Riverside Community Church Sermons

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 28 July 2024. The first thing the New Testament wants us to know about Jesus is that He is Messiah. Today Steve talks about what that means for us.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 21 July 2024. Jesus teaches us to pray into the very real and spiritual battles that we face every day in this part of the Lord's Prayer.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 14 July 2024. Forgiveness is one of the biggest ways that God wants to pour grace into the pain of our lives and our broken relationships.

Sermon given by Craig Wilcock at Riverside Community Church, 7 July 2024. Jesus teaches us to ask.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 30 June 2024. What is God's will for my life or my situation? This is one of the biggest questions we ask. Today we are encouraged to press into praying, "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven".

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 23 June 2024. Jesus was all about the Kingdom of God and he invites us to prioitise praying into the Kingdom, "YOUR kingdom come ... on earth as it is in heaven."

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 16 June 2024. The first line of the Lord's Prayer is an invitation to an intimate relationship with the Father as well as to see Him as majestic and glorious!

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 9 June 2024. As we follow Jesus, He reproduces his life within us. This is the true fruit of being a disciple.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 2 June 2024. God's desire for us is to fulfil our God-given purpose in loving God and loving others. Sin prevents us from living these lives of loving God and neighbour. The gift of forgiveness is how God restores us to this right relationship.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 25 May 2024. Repentance is an invitation to keep on track with the life that God has available for us.

Sermon given by Craig Wilcock at Riverside Community Church, 19 May 2024. Craig teaches about how in Jesus we can have an unshakable confidence in Gods love for me. His work and the work of the Spirit means that nothing can separate me from His love.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 12 May 2024. Jesus says that he has loved us in the same way he has been loved by the Father. However, in order for us to receive this love, we need to allow God to deal with the obstacles that stand between us and his love such that we can remain in the love Jesus has for us.

Sermon given by Sizwe Tshabangu at Riverside Community Church, 7 April 2024. This week Sizwe helps us understand how we can remain in the love that Jesus invites us to partake in.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 28 April 2024. Jesus says that his words are full of the Spirit and life. However, our experience of God's word is often a far cry from this life-giving vision. In today's message, Steve encourages us with practical ways to know and enjoy Jesus through his words, and thus begin to experience the life and Spirit of his words.

Sermon given by Craig Wilcock at Riverside Community Church, 21 April 2024. This week Craig helps us transition from LOVING the words of Jesus to LIVING the words of Jesus.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 14 April 2024. Words matter. Words are used in every relationship to get to know the person intimately. The motive is not data, but relational knowledge. The same is true of Jesus. If we love him, we will love his words.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 7 April 2024. Faith is essential to the life of following Jesus. Today Steve helps us understand what faith is, and how we can grow our faith.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 31 March 2024. Today we learn about how the resurrection of Jesus gives me access to the eternal life of God, both for today as well as for eternity.

Sermon given by Craig Wilcock at Riverside Community Church, 29 March 2024. Jesus' death isn't just something that happened 2000 years ago. Today we learn what it means to be united with Jesus in his death.

Matthew 28:1-8. Consider the joy and the surprise of the resurrection. How does the resurrection give you hope in your situation?

Matthew 27:57-61. Consider the day where it seemed as if death had won and God was silent. Where does it seem as if evil has won in your life?

Matthew 27:32-56. Consider the public humiliation of Jesus, a picture of the ugliness of our sin he bore.

Matthew 27:11-28. Consider Jesus the truly innocent one, taking the place of the guilty, and how he does that for you.

Matthew 26:69-75. Consider Peter denying Jesus and the ways we do the same with our actions.

Matthew 26:47-56. Consider Jesus betrayed by Judas and deserted by his friends. Jesus can identify with how you've experienced betrayal and desertion.