River Streams

by Paul Hughes • (Ruth 1:1-22) What do you do when you are suspended in the fragility of waiting between the now and not yet?

by Heidi Hughes • (John 15:11) God promises us a joy that remains, if we are willing to walk in love and obedience.

by Justin O'Shea • (Romans 15:13, John 15:7) A hopeful person is anchored by faith to something they cannot see, putting their hope in a King and a Kingdom that cannot be shaken.

by Paul Hughes • (John 17) Jesus' last teaching to his followers is actually a prayer - a prayer that when his followers are united in him, the world will receive the revelation of the Father's love.

by Justin O'Shea • (Matthew 5:43-48, Genesis 37 & 39) Because we have a favourable relationship with our Heavenly Father, everything we put our hands to can prosper. Are we willing to believe that and serve in that way?

by Randy Maas • (Ephesians 5:1-20) Imitating God may seem like an impossible task. But if we intentionally approach it like a child copying their parent, over time we will find ourselves looking a lot more like Jesus.

by Heidi Hughes • (Luke 11:34, Colossians 1:12, 2:6-7, 4:2) Being thankful shouldn't be something we have to discipline ourselves to do. Instead it should naturally flow out of a closer walk with Jesus.

by Tessa Hughes • (Galatians 3:1, Hebrews 12:11, Proverbs 12:15) Accepting and embracing correction has the potential for great benefits, but only when we have the humility to receive it.

by Paul Hughes • (2 Kings 4:1-7, 1 Kings 19:19-21) When presented with a crisis, Elisha was able to move forward confidently because he had already positioned himself in a position of full dependency.

by Justin O'Shea • (Luke 2:21-35, Romans 8:28) It's a wonderful life when in every situation, we can have a peaceful confidence that God works all things together for our good because we love and obey him.

by Heidi Hughes • (Jeremiah 31:15-17, 2 Corinthians 1:8-10) In painful or difficult times, God's presence and His words are the best source of comfort.

by the River Collective • A communal exploration of Psalm 27. 

by Tony Cooke • (Matthew 16:15-19) Jesus saw Peter through the lens of who he was made to be. We truly love when we look at people around us the same way.  

by Justin O'Shea • (Deuteronomy 20:1-4, Numbers 13:1-14:12) When we face challenges on the journey God has invited us on, what has the most influence on our heart - the fear rising from looking at the problem or the courage rising from looking at the promise?

by Jonny and Tessa Hughes • In Philippians 4:6-9, Paul gives clear directions to experiencing peace in every situation. However, to fully receive peace, we need to have the humility to actually follow the instructions.

by Heidi Hughes • (Colossians 1:3-12, Ephesians 3:19) The secret to growing as a Christian is spending time in the secret place, being watered with the love of Jesus. 

by Bob Ekblad • (Romans 6:3-11) Following Jesus in baptism is a radical step. You might say that every Christian is an illegal alien, because we've died to everything our old self identified with, and surrendered to the kingdom of heaven and the Lordship of Jesus.  

by Heidi Hughes • (Titus 2:11-14, Ephesians 2:10) God's desire is for us to to have a deeper revelation of what it means to be a child of his kingdom, so that we can be part of his plans to release his kingdom to the world around us.

by Heidi Hughes • (Philippians 4:9, 1:3) Feelings not grounded in truth can lead us off track. Our focus needs to be on what Jesus has said and done.

by Dan Mohler • Being a Christian isn't primarily about praying a prayer so we can go to heaven. It's about being filled and transformed by the love of God, so that we in turn release his love to the world around us.

by Dan Mohler Island Ignite session 3

by Dan Mohler Island Ignite session 2

by Dan Mohler Island Ignite 2016 session 1

by Heidi Hughes • (Ephesians 4:29-32, 5:4) Each one of us has the potential to speak hurtful words. The good news is that in Jesus we can receive the power to forgive and speak words of love.

by Justin O'Shea • (Joshua 1:1-5) We have every reason to be hopeful because God is on our side. To abound in hope, our heart needs to stay aligned to God's heart, through whatever circumstance may arise.