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River of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)ComMISSIONed WK1 - Zealous SendersA study on the final thing that Jesus said while he was here, the Great Commission.
2026-02-1932 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Game Plan - Self-CenteredWe are finishing up our sermon series called Game Plan where we talk about what does it look like for 2026 to be a year completely focused on the Kingdom of God. Instead of talking about what we need to do this year, in the final week we talk about what do we need to leave behind in 2025.
2026-02-0940 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Erin InterviewThis week, we hear from Pastor Erin as she and her husband are being launched into a new season of ministry with Chi Alpha.
2026-02-0140 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)BrokenOur world is broken. How should we, as Jesus followers, approach the brokeness of our world and what should we remember when we want to respond to it?
2026-01-2550 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Game Plan - Passion & PurposeWe all want to know our purpose in life. This week, we look at how we can find that purpose.
2026-01-2044 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Game Plan - UnityThis week, we take a look at John chapter 17, known as The High Priestly Prayer, a prayer Jesus prayed right before He was betrayed, arrested, and crucified. A good portion of that prayer is for unity, for us to be unified. The world we live in seems intent on dividing us...Jesus' prayer was for us to have unity.
2026-01-1250 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Game Plan - Run the Race2026 can be a year defined by the kingdom of God, His presence in our lives, and by being engaged in a community pursuing Him. But how? What areas do we need to focus on not only to make 2026 that kind of year, but also in the years to come?
2026-01-0439 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)The Importance of SeasonsThis week, we take the time to talk through the big picture or idea of Advent.
"The Advent Song"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRP5rvNWFyc
2025-12-2131 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Keeping It Casual - Only God can judge meIn our final week of the series, we look at the statement "Only God can judge me," and how others view us.
2025-12-1438 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Keeping it Casual - Friend of SinnersOur relationships are essential, but how do our relationships impact our spiritual growth?
2025-12-0736 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)November 2025 Baptisms - 2nd serviceThis morning, we celebrate as we hear stories of how God is transforming lives and witness them taking their next step in their journey with God.
2025-11-3037 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)November 2025 Baptisms - 1st ServiceThis morning, we celebrate as we hear stories of how God is transforming lives and witness them taking their next step in their journey with God.
2025-11-3039 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Keeping It CasualCome as you are is a common phrase that you might hear quite often. Is there a negative side to that line when it comes to growing in our relationship with God?
2025-11-2333 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Keeping It Casual/ A Perfect and Holy GodHaving a friendship and close relationship with God is amazing, but have we made it too casual?
2025-11-1738 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)The Mental Battle of StewardshipAs we conclude our series on Stewardship, we examine the tensions that can arise when discussing stewardship.
2025-11-1038 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Stewardship - How my financial stewardship impacts othersThis week, we examine whether we are stewarding our money wisely and how we ensure that our use of it is for His kingdom.
2025-11-031h 08River of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Stewardship - How Financial Stewardship Impacts MeThis week, we talk about what we have and how that affects us.
2025-10-2736 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Stewardship - My life, His KingdomKicking off a new series on stewardship. What is stewardship? What are we responsible for? How should we be viewing everthing that we have and how we use it?
2025-10-2042 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)The Journey - Right Place at the Right TimeIn the final week of our series we look at how in order to grow in our spiritual walk we need to put ourselves in the right place with the right people.
2025-10-0544 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)The Journey - Personal ResponsibilityContinuing in our series, 'The Journey,' we explore how following Jesus isn't a one-time decision, but a daily choice —a life of ups and downs, marked by growth. This week, we examine our role in our own spiritual growth.
2025-09-2938 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)The Journey - WildernessWe are in a series focused on spiritual growth, maturity, discipleship, and drawing closer to God. This week, we look at what a part of our journey can look like....The Wilderness.
2025-09-1534 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)The Journey - Hunger & ThirstKicking off a new series focused on spiritual growth, maturity, discipleship, and drawing closer to God. This week, we look at how scripture talks about hungering and thirsting after God.
2025-09-0744 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Learning the Jesus Wayhis week we talk about the difference between and admirer and a follower of Jesus. How do we truly follow Jesus, and what does it look like as we actually live it out?
2025-09-0134 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Know CurtainsIn a world where communication is increasingly filtered through screens and algorithms, this message explores the tension between God’s embodied design for connection and our disembodied digital lives. Through personal stories, biblical truth, and cultural insight, it reveals how technology can both bridge and break the communion and fruitfulness we were created for.
2025-08-1841 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Comfort to CallingWe all have an invitation to be a part of what God is doing, but sometimes figuring out what God is inviting us to can be difficult. Pastor Erin shares her season that led to her decision to head to the mission field on college campuses.
2025-08-1339 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)The Holy Spirit - Are Spiritual Gifts NecessaryWhat are spiritual gifts? Are they really necessary for being a follower of Jesus? We take a 30,000-foot view of spiritual gifts and why we need the giftings of the Holy Spirit to do what God has called us to do.
2025-08-0340 min2025-07-2144 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)God's plans are better than good plansWe all have plans or goals in our lives. However, too many times, God has something better in store for us. Are we positioning ourselves to hear from God and then walk in obedience to what He has for us?
2025-07-1425 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)The Holy Spirit....Is There More?We look at how things changed after Pentecost and how we see the Holy Spirit working in various ways in the early church and in the lives of believers.
2025-06-2943 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)June 2025 Baptism 2nd ServiceToday, we get to celebrate together as we hear stories of what God is and has been doing in people's lives and watch as they take their next step in following Him by being baptized.
2025-06-2333 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)June 2025 Baptism 1st ServiceToday we get to celebrate together as we hear stories of what God is and has been doing in people's lives and watch as they take their next step in following Him by being baptized.
2025-06-2337 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Holy Spirit ComeToday, we are going to look at what the Bible has to say about the Holy Spirit being present in our lives. What do we mean when we say "Come, Holy Spirit?
2025-06-1636 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)What is PentecostWe begin a new series simply titled the Holy Spirit. Over the next few weeks, we will be talking about spiritual gifts. This week, we begin by talking about what Pentecost is.
2025-06-0940 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)The Church's response to sexualityIn our final week of the series, we conclude by examining how the church can responsibly respond to sexuality in today's world.
2025-06-0238 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A Theology of GenderWe walk through some observations that can guide us closer to a God centered theology of gender.
2025-05-2738 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Go - Guest Speaker Paul HurckmanGuest speaker Paul Hurckman shares what God is doing around the world and how God is inviting us to be a part of God’s work in impactful ways.
2025-05-2556 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Ancient Beliefs & Modern Practicies - Gnosticism & Gender IdentityThis week, we press into another difficult topic. Gender identity is probably one of the most heated and charged conversations happening today. When someone says gender identity, what does that mean, what ancient belief parallels it, and what does the Bible have to say about it.
2025-05-1251 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Ancient Beliefs & Modern Practices - A healthy approach to sexLast week we looked at how our culture still practices the worship of Aphrodite love. This week, we look at what it looks like to have a healthier view of sex than our world. We look at what God's design for sex actually was.
2025-05-0443 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Ancient Beliefs & Modern Practices - Aphrodite WorshpMany think that what is happening in our culture today is something new, but Ecclesiastes's author says, "history merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new." For the next few weeks, we will look at ancient beliefs and practices that are still present today. This week, we look at Aphrodite worship and how that is still being practiced today.
2025-04-2851 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Easter 2025As we celebrate this Easter, we take a look at another resurrection story found in the book of John. When Jesus said "I am the resurrection and the life", it's not just something for our future but right here in the present.
2025-04-2036 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)What All Of Us Really NeedWe all want to grow, but growing requires change. And honestly most of us don't like change because it's uncomfortable. So how do we grow spiritually, and what questions should we be asking ourselves when it comes to our own spiritual growth?
2025-04-1447 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A Biblical Response to....SufferingThere are a lot of different questions about suffering. In the final week of our series we look at what scripture has to say about suffering and how we can cope with it.
2025-04-0738 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A Biblical Response to... Heaven and HellWe continue responding to questions from our congregation by looking at what the Bible has to say about heaven and hell.
2025-03-3143 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A Biblical Response to....SexualityWe take a look at what the Bible has to say about sexuality.
2025-03-2456 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A Biblical response to...spiritual giftsWhat does the bible say about spiritual gifts? What are those gifts? How are they different from the natural gifts that we have?
2025-03-1643 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A biblical response to...other godsWhat does the bible say about spiritual beings and their power or authority?
2025-03-0946 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Just Have FaithWe look at two stories found in the book of Mark that show us in a powerful way the authority of Jesus. We see how these two stories were intentionally put together by the author to see how both stories intertwine and have a powerful message for us all!
2025-03-0540 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A Biblical Response to....FreedomWhat does it look like or mean to live in freedom and walk in Gods' authority?
2025-03-0443 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A biblical response to....familiesThis week we take a look at a biblical response to questions regarding families.
2025-02-1744 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A Biblical Response to...Prayer & hearing from GodSo many of us have struggled to simply pray. We don't know where to start. Or we struggle to have a deep and meaningful prayer life. We also want to hear from God, but how can we go deeper in our prayer life and distinguish his thoughts from our own?
2025-02-0940 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A biblical response to.....our responsibility being global vs localFrequently, you will hear us talk about our focus beyond the four walls of our church. Why is that such a big focus for us? We look at 2 big questions when it comes to our local and global impact and why those are so important.
2025-02-0347 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A Biblical Response to....Can I lose my salvation?This question has brought about many theological debates. But can we lose our salvation? If so, how? What does scripture say about salvation? What other questions should we be asking?
2025-01-2747 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A biblical response to...the BibleThere seem to be a lot of questions revolving around the Bible. For example, who decided what books are included, what translations are good, why do different churches have additional books, etc. Pastor Josiah walks us through some of these questions and shows us how scripture even talks about itself.
2025-01-2047 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A Biblical Response to.....Embracing our creativityWe begin a new series where we want to look at a Biblical response to questions we may have. This week, we look at what the Bible has to say about art and artistic creativity.
2025-01-1233 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)It's a new year - How can I grow more this year?It's a new year, it's the time when we all makes big, ambitious decisions, try to make plans to accomplish them, and hope to acheive them. What does it look like for us to grow spiritually? What does it require and what role do we play in it?
2025-01-0540 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Stories of what God has been doingThis week we take some time to hear what God has been doing in the lives of some of our church family.
2025-01-0142 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Advent - LoveThe word love is used in so many ways in our world today. Because of that, it can so easily lose depth and meaning to many people. What does it mean to love, and how are we, as Jesus' followers, to love?
2024-12-2343 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Advent - Peacehis week we take a look at Peace. What does the bible say about peace and how we can find peace. Is our definition and scriptures definition of peace the same?
2024-12-0938 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Advent - HopeAdvent = Arrival. At some point, we may have had some sort of tradition celebrating Advent. But how do we make this year different than the rest? We begin this series by looking at the word, hope. What is hope and how is our definition different than the hope found in scripture?
2024-12-0135 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Whose Kingdom Come - Who do I trustIn our world today we are inundated with so much information. With media, social media, podcasts, you name it there are so many voices we hear. But who do we trust? What or who has our our time and attention?
2024-11-2541 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Whose Kingdom Come - Dealing with peopleLast week we looked at how we interact with people, particularly people we disagree with. This week we continue to look at Jesus most famous sermon on how we should approach those conversations and the questions we need to ask before having those conversations.
2024-11-1735 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Whose Kingdom Come - Interacting with people we diagree withWe all have people who see things or do things differently than we do. But how do we interact with them? What does scripture say about us interacting with those we disagree with?
2024-11-1244 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Whose Kingdom Come - Interacting with people we disagree withWe all have people who see things or do things differently than we do. But how do we interact with them. What does scripture say about us interacting with those we disagree with?
2024-11-1140 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Whose Kingdom ComeThis Tuesday, people all over our country will gather at the polls, cast their vote and our country will have a new leader. When we vote, we are taking part in shaping our country. Before we head to the polls, there is an important question we should be asking: Whose Kingdom are we building?
2024-11-0444 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Practicing the Way - WitnessRight before Jesus ascended to heaven, he told his disciples they would be his witnesses. What is a witness, and how are we to be witnesses to others around us?
2024-10-2812 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Practicing The Way - SabbathThis week, we look at the practice of Sabbath. What is a biblical view of work and rest? How do we do both well?
2024-10-2034 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Practicing the Way - SolitudeSolitude, for some, is where they are more comfortable, but what does it look like to practice spiritual solitude. What does that look like, and how do we benefit from this practice?
2024-10-1338 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Practicing the Way - CommunityWe continue in the series, Practicing the Way. This week looking at the idea of community and the importance of and the need for deep meaningful community in our lives.
2024-10-0735 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Practicing the Way - Do As He DidWe look at the third goal of being a disciple of Jesus. Do as He did. What does it look like to do what Jesus did?
2024-09-3036 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Practicing the Way - Become Like HimLast week, we looked at simply being with Jesus. But how do we become like him? The truth is we have to change, but what areas do we need to change to be transformed by Him?
2024-09-2341 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Practicing the Way - Be with JesusSo many times, we say we want to be like Jesus. But how do we actually do that? We may think it is by doing what He did but so often there is a vital first step we miss.
2024-09-1633 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Practicing The Way - Life and Life to the FullestJesus came to give us life and life to the fullest..but why are there so many Christians who are not experiencing that? When Jesus says follow me, what does that look like, and what does following really mean?
2024-09-0940 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Idolizing ExperiencesWhen we have powerful moments with God, we can feel all the things, the emotions, etc. It is hard not to want to constantly experience that again, and we tend to seek out things or ways to experience them again. More often than not the danger is that soon our relationship with God is only built on those experiences.
2024-09-0334 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Letter of GalatiansThis week we wrap up our study of the letter of Galatians by simply reading the entire letter.
2024-08-2645 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)The Posture of WorshipWorship. So many times we may sing in a service. Maybe you have even asked why we worship. How should we worship? We take a look at one of David's psalms to understand why it is important, we also look at the different ways we can posture ourselves in worship to God.
2024-08-1933 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)A Place To StayHave you ever wanted to experience and hear from God more? What if that was possible; are you willing to make a place to stay for God?
2024-08-1638 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Galatians - Jesus & New CreationLooking at the end of the letter of Galatians we take a look a how the apostle Paul wraps it all up by bringing it all back to what really matters.
2024-08-0540 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Galatians - Spirit Led ConflictThis week we look at Galatians 6. Conflict is a part of life, it's inevitable. So how are we to handle conflict, and what does it look like to handle conflict led by the Spirit?
2024-07-2843 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Galatians - Spirit Led ConflictThis week we look at Galatians 6. Conflict is a part of life, it's inevitable. So how are we to handle conflict, and what does it look like to handle conflict led by the Spirit?
2024-07-281h 23River of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Galatians - Fruit of the SpiritThis week we look at the fruit of the Spirit. What was the apostle Paul wanting us to understand about the fruit of the Spirit? How can we achieve these virtues or attributes?
2024-07-2139 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Galatians - Fruit of the FleshThis week we look at Galatians chapter 5. Paul is laying out the idea of moving from the law vs. faith to the flesh vs the spirit. We look at what living in the flesh looks like and the strong message Paul has for choosing to live in this way.
2024-07-1542 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Galatians 3This week we wrap up some of the key ideas of the first half of the letter of Galatians. Paul uses yet another analogy to help us understand that the law was temporary and why we shouldn't go back to it.
2024-07-0936 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Galatians - Faith vs. WorksContinuing in our series of the letter of Galatians we look at chapters 3 & 4. In those chapters, the apostle Paul dives into a deep theological conversation with the Galatians. The subject of faith vs works. What is faith? What is works?
2024-07-0133 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Galatians - It's Impossible For UsContinuing in our Galatians series, we look at Paul's frustration with the new believers in Galatia. He cannot understand why they are going back to the old ways. We have the same tendency....so how do we change that, how do we not go back?
2024-06-2443 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Galatians Wk4 - Conflict in LeadershipWe are continuing in our series on the letter of Galatians. We look at Galatians 2:11-14 and why Paul and Peter have a disagreement.
2024-06-1834 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Who;s In & Who's OutWe are looking at Galatians chapter 2, which is a continuation of chapter 1 and the "arguments" that Paul is making. Paul is addressing what it means to follow Jesus, who are the real followers, and how do we know they are true followers. Something we still are struggling with in the church today. So what's the answer?
2024-06-1042 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Galatians 1Galatians 1 - Paul has 2 main focuses in this first chapter. The gospel and his apostleship. What is an apostle? As we dive in we also see that there is an encouragement and a warning not just for the church in Galatia but for us today.
2024-06-0339 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Discipleship - Follow Me as I Follow ChristLast week we talked about how we are all shaped or a a disciple of something. Pastor Josiah challenged us to give God a year, to be fully in, and committed to becoming a disciple of Him. Once we choose that, what's next? What are our next steps? How do we do it?
2024-05-1337 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Follow MeWhat does it mean to be a Christian? What is a disciple? Who are we following? These are important questions we must all ask ourselves.
2024-05-0639 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Global - Be a SenderWe all have a part to play in bringing the good news to the nations. We are challenged to think about the important role we as believers play, and how important it is to be a sender. We need to be intentionally asking God how he wants to use us and what he wants us to give to make an impact so that all the world can hear the good news.
2024-04-2834 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Baptism/Global - Second ServiceBaptism Sunday - Celebrating what God is doing in lives right here in our community. We also continue in our global series and are challenged in the part we play in building the kingdom of God across the world.
2024-04-2257 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Baptism/Global First ServiceBaptism Sunday - Celebrating what God is doing in lives right here in our community. We also continue in our global series and are challenged in the part we play in building the kingdom of God across the world.
2024-04-2249 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Global - The NeedHow intentional are we in bringing the good news to people? Understanding that how we communicate this good news to others is something we need to think about and understand, especially to other cultures and nations. How does this shift our thoughts on missions, and how it is done. Understanding that it takes intentionality in order for the message to be clearly heard and received.
2024-04-1544 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Global - God's PlanIt is so important for us to remember where we came from, and how it all started. What is our mission? How did it all start? Why should that matter to us?
2024-04-0832 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Easter Sunday 2024Easter Sunday a day of celebration, everything we do is based on Jesus resurrection. It's one thing to have knowledge of Jesus death and resurrection but there is so much more that Jesus taught and showed us that is vitally important to being a follower of Christ.
2024-04-0133 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Jesus Final PrayerIn the final week of the series, "The Beginning of the End" we look at John chapter 17. This entire chapter is commonly known as Jesus's high priestly prayer. In this prayer we see Jesus's heart revealed in a different way than we may have seen before.
2024-03-2540 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)The Beginning of the End - JudasThis week in our series, The Beginning of the End, we take a look at the disciple Judas Iscariot and his role in the death of Jesus. There actually is not a lot of information about this disciple but there are some important lessons we can learn by looking at the choices he made and his response to them.
2024-03-1831 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Extravagent DevotionThis week in our series we look at the interaction that Jesus has with Mary as she anoints him with an expensive perfume seen in several gospel accounts. Pastor Josiah walks us through the story, showing us how Mary's actions would have been against the cultural norms, the others reactions to this. In looking at the story what questions should we be asking of ourselves.
2024-03-1139 minRiver of Life Church Long Prairie (Audio)Signs of the AgeHow we read scripture is so important. If we are honest we can read scripture with some preconceived thoughts or ideas. This week Pastor Josiah walks us through a passage in Matthew 24. What was Jesus talking about in this particular passage? How can our preconceived thoughts maybe blind us to what He is actually talking about.
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