Riverside Community Church Sermons

This Christmas Day, we look at how despite all the challenges thrown against the life of the baby Jesus, God supernaturally preserved his life. If darkness couldn't take Jesus out then, this means we can put our ultimate trust in him.

In Matthew chapter 2, we are introduced to two main sets of characters, the Magi and King Herod. Both are faced with the truth about the birth of the prophesied king, but they respond in two very different ways.

Steve looks at the Christmas narrative in Matthew which describes the names that were given to Jesus. These names speak powerfully of a God who moves towards us in our chaos and our sin!

See how God's Promises of Blessing are fulfilled through the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1.

Steve helps us understand the nature and values of the Kingdom of God. Ultimately, this will help us bear God's image well as we engage the world around us.

This week Steve upacks what it looks like when Christians put God's Kingdom first in our political engagement.

God's desire for us is rooted in the opening words of Scripture. Steve unpacks the important and surprising purpose God has for our lives.

Jesus told stories, not as mere illustrations, but as narratives tools to confront, challenge and reframe.

The book of Revelation is seen often either as a great mystery to avoid, or as a code to break about the future. However, Steve shows what the real point of Revelation is all about .

Today we look at how by walking on water, Jesus reveals and demonstrates his divine identity to the disciples.

Isaiah is the richest book from the Old Testament, referred to in the New Testament, especially as it pertains to Jesus as Anointed King, bringing God's Kingdom.

Proverbs 1 shows us how God's Wisdom teaches us to live by God's Ways in God's World

In Nehemiah 8 we see God's people gathered to hear God's Word. Steve unpacks how the Word convicts us and then how God leads us to wholeness.

Today we look at one of the most important Psalms that point towards the identity of Jesus. The New Testament quotes Psalm 2 in many different ways, highlighting how Jesus is the Messiah, God's Unstoppable Anointed King.

Learning to lament with the Psalms is an unexpected invitation to experiencing life and intimacy with Jesus.

As we learn to engage the Psalms, we grow in our ability to engage God with mind as well as heart! Psalm 63 will help us seek the life-giving Presence of God in the wilderness places of our lives.

Today we look at what is possibly the most well-known verse of our time. As we look further into the context of this passage, the meaning becomes more and more clear to us.

Today we see how Psalm 119 can teach us how to love God's Word.

Today we learn how we can engage God's Word in active, fruitful ways.

Today we rediscover the powerful nature of the Gospel to grow and change from the inside out.

As we study Philippians 4:14-19, we hear the challenge regarding how the Lord invites us to partner financially with the church in meeting ministry needs.

Sizwe focuses on Moses at the burning bush to help us understand how much God loves and values us, inviting us to join Him in His kingdom plan even though we feel insecure.

God wants MORE contentment for you than you think! Learn the secret from Philippians 4:12-13.

When almost everything in the world tends to rob our minds of peace, God wants to bless our minds with peace. Today we learn how to prepare our minds for peace.

God wants to bless you with his very own peace, a peace that transcends understanding.

God is a God of joy who wants us to participate in his joy!

The New Testament shows us that conflict in the church is nothing new. However, we should not be surprised by conflict, but EQUIPPED for conflict when it arises.

This week Steve helps us see how God's Word encourages us to LIVE courageously and HOPE courageously in times of opposition.

Paul shows us how to we can take hold of the MORE that Christ has for us.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 11 May 2025. Maturing into our full God-given potential is God's desire for us. Today we look at 3 maturity markers we learn from how Paul describes Timothy in Philippians 2.

Sermon given by Sizwe Tshabangu at Riverside Community Church, 4 May 2025. Sizwe preaches from Philippians 2:14-18 showing how when we as Christians are always complaining we are not living lives that reflect Christ well.As part of his introduction he played a Skit Guys video. Please click link and watch before sermon: https://skitguys.com/sgtv/video/little-billy-my-god-is-so-big

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 27 April 2025. What if obedience is more than simply God forcing you to do a bunch of things you honestly don't really want to do? What if obedience is life!?

Today Sizwe preaches from Philippians 3 helping us understand that so much of our religious 'Treasure' is actually Trash when compared to the true Treasure, knowing Christ!

We often see Spiritual maturity as something that is going to cost too much, as something undesirable. In today's message Steve paints a full biblical portrait of maturity that is compelling and worth moving towards in God's grace.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 20 April 2025. Thomas was someone who was experiencing incredible doubt and a crisis of his faith. But the way the resurrected Jesus encounters Thomas is an encouragement for our own faith in the midst of doubt.

Sermon given by Sizwe Tshabangu at Riverside Community Church, 18 April 2025. Sizwe speaks on how the cross shows us why we can experience peace from Jesus in the midst of our turmoil.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 13 April 2025. The Christ poem in Philippians 2 speaks clearly and powerfully about WHO Jesus, inspiring us to worship and living great lives for him!

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 6 April 2025. Philippians 2 includes some of the riches theology concerning who Jesus Christ is. But not only is this something to believe, but our behaviour and what we are becoming is to reflect this Jesus we believe in.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 30 March 2025. Today we are encouraged to prepare ourselves for opposition to our faith.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 23 March 2025. In this message we look at how Paul understood the meaning of his life and death.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 16 March 2025. This week we learn how to relate to ministries that differ from what you may believe, or ministries that you may have some concern about regarding their motives.

Sermon given by Sizwe Tshabangu at Riverside Community Church, 9 March 2024. In this TOGETHER SERVICE, Sizwe shows us how we were created for community with God and others. Learning to be vulnerable in relationship with God and others is how we truly connect.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 2 March 2025. Let God flip the script when our lives hit the rocks of reality.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 23 February 2025. We believe that this year God wants to form us to become a Community Compelled.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 16 February 2025. Our theme for the coming week of Prayer and Fasting is that we desire for more of God's kingdom to come!

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 9 February 2025. Today as Steve unpacks Philippians 1:9-11 we notice that as we grow in our knowledge of Christ, this should cause an overflow of love in us.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 2 February 2025. When we see how the story ends, we see that the church is revealed to be the victorious city of God. In this message, we learn how to participate together in this work of Jesus in his church.

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 26 January 2025. When we understand what the New Testament church actually is, we realize that the question, "Must I go to church" is the wrong question. Rather it should be, "If I am the church, how do I most faithfully be the church?"

Sermon given by Stephen Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 19 January 2025. We kick off our study in Philippians by learning all about why the Scriptures call us Saints. This is a fascination invitation to our new life in Christ.

Sermon given by Dr. Martin Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 12 January 2025. Dr Pohlmann encourages us to look at our worlds through what we learn from Jer 29:11.

Sermon given by Dr. Pohlmann at Riverside Community Church, 5 January 2024. Dr Pohlmann encourages us from Psalm 1:1-3 to sink our roots down deep and bear fruit in the seasons we find ourselves in.