Riverbend Podcast

Transforming Relationships for the New Year

Christmas is a great reminder for us all to be present with each other - which is the best present we could ever give.

Pastor Dave share three things he learned about love from the story of the Magi in Matthew 2.

Dave continues sharing timely lessons from the three Wisemen about having hope in the midst of life's challenges.

Practicing presence at Christmas. Pastor Dave shares three things the 3 Wisemen taught him about faith.

How do you find happiness and fulfillment? Student Ministry Pastor Doug Congdon reminds us of what psychological studies show us again and again.

God removes all the barriers in our lives, so that we can enter into a dynamic relationship with Him that gives us life. Will you follow or let the barriers in this life hold you back?

Wrapping up our series on Ecclesiastes 3, we learn Solomon's last lesson: that God is ultimately in control. Trust the Master Composer.

Pastor Dave challenges us to be like the great innovators throughout history but channel it towards healthy reconciliation and restoration.

Change is going to happen. We might embrace, resist or be perplexed by change - but we can't avoid it. What does Solomon say about this reality?

Pastor Dave asks Riverbender Matthew McConaughey how he and his family deal with change, and what his understanding of 'gathering and scattering stones' could mean.

Weeping, laughing, mourning or dancing - anywhere you are in life, just come as you are. Eccl 3:4

With the inevitability of change comes the realization that most often we are the ones instigating the change. Pastor Dave offers 5 keys to navigate change when you're the one bringing it.

A deep look into the incredible wisdom of Solomon thru the lens of Ecclesiastes 3. In an ever-changing world, how do we find peace with change? Features Amber's Garden, original poem from Dave Haney.

Missions and Outreach Pastor, Aaron Foor, reminds us that Jesus is with us in our pain and ready to help us use that brokenness to change the world.

Conclusion of a series focused on the benefits, and responsibilities, of grace. What is our role in grace and how do we show grace authentically?

How does grace operate outside the laws of the universe? What threatens our ability to reap the benefits of grace?

By working hard, and not comparing or blaming, Galatians 6:4-5 reminds us that there is a diligent way to find grace for ourselves, and others.

Pastor Dave provides 7 keys to help when confronting people with grace and the difficult necessity of tough love.

Our identity is not shaped entirely by who we know, no matter how famous they are - unless we are with Him.

Living in Christ means we need to let go of our control issues and learn to trust Him. We must also strive for a balanced life of Love, Faith and Hope.

I am more than others think I am because God has chosen me, and He has given me the freedom to choose.

We all have days where we fail, fall short, make mistakes - sometimes catastrophic mistakes. How do we recover and find our true identity and rise above our failures?

For those of us who struggle with being overly self-reliant, we learn to gain our true identity going from 'cogito ego sum' to 'en Christo'.