Merlin Miller preaches the 18th message from Acts, where the conclusion of Stephen’s trial before the council results in his death, the first martyr of the recently birthed Christian church.
17: The Church Birthed
Merlin Miller preaches the 17th message from Acts, where Stephen, who was arrested and stands before the council, uses a history lesson as his defense against the false charges.
16: The Church Birthed
Merlin Miller preaches the 16th message from Acts, where Stephen, one of the men chosen in last week’s text is opposed. This time the opposition will rise to a level previously unreached.
15: The Church Birthed
Merlin Miller returns to Acts with now the 15th message, still focusing on the birth of the Christian church. This new group of followers of Jesus has experienced pressure from the outside, but now for the first time faces internal pressure. How will they respond?
Do Not Be Afraid
Merlin Miller preaches from the text where Jesus walks on water (& so does Peter) from Matthew 14:22-33 to reveal how God is greater than our insecurity. This is a special message preceding baptism.
Prayer
Merlin Miller preaches from the text of James 5:13-20 and shares his vision for how and when prayer takes place within the body of Christ at Riverview.
Affirm and Confirm
Guest Speaker Jason Miller preaches a message from 2 Corinthians 1 challenging us to not give up on God's refuge.
Communion
Merlin Miller delivers a communion message.
Living for the Glory of God
For the 3rd time Merlin Miller checks in on our church wide focus on living for the glory of God: hearing Him, submitting to Him and obeying Him. This time the focus is on submission, the main teaching text comes from Philippians 2:12-18.
Every Good Path
On a special Sunday focusing on Christian Education and blessing our students, Merlin Miller teaches from Proverbs 2 on the importance of recognizingthat wisdom, knowledge and understanding come from the Lord.
The church blesses the school age young people at our Sunday service.
Force For Christ
Chad LaForce from Force For Christ challenging us from The Word and giving info and testimony of the organization.
Walking With Jesus
Morning Message shared by Steve Eicher from Hicksville, OH speaking our deepening our walk with Jesus.
Living in God's Power
Glen Gingerich bringing the morning message on living in Christ's resurrection power in our lives.
Living for the Glory of God
This year as a congregation we are choosing to be more intentional about living for the glory of God by hearing Him, submitting to Him and carrying out that submission through obedience. Merlin Miller takes this opportunity to check in to see how we’re doing with that goal.
World Missionary Press
Joe Chadburn from World Missionary Press shares in a special Sunday morning focused on missions.
Perspectives Report
Susan Miller, Nyal Beechy, Austin Yoder, and Eric Jones share about some things that stuck out to them from the Perspectives class that around 17 people from the congregation took.
14: The Church Birthed
Merlin Miller continues his sermon series, Acts of the Apostles. This 14th sermon of the series is the second of 2 taken from Acts 5:12-42 where the momentum of the early church and wonderful works that God was doing through them continues to be contrasted with the efforts of the Jewish leaders to squash this explosive movement.
13: The Church Birthed
Merlin Miller continues his sermon series, Acts of the Apostles. This 13th sermon of the series is the first of 2 taken from Acts 5:12-42 where the momentum of the early church and wonderful works that God was doing through them is contrasted with the efforts of the Jewish leaders to squash this explosive movement.
The Fall & Rise of Joseph (Men's Resolution)
The Message on this Special Resolution Sunday morning brought by Doug Shenk and he encourages men to rise up and boldly follow God. At the end of the service several men and young men of the church go to the front and sign a Resolution declaring they will follow God and take full responsibility for theirselves, their wives, and their children. You can find a copy of the Resolution signed by the married men HERE, and a copy of the Resolution signed by younger men HERE.
Trent Miller's Reach Report
A report from Trent Miller's time leading a Reach team to Montana. CLICK HERE to see the Highlights Video he showed at the end of his talk.