Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 8
/One of the most important keys to being an emotionally healthy disciple is loving well. In today's sermon, Deacon Scott Cramer talks about how we embody that love, and the qualities it should have.
recent Sermons from The River
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 7
/Chris Meckley preaches on the treasures that can be found in grief and loss and how we should encounter grief and loss as Christ did.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 6
/Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: this week, Jonathan talks about embracing limits. This can be tough. Looking at the life of John the Baptist, we explore what embracing looks like, and spend time in prayer considering what limits we might be under, whether we accept them or not.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 5
/This morning, Jonathan talks about the importance of following the crucified Jesus, instead of the Americanized Jesus. It's easy to fall into the pattern of the world we see around us, but following Jesus is different.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 4
/Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Jonathan talks about being before doing: what does the Bible say? How does this show up practically in our lives? How do we reflect and pray on this impact in our lives?
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Week 3
/Chris Meckley preaches on the importance of self-examination on the path to deep transformational discipleship.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Week 2
/Jonathan continues our EHD series, looking at four common failures on the path to deep transformation.
Emotionally Healthy Discipleship - Week 1
/Jonathan kicks off our new series with an introduction to Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, and talks about how our new Spiritual Formation Groups fit into deep, healthy discipleship.
August 22, 2021
/In the final week of our discipleship series, Jonathan talks about both the cost and the benefits of being a disciple, taking lessons from the Apostle Paul. He also talks about the new spiritual formation groups we’re kicking off this fall!
August 15, 2021
/Discipleship is our job #1, a mandate given to us by our Savior. This week, Jonathan Tagg talks about the process of discipleship, and the need for all of us to be involved.
August 8,2021
/Jonathan begins a mini-series on Discipleship. What is it, what isn't it, and what are some of the barriers that stand in the way of true discipleship?
July 4, 2021
/Chris Meckley preaches on John the Baptist’s message in Luke 3 and looks at what the coming of the King means for us.
June 27, 2021
/Mike Weaver, director of the Bradley Study Center at Virginia Tech, preaches this week on the meaning and importance of holiness.
June 20, 2021
/What does the divinity of Christ mean, and what does it mean to us? In this sermon, Jonathan takes us from the first century to our century to talk about how Jesus as our divine Lord comes into play today.
June 13, 2021 - Testimony Sunday
/This week several members, regular attenders, and newcomers to The River share about how God has been at work in their lives recently.
June 6, 2021
/What does the humanity of Jesus mean to us? It means that he has walked through many of the things that we have experienced and that he is familiar with both our sufferings and joys. This morning, Jonathan explores that humanity.