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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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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 20
The message of the cross seems foolish, to those who are perishing. Paul's letter to the Corinthian church declares this, even as it makes clear to us that…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 19
Believers at Corinth were divided by which prominent teacher they chose to follow. Paul chastised them for this disunity. He declared Jesus had sent him to…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 18
Corinth was a wealthy, liberal port city much like Fort Lauderdale. Paul's letter opens by sharing how thankful he was for the church there, and reminding them…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 17
In the story of finding a wife for Isaac, Abraham's son, you have a father, his son, the father's servant, and the son's bride. The church is both the bride…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 16
Ownership is a word that provokes feelings of pride and responsibility. Determining who owns something is a cornerstone of our legal system. Who owns what we…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 15
Money is a topic often avoided around churches, but Jesus had no such reluctance. He tells us quite plainly why we shouldn't invest in the temporary things of…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 14
What is the value of the kingdom of God? For that matter just what IS the kingdom of God? Pastor Tom Hendrikse answers the second question but Jesus answers…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 13
We wrap up looking at the new heavens and the new earth with a message about the new city. John's vision is a picture that delivers a powerful message: the new…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 12
The description of the heavenly city communicates more than its appearance. It tells us that the city is made up of living stones, those are the church--the…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 11
Life in the new heavens and the new earth is described poetically in the book of Revelation, but practically and comforting as well. Looking ahead to the world…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 10
The world that was, the one created in Genesis chapter one, ended in a great flood of judgment. The world that is, the one we live in, will also end in…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 9
Noah and the ark. What is that story about? God's judgment and salvation? True, but it's also about a man who valued, loved, and trusted God enough to be…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 8
The story of Noah and the ark prompts many questions, but it also ASKS some questions, which are far more important. Do people think you're just a little bit…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 7
The lines of Cain and Abel (through Seth) blend as they intermarry. The eventual result is a violent and corrupt world that turns away from God. Through the…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 6
The story of Cain and Abel divides humanity into two genealogies. Cain kills Abel, then runs away from God, founding his own city of men, the end of which is…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 5
We believe that God has designed our souls, and as the designer of our souls He knows best what they need. He sent His son into the world to be our Savior…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 4
Where did evil come from? Or more to the point, why did God, who made absolutely everything and is in control of absolutely everything, ordain that evil should…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 3
Our Creator has designed us to live our lives in an all-of-the-time act of worship to Him. What we worship reflects the deepest desires of our heart. The…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 2
The sixth day of Moses' account of creation reveals three things about us: We were made for relationship with God, we were made to do the work of God, and we…
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Living in the Rhythm of Grace Part 1
The Rhythm of Grace is the pattern of the gospel. All we’ve done is attach language to its various expressions. Living in the Rhythm of Grace is learning to…
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Compassion
Guest speaker Pastor Alan Platt from Pretoria, South Africa, brings a special message on church collaboration and compassion for the city.
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Rhythm of Grace Part 51
Our study in Luke's gospel concludes with Jesus spending time with his disciples after his resurrection. What he says to them, asks of them, and how it changed…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 50
Following his resurrection, Jesus met two disciples on the road to Emmaus. He showed them prophecies of his resurrection from the Scriptures. This message…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 49
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the single most important event in all of history. If it happened as the Bible says it did, then it stands to guarantee all…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 48
The crucifixion of Jesus is darkness and death. Yet without that darkness and death, the light and life of the resurrection would not be possible. On the…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 47
Jesus going to the cross has encounters along the way, each one is a lesson: God is sovereign and merciful when He chooses to lay crosses on your shoulders…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 46
Jesus is on trial, first before the Jewish ruling council and then Pilate, the Roman governor. They falsely accused Jesus, shuffled him from one fake trial to…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 45
Is there any more infamous failure than Peter's three time denial of Jesus? Thankfully, with Jesus failure is never the end of the story. We explore how Jesus…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 44
All of us face temptation; Even Jesus faced temptation in the garden the night before he was crucified. This week we will see how Jesus faced and fought his…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 43
Everyone defines success differently. I will know it when I see it is the common refrain. Some of the disciples approached Jesus with their own ideas on…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 42
Holy Communion. The Lord's Supper. Denominations differ over its practice and even have varying interpretations of its meaning, but it's a sacrament shared by…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 41
After a final public debate with religious leaders, Jesus focuses on his disciples. He tells them something of the path that lies before them, and where it all…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 40
Do we serve the Lord for his sake or for our own? When something goes wrong, do we look at all we do for God and wonder why he is allowing this to happen? If…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 39
Jesus was teaching at the temple in Jerusalem. He told a parable about a vineyard, and conflict between its owner and the people he leased it to. Jesus wants…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 38
Where do we find peace? Is it from looking within, looking around, or do we find peace by looking above? Jesus rode into Jerusalem as a king would do, and then…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 37
You can divide people into three categories: Faithful servants of Jesus, unfaithful servants, and those who reject him entirely as king. In the parable of the…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 36
Real faith shows up in real ways in your real life. That's the message this week in the rhythm of grace. Tom Hendrikse introduces us to Zaccheus who, like the…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 35
Jesus meets a wealthy young man, a ruler of a synagogue. Moved by the teaching of Jesus, he was willing to risk his standing just to speak with him. Yet he had…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 34
Jesus tells his disciples two parables concerning prayer. First we learn that we should pray and not lose heart. God will answer speedily, although he wears a…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 33
The end of the world is coming. There are as many interpretations of what the Bible says about it as there are people interpreting it. Because of this, it…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 32
In America we celebrate the 4th of July as the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which set forth basic human rights. Jesus speaks…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 31
Even people who are only slightly familiar with the Bible have heard the story of Lazarus and the rich man. Through it, Jesus teaches us something about…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 30
Money is important to us, no surprise there. Jesus spoke about money more than any other topic, so he knew that it might come between us. There is one thing to…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 29
We believe God loves us…and people just like us, but what about people who are nothing like us? Jesus teaches in parables that God loves even those some of us…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 28
How much do we love Jesus? If we want to be his followers, how much SHOULD we love him? Jesus gives us the difficult answer: we should love him to such a…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 27
To follow Jesus means prioritizing him, his mission and kingdom, and everything that he's up to this world, above everything and everyone else. To those who…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 26
Jesus often does things we don't expect. When that happens, it can be difficult to trust him to do what is best. This week we come to a story of Jesus healing…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 25
Jesus again teaches on living each day in light of the great and final day that is to come, but he expands that to say we should live each MOMENT of each day…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 24
Jesus talked more about money than he did on heaven and hell, combined. Out of 39 parables, 11 were on money. However, money isn't the problem--it's what money…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 23
Jesus said if anyone would follow Him, he must deny himself and take up his cross every day...but what does that MEAN? Deny yourself? Take up your cross? Well…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 22
Jesus continued his ministry of deliverance by casting out demons, prompting a skeptical crowd to say he did so by the power of Beelzebub. Jesus pointed out…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 21
Becoming a follower of Jesus means becoming a person of prayer. For a lot of us, that's a problem. We don't know what to say or we find it hard to get…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 20
There are things you HAVE to do and things you GET to do. You HAVE to go to work, but you GET to go on vacation. Jesus did all that had to be done to provide…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 19
Jesus teaches his disciples more about what it will cost to follow him. It requires a one-time decision to get off the fence and prioritize Jesus above all…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 18
J"Whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake will save it." Those words from Jesus to His disciples established a…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 17
Jesus sends his 12 apostles out to proclaim the kingdom, telling them not to take anything with them. You don't need anything special before doing what God…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 16
Fear is the opposite of faith. What is it that you’re afraid of? Natural disasters? Supernatural demons? Sickness and death? In a series of short stories…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 15
The parable of the seed and the sower describes four different kinds of soil, each of which depicts a different state of the human heart, and their individual…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 14
This week we meet a Pharisee who was intrigued by Jesus and cautiously risked a little in meeting him, and a prostitute who was deeply moved by love for the…
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Rhythm of Grace Part 13
When God doesn’t do what we want Him to, we are often plagued by doubt. Does He know what we need? Does He love us? Is He even there? John the Baptist, in…