fields of Gold” series with “Distractions”.
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In the second part of our “Fields of Gold” series, Pastor Tyson talks about the “Law Of Harvest”. True riches come when we know that God will meet our needs.
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Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? Pastor Tyson starts a new series this week on generosity called, “Fields of Gold”.
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Pastor Tyson finishes our “Every Good Endeavor” series this week with “Integrating Faith and Work”.
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What is your power source for work? Is it caffeine? Is it sress? What if it was rest? Pastor Tyson continues our series, “Every Good Endeavor” with “A New Power”.
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Pastor Tyson continues our series, “Every Good Endeavor” this week with “A New Direction”. How do you see your work? Are you working just to make ends meet or to help further the will of God on the earth?
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Does the sound of your alarm clock going off fill you with dread or excitement? In the second installment of our series, “Every Good Endeavor”, Pastor Tyson brings us “A New Approach”.
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Pastor Tyson starts a new series this week, “Every Good Endeavor”, with “The Problem With Work”.
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Pastor Tyson looks to Romans 12 this week to remind us of the sacrificial passion of Jesus. The paradox of being a “living sacrifice” means we must be in a continual rhythm of dying to our own interest saying to God, “Everything I have is yours-with no reservations.”
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It is impossible to be anxious if you’re being thankful. We have so much to be thankful for. Pastor Tyson concludes our “Joy” series this week with “Give Thanks.” The post Joy-Be Thankful appeared first on The River.
There is great freedom in believing, as the psalmist said, that you are fearfully and wonderfully made. God made each of us for a specific purpose. No one else can do what God has planned for us like we can. Don’t compare you to anyone. Like the poet Oscar Wilde wrote, “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” The post Joy-Comparison Trap appeared first on The River.
As we heard last week, joy banishes anxiety. But if you’re not vigilant, it will try to come back. The best weapon is worship. It literally re-wires your brain! The post Joy-Prayer and Worship appeared first on The River.
As Pastor Tyson said in the beginning of our “Joy” series, “Joy is a mindset focused on the future not the present or the past.” This week, in “Humility Brings Joy”, if our future focus is not on Jesus, but on ourselves, it produces anxiety, which is our frustration at our ability to be God. The post Joy-Humility Brings Joy appeared first on The River.
“Ben Eades brings a great message today exhorting us to “Forget About It”.”.
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Children’s Pastor Richard Harvey “builds” our faith this week, bringing us the message, “LEGO Your Circumstances”. The post LEGO Your Circumstances appeared first on The River.
Worship Leader Ben Eades pushes us this week with “It’s Time To Decide”. The post It’s Time To Decide appeared first on The River.