Metamorphosis | Bonnie Booko | Mother’s Day
Psalms 19:1The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Lamentations 3:22-23 ESVThe steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Allegory - A story,...
Youth | Everyday | May 05 – June 09, 2024
Monthly Big Idea Everyday is a series created to help your teen develop faith skills that will connect them with God and grow their faith. We want your high schooler to see that growing their faith isn’t about checking off a to-do list or getting everything right....
You in Five Years | Pastor Paul Booko | The Power To Change
SpirituallyRelationallyFinanciallyPhysically The habits you have today will shape who you become tomorrow. Do you like the direction your habits are taking you? You in Five Years Galatians 6:7-9Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows....
Elementary | Training Camp | May Series Overview
Monthly Big Idea Commitment is making a plan and putting it into practice. MEMORY VERSE “Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every way. It promises help for the life you are now living and the life to come.” 1 Timothy 4:8, NIrV Week...
Preschool | Little Red Wagon | May Series Overview
Monthly Big Idea Patience is waiting until later for what you want now. MEMORY VERSE “I will always love you.” Jeremiah 31:3, CEV Week One King Josiah2 Chronicles 34 When King Josiah’s workers find scrolls with God’s words on them, he quickly reads and obeys...
You Don’t Win By Trying | Pastor Erick Penn | The Power To Change
1 Corinthians 9:24 NLTDon’t you realize that in a race, everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! You have been trying for too long. Spiritual Why: Real and lasting change… Isn’t behavior modification, but spiritual transformation. Spiritual...
Breaking Bad Habits | Pastor Paul Booko | The Power To Change
Real and lasting change isn't behavior modification but spiritual transformation. Spiritual Who Spiritual Why Spiritual What (1 slide) Based on who you want to become, what one habit do you need to start? Spiritual What Not Based on who you want to become, what one...
Holy Habits | Pastor Erick Penn | The Power To Change
Why do you do what you do? You feel obligated to do what you do. You want to do what you do. You want to be accepted. You do what you do because of what you think of you. Proverbs 23:7a NKJVFor as he thinks in his heart, so is he. If you want to change what you do,...
When You’re Sick of Being Stuck | Pastor Paul Booko | The Power To Change
Romans 7:15, 19, 24I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate, I do. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that...
Youth | And It Was Good | April 07 – April 28, 2024
Monthly Big Idea A student’s guide to tapping into the superpower of mindset. MEMORY VERSE "All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it." 1 Corinthians 12:27 NLT Week One ScriptureMatthew 25:41-46 NIV Justice says good enough isn’t...
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Raising Children to Love God | Pastor Paul Booko | Raising Parents
Dear Riverside Family, This past Sunday, Pastor Paul delivered a stirring and transformative message titled, “Raising Children to Love God”—a critical installment in our Raising Parents series. It was a profound reminder of our sacred responsibility as parents and...
Generational Vision | Pastor Erick Penn | Raising Parents
Dear Riverside Family, I hope this message finds you well! This past Sunday, Pastor Erick brought a powerful and deeply moving word on "Generational Vision" as part of our Raising Parents series. It was an inspiring reminder of the legacy of faith we are called to...
Jesus & Politics | Pastor Paul Booko
Matthew 7:1Do not judge, or you too will be judged. Proverbs 18:21The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Philippians 3:20But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ....
End Times | Pastor Paul Booko | Stand Firm
Matthew 24:3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Matthew 24:12-15Because of the increase of wickedness, the...
Heavenly Perspective | Pastor Paul Booko | Stand Firm
Daniel 5:5-7Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were...