Messages and Media

Conflict is part of life in a broken world; how do we live peaceful lives and resolve differences in a healthy way given this reality?

How can we learn to control our anger and neutralize the button pushers n our lives? Learn how God can give you a brand new heart and a new identity.

Relationships are absolutely critical for our lives and for our spiritual, emotional, and even physical health…yet fewer things in life cause us more problems, heartaches, and struggles than relationship tensions/issues. How do we define and develop healthy relationships?

Margin is not just cutting things out of our lives, but making time for what matters most…it should help us have more time, energy and resources for what really counts

What difference can Easter make personally in our lives? Why does Easter really matter?

What does it mean to have a cheerful heart? What must Riverside do to be good medicine in our community and make 2012 the year of cheer?

It's important for us to consider the dreams, hopes, and fears that we have about the future are all answered by the Christ of Christmas.

As we start our 81st year as a church, where do we believe that God is leading us in the next few years?

Why are "The Big 3" really big for Christ-followers at Riverside? Don't miss this sermon as Pastor Tom explains what "The Big 3" are at Riverside and why they matter to you.

What kind of future will Riverside have...Are Riverside's best days in our past, or still ahead? What does a healthy church look like?

Take a look at the life of Daniel for an example of how to get God's best for your life.

Love WHO? Jesus gives three different approaches to showing compassion in the story of the Good Samaritan. Join us as we dig in to what that means.

Why does baptism matter and when should a person consider this step of faith? Listen in as Pastor Tom shares Biblical truth about this important principle of obedience.

What should be the effect of the power of God's love in our lives?

What are some of the principles Paul gives concerning spiritual gifts, their use, and our attitude towards them?

Paul closes this "parenthesis" (Romans 9-11) by focusing on 3 truths about God's dealings with both Jews and Gentiles.

In Romans 9-11, Paul stops to ask some hard questions. The first one is "how come this great good news gets missed by people?"

What does it mean for us to succeed according to Romans 8:28-39?

How does sanctification (the process by which fully devoted Christ followers grow in spiritual maturity) go beyond the theoretical and actually work? Find out the truth that we must personally embrace and act on!

What does baptism mean and who is it for? Find out how this "divine makeover" effects your life!

How can you and I avoid the slavery that abusing God's grace always leads to?

What Paul does in Romans 5:12-21 is contrast and compare the massive effect that 2 individuals had on the entire human race.

Just what is the purpose of Christmas? Why did Jesus come to earth?

What are the benefits for fully-devoted Christ-followers because God has justified them? Find out what peace, joy, and hope look like in light of God's truth.

The book of Romans tells us that the God of the universe flawlessly executed something never tried before...He solved the problem of sin by dealing with it Himself.

Ever wondered what it means when you give to the ministry fund, and how your tithes make a difference in the lives of others? Listen in on a "fireside chat" between Pastors Tom Lundeen and Skipp Machmer

Romans tells us as human beings we are nothing but broken down obsolete "cell phones," but God has the power and the apps to transform us.

Jesus did not necessarily come to add years to our earthly lives, but He did come to add life to our earthly years. So how can we restore our passion for life?

Love completely. What does that look like ? What mountains do we need to climb in our relationships to love people in our lives?

See how God’s “dynamic duo” of love and truth play out in the lives of three people mentioned by name in the very personal letter of 3 John.

Truth and love are God’s “dynamic duo”…they are an inseparable combination required in order for professing Christ-followers to live balanced, effective, meaningful, growing lives.

For the disciples to become the leaders that the early Church would need, they would need to become great followers first. What are some of the primary characteristics of great followers?

Why should we "go all in" when it comes to Jesus Christ and the church? Both the Old and New Testament provide a glimpse into God's heart and why the Great Commission and our work for Him has always mattered.

Anger that is mishandled can create tremendous pain and damage to everyone in a family. What does the Bible tell us about dealing with anger? Join us and find tips on how to acknowledge, comprehend, contend, and govern your anger.

Why is it so difficult to follow Jesus' command to follow him? Wat if...we didn't look at Jesus saying "follow me" as a command but as an invitation?

What is God's love language? Obedience. Find out how to show obedience to God through loving Him, loving His people, and loving His mission.

What are misconceptions about forgiveness? How much have I been forgiven? How do I release and rebuild relationships with forgiveness? To understand what forgivenss IS we need to also understand what forgiveness IS NOT.

What does a servant look like? What does a servant do? How do we live servanthood out? Join us as we explore the answers to these questions in light of God's truth.

How do we follow God's will for our life despite all of the counter influences in the world? Learn what perseverance looks like in your life through the power of Christ.

What should generosity look like in our lives according to the New testament? Join us as we explore how to be generous with our time, gifts/talents, finances, and your story.

Click here to learn more about Riverside partnering with Kids Against Hunger in our hand in hand effort to aid Haiti in relief efforts. Call 763.263.2410 to sign up to help pack 100,000 meals!

Biblical love is not a feeling; Jesus describes 4 radical love choices in the Sermon on the Mount.

What steps can we take in our walk with God to move forward and experience His power and presence in our lives, every day.

What do we think that wealth brings in our lives and What does wealth REALLY bring in out lives?

Since our lives matter to God, how then should we live?

Is This It? Why do we so often just go through the motions of life? Does this life even have a point? The book of Ecclesiastes asks these very questions and helps us discover how to invest in something that matters.

The Christian life demands a much higher standard than just saying we are sorry when we are in the wrong. There is grace that can be found through Christ when we repent, turn 180 degrees, and follow the Lord.

We never outgrow temptation, however God's grace is amazing!

Prayer, is it our first response or last resort?

God's promises are for all people of all time. We need to see ourselves as something bigger and be ready to share the blessings of redemption in Jesus Christ with others.

People are fickle, but God's character is the same.

The origin of promises and how we receive them.

Two truths emphasized in Genesis God is very serious about: judgment and grace.

Message from Pastor Marco Marroquin from our sister church in Trujillo, Peru.

The first speaker to start our Make Your Mark Missions Festival is a Pastor in Iraq.

Paul challenged a church that had embarked on a financial spiritual journey to finish well. How did he challenge them to finish well down the home stretch?

Learning what it means to use your God given talents and resources to Give of Yourself.

What you might want to know about understanding, receving and living under God's grace.

Have you ever felt at some time in your life that God has let you down? What is our response to circumstances we do not understand?

"Living in the Current" at Riverside means that we center everything we do around the values of Experiencing Grace, Growing in Love, and Giving of Yourself. What has that looked like at Riverside over the past 12 months?

Being seeker accessible is being conscious of the concerns and perceptions of people unconnected to God and not intentionally creating obstacles for them.

What are factors that lead godly, Holy Spirit filled people to argue and fight and split up from one another?

The debate in Acts 15 influenced not only what the early church would look like but also what the church would look like for the next 2,000 years.

How has Easter impacted us at Riverside and what does John 3:16 tell us about what God's love has done on our behalf?

It is an unusual fact of life that what appears to be good news is not always received as good news by some people.

A journey to explore the tough questions About God and faith. Pre-Launch Message about how to get the most from a spiritual journey.

Our Time 2nd Anniversary Update

The fact that Acts 6:1-7 is in God's word reminds us that in spite of an omnipotent God and in spite of the all consuming passion demanded by the great commission, churches are still made up of people that are far from perfect.

When we hear the word fellowship, what kind of messages come to mind? Acts 2:42-47 point out some foundational characteristics that are found in every body of Christ dominated by the Holy Spirit.

Living a purpose driven life.

What does the Bible teach us about stewardship?

Sometimes ignorance can be bliss but not when it comes to spiritual gifts.

G-Series

Why small groups are important at Riverside...

Understanding the 3 components that define grace.

What is a G5 church and what makes us G5 people in God's kingdom?

Nehemiah 1-6 records the spiritual journey God called Nehemiah and God's people to go on. What principles can we learn halfway through the Our Time spiritual journey?

"Do not judge" is perhaps the most misused statement Jesus ever made. What does "do not judge" really mean?

Conflict does not have to destroy relationships, including marriage. Learn what God' Word has to say about restoring harmony and responding appropriately when disagreements arise.

How can we get "unstuck" from the past that messes up our life, family and marriage relationships? Four healthy steps you can take to begin a better present and a great future.