Hello Church Family, This past Sunday I preached on faith renewed community. I’ve had lots of conversations this past week about what it means to be in community. Most people acknowledge that community can be hard. It is easier to connect with people who think and look like you. But there can be so much growth when we are willing …

Hello Church Family, Based on 2026 data, love-related topics are among the most searched on the internet. People everywhere are looking for love and want to know what love means and how to find it. We are bombarded everyday with the world’s definition of love. We see daily images on tv, movies, social media, billboards, in newspapers and magazines about …

Hello Church Family, I was having a conversation the other day about how differently I treat my kids. Some of that is due to their different personalities. Part of that is also because my perspective on parenting has changed from the first kid to the fourth kid. With the first kid, we were very strict about his schedule and worried …

Hello Church Family, We had a wonderful night at the prayer and worship yesterday. It was a perfect place of God showing up in a powerful way. We were able to spend time worshiping, praying and being in God’s presence. So many times our schedules get very full and very busy. We try to make time to worship, pray and …

Hello Church Family, This past Sunday we looked at Jesus’ command to go and make disciples. As we look into the book of Acts we see that the early church took that command seriously and began planting churches. They planted churches all over the known world as God multiplied their numbers. The apostles planted the churches and they continued to …

Hello Church Family, “…these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” Isaiah 56:7 What does it look like for RiverStone Church to be a house of prayer for …

Hello Church Family, This past Sunday we had the honor of celebrating two baptisms. Easter is such a great time to celebrate baptisms as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a reminder for all of us who call ourselves followers of Jesus Christ. Baptism is an important part of the life of a Christian. We read of …

Hello Church Family, We are towards the end of Holy Week and tomorrow is Good Friday. It may seem a strange thing to call the day that Jesus was crucified good. You would think we would call it anything but good. But if we look back at Isaiah we understand why we can call it Good Friday. Isaiah 53:3–5 (ESV) …

Hello Church Family, Luke 24:32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” So many times when we think of Jesus in the Bible we go just to the New Testament. We look there first because we are looking at Jesus …

Hello Church Family, This past Sunday I preached on Matthew 10 where Jesus sent out the twelve apostles. Jesus took time to teach them and live life with them, but he understood the urgency of the task ahead. Jesus knew that his journey on earth would lead him to the cross. The twelve apostles were sent out by Jesus with …