Riverside Church

Julian Barnard shares an advent message on betrothal. He considers Joseph's reaction and response to Mary’s life changing news. God meets us through our brokenness and gives hope for the future.

This week our guest speakers Nigel & Jo Hemming from Winchester Vineyard Church start the advent season by explaining how God uses ordinary people like Mary to do extraordinarily things to enable his purpose.

Simon explains why thanksgiving is an essential part of our lives as Christians as we orientate our life in a continuing way towards him.

Chris explains the different types praise offered to God in the Psalms.

Joel explains why there are more songs of Lament than there are of praise in the Psalms and that Lament isn’t just about complaining it’s a structured way of telling God how we feel.

Chris explains why trust is mentioned so many times in the Psalms and how by trusting in God in our daily lives is so important.

Simon kicks off the new series where we will be looking at how the Psalms help us deepen our connection with God in prayer. They help us grow in expressing every range of human emotion and situation.

Simon explains how we should live life as if Jesus is in charge. Before that Pauline tells us about her feelings of peace and happiness through her amazing encounter with the Holy Spirit at a prayer meeting in Herne Bay last week.

Firstly, Baiba from Friends International talks about their work among students in the Canterbury area and Julian unpacks the power of the Holy Spirit in the life of Jesus.

Keely looks back to celebrate all that God has done this year in the life of Riverside and Simon looks ahead to what we believe God has for us in the coming year.

Fantastic to celebrate with Tom, Mark and Jo today as they are baptised. Before Simons short explanation of baptism we hear their great testimonies of how Jesus changed their lives.

Continuing on from lasts weeks ‘Eyes Being Opened’ talk, Simon explains how the giving of sight to the man in this story is a sign that Jesus can open both physical eyes and spiritual eyes.

Using the story of Jesus healing the blind man in the gospel of John chapter 9, Simon explains how heaven touched earth at that moment and how we should use kingdom opportunities.

Simon explains the ‘perfect storm’ that was brewing around Jesus when he started his ministry.

Simon’s short sermon introducing the new series ‘Simply Jesus’ where we look at the person and centrality of Jesus and look at the basics of what it’s like to follow him.

Simon concludes this series by looking at how by modifying the habits and rhythms in our lives it might help us grow as individuals.

Simon looks at how emotional health helps us discover our true self.

Simon continues the series looking at the benefits of emotionally healthy spirituality.

Simon begins our series looking at the importance of integrating spiritual growth and emotional health.

One of the most crucial lessons we can learn as a Christian is to handle suffering. Continuing in the series on 1Peter, Keely unpacks this based on chapter 5 verses 1-11.