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Join Pastor Brett as he speaks of the glorious hope and benefits of Christ and the final resurrection....
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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....
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Pastor Shane explains sanctification and how we become transformed more and more into the image of Christ....
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For this devotion, Pastor Mike describes the great privileges of being adopted by God....
Pastor's WSC #33
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?"...
Lent Scripture Reading
In this post you will find an explanation of the season of Lent along with Scripture Readings for Lent. ...
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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?"...
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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....
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For this devotion, Pastor Ron teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #22, "How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?"...
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For this devotion, Pastor David teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism #21, "Who is the redeemer of God's elect?"...
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Pastor Shane shares about God's electing love shown to His people through the Lord Jesus Christ....
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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....
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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....
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For this devotion, Pastor Mike clarifies how and why we sin against God in the Westminster Shorter Catechism....
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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....
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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?"...
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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....
Thank You for Operation Caregiver Valentine Edition
Rivermont friends, What a blessing you all were to the COVID and Emergency Department healthcare workers at Lynchburg General Hospital. Your gifts of love expressed in gift cards, flowers, valentine cards and snacks was incredibly needed and appreciated. When they needed encouragement, the church was there to provide it. I praise God for you. Enjoy these pics! GIFTS GOIN...
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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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Join Pastor Brett as he discusses the exaltation of Jesus from Question 28 of the Westminster Shorter Catechism...
Keep ReadingPrayer for our Healthcare Workers
"Fear not, for I am with you;be not dismayed, for I am your God;I will strengthen you, I will help you,I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 Join us and pray for God's protection over eachCovid-19 Healthcare Worker listed below. May God grant each one mercy, guidance, and protection and for their families. Also, please remember to pray for the VA...
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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....
Keep ReadingOperation Caregiver
At Rivermont, our passion isto see God's compelling love renew lives in our own city as well as the world. We want to show and share the love of Jesus with those who need to experience it.One of the hardest hit "areas" of the COVID19 pandemic has been our healthcare system and its workers. For those working on the frontlines, it has been an exhausting, worrisome and frustr...
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Join Pastor Brett as he answers question 18 from the Westminster Shorter Catechism about the state of our sinfulness....
Keep ReadingNo Walls Automotive Services Now Open
Our local ministry partner, No Walls Ministry, recently opened No Walls Automotive Service out of the old Babcock Auto Service Building at 1300 Court Street. This ministry/business is a poverty alleviation tool by which they are able to give employable skills to unskilled laborers while providing our community with high-quality, affordable car repair service. They were abl...
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor's WSC Devotion Question #3
For this devotion, Pastor Brett teaches on the Westminster Shorter Catechism, Question #3, "What do the Scriptures principally teach?"...
Keep ReadingDecember 27, 2020 - Preparing For The Lord's Day
I think it's safe to say we all want to lead productive lives. We want to give ourselves to people and projects that add meaning and joy to our lives and theirs. That's why it can be frustrating when you come to the end of your day, and there are still things left to do. There are unfinished projects and plans. There are unreturned emails and phone calls. It can be frustra...
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor's Advent Devotion (Abraham)
Join Pastor Brett for an Advent Devotional on God's Promise to Abraham, which is also for us as well....
Keep ReadingNovember 26, 2020- Thanksgiving Day Meditation Recorded Service
As you gather with your family for Thanksgiving, take time to watch Pastor Brett's devotion, "Too Busy to be Thankful." We will not hold a Thanksgiving Service in the Sanctuary but we encourage you to take the opportunity to watch the devotion together with your family; the devotion will be featured on our website. Seven days a week, 365 days a year, a hot, nutritious me...
Keep ReadingPastor'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...
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastors 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....
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor 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....
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor'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....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Matthew 6:26
Pastor Brett encourages us from Matthew 6:26 to "look at the birds of the air" and be reminded of God's gracious provision for our lives....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Revelation 21:3-4
Pastor Brett encourages us from Revelation 21:3-4 that God is making all things new through Christ Jesus so that he will wipe away all our tears, whether tears or sadness or tears of happiness....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Lamentations 3:22-23
Pastor Brett encourages us from Lamentations 3:22-23 to remember the Lord's steadfast love and mercy which never runs out for his beloved....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Luke 10:33
Pastor Brett encourages us from Luke 10:33 that our life, our time and our money all belong to God to use for His purposes....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Philippians 4:6
Pastor Brett encourages us from Philippians 4:6 not to turn inward to ourselves in the midst of stress but to turn upward to the Lord....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Romans 8:28
Pastor Brett encourages us to see from Romans 8:28 that God's good for our lives is to be conformed to the image of His Son....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional James 1:19-20
Pastor Brett encourages us from James 1:19-20 to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger because our identity is secure in Christ....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Matthew 27:24-26
Pastor Brett shows us from Matthew 27:24-26 that a failure to see and confess our sin negates the necessity of the cross, for if there is not sin, there is no need for Christ's death. May the cross grow bigger in our life everyday....
Keep ReadingPastor's Devotional Matthew 11:28-30
Pastor Brett shares a devotional from Matthew 11:28-30 as he reminds us to keep social distance from others, but don't keep distance from God in this time. Come to Jesus and find the rest that your soul truly longs for....
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Pastor's Devotional #5 (3/21/2020)
Join Pastor Brett as he shows us God's spiritual stimulus plan for our life is from James 1:2-3....
Keep ReadingBridges to Progress Event featuring Bethany Harrison
REPC is deeply engaged in renewing and reweaving the fabric of our city in a number of ways as a church collectively, but often as a church individually. One of those individuals engaged in that work is REPC member, Bethany Harrison, who serves as the Commonwealth Attorney. Bethany will be the featured speaker for an event that is part of a larger dialog on reducing po...
Keep ReadingNovember 24, 2019 Preparing for the Lord's Day
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...
Keep ReadingCharis Jantomaso joining Campus Outreach Staff
Someof you know that CharisJantomasowas recently accepted to jointhe Campus Outreach Lynchburgstaff and is in the process of raising support to get on a local campus. If you've been around Charis long enough, you know that her love for the Lord is infectiousand her heart to serve is unending. We are excited to see the Lord calling her to campus ministry and believe that sh...
Keep ReadingMissionary Care Teams Forming
I've got an exciting opportunity I'd like for you to consider. Did you know that we support 32 missionaries and/or missionary families that are serving in 18 countries around the world? Many of them are engaged on the front lines of evangelism and discipleship through sports ministry, church planting and business as mission opportunities. Others are involved in supporting ...
Keep ReadingMissionary Dessert with Tessa Sydnor
In a short time, our newest missionary, Tessa Sydnor, daughter of Paul and RG Sydnor, will be leaving for Germany to begin serving third culture kids with Teach Beyond. We're excited to be sending her out and want you to have one last opportunity to hear about the ministry she will be engaged. On July 2nd at 7:00pm, the Jantomaso family are inviting you to their home for d...
Keep ReadingJune 23, 2019 - Preparing for the Lord's Day
Preparing for the Lord's Day EXILES IN A FOREIGN LAND 1 Peter Sermon Series Often living the Christian life is meant to be lived by looking back. We look back as a reminder of who God is, of who we are, and what He has done in and for us. That is absolutely vital when we face trials and suffering in the Christian life. If we don't have a good grasp of these reminders, w...
Keep ReadingPush Notifications on the REPC Church App
We're so grateful that you've downloaded the Rivermont EPC Church app. Hopefully it is helping you stay connected to what's happening in the church. If you haven't downloaded the app yet, you can either go to the Apple App store (if you have an iPhone) or the Google Play store (if you have an android phone) and download the app for free....
Keep ReadingA Report from the Underground Church
We have the rare opportunity to hear about God's work through the underground church in China at our next Mission First Service on June 16th at 6:00pm on the Chapel. One of our Rivermont members has a brother living in a major city in China where he and two of his Chinese friends/roommates planted a church 4 years ago. Pastor Lee (Chinese name) is here for a couple of mont...
Keep ReadingWelcome Team Volunteers Needed
Visiting a new church is never easy. It's like going to a different grocery store than the one you're used to going to. They generally have all the same things, it's just laid out differently. Depending on your patience level, it can feel frustrating trying to figure out "where things are." ...
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Many thanks to those of you who responded to our plea for more sponsors of the boys living in the Odisha Children's Home in India. Many of you took applications, and we're hopeful you will feel led to sponsor one of the two boys still needing a sponsor. Would you prayerfully consider becoming a sponsor at $45 per month or $540 per year? ...
Keep ReadingAdvent Peace Devotional
Advent marks the coming arrival of the Lord Jesus. We need Advent. We need time and space to wrap our minds and hearts around the incarnation. That God became man...he became human...he became touchable and vulnerable. He did that so that we might experience peace. That we might know it and treasure it. He came to heal the deep wounds of our alienation from God caused by o...
Keep ReadingMade In God's Image
What does it mean to be made in God’s image? That was the question I was confronted with as I visited the Hogar Padre Vito Guarato (Father Vito Guarato Home) just outside San Salvador....
Keep ReadingQuick To Listen, Lament and Learn
You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. James 1:19 (NRSV) Why do I often get this backward? Why is it that I am so slow to listen, yet quick to speak and q...
Keep ReadingA Good Value
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Matthew 6:26 I’ve become a frequent shopper at our local Goodwill. There are several reasons for that. For on...
Keep ReadingPure In Heart
“Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. ” Psalm 73:1-2 And thus begins this Psalm of Asaph. There is much to prize in this Psalm. There is the honesty of Asaph that characterizes much of the Psalms. There is the ability to articulate not only the struggle but also the ...
Keep ReadingThe Cupola Express for July 28, 2017
With our commitment to Jesus Christ and His word, we steady ourselves to live for His glory and our spiritual renewal. Even when we need encouragement to face the challenges of life, the Lord provides His grace and strength to cause us to walk in His love with one another. ...
Keep ReadingThe Cupola Express for July 14, 2017
This coming Lord’s Day, we continue in our sermon series on the book of Colossians. As we examine verses 24-26 from chapter 1, we see the importance of getting Jesus right. Seeing Jesus as our supreme and sufficient, creator, redeemer and head of the church is vital when we face suffering. ...
Keep ReadingThe Cupola Express for July 21, 2017
This coming Lord’s Day, we continue in our sermon series on the book of Colossians. As we look to close out chapter 1, Paul continues to share his heart for ministry to the church. Having written on the suffering he endures for the sake of the church in verses 24-26, he now addresses his work in presenting the church mature in Christ in verses 27-29. That maturity beg...
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