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Real life is real hard, and Scripture never pretends otherwise. In this lesson we turn to the book of Job to find wisdom for walking through suffering with faith intact. Job lost everything and yet never let go of God. Through his story we discover what it looks like to endure: being honest with God, refusing to quit, and anchoring our hope not in our circumstances changing but in the unchanging character of a God who redeems. Suffering is never the end of the story for those who trust Him. “For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.” Job 19:25 (ESV) Semester Study Guide: Woven Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Semester Handout: “I am in Christ” Statements | Sisterhood at River Valley Personal Application  What is one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson? What has the Lord revealed to you this week while you declare the “I Am in Christ” statements out loud?  With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

From the garden to the cross, God has been relentlessly pursuing His people through covenant, a sworn relationship of loyal, unbreakable commitment. In this lesson we trace that thread through Scripture, from Adam to Noah, Abraham to Moses to David, seeing how every covenant was pointing to Jesus all along. At the heart of each one is not a legal transaction but a loving Father who initiates, pursues, and takes on the responsibility His people never could. The debt has been paid. The covenant has been sealed. And it cost Jesus everything. "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood." Luke 22:20 (NIV)  Semester Study Guide: Woven Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Semester Handout: “I am in Christ” Statements | Sisterhood at River Valley Personal Application  What is one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson? What has the Lord revealed to you this week while you declare the “I Am in Christ” statements out loud?  With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

From the moment sin entered the world, a gap opened between humanity and God, and every altar, every sacrifice, and every priest was God's way of saying I am still making a way back to you. In this lesson we trace the story of the priesthood all the way to Jesus, the perfect High Priest who didn't just bridge the gap, He closed it forever. Because of Him, you can approach the throne of grace with confidence, boldness, and full assurance. Not because of anything you've done, but because of everything He has. For there is one God, one mediator also between God and Men, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5 (NASB)  Semester Study Guide: Woven Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Semester Handout: “I am in Christ” Statements | Sisterhood at River Valley Personal Application  What is one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson? What has the Lord revealed to you this week while you declare the “I Am in Christ” statements out loud?  With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

From the very beginning, God’s heart has always been to dwell with His people. In this lesson, we’ll trace that beautiful thread through Scripture, from the Garden of Eden, to the Tabernacle, to the Temple, all the way to the moment the veil was torn in two at the death of Jesus. Every step of the story was pointing to Him, the true Temple, who made a way for us to have full access to God. And the most breathtaking part? God doesn’t just want to be near us, He actually lives in us. We have become a carrier of His presence. “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 (ESV)  Semester Study Guide: Woven Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Semester Handout: “I am in Christ” Statements | Sisterhood at River Valley Personal Application  What is one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson? What has the Lord revealed to you this week while you declare the “I Am in Christ” statements out loud?  With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

We’re continuing our study within our curriculum of “Woven”. This week we look into how in the very first pages of Scripture, God created a world overflowing with goodness and invited humanity to partner with Him, live by His wisdom and reflect His image. But when humans chose their own way over God’s, a pattern of rebellion took hold that no human could break, until Jesus. This lesson traces that story from the Garden of Eden to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus, the Last Adam, chose God’s will over His own and turned the tree of death into the tree of life. “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.” 1 Corinthians 15:22 (NIV) Semester Study Guide: Woven Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Semester Handout: “I am in Christ” Statements | Sisterhood at River Valley Personal Application  What is one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson? What has the Lord revealed to you this week while you declare the “I Am in Christ” statements out loud?  With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

Welcome to Sisterhood! We always love to start a new study and this semester, we are going through multiple books of the bible within the Old & New Testament this semester, seeing the story of redemption woven throughout all of scripture! If this is your first time walking through a Sisterhood study with us, welcome! We are so glad you're here and hope you'll join us for each of the nine weeks of this study. While we're happy you've found us on this podcast, we'd love to invite you to be with us in person! With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our in-person Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV) Semester Study Guide: Woven Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Semester Handout: “I am in Christ” Statements | Sisterhood at River Valley Personal Application  What is one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson? What has the Lord revealed to you this week while you declare the “I Am in Christ” statements out loud? For reference, turn to page 51 for the “I Am in Christ” statements.For further study, read Exodus 19-34 on the broader narrative of the Ten Commandments. Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

This Psalms reminds us the importance of living a life of worship and praise - not just in how we sing to the Lord but using everything we have to honor and praise His name.  “For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” Psalm 100:5 Semester Study Guide: Psalms Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Lesson 9 Teacher: Heather Prins  Personal Application What’s one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson?We are reading Psalm 139:1-18 each day. Write down what the Lord has revealed to you this week. These teachings are available via video as well. Find River Valley Women on Vimeo. With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

This Psalm reminds us that true confidence and peace come not from our circumstances, but from dwelling in God’s presence, trusting Him as our light, salvation and defender through every season “The Lord is my light and salvation; Whom should I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom should I dread?” Psalm 27:1 Semester Study Guide: Psalms Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Lesson 8 Teacher: Karla Johnson  Personal Application What’s one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson?We are reading Psalm 139:1-18 each day. Write down what the Lord has revealed to you this week.Read Psalm 100 to prepare for next week’s teaching. These teachings are available via video as well. Find River Valley Women on Vimeo. With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

Dwelling permanently in God’s presence, abiding in the “secret place” pf the Most High, we can claim His protection, peace and provision, speaking His promises over our lives with faith even amidst fear, uncertainty and trials  “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 Semester Study Guide: Psalms Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Lesson 7 Teacher: Emily Pahl Personal Application What’s one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson?We are reading Psalm 139:1-18 each day. Write down what the Lord has revealed to you this week.Read Psalm 27 to prepare for next week’s teaching. These teachings are available via video as well. Find River Valley Women on Vimeo. With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

In times of distress, isolation or overwhelming circumstances, we are called to go to God first, honestly pour out our hearts to Him, replace lies with His truth and live with a heart of gratitude and trust, knowing that He is our refuge, sustainer and ever-present source of peace and joy.  “I cry out to the Lord; I plead for the Lord’s mercy.” Psalm 142:1 Semester Study Guide: Psalms Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Lesson 6 Teacher: Pastor Lindsay Willis  Personal Application What’s one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson?We are reading Psalm 139:1-18 each day. Write down what the Lord has revealed to you this week.Read Psalm 91 to prepare for next week’s teaching. These teachings are available via video as well. Find River Valley Women on Vimeo. With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

In this Psalm we see that God is our Shepherd who provides, protects and refreshes us in every season of life. This Psalm invites us to trust His guidance, rest in His provision and embrace the fullness of His unfailing love and mercy.  “Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 Semester Study Guide: Psalms Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Lesson 4 Teacher: Annie Judd Personal Application What’s one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson?We are reading Psalm 139:1-18 each day. Write down what the Lord has revealed to you this week.Read Psalm 34 to prepare for next week’s teaching. These teachings are available via video as well. Find River Valley Women on Vimeo. With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

This Psalm encourages us to trust God in the midst of hardships, embrace reverent fear of the Lord, rely on His protection and deliverance, knowing that He rescues the righteous from every trouble.  “I will praise the Lord at all time. I will constantly speak his praises. I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart.” Psalm 34:1-2 Semester Study Guide: Psalms Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Lesson 5 Teacher: Kristin Peterson Personal Application What’s one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson?We are reading Psalm 139:1-18 each day. Write down what the Lord has revealed to you this week.Read Psalm 142 to prepare for next week’s teaching. These teachings are available via video as well. Find River Valley Women on Vimeo. With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

Looking at both of these Psalms, we learn from David’s life. We see that when we confess our sins and accept forgiveness given to us through the cross, we find freedom on the other side. Then walking in that freedom we are able to share our testimony with others. This also leads to God’s desire with us - having a close relationship with Him.  “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.” Psalm 51:12 Semester Study Guide: Psalms Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Week 3 Teacher: Pastor Katrina Severson Personal Application What’s one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson?We are reading Psalm 139:1-18 each day. Write down what the Lord has revealed to you this week.Read Psalm 23 to prepare for next week’s teaching. These teachings are available via video as well. Find River Valley Women on Vimeo. With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

This week as we look into the book of Psalm 19, this lesson teaches that God reveals Himself through creation, His word and personal reflection, inviting us to look up in awe, look down to His Scriptures for guidance, and look forward for humility, repentance and surrender to live rightly before Him. “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 Semester Study Guide: Psalms Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Week 2 Teacher: Pastor Daralee Utecht  Personal Application What’s one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson?We are reading Psalm 139:1-18 each day. Write down what the Lord has revealed to you this week.Read Psalm 51 to prepare for next week’s teaching. These teachings are available via video as well. Find River Valley Women on Vimeo. With 11 campuses meeting each week and a virtual group for our online campus, we'd love to see you at one of our Sisterhood groups. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen

Welcome to Sisterhood! If this is your first time walking through a Sisterhood study with us, welcome! We are so glad you're here and hope you'll join us for each of the nine weeks of this study through Psalms. As Christ Followerers we know that time spent in God’s Word and in community are ways that relationships are strengthened and our faith and confidence in the Lord is more sure. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105, NKJV This week we go through the first chapter of Psalms, introducing the book. This lesson emphasizes the importance of delighting in God’s Word, staying rooted in Him through all seasons and finding hope, guidance and blessing as we cultivate a personal and faithful relationship with the Lord.  Semester Study Guide: Psalms Study Workbook | Sisterhood at River Valley Lesson 1 Teacher: Pastor Becca Ketterling Personal Application What’s one thing you will do differently after hearing this lesson?We are reading Psalm 139:1-18 each day. Write down what the Lord has revealed to you this week.Read Psalm 19 to prepare for next week’s teaching. While we're happy you've found us on this podcast, we'd love to invite you to be with us in person at one of our 11 campuses that meet each week. Sisterhood is a group for women of all ages and stages of life! Whether you are new to your faith or a long-time believer, it is a safe place for you to grow in your relationship with God while building healthy relationships with other women. Find your group here > Join Sisterhood at River Valley! These teachings are available via video as well. Find River Valley Women on Vimeo. Join our community on Instagram: https://instagram.com/rivervalleywomen