RiverSide Church - (At The River) - Princeton NC

Kevin Phillips

This is the Podcast of RiverSide Church. Recorded live at 3045 Richardson Bridge Road Princeton, NC 27569. The usual speaker is Preacher Kevin Phillips. For more information please check us out online at https://linktr.ee/attheriver

  1. Lucas Barnett - “What Hope Is There for Me? JESUS CHRIST!”

    JAN 5

    Lucas Barnett - “What Hope Is There for Me? JESUS CHRIST!”

    Have you ever found yourself echoing the apostle Paul’s words: “The very things I don’t want to do… those are the things I keep doing” (Romans 7)? In this heartfelt and honest sermon from RiverSide Church in Princeton, NC, Lucas Barnett walks us through Paul’s inner struggle and brings it right into our own daily battles. Preaching from Romans 7, Lucas explores the tension every believer knows—the fight against sin, the weight of unforgiveness, and the quiet danger of harboring resentment in the heart. With clarity and compassion, he shows that Paul’s cry of desperation is not the end of the story, but the doorway to real hope. The riddle Paul asks—“What hope is there for me?”—is answered with triumphant certainty: JESUS CHRIST! Not self-effort. Not willpower. But grace. Lucas also shares from his own heart as one of the founding members of Rock Bottom Ministries, a growing street ministry in Johnston County dedicated to reaching the homeless and those battling addiction. His passion for the broken and the overlooked gives this message a raw authenticity and a deep sense of gospel hope. This sermon is warm, real, and deeply encouraging—an invitation to lay down guilt, release resentment, and rest in the freedom only Christ can give. Whether you feel stuck in a cycle or weary from the struggle, this message reminds you that hope is not a concept…it’s a Person. Come listen—and be reminded that in Christ, there is always hope.

    18 min
  2. 1 Peter 1:6-9 “Refined, Not Ruined: How Present Trials Prove a Living Salvation”

    12/24/2025

    1 Peter 1:6-9 “Refined, Not Ruined: How Present Trials Prove a Living Salvation”

    Can a Christian truly rejoice while grieving? In this exegetical sermon from 1 Peter 1:6–9, we explore the tension every believer feels but rarely knows how to explain—joy and sorrow existing at the same time. Peter writes to suffering saints and reminds them that present trials do not cancel salvation; they confirm it. Building on the future hope of 1 Peter 1:3–5, this passage turns our attention to present-day adversity: grief that is real, trials that are necessary, and a faith that is being tested like gold in a refining fire. These trials are not random, nor cruel—they are purposeful, measured, and governed by a Refiner who knows exactly when to pull the silver from the flame. This message walks verse by verse through how: Christians can rejoice and grieve without contradiction Trials test faith, not to destroy it, but to prove it genuine Faith is more precious than gold, because everything else perishes Trusting God in suffering brings Him pleasure and leads to future glory Believing without seeing produces an abiding, inexpressible joy Salvation is not only future—it is being received even now From the forge of suffering to the revelation of Jesus Christ, this sermon reminds weary believers that their trials are temporary, their salvation is secure, and their joy—though sometimes tear-stained—is filled with glory. If you are walking through hardship and wondering what God is doing, this message invites you to see your suffering through the lens of a living hope, a refining faith, and a salvation already at work.

    50 min

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This is the Podcast of RiverSide Church. Recorded live at 3045 Richardson Bridge Road Princeton, NC 27569. The usual speaker is Preacher Kevin Phillips. For more information please check us out online at https://linktr.ee/attheriver