Riverside Community Church Sermons

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 13 June 2021. This week Steve looks at how Psalm 40 can help us learn to place our trust in God in all circumstances.

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 6 June 2021. Steve continues in this series looking at how David processes, prays and worships after having acted crazy in the presence of King Abimelech.

Sermon given by Craig Wilcock at Riverside Community Church, 30 May 2021.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlman at Riverside Community Church, 23 May 2021.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlman at Riverside Community Church, 16 May 2021. In this stand-alone message, Steve preaches from 1 Peter 3:15 about the Why, the When, the Where, the What and the How of sharing our faith.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlman at Riverside Community Church, 9 May 2021. Today we look at the example Jesus set for us by his life and his embrace of the cross. (Apologies for the buzz in the audio)

Sermon given by Craig Wilcock at Riverside Community Church, 2 May 2021.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlman at Riverside Community Church, 25 April 2021. The story of the cross is set up against the backdrop of the Kingdom of God. Jesus' central claim is that he is the King who brings the kingdom of God. But why did the King have to go to the cross? In Part 3, Steve helps us see the powerful victory of the King as well as the cruciform shape of the Kingship of God.

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 18 April 2021. 

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 11 April 2021. Join us as Steve opens up this new series called 'Beautiful Collision'. The cross is not a simple single thing. Rather it is like a multi-faceted diamond that is appreciated more and more as you look at it from different angles. The Biblical authors help us look at the cross from different angles so we can apprec...

Sermon given by Craig Wilcock for Riverside Community Church, 4 April 2021. Craig helps us see the fullness of Jesus' victory over sin, shame and all evil powers. Jesus' victory is not just something that happened 2000 years ago, but something that impacts our daily lives!

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 2 April 2021. Easter lies at the heart of the Christian faith, and for good reason. Yet Easter weekend starts with Good Friday. But how can celebrating death be Good News? How can a crucifixion become known as Good Friday? Steve speaks from Romans 5 where we see the incredible answer to these questions.

Sermon given by Craig Wilcock online for Riverside Community Church, 28 March 2021. Craig wraps up our series in Nehemiah with the challenge that we can so easily fall into old ways. We need to continue rebuilding and reorientating our lives around Christ if we are to grow in faith and maturity.

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 21 March 2021. Repentance is one of the primary ways we participate in God's transformative power in our lives. God is wanting to rebuild us as His people, orientated around His will, His Word, and His ways. And we do this through repentance.

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 14 March 2021. The first thing that God did with his people after the rebuilding of the wall was reform and reorientate their hearts around his Word. This week's message encourages us to establish our faith on the firm foundation of God's Word.

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 7 March 2021. This week we get to the point where the wall is completed in such record time, everybody could see that it only could have happened with God's help. We too can pray for and celebrate such momentous victories in our life, when God's kingdom clearly breaks into the present. However, how does Christ's victory on the...

Annual pastor's report given by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 28 February 2021

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 28 February 2021. These days it is so easy to share our opinions loudly and feel like we are making a difference. However, if we want to make a real difference, we would do well to learn from Nehemiah's passionate and courageous example.

Sermon given online by Craig Wilcock for Riverside Community Church, 21 February 2021. This week Craig encourages us as we continue in the book of Nehemiah. Just because we follow God's direction doesn't mean we will not face opposition. If anything, we can count on opposition. Craig gives us practical handles on how we can trust God through opposition. 

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 14 February 2021. Nehemiah chapter 2 and 3 tells the story of Nehemiah sharing his God-given vision with his fellow Israelites. They all commit to doing whatever it takes to see the wall of Jerusalem go up. How can we Get Stuck In while we are in Lockdown? Steve provides 5 ideas that will keep us engaged.

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 7 February 2021. We continue our series in the book of Nehemiah where we see that immediately after Nehemiah brings his kingdom burden to God in prayer, he is able to act with incredible courage and conviction.

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 31 January 2021. We kick off our week of prayer and fasting by looking at Nehemiah's powerful prayer in Chapter 1. Today we learn how prayer and fasting become some of the greatest tools to help us grow into what God has for us!

Sermon given online by Stephen Pohlman for Riverside Community Church, 24 January 2021. We begin this new series in the book of Nehemiah by seeing how Nehemiah's first response to hearing devastating news is to lament. The Scriptures depict lamenting as a healthy way to process grief and sorrow with God and with others.

Sermon given by Craig Wilcock online for Riverside Community Church, 17 January 2021.

Sermon given by Craig Wilcock online for Riverside Community Church, 10 January 2021.