Rio Vista Church Sermons

Pastor Sam Kastensmidt begins our Advent season from Isaiah chapter 7, where we see the Lord providing a sign. A virgin will conceive and bear a son, his name will be called Immanuel. That name comes at great cost, as Pastor Sam will explain.

The conclusion of Awakened is from Acts 4, where Peter and John had been arrested and threatened with imprisonment if they continued to preach and teach in the name of Jesus. Their answer? Praying for boldness to do just that!

From the story of Phillip the Evangelist and the Ethiopian eunuch, we have a clear example of the power of the gospel and God's commitment to bringing the gospel to everyone who is ready to receive it.

In the story of the Samaritan woman at the well, we learn that no matter what your story is, regardless of what you have gone through, God still has a purpose for you. You are called to go into your city and be an agent of transformation!

In the conclusion of our series from Isaiah, Pastor Tom lets the voice of the Messiah ring out from Isaiah chapter 61. He has come to open blind eyes and set the prisoner free. The one who comes to him will never be cast out.

Isaiah prophesies about a day when all nations on earth will be united into one, under one king, and that kingdom will last forever. Jesus is the king and he wants us to reflect his light to the world so as many as possible can enter into that kingdom.

Isaiah prophecies about a time when God would call all the nations into the tent of his people. It's a foretelling of the Gospel Age, and of the Gentiles being grafted in. Direct of Student Ministries Will Buschmann is preaching this week.

In the fourth servant song, Pastor Tom comes to Isaiah 53. This remarkable prophecy of God's suffering servant connects with precise detail to the life and death of Jesus Christ. The actions of God's servant forever settle the debt of our transgressions.

In the second servant song we are told how the servant will go about his mission. God's servant Jesus, as he did everything needed to secure our salvation, suffered every indignity that we have, so he might identify with our weaknesses.

What moves God's heart and occupies his mind is the salvation of God's people through the work of his servant. That is the message of the servant songs. Have you personally experienced the salvation that Jesus came into the world to bring?

In Isaiah chapter 40, the prophet records God wanting to comfort his people. God does this by telling them who he is, what he has done, and promises to pay the debt from all their sin. Thus, when we consider God's pardon to us, we can find true comfort.

Why don't people ask us about our hope? Probably because we look as if we hope in the same things they do. Pastor Tom says the voice of our greatest enemy wants to tell us not to trust God. To have hope that makes us different, we must learn to trust God.

Pastor Tom Hendrikse preaching from the Gospel of Mark on the Mission of Jesus. What does Mark show us about Jesus came to do?

Pastor Tom Hendrikse preaching from the Gospel of Mark on the Mission of Jesus. What does Mark show us about Jesus came to do?

Student Ministries Director Will Buschmann preaching from the Gospel of Mark on the Identity of Jesus. Who does Mark show Jesus to be?

Pastor Tom Hendrikse preaching from the Gospel of Mark on the Identity of Jesus. Who does Mark show Jesus to be?

Pastor Tom Hendrikse preaching from the Gospel of Mark on the Identity of Jesus. Who does Mark show Jesus to be?

Pastor Tom Hendrikse preaching from the Gospel of Mark on the Identity of Jesus. Who does Mark show Jesus to be?

Pastor Tom Hendrikse preaching from the Gospel of Mark on the Identity of Jesus. Who does Mark show Jesus to be?

Pastor Mason Brown preaching from the Gospel of Mark on the Identity of Jesus. Who does Mark show Jesus to be?

Pastor Tom Hendrikse preaching from the Gospel of Mark on the Identity of Jesus. Who does Mark show Jesus to be?

Pastor Tom Hendrikse preaching from the Gospel of Mark on the Identity of Jesus. Who does Mark show Jesus to be?

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Tom brings a message of new life in Jesus! Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector in Jericho, has an encounter with the Son of God that brings salvation and a changed man. That can be your story, too!

Pastor Tom takes us into the story of the Rich Young Ruler, a man who seemingly had everything yet was empty and desperately unhappy. He came to Jesus looking for answers, and Jesus told him he lacked just one thing, but first he had something to give up.

Jesus tells us that at the final judgment he will separate the people into the sheep and the goats. The righteous, who he calls the sheep, will be recognizable for how they have lived. When you look at their lives, you can actually see their faith.