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Rio Vista Church Sermons
From its base in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Rio Vista Church serves to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. These are our weekly messages.
Episodes
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Undivided Week Three
Jesus unites us to demonstrate his love. If we come together to love one another, the world will take notice. This week in our "Undivided" series, we consider…
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Undivided Week Two
Jesus unites us for a purpose. We aren't called merely to carry his name but also to carry out his mission. This week in our "Undivided" series, we examine the…
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Undivided Week One
Jesus reconciles us both to himself and each other. Our differences pale in comparison to the greatness of Christ. Unity is not uniformity, and it's not…
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Jesus is Greater Week 10
The final week in our series looks at the Apostle Peter’s life after Herod arrested him, intending to have Peter killed. The church’s response to this…
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Jesus is Greater Week 9
Jacob and Leah had a dysfunctional marriage at first. The Bible says that Jacob hated Leah because her father Laban had tricked him into marrying her. Weary…
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Jesus is Greater Week 8
Jonah and the big fish are among the best-known stories from the Old Testament and one of its most unusual. However, Jonah's story is really about priorities…
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Jesus is Greater Week 7
Elijah was someone who knew about ups and downs in life. His story has fight and flight, certainty and indecision, and courage and fear. Although we find…
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Jesus is Greater Week 6
Hannah is a woman of deep faith who finds herself in a difficult situation. Unable to bear children, persecuted by her husband's other wife, she pours out her…
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Jesus is Greater Week 5
The wife of Manoah isn't named in scripture, but she is far from anonymous. Through her, we learn that our mission is not to promote our own name but to reveal…
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Jesus is Greater Week 4
Ruth was brave, hard-working, and devoted to her mother in law, Naomi. But those aren't the only labels she carried. Amid hardship, she meets Boaz, and the…
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Jesus is Greater Week 3
Moses was many things to Israel, and none more important than being a mediator between them and God. Jesus is a far greater mediator between God and us…
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Jesus is Greater Week 2
Joseph is a fascinating character, especially in the parallels between his time in prison compared with how the world treated Jesus later. Accused of a crime…
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Jesus is Greater Week 1
We begin a new series looking at the lives of heroic figures in the Bible and learn how Jesus is greater than each of them. This time it's Abraham. God removed…
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All Things New Week 8
What is your response to injustice? Solomon reacted by wishing for God's judgment. Paul reminds us that Jesus is the personification of humility. Today's…
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All Things New Week 7
Pastor Tom Hendrikse explores how we deal with oppression (or anything else for that matter). Do we live according to the gospel of this world or the gospel of…
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All Things New Week 6
In Ecclesiastes, Solomon says that the man who has it all but can't enjoy it effectively has nothing. From Philippians, Paul tells us that when life is Christ…
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All Things New Week 5
Ecclesiastes says the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom leads to the conclusion that life and its activities are empty and without meaning. Philippians says…
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All Things New Week 4
Solomon decided he would find satisfaction in the fruits of his labor, but realized that effort was meaningless. Paul's labored in faith, for God, who made…
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All Things New Week 3
The pursuit of pleasure and success is a pervasive goal for modern-day Americans. Yet Solomon says that even when you achieve it, you have nothing. The Apostle…
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All Things New Week 2
This week, the Ecclesiastes passage is on money and wealth. If that's what you are pursuing, you will never be satisfied. Philippians has a different message…
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All Things New Week 1
First in a series comparing and the world of Ecclesiastes, where “Life Under the Sun,” apart from a higher hope, proves meaningless, with Philippians, where a…
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When God Moves Week 7
Our series on revival comes to its conclusion and asks, "Do you have a burden for revival?" The end of the message series should be just the beginning of our…
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When God Moves Week 6
Our series on revival continues with the question, "What brings revival?" Pastor Tom Hendrikse tells us that the second half of the answer is prayer. Revival…
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When God Moves Week 5
Our series on revival continues with the question, "What brings revival?" Pastor Tom Hendrikse tells us that the first part of the answer is repentance. To…
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When God Moves Week 4
Against the backdrop of racial unrest all across our country, Pastor Tom Hendrikse answers the question, "What holds revival back?" Don't miss this week's…
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When God Moves Week 3
Pastor Matt Lomenick answers the question, "What does revival look like?" Revival results in supernatural phenomena, both inside and outside the lives of God's…
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When God Moves Week 2
Week two of When God Moves finds us considering what the goal is in Revival? What are we asking God to do for us? Or, what is perhaps a better question, for…
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When God Moves Week 1
Our series on revival begins with an obvious question, but it isn't often asked: what is revival? Many, especially Americans, associate revival with…
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When God Prays Week 4
Our series on prayer concludes with the question "Who Do You Pray For?" That's one question with two answers, as Pastor Tom Hendrikse will explain.
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When God Prays Week 3
In our third week of this series, Pastor Tom tackles the question of "What Do We Pray For?" The answer is we begin by praying for the Holy Spirit because he is…
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When God Prays Week 2
How do you pray? We're not asking about whether or not you close your eyes or fold your hands; we're asking how you approach God. Because God wants us to have…
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When God Prays Week 1
Our short series on prayer begins by asking the question, "Why to Pray?" From Mark chapter 9 and the story of the father of a demon-possessed child, Pastor Tom…
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Easter Sunday 2020 Sermon
The message of Easter is one of a new life. Jesus came back from the dead, and he made a way for you to come back from the dead as well. This life is not all…
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Palm Sunday 2020 Sermon
Holy Week 2020 begins with Palm Sunday, a most unusual Sunday because the nation is mostly under quarantine against the coronavirus. Pastor Tom Hendrikse…
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One Body One Mission Week 12
In the grip of the current pandemic, with everyone having to shelter in their homes, the lack of control and an uncertain future can create a great deal of…
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One Body One Mission Week 11
This week we visit a passage from Ephesians that is controversial in our modern times. Husbands and wives, children and parents, employers and employees…
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One Body One Mission Week 10
Paul calls on us to imitate our heavenly father, whose image we bear. We carry that image with us everywhere and should leave a favorable, lasting impression…
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One Body One Mission Week 9
Paul testifies for the Lord: We must not lead a life filled with futility—we must put off our old selves and put on new. With renewed minds and spiritual…
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One Body One Mission Week 8
We are at the halfway point in Paul's letter to the Ephesians, where it pivots from explaining what we have in Christ to how we ought to live. Paul says he is…
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One Body One Mission Week 7
For the second time in just the first half of the book of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul turns his attention to prayer, which raises a question: how big of a deal…
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One Body One Mission Week 6
This week we're studying what is essentially an interruption. Paul is concerned because he's heard the church is concerned about his imprisonment. He wants to…
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One Body One Mission Week 5
The first half of Ephesians chapter 2 reveals God has reconciled us vertically, to himself. This week the latter half adds he has reconciled us horizontally to…
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One Body One Mission Week 4
After describing God's beautiful plan for us and sharing his prayers for us, Paul moves to discuss our condition and how God rescued us. While we were…
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One Body One Mission Week 3
Our study of Ephesians continues with verses 15 through 23 of chapter one, asking the question, "who or what do you pray for?" In response, Paul offers a…
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One Body One Mission Week 2
Our study in the book of Ephesians opens with Paul laying out God's eternal plan for us. Before he scattered the galaxies and planets, God had you in his mind…
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2020 Vision Launch
Pastor Tom Hendrikse kicks off the year by introducing our new message series, "One Body, One Mission." Discovering our identity in Christ is part of growing…
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3 Reactions to Jesus
When you become aware of who Jesus is (the Messiah), there are usually one of three reactions: Faith, Fear, or Familiarity. Pastor Winston Miller gives us…
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Characters of the Christmas Story
The Christmas story reveals the who and how of redemption, but it’s more than a manger scene. Each character brings the message that God intends. They all…
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Christmas Eve 2019
Christmas Eve service. Pastor Tom Hendrikse loves everything about the night: the people, the music, and the lights. Christmas holds within it the greatest…
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Unsinkable 4
This week is about "Mission." A person's last words carry particular weight. The last words Jesus spoke to His disciples were to send them on a mission. He…
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Unsinkable 3
This week, we are talking about the Gospel, the Good News. People in rebellion against God exist in darkness—anyone not a believer is in that category. The…
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Unsinkable 2
This week, we are talking about God. Simply put, God is the center of the universe, and we are not. God is not a concept; He is a reality. We must reorient…
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Unsinkable 1
There is such a thing as truth, and it is not from inside you (no matter what pop culture may say). Jesus Christ, God’s one and only Son, is Truth incarnate!…
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Upside Down Kingdom 14
The Sermon on the Mount concludes: Jesus says anyone who hears his words and does them is like a wise builder who constructs a house on a strong foundation…
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Upside Down Kingdom 13
While it is true that you are saved by grace through faith, and not because of what you do (whether good or bad), it is also true that claiming to be a…
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Upside Down Kingdom 12
What is authentic faith? It is something more than just agreeing with a set of facts. Genuine faith is visible; it shows up in what we say or do. You can know…
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Upside Down Kingdom 11
The Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Jesus called it the essence and upholding of the Law and the Prophets. Pastor Matt looks…
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Upside Down Kingdom 10
All of life is about God and His purposes, which is the foundation of effective prayer. My prayers are hindered to the extent they are about me and my purposes…
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Upside Down Kingdom 09
We all experience judgment; others judge us, or we judge others. Either way, Jesus gives a warning. Judgment is God's, and however we apply it, that's how we…
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Upside Down Kingdom 08
Money is a matter of the heart! Either your heart trusts in God or money. It can’t trust in both. One leads to peace, for it leads you to a Heavenly Father who…