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...
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...
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) 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he has...
Hello Church Family, Luke 24:32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on theroad, 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 being physically here on earth. We see his birth, death, resurrection and the ministry that occurred after he ascended to heaven. We don’t typically...
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...
