Are you looking for purpose, direction and impact?  Life Internship at River of Life might be the program you need to set your life’s course!  Applications are now being accepted for the upcoming 2010/2011 session.  For more information, please visit LifeInternship.org or pick up an L.I. brochure at the Information Center in the lobby. 

Being a sponsor of our Easter production “The Kingdom” is an easy a rewarding way to give a gift that keeps on giving!  Our local community is immediately impacted by our productions because of their life-changing message, coupled with a powerful dramatic atmostphere.  Whether you own a business or not, you can become a sponsor. 

Just visit THEKINGDOMSHOW.COM for more information or click here:
http://www.thekingdomshow.com/sponsor.html

Are you a single parent in need, with young children?  Join us at our absolutely FREE Community Baby Shower on Saturday, April 17th from 10am -1pm.  You will find the essentials you need: formula, diapers, furniture, strollers, clothing, toys and much more!  What’s the catch?  There is no catch and no obligation.  Just come and receive from God who supplies all of our needs! 

Getting to the root of all doubt is important, for the scripture tells us that if we doubt we are going to go without in life.  God wants us to have all the confidence so that when we believe for something it comes to pass.  I have discovered that if you can get to the root of all doubt you can stop it from getting into your heart.

The Lord is good!  He has not only given us direction for 2010, but he has equipped us to do mighty works.  We are preparing and making plans for some very exciting things on the horizon.  Let me share some of the highlights and be sure to watch for more as the vision comes to pass!

—Expanded Bible Training Center which will accommodate a 5-day per week schedule, allowing students hands on training for local and international missions work.
—New Multipurpose Facility preparations for building.  This takes time, but we have our permits, and we are driving forward to raise needed funds to complete the job.
—Enhanced worship experience, using our state of the art technology to help guide our congregation into a quality time with the Lord.

There is so much more to share, so stay tuned! 

Have you ever felt like you just couldn’t get to where you wanted in life because of one reason or another?  Not enough time, not enough money, not enough experience - the list of reasons could be endless.  Well, did you know that in the will of God for YOUR LIFE, you can do ALL THINGS?  (Philippians 4:13) 

The Lord offers many promises to His children, as we read in the Word of God.  Some of those promises are for provision, some are for restoration, and some offer hope.  A promise, however, is only as reliable as the promiser, and God never fails and always comes through when it comes to His Word.  Lately I have been inspired to share with you the need for FRESH FIRE as it pertains to revelation knowledge given by God.  His Word is His promise, and His promises are always true, always yes and amen.

“...I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”    - Philippians 3:14

Paul says that if he learned anything throughout his ministry, it was that he learned to forget the things of the past and to reach for the things that lie ahead. He learned he couldn’t afford, spiritually speaking, to camp out on his mistakes, or the mistakes of others. He had to continue reaching forth for the good things God had in store.

God did not save you just to keep you out of hell. He also saved you so you could partake in the inheritance He has for you. This inheritance is not just for the life to come, but for the life you are living right now.

“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?”  -1 John 5:4,5

“Doubt” is a bad word. In the language of the Christian, it really should be seen as a profanity. Does that seem a little extreme to you? Well, it shouldn’t! To define the word, ‘doubt’ means to “be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe; to distrust; to be uncertain about something; be undecided in opinion or belief.” As people of faith, I hope you can see why I think this is such a lethal mindset to the Christian walk.

In Matthew 13, we see Jesus coming to his hometown. The people who witnessed Jesus grow up from childhood, who now stood before them preaching and teaching with authority, are the same people who did not receive healing from Jesus because he could not “…do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” (Matt 13:58)

After 25 years of ministry, I have seen all kinds of things. I have definitely seen my share of the good, the bad and the ugly. The hardest thing to witness is seeing well-intentioned people repeatedly fail at receiving God’s will in their lives.  God offers us peace, joy, strength, and so many promises in His Word; His will for us as believers in Christ are good and precious promises.

One of the common mistakes we make when we pray is praying out of tradition rather than out of the clear teaching found in God’s Word.  Some people think if we ask God over and over again, He will eventually grant our requests.

For years I have heard this expression regarding a backslider falling into sin: People would say ‘so and so” fell from grace—or if a ministry fell into sin, they would always say, ‘“so and so” fell from grace.’  But when you study the Bible it has a completely different view.  In Romans 5:20, it says “Where sin abounded grace does much more abound.”  In other words, when a believer falls into sin, they do not fall FROM grace they fall INTO grace…they fall into the wonderful grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Life brings us many questions.  Is it a gift?  A curse?  Is life a choice?  Do we own it or does someone else?  What are we supposed to do with it?  If you are new to River of Life or if you are looking for answers, you’ve come to the right place.  In God’s Word we find the answers to all of these questions and many more, and we’d like to share them with you.  Sometimes life is not easy, and sometimes we need help.  Often we need it but aren’t even sure which way to go in order to find help.  What most of us need more than anything else is peace, and the knowledge that the grace of God covers us in all points of life.  Join us for powerful worship, practical teaching, and life lessons which will bring you to new heights. 

Whatever your life is like—really good, really bad or somewhere in between—you have the power to change it all…one word at a time. You have the power to speak to every facet of your life and start a revolution of change.  You have the power to alter the course of your marriage, corral your children who may be straying into dangerous places, even propel your career from okay to better than you ever imagined—all by the way you speak.  No, it’s not some magical, hocus-pocus formula. It’s learning to recognize the power God has given to you, and learning how to use it according to His will.