Riverside Church Sunday Message

Teaching Series: The God Who… Title: Session 3: The God Who… Provides By: Julian Mander Recorded: Sunday 22/08/2021 For full details and resources associated with this podcast please visit our church blog: https://riverside-church.org.uk/blog Resources include Bible study discussion questions, children’s activity sheets, links to the livestream broadcast on YouTube and a transcript of the talk. We...

Teaching Series: The God Who… Title: Session 2: The God Who… Is Hope By: Mel Lynch Recorded: Sunday 15/08/2021 For full details and resources associated with this podcast please visit our church blog: https://riverside-church.org.uk/blog Resources include Bible study discussion questions, children’s activity sheets, links to the livestream broadcast on YouTube and a transcript of the talk. Welcome...

Teaching Series: Let The River Flow Title: Part 2 By: Tim Chilvers Bible Passage: Ezekiel (Chapter 47) Recorded: Sunday 23/05/2021 Let The River Flow: As a church our heartbeat has always been to bring the life of Jesus to our city and beyond. He’s changed our lives, and we want everyone else to discover the same hope we have. Like a river that brings life wherever it flows. Covid-19 has given us...

Teaching Series: Emerge Title: Moving On With Expectation By: Sarah Auger Bible Passage: Ephesians (Chapter 3, verses 14-21) Recorded: Sunday 09/05/2021 Emerge: As the world continues to battle with Covid-19, here in the UK we are beginning to emerge out of lockdown. This Sunday teaching series is all about reflecting on how to do this well. Over the next 3 weeks we will take time to stop, breathe...

Teaching Series: Take Hold Title: Light Despite The Shadows By: Tim Chilvers Bible Passage: Nehemiah (Chapter 13) Recorded: Sunday 01/08/2021 Light Despite The Shadows: We are part of a much bigger story, and God is building something much bigger than us. Despite our ongoing failings, it’s so good to remember the difference that Jesus makes! Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet to...

Teaching Series: Take Hold Title: Time To Party By: Nathanael Ballew Bible Passage: Nehemiah (Chapter 11, verses 1-2 & Chapter 12, verses 27-30) Recorded: Sunday 25/07/2021 Time To Party: It’s only when we look back can we see how far we have come. It’s only as we take time to see what God has done, that we really can party! Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person...

Teaching Series: Take Hold Title: Picking Yourself Up By: Judy Moore Bible Passage: Nehemiah (Chapter 9, verses 1-3) Recorded: Sunday 11/07/2021 Picking Yourself Up: We all get things wrong, and sometimes it gets ugly. When we do so, how do we pick ourselves up and resolve to move forwards and take hold of what is ahead? Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person is s...

Teaching Series: Take Hold Title: Building Strong By: Tim Chilvers Bible Passage: Nehemiah (Chapter 8, verses 1-6) Recorded: Sunday 04/07/2021 Building Strong: When you want to change things for good, it’s crucial to lay the right foundations. What should be the key priorities? Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person is still true of us online. We are on a journey...

Teaching Series: Take Hold Title: Despite The Odds By: Sarah Auger Bible Passage: Nehemiah (Chapter 4, verses 1-6) Recorded: Sunday 27/06/2021 Despite The Odds: Change is never easy! Anything that is worth doing will face opposition, both from outside and from within. How do we keep going despite the odds? Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person is still true of us...

Teaching Series: Take Hold Title: Seize The Moment By: Judy Moore Bible Passage: Nehemiah (Chapter 2, verses 1-20) Recorded: Sunday 20/06/2021 Seize The Moment: It’s easy to wish things were different, but what if God has given you an opportunity – in the very moment you find yourself, right now – to be that difference! Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person is st...

Teaching Series: Take Hold Title: Change Begins In The Heart By: Tim Chilvers Bible Passage: Nehemiah (Chapter 1, verses 1-11) Recorded: Sunday 13/06/2021 Change Begins In The Heart: When things aren’t as they should be, we long for change. It’s so good to know that change doesn’t just depend on us – God is always at work! Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person is...

Teaching Series: Let The River Flow Title: Part 3 By: Tim Chilvers Bible Passage: Ezekiel (Chapter 47) Recorded: Sunday 06/06/2021 Let The River Flow: As a church our heartbeat has always been to bring the life of Jesus to our city and beyond. He’s changed our lives, and we want everyone else to discover the same hope we have. Like a river that brings life wherever it flows. Covid-19 has given us...

Teaching Series: Let The River Flow Title: Part 1 By: Tim Chilvers Bible Passage: Ezekiel (Chapter 47) Recorded: Sunday 16/05/2021 Let The River Flow: As a church our heartbeat has always been to bring the life of Jesus to our city and beyond. He’s changed our lives, and we want everyone else to discover the same hope we have. Like a river that brings life wherever it flows. Covid-19 has given us...

Teaching Series: Emerge Title: Session 2: Opening Up To Life By: Nathanael Ballew Bible Passage: Colossians (Chapter 3, verses 1-4) & 1 Timothy (Chapter 4, verses 6-10) Recorded: Sunday 02/05/2021 Emerge: As the world continues to battle with Covid-19, here in the UK we are beginning to emerge out of lockdown. This Sunday teaching series is all about reflecting on how to do this well. Over the nex...

Teaching Series: Emerge Title: Session 1: Coming Up For Breath By: Judy Moore Bible Passage: Psalm 42 Recorded: Sunday 25/04/2021 Emerge: As the world continues to battle with Covid-19, here in the UK we are beginning to emerge out of lockdown. This Sunday teaching series is all about reflecting on how to do this well. Over the next 3 weeks we will take time to stop, breathe and reflect. And then,...

Teaching Series: Human Title: Session 11: I Long For So Much More By: Tim Chilvers Bible Passage: Genesis (Chapter 3, verses 6-13) Recorded: Sunday 18/04/2021 I Long For So Much More: The devastating power of fantasy is something that every movie producer and advertising executive swears by. The fantasy, the ideal, the thing we long for, particularly when our circumstances are far from what we’d h...

Teaching Series: Human Title: Session 10: The Use And Abuse Of Power By: Tim Chilvers Bible Passage: Genesis (Chapter 3, verses 9-24) & Luke (Chapter 14, verses 7-11) Recorded: Sunday 11/04/2021 The Use And Abuse Of Power: We all have power, but we don’t realise it. Sadly, some of us have experienced the misuse of power in very damaging ways. How might we use and even abuse our power? And how do w...

Title: Why Is Everything Broken By: Sarah Auger Bible Passage: Genesis (Chapter 3, verses 1 – 9) Recorded: Sunday 28/03/2021 Adam & Eve are a snapshot of the devastating truth that everything is fractured. Their relationships with each other, with themselves, with the world around them and ultimately with God are all broken. Left to our own devices, things go devastatingly wrong. Maybe it’s a good...

Title: The Journey We All Take By: Tim Chilvers Bible Passage: Genesis (Chapter 3, verses 1 – 8) Recorded: Sunday 21/03/2021 For decades, we have moved away from the idea of ‘sin’. It’s often either a dirty word or just a naughty word. What if rediscovering the biblical idea of sin is actually the best news possible. What if it is the only thing that makes sense of our broken lives and hearts. Wha...

Title: What Do I Do With Shame? By: Judy Moore Bible Passage: Genesis (Chapter 2, verses 25 to Chapter 3, verse 10) Recorded: Sunday 14/03/2021 In a 'cancel culture' in which we try and shame those we differ from, what do we do with our own shame? It’s a part of the human story since we began, and so what do we do with it and where is the hope? What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together...

Title: Sex Is Great But … By: Tim Chilvers Bible Passage: Genesis (Chapter 2, verses 23 - 25) Recorded: Sunday 7/3/2021 In a society that has elevated a gift from God to the status of a god, the biblical perspective on sex is breathtaking. It is good news for everyone, whether they be conservatives or liberals; single or married; young or old. As we discover that sex is both more, and less, import...

Teaching Series: Human Title: Him/Her By: Tim Chilvers Bible Passage: Genesis (Chapter 2, verses 18 - 22) Recorded: Sunday 28//02/2021 In a confused world, the biblical foundations of gender lay out a pathway ahead. It’s when we discover the dignity and equality in both male and female, we realise the radical power of living with and for both genders. What's true of Riverside Church when we meet t...

Title: 5 Things I've Learnt During The Pandemic By: Judy Moore Recorded: Sunday 14//02/2021 What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together physically is still true of us online. At Riverside we are on a journey together to help people get to know Jesus and grow as his followers across Birmingham and beyond. Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find...

Teaching Series: Human Title: Home Is Where The Heart Is By: Nathanael Ballew Bible Passage: Genesis (Chapter 2, verses 4 - 17) Recorded: Sunday 07//02/2021 What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together physically is still true of us online. We exist to help people get to know Jesus and grow as his followers across Birmingham and beyond. Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so wel...

Teaching Series: Human Title: Why Am I Here? By: Sarah Auger Bible Passage: Genesis (Chapter 1, verses 28 to Chapter 2, verse 17) Recorded: Sunday 31/01/2021 What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together physically is still true of us online. We exist to help people get to know Jesus and grow as his followers across Birmingham and beyond. Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so we...