In this sermon, Chris continues the discussion around the conection between purity and right-relationship with Jesus, as seen in Psalm 24:3-6. He leads the congregation to pray: Help me walk in holiness and transparency. I want (yearn, desire, long, crave, ache) to experience You in closeness and intimacy. Thank you that you jealously love me…
Clean Hands, Pure Heart – When we are walking in holiness and transparency before the Lord, we find freedom to experience Him in closeness and intimacy. Three things that can affect right-relationship with the Father are impure hands or heart, idolatry, lies. The devouring fire of God mentioned in Scripture, is driven by His intense…
Freedom of an Attitude Adjustment – Our worship is so much more than our songs. Our songs summarize and reflect the heart of our lifestyle worship. Usually a struggling ability to express worship in God’s presence indicates a struggling desire in the lifestyle worship. So, approaching God’s presence to worship means aligning one’s attitude properly…
Seeking Wisdom from the One in Control — God generously gives wisdom to those who ask. He is pleased to give us Wisdom. He doesn’t require us to climb an impossible mountain to talk to a guru. When we first came to Christ, we were given a supernatural wisdom to understand an otherwise foolish message.…
Prepare Your Heart — God desires a people who know how much they are loved, experience His love, understand His love, and are full of His life and power. God wants to work mightily within us, beyond what we could ask or imagine. We are called to prepare our hearts to stand in obedience to…
Called to Security in Jesus — Jesus had no emotional brokenness or issues. He perfectly models for us a heart secure in the love and purpose of God. We have deceptive hearts, often fueled by misinterpretation of conversations and events. The result is words and actions that cause more hurt and brokenness. We are also…
In this sermon, Chris dives deeper into God’s heart for His people as seen in Psalm 139. Every theme in the Psalm indicates another reason why God’s people can choose to worship no matter the circumstances they face.
A Reason To Worship — The Church must live with a reason to worship at all times. The lost witness the glory of Jesus because believers live in His glory in observable, quantifiable fashion. If we do not find our reason to worship for ourselves, how will the world ever see and know God? We…
Worship and Breakthrough — We are called to have staying-power, to be unshakeable in simple trust in Who God is. We are invited into the joy and peace of focusing on God’s promises, even in loss. We are to connect with the truth that God loves us, leads us, and has a future for us.…
Power for Patience. Joy in Struggle. Part 2 — Marriage was strongly emphasized by the Holy Spirit in this service. River of Life spent a portion of the service collectively interceeding that God would build and strengthen marriages within the church and community. We are called to have staying-power in simple trust in Who…
