River Church UK

THE Spirit of God is the guarantee that the believer has to carry on the work of God here on earth.

Resisting Temptation Gary looks at some of the common temptations we face and the strategies we can use to combat them.

Baptism of Holy Spirit There's always more, when we come back to the source

Nigel brings the final talk in our series in the Book of James with a look at the last chapter. We cannot walk the way of the world if we want to live lives that are pleasing to Jesus. Will I choose to walk His way?

Never Be Enough Even if we have the whole world, it will never be enough... Enough only comes from God

Nicodemus, The choice Jesus told us we have to be 'Born Again'. Becoming a new creation means a choice from us

The parable of the prodigal son is about redemption, restoration, and reconciliation, and has a lot to say to us about the love of God for us today. Although we make mistakes and do things that are wrong God the Father is waiting for us to return to Him. Jesus has already redeemed/saved us, we are part of God’s family, He always wants to bring us back into a good relationship with Him God has give...

Anthea reflects on this extremely hard-hitting chapter which calls out some faults that we all tend to display. Let's be humble and submit to God.

Geoff guides us in considering the impact of our own words, the words of teachers, and the words of Jesus.

Blessed are the Persecuted.... Do not be surprised when persecution comes when we stand for GOD's Righteousness!

Andy highlights that this Chapter has a very simple message - showing favoritism is bad, treating people equally is good. But it's a considerable challenge!

Five Psalms The books of psalms comprises of 5 sub books. Gary discusses the first psalm in each of the 5 books and how they describes 5 stages in our walk with God.

Anna explains how it can be possible to “Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds" and how we can be transformed by them.

Blessed are the Peacemakers Seeing how we can become more like our Father by being Peacemakers

Inspired by her new grandson Baby G, Alison talks about the Fear of Missing Out and what we can do to avoid it affecting our lives negatively.

Jesus was murdered, he rose from the dead and he met up with two friends walking to Emmaus. They were grieving because of His death. They didn’t recognise him. He let them share their story and then explained to them why Jesus had to die. The road to Emmaus story in Luke 35:13-35 has so much in it that we can think about and learn from. God Loves His people, He values the scriptures, He has sent t...

Paul introduces our new teaching series studying the book of James "If we claim the name of Jesus, we have to follow the way of Jesus".

Not settling for less God created each one of us with a plan and a purpose, and until we see His Kingdom here on earth as in heaven, there is more

Taken from practicingtheway.org: The earliest Christians were marked by a disproportionate concern for the poor. Jesus' teachings about the poor challenged the prevailing values of a world focused on "takers" and "keepers." Jesus’ radical generosity towards the poor reflects his desire to free us to participate in his upside-down Kingdom. This Kingdom belongs to those who are "poor in spirit" and...

Using Jesus’ prayer in the garden of Gethsemane as an example Gary encourages us to lay down our lives in submission to the will of the Father.

Blessed are the Pure in Heart Receiving a transformed heart gives us the ability to SEE God as He is

Taken from practicingtheway.org: Scripture encourages us to see wealth through the lens of stewardship, not ownership. The three components of a biblical theology of stewardship are: - God owns it all - We are entrusted by God with his resources to do good - God blesses us to give more, not just to have more We are invited to discern with the Spirit what stewardship looks like for each of us in ou...

John 1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God

At this month's family meeting Jill talked to the children about the account of Elijah's interaction with the Widow of Zarephath and her son. In the part of the talk for the adults she picks up on the theme of generosity by interviewing Lina Read about the amazing extent to which God has enabled her business to fund charitable projects which support educational opportunities, particularly for thos...

Every believer who answer the call of God is gifted with the HOLY SPIRIT to be the Minister of Jesus Christ to expand the Kingdom of God of Earth