Malvin Sanders

Every day we are forced to make decisions. What will I have for breakfast, what will I wear, how will I act? But how often do we allow God to influence those decisions? It may seem kind of crazy to think about. We may say, “Does God care what I have for breakfast?”...

20 “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory...

Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? I don’t know what the word “REVIVAL” brings to mind for you. For some people it may bring to mind a very specific picture of a church event. This week I am at a youth minister’s retreat in Columbia,...

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. “My parents just don’t understand.”...

In James 1 we find this verse: “If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their...

There are a lot of scriptures out there about friendship and how important and meaningful it can be… Proverbs 27:17  Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Proverbs 17:17  A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12...

There is a book I recommend by Francis Chan called, "You and Me Forever" and it is about marriage and family in the light of following God. How making God your priority as a family fixes a lot of your problems. (Matthew 6:33) But in that book there is a quote that hit...

Who is your child’s youth minister? If you answered Malvin Sanders, you may technically be right. But I would like to suggest to you today, that your child’s primary youth minister… IS YOU. I get to see your child in an average week for 2 classes of less than an hour...

During my 10 days being stuck in quarantine, I have barely left my room.  Trying to keep the rest of the family from getting sick has gotten me stuck in one room for most of my days.  The one awesome break that I get each day is when Jan distracts the kids just long...

We have been talking in class, a few grades at a time, about what we would like the youth group to look like, and I thought I would share those with you all one at a time as well! We should be excited to be here! Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go...

HEY! My name is Malvin Sanders, and I am the new youth and family minister here at Riverchase. I wanted to take this first article to introduce myself and tell you how excited I am to be here. I am originally from Stockbridge, Georgia, which is just on the south side...