River Valley Church

Pastor Rob recaps 2025 and shares our new vision for 2026: Speak Lord, We're Listening. God has positioned us for such a time as this. This is a call to align our hearts, our prayers and our actions with what God is speaking now—believing that when God speaks, His people respond.

Pastor Kirk challenges us to create space for more of Jesus. From Matthew 9:14–15, this message reminds us that fasting is a holy invitation to lay down our fleshly desires, draw near to God and receive more He has for us.

Micah MacDonald challenges us to gather our families around God’s story and remove anything that competes with Him. From Joshua 24:15, this message calls us to make a firm decision: as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Pastor Rob continues our Christmas series by exploring Isaiah 40 and how God reveals His glory. He reminds us that God fills every valley, moves every mountain and nothing can stop His salvation—revealing His glory through the humility of a baby, Jesus Christ.

Pastor Rob Ketterling encourages us to proclaim the glory of Jesus. He reminds us that Christ is actively making His glory known to the world. In this message, we’re invited to see how God’s glory is not distant or hidden, but revealed through Jesus—calling us out of darkness and into the light of His presence.

Pastor Kirk kicks off our Christmas series encouraging us that Jesus is the glory foretold. Pastor Kirk reminds us that while we were made for greatness, we have slipped away from God and have fallen into darkness. Jesus pierces the darkness with His light to save us. Through Jesus, we have been saved. 

Pastor Connor Ketterling reminds us that the God who breathed out Scripture invites us to know Him through His Word, not just our opinions about Him. When we open the Bible with a posture of prayer, we begin to see Jesus on every page and discover the God who forms, corrects and transforms us.

Pastor Rob Ketterling challenged us to shift our perspective from earthly pressure to eternal purpose, doing our part with generosity and being rich in good deeds. When we trust God over money, one moment in His presence can change everything.

Pastor Rob Ketterling reminds us that the same God who designed the laws of nature still moves beyond them. When we open our eyes, we begin to see His hand bringing order where there should be chaos, healing where there was pain and faith where there was doubt.

Pastor Terry Parkman reminded us that every miracle is a manifestation of God’s authority, control and presence. God’s miracles aren’t transactional; they’re transformational—revealing His kingdom, restoring what’s broken and reminding us that Jesus Himself is the miracle.

Dick Brogden reminded us that being a friend of Jesus means more than affection; it’s loyalty, empathy and trust in action. When we share His heart, steward His mission and allow His strength to work through our weakness, we become true friends who honor His trust and carry His name to the world.

Pastor Kirk Graham reminded us that God is our Father and that we’re called to equip the next generation to stand firm in truth, grace and faith. He challenged us to fight for our families and raise children who live out the gospel with power, purpose and the armor of God.

Pastor Rob Ketterling reminds us that Jesus can change your family today. From Nehemiah 4, he challenges us to fight for our families with faith, peace and love—building homes rooted in prayer, worship and God’s presence.

We celebrated 30 years of River Valley Church and declared that the best is yet to come! In this anniversary message, Pastor Rob reflects on God’s faithfulness, reminding us that this milestone isn’t the finish line but the launching pad and that God’s past grace strengthens us to live differently today and walk boldly into the future He’s preparing.

Dr. Joel Muddamalle reminded us that God’s nearness isn’t dependent on our awareness, and that the cross was where blessing moved through brokenness and back to blessing. This message calls us to place our hope in the crucifixion and resurrection, where Jesus redeems our brokenness and invites us to walk with Him in the fullness of His presence.

Pastor Logan Ketterling reminded us that Jesus wept not because He lacked power, but because His compassion for His people is as much a part of His nature as His strength. This message calls us to love our neighbor with the same depth of empathy, weeping for the lost and pointing them to the hope and salvation only found in Jesus.

This weekend, Aaron Pierce, of Stieger International, continued in our Love Your Neighbor series. Through Nehemiah 1:1–4, we were reminded that our mission is impossible in human strength, but God delights in using ordinary people with broken hearts who humbly pray and respond to His call.

Pastor Rob started week one of our new series, Love Your Neighbor. He taught from Luke 10:25–37 on the Good Samaritan. He reminded us that while discipleship is important, it must be covered in love, and that Jesus never authorizes excuses when it comes to caring for others.

Pastor Kirk unpacks 3 John, reminding us that our faith must be rooted in truth and lived with integrity. He challenges us to embrace our identity in Christ, surrender daily and serve willingly so that our lives align with what we believe.

Pastor Rob unpacks 2 John, showing us that it’s more than a letter on hospitality; it’s a guardrail that protects our faith by keeping truth and love together. We can open our homes without opening the door to compromise, pressing forward in both discernment and devotion.

Pastor Rob reminded us that we don’t fight for victory but from it. Jesus has already overcome the world. When we love God and walk in His ways, obedience becomes a glad surrender and we live in the constant reality of victory.

Pastor Davey continues in our 1 John sermon series. He  challenged us to test every spirit, knowing that true teaching always points to the real Jesus. As we hold fast to Him, our confession and our love should align, revealing a life transformed by His perfect love.

Pastor Kirk Graham preached from 1 John 3 with a clear call: you can’t run with the world and walk with God. As children of God, we’re not called to tolerate sin; we’re called to eradicate it. Sin is deadly and Jesus came to take it away. It’s time to live like we belong to God, set apart, purified, and fully His.

At our All Staff meeting, Pastor Rob shared a Bonus Message on what it looks like to live out a priestly walk as followers differently and walk anointed as we follow Christ. Click below to watch "Walk Differently, Walk Anointed" on YouTube!

Pastor Rob continued in 1 John 2, reminding us that Jesus is our advocate, standing in our place, declaring us forgiven and free. He called us to live set apart from the world, embracing a new way of thinking, desiring and deciding as we abide daily in God’s presence.