Riverwood Church

05/28/2026

Dynasties fall, champions are replaced, and empires collapse, but 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱.

This week, we conclude our 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 series in Philippians 2 as we reflects on the unshakable reign of Jesus Christ. 👑

The Riverwood family has had the joy of a handful of players from the Wartburg baseball team coming on Sunday mornings for the past several weeks. But a

05/21/2026

𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙚?

In this week's 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝟤, we explore why the real death of Christ is essential to the gospel, the resurrection, and our salvation. A sobering but hope-filled reflection on sin, humility, and the love of Jesus.

Death is a daily occurrence. According to the World Population Review, nearly 175,000 people die every day on planet Earth. That equates to over 7,200 deaths

05/14/2026

𝙒𝙖𝙨 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣—𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦?

This week as we continue in our 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 series through Philippians 2, we'll uncover a breathtaking truth: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗵. Why does that matter? Because the humanity of Christ is essential to the gospel, the cross, and our salvation.

05/13/2026

We had such a great crew on Saturday and all the garden beds look so good, but we have leftover mulch! So, if you are in need of mulch (and can't get any from the Waverly Yard Waste right now), help yourself to some from our leftover pile at Riverwood! We need our parking spaces back :-)

05/10/2026

To celebrate our 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀, 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝘀, 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻-𝘁𝗼-𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀, 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝘁𝗼-𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀, and 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽, we’ll be serving them coffee from Get Roasted Coffee Company in Waverly — 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙈𝙤𝙢!

05/08/2026

If you're free this Saturday, May 9, come on down to Riverwood and help us move some mulch! We'll start at 10 AM; we'll bring the coffee and donuts, you bring the muscle! 😄 https://rvrwd.org/spruce-up

05/07/2026

𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘱, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚.

What if the path to joy isn’t becoming more full… 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺? Read our latest blog as we see a Savior who emptied Himself—not out of weakness, but out of humility, love, and trust in God.

Normally, humans prefer "full" over "empty." Maybe you are different than me, but I much prefer a full gas tank over an empty one, a full refrigerator over a

05/01/2026

We've got a couple loads of mulch being delivered next week and would love to have many hands to make light work! Come get your hands dirty with us helping make Riverwood grounds look welcoming!

Saturday, May 9 at 10:00AM - If you have them, bring gloves, your favorite weeding tool, shovel, rake, wagon/wheel barrow, large broom, etc. https://rvrwd.org/spruce-up

04/30/2026

𝘞𝘢𝘴 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳? 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦? 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯? 𝘖𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺? 🤔

In Philippians 2, the Apostle Paul gives one of the clearest pictures in all of Scripture of Jesus as fully God and fully man. This week, our 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝟮:𝟯-𝟭𝟭 weekly series explores how the early church wrestled with Christ’s identity, why it matters for the gospel, and what it means for us today.

One of the theological truths the early church wrestled with was the substance of Jesus. Was He human? Was He divine? Or maybe He was a bit of both?

04/23/2026

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨?

This week’s 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 from Philippians 2 explores how the mind of Christ reshapes our everyday decisions—from the way we serve to the way we love.

When I was in high school, there was a famous commercial that featured Michael Jordan playing basketball, followed by images of kids mimicking Jordan's style.