Riverside Ministry

SUPPORT RIVERSIDE HERE:https://www.patreon.com/cw/riversideministry/membership RIVERSIDE ETSY SHOP: https://www.riversidestorefront.etsy.comYOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@Riverside.ministry_______________________________________________________________Can Christians support the death penalty? How do we reconcile capital punishment with Jesus’ command to love our enemies?In this first video of a three-part series, we examine Genesis 9, Romans 13, Acts 25, and the biblical arguments for and against capital punishment. We explore the value of human life, government’s authority to punish wrongdoing, and why a punishment being permissible doesn’t make every use of it just.Subscribe to Riverside Ministry for more conversations about Scripture and following Christ.

SUPPORT RIVERSIDE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/riversideministry?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator_______________________________________________________________You showed up for Enoki - and now I get to show you what your generosity made possible! 🎣In this video, I’m unboxing all the fishing gear you purchased for Enoki through the First Cast Project. Thank you to everyone who bought supplies, gave, shared, or helped spread the word.Through Riverside Ministry’s First Cast Project, we’re helping kids get started fishing while building relationships and pointing them toward Jesus. These gifts are the beginning of that opportunity for Enoki.Want to help make the next First Cast possible? Support Riverside through Patreon and watch for future supply wishlists! SUPPORT RIVERSIDE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/riversideministry?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator) Fish hard. Follow Christ.

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Who first took you fishing—and who helped you grow in your faith? In this episode of the Riverside Podcast, we explore how Timothy’s faith was shaped by his grandmother Lois, his mother Eunice, and the apostle Paul, and how we can invest in someone else through our time, example, and love of fishing.

I also share a brief First Cast Project update, highlighting the fishing supplies purchased so far with Riverside’s help to bless a student with his own setup.

Who could you invite along?

Fish hard. Follow Christ.

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Jesus forgives a paralyzed man, calls a tax collector to follow Him, heals the hurting, and raises a girl from the dead.

Matthew 9 reveals His authority - and His compassion for people who desperately need Him.

In this episode, we explore why Jesus eats with sinners, what His miracles reveal about His identity, and how His call to Matthew challenges us to follow Him.

The chapter closes with Jesus looking at the crowds and seeing people who are weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd. His response invites us to consider our own: Do we see people with compassion, and will we help bring them to Him?

Read along in Matthew 9 as we continue our journey through the Gospel of Matthew.

Subscribe to Riverside Ministry for more Bible teaching and encouragement to follow Christ in everyday life.

Fish hard. Follow Christ.

—Luke | Riverside Ministry

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YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@Riverside.ministry______________________________________________________________Have researchers actually found Noah’s Ark—or are the headlines getting ahead of the evidence?

In this video, we examine the claims surrounding the Durupınar formation in eastern Turkey, the boat-shaped site often promoted as the remains of Noah’s Ark. We look at how the site became known, the groups investigating it, and what the reported findings can—and cannot—tell us.

As Christians, we should care about truth. That means examining exciting archaeological claims carefully before sharing them as proof of Scripture.

Join me as we separate documented findings, possible interpretations, and claims that go beyond the evidence.

Subscribe to Riverside Ministry for more Bible teaching and thoughtful conversations about faith.

Fish hard. Follow Christ.

—Luke | Riverside Ministry

🎣 SUPPORT RIVERSIDE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/riversideministry?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator🎁 SHOP THE FIRST CAST WISHLIST ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/RXEJEHQNG9ZK?ref_=wl_shareOne fishing rod. One kid. An opportunity to make a difference.The First Cast Project is a new outreach through Riverside Ministry that helps kids experience fishing by providing their own rod, reel, and basic tackle—and someone to help them get started.After a video of me giving a student a fishing setup reached more than 600,000 people, I began dreaming about how we could keep doing this. We’re starting with another student, with hopes of eventually reaching more children, including kids in foster care.In this video, I share how First Cast began and the bigger vision: a fishing ministry trailer stocked with gear to serve churches, youth groups, and families through fishing events, retreats, and time in God’s Word.Want to help? Purchase supplies through the wishlist or become a Riverside Patreon partner. Wishlist purchases provide the listed fishing supplies. Patreon support helps sustain Riverside Ministry as a whole—including outreach, teaching, equipment, and the work that makes these projects possible.Thanks for helping turn this vision into something real.Fish hard. Follow Christ.—Luke | Riverside Ministry

SUPPORT RIVERSIDE HERE:

https://www.patreon.com/cw/riversideministry/membership

RIVERSIDE ETSY SHOP:

https://www.riversidestorefront.etsy.com

YOUTUBE CHANNEL:

https://www.youtube.com/@Riverside.ministry

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Jesus touches a man with leprosy, heals with a word, calms a storm, and drives out demons. Matthew 8 leaves no doubt that Jesus has power over sickness, nature, and evil. But in the middle of these accounts, Jesus also makes something clear: following him comes at a cost.

In this episode of the Riverside Podcast, we walk through Matthew 8 and ask two questions: Who is Jesus? And are we willing to follow him wherever he leads?

Fish hard. Follow Christ.

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Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount with some of His clearest—and most sobering—teachings about genuine discipleship.In Matthew 7:7–29, Jesus teaches us to trust the goodness of our heavenly Father, treat others as we want to be treated, enter through the narrow gate, recognize false teachers by their fruit, and build our lives upon His words.He also gives a frightening warning: calling Him “Lord” and performing impressive religious works do not necessarily mean that we truly belong to Him. Hearing Jesus is not enough. Genuine faith trusts Him, follows Him, and obeys Him.The question isn’t simply whether we admire Jesus. The question is whether we are actually following Him.Fish hard. Follow Christ.#Matthew7 #SermonOnTheMount #BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast #RiversideMinistry

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Charlie Kirk was not Jesus—and this video is not an attempt to equate the two.But watching the public reaction to Charlie’s assassination changed the way I read the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ death. The mockery, dehumanization, conspiracy theories, competing narratives, and determination to discredit those carrying his message forward made the events surrounding the cross feel far less distant.Most importantly, it made the mercy of Jesus appear even more extraordinary.When the world mocked Him, He did not mock them. When they hated Him, He loved them. When they drove nails through His hands, He prayed, “Father, forgive them.”Charlie Kirk’s death helped me understand the crowd—but it also helped me stand in greater awe of Christ.Scripture references include Matthew 27–28, John 10–11, Acts 1, Mark 15, Luke 23, and Matthew 5._______________________________________________________________

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“Do not judge” may be one of the most quoted—and most misunderstood—statements Jesus ever made.

Was Jesus teaching Christians never to recognize sinful behavior or make moral judgments? In Matthew 7:1–6, Jesus doesn’t forbid discernment. He condemns hypocritical, self-righteous judgment.

In this episode, we examine the difference between condemnation—which belongs to God—and biblical discernment, which every Christian needs. We’ll also discover why Jesus tells us to remove the beam from our own eye before helping remove the splinter from someone else’s.

Christians are called to recognize truth, confront sin humbly, and pursue restoration—never superiority.

Fish hard. Follow Christ.

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SUPPORT RIVERSIDE HERE:

https://www.patreon.com/cw/riversideministry/membership

RIVERSIDE ETSY SHOP:

https://www.riversidestorefront.etsy.com

YOUTUBE CHANNEL:

https://www.youtube.com/@Riverside.ministry