The River

Lawrence reminds us that faith is the confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Nehemiah 8:10 talks about ‘The Joy of the Lord is your strength’, Raj talks about why that is? How do we cultivate Joy through different ways of expressing your gratitude.

Resilience, when quitting is not an option but know Gods plan is supreme over you !

Beginning with a prophesy from Pete, Jo and Jackie discuss their own journeys into self-compassion - from perfectionism. God's love covers our weaknesses and imperfections as we learn and grow into all God has called us to be ... so let's turn our faces towards Him and have compassion on ourselves...

Esther looks at the importance of getting to know the Author and living according to who God says we are.

Ruth introduces our theme for the summer weeks - a summer of rediscovering more of who we are & who He is.

Andy poses the question - how do we work out our salvation. Looking at Psalm 1 and Ephesians - we have to develop a Christian mindset. If we don’t intentially do that then we will be shaped by the world around us. Knowing deeply our identity will then help us to make changes in our lives that allow us to become more like Jesus.

Martin talks about our inheritance in Christ and being intentional about entering into more of it.

It is easy to miss the context in which Jesus was telling this oft-told parable. Once the significance is recognised, it becomes apparent that Jesus is describing a Good, Good Father.

How we become more like Jesus by turning to Him and beholding Him.

Starting in Acts 2, Pete shares Apostle Peter's Pentecost message to consider how we are living with the gift of God - The Holy Spirit. Are we living satisfied and hungry for more?

We get to live in Holy Spirit newness of life because of what Jesus has done for us. The same new life prophetically demonstrated in water baptism and baptism in the Holy Spirit witnessed at Pentecost are available for us today!

In May '24 Nathan spoke about the River being 'called to March together, not stand alone'. In this sermon he recaps and looks at the role we have in discipleship to, 1) Pick a Brother up, and 2) To pick yourself up. He also reflects on the passing of the generals and how God is prepares a new generation to lead.

Family with a healthy culture is the best context for new life to be nurtured and developed. There is a prophetic significance of dedicating parents for us all. As we take seriously the call to parent spiritually, we will see many believers born & disciples made

A brief look at Acts tells us that as the Spirit moves, and the gospel spreads, growth follows and personal and societal change occurs. So change management becomes a regular feature of our lives.

Andy and Theresa Merrick - here for the weekend.

Pete continues our series 'Joyful New Covenant Sacrifices'. Jesus' sacrifice was sufficient to bring about our salvation for which we are eternally grateful. But what does it mean for us to lay our lives down and live for Jesus?

This is a prophetic song/word from Martyn during the meeting; that reminds us who we are - and whose we are ...

Lawrence demonstrates that Jesus is preparing His church for acceleration.

Jesus appeared to his disciples after his resurrection and is still meeting with people today. We get to live alive, forgiven, free, powerful, hopeful and joy filled because of His life in us.

Martin invites us to consider the power of the tongue and helps us understand how our words can be a blessing or a curse.

Usung the reference for the bible verse Matthew 28:19 (Therefore go and make disciples ...) Pete introduces a new 'card game' based resource we have developed to help us have disciple making conversations . (For more information about this resource email us at info@theriver.uk

Lawrence reminds us that we don't own our past anymore. He paid your debts in full.

As part of our current preach series on 'Sacrifices we 'get' to make as believers', Pete encourages us to draw near to God and each other and in so doing relinquish an independence mindset.

In Romans 12 Paul urges us to offer our bodies as living sacrifices. How we view our bodies is so important both for our own benefit and for the advancement of the Kingdom.