Riverside Community Church of God Audio: Recent Episodes
Riverside Community Church of God
Weekly sermons from Riverside Community Church of God - a church in Cottage Grove, Oregon that is dedicated to connecting people to Christ and community. To learn more about Riverside, visit us at riversidechurchofgod.com.
Have you ever felt alone in your grieving? Like no one understands what you're going through? Like you've been dragging in the mud and fighting your battles alone? If you answered yes to any of those questions, we invite you to spend some time with us today as we continue our new series, "Good Grief" and we are going to dive into this topic that is, "Individual Grief".
At some time in our lives we will experience loss. It can disorient us. It can hurt our hope. But what if Jesus offers us an a better way to grieve? What if we can walk through pain and experience comfort and hope? Join us to find out how this can change your life.
Do you ever find yourself so focused on what you dont have that it keeps you from using what you do have? Join us as we conclude our series "Dollars and $ense" to discover how God can use what you have for the good of those around you.
Finances can be confusing. Enter church into the mix and it can be even more confusing. But, what if God intended more clarity, freedom, and faithfulness in the area of our finances? Join us as we continue our series and discover how God wants us to live with greater clarity so we can join him on his mission to share hope and healing with the world.
Are you struggling to learn how to steward your finances well? Do you feel trapped or enslaved to your money? If you answered yes to either of those questions, we invite you to fellowship with us this Sunday as we continue our new series, "Dollars & $ense: What The Bible Really Says About Money" with a message called "Freedom: Living With Less Financial Stress".
The things we treasure determine the direction of our life. How can you live with more clarity, freedom, and faithfulness in the area of your finances. Jesus has some awesome things to say so you can follow him into a better way of doing life. Join us as we begin our "Dollars and $ense" series with our message What do you treasure?
Sometimes the weirdest experiences of our lives are the ones that leave the biggest impact. Join us as we explore one of the strangest stories in Scripture to see what it tells us about how we can follow Jesus.
Sometimes in our lives, we create our own versions of Jesus. Sometimes we worship a Jesus that can do things for us and serve our own selfish desires. Sometimes we worship a Jesus that is far different from the authentic Jesus of scripture. This Sunday, Pastor Andrew is going to guide us in how to worship the real, authentic Jesus instead of worshiping a Jesus of our own making in part 2 of the message entitled, "Follow The Real Jesus".
Sometimes in our lives, we create our own versions of Jesus. Sometimes we worship a Jesus that can do things for us and serve our own selfish desires. Sometimes we worship a Jesus that is far different from the authentic Jesus of scripture. This Sunday, Pastor Andrew is going to guide us in how to worship the real, authentic Jesus instead of worshiping a Jesus of our own making.
We are online only this Sunday and decided this would be a great opportunity for a Riverside Rewind. An opportunity where we replay a previous sermon to see how God wants it to hit our lives fresh today. Enjoy this sermon from our prayer series in October of 2021.
In this new year, it's so easy to get caught up in setting goals and resolutions for ourselves that we sometimes forget that our first resolution should be to growing our relationship with Jesus and spending more time with Him and making Him our first priority. If you're struggling with that in this new season, we invite you to join us on Sunday as we start our brand new series entitled, "Following Jesus Into The New Year." Our service is held in-person at 10am and the online service will post to our Facebook page the following day. We'll see you there!
As we're about to enter 2022, it's easy to feel anxious about what is to come, what our future will be like, will we be able to pay our bills, etc. But it's so important to remember to be people of prayer, because Jesus is the only one who can give us true peace, joy, and contentment. Join us today as our very own Children's Pastor, Karen Graham, brings us an impactful message on practicing a life of prayer in the midst of anxiety. We're so glad you're here!
Sometimes during the holiday season, it can be easy to neglect the blessings we have throughout the year and just focus on material things and being consumers instead of being present in the moment of this season we're in. If you find yourself struggling to be present and content right now, join us today as we continue our series, "Thriving During The Holidays: Contentment Over Consumerism". We're so glad you're here!
During this holiday, sometimes it's easy to complain and focus on what we don't have. Whether it's money, lack of relationships, and lots of other things, it can be easy to focus on the hole those leave in our lives. If you find yourself struggling to find gratitude in your situation in this holiday season, we invite you to fellowship with us today, either online on our Facebook page or in-person as we continue our new series entitled, "Thriving During The Holidays Pt. 2: Gratitude Over Grumbling".
As we kick off the holiday season, we are beginning a brand new sermon series called (Surviving) Thriving During the Holidays and today we are starting with a message entitled, "Hospitality Over Hostility". It's so easy to let our stress get the best of us during this season of the year and Pastor Andrew Loyd will be walking us through some biblical ways to show hospitality to those around us. We are so glad you're here!
Today we're excited to have our very own Youth Pastor, Kyle McGowen bring an impactful message all about investing in the younger generations and being the church together in this impactful message called, "Stop The Statistics".
Within the past 20 or so months, so many things have happened. There's been so much hurt, confusion, sickness, pain, and so much more. In all of that, it's so easy to get discouraged and depressed and to lose hope. If you find yourself struggling with those things and finding hope in this season of your life, we invite you to join us today as Pastor Andrew Loyd brings us a message out of Joshua 24 entitled, "Better Things Ahead". We're so glad you decided to join us today!
Sometimes we forget that God cares about our wellbeing and safety because we can't see Him. But it's important to remember that we can come to God with anything, especially with our safety and protection. Join us today as we continue to explore the Lord's Prayer and what it means to fully trust Jesus.
Sometimes we wonder if God hears us, if He really knows us, cares about what we're feeling or what we need. Or Sometimes maybe we get so caught up praying for other people's needs that we ultimately neglect our own. And sometimes we just simply struggle with asking for help, but it's important to remember that God loves us and He cares about us and our needs more than anyone else does and we don't have to do this life alone. As we continue this series about prayer, we are going to be learning about how to pray for what we need, studying The Lord's Prayer as our guide. We welcome you and we're so glad you decided to join us today!
Sometimes we get so intimidated by prayer. We think we have to pray a certain way, say certain words, etc. And sometimes we forget the purpose of praying and who we're actually praying to. If you're struggling in your prayer life and you need guidance in this area of your faith journey, we want you to know that there is no shame in asking for help because we've all been there and we would love to walk with you through this season. So we invite you to spend some time with us today as we continue our new series entitled, "Pray". We're so glad you're here!
Sometimes we find ourselves not praying and having intimacy with God because we get so caught up in how we pray. We think, "Oh, i'm not a good prayer," or "I just don't know how to pray!" If you're struggling in your prayer life, we invite you to join us as we begin a brand new series entitled, "Pray" and today we're going to start by learning how not to pray. We're so glad you're here!
it's hard to find peace and joy in the midst of the chaos. If you're struggling to find your peace in this season, we invite you to spend some time with us today as we study in Psalm 23, in a message entitled, "Finding Peace & Contentment".
God has given us all beautiful stories to live out that He ordained from the beginning of time. Sometimes we forget that our lives are a gift from God and we forget to take care of and steward the life and the story God has given us. If you're struggling with stewarding the story God has given you, join us today as we bring our series "Storytellers" to an end with an impactful message entitled, "Stewarding Your Story Well".
This week as we continue our Storytellers series, we are going to be studying the story of The Good Samaritan. Sometimes we forget the people we encounter in our lives are made in the image of God as much as we are and we forget to have grace and be generous with those that God has placed in our lives and we all forget that in our lives at some point. We invite you to join us today for an exciting time of worship and an impactful message called "Who Is My Neighbor?" We're glad you joined us today!
Sometimes in life, we have a hard time with the concept of grace. We have a hard time grasping the grace that Jesus has given us and we either have a difficult time accepting it or a difficult time extending it. If you find yourself struggling with the concept of grace, we invite you to join us as we continue our series called "Storytellers: The Story Of Grace". Today, we are studying the story of "Workers Paid The Same Wage". We're glad you're here!
Stories help us learn lessons. Stories are ways in which we learn about rich history, love, death, adventure, and so much more. We all are living out stories that God has ordained for us since the beginning of time but sometimes we get off track from the story we're meant to be living. Join us this Sunday as we continue our series entitled, "Storytellers: What Story Are You Living?"
We love stories! But often, the narrative we live in looks different than the one we want. What if you could be a part of a story that changed your life for the better? Join us for our new series, Storytellers, where you can learn how to live your best story through the stories of Jesus. Our first story is about two lost sons and their journey home.
Do you struggle with knowing how to honor God with your actions and your lifestyle? Have you ever wondered what God's Word has to say about morality? Check out the sermon to find the answers to these questions.
We all struggle and wrestle with our faith at some point in time. We wonder what our purpose is, does God even care, or if He's even as good as He says He is. If you have ever wrestled with whether God is good or not, we invite you to spend some time with us this Sunday. We will be concluding our series, traveling through the book of Jonah called, "Questioning God". We have an online service on our Facebook page and an in-person service and they both start at 10am. See you there!
Do you ever struggle to find purpose? Join us as we continue our journey trough Jonah to find out if God can really use us!
Have you ever hit rock bottom? Where you you turn when you aren't sure where to go? Join us as we enter the story of Jonah as he wrestles with the question 'will God save me?"
Have you ever had doubts about your faith? Have you ever had questions that you were too afraid to ask? You aren't alone. Wrestling with these questions can actually help us discover our purpose, our identity, and our relationship with God. Join us as we begin our series in Jonah and join him on his journey of doubt.
Wouldn't life just be easier if we could all just get along?
See what the Word has to say on getting along.
Have you ever wondered what steps we could take as a church to be more unified? Find out with this message, brought to us by Pastor Kyle, our youth pastor.
What would your life look like if you could experience real transformation? Join us as we finish Galatians and discover what it looks like to experience deep transformation.
How do we really change? Join us as we encounter Galatians 5 and discover the key to experiencing deep change.
Do you ever feel like you will never be free? The stress continues to weigh you down. Your addiction is always looming over you. Doubt, anxiety, and fear never seem to release you from their grip. Is this the life that Jesus intended for us? Join us today as we see what how Jesus actually calls us out of this captivity and moves us toward freedom.
What do you do when you are at rock bottom? We all get to places in our life where we need to make a decision...so how does the Gospel help us choose the right path? Join us as we discover the route to freedom.
How do you describe yourself? What is the most important thing that defines who you are? So often we struggle when there is a disconnect between who we are and who we want to be. Join us as we discover how to bridge the gap between the true you and the decisions we make.
Do you struggle to have a plan? It can be so difficult to put a plan together and make an attempt to find some purpose in your life. What if God had a plan for your life that could give you some stability and purpose? Join us as we continue through Galatians to find out how God's plan provides purpose.
Do you struggle with feeling like you need to be perfect? Are you tired of the weight of trying harder every day? Join us as we journey through Galatians 2 to find out how you can find freedom from perfection.
How do you make sense of racism and racial reconciliation? The Gospel has a lot to say. Join us to find out.
What does it mean to experience the Gospel in Community? We are saved by Jesus alone, but that doesn't mean we should go through life alone. Join us as we discover how community plays a vital part in experiencing the Gospel power of Jesus.
What does it mean to be called by God? We have all kinds of influences in our life that are telling us to be different things. Join us as we discover how the Gospel impacts our calling.
Living the resurrected life requires us to have a firm foundation. Join us today as we look at what the Gospel is and why we should base our life on it.
Easter changed everything...but does it make a difference in my daily life? Join us as we explore why Easter matters!
Join us as we journey through the story of Good Friday and see the beauty and the horror of the events of that day.
Without fail, people ask all kinds of questions about Jesus during the Easter season. Today we spend some time asking two of the most important questions: Who is Jesus to you, and What do we do about it?
Have you ever wondered what the Bible says about being singe? It may surprise you. Join us as we see how singleness and dating point us to something even bigger!
It doesn't take long to realize that conflict is an inevitable part of relationship. How do we navigate conflict in a way that promotes love and minimizes hurt? Join us today to find out!
How do we have better relationships? Join us today as we learn about how we define love and how it should impact the way we live our life.
How do you feel when you hear the word church? Hurt? Angry? Happy? Join us as we discover how to become the church Jesus wants us to be. Find healing and joy as you make the decision to choose church today.
How do we connect with Christ in a busy world? Join us as we learn how to grow in our relationship with Christ through the practice of solitude.
Prayer. We sing about it. We read about it. We may even try it in our darkest moments. What if prayer is meant to be a lifeline rather than a last resort? Join us as we explore prayer and see how it can change your life!
The main way we can live great lives is by investing in a relationship with God. Join us today as we learn how to grow closer to God as we connect with him through Scripture.
How do we grow in our relationship with Jesus? Join us as we focus on 5 habits that help us connect with Jesus. The first is community. Let us see how community can help us grow into the people we were meant to be.
The new year is a time for reflection and reorientation. How can we set ourselves up to have a great year? Join us today to find out!
The holidays should be a time where we experience profound peace. Instead we are usually confronted with anxiety, conflict, and stress. Join us today to find out how the story of Christmas can give us peace in the midst of the stressful holiday season.
Joy seems to be a theme that should characterize our Christmas experience. The reality, however, is that the holidays are often filled with dread. What does the Bible say about joy and how can we experience it during the holiday season? Join us today to find out!
Love. We all crave it. We all need it. But so often it is difficult to find. Love doesn't often make the headlines, but it is something that changed the world. Join us today as we look at the way love shaped Jesus' arrival into the world.
We love the holidays. We also hate the holidays. They can be times of profound joy and profound messes. How do we hold on to hope when our holidays get messy? Join us to find out!
We love new things! The renewal of all things gives us hope in the present. Join us today to find out how the knowledge of the end changes our lives in the present.
Where is Jesus in the midst of Brokenness? Join us as we look at what the Bible says about brokenness and the ways we can experience Jesus' hope in the middle of our toughest situations.
Vision determines the way we live. How are we to look at the world and our lives based on how we see Jesus in Revelation 5? Join us to find out and experience hope!
Faithfulness is a beautiful thing, but it is so difficult. How do we become faithful in our relationship with Jesus, our families, and the people around us? Join us as we find out how we can become fearless and faithful followers of Christ.
What does it mean for our actions to flow out of our identity? Join us today as we discover who we really are and how that should impact the way that we live.
What if we have trouble experiencing hope because we settle for counterfeits? Join us today as we discover the false security of counterfeit hope and how Jesus offers us an alternative that will change our lives.
We all experience pressure. People tell us how to live. How to parent. How to think. What if some of these pressures are roadblocks that keep us from experiencing the hope of Jesus? Join us as we learn how to overcome these obstacles and experience Jesus' love and hope.
Do you want to experience a hope that endures? Join us as we continue our series "I Feel Fine" as we learn how to overcome roadblocks that keep us from experiencing hope.
We all want hope. We all NEED hope! But often it can be so difficult to find. What if God wants us to experience his hope in some of the most unlikely places of the Bible? Join us as we begin a journey to discover the depth of God's hope and experience the life change that is waiting for you!
Why do we struggle to change? What if it is because we go about it the wrong way? Join us today as we learn how we can experience real change in the context of community.
Join us as we answer your questions. What does God think about politics? Why does God heal some people and not others? Who is your favorite Batman?!?! We will explore these questions and many more in our first every Q and A Sunday!
Do you ever feel like you are unable to rest in this restless world? Join us today to see how God wants to meet us there and offer us the gift of his grace through Sabbath.
We all will face grief sometime in our lives. Chances are you may be grieving right now. Maybe it is the loss of a loved one, a relationship, and opportunity, or a way of life. Join us today as we find out what the Bible says about grief and how Jesus wants to meet us there.
Join us as we hear from our special guest speaker: Chloe Weinkauf. She shares her experience with depression and the ways that we can still experience God in the midst of it.
Many of us struggle with anxiety and fear. How does Jesus want to enter our lives with hope in the midst of anxiety? Join us today as we find out!
Jesus cares about your mental health! Join us as we explore our mental health and how Jesus wants to offer hope and his presence in the midst of our mental and emotional struggles. In part 1 we are talking all about the way we think and how that impacts the way that we live.
Join us for a special service as we learn about missional living and discipleship with Aaron and Heidi Earlywine!
Join us as we learn what it means to have freedom in Christ and how it should change the way we live.
How does the church look more like Jesus? Join us as we explore what it means to be a church that is dedicated to serving.
Love church? Hate church? Confused by church? Join us as we explore how to be a church that looks like Jesus and follows him on his mission.
How does the church navigate Racism, Riots, and Uncertainty? Join us today as we see what Jesus has to say about these topics so that the church can show his love to the communities around us.