Riverside Church Sunday Message

TEACHING SERIES: Citizen TITLE: Finding Meaning In The Mayhem BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday, 23 June 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Daniel 12:5-13 (Daniel 10-12) EXCERPT: “It just doesn’t make sense.” Have you ever said that to yourself? Whether it’s some homework that you don’t understand, a form you need to fill in, or a situation that is beyond you, we all face perplexing things sometimes. What if it is...

TEACHING SERIES: Citizen TITLE: How To Survive The End Of The World BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday, 16 June 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Daniel 7:9-14 (Daniel 7-9) EXCERPT: Since Covid there’s been a big influx of apocalyptic movies and endurance entertainment. We’re fascinated by the stories and intensity, and some of us secretly long for a life that is simply about survival. And yet, beyond the entertain...

TEACHING SERIES: Citizen SERMON TITLE: Under Pressure BY: Nathanael Ballew DATE: Sunday 9 June 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Daniel 6:10-16 (Daniel 4 & 5) EXCERPT: What are you like under pressure? Do you thrive on the adrenaline, or do you buckle under the weight? Each of us is different in times of real pressure, for a whole variety of reasons. But one thing is sure – if you know the outcome, it changes...

TEACHING SERIES: Citizen SERMON TITLE: Speaking Truth To Power BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 2 June 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Daniel 4:1-3 (Daniel 4 & 5) EXCERPT: Who is the most powerful person you know? What does it mean to be ‘powerful’? And how can we use that power in a healthy and good way, rather than a destructive, self-centred way? “We are easily drawn in by energy, drive, charisma and what se...

TEACHING SERIES: Citizen SERMON TITLE: Courage Under Fire BY: Guest DATE: Sunday 26 May 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Daniel 3:8-12, 19-26 EXCERPT: Everyone loves a movie with an act of courage. When the world seems against the hero, and they boldly, courageously defy the odds. But what does courage look like in our culture, without the soundtrack and camera crews? What does it take to be courageous even w...

TEACHING SERIES: Citizen SERMON TITLE: Being an Influencer BY: Sarah Auger DATE: Sunday 19 May 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Daniel 2:14-23 EXCERPT: Do you want to be an influencer? According to indeed.com, there are 5 levels of influencer in our society – from being a ‘nano-influencer’ (under10k followers) up to being a ‘mega influencer’ (over 1m followers). In a sense, we are all influencers to some degr...

TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: Citizen of Where BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 05 May 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Daniel 1:1-5 & Jeremiah 29:4-7 EXCERPT: In an election year, how do you live when you feel like you don’t fit in? It can be easy to resist and complain. And yet. In the ancient book of Daniel we find a people who are a long way from home, in Babylon. But, how they live change...

TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: The Questions We Have BY: Discussion Panel DATE: Sunday 28 April 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Psalm 91:2 EXCERPT: Last of the series on mental health, wellbeing and resilience. How do we recognise when we were near breaking point? And how do we build healthy patterns and expectations for life? How do we care well for ourselves and for each other? ‘I will sa...

TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: Building Resilience BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 21 April 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Psalm 130 & 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 EXCERPT: How can you be more resilient in life? How can we be better equipped to nurture mental wellness and resilience in our daily lives? In this third part, we will explore ways to build resilience in your life. . “I desperately neede...

TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: Breaking Point BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 14 April 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Psalm 88 & 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 EXCERPT: You can only bend so long without breaking. How do you know how you’re doing? And, how do you know how much more you can take? In this second part, we will explore what breaking point might look like, and taking steps to find hope and who...

TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: Reality Check BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 7 April 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Psalm 42 & Psalm 139 – verse 14 EXCERPT: It’s time for a reality check. In this first week of the series, we will break the stigma around mental health, reflect on some myths we might believe and discover how God responds to the complexity of who we are. “Jesus may be in your hea...

TEACHING SERIES: Jesus. Is. Alive. BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 31 March 2024 Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person is still true of us online. We are on a journey together to help people get to know Jesus and grow as his followers across Birmingham and beyond. Riverside is a church made up of people from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences all with one t...

TEACHING SERIES: Letting The Light In SERMON TITLE: Injustice BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 24 March 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: John – Chapter 18, verses 28-40 EXCERPT: Being a victim of injustice feels devastating. Not only is not fair, it feels as though there is no way to make it right. We feel vulnerable and as though the ground has been taken from under our feet. We know it wasn’t fair. An no-one els...

TEACHING SERIES: Letting The Light In SERMON TITLE: Abandonment BY: Nathanael Ballew DATE: Sunday 17 March 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: John – Chapter 18, verses 15-27 EXCERPT: Every now and again you hear a truly tragic story about a person being abandoned by those who are meant to look after them. Most of us will never face such tragedy. But on a much smaller scale, at various times in life, we can all...

TEACHING SERIES: Letting The Light In SERMON TITLE: Betrayal BY: Sarah Auger DATE: Sunday 10 March 2024 ‘BIBLE PASSAGES: John – Chapter 18, verses 1-11 EXCERPT: When someone you trust lets you down, and betrays that trust, it can be one of the most devastating events in life. It is disorientating and gutwrenching. It’s one of the reasons why the TV series, The Traitors, has become so popular – it...

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: Generous Lives BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 3 March 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: 2 Corinthians – Chapter 9, verses 10-15 EXCERPT: We often think of generosity in terms of money, but it affects every area of our lives. What if we cultivated generosity throughout our whole life? In our words, in our attitudes, in our decisions. But how to do so? It is only when we s...

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: How To Be Generosity BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 25 February 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Luke – Chapter 11, verses 37-46 EXCERPT: It’s one thing to want to be generous, but what does it look like in practice? How much should we give? What to? Over the past few weeks, we have been looking at the reasons why we can be generous. In this session we will explore so...

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: Hilarious Generosity BY: Nathanael Ballew DATE: Sunday 18 February 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: 2 Corinthians – Chapter 9, verses 6-8 EXCERPT: Someone once said that you never meet an unhappy generous person. In contrast, when you think of Ebenezer Scrooge, you think of unhappiness and misery…all because he is uncharitable and demanding. The bible describes gener...

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: From Worry To Certainty BY: Sarah Auger DATE: Sunday 11 February 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Timothy – Chapter 6, verses 17-19 Matthew – Chapter 6, verses 19-33 EXCERPT: Financial worries are always near top of the list when it comes to life anxieties. For some people, the reason why is clear. But for many of us, perhaps the reason why is less clear. What if t...

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: What Is Mine Is Yours BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 4 February 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Chronicles – Chapter 29, verses 10-18 Psalm 24 – verse 1 Matthew – Chapter 26, verses 6-13 EXCERPT: Have you ever been trusted to look after something that wasn’t yours? How did you act? If you ask any best-man at a wedding, one of the most nerve-wracking jobs is to look...

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: Never Enough? BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 28 January 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Mathew – Chapter 10, verses 8 2 Corinthians – Chapter 9, verses 8-10 1 Timothy – Chapter 6, verses 6-11 EXCERPT: How much is enough? In some recent research in the US, people were asked ‘How much does your annual salary need to be for you to feel happy/less stressed?’ The results we...

TEACHING SERIES: Changing The Conversation SERMON TITLE: Changing The Conversation About Other People BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 21 January 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Romans– Chapter 12, verses 14-21 EXCERPT: We live in a tribal world, when it is easy to live in our echo chambers. We dismiss people who don’t agree with us, and only need to embrace those who do. And, in our connected world, we find a...

TEACHING SERIES: Changing The Conversation SERMON TITLE: Changing The Conversation About The Church BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 14 January 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Romans– Chapter 12, verses 4-13 EXCERPT: Recently, a local man turned up to one of our Sunday morning gatherings because he had been told ‘Go to Riverside, they’ll help you.’ What does it mean to be a church that changes the conversation?...

TEACHING SERIES: Changing The Conversation SERMON TITLE: Changing The Conversation About Ourselves BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 7 January 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Romans– Chapter 12, verses 1-5 EXCERPT: ‘The primary exacerbator of burnout isn’t really email, or Instagram, or a constant stream of news alerts. It’s the continuous failure to reach the impossible expectations we’ve set for ourselves.” (A...

TEACHING SERIES: What We Waiting For? SERMON TITLE: Waiting With Your Running Shoes On BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 8 December 2023 BIBLE PASSAGES: Mathew– Chapter 3, verses 1-12 Luke – Chapter 2, verses 22-32 EXCERPT: Have you ever had the situation where you’re working on a computer and you get the ‘spinning ball of doom’, where your computer just seems to freeze. And, you’re not sure what is hap...