What You Missed This Weekend at River City

Everything worth carrying with you from Sunday: the sermon, the moments that mattered, what is coming up, and simple ways to keep going this week.

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Sunday Recap

What Happened This Weekend

This weekend at River City, we gathered around the faithfulness of God. The service opened with a warm welcome and a reflection on God’s steady presence in seasons where it can be tempting to doubt him, anchored by Deuteronomy 7:9 and Hebrews 10:23. From there, Rob led the church in confession and the assurance of grace before we moved through singing, prayer, Scripture, and communion. Brad preached from 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and showed how David’s anointing turns our instincts upside down: while people are drawn to what looks impressive on the outside, God sees the heart and empowers by his Spirit. The sermon pressed us to consider where we lean on appearance, success, status, or control to feel significant, and invited us into the freedom of trusting God’s provision and presence instead.

What's Happening at River City

What You Need to Know

Grab a few invite cards for the fall

On your way out, you could grab some of the simple invite cards placed around the room and near the exit. They’re meant to give you an easy, non-weird way to invite someone into the life of River City this fall.

Grab a few cards and invite someone with you.

tables near the exit and around the room

City Mercy

Needs met through our church family

Through CarePortal, River City had the opportunity to meet these practical needs in our community.

Need met

Window AC unit for a family

River City provided a window AC unit for a family with 3 children.

Need met

Mattress for a family

River City provided a mattress for a mother and her family.

Learn about CarePortal

City Groups Guide

Take Sunday into the week

Read this week's discussion guide, talk through the sermon, and keep the conversation going together.

Open This Week's Guide

Worship

Songs We Sang

Can't Stay DownJessica Langdon, John Mcmillan, and Natalie Leonhardt
No Doubt About ItAndrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Kyle Briskin, and Martin Cash
Psalm 46 (Lord of Hosts)
No Longer SlavesJonathan David Helser and Melissa Helser
Because He LivesGloria Gaither and William J. Gaither

From The Room

Moments Worth Remembering

The opening welcome centered on God’s faithfulness in seasons of doubt.
The service was framed by Scripture from Deuteronomy 7:9 and Hebrews 10:23.
Brad used the contrast between Saul, David’s brothers, and David to show how differently God chooses.

Sermon

Sermon in a Sentence

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Brad showed us from 1 Samuel 16:1-13 that while we are drawn to what looks impressive on the outside, God chooses and empowers people according to the heart and the presence of his Spirit.

Preached by Brad Kidder

Follow Up