The River

09/04/2026

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God basically tells Hosea to find a wife on "The Bachelor: Working Girl Edition"
Hear the whole story on Sunday.

09/03/2026

We are incredibly proud of these two Wechsler brothers as they prepare to share God's love across the globe. Avery is heading to Thailand, and Mason is traveling to Austria. While we will miss them fiercely, we have no doubt they will make an amazing impact every step of the way.
For all the details of their upcoming journey — and all the River news — please see our weekly newsletter: mailchi.mp/therivercolorado/the-river-news-09-06-2026

09/02/2026

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09/01/2026

Daniel in the lions’ den is probably one of the most popular Sunday school stories ever. Daniel prays, gets thrown into a pit of hungry beasts, and walks out without a scratch. Great lessons about faith, courage and prayer. If all we see is a kids story, we miss everything! Look closer: it’s a beautiful picture pointing directly to Jesus.
Here are just a few of Daniel’s experiences that mirrors Jesus’ journey to the cross:
• False charges: Jealous political leaders search for corruption in both men but find none — so they make up false charges to arrest and kill them

• Reluctant rulers: Both King Darius and Pilate declare them innocent; they try and fail to save them

• Sealed tombs: Daniel is thrown into a pit; Jesus is placed in a tomb. Both openings are sealed by a massive stone

• Alive: The king rushes to find Daniel alive the next morning, just as the women rush to find Jesus risen on the third day.
While Daniel’s story is amazing, Jesus does something far greater. God sends an angel to shut the lions’ mouths, and Daniel walks out untouched. Jesus, however, wasn’t spared. He willingly let the "lions" of sin, death and hell tear Him apart on the cross so we can walk free. Daniel survives the pit because he was innocent. We survive the pit because Jesus takes our guilt and sin.
When we face our own "lions", remember this truth: We serve a King who didn’t send an angel to save us — He came down into the pit to rescue us Himself.
Be sure to watch Sunday’s service here:
therivercolorado.org/sermons/remaining-faithful-in-a-pagan-land/
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08/31/2026

God knows exactly what you’re going through, right where you are.
It’s Monday Music featuring a couple of goodies...
God Will Shut the Mouth of Lions
youtube.com/watch?v=nCuPQjMWLDY
Where You Are by Rich Mullins
youtube.com/watch?v=2caOygnx2kk
Daniel Prayed
youtube.com/watch?v=dzSZTeBA-Ek
Missed Sunday’s service? Watch here and be comforted to know God is in control…
therivercolorado.org/sermons/remaining-faithful-in-a-pagan-land/
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God Will Shut The Mouth Of Lions, A Song Of Victory WorshipDaniel ...

08/28/2026

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08/27/2026

O what a great and grand gathering last Sunday in our big backyard for our annual Worship on the River. It was spectacular! There’s nothing like lifting our voices together in the beauty of His sanctuary. John Tutor, one of our elders, shared an inspirational devotional. (We’re pretending it lasted only 14 minutes. IYKYK). We celebrated as seven people got baptized right in the river. And wrapped up the morning with a fantastic BBQ picnic. Truly one of our favorite days of the year!
Check out our weekly newsletter for all the River news:
mailchi.mp/therivercolorado/the-river-news-08-30-2026

08/26/2026

Since it's National Dog Day, we tho't we'd share a few fun facts about dogs...found in the Bible.

• The Bible mentions dogs around 40 times, but zero times for a cat. Hmmm.

• During the final plague in Egypt, God stated that the Israelites camp will be so peaceful, not even a single dog will bark (Exodus 11:7)

• In the story of Lazarus, dogs would come and lick the sores on the poor man's body (Luke 16:21)

• Isaiah compares lazy spiritual leaders to blind watchdogs that are too mute to bark a warning (Isaiah 56:10)
Gotta love God for creating dogs! We'd love to see your favorite dog photos. ❤ Share them here...

08/24/2026

We had a grand time celebrating Jesus in our backyard on Sunday at our Worship on the River.. It's Monday Music! Here are a few of the songs we sang...
Watch/worship here...
Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus
Brad Paisley youtube.com/watch?v=ZTGNQ7BRg8E
Tommy Walker youtube.com/watch?v=ljpanUjNgTI
Famous One by Chris Tomlin
youtube.com/watch?v=n3q9OHlS-8k
Graves Into Gardens by Brandon Lake
youtube.com/watch?v=R8oxVCFGsgY
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