Riverside Community Church Sermons

In Nehemiah 8 we see God's people gathered to hear God's Word. Steve unpacks how the Word convicts us and then how God leads us to wholeness.

Today we look at one of the most important Psalms that point towards the identity of Jesus. The New Testament quotes Psalm 2 in many different ways, highlighting how Jesus is the Messiah, God's Unstoppable Anointed King.

Learning to lament with the Psalms is an unexpected invitation to experiencing life and intimacy with Jesus.

As we learn to engage the Psalms, we grow in our ability to engage God with mind as well as heart! Psalm 63 will help us seek the life-giving Presence of God in the wilderness places of our lives.

Today we look at what is possibly the most well-known verse of our time. As we look further into the context of this passage, the meaning becomes more and more clear to us.

Today we see how Psalm 119 can teach us how to love God's Word.

Today we learn how we can engage God's Word in active, fruitful ways.

Today we rediscover the powerful nature of the Gospel to grow and change from the inside out.

As we study Philippians 4:14-19, we hear the challenge regarding how the Lord invites us to partner financially with the church in meeting ministry needs.

Sizwe focuses on Moses at the burning bush to help us understand how much God loves and values us, inviting us to join Him in His kingdom plan even though we feel insecure.

God wants MORE contentment for you than you think! Learn the secret from Philippians 4:12-13.

When almost everything in the world tends to rob our minds of peace, God wants to bless our minds with peace. Today we learn how to prepare our minds for peace.

God wants to bless you with his very own peace, a peace that transcends understanding.

God is a God of joy who wants us to participate in his joy!

The New Testament shows us that conflict in the church is nothing new. However, we should not be surprised by conflict, but EQUIPPED for conflict when it arises.

This week Steve helps us see how God's Word encourages us to LIVE courageously and HOPE courageously in times of opposition.

Paul shows us how to we can take hold of the MORE that Christ has for us.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 11 May 2025. Maturing into our full God-given potential is God's desire for us. Today we look at 3 maturity markers we learn from how Paul describes Timothy in Philippians 2.

Sermon given by Sizwe Tshabangu at Riverside Community Church, 4 May 2025. Sizwe preaches from Philippians 2:14-18 showing how when we as Christians are always complaining we are not living lives that reflect Christ well. As part of his introduction he played a Skit Guys video. Please click link and watch before sermon: https://skitguys.com/sgtv/video/little-billy-my-god-is-so-big

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 27 April 2025. What if obedience is more than simply God forcing you to do a bunch of things you honestly don't really want to do? What if obedience is life!?

Today Sizwe preaches from Philippians 3 helping us understand that so much of our religious 'Treasure' is actually Trash when compared to the true Treasure, knowing Christ!

We often see Spiritual maturity as something that is going to cost too much, as something undesirable. In today's message Steve paints a full biblical portrait of maturity that is compelling and worth moving towards in God's grace.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 20 April 2025. Thomas was someone who was experiencing incredible doubt and a crisis of his faith. But the way the resurrected Jesus encounters Thomas is an encouragement for our own faith in the midst of doubt.

Sermon given by Sizwe Tshabangu at Riverside Community Church, 18 April 2025. Sizwe speaks on how the cross shows us why we can experience peace from Jesus in the midst of our turmoil.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 13 April 2025. The Christ poem in Philippians 2 speaks clearly and powerfully about WHO Jesus, inspiring us to worship and living great lives for him!