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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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Someone who understands
"Sometimes, you need a God who understands." The words of Bishop Clarence Glover, Senior Pastor at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, who preached on the story of the…
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The Story of Exodus Part 35
Will Buschmann wraps up our series in Exodus by looking back at the big picture that we are freed from a life of bondage by God. In the end, he asks if we are…
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The Story of Exodus Part 34
Both Moses and David wrote of their desire to know God and to see his glory. It was the one thing they asked of him. In the New Testament, Jesus also has one…
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The Story of Exodus Part 33
After the golden calf, God expresses his displeasure with Israel, saying that he won’t go with them to the promised land. Moses intercedes and tells God that…
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The Story of Exodus Part 32
A mountain covered in cloud for 40 days and nights, a disappearing leader, a pile of gold, and a roaring fire. It sounds like the setting for an adventure…
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The Story of Exodus Part 31
The description of the Tabernacle is a bewildering collection of details until you understand that the specific elements of its construction are depicting our…
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The Story of Exodus Part 30
Today our Exodus story begins God's instructions for building the Tabernacle and within it the Ark of the Covenant. The rich imagery surrounding the Ark tells…
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The Story of Exodus Part 29
The tenth commandment prohibits us from coveting our neighbor's possessions. It is unique among the commandments as it doesn't forbid an action (such as do not…
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The Story of Exodus Part 28
The ninth commandment deals with truthfulness. Do not bear false witness against your neighbor. That goes beyond simply not telling a lie about someone, and…
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The Story of Exodus Part 27
You shall not steal, on its face, a reasonably straightforward mandate to follow. All you have to do is avoid taking something that doesn't belong to you. What…
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The Story of Exodus Part 26
Our series on the Ten Commandments continues with "you shall not commit adultery." As with all of the commandments, the purpose is to preserve something. You…
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The Story of Exodus Part 25
You shall not murder; this seems like the easiest commandment for most of us to keep, doesn't it? Very few of us want to be a killer, but what if we understood…
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The Story of Exodus Part 24
The first four commandments concerned our relationship with God. After the 5th commandment, the focus is on our relationships with each other. What does it…
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The Story of Exodus Part 23
Sabbath keeping means different things to different people. Is it Saturday or Sunday, and are you permitted to do anything at all? Tom Hendrikse explains it's…
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The Story of Exodus Part 22
What's in a name? In God's case, his name represents his character. As the people of God, we should portray his name well and bring honor to it. We don't do…
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The Story of Exodus Part 21
You must not make any idols seems like a very easy commandment to keep because we don't carve idols in our 21st-century lives--except that we do. We fashion…
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The Story of Exodus Part 20
We begin our look at the Ten Commandments with Director of Student Ministries Mason Brown preaching on "You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me." You might be…
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The Story of Exodus Part 19
Israel comes to the foot of Mt. Sinai, where God will give them his law. God's law reveals his nature, leads us to his forgiveness, and shows us how to live…
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The Story of Exodus Part 18
Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, comes to bring his daughter and grandchildren back to their husband and father. He observes life among the Israelites and…
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The Story of Exodus Part 17
God led the people of Israel to a place in the wilderness where there was no water to drink, and the people quarreled with Moses, accusing him of deliberately…
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The Story of Exodus Part 16
The best-known story about miraculous bread is in this week's passage, where God provided manna (a word meaning "what is it?"). It was delicious and…
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The Story of Exodus Part 15
What makes you bitter? For almost all of us, that's quite a long list. In our story from Exodus this week, Israel had to confront their bitterness, literally…
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The Story of Exodus Part 14
Worship pastor Ryan Brasington teaches about the Song of Moses and the unique power that music has to influence our minds, and our relationship with God.
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The Story of Exodus Part 13
God told the people to camp in a location that would trap them between Pharoah's army and the Red Sea. Then he fought for them and delivered them. God knows us…
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The Story of Exodus Part 12
The Passover was the moment of deliverance for Israel that brought freedom to its people; freedom from slavery to the Egyptians. Our Passover Lamb was Jesus…
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The Story of Exodus Part 11
What does it mean to be safe? Is it even possible? The story of the final plague, when the Destroyer came and killed all the firstborn, is an uncomfortable…
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The Story of Exodus Part 10
In our story from Exodus this week, Pharaoh refuses to acknowledge God’s message, despite a series of plagues that afflict Egypt. God demonstrated that he was…
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The Story of Exodus Part 9
There are a seemingly endless number of voices competing for our attention. The world has no end of gods (with a little g) to tell us what to do. But there is…
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The Story of Exodus Part 8
This week, we find Moses caught in a moment of considerable doubt. God's response to Moses was to tell Moses who He was, and then make promises to him. When…
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The Story of Exodus Part 7
The people of Israel were slaves in Egypt and conditions became worse after Moses demanded that Pharaoh let them go. Instead of being angry at their…
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The Story of Exodus Part 6
At the burning bush, God answered every one of the objections Moses raised with basically the same answer: "I will do this." When Moses finally just asks God…
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The Story of Exodus Part 5
God tells Moses to go to Egypt and free Israel. Moses offers excuses for why he shouldn't. God asked Moses what he had in his hand (a shepherd's rod), and…
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The Story of Exodus Part 4
God reveals himself to Moses in a burning bush that doesn't get consumed by the fire. He gives Moses a mission and even more importantly, his previously…
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The Story of Exodus Part 3
Before Moses could deliver Israel, he had to be delivered himself. Pharaoh's daughter rescues an infant Moses from the river. Later, he chose to suffer…
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The Story of Exodus Part 2
The birth of Moses came after Israel spent 400 years in captivity. During Advent, we remember Jesus coming into the world after 400 years of silence after the…
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The Story of Exodus Part 1
The story of Exodus is a journey from bondage to freedom, and we begin by looking back to Genesis. The way out is by finding the way into a relationship with…
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The Psalms Part 24
Our series from the psalms concludes with the first of five consecutive psalms of praise. The psalmist praises God who dispenses both mercy and justice. If we…
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The Psalms Part 23
God knows everything about you: everything you do, say and think. Despite knowing you better than anyone else ever could, he loves you and has declared you…
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The Psalms Part 22
Martin Luther said this psalm was one of his favorites because the gospel was evident in it. He even wrote a hymn, "From Depths of Woe I Raise to Thee" based…
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The Psalms Part 21
The psalmist praises God because he is an abundantly available help in time of trouble--both trouble from within and from without. Pastor Matt Lomenick…
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The Psalms Part 20
We don't ask questions when evil or careless people suffer. We see it as the consequence of their choices. But what about when GOOD people suffer? That's the…
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The Psalms Part 19
What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist? When we are gone, will anyone remember our name? This psalm finds David asking these sorts of existential…
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The Psalms Part 18
Psalm 38 finds David suffering; He knows why and never protests his innocence. He understands that he is experiencing the discipline and rebuke of the Lord…
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The Psalms Part 17
David's distress drove him to God, and to publicly stake his fate on God before his family and a watching world. As a result, the peril was good, though he…
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The Psalms Part 16
Who are God's righteous ones? Those whom God has decided may live on his holy mountain, what is unique about them? This psalm describes many of the character…
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The Psalms Part 15
Praise is not optional; it's missional. We should not hide our praise from others because God has given it TO us, FOR them. It's good for them! Moreover…
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The Psalms Part 14
Probably the most famous of all the psalms, Psalm 23 is packed with metaphors that explain the care Jesus takes of his sheep. Who are these sheep? Those who…
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The Psalms Part 12
About forgiveness, David writes that having your sins covered, and your iniquities remembered no more, makes one truly blessed. The opposite of which is the…
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The Psalms Part 11
Psalm 22 is the Psalm of the Cross. Jesus himself quotes verse one as he hung on the cross dying for our sins. The prophetic descriptions in this psalm are…
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The Psalms Part 10
The psalms are Israel's book of worship. A collection of songs and poems with a central message that God alone can be trusted. They record the many ways in…
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The Psalms Part 9
Psalm 19 is a psalm of praise and perspective. Set against the backdrop of the universe, we are a speck living on a speck of a planet located in a speck of a…
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The Psalms Part 8
Some psalms are praise psalms. They celebrate God's greatness and goodness, his lordship over the created order, and his commitment to saving his people in…
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The Psalms Part 7
David passionately appeals to God regarding those who falsely accuse him. When we face injustice in our own lives, how do we react? Do we seek vengeance, or do…
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The Psalms Part 6
In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon tells us plainly that there will be times of sorrow in our lives. Worship pastor Ryan Brasington brings us the message…
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The Psalms Part 5
A psalm of lament? What does that mean? Our Director of Renewal Scott Carson tells us it says that it's okay to be honest with your tears, your pain, and your…
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The Psalms Part 4
All of us face pressure, that's part of life. But, for each of us, there comes a time when pressure feels extreme. David found himself in that position, and he…
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The Psalms Part 3
David had lost control of his kingdom, and the usurper was his son, Absalom. A well-planned coup, executed over time, leaving David virtually alone. How David…
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The Psalms Part 2
Psalm 2 declares that the Lord will ultimately judge all, and there is no refuge from him. However, while we cannot find refuge FROM the king, we CAN find…
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The Psalms Part 1
Ryan Brasington introduces our new series of messages covering the Psalms. (About the audio quality: The recorder at our sound table did not correctly record…
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The Gospel Changes Everything Part 29
The Day of Pentecost, where God poured out his Holy Spirit on the disciples and gave the church everything it needs to spread the gospel through the entire…