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Prepare for Worship (weekend of January 28th)

Hey Church! I recently began a new biblical-theological study of worship. Last Friday, our prepare-for-worship meditation was on the foundational idea that theology is only possible because God chose to reveal Himself to us in His Word and in the person of Jesus. This week I want to define biblical theology and begin our study “Bereshith” (Hebrew בְּרֵאשִׁית‎…

For the week of January 24th

Prepare for Worship (weekend of January 21st)

Hey Church! “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.” (Isaiah 40:28) Scripture makes it abundantly clear that God is incomprehensible to us. If you think about it, it’s only logical that finite beings would be incapable of…

For the week of January 17th

Prepare for Worship (weekend of January 14th)

Hey Church! The song, “Highlands (Song of Ascent),” is a Rio-family favorite, without a doubt! It is by FAR your most requested song. What’s interesting to me is that it is also the most poetically challenging song in our repertoire. It’s one that takes an extra measure of focus and thoughtfulness for me to sing in a meaningful way, so I figured it…

For the week of January 10th

Prepare for Worship (weekend of January 7th)

Hey Church! I am back from my COVID-Christmas vacation (Whee! What a season it’s been!), and it is so, SO good for my soul to be back in action and preparing my heart to worship with you all this weekend. This week I was reflecting on the title of our new series, “He Gave Us Stories.” As I did, it dawned on me that the themes of Jesus’ parables, as…

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…