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| "The Providence of God: Joseph." Week 2. Lessons from the life of Joseph about God's control over everything and everyone. | July 25, 2010 | Providence of God | Tom Hendrikse |  |
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| "Providence of God: Joseph." A series on the issue of God's control over all things - even the things that SEEM to be bad. | July 18, 2010 | Providence of God | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| "Wisdom (Psalm 49)." Why do the wicked prosper? Should we be envious? Angry? Wisdom has the answer for us. | July 11, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| "Friend of Sinners." Brad Schmidt, pastor of CityChurch Fort Lauderdale, preaches on Luke 7:34-50. | July 04, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Brad Schmidt | |
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| "Living in the Last Days." Principles that govern how we live in these, the Last Days. | June 27, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Matt Lomenick | |
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| "One Thing." A father offers his sons one piece of advice, the most important he ever gave. Tom preaches from Proverbs chap. 30. | June 20, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| "Forgiven--Psalm 51." The story of David and how we can experience forgiveness. | June 13, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| "The Hope of Heaven part 5." Tom concludes the series by explaining that John's "heavenly city" is us - the people of God! | June 06, 2010 | The Hope of Heaven | Tom Henrikse | |
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| "The Hope of Heaven part 4." John describes the heavenly city, the place God is preparing for us. | May 30, 2010 | The Hope of Heaven | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Hope of Heaven part 3. Series based on Rev 21 and 22. This week Tom covers the "new city" that John sees in his vision. | May 23, 2010 | The Hope of Heaven | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| "The Hope of Heaven part 2." Tom continues his series from Revelation 21 and 22. | May 16, 2010 | The Hope of Heaven | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| Mother's Day 2010. Tom studies the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus, to see what it was that made her "Most Favored of God." | May 09, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Hope of Heaven, part 1. Questions and answers about heaven. From the not so serious to the very serious. | May 02, 2010 | The Hope of Heaven | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| "Share Life." A sermon on what our purpose is at Rio Vista Community Church: to share life in Christ with those around us! | April 25, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| "What To Do When Life Isn't Fair." How do you cope when you're doing your best for God but things are still going wrong for you? | April 18, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Dr. Sam Lamerson | |
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| The people pressure Aaron into making a golden calf. Moses intervenes to save them, Are we like HIM, or like THEM? | April 11, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Carter Brown | |
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| One Story Part Two (Easter). Our King is risen! | April 04, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| One Story (Palm Sunday). The crowd expected a king. They got one, not the one they were looking for, but the one they needed. | March 28, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| God's Word The Searchlight. Sin likes to hide. So God shines the light of His Word into the caverns of our lives to expose it. | March 21, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Ryan Brasington | |
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| The Kingdom sermon series, week 10. "The Kingdom and Prayer." | March 14, 2010 | The Kingdom and the Heart of Man | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Kingdom sermon series, week 9. "The Kingdom and Status." | March 07, 2010 | The Kingdom and the Heart of Man | Matt Lomenick | |
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| The Kingdom sermon series, week 8. "The Kingdom and True Wealth." | February 28, 2010 | The Kingdom and the Heart of Man | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Kingdom and the Heart of Man, part 7. "The Kingdom and Security." | February 21, 2010 | The Kingdom and the Heart of Man | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Kingdom and the Heart of Man, part 6. "The Kingdom and Forgiveness." | February 14, 2010 | The Kingdom and the Heart of Man | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Kingdom and the Heart of Man, part 5. "The Kingdom and Priorities." | February 07, 2010 | The Kingdom and the Heart of Man | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Kingdom and the Heart of Man, part 4. "The Kingdom and Evil." | January 31, 2010 | The Kingdom and the Heart of Man | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Kingdom and the Heart of Man, part 3. "The Kingdom and the Lost II." | January 24, 2010 | The Kingdom and the Heart of Man | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Kingdom and the Heart of Man, part two. "The Kingdom and the Lost." | January 17, 2010 | The Kingdom and the Heart of Man | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Kingdom and the Heart of Man, part one. What is the Kingdom of God and how does God want us to build it? | January 10, 2010 | The Kingdom and the Heart of Man | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Great Conversation. | January 03, 2010 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Dr. Sam Lamerson | |
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| How to keep the new year from getting your goat. | December 27, 2009 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Dr. Sam Lamerson | |
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| Jesus came into the world, part 5. Christmas Eve! What does Christmas mean, to YOU? And, what does Christmas REALLY mean? | December 24, 2009 | Jesus came into the world | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| Jesus came into the world, part 4. What does Christmas mean, to YOU? And, what does Christmas REALLY mean? | December 20, 2009 | Jesus came into the world | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| Jesus came into the world, part 3. What does Christmas mean, to YOU? And, what does Christmas REALLY mean? | December 13, 2009 | Jesus came into the world | Matt Lomenick | |
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| Jesus came into the world, part 2. What does Christmas mean, to YOU? And, what does Christmas REALLY mean? | December 06, 2009 | Jesus came into the world | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| Jesus came into the world, part 1. What does Christmas mean, to YOU? And, what does Christmas REALLY mean? | November 29, 2009 | Jesus came into the world | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The AWAKE series, part 8. What does the church look like when it's working right? A study from the Book of Acts. | November 22, 2009 | The AWAKE series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| Jesus Tossing Tables. Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter in this sermon, contact the church office for a copy. | November 15, 2009 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Doug Sauder | |
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| The AWAKE series, part 7. What does the church look like when it's working right? A study from the Book of Acts. | November 08, 2009 | The AWAKE series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| Fruit of the Vine. A sermon from John 15 preached on Youth Impact Sunday. What does it mean to bear fruit for God? | November 01, 2009 | Sermons Not Part of a Series | Carter Brown | |
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| The AWAKE series, part 6. What does the church look like when it's working right? A study from the Book of Acts. | October 25, 2009 | The AWAKE series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The AWAKE series, part 5. What does the church look like when it's working right? A study from the Book of Acts. | October 18, 2009 | The AWAKE series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The AWAKE series, part 4. What does the church look like when it's working right? A study from the Book of Acts. | October 11, 2009 | The AWAKE series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The AWAKE series, part 3. What does the church look like when it's working right? A study from the Book of Acts. | October 04, 2009 | The AWAKE series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The AWAKE series, part 2. What does the church look like when it's working right? A study from the Book of Acts. | September 27, 2009 | The AWAKE series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The AWAKE series, part 1. What does the church look like when it's working right? A study from the Book of Acts. | September 20, 2009 | The AWAKE series | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The SERVE series, part 5. The Gospel and You. Find out what your thing is, and then do it! | September 13, 2009 | Serve | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The Serve series, part 4. The World. | September 06, 2009 | Serve | Matt Lomenick | |
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| The Serve Series, part 3. The Church. | August 30, 2009 | Serve | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The SERVE series, part 2. Mercy is the love language of God. He requires us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. | August 23, 2009 | Serve | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| The SERVE series, part 1. Learning to step outside our walls and ourselves, and into a world full of need. | August 16, 2009 | Serve | Matt Lomenick | |
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| The Snake Bit and the Snake Healed: How you can develop a loving relationship with God that leads to obedience. | August 09, 2009 | Carter Brown | |
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| I Love Discipline. Understanding the relationship between discipline and knowledge. | August 02, 2009 | Ryan Brasington | |
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| Hope, part 2. Finding hope in uncertain times. | July 26, 2009 | Hope | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| Hope part 1. Finding something sure in uncertain times. | July 19, 2009 | Hope | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| Friend of God, part 17. Lessons from the Life of Abraham. "The Servant and the Bride." | July 12, 2009 | Friend Of God | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| Freedom. | July 05, 2009 | Matt Lomenick | |
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| Friend of God, part 16. Lessons from the life of Abraham. "Dealing with death." | June 28, 2009 | Friend Of God | Tom Hendrikse | |
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| Big Picture Dads. Father's Day Sermon. | June 21, 2009 | Tom Hendrikse | |
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