The River ChurchSermons

Gary Wright

33 sermons, 166,889 words transcribed, from 4 May 2025 to 23 Aug 2026. Across 2 series.

What sets this voice apart

Ranked by keyness, not by how often they say it: everyone's top words are God, Jesus and sin, so a frequency list would be the same list for everybody. The count beside each word is the evidence. Measured against the other 33 preachers in the whole index.

WordSaidKeyness
talk 676 357.4
faith 535 318.2
believe 660 263.6
honestly 78 159.1
hardship 64 143.3
paul's 146 140.4
someday 39 138.8
scripture 214 125.5
israelite 74 120.4
chose 65 119.6
passage 189 103.7
surrender 62 92.5
praise 235 91.1
gary 22 88.7
leaven 18 83.0
sorry 73 82.5
put 291 81.7
transform 111 81.1
example 101 75.5
jesus 907 73.0
share 133 73.0
sometime 164 72.8
gray 22 69.2
ripple 15 67.7
amy 14 67.2
use 166 66.4
judge 92 65.9
guess 101 65.3
god's 388 64.4
ananias 15 64.0
spirit 396 62.5
first 261 62.4
access 59 57.1
nature 67 56.3
promise 170 56.1
butterfly 16 55.7
sinner 102 55.0
saul 41 55.0
punish 25 54.7
sin 628 53.5

Their 33 sermons

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Let Us Stir One Another Up!
23 Aug 2026 · 41:57

Let Us

Based on Hebrews 10:24‑25, the speaker calls believers to be “stir sticks” that provoke one another to love and good works. He warns against a consumer attitude and stresses that gathering together…

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Let Us Hold Fast
16 Aug 2026 · 41:48

Let Us

The sermon opens a series called “Let Us,” drawn from the Book of Hebrews, presenting seven divine invitations that begin with those words. It centers on Hebrews 10:19‑21, showing that Jesus’ blood…

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Heart of Worship
9 Aug 2026 · 36:53

The message centers on Psalm 150, the final psalm that commands us to praise the Lord. It explains that praise flows from a heart surrendered to God, which is true worship, and that worship means…

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Gary Wright · 2 Aug 2026
2 Aug 2026 · 36:08

Psalm 142 shows David’s prayer in a cave while fleeing Saul, illustrating how believers can bring their distress to God honestly. The sermon emphasizes that God cares about our struggles, wants us to…
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His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
26 Jul 2026 · 35:55

Psalm 139 is examined through three attributes of God: He knows everything, He is present everywhere, and He is all‑powerful. The message highlights that God knit each person together in the womb…

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His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
19 Jul 2026 · 38:33

Psalm 136, the great halal, which means praise, is the sermon’s focus. The speaker explains that believers should give thanks because God is good, sovereign, and his steadfast love endures forever…

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The Righteous Will Never Be Moved
28 Jun 2026 · 45:41

Fearing the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Psalm 112 teaches that purpose of life is to fear God and keep his commands, and those who reverence him delight in his commands and strive to obey him…

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Gary Wright · 7 Jun 2026
7 Jun 2026 · 37:43

Psalm 62 is examined, showing how David repeatedly emphasizes that God alone is our rock, salvation, fortress and hope. The sermon contrasts trusting the Lord with relying on ourselves, wealth, pride…
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Conclusion
30 Nov 2025 · 42:02

Romans S32 · 15:14-16:27 Burton

Romans 15:14‑16 records Paul praising Roman believers for their goodness, knowledge and ability to instruct one another, and he writes boldly because of God’s grace. The sermon reminds us that all…
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Applying Righteousness: Towards Others/Selflessness
23 Nov 2025 · 42:45

Romans S31 · 14:1-15:13 Burton

The sermon shares a story of his marriage to his wife Kim, showing that God joins people with different backgrounds. It then turns to Romans 14, where Paul tells believers to stop arguing over gray…
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Wake Up
16 Nov 2025 · 38:09

Romans S30 · 13:11-14 Burton

The speaker interprets Romans 13:8‑14, explaining that believers carry an ongoing debt of love to God and to every person, even enemies. He shows that loving others fulfills the Ten Commandments…

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Applying Righteousness: Towards Others/Everyday
2 Nov 2025 · 44:39

Romans S28 · 12:9-21 Burton

Romans 12:9–21 shows believers how to love with genuine agape, hate what is evil, and live as a living sacrifice. The sermon explains that the Holy Spirit empowers authentic love, calls us to be…
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Applying Righteousness: Towards Others/Church
26 Oct 2025 · 44:40

Romans S27 · 12:3-8 Burton

The sermon explains that believers are called to be Christ’s hands and feet by surrendering their lives, refusing to be molded by the world, and allowing God’s Word to renew their minds. It stresses…
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Applying Righteousness: Towards the Lord
19 Oct 2025 · 45:32

Romans S26 · 12:1-2 Burton

The sermon walks through Romans 12:1‑2, calling believers to present your bodies as a living sacrifice in response to God's many mercies. Using a monkey‑and‑coconut story, the preacher urges…
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Promise Keeper
12 Oct 2025 · 49:17

Romans S25 · 11:1-36 Burton

Using a story about a broken promise between friends, the sermon contrasts human failure with God’s faithfulness. It looks at the promise God made to Abraham, that his offspring would bless all the…

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Israel's Past
28 Sep 2025 · 42:35

Romans S23 · 9:1-29 Burton

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Grow - Conforming to the Image of Christ
21 Sep 2025 · 37:55

Romans S22 · 8:29 Burton

Christians were created in God’s image, but sin has marred that likeness. The sermon shows that through faith in Jesus, God restores and conforms believers to the image of his Son. It stresses…
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Gather - Encouragement
14 Sep 2025 · 33:08

Romans S21 · 1:12; 14:19; 15:2 Burton

Gathering together as a church is presented as a command, because believers need each other for encouragement and growth. The sermon describes how Christians form a family and a body, each equipped…
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Good News
7 Sep 2025 · 37:33

Romans S20 · 3:10-18; 3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:9-10; 10:13 Burton

The sermon focuses on the reach aspect of the Great Commission, urging believers to share the gospel, beginning with their families. It outlines the Romans road, showing that all are sinners, Christ…

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The Spirit - Helps Us in our Weakness
24 Aug 2025 · 41:47

Romans S18 · 8:18-27 Burton

Suffering is a normal part of the Christian life, and the sermon explains that believers are co‑heirs with Christ, sharing both his glory and present hardships. Using Romans 8, the speaker shows that…
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The Spirit - Makes Us True Sons & Daughters
17 Aug 2025 · 35:37

Romans S17 · 8:12-17 Burton

The sermon shows that through faith in Jesus we are adopted into God’s family, receiving the Holy Spirit and the privileges of being His children. Believers gain security, a new identity, intimate…
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The Spirit - Gives Us Life
10 Aug 2025 · 35:56

Romans S16 · 8:9-11 Burton

Transformation in Christ is the core, illustrated by a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. The sermon examines Romans 8:8, showing that believers are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, freed from…
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The Spirit - Sets Us Free
3 Aug 2025 · 32:47

Romans S15 · 8:1-8 Burton

Romans 8:1-4 is the focus, showing that believers are set free from condemnation and death through the Holy Spirit, who regenerates and empowers them to live righteously. The message explains that…
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The Conflict
27 Jul 2025 · 30:29

Romans S14 · 7:13-25 Burton

The speaker compares the law to a car scanner that diagnoses problems but does not fix them, showing that God’s standard reveals our sin but cannot save us. Drawing on Romans 7, he explains that…

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SIN - We Are Dead
6 Jul 2025 · 35:08

Romans S11 · 6:1-11 Burton

Sanctification in Romans 6 shows that because we are united with Christ in his death and resurrection we are set free from sin’s power. The speaker argues that believers can say no to temptation, not…
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Through One Man
29 Jun 2025 · 30:02

Romans S10 · 5:12-21 Burton

The sermon explains how one man's disobedience brought sin and death to all humanity, while one man's obedience offers grace, justification and eternal life. It describes the inherited sin nature…
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The Blessing of Righteousness
22 Jun 2025 · 32:44

Romans S9 · 5:1-11 Burton

Paul explains that believers, once justified by faith, receive a set of spiritual benefits. First, they are reconciled to God, gaining peace instead of being enemies. Second, through faith they enter…

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Righteousness Illustrated, Pt. 1
8 Jun 2025 · 34:49

Romans S7 · 4:1-12 Burton

The sermon shows that righteousness comes by faith, not by works, through Abraham and David. Paul says Abraham was counted righteous because he believed God’s promise, before he was circumcised, and…
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Righteousness Explained
1 Jun 2025 · 38:47

Romans S6 · 3:21-31 Burton

The passage from Romans 3:21‑31 explains that all people have sinned and cannot be right with God by their own effort. God offers righteousness as a gift through faith in Jesus Christ, whose blood…
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All Are Guilty Before God and NEED to be Saved
25 May 2025 · 32:41

Romans S5 · 3:9-20 Burton

The pastor begins with his teen smoking, showing how addiction can dominate a person, then moves to the biblical teaching that all are born under the power of sin. He explains that sin corrupts our…
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The NEED of the Religious, Pt. 2
18 May 2025 · 36:22

Romans S4 · 2:17-3:8 Burton

Paul's argument in Romans 2:17–3:8 shows that the Jews had the advantage of God’s word, but possessing Scripture does not change a heart. Using a school‑bus rodeo story, the speaker illustrates that…
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The NEED of the Religious, Pt. 1
11 May 2025 · 34:11

Romans S3 · 2:1-16 Burton

Paul's letter to the Romans teaches that everyone is guilty of sin and without excuse before God. The sermon explains that we often judge others while overlooking our own faults, and that God's…
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The Need of the World
4 May 2025 · 39:17

Romans S2 · 1:18-32 Burton

God's wrath is real, and the gospel is the only way of escape. The sermon examines Romans 1:18, showing that sin brings divine punishment, yet Christ's death covers the sins of those who trust in…

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