Church in the Valley, A Seventh-Day Adventist Church

06/11/2026

Adopted Into Royalty 👑❤️

The gospel doesn’t just forgive you.
It adopts you.

Through Jesus, we are brought into
the family of God.

No longer slaves to sin.
No longer defined by our failures.
No longer destined for death.

We become sons and daughters.
Co-heirs with Christ.

And when God looks at you,
He doesn’t see a list of mistakes.
He sees someone redeemed by Jesus.
Someone deeply loved.
Someone who belongs.

Because of Christ,
the distance sin created is gone.
Now, in our deepest pain,
we can cry out, “Abba, Father.”

And He hears us.

06/08/2026

What Sin Never Tells You ⚠️🦁

The oryx calf felt safe.
The lioness protected it, stayed near it, even defended it!
But the predator never stopped being a predator.
Eventually, the lioness did
what lions do.

That’s a powerful picture of sin.
Sin often feels comforting at first.
It offers relief, pleasure, escape.
But it never tells you the ending.

What begins as comfort can end in captivity.
What begins as embrace can end in destruction.
That’s why we need rescue.

Not because sin looks dangerous at first,
but because it hides its true nature.

God provides a way out for all who choose it.
Rescue from the predator, and redemption for our brokenness.
Jesus came to rescue us and bring us home.

06/06/2026

Main Service | June 6 | 10 am

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06/04/2026

The Battle Is Not the Verdict ⚔️

A thought showing up
is not the same thing
as a thought taking over.

Temptation is not condemnation.
And struggle is not proof
that you don’t belong to God.

In fact, the very battle
may be evidence that the Holy Spirit
is at work within you.

The danger isn’t that the thought arrived.
The danger is when we feed it.
Excuse it.
Build a home for it.

So when those thoughts come,
don’t let them move in.
Take them captive.
Bring them under the authority of Jesus.

Because you are not defined
by the temptation you face.
You are defined
by the Savior you follow.

06/02/2026

Our CIV team has been arrested for kindess with bail set at $3000!

We are proud to partner with Cops for Cancer to help raise funds for cancer research, kids' camps, and counseling services for families affected by cancer.

Click the link below to help our team reach its fundraising goal of $3000

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06/01/2026

The Father’s Voice ❤️

Many Christians confuse conviction
with condemnation.

The Holy Spirit points out pride,
bitterness, anger, or hidden sin…
And immediately we think:
“God must be disappointed in me.”

But that’s not the gospel.

Condemnation says,
“You failed, and there is no hope.”
Conviction says,
“You failed, but that’s not who you are.”
Condemnation pushes you away from God.
Conviction draws you closer.

Why?
Because condemnation is a sentence.
Conviction is an invitation.

The Father doesn’t expose our sin
to shame us.
He exposes it
so He can heal it.

05/30/2026

Main Service | May 30 | 10 am

LOVE GOD. LOVE PEOPLE. SERVE THE WORLD.https://civ.churchRomans 8:1–11 opens with one of the most liberating declarations in all of Scripture: “There is ther...

05/28/2026

The Battle at the Roots 🌳⚔️

The old tree may be cut down…
but the roots still try to grow back.
And that’s the tension of the Christian life.

The old self fights for space
while the new life in Christ
tries to take deeper root.

So which one grows?
The one being fed.

That’s why spiritual growth isn’t about pretending to be stronger.
It’s about staying connected to the right source.

Prayer.
Scripture.
Community.
Service.
The presence of Jesus.

Transformation happens when we keep exposing ourselves to His presence.

05/25/2026

Even When We Fall, He Holds Us ✝️

The real Christian life
includes struggle.

It includes failure.
It includes fighting against sin
and feeling weak sometimes.

But the good news is this:
While we are still growing,
Jesus remains faithful.

Our hope was never
in becoming flawless.

Our hope is in Christ.
His mercy, His grace,
His steady hand that lifts us every time we fall.

So when you stumble, don’t run from Him.
He’s the very reason you can stand again.

05/23/2026

Main Service | May 23 | 10 am

LOVE GOD. LOVE PEOPLE. SERVE THE WORLD.https://civ.church