Episode
Why We Exist
- Podcast
- River Lake Church
- Published
- Jul 27, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2422
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Summary
Remember the game where you had to avoid touching the ground because "the floor is lava"? That's what the world can feel like — hostile, unpredictable, and hard to navigate safely. This episode kicks off a new series asking a simple but important question: why does the church even exist? We look at how churches can lose sight of their original purpose, drawing from the early church's own struggles in Acts 15, and land on this: the church's job is to make it easy for people to find and follow Jesus — not build hurdles to jump through. Whether you're exploring faith for the first time, healing from past church hurt, or fully committed and looking for your next step, there's a place for you here.