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River of Life Friends Sermons - 2011-2012 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/rolf_2011.rss A Bible believing church whose mission is loving God, reaching the lost, and teaching the saved to serve. en-us no copyright Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:10:00 -0700 webmaster@riveroflifefriends.com (Web Master) River of Life Friends Sermons - 2011-2012http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/rolf_2011.rsshttp://www.riveroflifefriends.com/img/logo_gadget.jpg http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/02-19-2012.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)February 19, 2012 - Ecclesiastes 1:1-7
Ecclesiastes 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Ecc 1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Ecc 1:3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
Ecc 1:4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
Ecc 1:5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
Ecc 1:6 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
Ecc 1:7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/02-19-2012.mp3Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:42:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/02-05-2012.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)February 05, 2012 - Evangelism - Part 4
Luke 16:19 "There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
Luk 16:20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
Luk 16:21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
Luk 16:22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried,
Luk 16:23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.
Luk 16:24 And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.'
Luk 16:25 But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
Luk 16:26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.'
Luk 16:27 And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house--
Luk 16:28 for I have five brothers--so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.'
Luk 16:29 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'
Luk 16:30 And he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'
Luk 16:31 He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.'" ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/02-05-2012.mp3Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:40:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/01-29-2012.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)January 29, 2012 - Evangelism - Part 3
Mark 2:1-12 And He entered again into Capernaum after some days, and it was heard that He was in a certain house.
Mar 2:2 And immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even near the door. And He was speaking the word to them.
Mar 2:3 And they came to Him, bringing a paralytic being carried by four men.
Mar 2:4 And not being able to get near Him because of the crowd, they removed the tiles from the roof where He was, and having dug through they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.
Mar 2:5 And Jesus, seeing their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Child, your sins have been forgiven you."
Mar 2:6 And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,
Mar 2:7 Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?
Mar 2:8 And immediately, when Jesus recognized in His spirit that they were reasoning thus among themselves, He said to them, Why are you reasoning these things in your hearts?
Mar 2:9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, "Your sins have been forgiven," or to say, "Arise, take up your bed and walk"?
Mar 2:10 But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins, He said to the paralytic,
Mar 2:11 "I say to you, arise, and take up your bed, and go to your house."
Mar 2:12 And immediately he arose, and taking his bed, he went out before them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this" ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/01-29-2012.mp3Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:40:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/01-22-2012.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)January 22, 2012 - The Sanctity of Life
Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Job 33:4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Psa 95:6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
Psa 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Psa 119:73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Gen 25:21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
Job 31:15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
Psa 139:13-16 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/01-22-2012.mp3Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/01-15-2012.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)January 15, 2012 - Evangelism - Part 2
John 4:1-42 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John
2 (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples),
3 He left Judea and departed again to Galilee.
4 But He needed to go through Samaria.
5 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink."
8 For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
9 Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, "How is it that You, being a Jew, ask a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.
10 Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
11 The woman said to Him, "Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water?
12 Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?"
13 Jesus answered and said to her, "Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again,
14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life."
15 The woman said to Him, "Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw."
16 Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here."
17 The woman answered and said, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You have well said, 'I have no husband,'
18 for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly."
19 The woman said to Him, "Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet.
20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship."
21 Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father.
22 You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.
23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."
25 The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When He comes, He will tell us all things."
26 Jesus said to her, "I who speak to you am He."
27 And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, "What do You seek?" or, "Why are You talking with her?"
28 The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men,
29 "Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?"
30 Then they went out of the city and came to Him.
31 In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."
32 But He said to them, "I have food to eat of which you do not know."
33 Therefore the disciples said to one another, "Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?"
34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.
35 Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!
36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.
37 For in this the saying is true: 'One sows and another reaps.'
38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors."
39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, "He told me all that I ever did."
40 So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.
41 And many more believed because of His own word.
42 Then they said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world." ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/01-15-2012.mp3Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/01-08-2012.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)January 08, 2012 - Evangelism - Part 1
Psalms 126:6 He that continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/01-08-2012.mp3Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/01-01-2012.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)January 01, 2012 - Luke 1:37 Nothing is impossible
Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2012/01-01-2012.mp3Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/12-25-2011.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)December 25, 2011 - Colossians 2:16-17 Celebrating Christmas
Colossians 2:16-17 For this reason let no man be your judge in any question of food or drink or feast days or new moons or Sabbaths: For these are an image of the things which are to come; but the body is Christ's. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/12-25-2011.mp3Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/12-18-2011.mp3SpiritualityChuckMenley@Gideons.com (Chuck Menley)December 18, 2011 - Matthew 7:7-14 Gods love for all mankind
Jeremiah 1:4-10 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.

Jeremiah 16:1-4 The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying, thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place. For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land; they shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

2Timothy 3:1-7 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Matthew 7:7-14 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

John 15:1-8 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/12-18-2011.mp3Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/12-04-2011.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)December 04, 2011 - Matthew 7:24-27 Building on a Sound Foundation
Matthew 7:24-27 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/12-04-2011.mp3Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/11-27-2011.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)November 27, 2011 - Matthew 5:17-20 The Discipline of Teaching
Matthew 5:17-20 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Ephesians 4:11-12 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

Luke 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

Titus 2:1-5 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/11-27-2011.mp3Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/11-13-2011.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)November 13, 2011 - Hebrews 13:3 International Day of Prayer for The Pursecuted Church
Hebrews 13:3 Remember those in prison as if you were in prison with them. Remember those who are mistreated as if you were being mistreated. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/11-13-2011.mp3Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/11-06-2011.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)November 06, 2011 - Psalms 95:6 Worship
Psalms 95:6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
John 4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
John 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
John 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/11-06-2011.mp3Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/10-30-2011.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)October 30, 2011 - Acts 17:11-12 The Discipline of Study
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/10-30-2011.mp3Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/10-23-2011.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)October 23, 2011 - Mark 1:14-38 Taking Personal Time with God
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.
And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
And all the city was gathered together at the door.
And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/10-23-2011.mp3Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/10-09-2011.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)October 09, 2011 - Luke 11:1-4 The Lords Prayer
Luke 11:1-4 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

Matthew 6:7-13 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/10-09-2011.mp3Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/09-25-2011.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)September 25, 2011 - The "Whosoevers..."
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/09-25-2011.mp3Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/09-18-2011.mp3SpiritualityPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)September 18, 2011 - Intro to the "Whosoevers..."
Proverbs 28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/09-18-2011.mp3Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/09-11-2011.mp3The Book of RevelationPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)September 11, 2011 Rev. 22:18-21 John's warning at the end of the book of Revelation Rev 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Rev 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Rev 22:21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. ]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/09-11-2011.mp3Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:17:55 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/08-28-2011.mp3The Book of RevelationPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)August 28, 2011 Rev 22:13 Blessed are they that do his commandments... 10 Commandments

Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Rev 22:15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

]]>http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/08-28-2011.mp3Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:54:11 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/08-21-2011.mp3The Book of RevelationPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)August 21, 2011 Rev 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Rev 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/08-21-2011.mp3Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:18:02 -0700 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/08-14-2011.mp3The Book of RevelationPastorMike@riveroflifefriends.com (Pastor Mike Slothower)August 14, 2011 Rev 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with meRev 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/08-14-2011.mp3Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:21:59 -0700 August 07, 2011 Rev 22:6-11 ...blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book Rev 22:7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
Rev 22:8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
Rev 22:9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
Rev 22:10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Rev 22:11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. ]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:22:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/08-07-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/08-07-2011.mp3 July 24, 2011 Guest Speaker Mike Riddle - Creation vs. Evolution
-Speaking in churches and Christian schools worldwide (over 200 talks yearly).
-Speaking at state home school conventions.
-Writing books and producing educational DVDs on creation
-Speaking at teen and family camps.
-Teaching at the Institute for Creation Research graduate school.
-Speaking at Christian Leaders conferences around the country on the importance of Creation to church doctrine.
-Developing and presenting equipping courses that train students (high school and above) to defend Biblical creation in public school science classrooms and in conversations with evolutionists.
-Speaking at major universities.
-Teaching courses on creation at Christian colleges and seminaries.
-Developing a web course to equip others to teach and speak on creation.
-Developing a training course on presentation skills.

Mike speaks on a wide range of topics. He speaks to thousands of children, teens, and adults yearly.

Additionaly, Mike was in the computer field for over 25 years and worked for such companies as Microsoft, US Sprint, and Unisys. He was a captain in the US Marine Corps and a national champion in track and field. ]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:14:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/07-24-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/07-24-2011.mp3 July 10, 2011 Sermon - And there shall be no more curse Rev 22:3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:21:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/07-10-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/07-10-2011.mp3 July 03, 2011 Sermon - The River of Life Rev 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. Rev 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:27:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/07-03-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/07-03-2011.mp3 June 05, 2011 Sermon - Further description of the New Jerusalem Rev 21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. Sun, 05 Jun 2011 11:22:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/06-05-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/06-05-2011.mp3 May 29, 2011 Sermon - Memorial Day. Deu Chapter 32:7 Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations: Ask thy father, and he will show thee; Thine elders, and they will tell thee. Sun, 29 May 2011 11:12:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/05-29-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/05-29-2011.mp3 May 15, 2011 Sermon - The bride, the wife of the Lamb. Rev Chapter 21:9-10 Rev 21:9 And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, Sun, 15 May 2011 11:12:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/05-15-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/05-15-2011.mp3 April 10, 2011 Sermon - And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it... Rev Chapter 20:11-15 Rev 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:17:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/04-10-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/04-10-2011.mp3 April 03, 2011 Sermon - And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison Rev Chapter 20:7-10 Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Sun, 03 Apr 2011 11:22:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/04-03-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/04-03-2011.mp3 March 20, 2011 Sermon - And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit. Rev Chapter 20:1-3 Rev 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:28:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/03-20-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/03-20-2011.mp3 March 13, 2011 Sermon - How we, as Christians should handle adversity. Job Chapters 1-2 Guest speaker Ed Royal talks about how Christians should handle adversity and hardship. Sun, 13 Mar 2011 11:21:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/03-13-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/03-13-2011.mp3 March 06, 2011 Sermon - And I saw one angel standing in the sun. Rev Chapter 19:17-18 And I saw one angel standing in the sun. And he cried with a great voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, Come and gather together to the supper of the great God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of commanders, and the flesh of strong ones, and the flesh of horses, and those sitting on them, and the flesh of all, both free and slave, both small and great. Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:16:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/03-06-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/03-06-2011.mp3 February 27, 2011 Sermon - and his name is called The Word of God. Rev Chapter 19:11-16 Rev 19:11 And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon, called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. And his eyes are a flame of fire, and upon his head are many diadems; and he hath a name written, which no one knoweth but he himself. And he is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure. And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:31:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/02-27-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/02-27-2011.mp3 February 20, 2011 Sermon - And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon, called Faithful and True. Rev Chapter 19:11 - Rev 19:11 And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon, called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:31:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/02-20-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/02-20-2011.mp3 February 06, 2011 Sermon - And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Rev Chapter 19:6-8 - Rev 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. Sun, 06 Feb 2011 11:27:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/02-06-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/02-06-2011.mp3 January 23, 2011 Sermon - And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. Rev Chapter 18:1-24 - And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, and cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, and saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, and cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:21:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/01-23-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/01-23-2011.mp3 January 16, 2011 Sermon - And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters Rev Chapter 17:1-18 - And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:27:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/01-16-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/01-16-2011.mp3 January 02, 2011 Sermon - And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. Rev Chapter 16:17-21 - And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:24:00 PDT http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/01-02-2011.mp3 http://www.riveroflifefriends.com/media_2011/01-02-2011.mp3