Listen to a Sermon | Culturally Relevant Church in NYC

Each Sunday, a speaker gives a sermon that explores how faith can enhance our lives. To do this, we get insights from the Bible and link to our current world. Each sermon is about 30 minutes long and includes "practical suggestions" that we can try out in our daily lives.

If you're curious about what our sermons are like, or if you missed last week and want to catch up, this is the place for you! You can click to listen to recent sermons below. You can also explore our sermon archives and subscribe to our sermon podcasts on SoundCloud at RiverNYC Sermons or through our River NYC app (iOS / Android).

40 Days of Faith: I Want to Get Better at Weeping
3.29.20, Peter Eavis
This sermon was recorded on YouTube as part of our adjustment to the COVID-19 gathering guidelines for large groups.
To view the sermon and the other resources for this Sunday service, please click here.

40 Days of Faith: I Want to Get Better at Letting God Be Near
3.22.20, Caroline Park
This sermon was recorded on YouTube as part of our adjustment to the COVID-19 gathering guidelines for large groups.
To view the sermon and the other resources for this Sunday service, please click here.

40 Days of Faith: I Want to Get Better at Stress from Job Identity
3.15.20, Charles Park
This sermon was recorded on YouTube as part of our adjustment to the COVID-19 gathering guidelines for large groups.
To view the sermon and the other resources for this Sunday service, please click here.

40 Days of Faith: I Want to Get Better at Dealing With Rejection
3.8.20, Melinda Jean-Louis

40 Days of Faith Kick Off
3.1.20, Charles Park

How Do I Think About . . . Politics in Toxic Times?
2.23.20, Peter Eavis

How Do I Think About . . . Salvation?
2.9.20, Charles Park

How Do I Think About . . . Poverty?
2.2.20, Melinda Jean-Louis

How Do I Think About . . . Controversial Issues?
1.26.20, Charles Park

Unconditionally: Worthy
1.19.20, Charles Park

Unconditionally: Loving Others
1.12.20, Sara Furste

Unconditionally: Be Happy!
1.5.20, Charles Park

Advent Week 4: God is Your Friend
12.22.19, Charles Park

Advent Week 3: Finding Peace in the Midst of the Storm
12.15.19, Venida Rodman-Jenkins

Advent Week 2: The Meaning of the Coming of Jesus
12.8.19, Charles Park

How Can Faith Make Life Better?:Thriving in an Ill-Fitting Life
11.24.19, Peter Eavis

How Can Faith Make Life Better?:The Real and The Ideal
11.17.19, Sara Furste

How Can Faith Make Life Better?:Faith and Reason
11.10.19, Charles Park

How Can Faith Make Life Better?:Knowing What to Keep and What to Discard
11.3.19, Peter Eavis

How Can Faith Make Life Better?: Hope for Things Unseen
10.27.19, Caroline Park

How Faith Can Make Life Better: Resilience in the Face of Racism
10.20.19, Venida Rodman Jenkins

How Faith Can Make Life Better: Are You Happy?
10.13.19, Charles Park

How Faith Can Make Life Better
10.6.19, Charles Park

Asha
9.29.19 Kiran Martin

Tell Me How, Please: Let the Little Children Come to Me
9.22.19 Melinda Jean-Louis

Tell Me How, Please: Did I Choose Right?
9.15.19, Charles Park

Tell Me How, Please
9.8.19, Charles Park

No Longer Jew or Greek
8.25.19, Lydia Shiu

Let Your Longing Also Be an Answer to Your Life
8.18.19, Val Snekvik

Finding Yourself Before God
8.11.19, Melinda Jean Louis

Am I Enough?
7.28.19, Charles Park

How To Stay Interested In The Bible
7.21.19, Peter Eavis

Letting Doubt Be Your Friend
7.14.19, Steve Watson

This Changes Everything!: Into the Unknown
6.30.19, Caroline Park

This Changes Everything!: It's Not Fair
6.23.19, Charles Park

This Changes Everything!: Unstoppable Faith
6.16.19, Venida Rodman Jenkins

This Changes Everything!: God in Us
6.9.19, Caroline Park

This Changes Everything!: We're Made to Have a Calling
6.2.19, Peter Eavis

This Changes Everything!: Life After Failure
5.19.19, Caroline Park

This Changes Everything!: New Vision
5.12.19, Caroline Park
(Caroline refers to this handout during the sermon)

This Changes Everything!
5.5.19, John Furste

Easter Service
4.21.19, Caroline Park
(Due to technical issues, we were not able to record our Easter Service)

Lent: 40 Days - "Where is Jesus Leading Us?"
4.14.19, Caroline Park

Lent: 40 Days - "Who is the Messiah?"
4.7.19, Venida Rodman-Jenkins

Lent: 40 Days - Is This Jesus's Greatest Promise?
3.24.19, Peter Eavis

Lent: 40 Days - What is the Kingdom of God Like?
3.17.19, Caroline Park

Lent: 40 Days - Surprised By Jesus
3.10.19, Caroline Park

Living and Loving Together: The Gift of Affirmation
2.24.19, Venida C. Rodman-Jenkins

Living and Loving Together: Belonging
2.10.19, Caroline Park

Living and Loving Together: What's Going on Deep Down
2.3.19, Peter Eavis
Due to a technical issue, the sermon was not recorded.
Please click here for a transcript of the sermon.

Living and Loving Together: Learning To Listen
1.27.19, Caroline Park

Living and Loving Together
1.13.19, Caroline Park

Three Kings Day - Epiphany
1.6.19, John Furste

Advent Sermon: Following
& Christmas Celebration
12.23.18, Caroline Park

Advent Sermon: Trusting
12.16.18, Caroline Park

Advent Sermon: Preparing
12.9.18, Caroline Park

Advent Sermon: Waiting
12.2.18, Caroline Park

The Power of Holy Spirit in Ordinary Time: Emmanuel
11.18.18, Caroline Park

The Power of Holy Spirit in Ordinary Time: Healing
11.11.18
Caroline Park, Phoebe Eavis, David Fowler, Alison Noll
(Due to technical difficulties, the sharing time was not recorded)
Please click on the speaker's name for a transcript of their story
Caroline *David * Phoebe *

The Power of Holy Spirit in Ordinary Time: Connecting With the Comforter
11.4.18, Venida Rodman Jenkins