Posted: 12 Sep, 2015 | Author: Steve Nelson
In this sermon, Steve talks about leadership and the exciting news that Dove Cranson is being recognized as a pastor at the Rio! Download Church Leadership – Handout
Read More...Posted: 30 Aug, 2015 | Author: Steve Nelson
In this final part of the Knowing Jesus sermon series, Steve takes a look at three things that stop us as a church from working together as a team: sin and selfishness that entangles and disqualifies, failure to work as a team and to see what is small as being part of something bit, and indifference […]
Read More...Posted: 25 Jul, 2015 | Author: Steve Nelson
God calls the church to unity—an unconditional, tightly-bound unity. So what do we do when we meet people who we don’t naturally get along with? How does God call his saints to respond when faced with a difficult relationship? “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” […]
Read More...Posted: 05 Jul, 2015 | Author: Dr. Michael Parsa
In this next section of Philippians 3, we take a look at these verses: “If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a […]
Read More...Posted: 16 May, 2015 | Author: Steve Nelson
As we continue our series through Philippians, we’re going to take a look at the place of suffering in a Christian’s life. Suffering is very real, not only in the sense of the persecuted church, but also in the sense of the day-to-day struggles and battles that we face regularly. These sufferings, in whatever form, […]
Read More...Posted: 01 Sep, 2012 | Author: Steve Nelson
Divorce affects us all. Some of us may have been through it ourselves, or we may have come out of broken families. People in our church have been divorced and we all have friends and acquaintances who have been affected by it. So what does the Bible say? Is it ever permitted? Is remarriage allowed? […]
Read More...Posted: 12 Aug, 2012 | Author: Steve Nelson
What does the Bible say about homosexuality?
Read More...Posted: 29 Sep, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson
Think of the greatest struggles of your life. You’d probably be willing to do anything to make a difference in those trials. Here is something you can do, and it just takes an hour.
Read More...Posted: 13 Oct, 2019 | Author: Steve Nelson
Perhaps the greatest reason we don’t pray more is because we lack faith that our prayers will make a difference. To boost our prayer life, we must boost our faith.
Read More...Posted: 03 Nov, 2019 | Author: Mike Kimball
Jesus is a life giver and we want to experience life as we engage in living actively as members of the kingdom of heaven.
Read More...Posted: 23 Feb, 2020 | Author: Dove Cranson
God speaks. His words have power. Will we listen and obey?
Read More...Posted: 22 Mar, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson
In this message, Steve looks at some of the different ways we experience life and highlights a few areas that will be challenging in the midst of our current world crisis.
Read More...Posted: 08 Nov, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson
All of the life we find in God starts with the gospel. The gospel is not just the get-out-of-jail-free card or the ticket to eternal life. Rather, it is a beginning point. A new connection with God. A seed that grows.
Read More...Posted: 01 Nov, 2020 | Author: Dove Cranson
We can give and receive a blessing with the persecuted church around the world.
Read More...Posted: 22 Nov, 2020 | Author: Steve Nelson
We must refuse to be okay with the way things are. Jesus wants to bring people into life and out of death and darkness.
Read More...Posted: 29 Nov, 2020 | Author: Dove Cranson
The good news of Jesus is a joyful gift to receive. It is also a joy filled gift to share.
Read More...Posted: 10 Jan, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson
God is our AWESOME hero who has given life to dead things!
Read More...Posted: 17 Jan, 2021 | Author: Dove Cranson
Walking with God is a vibrant, life changing journey with God Almighty. It is an ongoing relationship into a deeper knowing. We are each invited in.
Read More...Posted: 24 Jan, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson
One of the ways we respond to God's love is that we love him back. Practically, we do this by giving him our lives.
Read More...Posted: 14 Feb, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson
Colossians 1:24-25 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship (NAS,NKJ) from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, ESV
Read More...Posted: 07 Mar, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson and Dove Cranson
Church finances may bore you, but being refreshed in our vision is always worth it.
Read More...Posted: 23 May, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson
Every year nearly two million people google "What is the Bible?"
Read More...Posted: 30 May, 2021 | Author: Dove Cranson and John Meyer
In the midst of loss, God's love for us shines out as we love each other and choose to listen to His voice.
Read More...Posted: 06 Jun, 2021 | Author: Steve Nelson
In this message we will look at the question: Who is Jesus?
Read More...Posted: 07 Nov, 2021 | Author: Tom Schwieger
To have deep friendships like Jonathan and David had, we must be fighting the same battle and helping each other find strength in God.
Read More...Posted: 16 Jan, 2022 | Author: Dove Cranson
Before we can walk, we must sit in the finished work of Christ!
In this sermon, Dove begins our series called "Sit Walk Stand." It is a study through the book of Ephesians which is complimented by the book "Sit Walk Stand" by Watchman Nee.
Posted: 23 Jan, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson
To do well in the Christian life, you have to believe, in faith, in what God has done for you. And you must sit in the finished work of God.
Read More...Posted: 30 Jan, 2022 | Author: Steve Nelson
God's incomparably great power is available for us, but we must come to the end of ourselves and trust in him.
Read More...Posted: 21 Mar, 2006 | Author: Steve Nelson
Memory Madness seminar - Originally given at a pastors conference in June 2005.
Read More...Posted: 14 Mar, 2011 | Author: Steve Nelson
Community Parenting Seminar given at the Rio Church in 2011
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