Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King Jr

“I say to you, this morning, that if you have never found something so dear and precious to you that you will die for it, then you aren’t fit to live. You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be, and one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls upon you...
What is Love? (1:14)

What is Love? (1:14)

What is love? “Baby don’t hurt me.  Don’t hurt me no more.” No, really, what is love?  Is it not hurting someone?  Sometimes love hurts. This clip comes from the first message in the series, Joy Happens, originally given at Riverview Church....
You Are Not in the Completing Business

You Are Not in the Completing Business

Are you a “fix-it” type? You know … the kind of person that wants to be proactive in fixing the problems in your life and sometimes the lives of others? Maybe it shows up when you try to mend relationships with those who are close to you or in your...
The Key to Contentment

The Key to Contentment

This weekend at Riv, we launched into a new series on the book of Philippians.  A lot of people stayed home to avoid the icy roads (or to not have to be subjected to my preaching…it really could be either).  If you are in the former camp, it may be a...
Friending Jesus

Friending Jesus

Jesus had an odd set of friends and they were the source of all sorts of insults and a bad reputation among some circles.  Here’s Jesus’ own words about himself: The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a...