Riverview Church Video Message Podcast

Ready For Action

In this crazy season, our minds can be easily distracted by current circumstances. Do you find yourself giving in to fear, worry, or doubt? Pastor Noel Jesse Heikkinen reminds us that as followers of Christ, because of the grace we’ve received through Jesus’ sacrifice, we can have joy in spite of our circumstances. View the

A Hopeful Generation

Our grief, trials, and current sufferings are very real, but they’re not the end of the story. Are you holding on to hope in the midst of this season? Pastor Noel Jesse Heikkinen kicks off our series in 1 Peter by reminding us that we are not just scattered as the present day church, but

Alive

Death is a constant in all of our lives; and for some of us, we’re all too familiar with its sting. Do you fear death and the pain it brings in this life? Pastor Noel Jesse Heikkinen reminds us that Jesus conquered death once for all-time, and He gives us the chance for new life

Leading And Following In Jesus’ Church

Everyone is a leader to someone else. Where are you a leader and where are you a follower in your life? Pastor Noel Jesse Heikkinen concludes our series through Hebrews by calling us all, as both leaders and followers, to stick with Jesus and Jesus alone. In His grace we can walk with confidence pointing

Faith on Display

What challenges and opportunities are present for you during this current time? How do you respond when challenges arise in your life? Pastor Tony Pyle reminds us that although we will face unexpected and very real challenges, these are also opportunities to persevere in Christ. When we lean into our relationship with Christ in difficult

A Call To Endurance

Faith isn’t easy, but we have Jesus who went before us and gives us the strength to endure. How do you endure trials and hardships? Pastor James Granger calls us to run to Jesus as the source and perfecter of our faith. He sets us free from sin and gives us the strength to carry

Faith for the Weary

The author of Hebrews presents us with a consistent call to believe despite the challenges and difficulties of life. How does your faith impact your response to the trials of life? Pastor Noel Jesse Heikkinen challenges us to hope in Jesus, even though we cannot see him, and even when we are weary in this

Don’t Throw Away Your Confidence

Our circumstances are constantly changing and very often we find ourselves in hardships and struggles. How do you respond to this reality? Pastor Justin Detmers encourages us that in the very real trials and conflicts we face in this life, we can have confidence in Christ and the eternal hope we have in Him.

Let Us

In different seasons of life we all will face difficulties and hardships. How do you respond when your faith is shaken by the very real struggles of life? Pastor James Granger reminds us that if we have faith in Jesus, we are secure in Him for eternity. This confidence is in our Savior who has

An Exhortation A Warning And A Reminder

As followers of Jesus, we are called to endure and to remember the value of the possession we have in Christ. Are you trying to live out Christianity on your own? Pastor Tony Pyle reminds us that Jesus has not only saved us as individuals; He has brought us into a spiritual family. By continuing

Holy And Being Made Holy

Sometimes when we look at ourselves, all we see are our sins and failures. How do you live out your Christian life? Pastor Noel Jesse Heikkinen reminds us that if we’ve placed our faith in Jesus, we are perfect and our sin is no longer on us. Jesus gave everything to make us righteous and

Don’t Zone Out

Sometimes we read the Bible and view it as functionally fiction. How do you approach Scripture? Pastor Noel Jesse Heikkinen walks us through the early Jewish practice of worshiping in the tabernacle and reminds that it isn’t just history, but commanded by God. When we read passages like this, we mustn’t zone out, but remember

Set Free From Religion By Religion

A covenant is a promise stronger than a promise, an intimate contract, and a completely binding relationship. Do you know Jesus desires that relationship with us? Pastor Noel Jesse Heikkinen shows us how Jesus fulfills the role of great high priest by standing between us and God and representing us to Him in His full

God Himself

All of us have an earthly relationship with our father; it may be great, a constant pain, or completely non-existent. How do you approach God as your Heavenly Father? Josh Michels walks us through the parable of the midnight friend asking for bread and reminds us that it is with the same posture that we

The Purpose of Prayer

We are called to fervently and consistently pray to God. If God is sovereign and doesn’t guarantee meeting our requests according to our desires, why should we pray? Young Yi shares the parable of the midnight friend in need and how it paints a picture of our posture of prayer with God. We don’t pray

Shameless Boldness

Vineyard Workers

In the parable of the vineyard workers, Jesus explains God’s generosity in his in granting salvation to those who are lifelong Christians as well as those who accept Christ on their death bed, comparing this to workers who toiled all day in the vineyard receiving the same payment as those that worked only an hour.

Unforgiving Servant

Talents

How we think about God changes how we respond to His gifts. Are you excited about what God has given you? Pastor Tony Pyle shares the parable of the talents and reminds us that while we are called to be faithful, as followers of Jesus, we are secure in Christ’s work for us. In Jesus

Faith(ful) Now, Accepted Later

Do you have the presence of faith in your life? Do you believe in the sacrifice Jesus has made for you? Pastor Justin Detmers shares the parable of the talents, reminding us that only Jesus has perfect faithfulness, He is the only perfect One. Jesus’ faithfulness opens the door to our relationship with God, and

The Talents

As followers of Jesus, God has given us His righteousness. Are you leveraging what God has entrusted to you for His glory? Pastor James Granger shares the parable of the talents, reminding us that Jesus has given us Himself, a treasure beyond measure and we are to be faithful with that gift as we eagerly

Weeds & Wheat

Have you ever looked at your own life or someone else’s and wondered who is a true Christ follower? Pastor Noel Jesse Heikkinen challenges our idea of how we think about who will spend eternity where, because we cannot be trusted to know who is a follower of Christ. It is not our job to

The Good Samaritan

Are we loving to justify ourselves, or to point our neighbor to the greater love of God? Pastor Tony Pyle challenges our perspective on the parable of the Good Samaritan by asking us to consider what Jesus was really trying to teach us. Rather than using this story as simply a quantifier for who we

Who Is My Neighbor?

Who is your neighbor? Brad Kidder challenges our idea of not only who our neighbors are, but how the answer to that questions impacts the way we live. We are called break down social barriers, especially those that prevent us from serving and loving, and expand our understanding of our social responsibility to our city

What Must I Do?

Most often, rewards come out of our actions, so when we try harder we receive the reward. How does that fit into your view of eternal life? Young Yi reminds us that we are not, and cannot be, saved by our actions. In light of the Gospel and Jesus’ unconditional love toward us, we are

The Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan is one of the most famous of Jesus’s parables, telling the tale of a kind man who helps another in need when others would not. But what of the question behind the parable? What led Jesus to tell the parable and its deeper meaning? Pastor TJ digs into the parable of the

The Sower

Jesus tells a story of seed landing on different types of soil which prompts the question: which type of soil are you? Pastor James Granger starts our series in the Parables asking how receptive our hearts are to the Gospel, and reminding us that it is Jesus alone who transforms our hearts from the inside

Be “Normal”

As followers of Jesus, we are saved not from good works, but for good works. Where in your life can you live as an ambassador for Christ? Pastor Tony Pyle reminds us that God saved us by grace, and has created each of us in a unique way to love Him and love others in