Preparing for the Lord's Day "That is not fair!" I am not sure how children learn the concept of fairness so quickly but almost instinctively they have a desire and a hope for equity. They want to make sure that they get their fair share of the good things in life. Siblings will fight over having a just division of screen time. Children all over the world say things like,...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Longing for Peace Advent is a season of anticipation. As a people we are directed to look forward to the coming of Christ. We look first to the birth of Christ into the world to bring peace (Luke 2:14) and then to the return of Christ to establish his eternal kingdom of peace. Yet while we wait, we must feel the deprivation of what is absen...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Longing for Christ: "Longing for Restoration" Giving thanks to God for His goodness to us in all things is always appropriate for Thanksgiving. Pastor Mike will be taking up the theme of "Yet Will I Rejoice in the LORD" from Habakkuk 3:17-19 for the Thanksgiving Day worship service at 10:00am. Come join us as we look to the Lord with thank...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Spiritual Training:Missions We conclude our sermon series on Spiritual Training by looking at missions. So often we think of missions as something that only the spiritually elite are engaged in, or we think of missions as only being a department or ministry of the church...something that only those interested in missions do. Looking at miss...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Spiritual Training:Evangelism I have a bad eating habit. Halfway through enjoying lunch I find myself asking, "What's for dinner?" This is not because lunch is unenjoyable, but because the delicious flavors of lunch get me excited about the next delicious meal to come. What would happen if we had a similar appetite for evangelism as we have f...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Spiritual Training:Christian Service This Sunday, Rivermont is pleased to welcome Dr. Sandy Willson to the pulpit to expound God's Word. Pastor Willson is Pastor Emeritus of Second Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Memphis, TN. He has been invited by the session of Rivermont to lead our men's retreat this Friday and Saturday and to preach on Sun...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Spiritual Training:Christian Giving Daylight saving time ends this Sunday, turn your clocks back on hour. As we have enjoyed in the past, our Sanctuary Choir will be singing the Prelude before the welcome and announcements. Please arrive early to the Sanctuary to prepare your hearts for worship. It is a pervasive issue. If you make $50,...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Spiritual Training:The Preached Word His nickname was The Trumpeter of God. John Knox, the leader of the 16th century Reformation movement in Scotland and the founder of the Presbyterian Church, was truly a man who sounded forth the Word of God. In his mission to reform the Scottish Church he engaged with monarchs and statesmen, he fought the...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Spiritual Training: "Prayer" Prayer is something many Christians feel like they need to do, but something many Christians don't feel like they know how to do. From feeling awkward, uncomfortable, distracted, and distant the reasons not to pray are plentiful. ThisSunday, we continue our sermon series,Spiritual Training for the Purpose of Godli...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Spiritual Training: "Christian Meditation" In a world that is filled with endless information the discipline of Christian meditation is the most powerful practice for growth in Christ. To meditate means to give your attention to a particular topic for an extended period of thought and reflection. It means to fix your mind upon a subject to un...