Riverwood Podcast

Join us as we continue in our series called "Parables in Luke". this weeks message is “The Parable of the Sower the Seed and the Soils” - Luke 8:1–15 from Nate Walker. Thanks for watching!

Join us as we begin a new series called "Parables in Luke". this weeks message is “New Wine” - Luke 5:17-38 from pastor Cole Tawney. The secrets of the Kingdom of God have been revealed to us through the parables that Jesus taught, may we have ears to hear and eyes to see what has been revealed. Thanks for watching!

This week we wrap up our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 66, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Mission”. As God's church, may we realize the uniqueness of His word, the power of His church, and the Mission He is calling us to declare the glory among the nations. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 65, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “New”. Our hope is in The Lord who is making all things new for those who have sought Him, while at the same time there will be weeping and distress for those who have rejected His Son. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 61, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Bold Words”. As followers of Jesus Christ we are called to be “builders” and “priests” living in the time between the time of Jesus' first and second coming as the world embraces the “good news”. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 58, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Delight in the Lord”. As followers of Jesus Christ we are called to live our relationship with Him based on our delight in knowing Him and not in the delight of our own ambitions. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 54-57, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Gathering God”. As followers of Jesus Christ, we must place ourselves in a church culture and leadership that follows and “trusts” the heart of God as one who graciously “gathers” and “gives” to undeserved people. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 53, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “The Easter Scandal”. As followers of Jesus Christ, may we embrace the truths of Isaiah's scandalous words about the one to come who would give his life for our sorrows and our griefs. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 49:1-50:3, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Myopia”. As followers of Jesus we walk in the joy and hope of the gospel fulfilled through God's covenant servant, Jesus Christ. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 48, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Hypocrite”. As followers of Jesus Christ we are called to match our words and our actions in a way that does not give glory to ourselves, but glory to Him. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 46 & 47, is from pastor Jeff Haynes and is titled “These Things We Carry”. As followers of Christ, our lives are so often defined by the things we carry. In Isaiah 46 and 47, we are reminded by one of the great falls in history, the fall of Babylon, that we are to be defined not by what we carry, but by the God who carries us. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 44:24-45:25, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Calamity” . As followers of Jesus Christ, can we embrace the sovereignty of God in both the good and the bad that we experience that will draw us to a closer “knowing” of Him? Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 42:18-44:23, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Meaning” . As followers of Jesus Christ, we are the people with a new “name”, a new identity that bears witness to the glory of our God, but are we, or are we living for our own glory? Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah chapters 41. & 42, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “It's True” . As followers of Jesus Christ, are we singing the story of joy about the “predictions” of Jesus Christ which is the good news of light for people who walk in darkness. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah chapter 40, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “My Way". Our mouths speak out of the overflow of our hearts, but what are we listening to that will magnify the glory of God and not our own glory. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah chapter 36 - 39, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “From the Heart". As followers of Jesus, may our prayers reflect a correct passion for the glory of God and not the glory of our own desires. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah chapter 34 & 35, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Becoming". Humanity is seeking meaning and significance that can only be found in a relationship with Jesus Christ and not in the void of this world. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah chapter 33, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Surrender". As followers of Jesus Christ we are called to a total surrender of our will and life to God which is the beginning of our story, the sojourn we make in life, and the security of what is to come. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah chapter 30, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Egypt". As followers of Jesus Christ we must leave the idols of Egypt behind and wait upon the Lord, repenting, resting, trusting in His strength. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah chapter 29, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Gentle Breeze". As followers of Jesus, we are called to live a life of relational meekness, not religious mediocrity so that we are elevating others up as we live under the authority and direction of our God. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah chapter 28, is from pastor Nate Walker and is titled "“Abundance, Alliance and the Cornerstone". Today we discover how Isaiah 28 challenges us to examine where we place our trust—in fleeting prosperity, human strategies, or the unshakable cornerstone of Christ. We explore God's call to build our lives on Jesus, the sure foundation. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah chapters 13–27, is from pastor Nate Walker and is titled "Human Pride and Future Hope". Continuing our journey through Isaiah, we examine humanity's long-standing problem with pride. We also see the promise of a future hope and an invitation to participate in God's Kingdom here and now. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from ISAIAH 12:1-6, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “GIVE THANKS”. As followers of Jesus Christ we are called to live a life of total gratitude to what God is doing in our lives individually and collectively. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from Isaiah 10:1-11:16, is from pastor Cole Tawney. On this Christmas Eve, is our “branch” being grafted into the “sprout of Jesse” or are we trying to graft ourselves into the “cedars of Lebanon”? Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from ISAIAH Chapters 8 & 9, is from pastor Tom Chamberlin and is titled “HOPE”. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue in our series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from ISAIAH Chapters 6-7, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “IMMANUEL”. As followers of Jesus Christ we have been saved by amazing grace that then propels us into our world with good news for a divided people. Thanks for watching!

This week we start a new series in ISAIAH called "DWELL". Today's message from ISAIAH Chapters 1-5, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “DWELL”. As followers of Jesus Christ, may our hearts be “revived” from the spiritual rebellion that we are drawn to and allow repentance and not religion to be our answer this Christmas. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 2 Peter 3:14-18, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Waiting”. As followers of Christ, young and old, may we use the time we have to “wait”, in such a way to figure out our salvation, the scriptures, and our sanctification. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 2 Peter 3:1-10, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “The End”. As followers of Jesus we live with a knowledge of the immanent return of our savior that should shape our minds and actions to keep us from despair and from complacency. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 2 Peter 2:1-22, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Waterless Springs”. As followers of Jesus, we must stand firm against false doctrines and teachings that are designed to entice “unsteady souls” Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 2 Peter 1:15-21, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Authority”. As followers of Jesus Christ, let's pay attention to the Apostolic Witness of the Word (Jesus) and the Apostolic Witness of the Word (Scripture) so that we can be fully equipped for every good work. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 1 Peter 5:6-14, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Humility”. As followers of Jesus we are called to live in humility as people who pray and who recognize that there is a powerful enemy that lurks, may we join our brothers and sisters in suffering and wait for “that” day. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 1 Peter 5:1-5, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Shepherd the Sheep”. As followers of Jesus Christ we are called to “be subject” to those who have been called to lead the people of God in ways of grace and humility who are suffering for the gospel. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 1 Peter 3:8-4:19, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Answer the Question”. As followers of Jesus Christ may we use words that speak about the hope that we have that originates in our hearts that battle the fear of man. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 1 Peter 3:1-7, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Story Time”. As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to live and practice a marriage that tells a deeper story of the gospel which begins with our own story with Jesus. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 1 Peter 2:13-25, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “November Sixth”. As followers of Jesus Christ we are called to submit in the “public square” of our political and work lives in the difficulty and brokenness which is an outflow of our bigger submission to Jesus. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 1 Peter 2:11-12, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Stand Out”. As followers of Jesus may we “stand out” as people who are fighting against our fleshly cravings in front of a world that is curious, so that we can tell our story. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 1 Peter 2:1-10, is from pastor Tom Chamberlin and is titled “New Identity”. As followers of Jesus we are called to stand firm in our new identity in Christ. Thanks for watching!

This week we start a new series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 1 Peter 1:13-25, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Holy Obedience”. As followers of Jesus we are called to stand firm in our obedience to the Father and His word that will lead to a saturated life of holiness. Thanks for watching!

This week we start a new series in 1 & 2 Peter called "Stand Firm". Today's message from 1 Peter 1:1-12, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled “Don't Give Up The Ship”. As followers of Jesus Christ we are called to stand firm as “exiles” in a broken world where our ultimate joy is found in the salvation that God provides through Jesus. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series through 1 and 2 Kings called "Heart & Promise". Today's message from 2 Kings chapters 9 & 10, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled "Vengeance". As followers of Jesus Christ, our father doesn't want us to take vengeance out on others, but instead he wants to take vengeance out of our hearts. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series through 1 and 2 Kings called "Heart & Promise". Today's message from 2 Kings chapter 6 & 7, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled "Back to School". As followers of Jesus, we live the depths of a broken world, where hard things happen, yet we also experience “good news” of the grace of God, that then needs to be heard and shared and known as we live on mission. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series through 1 and 2 Kings called "Heart & Promise". Today's message from 2 Kings chapter 5, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled "Gold Medal". As followers of Jesus Christ, our lives are marked by God's grace, we are a new creation, and everything in our lives is brand new as the Holy Spirit dwells. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series through 1 and 2 Kings called "Heart & Promise". Today's message from 2 Kings chapter 3, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled "Circling". As followers of Jesus Christ may we avoid the circle of lukewarm faith and instead allow the word of the Lord to lead us by grace down a better path. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series through 1 and 2 Kings called "Heart & Promise". Today's message from 1 Kings chapter 20, is from pastor Cole Tawney and is titled "The Political Pool". As followers of Jesus Christ we must see that the American political landscape is filled with fear and folly, while we must be people who walk by faith, trusting in Jesus Christ as our king! Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series through 1 and 2 Kings called "Heart & Promise". Today's message from 1 Kings chapter 19, is from Nate Walker and it's titled "Unmet Expectations". In "Unmet Expectations," we explore the universal experience of disappointment, highlighting its emotional and psychological impact on our lives. We delve into Elijah's story, where his high hopes following the triumph on Mount Carmel were met with crushing disappointment, leading him to a state of despair. Yet, in his darkest moments, God met Elijah with sustaining grace, providing rest and nourishment. This sermon emphasizes that, like Elijah, we often find ourselves struggling with unmet expectations, but God's response is to meet us in our brokenness, sustaining and guiding us through His grace. Ultimately, we are reminded that God's presence and mission continue despite our failures and disappointments, offering us hope and a renewed sense of purpose. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series through 1 and 2 Kings called "Heart & Promise". Today's message from 1 Kings chapter 18, is from Pastor Tom Chamberlin and it's titled "The Drift". Are we allowing the God to turn our hearts back to him? Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series through 1 and 2 Kings called "Heart & Promise". Today's message from 1 Kings chapter 17, is from Pastor Cole Tawney and it's titled "1776". Are we allowing the “Word of the Lord” to show up and transform our lives and the lives of those in our church and community? Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series through 1 and 2 Kings called "Heart & Promise". Today's message from 1 Kings chapter 11, is from Pastor Cole Tawney and it's titled "Butterflies". As followers of Jesus Christ, we must pay very close attention to the sin, and especially sexual sin that so easily wants to entangle us and destroy. Thanks for watching!

This week we continue our series through 1 and 2 Kings called "Heart & Promise". Today's message from 1 Kings chapters 6 thru 10 is from Pastor Cole Tawney and it's titled "Rest Area". Do we know the one who gives rest for our souls, and are we allowing Him to sculpt us into a likeness of Jesus for His ultimate glory? Thanks for watching!