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You are here: Home / Pastor's Blog / Sunday March 24 “Meet Rowdy Jesus!”

Sunday March 24 “Meet Rowdy Jesus!”

March 3, 2013 by Pastor David Rathel

I don’t know what your idea of a beautiful Palm Sunday worship service is like, but here’s a twist for you.  How would you feel if during all the festivities, Jesus showed up and wrecked the place and then started lashing the leaders with a home made whip.   Meet Rowdy Jesus!   

That’s exactly what happened twice in the Gospels when Jesus decided to get rowdy in the temple in defense of wrong worship practices in His father’s house.   (John 2:13-17, Matthew 21:12-14)

THIS SUNDAY, we’ll unpack these often misunderstood moment in this life of…  ROWDY JESUS

Here’s Some Highlights:

1. Rowdy Spiritual Passion Is A Gift From God.  Its Not About Anger, But Energy, Action, And Change!

2. When I Come To Worship, Jesus Wants Me To Decide Whether I Am Here For My Business Or God’s Business.

3. I Should Get Rowdy Too  When I Need To Break Free From My Normal Way Of Doing Things To Take A Stand In The Name Of My God!

Jesus takes worship and prayer seriously and has no room for playing games and making deals in His Father’s house!  It’s time to get serious…and clean house.

EASTER is going to be huge this year.  Here’s the scoop…

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE –  Interactive Passover Experience: The Rebel’s Last Meal – 6 PM, Friday, March 29th

EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES – Message: Rebel With A Cross!

7 AM- SUNRISE SERVICE – On The Front Lawn.  (Meet Jesus and the Empty Tomb at Daybreak)

8 AM- BREAKFAST – Inside The Worship Center (Chef Roger Gamboa is Back)

9 AM- EGG HUNT – (Bring Candy and Plastic Eggs This Sunday)

10 AM- HUGE WORSHIP SERVICE ON THE FRONT LAWN!

We have all the room we need outside and we have a vision to “pack out” our outside worship space with as many people as possible.  There will be a huge stage, our band, and a chair for you and every one of your friends!  But, just to be nice, you could email me back about which service(s) you are coming to!   Don’t forget to wear your Rebel Savior T-Shirt!

All for Jesus…”The Rebel With A Cross!”

Pastor David Rathel

P.S. – For much better RiverTown info written by staff members that really know what’s going on.  Check out this week’s ENews. 

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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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