Personal Worship (Page 25)

Hey Church! When you enter the worship center this weekend, things will look quite different than they did just last Sunday. Through the generosity of one of the families in our church, we have been able to install new projection and lighting systems, which we hope will further enhance our ability to communicate the gospel with beauty and clarity. Please watch this short…

This week’s Friday Prepare for Worship thoughts are written by Mark Lautenschlager, Director of Communications and one of Rio’s elders. If you’re anything like me…then you’re old and well, I’m sorry. We understand how each other’s joints feel, am I right? But in addition to that, we are used to church music that was written for another time and a different audience.…

This week’s Friday Prepare for Worship newsletter was written by Mark Lautenschlager, Director of Communications and one of Rio’s elders. My wife and I have been married for almost 36 years. We’ve known each other since we were probably 15 years old and in high school. We met through a Christian youth program called “Ranch” that originated with Florida Bible College in…

Hey Church! This week’s prepare-for-worship exercise is to watch all four of the videos below. Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of it: Remove distractions, settle your heart and mind, and then give the videos your undivided attention. Use headphones, earbuds, or quality speakers and turn up the volume to replicate the “live” experience. …

Hey Church! This Sunday, masks will be optional when you attend services. We may not have seen the last of the COVID-19 fallout yet but the latest advisories from the state of Florida do represent another step towards a return to “normal.” As I thought about it, I was reminded of the conditions in which many of us were living before March of 2020–namely, a sort of…