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Message: “The Opportunity of a Storm” from David Rathel

September 13, 2017 by Pastor David Rathel

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“If You Want To Get To The Gold, You Can’t Cave In. “Don’t Cave In...Strengthen The Walls." So, You’re Crazy If You DON’T Talk To Yourself. What Do People Think Hope Looks Like? Hope Really Looks Like A Bald Guy With Beard. Acts 28 - 1And when they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta.2And the natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. 3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4And when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.” Fill In The Thought Bubble Over The Apostle Paul’s Head. Pastor T.D. JAKES - Five Steps To Happiness. Challenge Your Own Story: Change the way you talk to yourself about who you are and what happened to you in life. You wrote the script. Change the Story. Acts 28 - 5However he shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm. 6But they were expecting that he was about to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god. Believe In Hope! That It Matters. Will Make A Difference. Is The Right Direction. That Hope Is Enough. Enough For What? Hope Enough For What?... To Change The Story! What Do People Think Hope Looks Like? What Does Hope Really Look Like?

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About Pastor David Rathel

My wife, Melanie, and I moved back to Columbus with our two week old little girl, Hannah, after finishing Graduate School in Fort Worth, Texas in 2001. RiverTown Church was born in a movie theater on September 9th that same year with a vision to be “a church for people who don’t go to church” here in our hometown. God has blessed us since then with a great location on Schomburg Rd. near my old neighborhood and High School. New people are coming to RiverTown all the time and discovering that God can “transform their lives into the likeness of Jesus Christ” through a church family where you can Believe, Belong, and Become!

From our first prayer meetings in a living room in nearby Phenix City, to our preview services and grand opening the Hollywood Connection movie theater, and finally to our current property and buildings on Schomburg Rd. God has led us all the way.

My wife and I both grew up here, so we know the people and love it here. Melanie keeps me going! We’ve been through all the good, the bad, and the ugly of life and have found that everything is sweeter together. You’ll never find us at a church event on a Friday night. We’ve had date night on Fridays since my first day as a Pastor. We met while working together in a Franklin Graham evangelistic crusade here in Columbus in 1996. Our second child is named Graham for that very reason! Our first child, Hannah, was born in Forth Worth just before we finished Seminary in 2001. Two weeks after she was born in Fort Worth, we were on the road back to Columbus to knock on doors and start RiverTown. She and the church will always be the same age!

On this blog, you'll be the first to know what God is teaching me and teaching through me to our church family. We'll laugh together and sometimes cry together. Most of all, you'll be challenged to take your next step in following Jesus Christ.

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