Oct 20, 2017 | Pastor's Blog, Stewardship
So much has been said and written about stewardship and generosity. Basically, it all boils down to this: The more you give, the better you’ll feel, and the more joyful you’ll be. However, regardless of how inspirational the talk and elegant the writing, the practice...
Oct 17, 2017 | Stewardship
Linda and I give to RRCB for several reasons. The first reason is because RRCB has become our church. Our two daughters grew up in the church, were baptized in the church, and were married in the church. Over the approximately 40 years we have been members of RRCB, we...
Oct 10, 2017 | Stewardship
Tithing is an act of both faith and worship. For me bringing my tithe and offering was more often focused on the “offering,” than the “tithing.” For the majority of my adult life I felt that tithing was something that I could not afford. After all, there...
Oct 5, 2017 | Pastor's Blog, Stewardship
I’ve received some really positive feedback on our recent Stewardship emphasis in worship. I hope you enjoyed hearing the sermons as much I enjoyed preaching them. By way of a very quick recap, week one began by recognizing, with the Psalmist, that the earth is the...
Oct 5, 2017 | Events, Stewardship
Sunday, October 8, 2017 Sunday, October 15, 2017 12:15-12:45 p.m., Assembly Room You are invited to join Daniel Glaze after worship on October 8 or 15! Daniel will talk about his vision for River Road Church, Baptist and the 2018 Ministry Plan. Light refreshments will...
Oct 3, 2017 | Stewardship
When Dick was an elementary school-aged child, being given an allowance of fifty cents, his mother taught him to give to the church from his money. Five cents went in the offering plate then and he still had enough to go to the Beacon Theater in Hopewell, Virginia —...