River of Life Church Sauk Centre (Audio)

Worship is not a music genre and it's not the section of our church services where we sing. Worship is so much more.

We naturally are selfish and prideful creatures. To make matters worse, pride is hard to define, difficult to see in ourselves, and detested by God. So what is the antidote to pride? Humility!

It's hard to remember to be grateful when things are going well. It probably should be the opposite. But when things are good, we seem to forget about needing God and being thankful for all the good things that come from Him.

Sometimes we get stuck in the American church because there is no persecution. It's so easy for us to focus on our gatherings because it's safe. This takes away the need for God's people to scatter and share the Good News. If we are not intentional about this second part, it simply doesn't happen.

We dive in to our series "Unstuck", looking at things that bring us freedom and help us grow in our relationship with God. One of those things is tithing and being obedient to God with our finances. Tithing is a simple act of obedience that helps us keep God first in our lives, helps us trust God more, and helps the church spread the gospel of Jesus! So, let's answer the question "Why do/don't I tithe?"

Last week we looked at forgiving others. An even more difficult topic has to do with forgiving ourselves. Many of us are stuck and unable to move forward because of the guilt and shame from the things we have done in our past.

Unforgiveness is one of the most debilitating in our walk with God, and our life in general. What they did to you was not right. It hurt! We acknowledge that. But right now, it's time for you to start the process of forgiving them. This forgiveness doesn't let them off the hook or mean that you have to completely trust them again, but it can set YOU free! Not forgiving someone doesn't hurt them, it makes you stuck!

When the body of Christ all uses what God has given them for His mission, we see lives changed and the declaration of that through water baptisms, like we are witnessing today.

The church hasn't always done a great job when it comes to helping people who deal with depression. Whether you are someone who deals with it or not, this interview and message can help us start moving in the right direction when it comes to this topic.

Anxiety is something that affects many more of us than we know. Today we are not talking about medical anxiety, but the type of anxiety that comes out of fear or nervousness about what might happen. We don't want that. We want peace. So, let's take a look at how we can start to make the transition from anxiousness to peace.