RiverValley Church - Sermons

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: The Gospel of Mark | The cross of Christ is a place of senseless cruelty and amazing grace. As we look at chapter 15 of Mark we see the rejection of the religious leaders, the crowd, Pilate, and the soldiers. Yet the cross is filled with love. As Jesus gave his life as a sacrifice to pay for our sins there were a few who watched all day become convinced that t...

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: RiverValley Church | Statistics tell us that fewer and fewer people believe in hell these days. Yet the Bible hasn't changed at all. There is a phenomenon called the unintentional results. The unintentional result of pastors not talking about hell because it's uncomfortable is that our people have assumed it must not be important. In this message we take a qui...

Speaker: Steven Blader | Series: The Gospel of Mark | Legalism is something of a swear word in evangelical circles, and with good reason. But Jesus tells us that our inclination towards legalism is a symptom of a much deeper sickness of our hearts. Mark 7 exposes our hearts for what they are, and leaves us with a longing for the One who can give us the new heart we so desperately crave.

Speaker: Pastor Wyatt Fisher | Series: The Gospel of Mark | This message highlights principles of faith that Jesus was teaching to his disciples in order to grow their faith. It also shows how Jesus is teaching those same things to us today in order that our faith might grow in Christ.

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: The Gospel of Mark | A few signs of the Messiahs arrival would be that He would be anointed to bring good news for the poor, heal the blind, and set captives free (Isa. 62). In Mark 5 He does all three of these things as he sets the demoniac free, heals the woman who touches his coat, and raises Jairus' daughter from death. Jesus does what no one else could do...

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: The Gospel of Mark | Have you ever been gripped by fear or doubt? The storm that caught the disciples on the sea of Galilee terrified them. They woke Jesus up in a panic and He spoke to the sea and the wind and all was still. The disciples moved their focus from the storm to the Lord. Now they were afraid of the power of this God/man because even the wind and...

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: The Gospel of Mark | Jesus used parables for clarity and confusion. The parable of the sower is the first public parable that he uses specifically to help those who are part of the kingdom understand and those who have rejected him to stay confused. In this parable, Jesus makes clear that as we sow the Word of God it will be rejected, tried, abandoned, and a f...

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: The Gospel of Mark | C.S. Lewis first suggested that Jesus was either a liar, lunatic, or Lord. Mark chapter 3 may well be the place where he got that information. In this account, Jesus calls, consecrates, and commissions believers. He has to survive his family thinking he's out of his mind. But the worst is, that the religious leaders harden their hearts and...

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: The Gospel of Mark | Are you hard hearted? Most people don't think they are, but hard heartedness affects your ability to see the truth. In these four short snap shots, Mark reveals some hard hearts. The narrative of Jesus' life escalates as the Pharisees ask questions about keeping the law. Jesus drops some particularly strategic messages that reveal who He r...

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: The Gospel of Mark | In this message on the calling of Levi we see that Jesus was a friend of sinners. Pastor Dave showed us some of the context and the helped us see the cultural lens we look through as we see what it really means to judge someone. The Pharisees judged the tax collectors as unredeemable, but Jesus saw them as in need of the Great Physician.

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: The Gospel of Mark | The crowd came to Jesus to be healed. Some stayed and became committed while others fell away, or were critics. Jesus came to address sin. In this account of the 4 friends of the paralytic we look at the curious, the committed, and the critics and see how they responded to Jesus' message that He had authority to forgive sins.

Speaker: Guest Speaker | Series: RiverValley Church | We had the privilege of hearing from one of our missionaries this Sunday, Zach Harrod. Zach and his family are currently serving as missionaries in the Czech Republic.

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: The Gospel of Mark | These four fishermen never thought of themselves as world changers, but Jesus knew they would be. He called them to follow and immediately he shared a clear message of repentance. He taught with authority, and he stayed the course without wavering. In this message we join these four disciples in watching the Master introduce the kingdom of...

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: The Gospel of Mark | On the outskirts of the inner circle around Jesus was a young teenager named John Mark. He was there when Jesus was arrested and ran for his life. He was also there when Paul and Barnabas left on their first missionary journey, and he wrote the first short booklet about the life of Jesus. In this message we introduce our study and take a l...

Speaker: Neil Wilson | Series: RiverValley Church | First Corinthians 10:1-13 uses two views of the 40 years of wandering by God's Chosen People to give us some powerful examples of God's consistent blessings and his warnings about our lives. As we move into 2019, the reality of God's blessings and the truth of His warnings can be helpful companions on the way. Jesus said, "I am with you always."

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: His name shall be called

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: His name shall be called | Imagine being stuck in a cave with no lights. After a while the darkness would begin to feel oppressive. Then imagine a tiny light starting to appear. It was into deep darkness that a child was born and his name was Mighty God. In this message we look at Jesus, the Mighty God, who brings hope into the dark.

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: His name shall be called | What's in a name? Isaiah gives 4 names to Jesus, the first of which is Wonderful Counselor.  In this message we look at the characteristics of kings, the results of their leadership, and in contrast, Jesus, who is the Wonderful Advisor...

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: His name shall be called | Every Christmas we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus. This year we are looking at Isaiah's prophetic words about the coming Messiah. We begin by examining the unusual, joyful, and powerful birth that changed the world.

Speaker: Pastor Wyatt Fisher | Series: RiverValley Church | As we think about our walk with the Lord we sometimes forget that we are in a spiritual battle. We cannot approach our life here on this earth passively. There is too much at stake that we cannot afford to live in passivity.

Speaker: Guest Speaker | Series: RiverValley Church

Speaker: Guest Speaker | Series: RiverValley Church

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: Hebrews: Faith Anchored in Truth

Speaker: Pastor Dave Barber | Series: Hebrews: Faith Anchored in Truth

Speaker: Guest Speaker | Series: RiverValley Church