Riverside Community Church Sermons

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 23 April 2023. In order for Jesus to restore us, we need to allow him beneath the cultivated personas and masks we've accrued over our lifetimes. This requires great courage and vulnerability; but our Lord is so gracious and lovingly gentle as he encounters us.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 16 April 2023. Our anger can be an indicator of the pain we have been caused, or the pain we have caused others. Can we trust God with our anger, our forgiveness and our pain?

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 9 April 2023. Sometimes God needs to help us see how the resurrected Jesus has always been with us, journeying with us in our stories.

Sermon given online by Craig Wilcock for Riverside Community Church, 7 April 2023. Craig helps us understand how we can encounter the reality of the forgiveness that Christ purchased on our behalf on the cross. This is not only a forgiveness that can be received, but also graciously given.

Sermon given by Martin Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 2 April 2023.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 26 March 2023. If we want more of God's Presence and Power, the way God meets us in response is by his Holy Spirit. However, if we are resistant to God's Spirit, we have an opportunity to repent and turn towards God's Spirit with new trust.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 19 March 2023. 2 Chronicles 7:14 encourages us to come to God in humility and with a repentant spirit if we are to receive what he wants to freely give us.

Sermon given online by Craig Wilcock for Riverside Community Church, 12 March 2023. If we are to receive what Jesus wants to give us, there are His Promises to Believe, and Postures to Embrace. Today Craig talks about coming expectantly, trustingly and persistently.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 5 March 2023. If we are to receive what Jesus wants to give us, there are His Promises to Believe, and Postures to Embrace. Today Steve talks about coming thirsty, desperate and dependent.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 26 February 2023. Listen to Steve share the vision of what we desire God to IGNITE in us this year!

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 19 February 2023. This week, Psalm 46 helps us pray prayers of utter dependance on God to do what only God can do!

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 12 February 2023. Today we are challenged to recognize that our generosity has the potential to reap a harvest of righteousness and the praise of God's name!

Sowing Seeds - Part 4 - Plant seeds of peace. Sermon given by Sizwe Tshabangu at Riverside Community Church, 5 February 2023. In a world of so much disruption and challenge, we are all in deep need of peace in our lives. Today's challenge is to sow seeds of peace that will bear fruit and life in the year to come.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 29 January 2023. If we truly believe that life is ultimately found and experienced in Jesus, we need to consider how we can sow seeds of the kingdom in the life of others.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 22 January 2023. Every single one of us experiences time one second per second and one hour per hour. How we spend our time reflects our decisions and our values. Today we are challenged to plant seeds of life in the timeline of our lives, making the most of every opportunity.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 15 January 2023. Do we trust that ultimate life is ultimately to be found in Jesus? If we believe that Jesus is LIFE, then take the challenge of planting a seed that is going to connect you to life Himself!

Sermon given online by Craig Wilcock for Riverside Community Church, 8 January 2023.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 25 December 2022. If the story Christmas - the story of light defeating darkness is indeed true - then we need to learn how to RECEIVE and REFLECT this light in how we live our lives.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 18 December 2022. Jesus didn't only come to be seen, but to help us see. The light of Christmas that came into the darkness is a light that helps us see in the darkness more clearly.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 11 December 2022. John's Gospel opens up telling us about the light of the world that entered the darkness. Jesus, our light, is our true hope, light and life!

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 4 December 2022. Paul ends of the book of Galatians highlighting the kinds of things we should see in a church that is truly living in the Gospel of Freedom and is Living by the Spirit.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 27 November 2022. The life of the Spirit is learning how to increasingly surrender to the influence of God's Personal Presence and Power. This is ultimately what guides us and transforms us for the life of freedom that God wants for us.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 20 November 2022. In this chapter we learn that the reason for Christ's work in our life is for our freedom.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 13 November 2022. This week we are challenged concerning the dangerous slippery slopes that lead us towards legalism.

Sermon given by Craig Wilcock at Riverside Community Church, 6 November 2022. The Gospel establishes all people as adopted children of God. Where the world divides, the Gospel unites.