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We are a church in The Colony, Texas. We are trying to make a difference in the lives of people in The Colony and around the world. Our goal is to be an impact in people so that they may come to know Jesus. We have a place for everyone. No matter what.
02.18.18 Pastor Sherman shares about "Love in Action". This is his next to last message as Pastor for The River, and in full-time ministry. He shares from his heart about how to live life. One that is fulfilling and impacting. John 14:27
02.04.18 Pastor Danny shares with us on "The Meaning of Life". This is a GREAT message! Listen and share it!
01.28.18 Do you have any unfinished projects at home? Anything unresolved or incomplete that is just hanging over your head? Listen to "Start to Finish" and see how God's plan to complete things will bring you hope and peace in your days. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
01.21.18 God calls us His children. That makes Him our Father. How did Jesus talk to His Father. Listen to Pastor Sherman talk "About Being a Kid". This is a great message that takes a look at our relationship with our Heavenly Father, and the church. 1 John 3:1
01.07.18 In our first message of the new year, Pastor Sherman shares a message of great hope. You are in the best hands, no matter what shape you're in. Listen to "In His Hands" and be encouraged...God's got you in His Hands! Jeremiah 18:6
12.31.17 With the New Year beginning tomorrow, this message reflects on where you went in 2017. Pastor Sherman asks the question "Where Are You Going?" He considers all the things that go into planning a trip, and what's the right processes are to go through in planning and pulling off our trips. Did all the journeys you take in 2017 work out? Listen to this message on how to make the journeys, short and long, work out how you want and need them to. Matthew 6:33
12.24.17 We had a special Christmas Eve service for the River at Pastor Sherman's house. We had a sweet time of sharing, which included Holy Communion. Pastor Sherman shared a message about what is it that you really want out of Christmas. This is definitely a good message to here and share.
12.17.17 "Make Your Move" is the final message in the "Chapters" series. What do you do when you are spoken to by the Lord? Or touched by Him? You want to do something! It's up to you though. It's time to Make Your Move! Luke 2:16
12.10.17 The "Chapters" series takes a little turn into the "Christmas Edition" with the first Christmas message asking the question, "Are You Ready for Christmas?" Christmas can be such a busy and stressful chapter in our lives. How do you handle it? Pastor Sherman takes a look at Joseph for some answers! Matthew 1:18-25
12.03.17 "The Good Part" continues the "Chapters" series. We all like a good story, but we really like the good part. Ho can you have more good parts to your story? Pastor Sherman shares some practical points in making that happen more often! Ephesians 3:20
11.26.17 "The Dash" is the latest installment in the "Chapters" series. Each chapter of our lives has a beginning and an end, just like life overall does. The beginning and the ending is very important...but life in between is so important. How you live it in between. This message is in audio format only. Colossians 3:23
11.19.17 "Chapters" continues today with "The Family". This is a special service we held at Pastor Sherman's home. We honored one of our young ladies in our service today who is joining the US Army. We spoke about family and how blessed we are. I'm glad I'm family with you! Ephesians 2:19-20
11.12.17 "Chapters" is a new series that starts with the first message, "Your Story". Living your life each day is your living story. We are called to be an example. So when we live our lives, our story out loud, it should bed a great example of speech, actions, love, faith and purity. Pastor Sherman shares these truths from 1 Timothy 4:12.
11.05.17 "Turn Loose" is all about learning how to turn loose of revenge, hate and bitterness. How can you 'love your enemies' like Jesus said to? Pastor Sherman shares 3 points on how to do this. Luke 6:27
10.29.17 Pastor Danny Atkeisson shares with us about peace. Peace is available to all, but seems hard to come by sometimes. Pastor Danny share about this with us with his message, "Peace Out".
10.22.17 "Just Breathe" is a message that holds the secret of figuring out how to be content all the time. In the good and bad times you can be content. It can and will be okay. Just listen to the secret that the Apostle Paul has figured out! Philippians 4:12-13
10.14.17 "Depression" is one of the toughest pieces of baggage we carry. Sometimes it's tough to manage let alone let it go. Two steps can help you release it. Check the final message in the "Baggage" series out. Luke 5:17-26
10.08.17 We all carry all sorts of baggage, but none may be more difficult to carry and manage that emotional baggage. This message shows three lies that we believe and how they control us. Don't carry it any longer. Learn how here! John 8:36
10.01.17 The "Baggage" series continues with "Addicted". We are all addicted to stuff. Some stuff is hardcore, and some things are written off as harmelss. Anything that controls us is sinful. We are to be led by Jesus alone. 1 Corinthians 6:12
09.24.17 Our brand new series titled "Baggage" begins with this message on how to deal with baggage. We all have it. We need to handle it, or it will handle us! Psalm 71:20
09.17.17 Pastor Sherman just sits and shares from his heart in this message. He shares candidly about life and how to handle things when it gets hard. Definitely worth a listen!
09.03.17 "Eye Lock" is a great message on keeping your focus on the most important things, with the most important thing being Jesus. Keeping your focus, makes the distractions less. Hebrews12:1-2
08.27.17 Everyone has a story. It's like a movie of your life, with scenes all the way through your life. Who is the main character? Listen to "My Story" as Pastor Sherman shares how to cast your story. Colossians 1:16-18
08.20.17 The SheepCHAT series finishes in a very unusual way. Listen to this STRONG message called "The Good Shepherd Still Sheps". Share this message with anyone you know who needs hope. John 10:11-16
08.13.17 "Tidy Up the Pen" is the 5th installment in the "SheepCHAT" series. People come in and out of our lives and our churches all the time. What do they see? Feel? Experience? What are their take aways? Listen as Pastor Sherman shares about how we need to focus on them as we have the opportunity to bless people in the name of Jesus! Romans 12:18
08.06.17 This fourth message in the SheepCHAT series is called "Broken Sheep". You're not meant to live broken lives, but the reality is that we all do. This message from the 23rd Psalm will open your eyes a little on how to handle the brokenness in your life a little better. Psalm 23
07.30.17 "SheepCHAT" continues with a great message on FOOD! "Hungry Sheep" speaks to how the Good Shepherd knows His sheeps's dietary needs, and feeds them! Mark 6:34
07.23.17 The “SheepCHAT” series continues with a great message called “Sheep Matter”. Pastor Sherman speaks on how God loves everyone individually and how He wants us to live life out in the way He designed us to live! Matthew 18:12-13
07.16.17 "SheepCHAT" is the brand new series that starts with taking a look at Jesus as the Good Shepherd. A great start to the SheepCHAT series! John 10:11-16
07.09.17 "Rest" is a subject that we like to do and probably don't get enough of. But Pastor Sherman speaks about the best kind of rest we can get. It's the spiritual rest that Jesus promises, and that will give us the best rest and peace! Matthew 11:28-30
07.02.17 Pastor Sherman Gardner shares the ture meaning of freedom! While we celbrate our independance as a nation and citizens, we have true freedom through Christ! Galatians 5:1
06.25.17 Pastor Danny Atkeisson brings an amazing message on the famous words of Jesus about being salt and light in the world. Don't miss this great word on Matthew 5:13-16.
06.18.17 Today's Father's Day message is entitle "It's What Dads Do". Pastor Sherman shares three things that all dads, in fact anyone, do to take care of those they love. This is a great message of challenge and encouragement! Luke 15:11-32
06.11.17 Pastor Danny Atkeisson delivers a great message on preparing your soil for growth. This is a great message speaking to where you may be in your life!
06.04.17 “Be All You Can Be” speaks from the life of King David and how God called such an unlikely person to be King over His people. Take a look at this message and see how God can and will use you for greatness! Psalm 78:70-72
05.28.17 “Let It Show” is a special Memorial Day message from Pastor Sherman. See what it takes to say thank you in a way that is honoring and evident. Memorial Day is a day where we give thanks to those who paid the ultimate price defending our freedom. Live a life of thanks! John 15:13
05.21.17 Life is a race, according to the Hebrew writer. “The Race” is a message that communicates practical points on running the race of life and how to do it with commitment and perseverance. Hebrews 12:1
05.14.17 RIverLifer Ricky Herrera shares a great message on moms in our Mother’s Day service. Ricky did a great job sharing with us how blessed we are by our moms!
05.07.17 The "Pain Management" series finished with a special message from Tracy Barnes, Executive Pastor at Fellowship Church. Tracy shares about how to find joy in the long haul. Amazing message that is full of hope and joy!
04.30.17 The "Pain Management" series continues with a very special message from Greg Rohlinger. Greg gave this message at the 2013 C3 Conference on "There's Value in the Struggle". Listen to this timeless message from one of God's mighty warriors who has since arrived in Heaven. While Greg's life was far too short here, it is now eternal there. And his messages will live on and touch people's lives for years to come.
04.23.17 We begin a brand new series called “Pain Management” which deals with how you handle the things that bring you pain in your life. “The Source” is the first message in the series which explains where pain comes from. This is a great message which also answers a tough age-old question…check it out! Romans 5:3-5
04.16.17 “Absurdity of a Saturday” is a great message on Easter Sunday. Easter is such a great day to celebrate the awesome resurrection of our Lord! But can you imagine the hopeless Saturday that the followers of Christ experienced. Ho dark that day must’ve been. Listen to this message that wraps up our “Absurdity” series with a great Easter Message! John 20:11-16
04.09.17 Absurdity of a Parade celebrates Palm Sunday and challenges us as believers in a very interesting yet very real way. God calls us to allow Jesus to be exalted through us. He wants to set us free so that we can experience true freedom in Christ, so that people can see Him in us. Matthew 21:1-11
04.02.17 The Absurdity of Depression is very identifiable for most people. We all have our ups and downs in our days and our emotions and feelings have us dealing with life all over the map which oftentimes winds us up in a state of depression. When you live a life that is single mindedness you learn to focus on God and His guidance. Then your emotions won't lead you into being double-minded. 1 Kings 19
03.26.17 In "The Absurdity of Straddling" Pastor Sherman speaks to how it's become the norm in the world to live life with one foot in the church, and one outside. It's hard to straddle the fence like that, but so many people do it. 1 Kings 18 is the backdrop for the message. Check it out and see how God gets His people's attention!
03.19.17 This message is the 4th in the "Absurdity" series. So many times we are led to do something, and sometimes it's quite a challenge. We need to find the courage to do it and not back down and or run away from it. God does what He wants and needs to do, and when He calls you to do something...do it! Jonah 1
03.12.17 "Absurdity" continues this week with a colorful message entitled "The Absurdity of Talking Donkeys". In this message, we see the first recorded episode of road rage with Balaam beating his donkey for saving his life. Sound crazy? Check out this message and find out! Numbers 22:21-35
03.05.17 “Absurdity of Ignorance” is something that we all struggle with. Pastor Sherman speaks on how that when we hear something, we need to act accordingly. Don’t be ignorant and do nothing! A great lesson on what to do, especially with being radically different for Christ’s return! 1 Peter 4:7-11
02.26.17 A brand new series called “Absurdity” launches with this message entitled “Of it All”. Absurd means many things to us including a state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable. Check this message out. It will blow you away on how CRAZY God’s love is for you! It’s absurd! John 3:16 NIV
02.19.17 “I’ve Got Your Back” Spiritual joy comes from rejoicing always and having a good constant walk with Christ. Lean how to be gentle and not stress too much, and He will take care of you! Philippians 4:4-7 NIV
02.12.17 “Uh Oh”. Can you identify with those words? Pastor Sherman looks at a story in Luke that clearly has four “Uh Oh”s that you don’t want to do! Check out this message! Luke 18:18-30 NIV
01.29.17 Faith. Just a little bit goes a long way. Faith as small as the mustard seed, moves mountains! Matthew 17:20 NIV
01.22.17 The “Bigger Than Me” series continues with the message “Big Invite”. Ever want to be a part of something big? Wanting to make a difference? When God calls you, what will you do? Mark 1:16-20
01.15.17 The “Bigger Than Me” series continues with “A Little Man Making Big Moves". Zacchaeus is taught in this message with a different perspective. How can you make big moves in a world that is bigger than you? Listen and find out! Luke 19:1-10
01.08.17 The "Bigger Than Me" Series begins with "The Proclaimer". Life all around us is bigger than we are. It doesn't take much to make you feel small and insignificant. And yet, Jesus still gives us the task of the Great Commission, which is bigger than we are. Listen to this message and let it encourage you to proclaim the message! Matthew 28:19-20
01.01.17 “Changing” is a great messages on resolutions, and how resolute they are. Taking a look at Daniel we can see how resolve in keeping God first makes keeping things in order much more manageable. Daniel 1:8
12.18.16 “The Words of Christmas” finishes with the “Good News” that was given to "certain poor shepherds”. Check this out because the good news, is good for you and your family and friends as well! We all like good news. Here’s some really good news! Luke 2:8-11
12.11.16 “The Words of Christmas” continues with our focus on the word, ‘greeting’. A great message of hope and peace and blessing! Luke 1:28-33, 2 Corinthians 8:9 NIV
12.04.16 We begin a new series today called “The Words of Christmas” with the first word in Pastor Sherman’s first message is ‘Star’. Listen and be blessed with this word on Christmas! Matthew 2:1-11 NIV
11.27.16 “The “Seeing” series ends with this message on “God Sees You”. You are something wonderful and amazing when it comes to how God sees you. You are made wonderfully and He has big plans for you! Psalm 139:13-16
11.20.16 “Seeing the Big Picture” is the third part in the “Seeing” series. Everything that happened in our lives is one piece of the Big Picture. And God tells us that in all those pieces, He will work it out for the good. Romans 8:28
11.13.16 The “Seeing” series continues with the 2nd installment which entitled, “Seeing Changes Things”. Seeing and being with the presence of God is overwhelming. But as He does in most things, He protects you. Because He loves you. Exodus 33:12-18
11.06.16 This message kicks off a brand new series called “Seeing”. The new series takes a close look at how we see life; from God to ourselves. This first message is all about Seeing is Believing. John 9:35-38
10.30.16 “Masks” is something that a lot of people are wearing this weekend and tomorrow being Halloween. But people actually wear masks all the time on any given day, not just halloween. How can we take off the masks and just be who God made us to be? Hebrews 4:13
10.23.16 This message, “Platform 2016" speaks to the political season that we are in with Pastor Sherman speaking primarily to the spiritual platform that we as Christians stand for! James 3:13
10.16.16 “What Is It” that has your attention, time and energy. It’s easy to get focused and fixated on that. Take a break and catch these words on how to keep things in perspective.
10.02.16 “The Bigger They Are…” is a strong message on facing the obstacles and giants in your life. What is the best way to take them on? How can you overcome? Focus. It’s all about focus. 2 Samuel 17:47
10.02.16 The “You Are the Teacher” series wraps up with “Get Sharp”. God puts people in our lives along our path to bless us and to teach us. And as we learn, we become sharper. You have to be careful who you hang around to make sure the teaching and influence you are receiving is making you sharper for Him! Proverbs 27:17
09.25.16 “You Are the Teacher” is the next to the last message in the “You and Your World” series. This message explains that while we are students in life, we are also called to be teachers. We all teach. The question is, what are you teaching? Hebrews 5:12
09.18.16 When a teacher teaches, we should listen. It’s very important to listen, and even more important to put the teaching into practice. Teachers work very hard at their methods of teaching, to be successful. Jesus is the greatest teacher of all time. See what made Him great and effective. “Pay Attention to The Teacher”. Matthew 7:28-29
09.11.16 The “You and Your World” series continues at The River. Today’s message challenged us all to remember the things that we learn. Learning is useless unless we remember. The 15th anniversary of 9/11 is today, and it is especially important on this day to remember. Matthew 24:32 NIV
09.04.16 “You and Your World” is the latest series at The River. Today’s message kicked off with challenging us all to be teachable, and good students. Learning isn’t optional, but we can still choose not to. But it comes with consequences. Romans 12:2 NIV
08.26.16 "Storms are Stormy" is a message that reminds us that we need to remember that no matter the storm that you're facing, Jesus is still there with you. He never leaves you, He's waiting for you to give Him your storm so He can calm it for you. Mark 4:35-41
08.21.16 “Free Lemons” With school starting this week, this message speaks to making the best of situations. We all have ideas on how we would like for things to work out and be. They don’t always work out that way. What do you do when life gives you lemons? Keep them! They’re free! Mark 5:22-43 NLT
08.14.16 The “Opposite” series finishes with the idea of living and dying. In order to live, you must die. This seems so opposite to maybe everything you’ve ever heard. Dying to self is a spiritual truth and practice that makes life so much more alive than ever! Matthew 9:12 NLT
08.07.16 “Last is First”, the fourth message in the “Opposite” series speaks to how we have a natural desire inside of us that wants to succeed, and be significant in our lives. What does Jesus say about that? How can you find the significance in life? Mark 9:35 NLT
07.31.16 “Forgiveness” is the third message in the “Opposite” series. When people offend and hurt you, it leaves a wound. Wounds if not taken care of, fester and become infected. That’s also what happens to our spirits when we are hurt, and we don’t handle the hurt. Luke 15:25-32
07.24.16 “Opposite” continues with a topic that everyone deals with, Authority. How do you handle the authority, power and control that you have? It’s easy to abuse it, or not use it in a way that brings glory and honor to God. This message is for everyone! John 12:49-50
07.17.16 “Opposite” is our brand new series that jumps into the truths that God teaches us, that sometimes makes no sense at all! According to society, we should do one thing, but God’s teaching is the opposite to that! Check out this first message about moving forward requires stopping! 2 Chronicles 20
07.10.16 Pastor Sherman helps take a look at raw emotions that people are experiencing due to several unfortunate events in our society over the last couple of weeks. Great truth and hope is in this message entitled "What Are You Looking At?" Galatians 3:26, 28
07.03.16 “Freedom” is a very good message that celebrates the freedom that our country provides to us. And Pastor Sherman also discusses the truest freedom of all, that is through Jesus Christ. Galatians 5:1
06.26.16 “Mighty God” is a name that Isaiah prophesied for Jesus hundreds of year before Jesus ever was born. This final message in the “Copy and Paste” series looks closely at the name and what that means. There is real truth that we can copy and paste into our lives! Isaiah 9:6
06.19.16 "Out of Service" is a message about how God has plans for us no matter what's going on in our life. Ricky Herrera shared this message in Pastor Sherman's absence.
06.12.16 “The Counselor” So many times in life, our struggles get to a point where we need to talk to somebody about them. Our needs are so great that we need some help. We've all been there before. This message speaks to the Perfect Counselor who knows and gets it. Isaiah 9:6
06.05.16 "Needing Me Some Peace" is part four in the "Copy and Paste" series. Life gets crazy and seems out of control. Along with that comes many things, peace not being one of them. Need some peace? Find out where to get it! Isaiah 9:6
05.29.16 “Love Like Jesus” is the third part in the “Copy and Paste” series. Jesus commands us to love others like He did. That’s a very big expectation. But it’s possible when Jesus loves THROUGH you! John 13:34
05.22.16 The “Copy and Paste” continues with “Restoration”. All around us people in our lives try to bring each other down, reminding you of your shortcomings and failures and sin. Jesus isn't about condemnation, but He's all about restoration! Check it out! John 8:1-11
05.15.16 Ricky Herrera, one of our RiverLifers shares a great message about how to run the marathon of life. He tells about his personal experience in getting and running marathons. Hebrews 12:1-3 The Message
05.08.16 The “Copy and Paste” series kicked off with this message, “Absence”, which speaks about the absence of Jesus in our lives. The truth that we should copy and paste into our lives is that when Jesus seems to be absent in our lives, we must remember that He is actually exactly where He needs to be. We must trust and have faith. John 11:1-44 NLT
05.01.16 "Making Your Comeback" finishes with today's message, "Peter's Comeback". The Apostle Peter had plenty of setbacks in his life, one most notably being his denials that he knew Jesus. How could he comeback from that? Listen to this message to find out how he did and figure out how you can make YOUR comeback! Luke 22:32 NLT
04.24.16 “Making Your Comeback - Rahab” The message this week is about a prostitute who God called to provide His provision to His people. It’s amazing that in spite of the things we do, and have done, God still uses ANY of us! Listen to this strong message and be ready to be challenged! Joshua 1:9 NLT
04.17.16 “Making Your Comeback - King David” Pastor Sherman speaks on how quickly you can lose sight of what’s important. What causes our lives to drift from the path that God sets us on? And how can we get back on it? The ups and downs of David’s life reveals some great things on how to make a great comeback! Don’t Drift! Hebrews 2:1 NIV
04.10.16 The “Making Your Comeback” series continues with “Paul’s Comeback”. One of the most feared persecutors of the early church winds up being an amazing force of the growth and development of the church! How did Paul make his comeback? Check out this message and see that God LOVES being in the restoration business! Romans 9:1-3 NLT
04.03.16 “Making Your Comeback” is a GREAT series that speaks to how you can make comebacks in your everyday life. The big comebacks and the little ones are sometimes hard to make happen. This series will look at Biblical characters who made comebacks. The first in the series is Moses! Check this out and see if you identify! Exodus 3:5 NLT
03.27.16 "The Comeback" presents a great perspective on the Easter Story. The empty tomb is a VERY significant symbol for every believer! 1 Corinthians 15:3-8
03.20.16 "Filling Chair One" is the final part in "The Table" series. It can be a little intimidating to talk to people about spiritual matters. Pastor Sherman shares how it's simple if you keep it real. John 6:35 NIV
03.13.16 "The Chairs" is is part 2 in "The Table" series. We learn not only the importance of Chair One, but also how we must mover to the spiritual maturity of Chair Three. John 6:35 NIV
03.06.16 "The Table" is an amazing series that speaks to all people in the church and how they all belong at The Lord's Table to be fed. "The Chairs" focuses on who sits where. This is a very eye opening and telling message that you must hear. John 6:35 NIV
02.28.16 "What's in Your Toolbox" Pastor Sherman challenges us to consider our place in the church family and what we should be doing in the hands o f God. Ephesians 4:12
02.21.16 Pastor Sherman finishes the "I Like Goldfish" series with 'Plants and Worms' that speaks to us about learning to get out of the messes that we get ourselves into. Jonah 1:1-2 NIV
Pastor Sherman interviews Chuck Blackford and Linda Morton following the 2016 C3 Conference. Very good insight on the conference from the church member's perspective.
02.14.16 MainStream Message Pastor Sherman shares about how important it is to be on the same page with God. He takes a candid look at Jonah who wasn't always on the same page with God. Jonah 1 NIV
02.07.16 "Why Do It?" asks why do you do the things you do? A great challenge as we enter the season of Lent. Be positive and do "Meant To" Acts of Kindness! Matthew 6:1-4 NIV
01.31.16 "Knock Knock" finishes strong with "Knocking on Doors". Pastor Sherman teaches about how we knock on doors of people's homes, lives, time and more. It's a privilege to be welcomed in, and a responsibility to 'bring it'. Check this one out! 1 Corinthians 9:22 NIV
01.24.16 "Let 'Em In" is the latest installment in the Knock Knock series. So many people come knocking on our doors, and we should be careful about who we let into our homes. Same goes for our hearts. Who do you let close to you? Need to be careful. People can do damage to your heart if you're not careful. Proverbs 4:23 NIV
01.17.16 "Knock Knock" continues with "Opportunity Knocks". Pastor Sherman encourages us how to answer the door when opportunity knocks. And what to do with the opportunity. Matthew 4:18-22 NIV
01.10.16 The "Knock Knock" series kicks off with a great message called "Let Him In". This message is foundational in learning how Christ knocks at the door of every person's heart. Will you let Him in? Let us know if you do! Revelation 3:20-21 NLT
01.03.16 "No Excuses" is our kick off message for 2016. We are all called to be and do more for Christ. Do we embrace the things we're called to? Or do we make excuses and turn the other way? This message addresses that in a way that will make you want to change! Luke 9:57-62 NIV
12.27.15 Pastor Sherman just sits and shares from his heart a little since he is under the weather. This impromptu talk speaks on living life after Christmas.
12.20.15 "The Chaos of Christmas" concludes with "What Christmas Didn’t Change". Jesus birth brought the fulfillment of prophecy and salvation that is now available to all people! But there are a couple of things Christmas didn't change. Listen to the final message in the series. Luke 2:14, Matthew 2:16
12.13.15 "The Chaos of Christmas" continues with "When Christmas Isn't All That". If you're not looking for the right thing for Christmas, you will never be fulfilled. You have to SEEK and GIVE the Right Things. Matthew 2:1-12 NLT
12.06.15 "The Chaos of Christmas" kicks off with a great message called "Surviving Christmas". The season of Christmas and all of it's preparations and events often brings on incredible stress and frustration. Check out this message on how to deal with all the stress and worry. Matthew 1:18-25 NIV
11.29.15 In this message, "Give Thanks", Pastor Sherman shares about how we are so blessed, but sometimes we don't give thanks. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV
11.22.15 "The Tipping Point" series wraps up with "Don't Rob God". Pastor Sherman shares about robbing God is actually robbing yourself. Strong finish with a very unique challenge. Luke 16:13 NKJV
11.15.15 "Using God's Calculator" is the third in “The Tipping Point” series. Pastor Sherman continues to share about how to budget spiritually keeping the scale tipping in your favor. Malachi 3:8-12 NLT
11.08.15 “The Tipping Point” continues with "First Not Some", the second of four messages in the series. Pastor Sherman talks on a very basic budgeting principle that is pivotal in gaining financial freedom. Genesis 4:1-8 NIV
11.01.15 “The Tipping Point” begins today. This series will visit how you can experience financial freedom. “First Things First” is the first message of the series. Want some balance to your life? need the scales to tip in your favor a bit? Check this message out! 1 Kings 17:8-16 NLT
10.25.15 "Today is Today" wraps up the "Light It Up" series. Pastor Sherman shares what our primary purpose is in life, and how we should live out our own unique SHAPE with that purpose. Philippians 3:10
10.18.15 "It's All Good" is all about the Experiences we have in life and how God uses those to help SHAPE us. Through all of our moments, God always makes everything good for those who love Him. Romans 8:28
10.11.15 Pastor Sherman is "Getting Personal" in the 6th message in the "Light It Up" series. He shares about our personality and how it is part of our shape. Mark 12:30 NIV
10.04.15 In "You Are Able", #5 in the "Light It Up" series, Pastor Sherman shares about how all talent and abilities are God-given and should be used to live out loud to honor God and serve others. Romans 12:6 TLB
09.27.15 #4 in the "Light It Up" series is "Heart". Pastor Sherman shares how we should let our heart beat, the way it's supposed to beat. A great message about how unique we are in our passions in life. Matthew 6:21 NIV
09.20.15 "Gifts" is #3 in the "Light It Up" series. Paster Sherman shares that you are gifted. At the time you accept Christ, you recieve gifts that God chose for you. Use them so your light can shine the brightest possible. 1 Corinthians 12
09.13.15 "Shine Like a Masterpiece" is #2 in the "Light It Up" series. Paster Sherman shares that you are a masterpiece, handmade and crafted by God. Psalm 139:14
09.06.15 "Light It Up" is a brand new series that speaks to how Jesus calls each of us to be light for Him. "Darkness Drivers" is the first message in the series. Matthew 5:14-16
08.30.15 "Peace Out" Pastor Sherman shares about how so many things in life just bring about chaos, turmoil and stress. But there are things in life that also bring about the good times, joy, happiness and peace. But unless you focus on what brings true peace, you will always be searching.
08.23.15 "Back to School" This time of year students and teachers go back to school. This message speaks to how to make it successfully through days at school, work, home etc. successfully. 1 Peter 2:13
08.16.15 "Make a Difference" This mesage has one point, "Do Something". This is a great message that is full of personal testimonies from RiverLifers. A must listen! It will make you want to DO SOMETHING! 1 Peter 4:10 The Message
08.09.15 "That's So Perf" This mesage speaks to learning how to have better days. Since nothing is ever perf, we still try to make the best of it. Pastor Sherman shares three important things to remember and practice in having better days. Philippians 3:12-14
08.02.15 In "It Depends", Pastor Sherman speaks about how our attitude, days and life often depends on outside things that sway things one way or another; good and bad. Sherman speaks about who we shoudlreally depend on in all areas of our life. Psalm 32:8 NIV
07.26.15 "Do Less, Be More" Danny Atkeisson, Executive Pastor of The River, shares a great message on how important it is to not pack your days with too much"busyness", even in the church. Romans 12:2
07.19.15 Dog Days of Summer is the final piece of our "Let's Talk Summer" series. Pastor Sherman wrapped up with how to deal with how overwhilming life is at times and what Jesus has to say about handling it. Matthew 11:28; 1 Peter 5:7
07.12.15 Get Moving! Part 5 of our "Let's Talk Summer" series. This time of year home sales are up with the busiest time of year. Why? Because people move during the summer months because school is out, amongst other reasons. God is in the moving business; wanting to move you from one place to another. Check out this message on how to Get Moving with God! Joshua 1:1-9
07.05.15 "I Bless America" Part 5 of our "Let's Talk Summer" series. We ask God to Bless America often. Pastor Sherman shares a message on how WE can bless America. Titus 3:1-2
06.28.15 We continued our series, Let's Talk Summer, with special guests from Serenity Church and Serenity Church Metro, John Featherston and Che Hightower. Che shared a great message with us about the great things going on at Serenity Metro.
06.21.15 ETA. Part 2 of our "Let's Talk Summer" series. Estimated Time of Arrival? In every trip, event, effort, project, change, etc. we have an expectation of how it will go, and when we will get there. Pastor Sherman shares about how in our journeys, we should be ready to Expect Distractions and Turn Back to the Map so we can Arrive Safely. Psalm 55:3, Mark 4:19
06.14.15 Taking Trips and Doing Things. Part 1 of our "Let's Talk Summer" series. What do you do when you go on a trip like a vacation? Pastor Sherman takes a candid look pulling off those trip and the things we do, and where God works in all of that. Matthew 3:3
06.07.15 Take a Break. We all need a break, some down time, peace and quiet...just to rest. It takes being quiet. Pastor Sherman shares this truth on how to rest spiritually. Mark 6:31
05.31.15 Never Lose Heart is a message about how to look the things that we deal with every day that leads us to say "I'm Done!" This message give you some pointers on how to not let "I'm Done" take over your day. Ecclesiastes 2:10-11, 17 NIV
05.24.15 Don't Forget. Memorial Day means that we should remember those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. This is a great reminder to rememeber and not forget...we can't forget. Joshua 4:6-9 NLT
05.17.15 Riding roller coasters in church was AWESOME this morning! Think about that for a minute! In fact, Pastor Sherman spoke about the thoughts that we have in our heads. This is a great message for anyone and everyone. Very practical and useful! Proverbs 23:7 NKJV
05.10.15 Do people really care? Are they truly thankful? Pastor Sherman shares how you can be thankful, and let it be seen. He talks about how we should be thankful for our moms especially since today is Mother's Day. Matthew 17:11-17 NIV
05.03.15 "Every Now and Then", a mini-series, ends with this message, "There's Purpose in the Storms". Pastor Sherman talks about how our lives have many puzzle pieces that come together to make up our life. We all deal with storms that beat us down, and cause storms inside of us. Listen to this for a message of hope. 1 Corinthians 13:12 NLT Matthew 14:22-32 NIV
04.26.15 "Every Now and Then" begins as a mini-series. Pastor Sherman talks about how our lives have many puzzle pieces that come together to make up our life. We may or may not enjoy that piece of life, God still is God and He still loves you. And He knows the big picture, 1 Corinthians 13:12 NLT
04.19.15 The "Cool Church, Bro!" series concludes with "Recap" where Pastor Sherman recaps and challenges us to be the church that we are supposed to be!
04.12.15 The "Cool Church, Bro!" series continues which speaks about the Mission, Vision and Values for The River. Today's message is on our 5th value in The River, "Relevance". Churches need to adapt to the times and culture around us in order that we can reach some. 1 Corinthians 9:19-23
04.05.15 The "Cool Church, Bro!" series continues which speaks about the Mission, Vision and Values for The River. Today's message is an "Excellent" message on "Excellence", our 4th of our 5 values of The River. It's Easter Sunday, and Pastor Sherman shares about the Excellence of God in His Gift of His Son to us. John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 13
03.29.15 The "Cool Church, Bro!" series continues which speaks about the Mission, Vision and Values for The River. This message talks about the third of our five Core Values of The River; Visibilty. Our actions and attitudes shed light on who we are, our character and integrity. If Christ is within us, however, He shines out of us! A special testimony is in this weeks' message. Matthew 5:14-16
03.22.15 The "Cool Church, Bro!" series continues which speaks about the Mission, Vision and Values for The River. This message talks about the second of our five Core Values of The River; Innovation. We have to be innovative, creative and resourceful in order to meet people where they are, in order to save some. Paul said it himself. 1 Corinthians 9:22; Acts 6:8-10
03.15.15 The "Cool Church, Bro!" series continues which speaks about the Mission, Vision and Values for The River. This message talks about the first of our five Core Values of The River; Relationships. Relationships are one of the hardest things we deal with in life. Listen and see how to handle them better. John 17:21
03.08.15 The "Cool Church, Bro!" series continues which speaks about the Mission, Vision and Values for The River. This message talks about the Vision of The River and how we should be a place where there is "A Place for Everyone." John 4:35
03.01.15 "Cool Church, Bro!" is our Mission, Vision and Values series for The River. This message talks about the Mission of The River and three things we must have to IMPACT the world around us. Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 15:1-10
02.22.15 Sighhhhhh... Do you identify? Remember Charlie Brown trying to kick that football that Lucy is holding? Opportunities are before us everyday to live out the life God has planned for us. But 'things' and people get in our way. These become giants in our path; in between us and God. Listen to this message that will get you fired up to DETHRONE the giants in your life! 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
02.15.15 The 2015 Must-Haves message series wraps up with Get Plugged In. We all run low from time to time. Things and people wear us down, and our batteries run dry. Where do you plug in for power? Check it out! Romans 8:2
02.08.15 The 2015 Must-Haves message series continues. What's valuable to you? What do you hold as precious? Want to know what God thinks is valuable and priceless? You. Check it out! 2 Peter 2:9-10
02.01.15 The 2015 Must-Haves message series continues. God is always speaking to us. Do you recognize His voice? Can you hear it in the middle of all your noise? Listen closer! Proverbs 22:17-18
01.25.15 The 2015 Must-Haves message series continues by looking at who we try to please in our lives, and why we try to please and impress those people. Who should we be trying to impress? Proverbs 29:25
01.18.15 The 2015 Must-Haves message series continues by asking questions about what stresses you out. What worries you? Why do you worry? What makes you worry? Does it get the best of you? Listen to this Must Have message from Pastor Sherman as he unveils an important truth about worry. Philippians 4:6-13
01.11.15 The 2015 Must-Haves starts with a topic that is very relatable; learning how to better play the hand of cards you've been dealt. Hope you like poker! Ecclesiastes 7:18
01.04.15 Isn't it hard to get excited about things when you're stuck in a spot in life. By choice or circumstance it's hard to move forward sometimes. This message speaks to facing those times that we find ourselves stuck in and move on. Philippians 3:13-14
12.28.14 Churches are full of sinners! Can you imagine that? Where else are they supposed to go, but why are they there? Luke 19:20
12.21.14 "The Songs of Christmas" is our message series leading up to Christmas. Pastor Sherman is taking a look at a few Christmas songs and sharing Christmas truths from them. Psalm 103:3-4 Hebrews 10:17 NLT
12.14.14 "The Songs of Christmas" is our message series leading up to Christmas. Pastor Sherman is taking a look at a few Christmas songs and sharing Christmas truths from them. Luke 24:5-6 Acts 1:11
12.07.14 "The Songs of Christmas" is our message series leading up to Christmas. Pastor Sherman is taking a look at a few Christmas songs and sharing Christmas truths from them. John 10:14
11.30.14 Stress and worry are two things that everyone deals with pretty regularly, but espcially as we move into the holiday season. Listen to the words of Jesus as He speaks directly to these things. Mathew 6:25-34
11.23.14 Two things are taught that you really must hear, and be thankful for. Very strong and basi principles here. Listen closely. Did You Hear That? John 11:41-42
11.16.14 Christmas season is right around the corner. But if you're not careful, Black Friday and all the craziness of the shopping season to get things you 'need' from the Wish Book catalogue can be a real Thanksgiving Killer. Listen to this teaching from Pastor Sherman to see what that means! Psalm 103:1-5
11.09.14 What is it that causes you stress? Wears you out? Beats you down? How do you handle it? Jesus has some excellent advice on how to handle the stress in your life! Matthew 11:28-30
11.02.14 Life can get repetitve and we can play it safe by living life inside the box. But God does His best work outside the box. Take a look at this well known encounter Jesus has by feeding over 5,000 people from little more than a Happy Meal. Get Out of the Box! John 6:5-9
10.26.14 Storm come. They always do, don't they? What do you do if you're caught in a storm? How do you get ready for them? Take a look from David, and see how he deals with the battles and storms he encountered in his life. Psalm 20:6-9
10.19.14 Open Mouth - Keep Out Foot. Encouragement must be spoken by mouth verbally, or through texts, emails and more. Be careful not to talk too much. You might say something you didn't mean to say. Encourage, don't discourage. Proverbs 10:19 Acts 13:15
10.12.14 Know the old saying, "What you see is what you get"? This message speaks directly to that while focusing specifically on "Joy". If you are living and walking with Christ, joy will be seen. Isaiah 55:11 and Proverbs 17:22
10.05.14 This is the final message in the God's Not Dead series. We take a look at the importance of friendships and what the Bible has to say about that. Our friendships in Jesus can and do declare to others that God's Not Dead! Jesus calls us His Friends! We are friends with God! John 15:15
09.28.14 The third of four in the God's Not Dead series. This message takes a look at how we approach people, especially skeptics, with our faith. The way we handle ourselves with people tells everything about what we believe! 1 Peter 3:15
09.21.14 The second of four in the God's Not Dead series. This message takes a look at the question if our faith is an empty faith. In the message, we learn to fly! Hebrews 4:12
09.14.14 The first of four in the God's Not Dead series. This message helps deal with the question of where is God with so much bad things happening in our world. Is He even there? God is Good, all the time! Isaiah 1:18
Failure is not an option. Right? So, why even try? Failure doesn't mean it's done, over or finished. It's only 'final' if YOU say it is. Let Pastor Sherman share with you the TRUTH about failure. Joshua 1:9 and 2 Timothy 2:7
We should be thankful for our jobs, whether we like them or not. Our jobs are a blessing and a tool. Listen to this message from Pastor Sherman and see how!
Remember the important things. Things that are good, lovely, noble, excellent and praiseworthy. If Jesus would smile at it, remember that! And make sure that you have a plethora of friends around you to support you and keep you focused! Philippians 4:8-9
Jesus wants us to have a full, rich and satisfying life (John 10:10). But it's hard to see that sometimes with how bad and crazy our world is and we come up on brickwalls everywhere. Listen to this message to learn how to breakthrough the brickwalls with a "Sledgehammer"! Philippians 3:10-11
Special Guest Che Hightower shares about being there for people. Being and doing things for others, rather than just "praying for them". Matthew 25:31-46
Learning how to make the most out of the opportunities God puts before us. Ephesians 5:16 is focused on.
How can you be satisfied, fulfilled, happy in life when you don't have what you feel you need and want? If only things were different. If only you had that thing, position, money, friends. If only... If Only is a message that speaks to the If Onlies in your life. Philippians 4:11-13
In this message Pastor Sherman shares from John 6:35 about how Jesus is the Bread of Life. He speaks about how Chasing Waterfalls will always leave us empty.
A special message that led us into our first communion in our new location. This message focuses in on the importance of remembering the things that are important and forgetting the things that aren't. Luke 22:19-20 is focused on.
All The Small Things is a message that encourages to remember to do the small things in order to show the main thing. Matthew 25:35-40 is a focal point.
This message is a message of thanks to God for the many blessings we have in life, most notably the gift of peace through grace. Special thanks is given to Horizons Church for being our host for over a year. They are an amazing church, and Pastor Brian has beens such a blessing to The River. This message concludes our chapter of Sunday evening MainStream service. Next Sunday begins our chapter of Sunday morning MainStreams! Praise God!
What do you do when God says to do something, and all you can do is come up with the reasons (aka excuses) of why you can't.
What do you believe in? What things do you believe as truth? What is your gauge for truth? What do you do when God says "No" to what it is that you're asking for? This series takes a look at these things. This message is the last of four and considers how we are deceived into believing that when God says "No"it is the same as He doesn't care. 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 NIV
What do you believe in? What things do you believe as truth? What is your gauge for truth? What do you do when God says "No" to what it is that you're asking for? This series takes a look at these things. This message is the Third of four and considers how we are deceived into believing that when God says "No"it is the same as He doesn't care. 2 Corinthians 12:7-8 NIV
What do you believe in? What things do you believe as truth? What is your gauge for truth? This series takes a look at these things. This message is the second of four and considers how we are deceived into believing that we can't move forward because of our past. Psalm 38:4-8
What do you believe in? What things do you believe as truth? What is your gauge for truth? This series takes a look at these things. This message is the first of four and considers how we look at society and culture to get our cues on what is truth. Genesis 3 is taught.
The "Improve Your Selfie" is a brand new series that, in a very fresh and unique way, help us look at ourselves as God sees us, and not how people see us. Pastor Sherman speaks strongly about making your "selfie" a healthy one. The way God sees you. This message is the the last in the series. Listen to this message, "No Excuses"!
The "Improve Your Selfie" is a brand new series that, in a very fresh and unique way, help us look at ourselves as God sees us, and not how people see us. Pastor Sherman speaks strongly about making your "selfie" a healthy one. The way God sees you. This message is the the third of four and takes a look at where our true identity is, and how we show that to everyone around us. Baptism is your jersey!
The "Improve Your Selfie" is a brand new series that, in a very fresh and unique way, help us look at ourselves as God sees us, and not how people see us. Pastor Sherman speaks strongly about making your "selfie" a healthy one. The way God sees you. This message is the the second of four and focuses on what we base and grow our lives on.
The "Improve Your Selfie" is a brand new series that, in a very fresh and unique way, help us look at ourselves as God sees us, and not how people see us. Pastor Sherman speaks strongly about making your "selfie" a healthy one. The way God sees you. This message is the first of four and speaks specifically on the mess in our lives. A great verse, although somewhat unusual, is taught. Proverbs 14:4
This message of truth on the greatest free gift ever given is so moving and convicting. What an amazing FREEaster service where thousands of dollars of items were given away FREE! But many people accepted the BEST free gift ever, Jesus!
Dr. Claude Thomas, President of C3 Global, challenged RiverLifers how to live life to the fullest considering the past, living in the present, and pressing towards the future. A great message for all!
Noise surrounds us, and yet God still speaks to us. How in the world can you hear Him with all the noise?
Satan tries to condemn us based on our past. God tells us that there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus.
God loves His children. He reminds us by singing over us. He tells us how special we are in His songs.
Even though it gets hard sometimes, you're still doing good. Don't get tired. Keep pressing on.
It's all about who you're partnered with in life. Relationships are important. They make you stronger, or weaker.
Demons are influential and strong, if you let them be. They DON'T belong in you. They CAN'T be in you as a child of God. You are more powerful than your demons!
Believing is one thing. Living it out is another. Listen as Pastor Sherman shares how to live a life of audacious faith that will change your life, and others around you as well.
God making things happen sometimes comes in small pieces that aren't always on our timetable. We have to have audacious faith that He is the provider and that He will make things happen as He said He would in the vision and calling He placed in your heart.
Ever get to a point in your life where it just doesn't seem to matter anymore? When everything you're trying to do to help others and do good is unnoticed and overlooked? Then you can identify with "why bother?" Listen to this powerful message that Pastor Steven Furtick, author of "Sun Stand Still" and Pastor for Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC shares about this very thing.
God is the provider. He always come through. We must remember where our provision comes from.
God calls leaders to do crazy things. Things that don't always make sense. His leaders must follow this calling and vision to fulfill God's will.
12.15.13 How 'wonderful' is this time of year to you? Do you feel wonderful? You are wonderful. God tells you that you are. Listen to this message from Pastor Sherman on how to feel 'wonderful' in this wonderful time of year.