https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/channels/11068 Riverpark Church: Riverpark Podcast en-us Riverpark Church web@riverpark.net Riverpark Church false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/454817 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/454817 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/461552 Sun, 09 Mar 2025 09:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/461552 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/461555 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 09:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/461555 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/461557 Sun, 23 Mar 2025 09:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/461557 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/461560 Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/461560 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/644149 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/644149 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/648948 This powerful message challenges us to move beyond simply wearing the label of Christian and into the active practice of discipleship. Drawing from Matthew 16:24, we are confronted with Jesus' radical call to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him.

]]> This powerful message challenges us to move beyond simply wearing the label of Christian and into the active practice of discipleship. Drawing from Matthew 16:24, we are confronted with Jesus' radical call to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him.

]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/648948 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/652499 This message challenges us to move beyond simply wearing the label of Christianity and instead embrace the transformative journey of becoming like Christ.

]]> This message challenges us to move beyond simply wearing the label of Christianity and instead embrace the transformative journey of becoming like Christ.

]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/652499 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/656480 This powerful message confronts us with a fundamental question: are we truly following Jesus, or just something that looks like Him? Drawing from Matthew 16:24 where Jesus tells His disciples they must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him, we're challenged to examine whether we're keeping Jesus in our peripheral vision or truly looking directly at Him.

]]> This powerful message confronts us with a fundamental question: are we truly following Jesus, or just something that looks like Him? Drawing from Matthew 16:24 where Jesus tells His disciples they must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him, we're challenged to examine whether we're keeping Jesus in our peripheral vision or truly looking directly at Him.

]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/656480 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/660571 This powerful exploration of Matthew 16:24 challenges us to confront the uncomfortable truth about what it means to follow Christ. We're invited to examine the concept of 'taking up our cross'—not as a fashionable accessory or catchy slogan, but as a deeply personal instrument of death to our old self.

]]> This powerful exploration of Matthew 16:24 challenges us to confront the uncomfortable truth about what it means to follow Christ. We're invited to examine the concept of 'taking up our cross'—not as a fashionable accessory or catchy slogan, but as a deeply personal instrument of death to our old self.

]]> Sun, 03 May 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/660571 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/663044 This powerful message confronts one of the most pervasive obstacles to our spiritual vitality: worry. Drawing from John 10, we're reminded that Jesus came to give us life to the fullest, yet there's a thief constantly working to steal, kill, and destroy that abundant life.

]]> This powerful message confronts one of the most pervasive obstacles to our spiritual vitality: worry. Drawing from John 10, we're reminded that Jesus came to give us life to the fullest, yet there's a thief constantly working to steal, kill, and destroy that abundant life.

]]> Sun, 10 May 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/663044 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/671262 This powerful message confronts us with a startling truth: we are often our own worst enemies when it comes to experiencing joy. Building on the series about joy thieves, we discover that unfulfilled purpose is one of the sneakiest robbers of our spiritual vitality.

]]> This powerful message confronts us with a startling truth: we are often our own worst enemies when it comes to experiencing joy. Building on the series about joy thieves, we discover that unfulfilled purpose is one of the sneakiest robbers of our spiritual vitality.

]]> Sun, 17 May 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/671262 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/674840 In this week's sermon, Pastor Marcus confronts one of the most insidious thieves of our spiritual vitality: unforgiveness. Drawing from John 10:10, we're reminded that while Christ came to give us abundant life, there's a thief constantly working to steal, kill, and destroy our joy.

]]> In this week's sermon, Pastor Marcus confronts one of the most insidious thieves of our spiritual vitality: unforgiveness. Drawing from John 10:10, we're reminded that while Christ came to give us abundant life, there's a thief constantly working to steal, kill, and destroy our joy.

]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 08:50:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/674840 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/678844 This message shines a light on one of the most insidious joy thieves we face: shame. Drawing from Genesis and John 10, we're reminded that shame doesn't just wound us, it keeps us from the very healing we desperately need.

]]> This message shines a light on one of the most insidious joy thieves we face: shame. Drawing from Genesis and John 10, we're reminded that shame doesn't just wound us, it keeps us from the very healing we desperately need.

]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/678844 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/683144 Dr. Landon takes us to the shores of restoration in John chapter 21, where we witness one of the most profound moments in Scripture: Jesus restoring Peter after his threefold denial.

]]> Dr. Landon takes us to the shores of restoration in John chapter 21, where we witness one of the most profound moments in Scripture: Jesus restoring Peter after his threefold denial.

]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/683144 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/687479 At the heart of this powerful message lies a profound truth: selfishness promises happiness but delivers emptiness. Drawing from Jesus' teaching in John 10 about being the gate for the sheep, we're reminded that real life requires real surrender.

]]> At the heart of this powerful message lies a profound truth: selfishness promises happiness but delivers emptiness. Drawing from Jesus' teaching in John 10 about being the gate for the sheep, we're reminded that real life requires real surrender.

]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/687479 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/692570 This week's message confronts one of the most deceptive joy thieves in our modern lives: busyness. Drawing from Psalm 16:11, we're reminded that joy is found exclusively in God's presence, not in our achievements or activities.

]]> This week's message confronts one of the most deceptive joy thieves in our modern lives: busyness. Drawing from Psalm 16:11, we're reminded that joy is found exclusively in God's presence, not in our achievements or activities.

]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/692570 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/696244 This powerful exploration of the Parable of the Sower challenges us to examine not just what we hear, but how we receive God's Word.

]]> This powerful exploration of the Parable of the Sower challenges us to examine not just what we hear, but how we receive God's Word.

]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/696244 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/700447 This week, Pastor Chris speaks about the Parable of the Talents from Matthew 25, which challenges us to reconsider what faithful living truly means. We discover that a talent wasn't just a skill or ability—it represented an enormous sum, roughly 20 years of wages.

]]> This week, Pastor Chris speaks about the Parable of the Talents from Matthew 25, which challenges us to reconsider what faithful living truly means. We discover that a talent wasn't just a skill or ability—it represented an enormous sum, roughly 20 years of wages.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/700447 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/704360 This powerful exploration of Luke 7:36-50 invites us into one of Scripture's most intimate encounters with grace. We witness two drastically different people in the same room with Jesus: a woman known throughout the city as a sinner, likely a prostitute, and Simon the Pharisee, a respected religious leader.

]]> This powerful exploration of Luke 7:36-50 invites us into one of Scripture's most intimate encounters with grace. We witness two drastically different people in the same room with Jesus: a woman known throughout the city as a sinner, likely a prostitute, and Simon the Pharisee, a respected religious leader.

]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/704360 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/708822 We find ourselves wrestling with one of life's most profound questions: if God is truly good and all-powerful, why does evil persist in our world? Through the parable of the wheat and the weeds from Matthew 13, we're invited to understand something revolutionary about God's character and His timing.

]]> We find ourselves wrestling with one of life's most profound questions: if God is truly good and all-powerful, why does evil persist in our world? Through the parable of the wheat and the weeds from Matthew 13, we're invited to understand something revolutionary about God's character and His timing.

]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/708822 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/713037 What if prayer was never meant to feel like a chore or a religious obligation, but rather an open invitation from God himself to come close and stay close? In this message drawn from Luke 18 and the parable of the persistent widow, we explore the radical idea that persistent prayer is not about wearing God down or convincing him to act.

]]> What if prayer was never meant to feel like a chore or a religious obligation, but rather an open invitation from God himself to come close and stay close? In this message drawn from Luke 18 and the parable of the persistent widow, we explore the radical idea that persistent prayer is not about wearing God down or convincing him to act.

]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/713037 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/717766 What if the greatest treasure of your life is already within reach, hidden just beneath the surface of your everyday routine? In this message drawn from Matthew 13, we explore two of Jesus' briefest yet most powerful parables -- the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price -- and discover that the kingdom of God is not reserved for the spiritually elite.

]]> What if the greatest treasure of your life is already within reach, hidden just beneath the surface of your everyday routine? In this message drawn from Matthew 13, we explore two of Jesus' briefest yet most powerful parables -- the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price -- and discover that the kingdom of God is not reserved for the spiritually elite.

]]> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/717766 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/722276 What does it truly cost to experience the kingdom of heaven? This message digs into one of the shortest yet most powerful parables Jesus ever told, found in Matthew 13:44, where the kingdom of heaven is compared to a treasure hidden in a field.

]]> What does it truly cost to experience the kingdom of heaven? This message digs into one of the shortest yet most powerful parables Jesus ever told, found in Matthew 13:44, where the kingdom of heaven is compared to a treasure hidden in a field.

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/722276 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/726037 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/726037 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/729783 What if the thing keeping us stuck is not a dramatic, obvious enemy but a quiet, creeping indifference? This message takes us deep into the concept of apathy and how it quietly robs us of the life God intends for us.

]]> What if the thing keeping us stuck is not a dramatic, obvious enemy but a quiet, creeping indifference? This message takes us deep into the concept of apathy and how it quietly robs us of the life God intends for us.

]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/729783 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/733536 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/733536 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/737228 What if the very desires God placed inside us could become the thing that destroys us? That is the tension at the heart of this powerful message drawn from the story of Samson in the book of Judges. We explore how desire itself is not the enemy -- God wired us to want, to hunger, to pursue.

]]> What if the very desires God placed inside us could become the thing that destroys us? That is the tension at the heart of this powerful message drawn from the story of Samson in the book of Judges. We explore how desire itself is not the enemy -- God wired us to want, to hunger, to pursue.

]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/737228 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/740661 What does it truly mean to submit to God as King? This message cuts right to the heart of one of the most common struggles in our faith journey — the tendency to place God's voice on the same level as every other voice in our lives.

]]> What does it truly mean to submit to God as King? This message cuts right to the heart of one of the most common struggles in our faith journey — the tendency to place God's voice on the same level as every other voice in our lives.

]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/740661 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/744264 What if grace is far bigger than we have ever allowed it to be? Most of us have a habit of reaching for grace only when we have fallen, treating it like an emergency resource we pull out when things go wrong. But this message challenges that limited view entirely.

]]> What if grace is far bigger than we have ever allowed it to be? Most of us have a habit of reaching for grace only when we have fallen, treating it like an emergency resource we pull out when things go wrong. But this message challenges that limited view entirely.

]]> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/744264 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/748657 What does creation itself tell us about the God who made it? From the very first words of Genesis, we find a God whose voice precedes everything -- light, order, identity, purpose, and life itself.

]]> What does creation itself tell us about the God who made it? From the very first words of Genesis, we find a God whose voice precedes everything -- light, order, identity, purpose, and life itself.

]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/748657 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/754560 What would it look like to truly live with the awareness that heaven isn't a distant reality but an active force pursuing us right now? This message pulls back the curtain on three profound confessions about heaven that most of us rarely stop to consider.

]]> What would it look like to truly live with the awareness that heaven isn't a distant reality but an active force pursuing us right now? This message pulls back the curtain on three profound confessions about heaven that most of us rarely stop to consider.

]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/754560 false https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/759027 What do we do when we love someone deeply but feel powerless to repair what is broken between us? That question sits at the heart of this powerful message on relational fractures. Drawing from Galatians 5, we are reminded that every broken relationship traces its roots back to the works of the flesh — selfishness, rage, jealousy, and pride.

]]> What do we do when we love someone deeply but feel powerless to repair what is broken between us? That question sits at the heart of this powerful message on relational fractures. Drawing from Galatians 5, we are reminded that every broken relationship traces its roots back to the works of the flesh — selfishness, rage, jealousy, and pride.

]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:30:00 -0500 https://riverpark.churchcenter.com/episodes/759027 false