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Sermons on Colossians

Arise. Shine.

River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
Arise. Shine.
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Arise. Shine.  —  Jesus has given us the authority of His name to unite, defend, and fight back against the attacks of the enemy. Uniting is our defense. Isolation leads to vulnerability. We must open our heart to honest relationship with God’s people. There is authority and power in the name of Jesus. Don’t let…

Wholehearted Prayer and Fasting

River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
Wholehearted Prayer and Fasting
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Wholehearted Prayer and Fasting —  The Holy Spirit teaches us to pray and is in-sync with the Father’s will. The Holy Spirit shows us where the Bible should shape our prayers, just as the Bible has the power to shape our thoughts and perspectives. He leads us into fasting so that we can affect lasting…

Fill Me, Holy Spirit

River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
Fill Me, Holy Spirit
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Fill Me, Holy Spirit  —  God gives us the Holy Spirit when we accept Christ with faith. God desires to progressively reveal more of Himself to us. And He wants for us to desire more of Him. Scripture shows several times when God filled His disciples with the Holy Spirit more deeply, leading to more…

Loyalty Between God and the World

River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
Loyalty Between God and the World
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Loyalty Between God and the World  – James loved the church and spent much of his letter warning them about having a loyalty to the things of this world that outranked their loyalty to God. The pursuit, attainment, and protection of wealth is a never-ending cycle that can consume the heart and become a cancer…

Christ in Us, the Hope of Glory

River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
Christ in Us, the Hope of Glory
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Christ in Us, the Hope of Glory – As we have recently discussed, we are to live and worship out of HOPE, the environment of anticipation, expectation, or confidence in God’s power. This also means that we are to have full faith and expectation when others pray for us, and we pray for them. We…

He Made a Way. He is the Way.

River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
He Made a Way. He is the Way.
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He Made a Way. He is the Way. — Happy Resurrection Sunday! In this sermon the church celebrated the amazing gift Jesus is to the people of God. We bragged about His love for the world and the great lengths with which He showed it. We talked about letting go of distractions regarding Christ, which lead…

Words of Wisdom and Words of Knowledge

River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
Words of Wisdom and Words of Knowledge
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Words of Knowledge and Words of Wisdom — The gifts of Words of Knowledge and Words of Wisdom are prophetic in nature. They require the user to know God’s voice and His heart and to follow His direction. This requirement is a general thread in many of gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Word of…

The Demystified Grace to Prophesy II

River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
The Demystified Grace to Prophesy II
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The Demystified Grace to Prophesy – Prophesy is equal to and congruent with the testimony of Jesus, the story of His love, His redemptive work on the cross, and His eternal plan for us. Any prediction or spiritual guidance that doesn’t come from that source is counter to or anti-Christ. We are to have no…

The Demystified Grace to Prophesy

River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
The Demystified Grace to Prophesy
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The Demystified Grace to Prophesy – Prophesy is equal to and congruent with the testimony of Jesus, the story of His love, His redemptive work on the cross, and His eternal plan for us. Any prediction or spiritual guidance that doesn’t come from that source is counter to or anti-Christ. We are to have no…

Consciously Walking in Grace

River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
River of Life Church: Amherst, NH
Consciously Walking in Grace
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NOTE: THIS RECORDING WAS ACCIDENTALLY CUT SHORT DUE TO A MALFUNCTION. Consciously Walking in Grace — Grace is active and powerful. It breaks sin’s power over us and pushes back against the darkness not only in our lives, but in the lives of those around us. This is indeed a huge undertaking and life-long pursuit.…