Riverbend Podcast

ALL CREATION SHOUTS: THE PRAISE OF GOD SCRIPTURE – PSALM 96:7-10 7 Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts. 9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth. 10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.” The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.

SCRIPTURE – PSALM 96:4-6 4 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. 6 Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.

What is the nature of worship? What does it mean to worship? What are the mechanics of worship? What are the differences between worship service and rock concert?

When God invites us into his life, our lives become interesting: richer, fuller, deeper.

THE ORNAMENT OF LIFE SCRIPTURE - ISAIAH 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called - אֲבִיעַ֖ד – Everlasting Father

THE ORNAMENT OF STRENGTH SCRIPTURE - ISAIAH 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called -אֵ֣ל גִּבּ֔וֹר – Mighty God

Based on ISAIAH 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called - Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Embrace God's uncommon grace.

We recognize and celebrate the attributes of our Loving God - our Good Father.

Think about what it might take to tell the truth to someone - what would be the consequences? If we want to tell the truth well we must speak with humility. Without humility we should not be speaking the truth in arrogance or speak the truth for self serving reasons. When we speak from humility we are equipped to speak the truth well.

When everyone looks to you to be the one, and when you come through all the time, what do you do next? How do we replenish? Elijah listens to God in the whisper.

The grace of God as expressed to others should not be held hostage by our emotions - and not caring is not a reason not to care. We care because our Father cares. We should be satisfied not with what we think or say, but what we do. Even worse is when we say we care and do nothing.

Worship comes from a place of either gratitude or brokenness: but there is this place in between where we need to allow ourselves to be vulnerable - which can be experienced as peace.

Pastor Doug Congdon shares with us how important serving others is with the example of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples.

Pastor Scott Vermillion leads us in today's lesson about the transforming power of communion.

Pastor Dave finishes our Grace Beyond the Walls series with a powerful look at humility-induced joy.

Message 2 in our Grace Beyond the Walls series is based on Micah 6:8.

Build a case for passion, not just participation. Trust and Obey.