For the past twenty years, River Bible Church has worshiped the Lord Jesus Christ and served the Verde Valley.

We're a fellowship of sinners saved by God's AMAZING grace! Some of us grew up in Church, others of us not so much. Here's the crazy thing - many of us who grew up in the Church ran away, but now we're back. Others of us started coming to Church much later in life. And it seems that we all grew up living life doing things our own way at one point or another. Needless to say, that didn't work out so well.

In this sermon from Matthew 27:45–54, Dr. Dustin Daniels walks us through the death of Jesus: the darkness at the cross, the cry of abandonment, the tearing of the temple curtain, the earthquake, and the opening of the tombs to show that Jesus’ death was not a tragic defeat, but a decisive victory. You’ll see how, in those three hours of darkness, The Father poured out His judgment on sin, how “It is finished” means your debt is paid in full, and how the torn curtain now gives every believer direct access to the Father. 

If you’ve ever wrestled with guilt, felt abandoned by God, or struggled to rest in grace, this sermon will help you see the cross with fresh eyes and invite you to live in the freedom Jesus has already purchased. Watch the full message and be encouraged by what Christ’s finished work means for you—personally and as part of His church.