"From Dry Bones to New Life" - 5 p.m. The River Service 03/01/2026

Rev. Billy Cerveny uses a humorous story about his first ski boat to illustrate what the early Christian life can feel like—full of freedom and excitement until difficulties hit and spiritual “engines” stall. Drawing from Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus in John 3, Billy clarifies that salvation is not like catching a rope and trying hard to hold on. Instead, he shows that apart from Christ we are spiritually dead—like dry bones in Ezekiel’s vision—until Jesus rescues us, washes us clean, breathes His Spirit into us, and makes us entirely new. The Christian life is not powered by our effort but by Christ living His life in us. Billy encourages weary believers to stop striving, “turn the knob” of faith, and rest in the resurrection life already given in Jesus. For those unsure or seeking, he extends the invitation to receive new birth, new identity, and new life in Christ today.