This week at River Valley Church, guest speaker Jeff Ebert shares a message from Matthew 6:28–34 on Jesus’ invitation to live free from worry. Instead of being overwhelmed by anxiety about the future, we’re called to seek first God’s Kingdom and learn what it means to set our hearts and minds on Christ. Discover how fixing your focus on Him can quiet your fears, reshape your thinking, and help you rest in the confidence that your Heavenly Father knows your needs and holds your life in His hands. 

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In this episode of A Different Way, we explore Jesus’ challenging words on marriage and divorce from Matthew 5:31–32.

In a culture where divorce had become casual and one-sided, Jesus raised the bar — restoring God’s vision for covenant faithfulness and protecting the vulnerable. We look at what Jesus meant, how the broader witness of Scripture addresses issues like sexual immorality, abandonment, and abuse, and how to hold together both truth and grace in a deeply personal topic.

If you’ve experienced divorce — whether as the wounded or the one who walked away — this message reminds us that while God takes marriage seriously, He also takes mercy seriously. The gospel is not that we have perfectly kept our vows, but that Jesus has perfectly kept His.

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In this message from our series A Different Way, Jesus confronts the deeper issue beneath behavior: the heart. In Gospel of Matthew 5:27–30, He raises the bar from external obedience to inner transformation, showing why desire is powerful—and never neutral. This sermon explores why Jesus takes sexuality so seriously, how unchecked desire distorts what is sacred, and how grace, honesty, and healing are possible in the kingdom of God.

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Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount refuse to let us stay on the surface.

In this message, we look at how Jesus takes a command everyone already agrees with ("You shall not murder”) and drives it deeper into the heart, addressing anger, contempt, and unresolved conflict.

We explore why anger, when left unchecked, is so destructive, why reconciliation is central to true worship, and why Jesus calls His followers to take the first step - even when it’s costly. Ultimately, we’re reminded that reconciliation is possible because God moved toward us first through Christ.

This message invites us to examine where anger may have taken root, where distance has replaced peace, and how the gospel empowers us to live Jesus’ different way.

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What happens when two different systems collide?

In this message from Matthew 5:17–20, Jesus addresses one of the most misunderstood ideas in the Sermon on the Mount: Righteousness.

This passage serves as the foundation for everything Jesus will teach next about anger, lust, enemies, and love. Rather than calling for stricter rule-keeping, Jesus reveals a deeper righteousness—one that flows from a transformed heart, not performative obedience.

This message invites us to see the Sermon on the Mount not as a ladder to climb, but as an invitation into a new way of being human—one shaped by grace, obedience, and the life-giving wisdom of God’s kingdom.

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What are followers of Jesus actually for in the world?

In this message from our series A Different Way, we turn to Jesus’ words in Gospel of Matthew 5:13–16, where He calls His people the salt of the earth and the light of the world. After describing who is truly blessed in the Beatitudes, Jesus now reveals our purpose—to live with visible, life-giving influence as we practice the way of Jesus together.

We explore how salt adds flavor, preserves what is good, and brings healing—and how the church risks losing its “saltiness” when it becomes compromised or cloistered. We also reflect on what it means to be light in a dark world: not hidden, not silent, but visibly reflecting the light of Christ so that others might give glory to God.

Through Scriptures, this message invites us to consider the question: "What would it look like for our communities to be different because the people of Jesus are here?"

A call to identity, purpose, and faithful presence—right where God has placed us.

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In this opening message of “A Different Way: The Sermon on the Mount,” we begin with Jesus’ surprising words in the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1–12). Before giving any commands, Jesus sits down like a rabbi and makes a radical declaration about who is truly “blessed.” The Beatitudes are not a checklist for earning God’s favor, but pronouncements of grace over people who know their need for God—the poor in spirit, the grieving, the meek, and the merciful.

This message explores how Jesus announces a new kind of Kingdom—one that does not advance through power, control, or self-sufficiency, but through humility, dependence, and faithful endurance. If you’ve ever felt like you need to try harder to be accepted by God, the Beatitudes invite you to see that blessing begins with honestly admitting your need.

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What happens after Advent? After the season of Hope, Peace, Joy, Love, and Jesus, one question remains: Now what?  In this message, guest speaker Logan Phillips turns to 2 Corinthians 5:17 to explore what it really means to become a “new creation” in Christ—not as a moment that ends, but a journey that begins.

Whether you’re considering faith for the first time or wondering what it looks like to live out the new life you’ve already received, this message invites you to stop letting your faith sit in the backyard and start walking with God into the life He’s given you.

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In this Christmas Eve message from Isaiah 9:6, we’re reminded that Jesus was not only born… He was given. Christianity tells a radically different story than every other religion: instead of humanity reaching up to God, God came down to us—unexpected, accessible, and of infinite value.

Whether you’re exploring faith, returning to church, or looking for fresh wonder this Christmas, this message invites you to encounter the real Jesus.

“Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift.” (2 Corinthians 9:15)

🎄 Merry Christmas from River Valley Church.

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What does real love actually look like?

In this Advent message, we explore love not as a feeling or a slogan—but as a costly, sacrificial gift. Drawing from 1 John 4, familiar cultural stories, and the quiet power of Christmas, this message reminds us that love doesn’t begin with us—it begins with God. Love moved first. Love took on flesh. Love entered the mess. And love has a name: Jesus

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