https://sermons.logos.com/profile/6414390https://files.logoscdn.com/v1/files/2702182/content.jpg?signature=NmM3dNsLgDbBm1KuSg7Q-luok-Y&e=.jpghttps://sermons.logos.com/profile/6414390RSS for NodeTue, 09 Jun 2026 21:47:43 GMT60River Church NOLASermons by River Church NOLARiver Church NOLArobert@riverchurchnola.comnohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1783999https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1783999Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:23:45 GMTRiver Church NOLA2581nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1779757https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1779757Sun, 31 May 2026 16:17:00 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntroduction We are living in a culture that has perfected the art of blame. People blame their parents… People blame their past … People blame their spouse… People blame their kids… People blame the government … People blame their boss… People blame their enemies… And some even blame God. But here is…2150nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1779541https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1779541Thu, 28 May 2026 01:16:00 GMTRiver Church NOLA2109nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1775585https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1775585Thu, 21 May 2026 01:06:56 GMTRiver Church NOLA2346nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770915https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770915Thu, 14 May 2026 01:12:40 GMTRiver Church NOLA4 The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!” 41 So while these new residents worshiped the Lord , they also worshiped their idols. And to this day their…2766nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1766916https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1766916Sun, 10 May 2026 16:30:22 GMTRiver Church NOLAGood morning and Happy Mother’s Day! Today we will celebrate and honor something incredibly powerful… but not just motherhood… but the influence of a godly mother. Story about my mom… Recognize - Newest mom Most children FT grandmother Single moms Oldest mom or grand mother Mother’s who have lost a child…1871nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1766293https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1766293Thu, 07 May 2026 01:00:13 GMTRiver Church NOLA1888nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1763085https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1763085Sun, 03 May 2026 16:12:36 GMTRiver Church NOLA2032nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1761641https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1761641Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:29:44 GMTRiver Church NOLA3656nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1757327https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1757327Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:15:04 GMTRiver Church NOLAHave you ever had your moment… and missed it? Like something important came into your life… an opportunity, a calling, a chance to make a difference… and somehow it slipped through your fingers? Phone call you didn’t return - You saw a name pop up and thought… I’ll call them later and later never came.…1937nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1756757https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1756757Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:47:18 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro - Have you ever felt invisible? Maybe you show up for work early… every day. Stay late when extra stuff needs to be done. You do the things no one else wants to do. But when it’s time to recognize people for good work… you name is never mentioned. Maybe you are on a group chat and you send a message…1769nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1752614https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1752614Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:23:05 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Today we want to look at having a second chance to fulfill your dreams. Let me ask you... What did you dream of being when you grew up? Some kids when I was growing up dreamed of being a Major League Baseball Player hitting the winning home run in the world series, or making a running catch in…2681nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1752002https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1752002Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:14:28 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro We will end the Book of Colossians tonight. The last couple weeks (before our Good Friday on Wednesday) we’ve been talking about how new this new life is. We’ve talked about who Jesus really is, His preeminence, the fact that He’s first being declared, His firstness was defended. Then we’ve been…2648nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1748063https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1748063Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:28:22 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Last week we learned that the Resurrection Changes Everything. It’s the most pivotal historical event… ever. We also saw that because of Jesus resurrection, we get a 2nd chance. Anybody besides me glad for a 2nd chance? Everyone loves a 2nd chance. Has anyone ever done poorly on a test, and the…2639nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1275821https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1275821Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:20:14 GMTRiver Church NOLAIt’s Easter and sometime people will say, how can you come up with a new Easter message every year. I mean it’s the same story… it doesn’t change. It’s kind of like all the different Titanic movies… in each one of them, the Titanic sinks. Easter is the same no matter how you tell the story but, I love…2321nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1741996https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1741996Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:17:03 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Tonight we will get off of Colossians for this week because it’s Holy Week. A lot of Jesus ministry occured this week. On Saturday , Jesus arrived in Bethany ( John 12:1 ) and ate Supper On Sunday (Palm Sunday) Jesus had the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem where crowds shouted Hosanna. Jesus wept…1970nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1737240https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1737240Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:09:09 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Have you ever noticed how what fills your mind eventually shapes your life? If you constantly think about fear … you live anxious. All you have to do is to watch the news… any news station. They are all trying to make you afraid so that you will watch. If you dwell on offense… you live bitter.…2460nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1733243https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1733243Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:20:39 GMTRiver Church NOLAOver the past three weeks in this series, God Never Said That , we’ve been learning to listen more carefully to what God has actually promised—and to let go of phrases that sound comforting but don’t always tell the whole truth. We learned that God never said life would stay within our ability to handle…2648nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1732727https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1732727Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:17:46 GMTRiver Church NOLATonight we’re going to look at some intellectual dangers that this church at Colossae was facing. Paul warns them because there were some philosophies he felt could threaten the joy and the life of this young church if they wandered too far away from the truth. I'm going to read this passage and as I…2486nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1728733https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1728733Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:15:35 GMTRiver Church NOLAOver the past two weeks in this series, God Never Said That , we’ve been learning how easy it is to believe things about God that sound right—but slowly shape our faith in the wrong direction. Sayings like: God helps those who help themselves... everything happens for a reason... follow your heart...…2105nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1723692https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1723692Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:17:00 GMTRiver Church NOLALast week, we began a series called God Never Said That —a journey into some of the most common phrases we hear in Christian culture that sound biblical, feel comforting, and get repeated often… but aren’t actually found in Scripture. Last week, We started by confronting the idea, “ God will never give…1935nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1723136https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1723136Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:20:19 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro We’re going to take a look tonight at one of the best ministers to people the world’s ever seen. His name was the Apostle Paul. He was pretty good at it. By God’s gift and his use of those gifts, God used this one man to be a catalyst to reaching most of the known world of that day. so, What does…2511nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1719076https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1719076Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:24:29 GMTRiver Church NOLAHave you ever been going through something… something really hard and someone, probably meaning well, came up to you and said, Just remember, God will never give you more than you can handle? Is there anyone besides me that when they do that, you want to punch them it the face? Single mom - Maybe you…2388nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1714087https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1714087Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:17:22 GMTRiver Church NOLAWe were bought with a price Intro Begin Talking about Easter - 84% of people who don’t go to church said they would if they were invited. Do begin thinking about and praying for people you want to have come to church with you . Today we will finish the series on Extraordinary Relationships . We have…2445nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1713546https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1713546Thu, 19 Feb 2026 02:20:37 GMTRiver Church NOLAWe’re going to start a study in the book of Colossians. Let me describe the religious scene. See if this sounds a little familiar, what people are facing. A lot of people today when they think about how get closer to God, they really struggle with to do that . See if you’ve ever met anyone like this.…2394nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1709352https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1709352Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:22:06 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Relationships are vital to all of the areas of our lives. That’s why we are looking at the state of relationships. This is a key area that will impact every other area of your life for good or for bad. We have to know how to build relationships God’s way and not the worlds way . How many of you…2616nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1708766https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1708766Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:20:59 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Boudreaux & Thibidoux, two government maintenance workers were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up. A woman walked by and asked what they were doing. “We’re supposed to find out the height of that flagpole but we don’t have a ladder. The woman said, “Hand me that wrench out of your toolbox.”…2513nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1704453https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1704453Sun, 08 Feb 2026 17:11:22 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro By a show of hands, how many of you grew up with brothers and sisters in the house? Rollinson brothers … How many of you have difficult people in your workplace? John Wires… How many of you attend school? How many of you drive in traffic? Whether we are with family, at work, in school, or in traffic,…1913nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1704071https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1704071Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:04:33 GMTRiver Church NOLAGen 28 is a low point in Jacob’s life. tell some of his story 20 When Isaac was forty years old, he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean. 21 Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children.…1508nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1700010https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1700010Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:22:38 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Welcome people . We are beginning a new series called Extraordinary Relationships. On Feb 13, we have a Valentine Event that you can come to. This is a difficult time for relationships. People are more connected than ever before through technology but more disconnected than ever before. We have…2751nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1699765https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1699765Thu, 29 Jan 2026 02:16:16 GMTRiver Church NOLAWhen I worked in Hospitals … we caught a thief who had been robbing the Dr offices. We had been trying to catch him for months… Tell the Story. Then the detectives told him that he took $4,000 from an office, he retorted… I only took 1500 … What do you do when you are driving, and a police car pulls…2265nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1696338https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1696338Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:33:17 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro We are ending 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting and hopefully you have been blessed and moved closer to the Lord. This is the last of the All Things New. This is a year of New Beginnings for many of us… We have a New Beginnings God. All Things new has been about New Faith, New Fitness and New Freedom.…2618nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1695213https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1695213Thu, 22 Jan 2026 02:10:22 GMTRiver Church NOLA1743nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1663356https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1663356Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:10:09 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro We are starting the last week of 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. We are in week 3 of a new series all things new. We want this year to be the year of New Beginnings. God loves to give us a new beginnings all the time. All we have to do is to turn to him. He takes our lives and will make them brand…2302nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1657780https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1657780Thu, 15 Jan 2026 02:19:43 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Have you ever woken up in the morning feeling you are surrounded… like everything was closing in on you? Maybe the doctor’s report wasn’t what you wanted ot hear. Maybe a family situation feels tense and has not been resolved. Maybe the future looks uncertain. That’s the situation we find here…2700nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1651529https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1651529Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:20:39 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Any body glad to be in church today? Welcome to week 2 of all things New Series. Last weeks message, New Faith was a great message and if you want to go back and listen, it’s on our website. We are also on Day 7 of 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. We are starting week 2 tomorrow. Make sure to join…2371nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1650874https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1650874Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:26:41 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Worship - Teach - Pray individually - pray together… 25 min on your own - Prayer requests… prayer guide Pray out loud - it keeps you from being distracted. We will have music playing. Don’t visit in the room… pray Don’t go and pray for someone unsolicited… ask before you pray. You can get together…2673nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1647157https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1647157Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:26:25 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Happy New Year. We are so glad that you are here. We are streaming this on social media and it will be on our Website this week. We want this year to be a year of New Beginnings. It’s a time for a reset. And the best way to do that is through the … 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting January 5th -25th…2393nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/228635https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/228635Thu, 01 Jan 2026 02:18:20 GMTRiver Church NOLAINTRO NY Eve… Tomorrow beings a new year. The old is leaving and we get to begin all new. How may of you have made NY resolutions? Here are some NY Resolutions people have made… I won’t bore my boss by with the same excuse for absences but will think of some new excuses. I will never again take a sleeping…2550nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1644336https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1644336Sun, 28 Dec 2025 17:28:16 GMTRiver Church NOLA2764nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1642826https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1642826Thu, 25 Dec 2025 02:03:48 GMTRiver Church NOLAChristmas is fun, and it’s especially fun to watch kids at this time of year. I did always wonder why parents would take their young children to Toys are Us during this time. But kids are fun. Joke - A little boy was praying a few weeks before Christmas. He prayed, “Lord, if you will give me a new bicycle…1827nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1639023https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1639023Sun, 21 Dec 2025 17:16:14 GMTRiver Church NOLAWhat is your best Christmas memory or gift ever? While you think about that, here are some of mine growing up. Our church Live nativity scene . If it was cold, the ladies would have some wonderful hot chocolate ready in the fellowship hall. It was fun. Then on Christmas eve we would all go out of the…1984nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1638357https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1638357Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:12:36 GMTRiver Church NOLAWe often talk about following Christ and that if we do that it will change our lives. You may not understand why it is good to follow Christ and his teachings, but today I want to give you some reasons to follow Jesus Christ. The love of God and His acceptance of us are based on grace. It’s not based…2073nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1634683https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1634683Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:26:05 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Have you ever had one of those days when everything went wrong? You begin to think that maybe you shouldn’t have gotten out of bed today? When making a smoothie, you forget to put the top on the blender and … ended up wearing his smoothie. There was a guy who jumped off the overpass to kill himself……2544nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1634100https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1634100Thu, 11 Dec 2025 02:13:34 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro There are times in our lives when what God gives us to do looks too small… too simple… too insignificant … to possibly become anything meaningful. Sometimes our dream is big, but the start is tiny … David was anointed King but began service to the king playing a harp. It was 15 years before he…2221nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1630290https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1630290Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:15:22 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro One of the simplest, but very powerful ways we can serve and glorify the Lord is by doing good. Peter described the life of Jesus in these words. Acts 10:38 “ And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all…2123nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1629651https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1629651Thu, 04 Dec 2025 02:12:39 GMTRiver Church NOLA2100nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1626811https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1626811Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:59:05 GMTRiver Church NOLA1834nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1621810https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1621810Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:29:12 GMTRiver Church NOLAOne of the things that I have noticed over the years is how quickly people can flip you from being happy to angry. Have you ever noticed that? You could be having a great day… the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming… You feel great. And then some crazy-person walks into your life and in about…3022nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1617021https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1617021Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:31:54 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro How many of you shudder at the thought of all the family gatherings during the holidays? During the holiday season we all spend more time than usual with family than we do the rest of the year. Someone said, but I’ll claim it… It’s good to see them come and it’s good to see them go! Most of the…6347nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1612732https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1612732Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:29:20 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro We are continuing the Series, God’s Incredible Promises. There are over 7,000 promises in the Bible that God makes. Today, I want to talk about God’s Promises to you when you are afraid of failing. Now you may not htink this is a big deal, so let me give you a little test. Do you ever worry about…5222nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1612127https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1612127Thu, 06 Nov 2025 02:14:53 GMTRiver Church NOLA1482nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1607685https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1607685Thu, 30 Oct 2025 01:24:20 GMTRiver Church NOLALessons from Noah’s Life: Genesis 6-9 Intro For the past weeks we have been looking at How God Turns Setbacks into Comebacks. We have looked at Business or work setbacks… at how after fishing all night the disciples caught nothing, but how Jesus turned it around for them. We have looked at How God Turns…2473nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1603068https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1603068Thu, 23 Oct 2025 01:14:42 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Take out your notes. Tonight we will look at when we have a setback that seems irreversible. On your outline I have defined what a setback is. Setback: A loss of progress, a defeat of a plan, or a reversal of good fortune. Anything that sets you back. So today we will look at what do you need to…842nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1599473https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1599473Sun, 19 Oct 2025 16:29:51 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro We have been a series about God’s Incredible Promises. I have stated this before but there are over 7000 promises in the Bible that God makes for you and me. We have looked at God’s promise about Heaven, about giving and generosity (some may have decided to begin tithing) , and the Holy Spirit.…2809nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1598341https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1598341Thu, 16 Oct 2025 01:15:29 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro We are in the 6th message on How God turns setbacks into comebacks . Tonight we will talk about How God turns a setback into a comeback when it looks too late for a come back. Now as soon as I say it’s too late, you probably think about sports when it’s too late for a comeback. In football when…2585nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1594497https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1594497Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro A couple of Wednesdays ago, we used the story of Nehemiah to illustrate how a setback can make us feel like giving up or quitting. For those who attend our really good Wednesday services, you will remember that the Israelites began rebuilding the wall and built it to about half way but then something…2962nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1593840https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1593840Thu, 09 Oct 2025 01:07:31 GMTRiver Church NOLAReplacing my fears with Faith For the last 4 weeks we have been teaching a series on how God turns setback into comebacks. Everybody loves a comeback. ( Saints game - Looked like it was going to be 0-5, but they came back) During the series, we have looked at several important points about setbacks and…2142nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1589829https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1589829Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:30:46 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro This is #2 in our series, God’s Incredible Promises. Last week, we looked at God’s incredible promises about heaven. We will be looking at His promises about guidance. There are actually over 8,000 promises in the Bible for you and I from God. God always keeps His promises. I said last week that…2664nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1589370https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1589370Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:19:38 GMTRiver Church NOLAMuch of Joseph’s life included a series of painful setbacks from his dream to do great things with his life. But God used them to position Joseph for a spectacular comeback that saved 2 nations: Israel and Egypt. Intro Today we're going to look at the life of one of the most important characters in the…2017nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1585168https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1585168Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:10:39 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Funny church Signs One writer wrote that there are over 8,000 promises in the Bible for you and me. And for the next few weeks we will look at some of these promises to you… promises of direction… hope… healing… blessing… guidance and direction. God’s promises are like a divine insurance policy…1697nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1584897https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1584897Thu, 25 Sep 2025 01:26:54 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Maybe you will agree with me that it's always easier to start something, than it is to finish it, right ? It's easier to get into something, than it is to get out. It’s easier to get into trouble than it is to get out of trouble. (Kelly’s Heroes) It's easier to fill your schedule, than it is to…2890nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/209514https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/209514Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:25:06 GMTRiver Church NOLAEG: Little Jack - Pray people Pray! “ To Be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing. ” Martin Luther Prayer is Vital to the Christian Life. 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for…3168nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1580408https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1580408Thu, 18 Sep 2025 01:15:10 GMTRiver Church NOLA2013nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1577333https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1577333Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:19:55 GMTRiver Church NOLA1209nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1575763https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1575763Thu, 11 Sep 2025 01:15:21 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro We have all experienced setbacks in our lives. Some of us are going through them now. Maybe your setback is financial… relational… emotional… health issue… job setback… personal setback… spiritual setback… many differnt kinds of setbacks. One of the common side effects of setbacks is that can drain…2109nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1572023https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1572023Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:23:40 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro We are in a series, The World Outside Our Window… So far we have learned that God has a plan for our world, and that plan is you and I living on mission for Him every day. We also learned that we are ambassadors for the Lord. We learned last week why we share our faith We are ambassadors for Jesus…2453nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1571273https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1571273Thu, 04 Sep 2025 01:06:19 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro America was built with this idea of rugged individualism. We are a group of tough people… or were. Many of us grew up with the idea that no matter what was going on, you didn’t cry, certainly not in front of people. The trouble is that this has followed us into the church. No matter what is going…1869nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566780https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566780Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:34:38 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro 9 years today. Week 3 of a series called World Outside of Our Window. We don’t just build church for us. We believe we are on a mission to be better ourselves, but to touch the world outside of us. There is a natural gravitational pull towards selfishness so we have to intentionally focus outside…1855nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566472https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566472Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:26:57 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Welcome to River Church tonight… we will continue the series, How God Turns Setback into Comebacks . How many of you have needed a comeback before? LW we looked at What to do when you have a work setback. We looked a Peter, who made a living fishing, but spent all night fishing and caught nothing.…2432nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1562686https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1562686Sun, 24 Aug 2025 16:13:11 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro We have a Serve Day coming up … it’s called Fall Festival . At the Fall Festival, the World outside our window will come to us and we have an opportunity to serve them, provide a safe place for their families to eat, have fun and take home some candy… all the while showing them the love of Jesus.…2237nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1562132https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1562132Thu, 21 Aug 2025 01:13:37 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro Welcome to River church this evening. It is so good to be back with you. PK and I had a great time on our vacation, but it’s always good to get back home. Tonight, I want to begin a series I will call, How God Turns Setbacks into Comebacks. We live on a broken planet, everybody has problems, trials,…2379nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1559267https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1559267Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:55:50 GMTRiver Church NOLA1791nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1549535https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1549535Thu, 14 Aug 2025 01:12:18 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntroduction . Flourish and Thrive in spiritual life, our Vocation, our finances, our health, our relationships, and our character. Today we will talk about happiness… or really joy which goes beyond happiness. We have been having VBS all week and some of the kids have been doing this seated wall thing…2160nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1550051https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1550051Sun, 10 Aug 2025 16:06:45 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro We are coming into Fall, my favorite season, and we have some great stuff coming up. We have the 9 year anniversary, Back To Church Sunday, and Fall Festival coming up in the Fall. People are hungry for something. They may not know it, but they are hungry for God. People are searching for spiritual…2130nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1553638https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1553638Thu, 07 Aug 2025 01:09:07 GMTRiver Church NOLATonight we are going to look at human kinds oldest problem… temptation. It goes all the way back to Adam. We all will face it. Jesus faced it. And here’s the thing. Sometimes eventhough you know it’s wrong, you are tempted to say yes to it instead of no. It’s difficult. Someone once said, I can resist…2284nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1546937https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1546937Sun, 27 Jul 2025 16:37:40 GMTRiver Church NOLA4038nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1541241https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1541241Thu, 24 Jul 2025 01:14:49 GMTRiver Church NOLAWe have been in the series, Flourish and Thrive. It’s a series on seven specific areas of life that God has designed for us to flourish in as His people: Spiritual Growth, Vocation, Finances, Health, Relationships, Character, and Happiness. This evening I want us to look at Relationships… “ How To Enjoy…2780nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1541743https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1541743Sun, 20 Jul 2025 16:24:56 GMTRiver Church NOLAWe’re approaching the end of our Flourish & Thrive series, and this week, we look at an aspect that holds everything together: character . So far, we’ve discussed how we can thrive spiritually , in our vocations , financially , in our health , and through our relationships . This week, we consider how…2224nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537458https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537458Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:30:17 GMTRiver Church NOLAWe’re at the midpoint of our Flourish & Thrive series, and we’ve been exploring what it means to truly thrive in every aspect of life. We began by grounding ourselves spiritually , centering on seeking God first. We then explored how our work—our vocation —becomes a way to serve and honor Him. Last week,…2062nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537052https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537052Thu, 10 Jul 2025 01:10:44 GMTRiver Church NOLAWelcome back to our Flourish & Thrive series , where we’ve been exploring how a robust faith impacts every area of our lives. If you missed the last two messages, we just started a new 7-part series called Flourish & Thrive . It’s a series on seven specific areas of life that God has designed for us…1831nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1533441https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1533441Sun, 06 Jul 2025 16:34:32 GMTRiver Church NOLAWelcome back, everybody! If you missed Sunday we just started a new 7-week series called Flourish & Thrive . It’s a series on seven specific areas of life that God has designed for us to flourish in as His people: Spiritual growth, Vocation, Finances, Health, Relationships, Character, and Happiness.…2031nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1532914https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1532914Thu, 03 Jul 2025 01:18:15 GMTRiver Church NOLAFriday is July 4th… Independence Day. It’s a Holiday that’s more than a day off, a cook out, hot dogs icecream and apple pie. It’s more than an opportunity to burn a month’s salary on fireworks. The 4th of July is about celebrating our independence as a nation… and when that happened, we were founded,…1618nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1529498https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1529498Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:28:02 GMTRiver Church NOLAToday we will begin a new series I am calling Flourish and Thrive. hopefully you understand I am talking about flourishing spiritually and thriving in our faith and life. When you think of “ flourishing ,” many images might come to your mind. For some, it’s a success, achieving dreams, or finding a place…2904nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1528881https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1528881Thu, 26 Jun 2025 01:11:22 GMTRiver Church NOLAWe will finish our quick study of Ephesians tonight, and I am excited as always for what the Lord will teach us. Paul has already tuaght us that God’s love surpasses all knowledge ( Eph 3:19 ), meaning it’s not a doctrine to learn and understand, but an actual presence in our lives that heals us and…1801nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1521078https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1521078Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:14:02 GMTRiver Church NOLAWe have been on a Journey from Eastr to Pentecost and now 1 week past. The book of Acts is a great book to read an watch the incredible work of the Holy Spirit though early believers. This week, as we continue, the church is born and Peter stands up to speak. The disciples have now accepted the call…2293nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1524697https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1524697Thu, 19 Jun 2025 01:17:55 GMTRiver Church NOLAWhen you travel, do you tend to over pack or under pack? Some people under pack. Many people even refuse to check bags at all. They cram everything into a carry on… mo matter how long they will be gone. Others over pack. They may take 2 to 3 suitcases even for an overnight trip. We tend to try to take…2121nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1520594https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1520594Thu, 12 Jun 2025 01:03:25 GMTRiver Church NOLAHow many of you know what a trade secret is? In the business world, trade secrets are real and important to get ahead of your competition. They are confidential pieces of information that give a company an edge over their competition. It might be a formula like Coke . Coke kept their formula in a vault…1596nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1517184https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1517184Sun, 08 Jun 2025 16:23:24 GMTRiver Church NOLAWe have been in a journey these last few weeks we have called A Journey from Easter to Pentecost. We have learned about how God told Abraham that the world would be blessed by his descendants. We have learned houw our mighty God delivered His people out of slavery in Egypt. We have seen that through…1911nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1512899https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1512899Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:19:02 GMTRiver Church NOLAWe live in a world that doesn’t like to wait … Which is kind of the understatement of the year. How many of you like to wait in traffic? in line? We’re surrounded by instant gratification —Microwaves, fast food, same-day shipping, and answers at our fingertips. Waiting feels like a waste of time. It’s…2118nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1512450https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1512450Thu, 29 May 2025 01:05:26 GMTRiver Church NOLAGood evening River Church!!! We are looking at teachings from Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus or the book of Ephesians. Tonight, we will look at Paul’s teachings from Ephesians 3 where he talks about being Rooted and Grounded in Love. This is important because God’s nature is self-sacrificing…1675nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1508737https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1508737Sun, 25 May 2025 16:24:35 GMTRiver Church NOLAHave you ever found yourself at the end of something and wondered, What now? Maybe it was after finishing a major project at work. Maybe it was graduating from School… College. Maybe it was saying goodbye to a loved one. There is a strange tension between the sense of accomplishment and the uncertainty…2343nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1504724https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1504724Sun, 18 May 2025 16:17:35 GMTRiver Church NOLATwo Sundays ago and last Wednesday, we began looking at the events that took place after Easter. First we saw Jesus meet his disciples in their doubt, offering peace and calling them to believe ( John 20:19–31 ) ) Then last time, we witnessed Jesus restoring Peter after his denial, proving that His love…1914nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1502088https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1502088Thu, 15 May 2025 01:07:58 GMTRiver Church NOLAWelcome to River Church. We are going to do a few messages out of the book of Ephesians. We will learn some things about God’s character. Ephesians was written by Paul and there are two big ideas in this book that we will look at. God’s love is bigger than anything you can imagine . Look what Paul said……1753nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1500469https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1500469Sun, 11 May 2025 16:11:43 GMTRiver Church NOLAGood Morning and Happy Mother’s Day . Pastor Kathy and I both were blessed with great moms as many of you have been as well. T oday, we are celebrating all of the impactful women in our lives who have served us, raised us, loved us, taught us, and, ultimately, mothered us, even if they were not our birth…1700nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1497866https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1497866Thu, 08 May 2025 01:10:50 GMTRiver Church NOLARestored and commissioned Good Evening. Sunday we looks at the story of Thomas whom most people think of as Doubting Thomas because he wrestled with doubt, and even with that, Jesus met him with patience and grace. Let me remind you of what I said Sunday. Jesus does not condemn nor does he turn away…1426nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1495976https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1495976Sun, 04 May 2025 16:18:10 GMTRiver Church NOLAGood morning everyone. On Easter, i told you that we would begin to look beyond Easter to the events after Jesus resurrection leading to Pentecost. Easter is a day of victory and we can boldly proclaim, He is Risen. Easter is exciting. It’s exciting when we first give our lives to the Lord. For the disciples.…1823nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1495632https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1495632Thu, 01 May 2025 01:12:24 GMTRiver Church NOLA17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give…2083nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1486641https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1486641Thu, 17 Apr 2025 01:09:24 GMTRiver Church NOLAIntro This is Holy week and a lot is going on in Jesus life. Tomorrow is called Holy Thursday where he will have his last meal with his disciples … The Last Supper. He will then go to the Garden to pray. After that, he will be arrested. I like what John says in John 18:4–6 “Jesus fully realized all that…1780nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1478497https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1478497Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:25:35 GMTRiver Church NOLAHow many of you remember when you were kids… Your mom would say something like, don’’t go out in the cold because you will catch a cold… especially of you went out with out your jacket, a hat, your gloves or with your head wet. never go out int he cold with your head wet. Anybody remember those remarks?…2364no