What makes The River's Edge different?
These are the really important things that The River’s Edge is all about! Unconditional Love: Ever felt uncomfortable like you’d have to act different, look different or dress different in church? Not at The River’s Edge. We know God made some really unique people in our world, and so we celebrate diversity! Bright-colored hair, pierced navels, and body art are all cool. Shorts & t-shirts are encouraged, dress up if you’d like, but wear your slippers & pajamas if that’ll make you feel more comfortable! Bring your troubles, your sin, your bad habits, your screw-ups with you, after all, Jesus said, "I have come to call sinners to Myself, not the righteous!" We believe God wants you to come as you are and worship Him in your own unique way – after all, He made you! Every person matters to us because every person matters to God.
We will be engaged in what God is doing in our world. We’re not interested in “doing the church thing” and saying weird things and doing weird stuff that doesn’t make sense Monday through Saturday. We will focus attention on uniting His Ancient Truth with today’s cultural reality (Isaiah 46:8-13). Jesus always connected His message with the culture of His audience, so we will be culturally-relevant while remaining Biblically founded. We believe in a real God, who is involved in our real lives, 24/7! If we stop to realize it, we’ll see God is in the movies, on the radio, in our jobs, our relationships! We want to see God in action in our world more clearly, learn more and more about how God intersects with our daily lives and share that truth of a relevant and relational God with everyone we know. Audacious Worship: We will honor God with bold, undignified worship. We believe God wants to be worshipped with all of our senses, loud and in whispers, with passion and tears, shouts and emotion, heart and life. We believe there is no higher purpose for life than to worship God always, so we take our worship seriously. Worship is one way people are drawn to God—to a place where God can speak to our souls more clearly. So worship at The River’s Edge is an opportunity to sit back and listen for God to speak to you, with the purpose of connecting you to Christ and connecting Christ to your life. Any musical styles in our culture, songs you hear on radio or on MTV, we use to praise the name of Jesus and hear the Good News of Christ. We are committed to creating an environment where people can experience God and be drawn to the mystery and wonder of God’s love and majesty. We want that same worship to spill over into our lives, knowing that true worship takes place 24/7 as every aspect of our lives are offered to God for His glory.
We celebrate spiritual leaps and encourage life-long baby steps. Everyone is on some type of spiritual journey. Some are skeptical about God, the church, or the Bible. Others have questions about faith and are seeking answers. Some have recently become Christ-followers; others have believed for a long time. At The River’s Edge, we encourage you to work through understanding faith at your own pace. Spiritual growth is a life-long process of becoming more Christ-like. So whether you’re a spiritual seeker who’s just starting to dip your toes into this God thing or a committed Christian who wants to dive in to a deeper walk with the Lord, we want to encourage you to “come as you are...but leave different!”
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Come this Sunday, and find out why over 120 people are kickin' back in blue jeans, p.j.s and slippers or sweats and gathering at Hamilton Auditorium every Sunday morning! And every first-timer gets a free gift!
Pastor Carlton and Pastor Mike bring across the truth of the Bible in a very casual, down-to-earth, easy to understand style (and always as comfortable as possible!)