If you have anxiety, you’re not alone. But what do we do about it?
In the season of Lent, we see Jesus taking our place in his passion—the Valiant One fighting for us on the battlefield. Today’s struggle is against temptation.
Do you ever have doubts? Do you grieve? Are you ever envious of those who chose the path of evil and seem to get away with it? Honest Christians admit having moments of each.
We’re shown that salvation can only be a gift of God, never a work of man.
Jesus did not need to be baptized to cleanse himself of sins. He was baptized to connect himself with sinners and also connect sinners with his righteousness.
The star is really an Epiphany symbol. The star is important because it led wise men to see the Savior of nations. On Epiphany, we rejoice in God’s grace to all his people.
More often than not, big New Year’s promises are broken. Big plans become big flops. In our Gospel reading, we meet two individuals who had big hopes—but not in themselves.
Tonight we celebrate a light shining in the darkness—the love of God’s heart taking on human flesh and being revealed to us for the very first time.
With the pressure to be perfectly obedient taken away from us, we rejoice, pray, and give thanks because God has given us everlasting and adaptable joy. Rejoice in the Lord!
As we make our preparations for Christ’s second coming, the message of John the Baptist lifts our eyes to the coming Christ.
Advent, as a whole, is a season of anticipation, contemplation, and preparation. We must first contemplate our trespasses and failings and then prepare to meet Christ our Savior.
Whenever you come to the end of a major period of time, it’s appropriate to look back and reflect.
Jesus tells us who we are. We are not his cannon fodder, his salesmen, or his associates. We are his trusted servants.
Today, we hear God’s warnings to people who mistake his patience for carelessness.
This is what we mean when we say we're Bible-believing Christians at River of Life.
