The River Messages - Pastor Bruce Gritter

Mark 5 features a power encounter between a legion of demons and Jesus. In fact, it's the most detailed case in the Bible of an actual exorcism. Of course the question inevitably rises, "As modern pe…

Mark 5 features a power encounter between a legion of demons and Jesus. In fact, it's the most detailed case in the Bible of an actual exorcism. Of course the question inevitably rises, "As modern pe…

The Parable of the Sower in the gospel of Mark is remarkable. Not just because of the nature of the parable (which is a powerful teaching), but because of Jesus' interpretation of the parable. The tr…

The Parable of the Sower in the gospel of Mark is remarkable. Not just because of the nature of the parable (which is a powerful teaching), but because of Jesus' interpretation of the parable. The tr…

Throughout history, regarding Jesus, so many people have tried to answer the question, "Who is this man?" In Mark 3, there are two competing theories. His family says he's a madman. The Pharisees sa…

Throughout history, regarding Jesus, so many people have tried to answer the question, "Who is this man?" In Mark 3, there are two competing theories. His family says he's a madman. The Pharisees sa…

Becoming a disciple of Jesus and being WITH him means getting a new identity. This is highlighted in Mark chapter 3 when Jesus re-names his disciples "apostles" and even gives some of them new indivi…

Becoming a disciple of Jesus and being WITH him means getting a new identity. This is highlighted in Mark chapter 3 when Jesus re-names his disciples "apostles" and even gives some of them new indivi…

The good news of the Kingdom is that Jesus has brought a whole new way of life to planet earth. This is what he means when he says in Mark 1, "The time has come. The Kingdom of God has come near you.…

The good news of the Kingdom is that Jesus has brought a whole new way of life to planet earth. This is what he means when he says in Mark 1, "The time has come. The Kingdom of God has come near you.…

This Sunday Guest Pastor Ryan Pedde. Sometimes in our journeys as followers of Christ, we can move like "yo-yo's" up and down, between legalism and liberty. How do we move beyond religion, and embrac…

This Sunday Guest Pastor Ryan Pedde. Sometimes in our journeys as followers of Christ, we can move like "yo-yo's" up and down, between legalism and liberty. How do we move beyond religion, and embrac…

Sometimes it seems as if everyone else has it together except us; indeed, awareness of our own faults can be so discouraging. We need to begin to see ourselves as God see's us, as on a journey. Just …

Sometimes it seems as if everyone else has it together except us; indeed, awareness of our own faults can be so discouraging. We need to begin to see ourselves as God see's us, as on a journey. Just …

What are we to do with the claims behind the movie Heaven is For Real? On the one hand, as followers of Jesus, we want to affirm the reality of heaven and life after death. On the other hand, we must…

What are we to do with the claims behind the movie Heaven is For Real? On the one hand, as followers of Jesus, we want to affirm the reality of heaven and life after death. On the other hand, we must…

What if the only way you could change the world and save humanity is by dying? And not just once, but every day. Fundamentally, this is the plot of this week's God in the Movies feature film, The Edg…

What if the only way you could change the world and save humanity is by dying? And not just once, but every day. Fundamentally, this is the plot of this week's God in the Movies feature film, The Edg…