Rivers Crossing Sermons

What is the Holy Spirit's most important work in your life? In the final week of Naturally Supernatural, Pastor Paul Taylor shows that the Holy Spirit does more than give supernatural gifts and power. He transforms us to become more like Jesus. This message explores the difference between justification and sanctification, the ongoing battle between our sinful nature and the Spirit, and the freedom...

What could change if you stopped measuring God’s future by the obstacles in your past? In this message from Naturally Supernatural, Pastor David Crank teaches about faith, expectancy, obedience, and the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit. Using the story of the floating ax head alongside personal stories of hardship, provision, and unexpected opportunities, this message challenges believers to p...

How does the Holy Spirit actually work in everyday life? In week three of Naturally Supernatural, Pastor Paul and Farrah Taylor share personal stories of hearing God’s voice, prophetic encouragement, spiritual gifts, conviction, prayer, and being filled with the Holy Spirit. They show that the Holy Spirit still speaks, guides, teaches, comforts, empowers, and points people to Jesus today. This mes...

Is the Holy Spirit a force to use or a person you can actually know? In week two of Naturally Supernatural, Pastor Paul Taylor teaches that the Holy Spirit has a mind, will, emotions, and a desire for relationship with believers. This message explores how knowing the Holy Spirit changes the way we read Scripture, pray, resist temptation, hear God’s voice, and experience His power. The Christian li...

What does it mean to live a life empowered by the Holy Spirit? Kicking off Naturally Supernatural, Pastor Chris Marlin traces the work of the Spirit from Genesis to Revelation, showing how God’s presence brings order from chaos, life to dead places, and power to ordinary people. Through Genesis, Isaiah, Ezekiel, John, Acts, and Revelation, this message reveals the Holy Spirit as a river of living...

What happens when a church remembers God’s faithfulness and keeps believing for more? On Rivers Crossing Church’s 19th anniversary, Pastor Paul Taylor reflects on Psalm 136, Proverbs 29, John 14, and nineteen years of lives changed through the gospel. From a few families in a basement to thousands following Jesus, baptisms, local outreach, global missions, and new churches being planted, this mess...

What does it really mean to act like a man? In the final week of House Rules, Pastor Paul Taylor teaches from 1 Corinthians 16 and 13 to show that biblical masculinity is not defined by dominance, hobbies, success, money, or cultural stereotypes. The most masculine thing a man can do is be like Jesus. This message challenges men to be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be strong, and let everythin...

You do not get to choose the hand you were dealt, but you do get to choose what you do with it. In week three of House Rules, Pastor Paul Taylor teaches from Romans, 2 Kings, Deuteronomy, Exodus, and 1 Peter to show how sin shapes families across generations but it does not have to define the future. This message helps believers name generational patterns, confess and repent of sin, forgive parent...

What does it look like to win at home? In week two of House Rules, Jonathan Brozozog teaches from Psalm 34 and Romans 8 to challenge parents, grandparents, and families to choose what their home will magnify. Rather than outsourcing discipleship or letting sports, success, academics, social media, or culture shape the next generation, this message calls families to practice the presence of God, fi...

Every family is playing by somebody’s rules. In this message launching House Rules, Pastor Paul Taylor teaches from Psalm 127 to show that unless the Lord builds the house, our labor, effort, and protection are ultimately in vain. This message challenges families, parents, singles, grandparents, and the whole church to ask who is really determining the rules in their home: culture, wounds, achieve...

Don’t lose your joy on the journey. In this message from The Emotions of Jesus, Pastor Josh Pocock teaches from John 15, John 17, Hebrews 12, Luke 10, and the Psalms to show that Jesus was not only the Man of Sorrows, but also the Man of Joy. His joy was not shallow, temporary, or dependent on circumstances; it was rooted in the Father, the mission of redemption, and the salvation of lost people....

How should you walk through sorrow, grief, and pain without losing hope? In this message from The Emotions of Jesus, Pastor Paul Taylor teaches from John 11:35, Isaiah 53, Psalm 84, Matthew 26, and 1 Thessalonians 4 to show that Jesus is not distant from your suffering. He is the Man of Sorrows who entered our grief, wept with the hurting, and surrendered His sorrow to the Father in Gethsemane. Th...

What do the emotions of Jesus reveal about the heart of God? Kicking off The Emotions of Jesus, Pastor Paul Taylor teaches from Matthew 9:35–38, Hebrews 2, Hebrews 1, and Mark 1 to show that Jesus was fully human, fully God, and moved by sinless compassion. When Jesus saw the crowds, He did not look away, judge, or detach; He moved toward the hurting, confused, helpless, sick, and spiritually lost...

Pride is one of the most destructive sins because it distorts how we see ourselves, shifts blame to others, steals joy, hardens the heart, and separates us from God. Using the animated movie GOAT as a modern illustration, Pastor Josh Pocock teaches from Galatians 6, Proverbs 28, Philippians 2, Mark 7, Hebrews 3, and Mark 10 to show why God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. This mess...

Redemption is one of the deepest longings of the human heart, but it cannot be earned by chasing wins, fixing your image, or outrunning your past. Using the movie F1 as a modern illustration, Pastor Josh Pocock points to Scripture including Ecclesiastes, Isaiah 54, Philippians 3, John 14:6, John 3:16, and Romans 5 to show that true redemption only comes through Jesus. This message unpacks the diff...

God loves your family even more than you do. In this Father’s Day message, Pastor Rich Wilkerson teaches from Acts 16:31 and shares personal stories about marriage, parenting, family pain, miracles, and the faithfulness of God. Through humor, honesty, and decades of ministry experience, he reminds parents that unexpected trials do not mean God has forgotten their family. From setting wise boundari...

What does it mean to be fully surrendered to God in spirit, soul, and body? In this message, Mo Isom Aiken teaches from 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24, Genesis 1, Romans 12, Galatians 5, and the life of Jesus to show how the gospel restores every part of who we are. Through powerful personal testimony and biblical teaching, she explains how trauma, sin, and spiritual darkness shape the soul, but the Holy...

What if the life you want is found on the other side of surrender? In this guest message, Micah McElveen shares his powerful testimony of surviving a broken neck, discovering God’s purpose, and learning that true life begins when we die to our own plans. Through biblical teaching, personal stories, and a challenge to live for what matters eternally, this message calls believers to embrace God’s pu...

What do you do when church hurt makes you want to walk away? In this guest message, Natalie Runion shares her personal story of pain, healing, and reconciliation while unpacking the early church in the book of Acts. Through biblical teaching and powerful testimony, this message challenges believers to remain committed to Jesus, stay unified in prayer, embrace the work of the Holy Spirit, and stay...

Why do we so often focus on what we lack instead of what God has already given us? In this guest message, Michelle Ferguson unpacks powerful lessons from the story of Eve, challenging believers to guard their perspective, embrace gratitude, and stop forfeiting the “garden” God has placed before them. Through personal testimony, biblical teaching, and practical encouragement, this message reveals h...

What is the one thing in your life that, if you finally dealt with it, would change your faith journey? In this standalone message, Pastor Josh Pocock challenges believers to stop drifting spiritually and confront the hidden issues that quietly keep them stuck. Through honest teaching on secret sin, unforgiveness, apathy, pride, idolatry, and spiritual aimlessness, this message offers practical ne...

Why do so many people chase peace and still feel exhausted, anxious, and empty? In this closing message from Philippians, Pastor Farrah Taylor unpacks the “secret” the Apostle Paul discovered while sitting in prison: true contentment is not found in control, comfort, or circumstances, but in Christ alone. Through personal stories, biblical truth, and practical insight, this teaching reveals how co...