River of Life Church - St Joseph

In the Beginning - Week 7

This sermon closes out our In The Beginning series as we look at Genesis 11 and the story of the Tower of Babel. This story speaks powerfully to our culture today as we can easily fall for the same lie that the people of Babel believed. We talk about how to avoid the pitfalls of Babel and put our hope in Jesus. 

Guest Speaker: Pastor Sue Kollman - Breaking Free

This week, due to health issues during the week, Pastor Tyler called in a guest speaker! Pastor Sue Kollman is the Administrative Pastor for River of Life. She delivers a powerful message about Freedom in Christ. A level of freedom comes when we are saved, but there is a whole other level of freedom in Christ that comes through God redeeming our inner life after we are saved. You are going to want to hear this message! 

In The Beginning - Week 6

Noah and the Flood are the topic at hand this week! We are nearing the end of our series on Genesis 1-11, and everything so far culminates in the flood narrative of Genesis 6-9. We look at what God was doing in this story, why he chose Noah, and what we can learn from it. 

In The Beginning - Week 5

Cain and Abel is one of the tragic stories in scripture. The writers of Genesis use the story to show how sin has begun to spread after the choices of Adam and Eve caused the Fall. This week we lean into this story to see what it can teach us about the Bible and our own personal lives. 

In The Beginning - Week 4

Week 4! This week we turn our attention to Genesis 3 and the "Fall of Man." Pastor Tyler discusses how God's command not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was not some arbitrary command. Instead, God was making a statement that Adam and Eve should get their life and wisdom from Him. Adam and Eve instead reject that so they can define their own terms for their lives. We face this same battle on a daily basis individually and in our culture at large. 

In The Beginning - Week 3

Oh the humanity! This week we cover what Genesis is saying about humans, our value, purpose, and role within God's good creation. The end of Genesis 1 and all of Genesis 2 have a lot to say about how we should view ourselves and our place in the world.

In The Beginning - Week 2

The next part of Genesis that we cover is the 6 days of creation in Genesis 1:1-2:3. Pastor Tyler talks in this sermon about how the 6 days are arranged categorically to make some important theological points that can have a profound impact on our lives.

In The Beginning - Week 1

This series is about Genesis 1-11. Understanding the earliest parts of the Bible helps us know God deeper, engage with his Word better, and discover our rightful place in God's creation. This week we open by focusing on the first two verses of Genesis 1. 

Vision Series Week 3 - Getting to Growth

This week we wrap up our vision series talking about how we will grow the Kingdom of God: through having a mentality that says we will GO out with the Gospel to the world around us. 

Vision Series Week 2 - Staying The Course

This week we continue our Vision series and talk about how to stay the course during 2025. The main idea is that true discipleship (becoming like Jesus) happens outside the doors of the church. Sunday church is vitally important to our walk of faith, but we cannot have a Sunday-centric faith. The true expression of our faith to Jesus happens during the week.