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09/06/2026

As we have learned from Psalms 38 and 39, our attitude toward sin, both in us and in others, and how we deal with both, is the critical first step toward transformation. David vividly describes how He felt when he sinned: "For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear" (Psalm 38:4), but that through repentance and confession - by faith - he turned to the Lord: "Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin" (Psalm 38:18). His obedience in confession led to forgiveness and a desire to reorient his life toward righteousness: "Show me, O Lord, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is" (Psalms 39:4). David's desire was to live a righteous life and fulfill the purpose God had for him.

Therefore, in Psalm 40, God continues to lay out the way we can know how to live a righteous life through David, and not surprisingly, it begins with patience: "I waited patiently for the Lord" (Psalm 40:1). Why is that not surprising? Because patience is the first attribute of love: "Love is patient" (1 Corinthians 13:4). To love (agapao) is "to prefer." When we desire to obey the first and greatest commandment to love God above all others, it means we prefer what He prefers.

Last Sunday I asked what your family and friends would write in your obituary and if you would be pleased with what they had to say. If you would like to make sure God is pleased, and His opinion is the only one that matters, we need to begin with what you desire and make sure it lines up with what God desires for you.

So join us, if you want to align yourself with God's desire for you - the purpose and joy for which He created you.

09/02/2026

The Story & Purpose of Israel - Part II - "Forming the Nation"

"These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come" 1 Corinthians 10:11

The story of Israel is everyone's story, because in it is revealed God's everlasting love and faithfulness to all who are willing to trust and obey Him. And as we draw nearer to the return of Christ, it is to our benefit that we learn through the history of Israel God's plan for all who are willing to trust Him.

God told Abraham, "Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there" (Genesis 15:13). How did He do that? Why did He do that? What are the implications for us? Here is a hint from Hebrews 11:13: "All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth."

08/30/2026

I heard my friend, Scott Hearn, Pastor of Trinity-on-the-Hill Global Methodist Church, preach this past Sunday on this Psalm, and in it he talked about meeting with surviving family members to write the obituary of a loved one who had just died. The people who died were not unbelievers, they were Christians who had been members of the church for many years. Here are some of the things he has heard in his forty years of ministry:

"She was a great gardener...she had the prettiest yard in the neighborhood, and she grew the best tomatoes"

"He was a great fisherman...if you went fishing with him, he would always put you on the fish"

"He was an avid sportsman and loved to hunt"

Question: Is this how you want to be remembered?

In our Psalm, David asks God to, "Show me, Lord, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is" (Psalm 39:4), and in Ephesians 2:10, God has Paul inform us that, "we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."

Therefore, here are the three questions we will address this Sunday:
1) What would your loved ones write about you if you died today?
2) Do you want to hear God say to you at your death, "Well done, good and faithful servant" (Matthew 25:23)?
3) Do you want to pursue the "good works, which God prepared in advance for us (you) to do" (Ephesians 2:10)?

If you're willing, I will endeavor by God's grace, power, love and wisdom to "explain these things to the brothers and sisters," and "be a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is nourished by the message of faith and the good teaching you (I) have followed" (1 Timothy 4:6).

So join us if you are ready to make the rest the best!

Psalm 38:1-10, 21-22
Psalm 39:1-13
Proverbs 3:1-18
Jeremiah 1:5
Ephesians 2:10
John 17:4
Matthew 22:36-40
Ephesians 3:20-21

08/26/2026

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-21; 17:1-8; 20:1-18; 23:1-20

Several of you have asked to learn more about Israel's role and importance in God's plan, so we are going to walk through the Bible and examine some highlights to do just that.

The plan was implemented through one man and his wife, Abraham and Sarah, so we will begin with their story in Genesis, where God promises Abraham that He will "make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you" (Genesis 12:2-3).

I have no idea how long this is going to take, but I know that we are going to be blessed as we seek to learn and grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ:

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind" (John 1:1-4)

08/25/2026

Bible Study

Series: "God's Plan for the Jews"

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-21; 17:1-8; 20:1-18; 23:1-20

Several of you have asked to learn more about Israel's role and importance in God's plan, so we are going to walk through the Bible and examine some highlights to do just that.

The plan was implemented through one man and his wife, Abraham and Sarah, so we will begin with their story in Genesis, where God promises Abraham that He will "make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you" (Genesis 12:2-3).

I have no idea how long this is going to take, but I know that we are going to be blessed as we seek to learn and grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ:

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind" (John 1:1-4)

Therefore, please join us Wednesdays at 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall for this enlightening and enriching study. If you cannot join us in person, please join us virtually via YouTube (Riverview Church Evans Ga).

08/23/2026

Psalm 38 - Kristi L. has put together a personality assessment, which will be offered to all of us, to help us learn and understand how we "engage with others, receive information, make decisions and approach responsibility." I received my copy yesterday after church, and I looked through it this morning just prior to reading our text. The first statement we have to rate ("strongly agree" to "strongly disagree") is this: "My relationship with someone often affects how I judge their actions." As you might have guessed, Psalm 38 deals with this issue head on.

David laments in verse 1: "Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath," and in verse 11, "My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away." When we experience the pain of our sinful choices, how do we want to be treated by God and others? Do we think about that when those in our lives do the same thing, or do we treat them as the world would have us do?

God reveals to us through David's own sin both what it feels like from within and from without, and that the only source of truth in dealing with sinners comes from God. The question, therefore, is how does God tell us to deal with sinners?

If you're the least bit curious, please join us to hear the answers directly from God's word.

08/19/2026

Malachi 3:13 - 4:6 - A recurring problem in Scripture is that our corrupted flesh tends to assess everything in our own view instead of asking God to give us His view, and most of us are far more heavily influenced by the world than by the truth of God's word. Thus, we judge by the world's standards rather than the truth. That's why, in His final recorded words to His people before the coming of the Messiah, God directly address the arrogance (Malachi 3:13) of the unfaithful Jews and what He will do to those who do not repent: "strike the land with total destruction" (Malachi 4:6). But God also tells us where our focus should shift to please Him and bring joy to us and avoid destruction: "See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents" (Malachi 4:5-6a).

Regardless of culture or religion, a loving family is what we all seek. However, the enemy seems to be doing a much better job of destroying the family than the church is doing to strengthen it. Therefore, we need to pray and dig deeply into God's word to know, understand and act according to His commands so that we can set an example of how a loving family interacts with each other and others, and endeavor to help strengthen families that are struggling.

08/18/2026

Scripture: Malachi 3:13 - 4:6

A recurring problem in Scripture is that our corrupted flesh tends to assess everything in our own view instead of asking God to give us His view, and most of us are far more heavily influenced by the world than by the truth of God's word. Thus, we judge by the world's standards rather than the truth. That's why, in His final recorded words to His people before the coming of the Messiah, God directly address the arrogance (Malachi 3:13) of the unfaithful Jews and what He will do to those who do not repent: "strike the land with total destruction" (Malachi 4:6). But God also tells us where our focus should shift to please Him and bring joy to us and avoid destruction: "See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents" (Malachi 4:5-6a).

Regardless of culture or religion, a loving family is what we all seek. However, the enemy seems to be doing a much better job of destroying the family than the church is doing to strengthen it. Therefore, we need to pray and dig deeply into God's word to know, understand and act according to His commands so that we can set an example of how a loving family interacts with each other and others, and endeavor to help strengthen families that are struggling.

If you want to be a part of this movement, join us on Wednesday at 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall. If you cannot join us in person, please join us virtually via YouTube (Riverview Church Evans Ga).

08/16/2026

Psalm 37 - We hear many people say they are worried because of all the evil they see happening around the world. They are anxious, fearful, angry, or despondent, and in some cases, without hope. What should we do!?

God has David, in his later years, address this issue, which, as we will learn, is not new: "Do not fret because of those who are evil" (Psalm 37:1); "Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret - it only leads to evil" (Psalm 37:8). How can we learn not to fret? If we don't fret, how do we deal with the wicked? What is God's plan, and what is our role in it?

Join us if you are tired of being frustrated and wanting to live in light of the truth of God's sovereignty, love and wisdom.

08/12/2026

What makes generous people different, and why do we enjoy being with them?

First, we need to define true generosity, which is not determined by the amount given but by the attitude of the giver, which is an attitude like Christ: "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus" (Philippians 2:3-5). A giving person, therefore, is others-centered, not self-centered. It's what happens when the ONE Community pastors gather at Sunrise Grill on Friday mornings and argue about who is going to pick up the tab for the group. But we are not the only ones benefiting from this gesture; the staff at the restaurant and those seated near us share in the experience of generosity, which is a tangible way of expressing our gratitude to God for the blessing of being in community with Him and each other as the body of Christ.

But that's not what most in Israel were practicing when God told Malachi to address the issue of their "robbing" him (Malachi 3:8). Their attitude toward God even prevented them from enjoying what they did have: "You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it" (Haggai 1:6). Why? Because to love ourselves correctly, we must begin by loving God completely. Only then will we be able to love our neighbor as ourselves. That's why Jesus said these were the greatest commandments, and that "All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments" (Matthew 22:40).

Therefore, if you would like to learn to live freely and joyfully with a heart of generosity, please join us as God teaches us from His word by his Holy Spirit.

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