Riverwood Church

09/03/2026

𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨? 🧐 𝘈 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳? 𝘈 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘵? 𝘈 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦? 𝘈 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥?

Throughout history, people have looked at Jesus and reached very different conclusions. But what if many of those conclusions are cases of mistaken identity?

We're launching a new series, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘋𝘚 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴, as we'll explore how Scripture reveals Jesus through His divine 𝙃𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘼𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝙉𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘿𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴, and 𝙎𝘦𝘢𝘵—showing that He is not merely human, but fully God.

Even though school has been in session for nearly two weeks, and pumpkin spice everything is already back on the menu, I'll still say, "Welcome to Fall," now

08/27/2026

𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 "𝙤𝙧" 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 "𝙖𝙣𝙙"?

Many Christians think generosity means supporting either their church 𝙤𝙧 a missionary, ministry, 𝙤𝙧 cause they care about. But what if Scripture points us to something bigger? The Macedonian church didn't let the "𝙤𝙧" limit them. They supported the church 𝙖𝙣𝙙 the work of gospel ministry!

Read this week's blog and discover why generosity flourishes in the "𝙖𝙣𝙙."

Too often, we Americans live in the "or" rather than the "and."

08/20/2026

"𝘐 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴."

It's a phrase we hear all the time when it comes to generosity. But what if God calls us to give more than just our money, more than just our time?

This week, we're explores the 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 God calls His people to live with open hands: 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲.

Several years ago, a stay-at-home mom went viral on TikTok.

08/19/2026

You are invited to join us for our final 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼𝘂𝘁 of the summer!

Join us for a potluck at 𝗖𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 on 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 @ 𝟲:𝟬𝟬-𝟴:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺. Invite a friend, bring a side dish or dessert to share, and we’ll see you then!

08/13/2026

Ever told yourself, "𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮?"

A struggling college student once said the same thing... until a sermon on the Widow's Mite completely changed her perspective.

Read this week's blog post and discover why sacrificial giving has far more to do with the heart than the size of your bank account.

Many years ago, I heard a woman in her late 40s share a story about the time she truly surrendered everything to God. She had grown up in church, made a

08/11/2026

Come serve at the 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 this evening @ 𝟰:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺 (𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘱) and/or 𝟱:𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺 (𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯) held at the 𝗪𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿. Sign up by visiting rvrwd.org/foodpantry!

08/06/2026

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?

Today, we're kicking off our new weekly series, 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨, and exploring why giving is not ultimately about what God wants from you but, rather, what He wants for you.

When I went to Kenya in 2019, local missionaries said the greatest threat to the spread of the gospel was the teaching from local churches on the topic of

07/30/2026

Check out today's final installment in our series "Punch in the Face" and be challenged to abide by Jesus' words, even when they are uncomfortable or feel unnatural or seem shocking to those around you!
https://weareriverwood.org/jesus-knockout-punch/

07/23/2026

This week, Erin continues our Punch in the Face series with some truly startling words from Jesus about heaven (or rather, who He will let in to heaven...)
https://weareriverwood.org/knocked-out-of-heaven/