Riverbend Podcast

God With Us: The Word Became Flesh - Lesson 1 of 3

Riverbend welcomes back former staffer and newly Kansas-rooted Leigh Congdon. Leigh shares a story familiar to us all: the enduring (and self-inflictedly challenging) love relationship between God and ourselves.

Finishing our series on the control, intents, and motivations of Judas (and ourselves) Pastor Dave goes hard at the questions of Heaven and Hell and examines perplexing questions like: Is Judas in Heaven? Is Hitler? Buckle up...

It's complicated when we try to fgure out the 'why?', and even more so when we try to figure out intent - our own, and others. Using a story that happened just before his betryal, Pastor Dave helps us approach this in a completely different way - the Jesus Way.

Missions and Outreach Pastor Aaron Foor reminds us of the allure of cinnamon rolls, and how the ingredients - like the Body of Christ when we serve each other - can make something really amazing. "Taste and see that the Lord is good" Psalm 34:8

Pastor Dave wraps it up with an explanation of an otherworldly key to living, an offer to see beyond things as they appear - from the other side with the peace that only Jesus can provide.

Dave's psuedo-equation representing Philipians 4 takes a turn towards gratitude, with some cautionary examples of what happens when we don't live a life of thanks.

Dave uses another 'chalk-talk' to provide an antidote to our fears and anxieties, The formula may look daunting, but it's more simple than we think - and it's been around for almost 2K years.