Pastor’s WSC #74: What is required in the eighth commandment?
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches on our call to productive labor which keeps us from stealing....
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For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches on our call to productive labor which keeps us from stealing....
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Join Pastor Brett as he unfolds the 8th commandment through looking at the 73rd Question from the Westminster Shorter Catechism....
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For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #72 " What is forbidden in the seventh commandment?"...
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For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #71 "What is required in the seventh commandment?"...
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Pastor Shane talks about the 7th commandment and what it means for our relationship with the Lord....
Pastor’s WSC #69: What is forbidden in the sixth commandment?
For this devotion, Pastor Mike Palombo addresses the command to not commit murder or suicide and the conditions that lead to those actions....
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Join Pastor Brett as he looks at what the 6th commandment requires from our devotional series in the Westminster Shorter Catechism....
Pastor's WSC #67
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #67, " Which is the sixth commandment?"...
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For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #66, " What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment?"...
Romans Reading Plan
Study the Book of Romans with us as we dive into the glory of the Gospel daily. ...
Pastor’s WSC #64: What is required in the fifth commandment?
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches about the importance of honoring and obeying authorities over us. ...
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Join Pastor Brett as he discusses the fifth commandment from Question 63 in the Westminster Shorter Catechism...
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For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #62 "What are the reasons annexed to the fourth commandment?"...
Pastor’s WSC #61
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches about what is forbidden in the fourth commandment to keep the sabbath holy....
Pastor’s WSC #59
For this devotion in the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Pastor Mike teaches on the meaning of the Sabbath on the seventh day in the Old Testament and on the first day in the New Testament....
Pastor's Devotional WSC #58
Join Pastor Brett as he looks at what is required of the Sabbath from Question 58 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism....
Pastor’s WSC #56
For this devotion on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Pastor David talks about the reasons for the third commandment....
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For this devotion, Pastor Mike Palombo teaches on what the third commandment requires of us....
Pastor’s WSC #51
For this devotion on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Pastor David explains what is prohibited in the second commandment...
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Join Pastor Brett as he discusses the third commandment from Question 53 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism....
Pastor’s WSC#49
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches on the Second Commandment to not create and not bow down to the creation....
Pastors WSC #48
Join Pastor Brett as he teaches on what is meant by the phrase "before me" in the first commandment - "You shall have no other gods before me."...
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For this devotion, Pastor David will teach on what the first commandment requires....
Lent Scripture Reading
In this post you will find an explanation of the season of Lent along with Scripture Readings for Lent. ...
Pastor's WSC #45
Pastor Shane explains the first commandment and why God commands that He alone is worthy of worship....
Pastor’s WSC #44
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches us how the preface to the Ten Commandments teaches us deliverance precedes devotion....
Pastor's WSC #43
Join Pastor Brett as he looks at Question #43 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism, which deals with the preface of the 10 Commandments. He'll show how the preface is critical to framing the 10 commandments....
Pastor's WSC #42
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #42 "What is the sum of the ten commandments?"...
Pastor's WSC #41
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #41 "Where is the moral law summarily comprehended?"...
Phase 1 Sunday School Locations
This post provides locations for on campus Sunday School along with Coronavirus guidelines. ...
Pastor’s WSC #39
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches why we are required to obey God in light of the grace of God. ...
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Join Pastor Brett as he speaks of the glorious hope and benefits of Christ and the final resurrection....
Pastor's Devotion #37
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #37 "What benefits do believers receive from Christ at death?"...
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For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #36 "What are the benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification?"...
Phase 1 Sunday School Re-entry
This post highlights Phase 1 of Sunday School re-entry for all ages beginning March 7, 2021....
Pastor's WSC #35
Pastor Shane explains sanctification and how we become transformed more and more into the image of Christ....
Pastor’s WSC #34
For this devotion, Pastor Mike describes the great privileges of being adopted by God....
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Join Pastor Brett as he discusses the richness of our justification in Christ from Question #33 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism...
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For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #32 " What benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this life?"...
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For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #31 "What is effectual calling?"...
Pastor's WSC #30
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #30 "How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption of purchased by Christ?"...
Pastor’s WSC #29
For this devotion, Pastor Mike explains how it is that the Holy Spirit makes us partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ....
Pastor's WSC #28
Join Pastor Brett as he discusses the exaltation of Jesus from Question 28 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism...
Pastor's WSC #27
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #27 "Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist?"...
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For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #26, "How doth Christ execute the office of a king?"...
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For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches on the office of Christ as our prophet....
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Join Pastor Brett as he discusses the three offices (prophet, priest, king) that Jesus fulfills as our redeemer in his devotional on the Westminster Shorter Catechism Question #23....
Pastor's WSC #22
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #22, "How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?"...
Pastor's WSC #21
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism #21, "Who is the redeemer of God's elect?"...
Pastor's WSC #20
Pastor Shane shares about God's electing love shown to His people through the Lord Jesus Christ....
Pastor’s WSC #19
For this devotion, Pastor Mike talks about the miserable consequences of sin in question 19 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism....
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Join Pastor Brett as he answers question 18 from the Westminster Shorter Catechism about the state of our sinfulness....
Pastor's WSC #17
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #17, "Into what estate did the fall bring mankind?"...
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For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on whether all mankind fell in Adam’sa first transgression....
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Pastor Shane shares about the sin of our first parents, Adam and Eve....
Pastor’s WSC #14
For this devotion, Pastor Mike clarifies how and why we sin against God in the Westminster Shorter Catechism....
Pastor's WSC #13
Join Pastor Brett as he talks about the impact of Adam and Eve's Fall, especially to their free will in his devotional on Questions 13 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism....
Pastor's WSC #12
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #12, "What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the estate wherein he was created?"...
Pastor's WSC #11
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on the WSC #11, "What are God's works of providence?"...
Pastor's WSC Devotional #10
Pastor Shane shares the significance of being created in the image of God....
Pastor’s WSC Devotion #9
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches on God’s good creation in the shorter catechism....
Pastor's WSC Devotional #8
Join Pastor Brett as he discusses the importance of God's decrees in his creation and our life in Question 8 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism....
Pastor's WSC Devotion #7
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #7, "What are the decrees of God?"...
Pastor's WSC Devotion #6
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, question & answer #6, "How many persons are there in the godhead?"...
Pastor's WSC Devotional #5
Pastor Shane answers the question, is there more than one true God?...
Pastor’s WSC Devotion #4
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches on Shorter Catechism #4, “What is God?”...
Pastor's WSC Devotion Question #3
For this devotion, Pastor Brett teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #3, "What do the Scriptures principally teach?"...
Pastor's WSC Devotion Question #1
Pastor David answers the Westminster Shorter Catechism question #1 "What is the chief end of man?"...
Pastor's WSC Devotion Question #2
Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #2, "What rule hath God give to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?"...
Pastor's Devotional: Advent (Birth of Jesus, Part 2)
Join Pastor Brett as he focuses on the angelic birth announcement to the shepherds and why they were the ones to receive this announcement....
Pastor’s Advent Devotional (The Birth of Jesus)
For this devotional, Pastor Mike teaches on the birth of the swaddled baby Jesus....
Pastor’s Advent Devotional (Angel appearing to Joseph)
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the angel’s announcement to Joseph of the birth of Jesus....
Advent Devotional (Angel Appears to Mary)
Pastor Shane shares about an angel's appearance to Mary and the importance of the virgin birth....
Advent Devotional (John the Baptist)
Pastor David shares how the ministry of John the Baptist teaches us about Christ....
Pastor's Advent Devotion (Zechariah/Elizebeth
In this devotion, Elder Eric Vess teaches on Zechariah/Elizebeth in our Pastor's Advent Devotionals....
Pastor’s Advent Devotional (Esther)
For this Devotion, Pastor Mike Palombo teaches us how the story of Esther points to Christ’s risk taking love....
Pastor's Advent Devotional (Isaiah 9)
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches from Isaiah 9 in our Pastor's Advent Devotional series....
Pastor's Advent Devotion (Isaiah 7)
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on Isaiah 7 in our Pastor's Advent Devotion....
Pastor's Advent Devotion (Jonah)
Pastor David teaches on Jonah in our Pastor's Advent Devotions....
Pastor's Devotional: Advent (Mt. Carmel)
Pastor Brett relates the defeat of the Baals at Mt. Carmel to the defeat of sin by Jesus at Calvary....
Pastor’s Advent Devotional (Covenant of David)
For this Devotion, Pastor Mike Palombo teaches us how Jesus fulfills the David Covenant....
Pastor's Advent Devotional (Ruth)
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on Ruth in the Pastor's Advent Devotion series....
Pastor's Advent Devotional (The Bronze Snake)
Pastor Shane looks at Numbers 21 and the bronze snake and shares how it points us to Christ....
Pastor's Advent Devotional (The Ten Commandments)
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on The Ten Commandments in the Advent Devotion series....
Pastor's Devotion: Advent (The Passover)
Pastor Brett teaches on the Old Testament Passover and how it pointed towards Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world....
Pastor's Advent Devotion (Joseph)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches how the story of Joseph encourages us to trust in Jesus in light of life's disappointments....
Pastor's Advent Devotion (Jacob's Ladder)
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on The Advent Devotion-Jacob's Ladder...
Pastor's Advent Devotion (Offering of Isaac)
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on The Advent (The Offering of Isaac)....
Pastor's Advent Devotion (Isaac)
For this Devotion, Senio Pastor David Weber teaches on the coming of Christ through the story of Isaac....
Pastor's Advent Devotion (Abraham)
Join Pastor Brett for an Advent Devotional on God's Promise to Abraham, which is also for us as well....
Pastor’s Advent Devotion (Noah)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike shares how the story of Noah points to the coming relief of Christ....
Pastor's Advent Devotion (The Fall)
For this Advent devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on The Fall....
Pastor's Advent Devotion (Creation)
For this Pastor's Advent Devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on Creation....
Pastor's Advent Devotion (The Stump of Jesse, Isaiah 11)
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on The Stump of Jesse in our season of Advent....
Thanksgiving 2020 Meditation
Join Pastor Brett for a Thanksgiving Meditation from Luke 17:11-19....
Pastor's Devotion: The Lord's Prayer (Lead Us Not Into Temptation)
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Lord's Prayer: Lead us not into temptation....
Pastor's Devotion: The Lord's Prayer (Forgive Us Our Debts)
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on The Lord's Prayer: Forgive us our debts....
Pastor's Devotion: The Lord's Prayer (Give us this day)
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on The Lord's Prayer: Give us this day....
Pastor's Devotion: The Lord's Prayer (Thy Will Be Done)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike will teach on the importance of submission to God's will in the Lord's Prayer....
Pastor's Devotional: The Lord's Prayer (Thy Kingdom Come)
Pastor Brett teaches us to pray "Thy Kingdom Come" from our Devotionals Series on the Lord's Prayer...
Pastor's Devotion: The Lord's Prayer (Hallowed be Thy Name)
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on The Lord's Prayer - Hallowed be Thy Name....
Pastor's Devotion The Lord's Prayer (Preface Our Father)
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on the Lord's Prayer-Preface Our Father....
Pastor's Devotion The Lord's Prayer (Lord, Teach Us How to Pray)
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on The Lord's Prayer (Lord, Teach Us How to Pray)....
Pastor's Devotional: The Apostle's Creed (Life Everlasting)
Pastor Brett wraps up our series on the Apostle's Creed by encouraging the believer in Christ to look to the hope of life everlasting....
Pastor's Devotion: The Apostles' Creed (The Forgiveness of Sins)
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on The Apostles' Creed "I believe in the forgiveness of sins.” ...
Pastors' Devotion: The Apostles' Creed (The Communion of Saints)
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on The Apostles' Creed (The Communion of Saints)....
Pastor's Devotion: The Apostles' Creed (The Holy Catholic Church)
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on The Apostles' Creed (The Holy Catholic Church)....
Pastors Devotion: The Apostle's Creed (The Work of the Holy Spirit, Part 2)
Pastor Brett teaches on the work of the Holy Spirit in the believer's life to bring forth fruitfulness and usefulness....
Pastor's Devotion: The Apostles' Creed (The Work of the Holy Spirit-1)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches on the Apostles' Creed: The Work of the Holy Spirit (1)....
Pastor's Devotion: The Apostles' Creed (The Person of the Holy Spirit)
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Apostles' Creed: The Person of the Holy Spirit....
Pastor's Devotion: The Apostles' Creed (Jesus Humiliation/Exaltation)
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on The Apostles' Creed: Jesus Humiliation/Exaltation....
Pastor's Devotion: The Apostles' Creed (Jesus the Judge)
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on The Apostles' Creed: (Jesus the Judge)...
Pastor's Devotion: The Apostle's Creed (Jesus at the right hand of God the Father Almighty)
Pastor Brett teaches on the positional and authoritative position of Jesus as our intercessor from the Apostle's Creed....
Pastor's Devotion: Apostles' Creed (Jesus Ascended into Heaven)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike describes what it means that Jesus ascended into heaven....
Pastor's Devotional: Apostles' Creed (Jesus rose from the dead)
Pastor Ron explains the significance of Jesus rising from the dead!...
Apostles' Creed (Jesus descended into hell)
Pastor Shane explains what it means that Jesus descended into hell....
Pastor's Devotion: Apostles' Creed (Jesus was dead and buried)
For this devotion, Senior Pastor David Webber teaches about the importance of Jesus being dead and buried....
Pastor's Devotion The Apostles' Creed (Jesus Suffered)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike encourages us to trust in Jesus who suffered to save us....
Pastor Devotional: The Apostle's Creed (Jesus Crucified)
Pastor Brett encourages us to see the atoning, reconciling, redeeming and curse-busting action of Jesus crucified as we continue our exploration of the Apostle's Creed....
Pastor's Devotion The Apostles' Creed (Jesus Born of the Virgin Mary)
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on The Apostles' Creed (Jesus Born of the Virgin Mary)...
Pastor's Devotion The Apostles' Creed (Jesus Born)
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on The Apostles' Creed (Jesus Born)....
Pastor's Devotion The Apostles' Creed (Jesus Conceived by the Holy Spirit)
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on The Apostles' Creed (Jesus Conceived by the Holy Spirit)....
Pastor's Devotion: The Apostle's Creed (Jesus our Lord)
In this devotional, Pastor Brett teaches on the Lordship of Christ from our series on the Apostle's Creed....
Pastor's Devotion: Apostle's Creed (Jesus the Son of God)
For this Pastor's devotion in the Apostle's Creed, Pastor Mike encourages us to believe in Jesus, the Son of God who saves as the faithful son....
Pastor's Devotion The Apostles' Creed: (Jesus the Christ)
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Apostles' Creed: (Jesus the Christ)....
Pastor's Devotion: Apostles' Creed (The Name of Jesus)
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on Apostles' Creed: The Name of Jesus....
Pastor's Devotion: Apostles' Creed (God the Creator)
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on the Apostles' Creed (God the Creator)....
Pastor's Devotion Apostles' Creed (Introduction-Creeds)
For this devotion, Pastor David begins a new devotion series on the Apostles' Creed (Introduction-Creeds). Why do we have written Creeds when we have the Scripture to live by?...
Pastor's Devotion Apostles' Creed
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on the Apostles' Creed (A narrative of God's redemptive love; a connection of faith to the Christian life.)...
Pastor's Devotion Apostles' Creed (Trinity)
For this devotion on the Apostles Creed (3), Pastor Ron shares on the Creed’s Trinitarian Structure....
Ordinary Season Part III Morning to Evening Prayer
This Morning to Evening Prayer guide provide a rhythm for Morning to Evening Prayer through the Ordinary season....
Pastor's Devotion: Apostles' Creed (God the Father Almighty)
For this devotion, Pastor Brett builds on the idea that God is Father by adding the descriptor that God is Father Almighty. Trusting in the Father's sovereign reign and rule in our life enables us to stand firm in the midst of life's challenges and hardships and helps us see that God does everything ultimately for our good and His glory....
Pastor's Devotion: Apostle's Creed (God the Father)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches on God the Father in the Apostle's Creed....
Pastor's Devotional Luke 10:1-20
Pastor Brett encourages us from Luke 10:1-20 that we are more than our successes and our failures. In fact there is only one measure of value and importance that matters in life...whether or not we are united to Christ Jesus in his death and resurrection. For he alone gives us our value and meaning in this life and the life that is to come....
Pastor's Devotional Amos 6:1-8 (Comfort and Justice)
For this devotion in Amos 6:1-8, Pastor Mike encourages us to discomfort ourselves for the good of others....
Pastor's Devotion Ecclesiastes 3.1-8
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (Every Season)...
Pastor's Devotion Joshua 21:45
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on Joshua 21:45....
Pastor's Devotion 2 Corinthians 1.3-4 (Comfort 12)
For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Comfort 12....
Pastor's Devotional Mark 1:16-20
One of the root causes of busyness is that we are often busy doing rather than busy leading. Pastor Brett brings a word of encouragement from Mark 1:16-20 as a reminder to focus more on the business of heaven, which is discipleship....
Pastor's Devotional Exodus 1:8-14 (Systemic Injustice)
For this devotional, Pastor Mike Palombo discusses systemic injustice from a Biblical perspective....
Pastor's Devotional Proverbs 2:3-6
Pastor Ron teaches us about what it means to seek the wisdom of God....
Pastor's Devotional Exodus 16:4
Pastor Shane teaches us about God's sufficient grace...
Pastor's Devotional 1 Corinthians 1:3-4
Pastor David continues to teach us about the God of comfort!...
Connect and Grow: Men's and Women's Bible Study
This video shares how to connect and grow with the men's and women's Bible Study of Rivermont EPC....
Pastor's Devotional Mark 1:35-39
Pastor Brett encourages us from Mark 1:35-39 to see the frustration of having a lot of unfinished business at work or home in light of Jesus' finished work on the cross....
Pastor's Devotion Isaiah 1:10-17
For this devotion, Pastor Mike Palombo calls us to love God and neighbor while we seek justice!...
Pastor's Devotion Hebrews 6:18-20
For this devotion, Pastor Ron talks about Our Anchor in Christ from Hebrews 6:18-20....
Pastor's Devotion Psalm 131
For this devotion, Pastor Shane teaches on Humility from Psalm 131....
Connect and Grow: Children's Ministry and Club 56 (Fifth and Sixth)
This video highlights Fall discipleship for Children from kindergarten-4th grade and fifth-sixth grade. ...
Connect and Grow: Adult Sunday School
This video highlights four Zoom Adult Sunday School opportunities for Fall 2020. You can register for these Sunday Schools at www.rivermont.org/Zoomss...
Pastor's Devotional Luke 17:11-19
Pastor Brett encourages us from Luke 17:11-19 on the importance of gratitude and how our busyness is often a stumbling block to being a thankful people....
Pastor's Devotion Proverbs 31:4-9
For this devotion in Proverbs 31:4-9, Pastor Mike teaches how people in authority practice restorative justice....
Pastor's Devotion Ephesians 3:20 Overcoming Stress #12
For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on Ephesians 3.20 Overcoming Stress #12....
Pastor’s WSC #69: What is forbidden in the sixth commandment?
For this devotion, Pastor Mike Palombo addresses the command to not commit murder or suicide and the conditions that lead to those actions....
Keep ReadingPastor’s WSC #64: What is required in the fifth commandment?
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches about the importance of honoring and obeying authorities over us. ...
Keep ReadingPastor’s WSC #59
For this devotion in the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Pastor Mike teaches on the meaning of the Sabbath on the seventh day in the Old Testament and on the first day in the New Testament....
Keep ReadingPastor’s WSC #54
For this devotion, Pastor Mike Palombo teaches on what the third commandment requires of us....
Keep ReadingPastor’s WSC#49
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches on the Second Commandment to not create and not bow down to the creation....
Keep ReadingLent Scripture Reading
In this post you will find an explanation of the season of Lent along with Scripture Readings for Lent. ...
Keep ReadingPastor’s WSC #44
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches us how the preface to the Ten Commandments teaches us deliverance precedes devotion....
Keep ReadingPhase 1 Sunday School Locations
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Keep ReadingPastor’s WSC #39
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches why we are required to obey God in light of the grace of God. ...
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This post highlights Phase 1 of Sunday School re-entry for all ages beginning March 7, 2021....
Keep ReadingPastor’s WSC #34
For this devotion, Pastor Mike describes the great privileges of being adopted by God....
Keep ReadingPastor’s WSC #29
For this devotion, Pastor Mike explains how it is that the Holy Spirit makes us partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ....
Keep ReadingPastor’s WSC #19
For this devotion, Pastor Mike talks about the miserable consequences of sin in question 19 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism....
Keep ReadingPastor’s WSC #14
For this devotion, Pastor Mike clarifies how and why we sin against God in the Westminster Shorter Catechism....
Keep ReadingPastor’s WSC Devotion #9
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches on God’s good creation in the shorter catechism....
Keep ReadingPastor’s Advent Devotional (Esther)
For this Devotion, Pastor Mike Palombo teaches us how the story of Esther points to Christ’s risk taking love....
Keep ReadingPastor’s Advent Devotional (Covenant of David)
For this Devotion, Pastor Mike Palombo teaches us how Jesus fulfills the David Covenant....
Keep ReadingPastor's Advent Devotion (Joseph)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches how the story of Joseph encourages us to trust in Jesus in light of life's disappointments....
Keep ReadingPastor’s Advent Devotion (Noah)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike shares how the story of Noah points to the coming relief of Christ....
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Using the Lord's Prayer as a model to pray (From Insourcing by Randy Pope): 1. God's Honor: acknowledging his worth, glory and majesty. "Our Father in heaven, hallowed is your name." 2. God's Kingdom: acknowledging his priority in the world and in your life. "Your Kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." 3. God's Provision: acknowledging ...
Keep ReadingNovember 29, 2020 - Preparing for the Lord’s Day
Preparing for the Lord's Day Throughout our lives we are often waiting. We wait for the alarm to wake us to a new day. We wait for the traffic lights to change as we drive to work/school. We wait for the work/school day to end to return to the comforts of home. Some of us are waiting to graduate from school, to hear from a job interview, to marry a fianc, to deliver a bab...
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotion: The Lord's Prayer (Thy Will Be Done)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike will teach on the importance of submission to God's will in the Lord's Prayer....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotion: The Apostles' Creed (The Work of the Holy Spirit-1)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike teaches on the Apostles' Creed: The Work of the Holy Spirit (1)....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotion: Apostles' Creed (Jesus Ascended into Heaven)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike describes what it means that Jesus ascended into heaven....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotion The Apostles' Creed (Jesus Suffered)
For this devotion, Pastor Mike encourages us to trust in Jesus who suffered to save us....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotion: Apostle's Creed (Jesus the Son of God)
For this Pastor's devotion in the Apostle's Creed, Pastor Mike encourages us to believe in Jesus, the Son of God who saves as the faithful son....
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This Morning to Evening Prayer guide provide a rhythm for Morning to Evening Prayer through the Ordinary season....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Amos 6:1-8 (Comfort and Justice)
For this devotion in Amos 6:1-8, Pastor Mike encourages us to discomfort ourselves for the good of others....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Exodus 1:8-14 (Systemic Injustice)
For this devotional, Pastor Mike Palombo discusses systemic injustice from a Biblical perspective....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotion Isaiah 1:10-17
For this devotion, Pastor Mike Palombo calls us to love God and neighbor while we seek justice!...
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This video highlights Fall discipleship for Children from kindergarten-4th grade and fifth-sixth grade. ...
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Keep ReadingPastor's Devotion Proverbs 31:4-9
For this devotion in Proverbs 31:4-9, Pastor Mike teaches how people in authority practice restorative justice....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotion Psalm 146
For this devotion in Psalm 146, Pastor Mike discusses God’s restorative justice to those that have been sinned against. ...
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This announcement clarifies how to connect and grow with our Youth Ministry and Homebuilders in the fall. ...
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotion Psalm 33:20-22
For this Pastor's devotion in Psalm 33:20-22, Pastor Mike shares how this verse helped him and Whitney wait on the LORD for Ellie Ruth Palombo....
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For this devotional in Exodus 23, Pastor Mike Palombo discusses how we ought to pursue retributive justice in society according to the Bible....
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This Morning to Evening Prayer guide provide a rhythm for Morning to Evening Prayer through the Ordinary season. ...
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For this Pastor's Devotion in Romans 2:1-5, Pastor Mike will teach on God's retributive justice....
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For this Devotion in Jeremiah 23:16-22, Pastor Mike Palombo calls us to base our understanding of justice on the Bible, God's final authority for life!...
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For this devotion in Matthew 5:23-26, Pastor Mike encourages us to ask for forgiveness in a way that takes responsibility for our sin....
Keep ReadingJuly 5, 2020 - Preparing for the Lord's Day
Preparing for the Lord's Day What happens when we stop meditating on the Word of God? We cannot simply shutdown our thoughts or unplug our mental motor. Our thoughts will continue to meditate on everything else around us: our needs, our wants, and other's prosperity. As we meditate on the prosperity of others, our meditation can easily take us to a dark place of destructi...
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional: Bearing Grudges (1 Peter 2:21-24)
For this Devotional in 1 peter 2:21-24, Pastor Mike teaches that to avoid bearing grudges we must look to Jesus who bore our sin. ...
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Leviticus 19:17-18
For this Pastor's Devotion in Leviticus 19:18, Pastor Mike encourages to seek justice with constructive love rather than destructive vengeance....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Ephesians 4:26-27
For this devotional in Ephesians 4:26-27, Pastor Mike encourages us to be angry and not sin as we process injustice....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Romans 12:14-16
For this devotion in Romans 12:14-16, Pastor Mike encourages us to weep with those who weep as we do the work of reconciliation....
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For this devotional in 1 Thessalonians 1:4-8, Pastor Mike encourages us to enjoy the presence of the Holy Spirit....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional John 15:26-27
For this Pastor's Devotional in John 15:26-27, Pastor Mike encourages us to bear fruit by being witness of Jesus to our watching world!...
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional John 15:18-24
In this video Pastor Mike Palombo reminds us that even though the world may hate Jesus, Jesus came to love the world!...
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional John 15:18-20
For this devotional in John 15:18-20, Pastor Mike encourages us to share the message of Jesus with others as faithful servants to the gracious Master!...
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional John 15:16-17
In this devotional on John 15:16-17, Pastor Mike encourages us to share the joy of Christ with the world as we continue to abide in Christ....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional John 15:12-15
Pastor Mike encourages us from John 15:12-15 to actively love as Jesus has loved us....
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This post introduces you to the Morning to Evening Prayer guide and includes the prayer guide for the Easter Season....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional John 15:4-11
Pastor Mike encourages us from John 15:4-11 to see that the Christian life is not a passive one but an active one that is rooted in Christ's love for us....
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This Morning to Evening Prayer guide provide a rhythm for Morning to Evening Prayer through the seven weeks of the Easter season...
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional John 15:1-9
Pastor Mike offers a needed reminder from John 15:1-9 that we are to abide in Christ through radical dependence on him throughout our life, but especially during this season of trial....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Colossians 3:12-15
In this devotional, Pastor Mike reminds us to clothe ourselves in Christ-like character as we are confined at home....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional (03/26/2020)
In this devotional from 2 Chronicles 20:1-12, Pastor Mike Palombo calls us to seek the Lord in all of our fears. "We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You."...
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Pastor's Devotional #4 (3/20/2020)
Pastor Mike looks at Jeremiah 6:13-15 and calls us to be experts through immersion in the Word of God. ...
Keep ReadingAdvent Devotional Resources
This Advent Morning to Evening Prayer Guide provides a rhythm for you to consider Christ during Advent through morning, midday, and evening prayer....
Keep ReadingNovember 17, 2019 Preparing for the Lord's Day
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...
Keep ReadingMorning and Evening Prayer Guide
This Morning and Evening Prayer Guide provides a rhythm for you to begin your day and end your day in prayer as we continue our Spiritual Training sermon series. ...
Keep ReadingFall 2019 Sunday School/RFN
Our new Sunday School and Rivermont Fellowship Night begins in the month of September. Rivermont Fellowship Night (RFN) is our midweek, Wednesday dinner at 5:45pm and Bible study for all ages from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Adult Sunday School runs from September 8th-December 22nd. Children and Youth Sunday School runs from September 1st-November 24th. RFN runs from September 11th to ...
Keep ReadingAdvent Devotional 2018
During Advent, we celebrate the coming of our Savior to die for sin and await HIs second coming when he will make all things new. This devotional will prepare our hearts to delight in Jesus, the Light of the world, as we wait for His second coming! ...
Keep ReadingGoing Deeper in the Order of Salvation
This post exports two ways that you can take the Order of Salvation Series deeper: 1. Weekly Devotional and 2. Sermon Discussion ...
Keep ReadingThe Spectacle of the Resurrection
The dialogue of the two criminals crucified on the crosses beside Jesus draws out the spectacle of the crucifixion and the resurrection. Let us be in awe of this great spectacle, that the innocent and dying Savior rose for our salvation and our resurrection. ...
Keep ReadingGenesis Bible Reading
The Pentateuch is the first five books of Moses (Genesis-Deuteronomy). This Blog highlights how to study the Pentateuch and provides a verse devotions sheet for studying Genesis-Deuteronomy. Let's Devote to the Scripture together this year! ...
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Christ's birth on Christmas day brought the hope of eternal life, new birth, and new creation. C.S. Lewis helps us navigate the ups and downs of life in this created, but fallen world. Every unmet desire and deep groan reminds us that we were made for another world and Christ has promised and purchased this world to come....
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