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Riverview Church Message PodcastFatherhood - Hezekiah TrevinoIn this Father's Day message, Hezekiah openly addresses the complexities and emotional nuances surrounding fatherhood, acknowledging both its joys and pains. He emphasizes that while earthly fatherhood is imperfect, it serves as a powerful reflection of God's perfect, compassionate, and present fatherhood. 2025-06-1726 minRiverview Church Message PodcastWhen Family Hurts - Hezekiah TrevinoIn this message, Hezekiah tackles the difficult question of "what to do when the people who are supposed to love you hurt you." Drawing on the biblical story of Joseph and the life of C.S. Lewis, he explains that family hurt is inevitable in a fallen world. Hezekiah encourages listeners to avoid common unhelpful responses like building walls, harboring bitterness, or minimizing pain, and instead emphasizes that true healing comes from inviting Jesus into our wounds.2025-06-1030 minRiverview Church Message PodcastThe "S" Word in Marriage - Hezekiah TrevinoIn this message, Pastor Hezekiah reinterprets Ephesians 5:22, explaining that "submission" for wives, and "headship" for husbands, are rooted in mutual self-sacrificial love, mirroring Christ's relationship with the church. He challenges traditional, often harmful, interpretations by emphasizing that biblical marriage is about humility and service, not control or superiority. Ultimately, he argues that healthy marriages reflect the gospel, showcasing God's unconditional love and redemption.2025-05-2732 minRiverview Church Message PodcastUntil it's Gone - Hezekiah TrevinoIn this message, Hezekiah explores the Israelites' impatience and idol-making while Moses was on Mount Sinai, highlighting their tendency to take God's presence for granted. The sermon draws parallels to modern-day misplaced trust and the danger of letting faith become ordinary. Ultimately, it contrasts Moses' role with Jesus as the "better Moses," emphasizing that through Jesus, God's presence is not something to be begged for but is already ours.Subscribe to AfterWords on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Download a copy of the Exodus JournalVisit us online: rivchurch.com2025-04-0736 minRiverview Church Message PodcastThou Shall Not Steal - Hezekiah TrevinoIn this message, Hezekiah explores the commandment "Do not steal," moving beyond the common understanding of theft. He discusses how stealing manifests in various ways, from physical theft to taking credit for others' work, and how it stems from sinful desires, survival instincts, and selfishness. The message emphasizes that God takes stealing seriously, as evidenced by Old Testament laws requiring restitution.Subscribe to AfterWords on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Download a copy of the Exodus JournalVisit us online: rivchurch.comFollow us on Instagram...2025-02-2434 minRiverview Church Message PodcastNo Other God - Hezekiah TrevinoIn this message, Hezekiah teaches at the Holt Venue, where he explores the first commandment in Exodus 20:3 and unpacks its relevance for modern life. Using relatable analogies, he challenges us to consider what truly sits on the throne of our hearts and how misplaced priorities can leave us unfulfilled. He reminds us that God’s boundaries are an expression of love and protection, not restriction and that only Jesus offers the living water that satisfies our deepest longings. "Do not have other gods besides me." - Exodus 20:3Subscribe to AfterWords on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or whe...2025-01-0734 minRiverview Church Message PodcastGrace = Jesus. - Hezekiah TrevinoIn this message, REO Town Venue Director Hezekiah Trevino explores the concept of grace as a free, unearned gift from God. He challenges listeners to understand grace not as a one-time transaction but as a continuous, transformative experience that sustains and empowers people. Trevino argues that grace is meant to be both received and extended to others, regardless of whether they seem to "deserve" it. He emphasizes that grace is about unconditional love and forgiveness, not performance or earning favor.Subscribe to AfterWords on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Download a c...2024-12-1635 minRiverview Church Message PodcastHard Hearts and Soft Grace - Hezekiah TrevinoIn this message, Hezekiah Trevino reflects on how we often ignore warnings in our lives, drawing from a humorous story about a car mishap. He connects this tendency to our spiritual lives, where we frequently overlook or downplay God’s warnings. Through the story of Pharaoh in Exodus, Hezekiah highlights the consequences of ignoring God and the danger of relying on temporary fixes for deeper spiritual issues. Ultimately, he encourages us to stop trying to control our own lives and fully surrender to God’s guidance.Subscribe to AfterWords on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you liste...2024-10-2250 minRiverview Church Message PodcastConnect with Brothers and Sisters in Christ - Hezekiah TrevinoHezekiah teaches at the REO Town Venue and talks about the deep human desire for connection and community. He emphasizes that while various communities offer a sense of belonging, they often only scratch the surface of the true, lasting community God designed us for. Drawing from scripture, the sermon highlights that living in genuine community—especially within the body of Christ—requires vulnerability, work, and a willingness to love others as Jesus has loved us. Hezekiah encourages believers to embrace this biblical model of community, despite the challenges, because it reflects God’s perfect plan for our lives....2024-08-2040 minRiverview Church Message PodcastGospel Humility - Hezekiah Trevino (Holt)Join Hezekiah Trevino as he explores the concept of gospel humility, emphasizing the importance of seeing ourselves truthfully, maintaining a low self-focus, and celebrating God’s work in our lives. Through examining key scriptures and personal experiences, this sermon encourages us to strive for humility, find freedom in living authentically, and recognize that true humility and celebration are rooted in the grace of Jesus Christ.Subscribe to AfterWords on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Visit us online: rivchurch.comFollow us on InstagramSend us feedback: podcast@rivchurch.com2024-08-0635 min
AFTERWORDS: A Riverview Church PodcastPoint Toward JesusJason talks with Hezekiah Trevino and Ethan Ezekian about their messages from the Trained by Grace series.Listen to Ethan's message (Holt)Listen to Hezekiah's message (REO Town)Listen to James' message (Westside)New City Catechism Mobile AppUnion Church, Howell, MichiganSubscribe to our Messages podcast (Apple Podcasts / Spotify)Visit us online: rivchurch.comFollow us on InstagramSend us feedback: podcast@rivchurch.com2024-07-2439 minRiverview Church Message PodcastGospel Humility - Hezekiah TrevinoHezekiah Trevino teaches at our REO Town Venue during our Trained by Grace series.Subscribe to AfterWords on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Visit us online: rivchurch.comFollow us on InstagramSend us feedback: podcast@rivchurch.com2024-07-2333 minRiverview Church Message PodcastTesting Our Authenticity - Hezekiah TrevinoHezekiah teaches at our REO Town Venue from 2 Corinthians 13:1-13:This is the third time I am coming to you. Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient, since you seek proof of Christ speaking in me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but powerful among you. For he was...2024-07-0831 minAFTERWORDS: A Riverview Church PodcastThe OGJason talks with Steve Sommerlot, James Granger, Hezekiah Trevino about their messages from 2 Corinthians 10:1-6. They also spend time talking about how Steve came to Michigan to plant a church, what he's been up to lately, and why it has been so long since we last heard him teach on a Sunday Morning at Riverview. Listen to Steve's MessageListen to James' MessageListen to Hezekiah's MessageNow I, Paul, myself, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ — I who am humble among you in person but bold toward you wh...2024-05-2936 minRiverview Church Message PodcastThe Gentle, Meek, and Humble Fight - Hezekiah TrevinoHezekiah Trevino teaches at our REO Town Venue from 2 Corinthians 10:1-6Now I, Paul, myself, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ — I who am humble among you in person but bold toward you when absent. I beg you that when I am present I will not need to be bold with the confidence by which I plan to challenge certain people who think we are living according to the flesh. For although we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh, since the weapons of our warfare are no...2024-05-2831 minAFTERWORDS: A Riverview Church PodcastThe Dial's Been Turned UpJason talks with Pastor Justin and Hezekiah Trevino, our Pastoral Resident, about their messages from 2 Corinthians 9:1-15.Now concerning the ministry to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you. For I know your eagerness, and I boast about you to the Macedonians, “Achaia has been ready since last year,” and your zeal has stirred up most of them. But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you in this matter would not prove empty, and so that you would be ready just as I said. Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with...2024-05-2232 minRiverview Church Message PodcastIt's Heart Sometimes - Hezekiah TrevinoOur Pastoral Resident, Hezekiah Trevino, teaches at our Holt Venue from 2 Corinthians 9:1-15:Now concerning the ministry to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you. For I know your eagerness, and I boast about you to the Macedonians, “Achaia has been ready since last year,” and your zeal has stirred up most of them. But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you in this matter would not prove empty, and so that you would be ready just as I said. Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you...2024-05-1938 minAFTERWORDS: A Riverview Church PodcastSufficient but not Exhaustive with Tony Pyle and Hezekiah TrevinoJason talks with Tony Pyle, our Westside Venue Director, and Hezekiah Trevino, our Pastoral Resident, about their messages from 2 Corinthians 5:1-10. They also talk about what on earth Paul means by "the judgment seat of Christ," and why Bible translations change over time. Listen to Tony's message.Listen to Hezekiah's message.Listen to Brad Kidder's message from the Holt Venue."For we know that if our earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands. Indeed, we groan...2024-03-2037 minRiverview Church Message PodcastHome with Jesus - Hezekiah TrevinoHezekiah Trevino teaches from 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 at our REO Town Venue:"For we know that if our earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands. Indeed, we groan in this tent, desiring to put on our heavenly dwelling, since, when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. Indeed, we groan while we are in this tent, burdened as we are, because we do not want to be unclothed but clothed, so that mortality may be swallowed up by life. Now...2024-03-1938 minRiverview Church Message PodcastNo Longer Veiled - Hezekiah TrevinoPastoral Resident Hezekiah Trevino taught at our REO Town Venue from 2 Corinthians 3:7-18"Now if the ministry that brought death, chiseled in letters on stones, came with glory, so that the Israelites were not able to gaze steadily at Moses’s face because of its glory, which was set aside, how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? For if the ministry that brought condemnation had glory, the ministry that brings righteousness overflows with even more glory. In fact, what had been glorious is not glorious now by comparison because of the glory that su...2024-02-2634 minAFTERWORDS: A Riverview Church PodcastHighly Recommended (with Tony Pyle, Justin Detmers, and Hezekiah Trevino)Jason is joined by Tony Pyle, Pastor and Westside Venue Director; Justin Detmers, Pastor and REO Town Venue Director; and Hezekiah Trevino, Pastoral Resident, as they talk through this week's passage, 2 Corinthians 3:1-6Listen to Tony's MessageListen to Justin's MessageListen to Hezekiah's Message Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you? You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are Christ’s letter, delivered by us, not written wi...2024-02-2141 minRiverview Church Message PodcastAdequate - Hezekiah TrevinoHezekiah Trevino, our Pastoral Resident, teaches from 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 at the Holt Venue."Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you? You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are Christ’s letter, delivered by us, not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God — not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.Such is the confidence we have through Christ before God. It is not that...2024-02-1831 min
Riverview Church Message PodcastMessiah - Hezekiah Trevino2023-12-2423 min
Riverview Church Message PodcastSon Of Man - Hezekiah Trevino2023-11-2630 min
Riverview Church Message PodcastWalking WorthyKnowledge, wisdom, and power in Christ is much different than the world's view of these things. Paul’s prayer to the church of Colossae is a reminder of who God is and what he wants for his church (to be filled with the knowledge of God so we can live lives worthy of the gospel we have received) which is all centered around Christ and his redemptive work. Pastoral Resident Hezekiah Trevino walks us through the topic of knowledge, wisdom, and power as we continue through Colossians 1:9-14 in our series “If Then”.2023-04-2336 min
Riverview Church Message PodcastHelp My UnbeliefPastoral Resident Hezekiah Trevino walks us through the topic of unbelief and doubt as we continue through Mark 9 in our series “The Sticky Gospel”.2023-03-1238 min
Riverview Church Message PodcastJesus Is ThePastoral Residence Hezekiah Trevino walks us through Mark 8 as we continue on through our series, The Sticky Gospel.2023-02-2636 min
Riverview Church Message PodcastJesus Is Lord PeriodAs Christians, we are called to have Jesus be the center authority of our lives. Are there times in our life where we get caught up in the details and forget the reason or the purpose of why we do those things? Our pastoral residence Hezekiah Trevino walks us through the authority of Jesus and how Jesus always has the final say as we go through the book of Mark in our series, The Sticky Gospel.2023-01-2933 min
Riverview Church Message PodcastWe Don't Know EverythingWe have all been stupid in our lives, but like to present as knowing more than we do. How do your ideologies and thoughts impact your interacting with others? Riv's Pastoral Resident Hezekiah Trevino encourages us to accept that we don’t have all the answers because that forces us to trust in Jesus. We don’t have to know everything, because the Holy Spirit is our advocate.2022-10-0239 min