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For the week of January 3rd

Prepare for Worship (weekend of December 31st)

Hey Rio! Mark Lautenschlager here again, filling in for Worship Pastor Ryan Brasington, who’s on the mend healthwise but is on vacation this week, continuing to rest. Please persist in lifting up the Brasingtons and all in our church who have been touched by COVID. Hebrews 13:7-9 7 Remember…

For the week of December 27

View Previous Weeks Your study notes this week are authored by Will Buschmann, Director of Student Ministries. Welcome to the final week of 2021! The next time we gather as a corporate body, 2022 will be upon us. This week we will be looking at Psalm 131. This Psalm is part of a larger collection of Psalms called the “Songs of Ascent” or the “Pilgrim Songs.” This…

Prepare for Worship (weekend of December 24th)

Happy Christmas Eve! If you are able to attend, we invite you to either the 4PM or 6PM candlelight service this evening. We have all you need to know about parking and childcare on our Christas Eve page. Just tap or click on the graphic above. If you can’t be with us in person, consider…

For the week of December 20

Prepare for Worship (weekend of December 17th)

Greetings, Saints at Rio! From out here in Vacationland, it’s Mark Lautenschlager filling in for Ryan Brasington who is ill this week. Pray for Ryan, if you would. I’m doing my best to channel my inner Brasington today, I hope you find the subject matter as interesting as I did. This…

For the week of December 13

Prepare for Worship (weekend of December 10th)

Hey Church! We have so much to celebrate in worship this weekend! It is our third Sunday in Advent, we will light the Shepherds’ candle to remember how they were told of Jesus’ birth, Tom will preach on the third “Emmanuel Song” from Isaiah 11, we will…

For the week of December 6

Prepare for Worship (weekend of December 3rd)

Hey Church! Today’s reflection is on pain. It has been heavy on my mind as of late, so I hope something of my own experience on the subject will engender a timely word of encouragement to some of you who suffer. If this is not written for you, perhaps it is written for your ministry to a friend or neighbor. We all experience pain in various forms and degrees. For…