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Welcome to the weekly sermons of RiverLife Church in St. Paul, MN. Our mission is to bring hope and healing to second and third generation Hmong. Each week, Pastor Greg connects God’s deep truths to our everyday lives with his own style of humor and authenticity.

Pastor Greg Rhodes

  • Jun 10, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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Latest episodes from RiverLife Church Sermons

What is Biblical Wisdom? (Wisdom in a Time of Uncertainty, Week 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 13:53


Back to the Basics of Marriage (Healthy Mind, Happy Home, Week 4, Pt 3)

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 5:29


Family Harmony in a Time of Tension (Healthy Mind, Happy Home, Week 4, Pt 2)

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 8:33


Finding a New Normal for Your Family (Healthy Mind, Happy Home, Week 4, Pt 1)

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 5:28


Racism, Anxiety, & Lament (Healthy Mind, Happy Home, Week 3, Pt 3)

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 11:07


Anxiety in Teens (Healthy Mind, Happy Home, Week 3, Pt 2)

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 8:18


Anxiety in Children (Healthy Mind, Happy Home, Week 3, Pt 1)

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 4:58


It Takes a Village (Healthy Mind, Happy Home, Week 2)

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 13:23


During times of crisis, we need emotional support and practical help from one another. The body of Christ was designed to do just that. We’ll share relevant and timely things that you can do to give and receive care during these difficult days.

The Secrets of Self-Care (Healthy Mind, Happy Home, Week 1, Pt 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 6:32


Self-care is so much more than just binge-watching a show or taking a hot bath. Pang Moua explains a highly misunderstood topic and shows some practical ways to practice it.

What’s Happening to Me? (Healthy Mind, Happy Home, Week 1, Pt 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 7:09


These days, we can go through a rollercoaster of thoughts and emotions, and that's normal. Pang Foua Yang Rhodes shares how God has wired us to cope with danger and how we can grow through times of crisis.

Highlights from "Passive Men, Strong-Willed Women" Sermon Series

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 15:08


Listen to highlights from our most popular sermon series ever.

Mystery Egg Easter Service

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 18:52


Enjoy the Easter story with the help of a bag of mystery eggs.

Workshop: Reset Your Soul through Solitude (with Kyle Magstadt)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 41:46


What happens when the social disciplines of your faith, like church attendance and fellowship, are taken away from you? It's time to focus some attention on personal spiritual disciples. Join Kyle Magstadt for a Zoom discussion on practical ways you can use this stay-at-home period as a time of soul care and restoration.

Phillip's Testimony of His Salvation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 6:38


Listen to the story of how God saved a former atheist through the love of family and church.

Testimony of Healing from Esther, Victorine, and Mike

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 7:56


Listen to an amazing testimony from Esther, her daughter Victorine, and son-in-law Mike about her healing from a brain hemorrhage.

Tip 3: Reset Your Soul through Solitude (Spiritual Survival Guide, Week 3)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 13:15


Special guest this week -- Kyle Magstadt! (Church member, District staff, and Pastor Greg's friend & boss.) Join us as he talks about an ancient spiritual practice that we're all living these days--solitude.

Tip 2: Manage Your Fear (Spiritual Survival Guide, Week 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 15:47


These days, there are plenty of reasons to be afraid—frightening statistics, risk of illness or death, job losses, store closings, and much more. But the secret to surviving any crisis is managing those fears.

Tip 1: Have an Anchor (Spiritual Survival Guides, Week 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 26:44


Everybody needs an anchor—something to hold onto when life is chaotic or uncertain. Learn how to hold onto God as our anchor during these challenging times.

The Power of Church Unity (Membership as Discipleship, Week 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 16:26


Jesus explains that unity within the church is one of the most powerful testimony Christians have to show the world.

The Danger of Complaining (Membership as Discipleship, Week 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 25:32


What's the worst thing you can do in church? Complain. Discover the destructive power of something so simple, small, and common.

Avoiding the Path of Adultery (Sex Ed for Adults, Week 4, Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 18:14


Nobody gets married thinking they’ll cheat on their spouse. But it happens… at lot. Learn how to protect yourself and your marriage. (Prov. 5)

Sexual Mutuality in Marriage (Sex Ed for Adults, Week 4, Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 15:53


The Bible has some surprising words for husbands and wives and their sex life. (1 Cor. 7:3-5)

Sexual Guardrails (Sex Ed for Adults, Week 3, Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 19:54


If there’s one area in which personal guardrails are most needed but also most resisted, it’s sex.

Introduction to Guardrails (Sex Ed for Adults, Week 3, Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 18:06


Guardrails help prevent us from straying into areas of life that can harm us or the people we love.

Before Sex: Identity (Sex Ed for Adults, Week 2, Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 22:35


If you don’t understand your identity in God, it’s really easy to use sex and sexual activity to build up your identity, self-esteem, and self-worth.

Before Sex: Place, Purpose, Provision, Parameters (Sex Ed for Adults, Week 2, Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 14:21


There are certain things that if you don’t have firmly located in God, you are almost guaranteed to misuse sexual activity. Here are the first four.

God’s Design for Sex is For Our Ultimate Good (Sex Ed for Adults, Week 1, Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 15:25


It’s easy to picture God as anti-sex. But the Creation Story in Genesis paints a very different picture.

God Has a Narrow View of Sex (Sex Ed for Adults, Week 1, Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 15:02


Our world today has a wide view of sex. But everything in Scripture seems to point to the idea that God has a narrow view of sex.

Healing in Community

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 37:46


We all walk through life with wounds. We'll try different things to heal us, numb the pain, or deny the problem. But God has designed us to find healing in a special way—in loving, trusted relationships with others. Learn how this can happen in Life Groups from Pang Foua Rhodes, our Spiritual Growth Director.

Helping Someone Who’s Struggling (Depression & Suicide, Week 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 37:46


What do you do when a friend or family member tells you that they’re struggling with depression or has considered suicide? Pang Foua Rhodes shares some lessons from the Book of Job and provides practical advice on how to lovingly come alongside someone who’s reaching out for help.

Light in the Darkness (Depression & Suicide, Week 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 22:24


This week, Pang Foua shares about the rise and impact of depression and suicide within the Hmong community, and Pastor Greg answers the question, “Is suicide an unforgivable sin?”

This One Thing (2020)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 35:34


We all make resolutions. We all break resolutions. But if we're really honest, there is something in each of our lives—a habit, a relationship, a debt—that deserves our attention this year. In this message, Pastor Greg draws out a lesson that can be the key to finally accomplishing the one thing we each need to put our minds to this year.

Christmas: Prince of Peace (He Will Be Called, Week 4)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 21:27


We live in a world desperately in need of peace—among countries, across the political aisle, in neighborhoods, and within families. There is one true way there, and it’s through a baby in a manger.

Everlasting Father (He Will Be Called, Week 3)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 32:31


We tend to project onto our heavenly father how we think of our earthly father. That’s why is so important that Jesus was called an “Everlasting Father”—because he is different than anything we’ve experienced here on earth.

Mighty God (He Will Be Called, Week 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 32:31


The name “Mighty God” conjures up images of power and strength. But when it’s applied to Jesus, it might surprise you where and how that power is at work.

The Secret to Being Thankful

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 32:31


How is it that a holiday centered around giving thanks often leaves us feeling quite the opposite? We can end up stressed and tired, obsessed with shopping, and even resentful of our family. Take a breather with Pastor Greg and learn how to survive the holiday season--the secret to being thankful.

Missions Sunday 2019

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 49:51


This Sunday, we celebrated God at work during our recent local mission trip to the Envision Chicago site. Hear stories from participants about what they learned serving God there. Be inspired by photos, testimonies, memories, and so much more.

Fear of Failure (Fear, Week 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 28:33


“What if I can’t do it? What if I fail?” This is the fear at the heart of so many of our decisions NOT to do something. But imagine if we could escape the traps of feeling like our failures are not final. This week, Pastor Kong shares his own fear of failure and how God can redeem and redirect it for all of us.

Child Dedication & Baptism Service

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 33:11


Today was a celebration of decisions at RiverLife. Six families chose to dedicate a total​ of 8 children--to raise them up to love God and love others. Also, 10 adults, youth, and kids chose to publically declare their faith in Jesus through baptisms. (Sorry. this service won't make for a great podcast for listening. We encourage you to watch the video at https://vimeo.com/367863089.)

Fear of Rejection (Fear, Week 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 31:30


Fear of rejection can propel us into a life of people-pleasing or detachment. But in doing so, we are robbing ourselves of the life and relationships God desires for us. In this sermon, Pastor Greg shows from the Bible how you can learn to live for an audience of one.

Baptism: Initiation into the Family of God

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 33:11


For most of Church history, baptism has served as an initiation rite into the church and the family of God. But more recently, it's become seen as something for people who are "ready" or already mature in their faith. Nothing could be further from the truth!

EHS Wrap-Up (Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Week 4)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 44:07


As we close out our EHS series, Pastor Greg and Pang Foua answer some common questions, explain how EH will fit into the big picture of RiverLife, and share some of their favorite moments over the last three weeks. You’ll also hear from some people who have taken the class and the impact it’s had on their lives and faith.

Going Back in Order to Go Forward (Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Week 3)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 41:56


Ever wonder why you keep repeating the same bad habits over and over again. In this sermon, Pastor Greg looks at false messages we learn in childhood and their effects on us in adulthood. Discover why the pain of moving out of the false self is preferable to the pain of staying in it.

Doing for God vs. Being with God (Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Week 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 40:37


Life is busy—work, family, friends, church, and more. Doing all of this often results is our work for God outpacing our relationship with God (often by a large margin). When this happens, we’re in trouble. This week, Pang Foua Rhodes shares the secret to having our activity for God flow out of our life with God.

The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality (EHS, Week 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 37:00


Something is desperately wrong in the church. Find out what it is, and whether it’s inside you as well. Join Pastor Greg as he shares signs of emotionally unhealthy spirituality by examining the life and rule of King Saul.

5-Year Anniversary Celebration

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 53:40


Over the last five years, RiverLife has been in 5 locations, held 252 services, and served a gazillion cups of coffee. Along the way, God has been faithful, loving, forgiving, and even surprising. Join us for a special service as we celebrate five years of God bringing hope, healing, and growth to second and third generation Hmong.

Truth in “The Lion King” (At the Movies, Week 4)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 32:42


What’s is the greatest thing in your life? Simba realized when he got it wrong and changed the trajectory of his life. You can too.

Truth in “Toy Story 4” (At the Movies, Week 3)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 32:42


The toys are at it again! This time, Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang embark on a road trip with Bonnie and a new toy named Forky. This movie, perhaps more than the previous ones, masterfully addresses the question of our purpose in life. Forky discovers his; you can discover yours.

Truth in “Captain Marvel” (At the Movies, Week 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 37:13


Carol Danvers became one of the universe's most powerful heroes, but her path to hair-glowing, spaceship-punching Captain Marvel wasn’t an easy one. Neither is our path to spiritual maturity. This week, join Pastor Kong as he explores the concept of spiritual grit and why it’s essential for the Christian life.

Truth in “Avengers: Endgame” (At the Movies, Week 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 36:19


What do you do when half of all life in the universe is snapped out of existence? Assemble the greatest collection of superheroes ever seen on film. Along the way, you can explore themes of grief and loss, as well as self-worth and redemption.

Xau Moua's Testimony

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2019 6:04


Xau Moua shares a story of how a struggle with his identity and manhood allowed God to show him who he was in Christ alone.

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