Rice Community Church

When we travel with kids or friends who are not sure where we are headed the first question that comes is "are we there yet," we do that with God as well. Our journey with God may have some bumps in the road or take turns we weren't expecting but with Him leading the way, we can be sure that the direction is accurate.

Have you ever gotten a dream from God and not really sure how it was going to happen? There are promises in Gods Word that when He gives a promise He will provide a way.

In part two of our series New Rivers/New Roads we look at Isaiah 43:1-2; 14-19, how God has called you by name has pursued you and will protect you. When we pour our souls out to God with impossible situations it leaves room for Him to show and He makes all things possible.

Have you ever wondered what God's will is for your life? What job you should take or if you should do something? Today we we discuss some thoughts about how God cares more about who you are becoming than what you are doing and why you are doing it more than the what you are doing.

Today we focus on new years resolution on making prayer a priority, and how prayer is about our relationship and having conversation with God

Merry Christmas, today we finish our journey to that first Christmas morning, as we journeyed to the manger, we journeyed with Hope, Love, Joy and Peace that come with Jesus as He came shine His light into our darkness and give us true life.

In today's message we talk about the Peace God gives us as we seek Him and follow the Star that shown that first Christmas morning.

At that first Christmas true joy was brought into the world. True joy is confidence that God is always in control no matter what circumstances around us look like. Philippians 4:4 says "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say Rejoice!" Today we look at three steps at being joyful, Knowing who we are, Living from Gods presence, and serving others.

Today we journey towards love and how that first Christmas showed us how much God loves us, by sending His Son as Savior of the world. Gods love is unconditional, no strings attached, you cant earn it, love is Who God is.

As we enter this season of Advent (coming) we begin our journey to Christmas following the Hope of the World. How the assurance of Hope in Jesus changes our perspective and the direction of our lives.

As we enter this week into Thanksgiving we look at being thankful, grateful, and generous. When we give of our time, effort and finances believing we serve an abundant God our lives open up to live not as a blessing for ourselves but as a blessing to others around us. Some information from Life.Church and Craig Groschel

John 6:66-69 At this point many of his disciples turned away and deserted him. Then Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, “Are you also going to leave?”Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. We believe, and we know you are the Holy One of God. When Jesus is the only thing on the menu do you still order.

Becoming a follower of Jesus is not based on rules but on love, when we try and follow the rules we run into empty religion that will frustrate and confuse us. But God made a way through His love for us to come to Him and respond in love to His grace.

The very thing the world saw as a weakness, guilt and was meant to be shameful, God used to make a way for us.

Today we look at Luke 7:36-47, Fans want knowledge of Jesus, and to keep things shallow, just enough to be forgiven but "not mess with my life." Followers want to have an intimate relationship, and become vulnerable to get to be known. With an intimate relationship with Jesus comes forgiveness to freedom.

Have you ever thought once I get it together I'll go to church, well in Luke 9:23 Jesus invited anyone to follow Him, and when He said "anyone," He actually meant it.

What would it feel like to sit down with Jesus at the dining room table and have the D.T.R (Define the relationship) talk? Jesus said in Luke 9:23 "And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me." How would we answer that question? What does that look like in everyday life? Today we start a new series from Kyle Idleman's book and small group "Not A Fan."

Mark 8:36 Jesus asks us, and what do you benefit if you gain the wold world but lose your own soul? then He goes on to ask...Is there anything worth more than your soul? So today we are going to talk about keeping first things first and whats important - important. what are you chasing with your life?

National Back to Church Sunday today we talk about "a place to belong." Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. as we come together and serve, support, encourage each other becoming the body we begin to become all God has called us to be.

Just as God called Joshua to "be strong and courageous," He is also calling us to have strength and faith in Him because He will always be alongside and with us.