The River Messages - Pastor Bruce Gritter

Jesus arrives in Jerusalem as a King. But a different King. He is two things at once - a lion and a lamb. A conqueror and a peace maker. A savior and a sufferer. He is justice and mercy; truth and gr…

Jesus arrives in Jerusalem as a King. But a different King. He is two things at once - a lion and a lamb. A conqueror and a peace maker. A savior and a sufferer. He is justice and mercy; truth and gr…

Sometimes we want something so bad, we know it, we crave it, we chase after it, but the system we use — the system we’ve grown up using and have been taught to use — is the broken thing. Pastor Luke …

Sometimes we want something so bad, we know it, we crave it, we chase after it, but the system we use — the system we’ve grown up using and have been taught to use — is the broken thing. Pastor Luke …

On the mountain of transfiguration, the curtain is pulled back and the true glory of Jesus is revealed. The purpose of this story is to remind us of God’s visitation on Mount Sinai many years before.…

On the mountain of transfiguration, the curtain is pulled back and the true glory of Jesus is revealed. The purpose of this story is to remind us of God’s visitation on Mount Sinai many years before.…

At the end of the first part of the Book of Mark we learn the true identity of Jesus. He is the King. The Messiah. The Anointed One. The Christ. However, as Jesus explains, he is unlike any other kin…

At the end of the first part of the Book of Mark we learn the true identity of Jesus. He is the King. The Messiah. The Anointed One. The Christ. However, as Jesus explains, he is unlike any other kin…

The Book of Mark makes the astonishing claim that Jesus is not just a great moral teacher, but God himself come among us. But, this was anything but obvious even to Jesus disciples. They had to enter…

The Book of Mark makes the astonishing claim that Jesus is not just a great moral teacher, but God himself come among us. But, this was anything but obvious even to Jesus disciples. They had to enter…

This Sunday morning is a prelude to our social justice event this Monday entitled, “Road to Reconciliation”. We’ll spend some time reflecting on the history of the doctrine of discovery and residenti…

This Sunday morning is a prelude to our social justice event this Monday entitled, “Road to Reconciliation”. We’ll spend some time reflecting on the history of the doctrine of discovery and residenti…

We teach our children to thank people. Even people that are complete strangers to us. Why? When someone does something wonderful for us, we feel the impulse to pay them back and then some. Why? As a …

We teach our children to thank people. Even people that are complete strangers to us. Why? When someone does something wonderful for us, we feel the impulse to pay them back and then some. Why? As a …

Often we are committed to things that are not centered around Christ. Whether it is work, activities, social media or lifestyle, our commitment often pulls us away from our relationship with Christ. …

Often we are committed to things that are not centered around Christ. Whether it is work, activities, social media or lifestyle, our commitment often pulls us away from our relationship with Christ. …