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One stormy afternoon, Thibodeaux stopped by to visit Boudreaux. When he walked in the door, he couldn’t believe his eyes. Rain was pouring through the roof in a dozen places. There were pots and pans and buckets all over the floor— plink, plink, plunk —and Clotile was running around emptying them out…

Intro Boudreaux decided he was going to build himself a camp down on the beach at Grand Isle. Thibodeaux came by to watch, and there was Boudreaux, pounding his stakes straight down into the sand. Thibodeaux said, "Boudreaux, ain't you gonna drive some pilings? Pour you some concrete?" Boudreaux said,…

In the spring of 1782, the American Revolution was all but won. But the army was unpaid, the soldiers were angry, and the Continental Congress looked weak and broke. So a colonel named Lewis Nicola sat down and wrote a letter to General George Washington. Nicola’s argument went something like this: Look…

Salty and Shining / Living Distinct on the Narrow Road Opening Hook Before we read a single verse, I want you to do something for me. Think of the person who first made Jesus real to you. Who made Jesus Real to you? Whose list are you on? Not the first person who told you about church. The first person…

Intro Boudreaux and Clotile were sitting on the porch on their fiftieth anniversary. Clotile had been quiet for a long while, and finally she said, “Boudreaux, in fifty years you hardly ever tell me you love me.” Boudreaux took a sip of his coffee, thought about it, and said, “Chère, I told you I loved…

What Is Holding Revival Back? 1. Prayer Is a Place of _Sacrifice_ 23 Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. 24 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my…

Intro How would like it if your phone updated tonight and had a new feature on it. Every time you typed something that wasn’t true, your phone corrected it before sending it. You type, “I’m five minutes away.” Your phone changes it to, “I’m still looking for my keys.” You type, “Sorry, I just saw your…

Insulated, Not Isolated Staying Pure in a Polluted World Boudreaux gets a new job at the sporting goods store, and on his first day the manager tells him, “Boudreaux, whatever you do, don’t touch the register unless you ring somethin’ up. It’s an old machine, temperamental, and if you play with it, it’ll…

I don’t know how often you fly, but picture this. You're standing at the gate. You checked in early, did everything the app told you to do, got there in plenty of time. Then the gate agent picks up the intercom: “Folks, this flight is overbooked — we need a few volunteers.” Nobody volunteers, so they…

Intro Boudreaux and Thibodeaux were sittin' on the porch one evening, and Boudreaux says, “Thibodeaux, I hear your boy Tee-Boy finally landed hisself a real job over at the bank downtown.” Thibodeaux just shakes his head. “Yeah,” he says, “but it ain't gonna last.” “Why you say that?” “Cause two months…

Intro Today, we celebrate ten years of River Church! As we look at these pictures, we see faces we love, places we remember, and moments that bring back stories. Some pictures make us smile. Some may bring tears. And a few remind us that our hairstyles have had their own journey over these ten years!…

Intro You know Boudreaux finally got promoted at the plant. His wife Clotile couldn't believe it. She said, “Boudreaux, how in the world did you get promoted over Thibodeaux? He's been there twenty years!” Boudreaux say, “Well, cher, the boss came by one day and dropped a dollar on the floor right in…

Making Right Choices Boudreaux and Thibodeaux were out on the bayou one Saturday morning, lines in the water, not a fish in sight. Boudreaux says, “Thibodeaux, you ever notice how the fellas we run with tend to rub off on us?” Thibodeaux thinks on it a minute and says, “Yeah — I used to run around with…

Intro Life is full of questions nobody can really answer. A long time ago, I started keeping a list of the ones I’m going to ask God when I get to heaven. Why did He make mosquitoes? Red Bugs? And poison ivy, for that matter? If nothing sticks to Teflon, how did they get Teflon to stick to the pan? Where…

Emotional Healing 1 O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer! 2 From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety, Introduction: The Cry of a Faint Heart Picture someone caught in a rip current. It doesn’t happen the way the movies show…