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What we keep before us will ultimately shape our direction. In this final message from our series through 1 Timothy, we explore Paul's closing instructions to Timothy and the church in Ephesus. From false teachers and the love of money to contentment, perseverance, and faithful living, Paul reminds us that sincere faith is cultivated when we keep the right things before us and fix our eyes on God's kingdom.

In 1 Timothy 6, we discov...

On May 17 at River Corner Church, Pastor Jeff McLain explores 1 Timothy 5 and what it means for the church to become an alternative family in a lonely world.

This week's teaching centers on sincere faith lived out in ordinary life — following Jesus through community, simplicity, integrity, hospitality, prayer, and everyday faithfulness. Jeff's preaching combines biblical teaching with pastoral reflection, often exploring how t...

On May 10, Pastor Jeff McLain preached at River Corner Church on 1 Timothy 4, exploring sincere faith, spiritual formation, and how followers of Jesus remain rooted in truth amid a noisy, distorted world.

Pastor Jeff continues the Sincere Faith series with a teaching through 1 Timothy 4, examining Paul’s warning against deceptive influences, counterfeit spirituality, and the slow drift that can pull people away from si...

On May 3, Pastor Jeff McLain preached at River Corner Church on 1 Timothy 3, exploring sincere faith, character-based leadership, and spiritual formation.

Pastor Jeff continues the Sincere Faith series with a teaching through 1 Timothy 3, examining Paul’s vision for leadership, integrity, and the household of God. This message explores how sincere faith is formed through healthy church community, faithful relationships, tested...

In this sermon on 1 Timothy 1, Jeff McLain explores what it means to cultivate a sincere faith in a chaotic, noisy world. Using the real-life story of the drifting Kaz II yacht, this message highlights how faith doesn’t usually collapse all at once—it drifts over time. Paul’s encouragement to Timothy reveals four essential practices that anchor our faith: encouraging relationships, truth rooted in love, gospel hum...

Gratitude is a discipline that followers of Jesus are called to practice.
Paul gives one of the most challenging reminders of this in 1 Thessalonians 5:18. He says, “Give thanks in all circumstances.” And then he adds, “for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

Gratitude is one clear expression of God’s will for us in Christ.
Gratitude forms alignment with God’s purpose....

On March 29, 2026, Robert Brody of New Danville Mennonite Church joined the community at River Corner Church to share a message on surrender as part of the Lenten sermon series “The Way of the Cross.”

This shared series is a collaboration among churches in the LMC Network of Churches' New Danville District, including Byerland Mennonite Church, New Danville Mennonite Church, and River Corner Church. Throughout Lent, pasto...

On March 22, 2026, Bishop Mike Clemmer of the New Danville District joined the community at River Corner Church to share a message on repentance as part of the Lenten sermon series “The Way of the Cross.”

This shared series is a collaboration among churches in the LMC Network of Churches' New Danville District, including Byerland Mennonite Church, New Danville Mennonite Church, and River Corner Church. Throughout Lent, p...

On March 15, 2026, Matt Bye, pastor of Byerland Mennonite Church, joined the community at River Corner Church to share a message on hope as part of the Lenten sermon series “The Way of the Cross.”

This shared series is a collaboration among churches in the LMC Network of Churches' New Danville District, including Byerland Mennonite Church, New Danville Mennonite Church, and River Corner Church. Throughout Lent, p...

On March 8, Pastor Jeff concluded our Hard Conversations series with a sermon titled “We Choose to Accept the Already and Not Yet (Affirmation 5).” In this message, he reflects on the tension that often exists in the Christian life—between what God has already begun through Jesus and what has not yet been fully completed—and how that plays in our unresolved conversations. 

Drawing from Scripture and the ...

On March 1, Pastor Jeff preached from Galatians 2:11–20 in his sermon, "Hard Conversations: We Find Our Identity in Christ (Affirmation 4)," examining Paul’s public confrontation with Peter and what it means to anchor our identity in Christ amid emotionally charged conflict. The message explored how fear, people-pleasing, and tribal loyalty can fracture unity when the gospel itself is at stake.

In this sermon, Jeff walks...

On February 22, Pastor Jeff looked at Acts 15 in his sermon, Hard Conversations: The Spirit Can Create Unity (Affirmation 3), exploring the first major church conflict in Jerusalem and how the Holy Spirit brought clarity and unity amid deep division. The message focused on what it means to trust the Spirit when conversations are tense, and the stakes feel high.

In this sermon, Jeff walks through the Jerusalem Council and the debate ...

Pastor Jeff McLain continued our series, Hard Conversations, on February 16, 2026, by looking at Galatians 5. Week 3 examines how Paul shows that division can lead us to devour one another. It is important that we learn that being loving is as important as being right.

Hard Conversations Series
This six-week series, Hard Conversations, is about staying present with one another when life, faith, and relationships get compl...

Pastor Jeff McLain continued our series, Hard Conversations, on February 9, 2026. Week 2 looks at the way Paul, who once thought he knew it all, teaches us that even with our best tools, we don't know it all. Learning to admit that we only see in part helps us remain unified and effective as a church community.

Hard Conversations Series
This six-week series, Hard Conversations, is about staying present with one another wh...

Pastor Jeff McLain started our new series, Hard Conversations, on February 1, 2026. Week 1 looks at the important prayer Jesus prays for a divided world and church. What Jesus prays about is important for the effectiveness of the church.

Hard Conversations Series
This six-week series, Hard Conversations, is about staying present with one another when life, faith, and relationships get complicated. Instead of withdrawing o...

This sermon explores Luke 8:40–50, the story of Jesus, Jairus, and the woman who reached out in faith while waiting for healing. In this passage, we see how Jesus responds to interruption, models encouragement, and invites trust in moments of delay and uncertainty. This message reflects on faith, waiting on God, and how the Lord’s Prayer-shaped life calls us to encourage one another toward Jesus (Hebrews 10:24). If you ...

On January 4, Pastor Jeff McLain opened River Corner Church’s 2026 theme, A Year of Encouragement, by teaching from Hebrews 10:24–25. This message frames encouragement not as affirmation that avoids tension, but as faithful community life that engages friction in ways that lead to love, perseverance, and good works.

In this sermon, Pastor Jeff explores how biblical encouragement differs from cultural encouragemen...

In this Advent Week 4 message, Pastor Jeff McLain concludes the series A Journey With the Shepherds by exploring Luke 2:19–20 and the theme of God’s love going forth. Focusing on Mary’s faithful treasuring and the shepherds’ joyful return to ordinary life, this sermon reflects on how encountering Jesus transforms us and sends us back into the places we live, work, worship, and play.

This message invit...

On December 21, Pastor Jeff McLain continued our Advent series, Journey with the Shepherds, with Week 3: “God Is for Us (Joy Has Come)”, exploring joy not as a fleeting emotion but as a rooted reality flowing from God’s favor.

In a world where joy is often chased, manufactured, or lost as quickly as it’s found, the Christmas story offers a deeper truth. Joy emerges not when life becomes easier, but when we di...