SUPERNATURAL – More than who you are, More than what you’ve seen, Sunday Feb. 21

February 19, 2016 by Pastor David Rathel

Dear RiverTown Family,

The Bible and even subsequent church History is full of ordinary people who become more than they are and experience more than they have ever seen of God’s supernatural power. His power is not dead today. Even now, around the world, God’s people are experiencing supernatural miracles. God’s supernatural works in and through His people serve to display His love and longing for intimacy with His sons and daughters.

Starting this Sunday at RiverTown, we will begin the process of moving past the natural things we can do and into the supernatural gifts of God for our own lives, families, and church.

It’s not going to be easy. It might even get messy. But, I am certain that this is the time and RiverTown Church is the place for God’s outpouring of supernatural love and life.

EVERY SUNDAY.

1. We will offer the Body and Blood of Christ represented in communion to all who desire to receive.

2. We will offer prayer for people to be emptied of self and filled with God’s Spirit.

3. We will ask God to give us new supernatural Gifts to be used to extend His kingdom.

4. We will pray and believe God for physical healing for our members.

Desperation and risk-taking faith are the essential ingredients. God wants every one of us to become more than we are and experience more than we’ve seen. His supernatural power can transform us into supernatural people who are given wholly to His service.

See You Sunday,

Pastor David Rathel

Last Sunday’s Message: February 14th – F.I.R.E. Up Your Love!

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.