Rio Vista Church Sermons

God's Word and Salvation's Song part three

April 24, 2011 14:00 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MB

A study from the book of Isaiah looking at the Servant Songs. What makes God break into song? What inspires his mind and moves his soul? This week we look at the final song from Isaiah 52:13-53:12. An Easter Song about the suffering Servant.

God's Word and Salvation's Song part two

April 17, 2011 14:00 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MB

A study from the book of Isaiah looking at the Servant Songs. What makes God break into song? What inspires his mind and moves his soul? Is it the same thing that inspires and moves us? This week we look at the second song from Isaiah 49:1-7.

God's Word and Salvation's Song part one

April 03, 2011 14:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MB

A study from the book of Isaiah looking at the Servant Songs. What makes God break into song? What inspires his mind and moves his soul? Is it the same thing that inspires and moves us? Join us for this series and find out!

God's Word, God's Will, My Life part four

March 27, 2011 14:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MB

Our series on finding God's will for our lives, that is, finding out what God wants us to do, concludes this week. We study questions five and six from the list of six questions to ask ourselves when seeking God's will.

The Value of Wisdom

March 20, 2011 14:00 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MB

From Proverbs chapter 2, our Director of Student Ministries, Carter Brown, speaks to us about the value of wisdom and about what we can do to manifest wisdom in our lives.

God's Word, God's Will, My Life part three

March 13, 2011 16:00 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MB

This week, Tom covers the third and fourth questions to ask when you're trying to find what it is God wants you to do (in other words, find his will for your life). What does wise counsel say? and What do my circumstances say?

God's Word, God's Will, My Life part two

March 06, 2011 14:00 - 26 minutes - 12 MB

Know the word, live the word in 2011! Six questions to ask when you want to know what God wants you to do (in other words, to find his will for your life). This week Tom covers numbers 1 and 2.

God's Word, God's Will, My Life part one

February 27, 2011 16:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MB

The next chapter in our mission to know the word and live the word begins! What does this book tell us about what God wants us to do? This week we look at God's GENERAL will. His goals, purposes, and commands that apply generally to ALL of us.

Taking Your Defining Moment

February 20, 2011 16:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MB

In the darkest of times, at the lowest point, that is where we often find the defining moments of our lives. How will we respond? Will we find God in the middle of the ashes?

God's Most Holy Place

February 13, 2011 16:00 - 45 minutes - 20.6 MB

A study from the book of Hebrews, examining the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Convenant. Looking at many familiar stories with gospel eyes gives them new life. Know the word, live the word!

Know The Word, Live The Word (part five)

February 06, 2011 16:00 - 37 minutes - 16.9 MB

Our series from Colossians concludes by examining what it looks like when you are knowing the word and living the word in your marriage, your family, and your workplace. Drop all your defenses and let the word of God speak to you about this!

Know The Word, Live The Word (part four)

January 30, 2011 16:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MB

Our series from the book of Colossians continues by asking the question of how we go about living like the new you that God declares us to be. When we do not look new or act new, why not? What are we not doing?

Know The Word, Live The Word (part three)

January 23, 2011 14:00 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MB

Our series from the book of Colossians continues with warnings about avoiding the human traditions and philosophies that would take us captive with their plausible arguments and keep us from the true gospel.

Know The Word, Live The Word (part two)

January 16, 2011 16:00 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MB

Our series from the book of Colossians continues. The apostle Paul describes images of our great God and king, Jesus Christ, almost like an art museum of words. Come and join us as we savor the paintings and worship him for who he is!

Know The Word, Live The Word (part one)

January 09, 2011 14:00 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MB

The first message in a new series from the book of Colossians and the kickoff to Rio's 2011 campaign to become students of the Word, live it out, and bear fruit.

Compassion In The New Year

January 02, 2011 16:00 - 24 minutes - 11.1 MB

From the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand, we see an example of true compassion in action. True compassion changes things about you. True compassion acts even when it seems impossible, because Jesus will provide the resources.

A Difficult Year

December 26, 2010 16:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MB

For many, perhaps even most, 2010 was a difficult year. And there is no guarantee 2011 will be better. Jesus told his disciples that he was sending them into the world like sheep among wolves. The comfort to both is the same. We have a wonderful shepherd!

Christmas Eve

December 24, 2010 22:30 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MB

Tom Hendrikse relates the story of visiting the cave in Bethlehem were tradition holds that Jesus was born. The transcendent God clothed himself in infant flesh.

God Gave part four

December 19, 2010 16:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MB

Our series concludes with the story of the magi and their journey to find the child who had been born King of the Jews. God teaches us a lot through this story, which is a fulfillment of prophecies made seven centuries before!

God Gave part three

December 12, 2010 16:00 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MB

We continue in our series looking at the gift and the cost of Christmas by talking about Joseph, Mary's husband. There was a cost to him for this first Christmas as well. How did he respond? What can we learn from him?

God Gave part two

December 05, 2010 16:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MB

Mary was willing to pay any cost to bring forth the gift of God's Son. Even though she could count the people who believed her story on the fingers of one hand, she looked with eyes of faith at what God called her to do, and called herself blessed!

God Gave part one

November 28, 2010 16:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MB

There is a gift and a cost to Christmas, not just for God, but for God's people as well. We are to replicate the gift of God to us in Christ by doing for others what God has done for us: meeting the genuine needs of genuinely needy people.

I'm an F-A-N-A-T-I-C, I rep Christ til I D-I-E

November 21, 2010 16:00 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MB

In Revelation, Jesus sends seven letters to churches, the last one being to the church at Laodecia. This sermon examines that letter and what we can learn from it about radical living for Christ.

The New Normal

November 14, 2010 16:00 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MB

The pursuit of happiness. It's the American dream, right? The decision to follow Christ creates a new normal for us, one in which we transition from living for ourselves to living for him. Before you chase your dreams, be sure you have the right dreams.

The Worthiness of God part 5

November 07, 2010 16:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MB

Series Conclusion. From 2 Peter ch. 3, Tom answers the questions of what happens next in God's plan for the end of this world, what is the real truth about the Rapture, and how should knowing these things affect the way we live?

The Worthiness of God part 4

October 31, 2010 15:00 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MB

Examining the prophecies in Matthew 24 in order to better understand whether the book of Revelation refers to what has past or what is yet to come.

The Worthiness of God part 3

October 24, 2010 15:00 - 41 minutes - 18.8 MB

A study in Revelation chapters 4 and 5. God gives a vision of Himself to encourage His people.

The Worthiness of God part 2

October 17, 2010 13:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MB

Our study in Revelation chapters 4 and 5 continues. God chose to reveal certain things about Himself to John and instructed John to write them down for His people. Why? Which people was God thinking of, and how does it apply to us today?

The Worthiness of God part 1

October 10, 2010 15:00 - 37 minutes - 16.9 MB

The beginning of a new series in which we take in the vision of God seated on His throne from Revelations chapter 4. This vision has layers of meaning upon meaning, all of which - when we learn them - give us reason to worship a God who is worthy!

Gathering Sets Us Free

October 03, 2010 15:00 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MB

The conclusion to our series on gathering for worship. God calls us to not only set aside the hour we gather as holy, but also the entire day.

Gathering Renews God's Promise

September 26, 2010 15:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MB

God makes promises to His people. When we gather to worship Him, we claim those promises and connect with the covenant family. This message also contains a discussion regarding the sacraments and how our church observes them.

Gathering Tells God's Story

September 19, 2010 13:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MB

When we gather for worship on Sunday mornings, we give our praise and worship to an audience of one - God. We tell and re-tell of His glory, and of His grace and mercy in forgiving us. This sermon explores that telling and re-telling.

Gathering is About God

September 12, 2010 15:00 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MB

We gather for worship on Sunday mornings. Why? What do we want when we do that? How does God view our worship? This sermon makes the powerful point that worship is not about us, but rather worship is about God. He is the audience to our worship.

Love Like Cain

September 05, 2010 15:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MB

Carter Brown, director of student ministries at Rio Vista Community Church, preaches on what was learned from the Berlin missions trip.

God's Family

August 29, 2010 15:00 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MB

Doug Souder, president of 4Kids South Florida, brings us a message about the awesome diversity within the kingdom of God. The faces of God's family might look very different from your own. Jesus embraced this and so must we!

Hope for South Florida

August 22, 2010 13:00 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MB

All around us, every day, we see the homeless and the hungry. To our eyes, they seem very different from us. But are they? In this sermon, Tom introduces a multi-church initiative for dealing with homelessness in South Florida.

The Providence of God (Joseph), week 5

August 15, 2010 13:00 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MB

The story of Joseph concludes. He is reconciled to his family, fulfills God's purpose for his life in Egypt, and dies after a long and satisfying life. What the brothers meant for evil, God meant for good. In the end, Joseph was allowed to see that.

The Providence of God (Joseph), week 4

August 08, 2010 13:00 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MB

The Lord is with Joseph as he languishes in the Pharoah's dungeon. He rises to the top, as the jailor puts him in charge of all things. Joseph still believes God will interpret dreams through him, and he interprets the dreams of two of Pharoah's servants.

The Providence of God (Joseph), week 3

August 01, 2010 15:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MB

Joseph faces personal suffering and injustice. For years, he is in the pit of pharoah's dungeon. Despite that, Joseph never loses his trust in God. And God gives Joseph what he needs to enable him to do his part in the big plan.

The Providence of God (Joseph), week 2

July 25, 2010 13:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MB

Two responses to sexual temptation, Joseph and his brother Judah. Joseph was confident that God had control of his life and refused to give in to sin. Judah was exposed as a hypocrite and learned a lesson about righteousness.

The Providence of God (Joseph), week 1

July 18, 2010 15:00 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MB

Tom begins a new series on the providence of God, based upon the life of Joseph. Seemingly favored by God, Joseph was crushed by one bad circumstance after another. But he never lost sight of God.

Wisdom (Psalm 49)

July 11, 2010 15:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MB

How often do you hear others ask why bad things happen to good people, while at the same time bad people prosper? Do YOU ask that question? This week, Tom opens Psalm 49 to teach us what wisdom says about how we should react when bad people prosper.

Friend of Sinners

July 04, 2010 13:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MB

Jesus attends a party at the home of Simon, a Pharisee. A woman comes to him and washes his feet. When Simon objects, Jesus tells him a parable forgiveness and gratitude. Jesus was not the friend even of big sinners, he was the friend ONLY of big sinners.

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