It may seem odd to put worship under the "growth" tab, but it is in the environment of worship that some of our greatest growth takes place as believers and seekers.

Why is this? Because as we worship, we enter into communion with God who is Almighty and Sovereign, who understands us and all things more than we can ever imagine. Psalm 22:3 says that God actually inhabits the praises of his people.

In her book, He's Been Faithful, Carol Cymbala, Director of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, writes: "God reveals some of his glory to the hearts of those who worship him. We experience his nearness, blessing, and help not when we are rehearsing again and again our doubts and complaints but when we are offering up our praises and thanksgiving. That is why this whole subject of worship and praise is so important to our churches and to our individual lives as well. Whenever our praises go up to heaven, the Holy Spirit gives us fresh revelations of who God is, showing us how great his glory is." (p. 93)

In order to really know who we are, we must know who God is. In order to make wise decisions, we need to be in fellowship with the One who can see farther than we can see and who knows more than we know.

When we pray and worship, God's Spirit gives witness to our spirit. He gives us understanding and helps us work things out. In worship, the Holy Spirit testifies to God's majesty and power and imparts his wisdom and strength to us. When we worship in the Spirit we actually experience God's mercy and holiness, his love and grace, his comfort and healing, and his joy and peace. Outside of Spirit-filled worship these are simply ideas and concepts. This is why Jesus says that the Father is seeking those who will worship him in spirit and truth (John 4:23-24).

At River's Edge, worship is at the heart of who we are and all that we do. Our pastor’s greatest passion is bringing people into the presence of God because he believes that it's in the presence of God that good things will happen.

Worship is an essential part of a strong and healthy life. We have corporate worship on Sundays and Tuesdays, worship in our small groups, worship in our children's ministriy and student ministry, and we teach and challenge each person to have a time of daily, personal worship as well.

We invite you to a life of worship.