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Looking at the distinctive things that make us who we are as a church

Sunday 10th November 2024
Jake continues our 'This Is Us' series looking at the statement: 'In our actions we try to be kind, helpful, practical and responsible'. He looks particularly at the first three words 'In our actions', and discusses what it means to be a people who 'walk the walk'.

Sunday 3rd November 2024
Abbie continues our This Is Us series looking at how we are growing in our intention to be a welcoming, loving, inclusive and safe space.

Sunday 27th October 2024
Simon looks at how we can share our faith in relevant, real and positive ways.

Sunday 20th October 2024
Simon continues our series looking at - in our relationships with others we try to be honest, authentic, and interdependent.

Sunday 13th October 2024
Keely continues our series looking at ‘In our relationship with ourselves, we believe we are loved, accepted and being transformed by God…’

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Sunday 6th October 2024
Simon starts our new series This Is Us looking at the distinctives that we believe Riverside is called to carry and express.

Sunday 22nd September 2024
Once a year we take time to look back and celebrate all that has happened through the life of the church, and then we look forward with expectation to the next season and where we think God is leading

Exploring Jesus’ use of stories to convey truths about God, us and the Kingdom.

Sunday 15th September 2024
At the end of our Parables series, we take time to reflect on what God has been saying to us over the past few weeks, and how we might relate what we've learnt to our lives.

Sunday 8th September 2024
This week, we look together at the parable of the mustard seed. Looking at how, in the Kingdom, greatness comes out of seemingly insignificant people and moments.

Sunday 1st September 2024
Abbie talks about her few couple of months in her role as Youth Pastor and paints her vision and plan for the future of Riverside's youth ministry. Tina, who has spent the last 19 months on the LOGOS HOPE ship tells stories of her travels and what God has been doing in and through her.

Sunday 18th August 2024
Jesus tells a story that begins with shame and humiliation to reveal a ‘prodigal’ father who is lavishly extravagant with his love.

Sunday 11th August 2024
Chris looks at why the title of the traditional title ‘The Parable of the Talents’ can be quite misleading. He shows how Jesus uses stories about money and stewardship to deepen our trust in God.

Sunday 4th August 2024
Steve continues our series by looking at the Parable of the Sower and why the farmer in the story seems to scatter his seed so recklessly…

Sunday 28th July 2024
Simon starts our new series looking at the stories Jesus told to convey spiritual truths. He begins with the parables of a lost sheep and a lost coin.

Showing Jesus through our words and actions.

Sunday 21st July 2024
Simon concludes this mini series looking at Jesus’ encouragement to love others through our choices.

Sunday 14th July 2024
Jake looks at how we can share our faith naturally and sensitively in a way that represents Jesus well.

Sunday 7th July 2024
This week we launched a new series called 'Show and Tell' - Showing Jesus through our actions and words. This week, Jake looked at the great Commission and the call to discipleship.

Looking at some of the key things ‘below the surface’ of Riverside that make us who we are.

Sunday 23rd June 2024
At the end of our Foundations series, we take time to reflect on what God has been saying to us over the past few weeks, and how we might relate these things to our lives.

Sunday 16th June 2024
In the last talk of this series, Jake looks at the significance of where God places us.

Sunday 9th June 2024
Simon looks at Riverside’s foundational ethos of 'bringing our best and doing our best' to demonstrate God’s love and goodness.

Sunday 2nd June 2024
Jake speaks about how the church building that homes Riverside reflects our values and vision and gives us opportunities to live out following Jesus rather than simply talking about doing so.

Sunday 26th May 2024
Simon unpacks what Jesus centric leadership looks like at Riverside and how we can all carry leadership influence for the benefit of others.

Sunday 19th May 2024
Jake looks at how our understanding of God as love sets a foundation for everything that we do at Riverside.

Sunday 12th May 2024
Foundations are not overtly visible, but they are key to building well. In this first talk in this new series, Simon looks at how Riverside’s history supports and informs the sort of church it is today.

Navigating the mountains in our lives really helps us to grow spiritually and emotionally.

Sunday 5th May 2024
Simon introduces our new ‘Pause' weeks which we’ll be having between sermon series. These will give us the chance to recap on what we’ve heard, reflect on what we’ve learnt, and look at what we want to apply to our lives.

Sunday 28th April 2024
Jake concludes our Mountains series looking at our shared calling and our unique calling.

Sunday 21st April 2024
This week we look at who we are and why we are here. Jake talks about how believing truths, rather than the lies, about our identity is key to our spiritual formation, and will help anchor us when we face mountains.

Sunday 14th April 2024
We all have times in our lives when God’s love is obscured by difficult circumstances. Simon looks at what we can do when we can’t see past the mountains of our pain…

Sunday 7th April 2024
Circumstances in our life can feel like mountains – challenging, difficult to overcome, seemingly immovable. Simon begins our new series looking at navigating life’s mountains and how they can be places where we find intimate encounters with God.

Getting to know the person of the Holy Spirit.

Sunday 24th March 2024
Simon concludes our series looking at the overarching mission of the Holy Spirit to turn our lives outward to show God’s love to all people.

Sunday 17th March 2024
Jake talks about how we can get the most out of ministry time. He looks at the foundations of prayer ministry and how God longs to draw near to us.

Sunday 10th March 2024
Simon looks at how to use the gifts given by the Holy Spirit in a normal, natural way to encourage people and deepen love and trust.

Sunday 3rd March 2024
Simon looks at how it is trust, not certainty, that helps us hear the Holy Spirit speaking to us and Martin shares his story of how God spoke to him on a trip to New Zealand.

Sunday 25th February 2024
Jake looks at how the Holy Spirit seeks to grow us into the likeness of Jesus.

Sunday 18th February 2024
Simon continues our series looking at the challenge of living between Pentecost and Parousia, and how the Holy Spirit can bring us comfort and hope.

Sunday 11th February 2024
Jake continues our 'Holy Spirit' series looking at how the Holy Spirit reveals himself in the New Testament.

Sunday 4th February 2024
Simon introduces our new series on the Holy Spirit looking at the Spirit of God in the Old Testament.

Looking at how Jesus declares us clean but we do need to remain in relationship with God to deal with things that can contaminate our lives.

Sunday 28th January 2024
We conclude our Clean Me series with a baptism service at Riverside.

Sunday 21st January 2024
How can we avoid just sleepwalking into behaviours that aren’t helpful? Simon looks at how habits work and how we can break the autopilot cycle with God's help.

Sunday 14th January 2024
Simon continues our Clean Me series looking at how what is on the inside of our lives influences and informs what is on the outside.

Sunday 7th January 2024
Simon begins our new series looking at how Jesus declares us clean but we do need to remain in relationship with God to deal with things that can contaminate our lives.