Events
All-Church Potluck Picnic + Baptisms
Celebrate RiverLife’s 11th birthday with a giant, all-church potluck picnic at Snail Lake Park.
Prayer Gathering (BP)
Do you desire to speak with God and hear from Him? Do you want to grow in prayer? Join us for an evening of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Open to everyone.
Service: Kingdom Blueprints
God’s original plan for His kingdom was laid out at Creation. When He created humanity in his image, he did not create them to just exist, but to rule and reign with Him.
Prayer Gathering (St. Paul)
Do you desire to speak with God and hear from Him? Do you want to grow in prayer? Join us for an evening of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Open to everyone.
Service: Kingdom Redeemed
Sin distorted our understanding of God, his kingdom, and how we were supposed to rule and reign with Him. Instead of building His Kingdom, we opted to build our own kingdom, which has brought injustice and oppression. God responds by redeeming His Kingdom and rescues his people to bring them back under his rule and care so that they could show the world what God’s Kingdom is like.
Workshop: The Four Stages to Parenting (BP)
In this workshop, we’ll explore one essential goal for every parent and four key approaches to raising children in every stage of their lives.
Prayer Gathering (BP)
Do you desire to speak with God and hear from Him? Do you want to grow in prayer? Join us for an evening of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Open to everyone.
Service: Kingdom Prophesied
Through the Prophets, God promised a coming King and a future kingdom that would set the world right. Their visions pointed to a Messiah who would bring justice, peace, and God’s reign on earth. This sermon explores how the Prophets kept hope alive and prepared God’s people for the Kingdom fulfilled in Jesus.
Workshop: The Four Stages to Parenting (St. Paul)
In this workshop, we’ll explore one essential goal for every parent and four key approaches to raising children in every stage of their lives.
Service: The King & Kingdom are Here
“Repent for the kingdom of heaven has come near” was Jesus’ primary message when he was on earth. Jesus’ goal was to announce that God’s Kingdom was here and to show us what it meant to rule and reign with God.
Service: The Already-Not Yet Kingdom
God’s kingdom is both present in Jesus today and still awaiting its full completion in the future. This sermon explores how we live in the tension between what God has already begun and the glory that is still to come in His kingdom.
Service: The Upside-Down Kingdom
God’s Kingdom is unlike any other kingdom. It’s an upside-down kingdom that values humility instead of power—serving others instead of being served. Weakness as strength. The poor over the rich. Uncover the kingdom values that drastically contrast worldly values.
Service: Advancing the Kingdom
Throughout history, humans have attempted to advance God’s Kingdom by different means and systems. Some have attempted to force God’s Kingdom through political, religious, or social means, but that’s not how it works. God’s Kingdom is not human, and we can only experience it on God’s terms, not ours.
Workshop: Scholarship Talk (BP)
Learn how to find and apply for scholarships that can make college more affordable.
Service: The Coming Kingdom
We don’t know when God will fully usher his kingdom, but we can trust that it will be magnificent and glorious. But as we wait, we can anticipate what it’s going to be like from the Apostle John’s visions in the book of Revelation.
Workshop: Scholarship Talk (St. Paul)
Learn how to find and apply for scholarships that can make college more affordable.
Prayer Gathering (St. Paul)
Do you desire to speak with God and hear from Him? Do you want to grow in prayer? Join us for an evening of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Open to everyone.
Service: What are the Gifts of the Spirit?
The Spirit equips believers with spiritual gifts for the building up of the church. He chooses which of the many gifts to give to each person, and you can ask for more gifts!
Prayer Gathering (BP)
Do you desire to speak with God and hear from Him? Do you want to grow in prayer? Join us for an evening of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Open to everyone.
Service: How can you have deeper fellowship with the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit doesn’t just want to help you; He wants to connect intimately with you. He wants you to have a loving, listening, honoring relationship with Him.
Prayer Gathering (St. Paul)
Do you desire to speak with God and hear from Him? Do you want to grow in prayer? Join us for an evening of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Open to everyone.
Service: How can the Holy Spirit lead you?
The Holy Spirit is not a force, but a divine Person. As the third Person of the Trinity, He is God—just as Jesus and the Father are God. His work in the life of the believer is crucial for knowledge, empowerment, and becoming like Jesus.
Prayer Gathering - Brooklyn Park Campus
Do you desire to speak with God and hear from Him? Do you want to grow in prayer? Join us for an evening of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Open to everyone.
Pastor Greg's Birthday Pool Party Potluck
Both campuses are invited to celebrate Pastor Greg’s 55th birthday with an all-afternoon pool party and potluck.
Service: Who is the Holy Spirit and what does He do?
The Holy Spirit is not a force, but a divine Person. As the third Person of the Trinity, He is God—just as Jesus and the Father are God. His work in the life of the believer is crucial for knowledge, empowerment, and becoming like Jesus.
Prayer Gathering - St. Paul Campus
Do you desire to speak with God and hear from Him? Do you want to grow in prayer? Join us for an evening of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Open to everyone.
Missions Sunday + Youth Sunday (STP only)
It’s the crossover episode you never knew you needed! Hear from a newly-commissioned Alliance missionary family heading to SE Asia this year. AND hear incredible stories and testimonies from Thrive Youth about their recent to HLUB.
Jesus & People: A Perspective Worth Holding
Jesus tells his disciples not to judge and condemn others because the way one judges will be how one is judged, for, like the blind man, one does not have the knowledge that the teacher has nor does one have clear self- awareness as a hypocrite might think he has.
Prayer Gathering - Brooklyn Park Campus
Do you desire to speak with God and hear from Him? Do you want to grow in prayer? Join us for an evening of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Open to everyone.
Jesus & People: Love Without Limits
Jesus tells his disciples to love their enemies. That means they are to give generously to their enemies by doing good to them. And, in so doing, they will be called sons of the Most High who is himself merciful.
Prayer Gathering - St. Paul Campus
Do you desire to speak with God and hear from Him? Do you want to grow in prayer? Join us for an evening of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. Open to everyone.
Jesus People: The Reason to be Happy or Sad
By pronouncing blessings and curses, Jesus teaches that those who follow him recognize that they need him, and they are blessed. But those who don’t recognize their need for him are self-satisfied already.
Baptisms During Service
Join us as we celebrate new life in Christ through baptisms during our Sunday service. If you would like to be baptized, talk with a pastor.
Jesus & People: Decisions by Prayer
Before choosing his twelve disciples, Jesus spent the entire night in prayer. What if our biggest decisions flowed from our deepest dependence on God?
Jesus & People: Every Day Lordship
Jesus responds, to the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, to their questioning about the disciples “working” and Jesus healing on the Sabbath for he tells them that he is Lord of the Sabbath.
Jesus & People: The Place of Jesus
Why aren’t Jesus’ disciples fasting? His answer isn’t just about food—it’s about weddings, wine, and a whole new way of life.
Level Up Potluck Lunch
Stick around after service for a delicious potluck lunch to celebrate with our kids and youth. Bring a dish to share and enjoy the buffet!
Level Up Sunday
Level Up Sunday is the day we celebrate all our kids and youth moving up a grade and experiencing transitions at the end of the school year.
Jesus & People: What Do You Think?
Levi’s conversion and banquet with Jesus show that Jesus’ mission was to help those who needed help, not those who didn’t.
Jesus & People: Who Can Forgive Sin?
When a paralyzed man is lowered through a roof, Jesus does the unthinkable—he forgives sins before healing. What kind of authority stuns a crowd and silences the critics?
Jesus & People: What the Signs Say
A desperate man reaches out—and Jesus touches the untouchable. As word spreads of the miracle, Jesus retreats to pray, showing power and purpose go hand in hand.
Jesus & People: The Call to All
At Jesus’ word, empty nets become overflowing. Stunned by the miracle, Simon and his crew drop everything to follow the one who calls them to fish for people.
Jesus & People: The Great Physician
Jesus heals with divine authority, yet still retreats to pray. His power came with purpose—and it started in solitude.
Jesus & People: Demand Over Demons
The driving out of the demon from the man in the synagogue in Capernaum shows that Jesus, as God, has authority over the demonic.
Card-Making for the Elderly (after service)
We had such a positive response to the Christmas cards we made in December that we’re doing it again! This time, it’s SPRING cards to bring smiles to the faces of older adults across Minnesota at risk of loneliness and isolation.
Jesus & People: Mission Possible
Jesus returned home with power and promise—but when he spoke of God’s grace for outsiders, the crowd turned violent. What happens when good news offends instead of excites?