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Baptism
For the Christian, abortion is not a matter of a woman’s right to choose to have a baby. It is a matter of killing a human being made in the image of God. In this lesson, we’ll look at numerous teachings in Scripture that make it abundantly clear what God’s view of abortion is.
Becoming a Godly Father
A father's job is to lead his children to know God and his Word, to train them to exhibit godly character, to equip them for their life's work and to prepare them to take their God ordained place in family, church and society.
Divorce
We live in a culture where divorce is common, affecting those within the Church as well as outside of it. In this lesson, we look at what the Scripture teaches about divorce, and most importantly, attempt to bring hope and healing to those who have been affected by it.
Gender
Most basic to our understanding of gender is that according to Scripture, God created two genders: “male and female He created them”. All the modern-day speculation about numerous genders or gender fluidity is foreign to the Bible. Although many may disagree with us that there are only two genders, we must hold fast to the truth of God’s Word.
Lord's Supper
Christians throughout history have clearly understood that observing the Lord’s Supper is an ordinance (command) of the Lord. In this lesson, we’ll look at Scripture to see what the Lord’s Supper means and what effect it should have on the life of a Christian.
Marriage
God’s view of marriage is higher, deeper, stronger and more glorious than anything we or our culture can ever imagine. In this 2-part series on marriage, we will look at God’s glorious purposes for marriage and the roles of a husband and wife in fulfilling that vision.
Modesty
Somehow, we have made modesty all about the length of a woman’s skirt or the cut of her blouse. Yet Scripture says that the “body is more than clothing”. In this message, we see that a biblical definition of modesty applies to a man as much as a woman, and it always focuses on our heart, not our clothes.
Politics and The Church
We live in a day and age where political discourse is dividing our nation. At River of Life, we made a decision many years ago to not preach temporary political passions, but to instead focus on the eternal Gospel of Christ crucified. This message will explain our reasons for taking this stand.
Race
The Bible (and science) are abundantly clear … there is only one race and that is of the human race. All human beings have the same physical characteristics with minor variations and are equally created in the image God. Any partiality or prejudice based on these differences is sinful and expressly forbidden by Scripture.
Sexuality
This lesson explores the biblical view of human sexuality, which is the invention and design of God Himself. He gave sexuality to us as a gift with two functions: to perpetuate the human race and to create an intimate bond between husband and wife. The right use of it is a beautiful and glorious thing … the wrong use of it destroys.
The Trinity
The Bible teaches that the Father is God, that Jesus is God, and that the Holy Spirit is God. At the same time, the Bible also teaches that there is only one God. That will always be difficult to understand, yet Scripture clearly teaches it. God is infinitely greater than we are; thus is shouldn’t surprise us when we find things in Scripture that are hard to understand
Truth
In our modern culture, to claim that you have the truth is offensive and divisive … yet Jesus said, “I have come for this purpose, to bear witness to the truth”. In this 2-part series, we look at the idea of truth and how it is embodied in the person and words of Jesus Christ.