May 15, 2022
Seeing the Risen Lord: Getting the Big Picture
Series: (All)
As we prepare to welcome a new pastor to RBTS, it is good to remember how God helps us to new directions and renewed purpose. We celebrate resurrection power in our personal lives and our life together. We ask ourselves, “How is God preparing and inviting me to change?”
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- May 15, 2022Seeing the Risen Lord: Getting the Big Picture
May 15, 2022Seeing the Risen Lord: Getting the Big PictureSeries: (All)As we prepare to welcome a new pastor to RBTS, it is good to remember how God helps us to new directions and renewed purpose. We celebrate resurrection power in our personal lives and our life together. We ask ourselves, “How is God preparing and inviting me to change?”
- May 8, 2022Life with the Shepherd
May 8, 2022Life with the ShepherdSeries: (All)
Text: John 10:22-30 AS WE GATHER: Today is the fourth Sunday of Easter and the joy of the Resurrection continues to bless our worship. Today is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday and we are reminded that Jesus cares for his people like a shepherd cares for his flock. Today is also a day to celebrate our Mothers.
- May 1, 2022How to Find Peace
May 1, 2022How to Find PeaceBy: Rev. Tom MeyerSeries: (All)
"How to Find Peace" - Philippians 4 AS WE GATHER: In the first lesson today we hear about the conversion of the Apostle Paul who went from being someone who was out to destroy the Christian community to one who brought the "Peace of Christ" to them. Paul writes in the Epistle lesson about the "Peace that passes all understanding." In the Gospel lesson Jesus tells us that the way to peace is through Him because "He is the Way and the Truth and the Life." We will learn how to find that peace in the Message today.
- Apr 24, 2022A Message of Peace
Apr 24, 2022A Message of PeaceSeries: (All)
A Message of Peace The celebration of Easter continues in our worship today. The Gospel reading tells of the excitement and challenges of that first week, while the reading from Acts tells of how quickly the message of Jesus’ resurrection spread after Pentecost through the message of the apostles. With Easter joy comes God’s promise of peace through the challenges of our life.
- Apr 17, 2022Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life
Apr 17, 2022Jesus is the Resurrection and the LifeSeries: (All)EASTER SUNDAY Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life To the dead man, Jesus was life. To the prostitute, He was a second chance. To the searching, He was the long-awaited answer. This Easter, discover what it means when Jesus says, "I Am the Resurrection and the Life.”
- Apr 15, 2022Mercy in the Cross
Apr 15, 2022Mercy in the CrossSeries: In View of God's MercyGood FridayIN VIEW OF GOD’S MERCY: Mercy in the Cross.Welcome to this service for Good Friday in our In View of God’s Mercy series. Today we ponder how Jesus mercifully removed the sentence of sin against us by going to the cross to declare us not guilty.
- Apr 14, 2022Mercy in Bread and Wine
Apr 14, 2022Mercy in Bread and WineSeries: In View of God's MercyIN VIEW OF GOD’S MERCY:
Welcome to this service for Maundy Thursday. As the bread is broken and the cup is poured in this service, Christ’s body and blood serve as agents of God’s mercy to us who are broken by sin and thirsting for righteousness. We now live covered by God’s mercy.
- Apr 10, 2022Choose Church
Apr 10, 2022Choose ChurchSeries: Being Challenge
BEING CHALLENGE: Choose Church In the time when Jesus lived, the people assembled in either the temple or a synagogue. In all four Gospel accounts, on several different occasions, it is mentioned that Jesus was found at the temple or synagogues on a daily basis. Hebrews 10:25 exhorts us to “not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Church is not just something we do to feel good, it is an important spiritual habit that Jesus practiced and God’s Word encourages.
- Apr 6, 2022Mercy in Service
Apr 6, 2022Mercy in ServiceSeries: In View of God's Mercy
IN VIEW OF GOD’S MERCY: Mercy in Service In this service for Week 5 of Lent in our In View of God’s Mercy series, we look at our lives through the lens of God’s love toward us in the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus. In this service, we will see that we are called to serve in mercy the needs of those around us by Christ’s example.
- Apr 3, 2022Seek Solitude
Apr 3, 2022Seek SolitudeSeries: Being ChallengeBEING CHALLENGE:
Jesus had an extremely busy life. He was a very wanted man, crowds continually followed Him, pressed in on Him, and made requests of Him, etc. And yet, in the midst of all the busyness, Jesus was never so hurried that He missed out on the one person that He needed most. Solitude with God allowed Jesus to stay focused on the mission God called Him to. God has also called you to live on mission for Him.
- Mar 30, 2022Mercy in Relationships
Mar 30, 2022Mercy in RelationshipsSeries: In View of God's Mercy
Mercy in Relationships: In Week 4 of our In View of God’s Mercy series, we look at our lives through the lens of God’s love toward us in the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus. In this service, we will come to understand that within the communities God has placed us, we are given the grace to treat one another as Christ has cared for us in his love and mercy.
- Mar 27, 2022Prioritize Prayer
Mar 27, 2022Prioritize PrayerSeries: Being Challenge
BEING CHALLENGE: Prioritize Prayer
In the Scriptures, we see Jesus praying alone, early, often and consistently. We see Him pray in nature, in solitude, overnight, before miracles, to offer thanksgiving, in the midst of difficulty, and even when He doesn’t like what’s ahead. Prayer was always a priority in the life of Jesus in every circumstance. Today we’ll learn about the keystone habit of prioritizing prayer in our lives. - Mar 23, 2022Mercy in Betrayal
Mar 23, 2022Mercy in BetrayalSeries: In View of God's Mercy
IN VIEW OF GOD’S MERCY: Mercy in Betrayal In this service for Week 3 of Lent in our In View of God’s Mercy series, we look at our lives through the lens of God’s love toward us in the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus. In this service, we ponder the truth that though we may turn away from our God again and again, our Lord continues to call us back into his merciful arms for Jesus’ sake.
- Mar 20, 2022Study Scripture
Mar 20, 2022Study ScriptureSeries: Being Challenge
BEING CHALLENGE: Study Scripture In the only documented story, we have of Jesus Christ as a grown child, we see Him at the temple talking with and learning from the scholars about the Scriptures. At the end of that story, in Luke 2:52, we are told that Jesus Christ continued to grow in wisdom. Are you continuing to grow in wisdom? Studying Scripture allows you to gain wisdom about who God is and about who you are as His child.
- Mar 16, 2022Mercy in Suffering
Mar 16, 2022Mercy in SufferingSeries: In View of God's Mercy
IN VIEW OF GOD’S MERCY: Mercy in Suffering In this service for Week 2 of Lent in our In View of God’s Mercy series, we look at our lives through the lens of God’s love toward us in the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus. In this service, we recall that no life is without suffering, but our sufferings are not worth comparing to the glory to be revealed to us in Jesus by God’s great mercy.