Rev. Martha Shiverick

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Missy’s Musings – January 2021

January 2021 Happy New Year Dear Riviera Family! I remember when I turned 30. In my twenties, like many younger people I was impatient. The world needed to change and I wanted to be involved in saving it.   Exploitation of the environment was causing the despoliation of God’s good creation, there was a crisis

Rev. Martha Shiverick , January 1, 2021

Sermon – ‘Forgiveness: It’s More Than Debts and Debtors!’

Last Sunday we finished up our summer sermon series on the Book of Acts. For those of you who followed it throughout the summer, I must tell you that you now know more about Acts than most seminary students. Today we will turn to the Gospel of Matthew and will continue in Matthew, studying Jesus’

Rev. Martha Shiverick , September 13, 2020

Sermon – Back on the Road Again – Journey #2

In one of the churches I previously served, we came up with an evangelism plan.  At the Annual Meeting which takes place in most Presbyterian Churches in January where the budget is discussed, we would give a St. Paul the Evangelist Award to the member who invited and brought to church the most guests during

Rev. Martha Shiverick , August 23, 2020

Visions and Dreams

Hi everyone! I’m Karen Collier. I’m one of the elders here at Riviera. I want to thank Pastor Missy for allowing me to speak to you today. The book of Acts is filled with so many interesting and exciting stories. The story of the encounter of Peter and Cornelius is one of them. One of

Rev. Martha Shiverick , July 12, 2020

Conversions

This summer we are studying the Book of Acts which tells the story of the early Christians, following Jesus’ death, growing from a small sect within Judaism to an international religion.  In the weeks prior we have seen the Holy Spirit at work moving the disciples out into the countryside telling people of the teachings

Rev. Martha Shiverick , July 5, 2020

Sermon – Speaking God’s Truth in Politically Charged Environment

The great theologians of the last century had a common thread in their belief that faith and church cannot live outside of society.  Bonhoeffer, the Niebuhr brothers, Tillich, and Tutu and Coffin all saw the role of church and religion to be in the daily dirt of humanity.  They were not mystics, but saw that

Rev. Martha Shiverick , June 7, 2020

Sermon – True Communication

A remarkable practice has developed during this period of social distancing, insecurity, and emotional unrest due to the CO-Vid 19 pandemic where people are asked to look each day for where you see God and where you see God’s message in what is happening.  And I must admit, it is easier to see God’s message

Rev. Martha Shiverick , May 31, 2020