Rivercrest Presbyterian Church - Sermons
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Of the Risen Christ | Called Into the Storm | Acts 21:1-16 | October 11, 2026
The Christian life is not something we step into when ordinary life stops, but it's how we life when ordinary life happens. And ordinary life is the field of our spiritual formation. Similarly, Christian community is not an accessory to the Chr...
Of the Risen Christ | Faith on the Way | Acts 20:17-38 | October 4, 2026
The blessings we enjoy invite us to give thanks. The suffering we endure teaches us to cling to His unfading promises. And in both, it’s the Word of the Lord that guides us as we walk by faith. Because faithfulness is not about simply arrivi...
Of the Risen Christ | Jesus Conquers the Chaos | Acts 19:11-20 | September 27, 2026
There's a deep question underneath this passage that requires a level of honesty that can be uncomfortable, as it challenges us to come to terms with whether we're asking Jesus to bless something that He is asking us to put away. And it brings ...
Of the Risen Christ | Spiritual Formation in the Image of God | Acts 17:16-34 | September 20, 2026
In the age of content creation, it's easy to think we're merely distracted from spiritual formation, and forget that anything and everything we give our attention to is actually forming us. So, what Paul does in Athens, a place that is f...
Of the Risen Christ | An Unlikely Church | Acts 16:11-40 | September 13, 2026
The Church is not a community built on our sameness. It's not a community held together because we're just so naturally compatible. But we're a new creation community in Christ, created by a grace powerful enough to cross the boundaries that wo...
Of the Risen Christ | Free to Follow | Acts 16:1-10 | September 6, 2026
Following Paul and Timothy in this passage, we see in real time how the gospel frees us to surrender our preferences and our plans. And it helps us to remember that sometimes following Jesus means surrendering something good because Jesus is le...
Of the Risen Christ | Grace in the Wreckage | Acts 15:36-41 | August 30, 2026
Acts 15 shows us a poignant picture of the brokenness and wreckage that still exists in the Church. But what this passage reminds us is that the wreckage never gets the final word. Because the brokenness of Christ's people cannot stop the faith...
Of the Risen Christ | The Growing Pains of Grace | Acts 15:1-21 | August 23, 2026
Legalism says that Jesus isn't enough - you need Jesus and something else. And then License says that Jesus doesn't really change anything - so you can just remain as you were. But the gospel doesn't say either of those things. What the gospel ...
Of the Risen Christ | No Empty Hope | Acts 14:1-28 | August 16, 2026
Everyone puts their hope in something. Everyone is trusting in something for their life that they are counting on to give them meaning, purpose, security, significance, and even their identity. And what we see in Paul and Barnabas in Acts 14 is...
Of the Risen Christ | In Step with The Spirit | Acts 13:1-12 | August 2, 2026
Saul, also called Paul, Barnabas, and John Mark are called to Cyprus. They go where the Holy Spirit who fills them up has sent them. They go faithfully to proclaim the gospel and by their obedience they witness the Holy Spirit saving others. Le...
Of the Risen Christ | The Hero of the Story | Acts 12:1-17 | July 26, 2026
James has been killed, Peter is in prison asleep, and the believers are found unbelieving when an angel sets Peter free and he shows up outside their door. In reading Acts, we can relate to the early saints. They often tried their best, we foun...
Of the Risen Christ | From Far Off to Family | Acts 10:34-48 | July 12, 2026
The Lord saves His people, not because we're good, but because He's a Good Savior. Cornelius did everything in life right, but still he needed Jesus. God draws far off people close and makes them by His grace to belong in His family.
The Healing Power of Jesus | Of the Risen Christ | Acts 9:32-43 | July 5, 2026
Jesus Christ, through Peter, heals Aeneas and raises Dorcas back to life. The miraculous power of Jesus points us toward His ultimate healing, of saving sinners to everlasting life. Jesus is alive, He is the Head of His Church, no one is too fa...
Of the Risen Christ | Encountering Jesus | Acts 9:1-31 | June 28, 2026
The conversion of Saul is all about Jesus. No one is beyond the Lord's reach of salvation and His grace not only brings life but also trajectory. For all believers, the old is gone and the new has come. Now as disciples, we are called to go and...
The Risen Christ | The Road to Rejoicing | Acts 8:26-40 | June 21, 2026
Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch provide an active parable for Christians today. The eunuch was a man whose life was full of barriers and exclusion, but now he's been brought into transformed life. And Philip helps the eunuch to understand his p...
Of the Risen Christ | From Hostility to Harmony | Acts 8:1-25 | June 14, 2026
The church faced persecution, the first martyr Stephen is buried, and still the gospel spreads. In going to different regions, the disciples proclaim Christ. Even in the region of Samaria, a place where the apostle John was rebuked by Jesus for...
Of the Risen Christ | Called and Formed | Acts 6:8-15 | June 7, 2026
As the church faced a controversy, the apostles sought for unity. They charged the congregation to find men of good repute who were full of wisdom and the Spirit. The seven men chosen were not called based on their skills, talents, or outward a...
Of the Risen Christ | The Unpolished Church | Acts 6:1-7 | May 31, 2026
Growth brings change, discomfort, and new needs. In the early church, things were not always simple and easy, rather they were unpolished. They faced challenges as a result of more and more people coming to faith and interacting with the rest o...
Of the Risen Christ | Obeying God Together | Acts 5:12-32 | May 24, 2026
The apostles' keep preaching the same message; of Jesus crucified at the hands of sinful men and then raised to life for their salvation by faith. Their witness of believing the gospel message they are teaching is impacting their entire communi...
Of the Risen Christ | Free to Give Ourselves Away | Acts 4:32-5:11 | May 17, 2026
Everyone in the early church had everything in common; they shared, they met needs, they sold possessions and gave. This is what true community looks like, surrounded by faithful believers in Christ who trust in their Savior for security and pr...
Of the Risen Christ | Costly Discipleship | Acts 4:1-22 | May 10, 2026
Peter and John, along with the apostles and early church members, boldly proclaim of what they have seen and heard. Even in the opposition of the Sadducees, they speak the truth of the resurrection of Christ. Christians today are to proclaim wi...
Of The Risen Christ | Jesus On The Move | Acts 3:1-10 | May 3, 2026
A man who used to only sit is now walking. One who only used to beg is now praising. A man who spent his days stuck outside the gate is now brought in. That's not improvement. That's not renovation. That's transformation. That's new life. And t...
Of the Risen Christ | The Church is Born | Acts 2:37-42 | April 26, 2026
The early church is seeing people come to faith in Jesus by the thousands. With the Holy Spirit on the move, the church is born and is growing rapidly. People are devoted to good things, the things of God - to prayers, fellowship, breaking of b...
Of the Risen Christ | The Risen Christ Reigns | Acts 2:22-36 | April 19, 2026
The reliability and historical proof of Christ are undeniable. Peter is preaching what is true of Jesus, and of what humanity did to Him. We all must come to answer the question: "Who is Jesus?", and if He is real, then He is Lord and worthy of...
Of the Risen Christ | The Spirit Poured Out | Acts 2:1-21 | April 12, 2026
The Holy Spirit is poured out at Pentecost, filling everyone in the early church. Jesus fulfilled His promise to send the Helper, and now Christians who trust in Him are empowered by the Holy Spirit to go and witness the Lord we love who saved ...
