Riverwood Church Community

One of the strongest forces in a relationship is invisible, often overlooked, but incredibly powerful: your words…or your silence. Words travel like electricity down the powerline of a relationship, and the right ones can reach the heart and change everything.

This Easter, the tour continues. What began on Good Friday in the Museum of Heaven leads us to a breathtaking exhibit of resurrection life, showing us the kind of people grace can raise, restore, and remake. Come celebrate the risen Christ and the new life only He can give.

This Good Friday, join us for a moving walk through the Museum of Heaven, where ordinary objects tell the extraordinary story of Christ’s final hours. Each exhibit opens a window into the humility, service, forgiveness, and sacrifice of Jesus, and reminds us that the greatest love the world has ever known was not merely spoken, but poured out.

Last week, we explored the stickiness of grace. This weekend, we move deeper into Philippians, Colossians, and 1 Thessalonians to discover the kind of relational glue Paul kept applying to a world that was falling apart: “one anothering.” If our culture is training us to live in bubbles, this message is a call back to the beautiful, demanding, life-giving work of becoming the Body of Christ.

What if the thing that holds your relationships together isn’t chemistry, compatibility, or effort, but something far more powerful? In this opening message of The Glue, we uncover how God’s grace, received by us, becomes the very force that can stabilize, restore, and strengthen our relationships. And if that’s true…what would it look like for that grace to start showing up in your everyday life?

What if the moments that feel like failure, pressure, or weakness are actually the place where God wants to do His greatest work in your life? In this final message of the “When in Rome” series, we walk through the book of 2 Corinthians as a four-act story and discover why Paul believed weakness wasn’t something to hide but something God could use. If you’ve ever wondered why God doesn’t always remove the struggle…this message might completely change how you see it.

n this message, we discover how a simple misunderstanding of context can completely change how we read the Bible, and why understanding the world of ancient Corinth suddenly makes Paul’s challenging words in 1 Corinthians come alive. When you see the culture Paul was speaking into, his message becomes clearer and far more relevant for how we live today.

We’re called to do all things for the glory of God, but when it really comes down to it, what does that actually look like in everyday life? In this honest and challenging message on 1 Corinthians 1–10, our high school students wrestle with what it means to grow up in their faith, stay rooted in Christ, and recognize how their choices impact the people around them. It’s a real look at living with purpose, navigating pressure, and learning to follow Jesus in a way that points everything back to God.

We naturally conform to the patterns of the world—whether in fashion, behaviour, or relationships. Paul calls us instead to follow God’s pattern: a life transformed by mercy, renewed thinking, and love that honours others above ourselves.

When in Rome… do as the Romans do — but what happens when Rome isn’t neutral? In this message, we explore how Paul calls us to resist cultural drift not through reaction or superiority, but by remembering who we are: loved, broken, and called to a new allegiance in Christ.

What if “spiritual gifts” feel confusing, not because the Bible is unclear, but because our modern idea of gifts is? In this message from the Book of Acts, we discover that the Holy Spirit’s power was never meant for personal preference, self-expression, or optional upgrades. Instead, God empowers ordinary people with extraordinary power, not for themselves, but to serve others and advance His mission.

Is the Holy Spirit supposed to feel…weird?  Drawing from a personal journey and the Book of Acts, this message cuts through hype and fear to show how the Spirit speaks in grounded, biblical, life-shaping ways…calling ordinary people to courage, obedience, and purpose. The goal isn’t spectacle, it’s a changed life.

What difference does the Holy Spirit actually make in real life, on a Tuesday afternoon, in your fears, your finances, and your private choices?  In Acts 1–7, we don’t just learn who the Holy Spirit is, we see what He does: confusion turns to clarity, fear shrinks, generosity grows, and double-lives are exposed to the light of truth. This message explores the practical, lived-out ways God changes us from the inside out; not in theory, but where life is real and we need Him most.

Discover how God’s glory transforms lives and how the Holy Spirit dwells in you today. Moses on Mount Sinai to modern testimony, see how encountering God changes everything. Learn about eternal life, purpose, and living fully in God’s presence. Join us for God in Me and experience the Spirit at work in your life!

God isn’t just with us. Scripture shows that because of Jesus’ work on the cross, we can experience Him living in us. Come along as we journey through the Bible to explore His presence, from the very beginning at creation to the Holy Spirit dwelling in every believer.

Through the story of the Pool of Bethesda, Jesus interrupts systems that normalize suffering and invites us into a kingdom shaped by imagination, connection, and restoring presence.

Offer God all that you have, wherever you are, and keep Jesus at the center of everything you do.

Christmas isn’t a cozy Hallmark script, it’s a holy interruption. This message peels back the sentimentality to reveal why our deepest longings, aches, and anticipations are not distractions to overcome, but signposts pointing straight to Jesus.

Have you ever tried something risky, knowing it could backfire, but it turned out so worth it that you would do it again? Luke 6 to 12 challenges us to take that kind of risk by following Jesus. In these chapters, we see who Jesus really is, what following Him could cost us, and the steps He invites us to take, which may seem simple but are often hard to digest. The good news is that Jesus does not leave us to figure it out alone; He is with us every step of the way. The question is, will we take the risk to follow Him?