Riverside Church Hoddesdon

In this message our national evangelism director Gary Gibbs begins our 18 month journey of turning inside out by talking about the foundation of evangelism the unity of the church.

Jesus has a confrontation with the Pharisee's over a tradition of hand washing. Jesus makes clear it isn't what goes into the mouth that defiles but what comes out because what comes out is from the heart. In this message Pastor Jamie explores the issue of the heart and that we dont need a reformation of behaviour but a transformation of heart.

Jesus did two miracles in Matthew 14 in feeding the 5000 and then walking on water and calming the storm. In this message Pastor Jamie emphasise the point of the accounts is the Deity and greatness of Jesus. From this then we grow to deeper faith and the disciples lack of faith makes sense because we see Jesus greatness which leads us to worship.

Jesus talked to his disciples a lot in parables. These are stories that bring everyday understanding and meaning to many concepts Jesus taught. In this message Pastor Jamie explores the parables of Matthew 13 and what Jesus intended to teach us through them.

In this message Pastor Jamie tackles the area of demons. We find Jesus in confrontation with the Pharisee's when they accuse Him of casting out demons by the power of satan. Jesus responds to them and within that response we see Jesus teaching on demons.

Pastor Jamie continues to preach from Matthew. In this message He looks Jesus call to the weary and burdened to come and rest. As Christians we dont have diplomatic immunity from the trials and problems of this world but we do have a God who gives rest in the midst of them.

In this message Pastor Jamie explores Jesus teaching about 2 paths. There are only 2 paths available to mankind and Jesus challenges us to go through the narrow gate and follow the narrow path. The rest of this chapter follow the difference of the two paths. If you follow the narrow path your house is built on the rock and you can be sure that house will stand.

This week Pastor Jamie returned to our series in Matthew: the King and the kingdom. In this message Pastor explores Jesus higher call. Your ultimate calling is not your ministry, it is you becoming more like Jesus. In this passages of scripture Jesus challenges the way we live and takes us further than the 10 commandments by dealing with our heart.

Pastor Jamie explores the life of David in this Father's day message exploring how we become men after God's heart.

The General Superintendent of Elim Pentecostal church joined us on 9th June and share with us a message about being a more than church. God is a generous more than God and has call us to be a more than people. John challenges us as believers to step up and give first place to Jesus in order to walk as a more than people.

John Greenall was our guest preacher at Riverside and He brought a message from the life of Jonah. God called Jonah to preach the need of repentance to the people of Nineveh but He chose to run. In this message we see the contrast in Jonah's heart and the compassion of God and John challenges us to love the way God loves.

Pastor Jamie continued The message series by looking at the Holy Spirit. In this message we believe our core belief that: We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son and the necessity of His work in conviction of sin, repentance, regeneration and sanctification, and that the believer is also promised an enduement of power as the gift of Christ through the baptism in the Holy Spirit with signs following. Through this enduement the believer is empowered for fuller participation in the ministry of the Church, its worship, evangelism and service.

Jesus directed His disciples to pray for the harvest and pray for God to raise up workers. In this message Pastor Jamie explains the importance of praying for the lost. This is motivated by compassion just as it was for Jesus because people are harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd. In this message learn practical steps for praying for lost people and praying for Christian workers, including being available ourselves to answer this prayer.

Jesus the saviour is the third of the core beliefs of the Elim Pentecostal churches. We believe in the true and proper deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His real and complete humanity, in His sinless life, in His authoritative teaching, in His substitutionary and atoning sacrifice through His blood shed, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His heavenly intercession and His second advent to receive His Church. Pastor Jamie explores these great themes in this message.

Jesus came demonstrating His authority and power over sickness. When the perfect kingdom comes sin and sickness bow in His presence. In this message Pastor Jamie explores some of the Kingdom principles for healing we find in this chapter; Jesus is willing to heal, Jesus has authority to heal, Jesus presence heals.

Aideen and Adrian share there miraculous story of God's protection in a terrible accident.

Pastor Jamie continues our series in Matthew as He preaches from Jesus teaching on being salt and light. Jesus has called those who follow Him to live out His teachings and in doing so be salt and light. He also has a strong message for those that don't saying that they are useless to the kingdom of God

Lisa Kallow finished our kingdom attitudes series looking at the final two beatitudes. Blessed are the peacemaker and the persecuted. Listen again to Lisa message on these two subjects.

Pastor Jamie continues our kingdom attitudes series by looking at Jesus instruction to be hungry and thirsty for righteousness, to be merciful and to be pure in heart.

Pastor Jamie started a new mini series kingdom attitudes. We are beginning to look at the Beatitudes and the attitude a follower of Jesus should have. This week we looked at poor in spirit, mourning and being meek.