River of God Christian Center Messages

Prayer Changes Things June 14, 2026 | River of God | Pastor Donald Gray

Prayer Changes Things June 14th, 2026 | River of God | Pastor Donald Gray 💝 Supporting Our Ministry Your generous giving helps us serve the Red Hook community and beyond. Every contribution supports our worship services, community outreach, and mission to spread the love of Jesus Christ. https://rogcc.com/give [https://rogcc.com/give] http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give [http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give] In this week’s message, Pastor Donald Gray continues teaching on prayer and the perfect will of God. Building from Romans 8, he reminds believers that prayer goes upward and downward, and that the Holy Ghost helps us pray when we do not know what to pray for. Pastor Donald Gray calls the church to take prayer seriously, pray in the name of Jesus, walk in the Spirit, forgive quickly, and allow the Holy Ghost to pray through them. He teaches that faith is the ability to see what God is saying, and that believers must not let unbelief, unforgiveness, or iniquity hinder their prayers. Key Reminders from This Message • Prayer changes things • Believers must always pray and not faint • Prayer is upward and downward • Faith is the ability to see what God is saying • If God shows it, believers can believe Him for it • Relationship with brothers and sisters can open the door to blessing • The Holy Spirit helps believers in weakness • We do not always know what to pray for • The Holy Ghost prays through believers according to God’s perfect will • Praying in the name of Jesus brings access to the Father • Prayer should be documented so believers remember what God answered • God has already given believers access through Jesus Christ • Speaking in tongues is a prayer language of the Spirit • Believers must walk in the Spirit and not yield to the flesh • The Word becomes clearer when believers pray in the Holy Ghost • Iniquity and unforgiveness can hinder prayer • Forgiveness releases believers to move forward • God rewards obedience, faithfulness, and character • If believers are still breathing, they can fix what needs to be fixed • The church must return to serious prayer 📖 Scripture Covered • Romans 8:26–27 • 1 John 1:9 • Hebrews 11:6 (referenced) • Matthew 7:7 (referenced) • John 7:38 (referenced) • Galatians 5:16 (referenced) • Isaiah 59:2 (referenced) • Matthew 5:9 (referenced) • Matthew 5:23–24 (referenced) • Matthew 6:15 (referenced) • Romans 10:9–10 (referenced) • Philippians 2:9–11 (referenced) • Matthew 26:40 (referenced) 🙌 Like, Share & Subscribe Help spread this message by liking, sharing, and subscribing. 🔔 Stay Updated Tap the bell icon for new sermons and teachings. 📺 YouTube: River of God Christian Center 🌐 Website: https://rogcc.com [https://rogcc.com] | https://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/ [https://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/] 💝 Give: https://rogcc.com/give [https://rogcc.com/give] | http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give [http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give] 📍 In Person: River of God Christian Center 110 Wolcott St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 🎯 Hashtags #PrayerChangesThings #PastorDonaldGray #RiverOfGod #ChristianSermon #Prayer #HolyGhost #HolySpirit #Romans8 #PrayInTheSpirit #PrayingInTongues #Faith #Forgiveness #Unforgiveness #PerfectWillOfGod #WalkInTheSpirit #JesusChrist #BrooklynChurch

Keep On Asking June 7, 2026 | River of God | Pastor Donald Gray

Keep On Asking June 7th, 2026 | River of God | Pastor Donald Gray 💝 Supporting Our Ministry Your generous giving helps us serve the Red Hook community and beyond. Every contribution supports our worship services, community outreach, and mission to spread the love of Jesus Christ. https://rogcc.com/give [https://rogcc.com/give] http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give [http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give] In this week’s message, Pastor Donald Gray continues teaching on prayer and seeking the perfect will of God. Building from Psalm 105, Matthew 7, Ezekiel 3, and 2 Chronicles 1, he reminds believers to search for the Lord and His strength, keep asking, keep seeking, and keep knocking until God answers. Pastor Donald Gray calls the church back to a strong prayer life, reminding believers to be specific with God, write down what they are praying for, remember His miracles, and allow the Holy Ghost to be involved in every part of life. He challenges the church to move beyond 30-fold living into greater fruitfulness through prayer, obedience, right motives, and a renewed hunger for God’s presence. Key Reminders from This Message • Believers must know the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God • Christ in us is the hope of glory • Prayer moves believers from 30-fold to 60-fold to 100-fold fruit • God wants His people to continually seek Him • Remember and document the miracles God has already done • A prayer journal helps believers track what God speaks and answers • Keep asking, keep seeking, and keep knocking • God answers prayer, but believers must not forget what they asked for • The Holy Ghost wants to be involved in every part of life • Start trusting God with the little things • Be specific when you pray and ask God • God supplies needs and gives good gifts to His children • Believers must be desperate for God’s presence, glory, and anointing • The anointing breaks the yoke • God may call His people to a place where He can speak to them • The gifts of the Spirit operate in the gathering of the body of Christ • God uses His Word and His people to answer prayer • Motives matter when believers come before God • Asking with a heart to help others opens the door for God’s blessing • The church must return to a strong prayer life 📖 Scripture Covered • Psalm 105:4–5 • Matthew 7:7–11 • Ezekiel 3:16–17 • Ezekiel 3:22 • 2 Chronicles 1:11–12 • Colossians 1:27 (referenced) • Mark 4:20 (referenced) • Malachi 3:10 (referenced) • Philippians 4:6 (referenced) • Isaiah 10:27 (referenced) 🙌 Like, Share & Subscribe Help spread this message by liking, sharing, and subscribing. 🔔 Stay Updated Tap the bell icon for new sermons and teachings. 📺 YouTube: River of God Christian Center 🌐 Website: https://rogcc.com [https://rogcc.com] | https://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/ [https://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/] 💝 Give: https://rogcc.com/give [https://rogcc.com/give] | http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give [http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give] 📍 In Person: River of God Christian Center 110 Wolcott St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 🎯 Hashtags #KeepOnAsking #PastorDonaldGray #RiverOfGod #ChristianSermon #Prayer #StrongPrayerLife #HolyGhost #HolySpirit #AskSeekKnock #Psalm105 #Matthew7 #PrayerJournal #Anointing #PerfectWillOfGod #Faith #BrooklynChurch

Praying Out the Mysteries of God May 31st, 2026 | River of God | Pastor Donald Gray

Praying Out the Mysteries of God May 31st, 2026 | River of God | Pastor Donald Gray 💝 Supporting Our Ministry Your generous giving helps us serve the Red Hook community and beyond. Every contribution supports our worship services, community outreach, and mission to spread the love of Jesus Christ. https://rogcc.com/give [https://rogcc.com/give] http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give [http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give] In this week’s message, Pastor Donald Gray preaches on praying out the mysteries of God through the help of the Holy Ghost. Teaching from Colossians 1, Romans 8, Romans 12, Mark 4, and 1 Corinthians 3, he reminds believers that Christ in us is the hope of glory and that the Holy Spirit knows the perfect will of God for every life. Pastor Donald Gray calls the church back to desperate prayer, the Word of God, and a deeper partnership with the Holy Ghost. He challenges believers not to settle for only knowing God as good, but to press into the acceptable and perfect will of God, allowing the Holy Spirit to lead, teach, strengthen, and pray through them. Key Reminders from This Message • Believers must become desperate for the move of God • Men ought always to pray and not faint • Jesus is coming soon, and the church must be ready • The Holy Ghost is the believer’s prayer partner • The Holy Spirit knows the mind and will of God • Christ in us is the hope of glory • The mysteries of God belong to those in the body of Christ • Do not let people talk you out of what God has promised • Healing, joy, freedom, and provision are found in God’s Word • The Holy Ghost leads believers into all truth • God can still fulfill what He promised, no matter your age • The perfect will of God is discovered through the Spirit • Believers must renew their minds with the Word of God • Reading the Bible strengthens the believer’s walk with God • The church must move from 30-fold to 60-fold to 100-fold fruit • The Holy Ghost helps put the flesh to death • Praying in the Spirit helps pray out the will of God • Believers should build with gold, silver, and precious stones • God wants His people to receive the fullness of His reward 📖 Scripture Covered • Colossians 1:27 • John 15:16–17 • Romans 10:9 (referenced) • Romans 12:1–2 • Mark 4:20 • Romans 8:1–14 • Matthew 6:6 (referenced) • 1 Corinthians 3:12–13 • Philippians 2:5 (referenced) • Philippians 4:13 (referenced) 🙌 Like, Share & Subscribe Help spread this message by liking, sharing, and subscribing. 🔔 Stay Updated Tap the bell icon for new sermons and teachings. 📺 YouTube: River of God Christian Center 🌐 Website: https://rogcc.com [https://rogcc.com] | https://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/ [https://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/] 💝 Give: https://rogcc.com/give [https://rogcc.com/give] | http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give [http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give] 📍 In Person: River of God Christian Center 110 Wolcott St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 🎯 Hashtags #PrayingOutTheMysteriesOfGod #PastorDonaldGray #RiverOfGod #ChristianSermon #HolyGhost #HolySpirit #Prayer #PrayingInTheSpirit #MysteriesOfGod #ChristInYou #WordOfGod #PerfectWillOfGod #Faith #Romans8 #Colossians1 #BrooklynChurch

God Can Do It Again May 24, 2026 | River of God | Evangelist Matthew Ward

God Can Do It Again May 24th, 2026 | River of God | Evangelist Matthew Ward 💝 Supporting Our Ministry Your generous giving helps us serve the Red Hook community and beyond. Every contribution supports our worship services, community outreach, and mission to spread the love of Jesus Christ. https://rogcc.com/give [https://rogcc.com/give] http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give [http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give] In this week’s message, Evangelist Matthew Ward preaches that God is not finished with Brooklyn, Red Hook, or His church. Preaching from Mark 1–2 and the day of Pentecost, he reminds believers that the Holy Spirit was not only poured out in the past, but is still empowering the church today to preach, heal, deliver, and reach the lost. Evangelist Matthew Ward calls the church to move beyond religion, comfort, and spectatorship, and to carry people into the presence of Jesus like the four friends who brought the paralytic. He challenges believers to know their identity in Christ, proclaim the gospel in their own Jerusalem, and work together to plunder hell and populate heaven. Key Reminders from This Message • Pentecost was not the last outpouring of the Holy Spirit • The Holy Spirit empowers believers to walk with God daily • Jesus is still able to heal, deliver, and save • God is not finished with Brooklyn or Red Hook • Revival is not only history, but something God can do again • The message of Jesus must spread through the community • Religion without Jesus cannot change lives • Believers must know who they are in Christ • The Word of God sets captives free • The church must not depend on performance or appearance • God uses ordinary people filled with the Holy Spirit • Someone must carry the hurting into the presence of Jesus • The faith of others can help bring someone to Jesus • The church is called to go into its Jerusalem first • Do not pass by people who need the gospel • The body of Christ must be unified for revival • Believers are called to make disciples, not only converts • The church must move from spectators to participators • God wants His people to plunder hell and populate heaven 📖 Scripture Covered • Mark 2:1–12 • Mark 1 • Acts 1:8 (referenced) • Acts 2 (referenced) • Matthew 28:19 (referenced) • John 1:1 (referenced) • John 1:14 (referenced) • John 4 (referenced) • Isaiah 53:5 (referenced) • Matthew 6:33 (referenced) 🙌 Like, Share & Subscribe Help spread this message by liking, sharing, and subscribing. 🔔 Stay Updated Tap the bell icon for new sermons and teachings. 📺 YouTube: River of God Christian Center 🌐 Website: https://rogcc.com [https://rogcc.com] | https://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/ [https://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/] 💝 Give: https://rogcc.com/give [https://rogcc.com/give] | http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give [http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give] 📍 In Person: River of God Christian Center 110 Wolcott St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 🎯 Hashtags #GodCanDoItAgain #EvangelistMatthewWard #RiverOfGod #ChristianSermon #Pentecost #HolySpirit #Revival #BrooklynRevival #RedHook #JesusChrist #Faith #Healing #Deliverance #Evangelism #Discipleship #BrooklynChurch

God Is Your Provider May 17, 2026 | River of God | Pastor Donald Gray

God Is Your Provider May 17th, 2026 | River of God | Pastor Donald Gray 💝 Supporting Our Ministry Your generous giving helps us serve the Red Hook community and beyond. Every contribution supports our worship services, community outreach, and mission to spread the love of Jesus Christ. https://rogcc.com/give [https://rogcc.com/give] http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give [http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give] In this week’s message, Pastor Donald Gray teaches that the wilderness is not only a hard place, but a place where God reveals Himself as provider, protector, healer, and source. Preaching from Deuteronomy, Exodus, and Acts, he reminds believers that God brings His people into appointed times and wilderness seasons so they can learn to depend fully on Him. Pastor Donald Gray connects Shavuot, Pentecost, Mount Sinai, and Acts 2 to show the difference between judgment under the law and grace through Jesus Christ. He calls the church to remember what God has already done, seek a fresh encounter with Him, pray, trust His provision, and know that God never fails. Key Reminders from This Message • God has appointed times for His people • The biblical month of Sivan is connected to provision • Shavuot is the appointed time also known as Pentecost • God gave His Word at Mount Sinai • At Sinai, judgment came under the law • In Acts 2, grace came through Jesus Christ • Jesus paid the price so believers can be free • Whom the Son sets free is free indeed • God brought Israel out of Egypt to meet Him in the wilderness • The wilderness is a place of dependence on God • God wants a personal relationship with His people • God is our source, resource, and provider • God brings water from the rock • God can provide in impossible situations • God fed Israel with manna from heaven • God uses wilderness seasons to humble, test, and teach us • Do not forget what God has already done • Speak to yourself in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs • Encourage yourself in the Lord • God gives power to succeed and fulfill His covenant • The wilderness is a place of refuge and protection • God protects His people from fiery serpents and danger • God is your provider, deliverer, healer, and blesser • God will never leave, forsake, or fail His people 📖 Scripture Covered • Deuteronomy 8:15–18 • Exodus 5:1 (referenced) • Exodus 19 (referenced) • Exodus 32 (referenced) • Acts 2 • John 8:36 (referenced) • Ephesians 5:19 (referenced) • 1 Samuel 30:6 (referenced) • Psalm 46:1 (referenced) • Matthew 6:31–32 (referenced) • Ephesians 3:20 (referenced) 🙌 Like, Share & Subscribe Help spread this message by liking, sharing, and subscribing. 🔔 Stay Updated Tap the bell icon for new sermons and teachings. 📺 YouTube: River of God Christian Center 🌐 Website: https://rogcc.com [https://rogcc.com] | https://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/ [https://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/] 💝 Give: https://rogcc.com/give [https://rogcc.com/give] | http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give [http://riverofgodchristiancenter.com/give] 📍 In Person: River of God Christian Center 110 Wolcott St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 🎯 Hashtags #GodIsYourProvider #PastorDonaldGray #RiverOfGod #ChristianSermon #Pentecost #Shavuot #WildernessSeason #Provision #JesusChrist #Faith #Prayer #Deliverance #JehovahJireh #BrooklynChurch