March 7, 2021
/Deacon Chris Meckley preaches on Jesus’ Cleansing of the Temple in John 2.
recent Sermons from The River
February 28, 2021
/Pastor Jonathan looks at the story of Abraham preparing to sacrifice his son Isaac in Exodus 22 and asks the question: What in our lives might God be asking us to sacrifice out of obedience to him?
February 14, 2021
/Pastor Jonathan walks us through the story of Elijah fleeing the Queen Jezebel and God speaking to him in a whisper.
February 7, 2021
/Pastor Jonathan preaches on 1 Corinthians 8 and our call to love one another and to bear with each others weaknesses.
January 24, 2021
/Chris Meckley, one of our Deacons, preaches on parts of Revelation 1-2. To what extent have you “forsaken the love you had at first” like the Ephesian church? And how do we regain that love?
January 17, 2021
/Rev. Jack McDonald, one of our deacons, preaches this morning on our need and God’s promise for Redemption through Jesus Christ.
January 10, 2021
/Today we celebrate Epiphany (January 6th) and Rev. Dr. Mary McDonald, one of our Deacons, preaches the good news that the Jewish Messiah isn't just for the Jews, but for non-Jews as well. We follow the first non-Jewish worshipers of Jesus (the Magi) as we seek to worship Him today.
January 3, 2021
/On the second Sunday of Christmas, Pastor Jonathan Tagg continues in our miniseries, “New Creation, New Life,” and challenges us to seek the healing that God provides, not the healing we think we need. A special added bonus: an original song composed and performed by Jonathan, "Finally."
December 27, 2020
/Jonathan begins our two-week miniseries, New Creation, New Life, and talks about how we find new life and what that means for us.
Advent - December 20, 2020
/Mike Weaver (Director of the Bradley Study Center at Virginia Tech) preaches this week on 2 Samuel 7 and God’s Covenant with King David, and explores how that Covenant connects with Advent and the Christmas story.
Advent - December 13, 2020
/On the third Sunday of Advent, Pastor Jonathan teaches that we must learn to approach Jesus as John the Baptist did: Christ must increase, we must decrease.
Advent - December 6, 2020
/On the Second Sunday of Advent, Pastor Jonathan points out three things that we need in order to prepare ourselves for the return of Jesus: True Repentance, the Practice of Holiness, and a Focus on Christ.
Advent - November 29, 2020
/Scott Cramer, one of our Deacons, kicks off Advent by looking at what it means to faithfully watch and wait during this season.
November 22, 2020 - Entrusted
/Pastor Jonathan continues are series on Stewardship, Entrusted.
November 15, 2020 - Entrusted
/Week two of our Stewardship series, “Entrusted,” looks at Ephesians 4 and John 15 and the Power of Stewardship.
November 8, 2020 - Entrusted
/Pastor Jonathan begins a new mini-series on Stewardship, looking at 1 Chronicles 29 and The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25.
November 1, 2020
/Pastor Jonathan looks at how Isaiah teaches us about life in exile, something that many of us feel a connection to as we try to find order in our interrupted lives in times of pandemic.
October 25, 2020 - Esther: Sovereignty in Silence
/This week we conclude our series in Esther, looking at Esther 8 and what happened with Haman’s edict of death against the Jewish people in Persia.
October 18, 2020 - Esther: Sovereignty in Silence
/Pastor Jonathan continues our series in Esther, moving into chapter 7 and looking at the results of Haman’s evil deeds.