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Nicole Watts shared at Church this past weekend about  #JusticeRising  = serving children of war.  JR believes education is the most powerful tool to effect lasting change in communities affected by war. Come 10/22, 5–9PM to their gala for all ages.  Engage the stories of the children featured in a photo exhibit & help in reaching our evening fundraising goal of $50,000.  Today, Justice Rising operates seven schools serving over 1,400 students. Over the next five years, we plan to build 40 more to reach nearly 6,000 at-risk kids. buff.ly/2gK3c24 Cocktail attire. Hawthorne Arts Complex 13040 Cerise Avenue  Hawthorne, CA 90250  #theriverhopes

via Instagram A sweet morning at the #LAMission today with folks from @riverchurchsb. Learned so much. Helped a little. 💔a lot. #theriverhopes. @susanrpv13 @lynwoodruff #actsforwardmomentumholyspiritseries

Our communal lament at sunset was beautiful. Complaint. Plea. Praise to the one who shares our sorrow. #prayforlasvegas #lament #ratbeach 

A Response to The Mass Shooting in Las Vegas - October 1, 2017, 10:08pm.   Join the River Church as we gather for a prayer vigil,   this Friday, October 5, 5:00-6:00 pm, at our Beach Service Location   When I watched several of the many live video clips being posted of the mass shooting that took place in Las Vegas on Oct 1, 2017, the first thing I felt was outrage. How could a human being made in the image of God become such a contorted, deformed beast-like human with no apparent resemblance of God in him at all? Many have commented, "this man did not have God in his life." He perverted God's plan for a perfect world for God's creation. God created us to co-exist and enjoy Him forever. And second, I am immediately saddened for so many innocent people that lost their lives, those that were wounded, their families, and the children who will have to live on for generations with such a tragedy and loss. What a waste of God's plan for his beautiful creation. Yet, we c

For the next few weeks we are taking turns choosing one or more of these statements as the prompt for our morning. You can download the 52 “I will…” statements from “The Brave Woman Manifesto” (Elisa Pullman)   www.moretobe.com/brave-woman/ ” 1.          I will not accept “as is” as a way of life, because God is not yet done with the work He began in me 
 and intends to use my life in His good work. (Philippians 1:6, Ephesians 2:10) 
 2.          I will acknowledge that I have been bought at a price for my sin, for which Jesus Christ died on the cross, so that I might be made right before God. (Romans 3:22-28) 
 3.          I will love the Lord my God with all my heart, my soul, my mind. (Deuteronomy 6:5, Matthew 22:37) 
 4.          I will trust in the Lord my God with all my heart and seek his purposes for my life. (Psalm 28:7, 
 Proverbs 3:5-6) 
 5.          I will humbly and boldly share the truth that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, but that