This morning we are privileged to have Dave Hardin open God’s Word to us. Dave is constantly commending books to me that he’s been reading about the Gospel of Jesus. It is a topic he is very passionate about! I’m looking forward to his leadership among us today. Dave will also be leading a team from Riverbluff back into Cuba this week. We will have the privilege of praying over this team in today’s service. Music courtesy of Hooksounds.com
Apr 08, 2019•52 min
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Apr 01, 2019•50 min
This morning we continue into our 6-week campaign to CONNECT with the whole message of the Gospel. We are learning to apply the Gospel of Jesus to every area of our lives. We’re learning to “preach the Gospel to ourselves” and to each other so that we’ll be even more effective at sharing the Gospel where we live, work, and play. Today we turn our attention to four simple “Taste-Tests” of the Gospel in our lives. This morning the invitation from the LORD is found in Psalm 34:8 “Taste and see that...
Mar 26, 2019•55 min
This morning we are going to turn our attention to the sanctifying power of the Gospel. We’re going to explore one life issue today to see how we can practically apply the Gospel’s life-changing power to every area of life. Music courtesy of hooksounds.com
Mar 18, 2019•58 min
At Riverbluff we believe the GOSPEL of JESUS CHRIST is the hope of the world and that HIS Church is the instrument through which God has chosen to display and proclaim that GOSPEL. From cover to cover the Bible is about the GOSPEL. Dave Harvey has stated that “Everything in Scripture is either preparation for the Gospel, presentation of the Gospel, or participation in the Gospel.” But what is the Gospel? Because many Christians are under the deceptive misconception that “the Gospel” is really on...
Mar 13, 2019•54 min
Today we continue in our CONNECT series, exploring the wonderful book of Ephesians. This morning we explore the incredible beauty of GOD’s desire to rescue everyone. The Bible calls that “Salvation”! This morning we look at what GOD is saving us from, what GOD is saving us to, and what GOD is saving us through. Music courtesy of hooksounds.com
Mar 05, 2019•47 min
This morning, as we continue our CONNECT series, we turn our attention to the KINGDOM AUTHORITY GOD has granted us now. Today we focus on Ephesians 1:19-23. Music courtesy of hooksounds.com
Feb 26, 2019•54 min
Today Pastor Curt Bradford will be continuing in our series through Ephesians we’ve entitled CONNECT. Today the biblical focus will be on one of the great prayers the Apostle Paul prayed for the local church there in Ephesus. It is a prayer I have been praying for us since we began this series and today I’m praying many of you will begin praying this prayer for yourself and for one another! Music courtesy of hooksounds.com
Feb 19, 2019•42 min
Today we continue our journey in Ephesians exploring God’s will that all who follow His Son Jesus would confidently wear the title of “Saint”! Music courtesy of hooksounds.com
Feb 12, 2019•56 min
Today we continue in our CONNECT series, exploring the wonderful book of Ephesians. This morning we ask the question “What would my life look like if it had God’s Blessing on it?” We’ll focus our attention on the third verse of the first chapter. There is much good news for us today in that one verse. I’m praying our heart are ready to receive it! Music courtesy of hooksounds.com
Feb 05, 2019•55 min
This morning we begin a verse-by-verse study of Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus, we’re entitling CONNECT. This letter, written from a Roman prison, is not aimed at correcting an error or heresy like several of Paul’s other letters. Instead, Ephesians connects us to the riches, to the abundance, and the fullness we have “in Christ”. It reveals our inheritance, telling us what we own “in Christ”. It will teach you who you are, how rich you are, and how to use those riches, for God’s glory. ...
Jan 28, 2019•54 min
Today we join with brothers and sisters all across our country to celebrate the Sanctity of Life. We have rapidly devolved into a society of “Retail Relationships” (ditching relationships requiring sacrifice in pursuit of those more useful than costly). This stands against GOD’s declaration that HE created every human being in HIS image, “in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 (NLT) This means there are no gradations in the image of God. In terms of g...
Jan 22, 2019•1 hr
This morning we take a look at new opportunities and challenges the LORD has clearly spoken to HIS people known as Riverbluff. And this evening we gather to celebrate these opportunities and to “brain-storm” together how we are going to embrace each one! Music courtesy of hooksounds.com
Jan 14, 2019•58 min
On this EPIPHANY SUNDAY, we see the RESOLVE of the Magi from the east who came seeking the newborn King. We learn from them that living with RESOLVE is far better than living with regret from making resolutions. Music Courtesy of hooksounds.com
Jan 08, 2019•58 min
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Jan 02, 2019•46 min
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Dec 27, 2018•52 min
John 1 The day after Christmas has become one of the busiest days of the year for retailers, but they're not delighted! It has become the day when people flock to the stores to unload the stuff they unwrapped the day before. As much as the day after Thanksgiving has been labeled "the day for shopping"; the day after Christmas has become known as the "day of returning". In fact, the National Retail Foundation estimates that this year, over 40 percent of people who received Christmas gifts will en...
Dec 20, 2018•54 min
John 1 As we continue in our series GIFTS at CHRISTMAS we look to the writings of the Apostle John to discover some great, Un-ANTICIPATED GIFTS, found that first Christmas. Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.
Dec 13, 2018•54 min
Revelation 22:12-13, 20-21 Christmas is a time when some of us get excited about giving gifts, but almost all of us get excited about receiving gifts. Some of those gifts we may have been anticipating all year long and we receive them with great joy! However; we’ve all probably experienced “gift remorse” when we didn’t get exactly what we hoped for, but instead got something we needed. In those moments many step into the “return” line, hoping to trade up. Join us every Sunday in the month of Dec...
Dec 06, 2018•49 min
2 Samuel 22 Spiritual formation surveys consistently point out that people say the single most powerful contributing factor to their spiritual growth is not transformational teaching, or being in a small group, or reading deep books. It was not energetic worship experiences, or finding meaningful ways to serve. It was suffering! This past Thursday we celebrated the National Holiday of THANKSGIVING. In homes all over our nation some people stopped and maybe finished the sentence “I am most thankf...
Nov 29, 2018•37 min
Colossians 2:7 Two different groups of people stand in marked contrast when it comes to this time of the year. One group, the modern psychiatric community warns us that the period between Thanksgiving and New Years is “the single most stressful time of the year”. They tell us that, as a nation, stress levels go up significantly. The other group that informs us about this time of the year is the Pilgrims of 1621. They had just endured one of the harshest of winters on record and suffered much los...
Nov 22, 2018•40 min
Luke 10:25-37 In this sermon we continue our TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH series examining another core characteristic of the kind of church through which Jesus says He will change the world. Today, from the teachings of Jesus, we’ll see that a Transformational Church LIVES GENEROUSLY! It’s interesting to me that noted scholars in the discipline of human psychiatric care have made some incredible claims about this topic of “GENEROSITY”. Dr. Carl Menniger, who, in his day, was one of the top psychiatr...
Nov 15, 2018•52 min
Acts 1:8 As Curt Bradford continues our TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH series; we’ll reflect on our Lord’s Word recorded by Luke, the physician, in Acts 1:8. Jesus makes it clear that His Life Story and Message are too powerful and too full of hope to keep to ourselves. If you’ve been transformed by the good news of His Grace, you have a story to share with the world! Today we’ll see that any true TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH of Jesus will be filled with disciples who boldly share “the story” of Jesus and h...
Nov 08, 2018•51 min
John 17 In this sermon we examine a very intimate time of prayer from the life of Jesus. John 17 is the longest prayer of our Lord recorded in the scriptures and it is one of His last before His crucifixion. In this prayer Jesus reveals His heart for what His Church should become. In vivid detail our Lord describes the primary traits of the Transformational Church He would leave behind, through which He could change the world! Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.
Nov 01, 2018•51 min
Hebrews 13:15-16 In this sermon we continue our series exploring the traits of a TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH. Pastor Terry will be leading us into God’s Word today as we see how transformational churches actively embrace Jesus through worship. I am so grateful to God for Pastor Terry’s leadership in so many areas here at the River. Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.
Oct 18, 2018•42 min
John 15:1-8 & 16 In this sermon by Joe Still, we continue our series exploring the mark of a TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH as we turn our attention to prayer. The scriptures clearly display, and church history testifies to the truth, that Transformational Churches are Prayerfully Dependent Churches! Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.
Oct 11, 2018•57 min
1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 This morning we continue our TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH Series as we examine God’s call for His Church to be led by Life-Giving Leaders! Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.
Oct 04, 2018•56 min
John 13:34 This morning we begin a new teaching series entitled TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH! “Transformation” is what happens when God gets hold of the life of an everyday person. He transforms them with the Gospel. Every thought and action begins to change. Values and attitudes change. They change from living for self to dying to self. And people notice. Soon, life focuses solely on the mission of Christ. “Church” is the gathering of transformed people to celebrate our LORD, learn together from His...
Sep 27, 2018•58 min
Psalm 29 This morning, in the wake of hurricane Florence, Pastor Joe Still leads us to consider how God strengthens his people to live lives that demonstrate that they are disciples of Jesus. If we are one of God’s children then we have access to the endless strength of our all-powerful Father. God’s Word reveals him as a loving Father who gives strength to his children as strength is needed to accomplish his plans and purposes through their lives for his glory. Psalm 29:3; 11 tells us that “the...
Sep 20, 2018•59 min
Galatians 6 & Matthew 25 This morning we bring our “UNSHACKLED” series to a close. Today we apply Paul’s warning of “do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” to one of the greatest slave masters of Christ followers in our day. His name is Possessions. Music courtesy of hooksounds.com.
Sep 13, 2018•59 min
