River of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)

Ephesians 4:1-16

We continue in Paul's letter of Ephesians. The first 3 chapters Paul was laying down the foundation of God's rescue plan, to bring creation back into relationship with him through Jesus. A plan that brings all people, and nations together, but with diversity comes difficulty. Paul in chapter 4 begins by giving some instructions on how to do that, and what it should look like. A challenge not only to the first readers of the letter, but a challenge for all of us who call ourselves a follower of Jesus.

Ephesians 3

This week we take a look at Ephesians 3. Pastor Josiah walks us through the entire chapter. Helping us to understand how this letter was received by both Jew's and Gentiles and how we can relate, and how our vision on who can be a part of God's family needs to change.

Ephesians 2:1-10

This week as we look at Ephesians 2, Pastor Josiah walks us through ten verses and practically shows us how we can engage and understand scripture better. What are the themes and what is Paul trying to help us understand and how does that change how we live?

Steps & Stories

This week we have the opportunity to hear from Pastor Tyler Kinser. Pastor Tyler is the location pastor for our next ROL location in St. Joseph. He will share his vision for the upcoming location and the steps that are needed to launch. He also shares with us a powerful message entitled, "Steps & Stories." We all have had times in our lives where we have gotten frustrated with God for not doing what we think He should do. Pastor Tyler walks us through a couple of biblical stories found in Joshua, and shares how our lives are like stories. Filled with tension, conflict and unknowns. God is the author of our story, He doesn't see just the moments like we do, He sees the whole story. How do we respond, as we wait for Him to show us what is next?

Worthy of Praise

It can be difficult to praise and thank God when life gets hard, when you face the unthinkable, or when you feel alone. However, choosing to praise God in our pain does not mean we forget what is happening around us. It means we are choosing to remember who God is and that he is worthy of our praise in the middle of it all!

Ephesians 1: 15-23

We continue this week in Ephesians 1, looking at the letter that Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus. This week Pastor Josiah walks us through verses 15-23. Paul in these verses has something for everyone. Whether you are new to the church or have been a part of church for a long time. What Paul writes not only challenges us but encourages us as we pursue God.

Ephesians 1:3-14

This week we look at the first few verses in Ephesians. We see that Paul writes a poem or prayer that tells the story of God from multiple angles. A rescue story that shows a God who never stops pursuing us.

Ephesians - Introduction

This week we begin a new series that will take us through the book of Ephesians. A letter Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus. But before we dive in Pastor Josiah walks us through what it took or looked like to write a letter in the 1st century. Giving us some background to the city of Ephesus, setting us up to go deeper and understand this letter better.

Clear Vision

This morning we look at one of the miracles that the apostle John recorded. The story of Jesus healing a blind man, we dig deep and see that there is so much more to the story and lessons for us to learn.

Foundational - Revelation

This week we conclude our series and have part 2 of the topic we began last week on apocalyptic writing. This week we take a look at the book of Revelation. Using the the Bible Project video, Pastor Josiah challenges us to take a fresh look at the final book of the Bible and be challenged and encouraged by what we read. We wrap up with 3 things to remember when reading not only books like Revelation, but in how we approach and read all of scripture.