Riverview Baptist Church Podcast

This is message 11 in The Names of God Series Deuteronomy 4:22-31 God is compassionate and ready to forgive. He knows our weakness and remembers that we are dust, yet His mercy holds back the judgement we deserve. His goodness is not permission to continue in sin but and invitation to return to Him with all our heart. The Lord who judges sin is the same Lord who delights in showing mercy to those...

This is message 10 in The Names of God Series Exodus 31:12-18 God is the One who sanctifies His people, and He is worthy of their time. He desires fellowship more than activity, devotion more than busyness. True worship begins when we stop striving to do this for God and instead choose to spend time with Him. The Lord who sanctifies calls us to rest, to listen, and to give Him the place of honor i...

The second chapter of Lamentations reveals the anger of God. The Lord had warned Israel that their disobedience would bring judgment. When they continued in sin, God's wrath was poured out on their land. As difficult as this subject is, we have hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. He suffered the sorrow of becoming sin for us so we could escape the anger of God.

This is message 9 in The Names of God Series Exodus 17:8-16 God is our banner, the One who gives victory when His people trust and obey Him. The battle is not won by human strength but through faith, prayer, and obedience to His Word. He covers His people with love and leads them under His authority, reminding us that every victory belongs to Him alone. Don't forget to download our app for more fr...

This is message 8 in The Names of God Series Exodus 15:22-27 Jehovah-Rapha is the Lord who heals, not only restoring what is broken but preventing what would bring harm. He reveals Himself through the trials that expose our hearts, teaching us to trust Him rather than complain when circumstances grow bitter. The same God who turned bitter waters sweet is able to turn every hardship into a place of...

This is message 7 in The Names of God Series Genesis 22:1-24 Jehovah-Jireh is the God who provides perfectly and on time, revealing that His provision always meets the need and fulfills His purpose. He tests faith. not to destroy it but to deepen trust, showing that obedience and surrender open the way for His supply. The God who called Abraham to lay his son on the altar is the same God who provi...

As we survey the smoldering city of Jerusalem, we see what our nation could face if we do not turn back to God. Jerusalem lost her children, her young people, her friends, and her elders. Death was everywhere, and she was in distress. Seeing her sorrow should bring us to our spiritual senses. God is calling us to Himself.

This is message 6 in The Names of God Series Exodus 20:1-17 El-Kanna is the God whose holy jealousy flows from perfect love and covenant faithfulness. He demands exclusive worship because He alone is worthy and because divided hearts lead only to ruin. His jealousy is not harsh but protective, guarding His people from the emptiness of idolatry and calling them back to Himself in mercy. The Jealous...

This is message 5 in The Names of God Series Genesis 14:14-24 El Elyon is the Most High God who reigns with absolute authority over heaven and earth, possessing all things and granting victory according to His will. He is greater than kings and kingdoms, the sovereign ruler who delivers His people and deserves their worship. To know Him as El Elyon is to recognize that every blessing, every provis...

This is message 4 in The Names of God Series Genesis 16:1-16 El Roi is the God who sees every detail of our lives, from the pain of our past to the struggles of the present and the uncertainty of the future. He is never distant or unaware but is actively present with compassion and care. Hagar discovered in her darkest moment that that the God who rules heaven and earth also saw her personally, kn...

As the prophet Jeremiah recounts the judgment of Jerusalem, he asks, "Is it nothing to you all ye that pass by?" How does it affect your life to witness the fierce anger of God? Everything God is doing is to turn us back to Himself. No individual or nation can get by with sin. God allows trouble in our lives to show us we need to repent and turn to Him while there is still hope for revival.

This is message 3 in The Names of God Series Genesis 15:1-8 Adonai is the name that declares God as Lord and Master, the One who holds full authority over His people while taking complete responsibility for their care. To call Him Adonai is to surrender in obedience, trusting Him as the faithful Master who provides and protects, and as the Loving Husband who binds Himself to His people in covenant...

This is message 1 in The Names of God Series Genesis 1:1-31 Elohim is the all-powerful Creator who brought everything into existence by His word, sustains all things by His power, and makes Himself known as the covenant-keeping God who is faithful to His promises. He is not like the false gods of the nations who are limited and powerless, but the one true God who is supreme, sufficient, and sovere...

Jerusalem was the capital city of God's chosen people. When they rejected God, He use the Babylonian army to judge them. She lost her greatness, her friends, her rest, her happiness, and her beauty; but her greatest loss was that her children were gone. Families and churches must do what they can while they can to reach the children of this next generation.

This is message 2 in The Names of God Series Exodus 3:1-18 Jehovah is the eternal self-existent God who revealed His personal name to show that He is not only the Almighty but also near to His people. He is the great I Am, unchanging and sufficient, yet present and compassionate toward those who call upon Him. His name is holy and must be treated with reverence, for it represents His very nature....

This is message 38 in The Power of God's Name Psalm 138:2 God has magnified His Word above all His name, revealing that His Word is the supreme revelation of Himself to mankind. Through it we know His character, His promises, and His salvation. His Word is living, powerful, eternal, and unchanging, and it demands our worship, our trust, and our obedience. Don't forget to download our app for more...

In Lamentations, we find the funeral address for a nation. We must ask ourselves, "How did this happen?" Jerusalem was once the beauty of the whole earth, but after she came under God's judgment, the prophet says she was childless, a widow, and a slave. Those who reject God will face His judgment. We must speak the truth in love to this lost and dying world before it is too late for them to come t...

This is message 36 in The Power of God's Name Psalm 103:1-22 Blessing the name of the Lord is the heart of true worship. It is a personal call that begins within the soul, remembering His benefits, praising His character, and acknowledging His rule over all. God is merciful, gracious, and sovereign, and He alone is worthy of all praise. True worship holds nothing back but lifts His holy name with...

This is message 3 in The Power of God's Name Psalm 8:1-9 God’s name is excellent because He is excellent. He is personal and sovereign, glorious above the heavens, victorious over His enemies, the Creator of all things, compassionate toward mankind, and the One who has crowned man with honor. Everywhere we look in creation and in redemption we see His greatness, and His name deserves to be lifted...

God has established an unbreakable law of sowing and reaping. It is our Lord's desire that we sow bountifully in His kingdom's work. The Lord uses human instrumentality to accomplish His supernatural work. If we sow bountifully, we are going to reap bountifully.

This is message 35 in The Power of God's Name Ezekiel 43:1-12 God's name is holy, and He calls His people to live in a way that reflects His holiness. When His name is defiled, judgement comes, but in mercy He calls His people back to repentance so that His presence may dwell among them. His desire is to have a people who honor His name, live in holiness, and show the world that He alone is the Lo...

This is message 33 in The Power of God's Name Revelation 2:1-7 True labor for the Lord is not measured by activity or endurance alone but by love for Christ that fuels every act of service. It is possible to be busy, steadfast, and even doctrinally sound while the heart drifts from devotion to Him. The work He desires is labor that flows from worship, not obligation, and a commitment that remains...

This is message 34 in The Power of God's Name Revelation 19:11-16 The return of Christ is not hidden or symbolic but a visible and undeniable display of His glory and authority. He comes as Faithful and True, the One who has always kept Hi Word, wearing many crowns that rightfully belong to Him alone. His garments testify to His victory at the cross, where he shed His own blood to redeem sinners,...

It is not hard to understand that we brought nothing into this world. We arrived with nothing but our naked souls. But it is very difficult to understand that we take nothing out when we leave this world, we will have a clearer understanding about everything. We will certainly know what we should have invested in while we had the time to do it. Let us determine to have as few regrets as possible o...

This is message 32 in The Power of God's Name Psalm 52:1-9 Trusting in the name of the Lord means choosing to wait on who He is rather than rushing to act in our own strength, because it declares that God's justice, goodness, and timing are enough. Even when evil seems to prosper and circumstances press hard, His name reveals His faithful character, and resting in that truth becomes both a persona...