Riverview Baptist Church Podcast

This is message 10 in Understanding the Love of God 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 When life is marked by pain, weakness, disappointment, and unanswered prayers, it is easy to wonder where God is at work. Yet the very trails we often ask God to remove may be the gifts He uses to draw us closer to Himself, humble our hearts, and display His power through our weakness. God's grace is always sufficient, His s...

This is message 55 in Gospel Record of John John 18:28-40 The greatest danger is not failing to recognize the truth but refusing to act upon it. Many people know what is right, sense the conviction of God, and even acknowledge who Christ is, yet allow fear, pressure, pride, or convenience to keep them from fully surrendering. Every person must decide what they will do with Jesus. Truth demands a r...

This is message 9 in Understanding the Love of God 1 Corinthians 13 True manhood is not measured by strength, courage, achievements, or cultural rites of passage, but by the ability to love others with the selfless love of Christ. While the world celebrates outward accomplishments, God looks at the heart and calls men to maturity through sacrificial love, humility, patience, and service. Real grow...

This is message 53 in Gospel Record of John John 18:1-12 Jesus was not a helpless victim overcome by men, but the sovereign Son of God who willingly gave Himself to fulfill the Father’s plan of redemption. Even in the darkness of betrayal and arrest, His divine authority, power, and compassion were unmistakable as He protected His disciples, healed His enemy, and faced the cross with complete obed...

Individuals do not go to war; nations go to war: Nations send individuals who have been trained to fight in that war. We have an all-wise, Almighty, all-knowing God who has ordained government.

This is message 54 in Gospel Record of John John 18:12:27 Jesus stood before corrupt judges with calm authority, willingly enduring betrayal, false accusations, and injustice in complete obedience to the Father's will. While religious leaders broke their own laws to condemn Him and Peter failed in fear, Christ remained faithful, revealing both the sinfulness of man and the mercy of God. This messa...

This is message 52 in Gospel Record of John John 17:1-26 Jesus came to finish the work the Father gave Him, securing eternal life through His death and resurrection and revealing the true heart of God to the world. Though His followers would remain in a hostile world, He prayed for their protection, purity, unity, and strength so they could continue His mission and reflect His character. This mess...

This is message 51 in Gospel Record of John John 16:16-33 Jesus prepared His followers to face sorrow, confusion, and failure by reminding them that His departure was not the end but part of God's greater plan. Through His death and resurrection, grief would be transformed into lasting joy, believers would gain direct access to the Father through prayer, and peace would become possible even in the...

This is message 50 in Gospel Record of John John 15:26-26:15 The Holy Spirit continues the work of Christ in the lives of believers by revealing truth, empowering bold witness, convicting hearts of sin, and pointing people to the Saviour. In a world filled with deception and spiritual darkness, the Spirit of Truth magnifies Christ through the Scriptures and through surrendered believers who depend...

The most misunderstood doctrine in the Bible is the doctrine of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is coming again.

This is message 49 in Gospel Record of John John 15:18-25 Following Christ will always bring conflict with a world that rejects God, because a transformed life exposes the darkness of sin and the emptiness of false religion. The closer believers walk with Christ, the more clearly they reflect His character, and the same hatred directed toward Him will often be directed toward them. Yet the rejecti...

This is message 48 in Gospel Record of John John 15:1-17 True spiritual life and lasting fruitfulness are only possible through a continual, dependent relationship with Christ, who alone is the source of strength, growth, and life. God lovingly shapes and prunes His people through His Word so that they might bear fruit that brings glory to Him and impacts others for eternity. Joy, answered prayer,...

This is message 47 in Gospel Record of John John 14:16-31 Believers are never left alone, because God Himself comes to dwell within them through the Holy Spirit, bringing continual fellowship, guidance, strength, and peace. The presence of the Spirit becomes most evident in a life that loves Christ enough to obey His Word, as obedience deepens awareness of His nearness and truth. While the world s...

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, that puttiest thy bottle to him.

This is message 46 in Gospel Record of John John 14:7-15 God has fully revealed Himself through Jesus Christ, making the invisible Father known through the life, words, and works of the Son. To know Christ is to know God personally, because everything about His character displays the heart of the Father. This relationship transforms every part of life, producing confidence in prayer, power for ser...

This is message 45 in Gospel Record of John John 13:36-14:6 Jesus alone could accomplish the work of redemption, for only the sinless Son of God could bear weight of mankind's sin and open the way to the Father. Though His followers would fail in their own strength, He offered comfort, assurance, and hope by promising a prepared place for all who trust in Him. In a world filled with uncertainty an...

This is message 06 in Understanding the Love of God Ephesians 5:21-33 Marriage was designed by God to be a living picture of the relationship between Christ and His church, displaying love, humility, sacrifice, faithfulness, and unity through everyday life. A home centered on the Lord reflects His character through husbands who lovingly lead and wives who trust God's design, creating a testimony t...

No one can take integrity from us. If we lose integrity, it is because we give it up of our own volition.

This is message 44 in Gospel Record of John John 13:31-35 The cross was not a moment of defeat but the greatest display of the glory of God, revealing His power, justice, holiness, faithfulness, and love through the willing obedience of Christ. What appeared to the world as suffering and shame became the means of redemption and victory, as the Son fulfilled the Father's plan perfectly. Those who f...

This is message 43 in Gospel Record of John John 13:21-30 It is possible to be close to truth, involved in spiritual things, and still remain unchanged at heart, and that is the danger this message exposes. Outward appearance, service, and knowledge mean nothing without genuine faith in Christ, for a heart that resists Him will grow harder over time, Grace may be offered again and again, but if it...

This is message 42 in Gospel Record of John John 13:4-20 True discipleship is marked by a heart that has been cleansed by Christ and continues to walk in daily dependence on Him, allowing His Word to remove the defilement of this world while reflecting His humility through service to others. The Lord, though possessing all authority, chose the lowest place to teach that real greatness is found in...

The only tool we have to use is influence not force.

This is message 41 in Gospel Record of John John 13:1-3 Even in the shadow of betrayal and the cross, Christ's love remains steady, personal, and purposeful, as He prepares His own to walk forward in faith, service, and obedience. His care is not driven by circumstance but by a sovereign plan, showing that true love gives, teaches, and endures even when others fail. In the darkest moments, He is s...

Every human being has been created for eternity and is either going to heaven or hell.

This is message 40 in Gospel Record of John John 12:37-50 Clear truth does not guarantee belief, because the greatest barrier is not a lack of evidence but a hardened heart that refuses to respond. When light is continually rejected, it leads to deeper blindness, while genuine faith must move beyond private agreement to open confession. The call of grace remains urgent, offering life and light to...