TEACHING SERIES: Closer Than You Know
TITLE: Don’t Stress The Details
BY: Nathanael Ballew
DATE: Sunday 25 August 2024
BIBLE PASSAGES: Exodus 3:16-22

EXCERPT:

Can we compromise? God has shown in the Bible that he is faithful through the generations. And he asks us to love him with all that we have. But do we find it too easy at times to compromise on his commands?

Are you a planner or a blagger?! Some of us need all the details sorted before we act, whereas others are happy to see what happens. Either way, taking a step of faith is not always easy. We can never know for sure what will happen, and all of the details won’t be clear until they happen. And even then, we wont please everybody! But, the example of Moses reveals that there is only one way to know that God goes with us, and that is by going his way.

‘The person in the room who has the most hope, has the most influence’
(Sarah Yardley)


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 thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life.

Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 

Useful Links:
OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 
READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog  
WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

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25/08/2024 | Closer Than You Know | Don’t Stress The Details | Nathanael Ballew

TEACHING SERIES: A Necessary Embrace
TITLE: Unless you bless me
BY: Tim Chilvers
DATE: Sunday 1 September 2024
BIBLE PASSAGES: Genesis 32:22-32

EXCERPT:

Life doesn’t just happen to you…you’ve got to make life happen for you. That’s the mantra, isn’t it? You can’t trust anyone except yourself. And so, if you want to be successful in life, you’ve got to get out there and make it happen. That’s what Jacob thought. But he was in for a shock. Join us as we begin this series to discover the shock of discovering that you aren’t the one in control of your destiny.

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 thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life.

Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 

Useful Links:
OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 
READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog  
WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

01/09/2024 | A Necessary Embrace | Unless you bless me | Tim Chilvers

TEACHING SERIES: A Necessary Embrace
TITLE: And Yet My Life Was Spared
BY: Tim Chilvers
DATE: Sunday 8 September 2024
BIBLE PASSAGES: Genesis 32:22-32

EXCERPT:

Imagine if you came face to face with God, what do you think would happen? What impact would it have on your life? The ancient figure of Jacob discovered that it changed everything. He was never the same again. That’s because once you’ve been face to face with God, you can be face to face with anything.

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 thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life.

Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 

Useful Links:
OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 
READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog  
WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

08/09/2024 | A Necessary Embrace | And Yet My Life Was Spared | Tim Chilvers

TEACHING SERIES: A Necessary Embrace
TITLE: I Will Not Let You Go
BY: Tim Chilvers
DATE: Sunday 15 September 2024
BIBLE PASSAGES: Genesis 32:22-32

EXCERPT:

There is one flag around the world that signifies surrender – the white flag. In war, when the white flag is raised, the battle is over. What if we could wave a white flag towards God?
In the ancient story of Jacob, we witness a ‘white flag’ being waved. But, this white flag is no ordinary flag. In fact, as we look closely, we get to see that the flag is being held by Jacob, and by God! And maybe in that moment we realise something – that faith and struggling are much more closely linked than we would ever imagine.

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 thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life.

Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 

Useful Links:
OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 
READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog  
WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

15/09/2024 | A Necessary Embrace | I Will Not Let You Go | Tim Chilvers

TEACHING SERIES: I Want In
TITLE: The In Crowd
BY: Sarah Auger
DATE: Sunday 22 September 2024
BIBLE PASSAGES: Acts 19:1-21

EXCERPT:

What if Jesus wants to disrupt everything you ever believed to be true? What if the offer he extends to you is more incredible than you ever imagined, more disruptive to your life than you thought, and more transformational than you could ever dream?

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 thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life.

Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 

Useful Links:
OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 
READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog  
WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

22/09/2024 | I Want In | The In Crowd | Sarah Auger

TEACHING SERIES: I Want In
TITLE In A Very Rich Family
BY: Judy Moore
DATE: Sunday 29 September 2024
BIBLE PASSAGES:  Ephesians 1: 1-12

EXCERPT:

When you were young, did you judge a Christmas present on the size of the present? Were you slightly disappointed when you got a smaller parcel than someone else? What if God offers something to you that is the best possible gift, and yet you completed misjudged what it was.
What if his gift to you was so much more wonderful than you ever realised.

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 thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life.

Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 

Useful Links:
OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 
READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog  
WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

29/09/2024 | I Want In | In A Very Rich Family | Judy Moore

TEACHING SERIES: I Want In
TITLE You’re In
BY: Nathanael Ballew
DATE: Sunday 6 October 2024
BIBLE PASSAGES:  Ephesians Chapter 1, verse 13-14

EXCERPT:

Mahatma Gandhi famously once said, 'I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians.' It's not difficult to understand what he meant. Why is it that followers of Jesus seem, sometimes, to be so unlike the Jesus they follow? Why does Christianity often appear to be bad news, rather than good? And, for some of us, the question is much more personal... why is it so hard to see any change in our own lives? If Jesus came to change the world, why can't I seem to change the patterns and actions in my own life?

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 thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life.

Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 

Useful Links:
OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 
READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog  
WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

06/10/2024 | I Want In | You’re In | Nathanael Ballew

TEACHING SERIES: I Want In
TITLE In The Know
BY: Judy Moore
DATE: Sunday 13 October 2024
BIBLE PASSAGES:  Ephesians 1:15-21

EXCERPT:

In the prayer of thanksgiving from Ephesians 1:15-21, Paul encourages us to rediscover all the riches that we have by being “in Christ. “ He prays for the church that we would know God more. He asks that we live afresh in the hope we already have in what Jesus has done for us.
His prayer is that we would know that the resurrection power that raised Jesus from the dead is the power that is in us.
How differently do we see our lives through the lens of this prayer?

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 thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life.

Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 

Useful Links:
OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 
READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog  
WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

13/10/2024 | I Want In | In The Know | Judy Moore

TEACHING SERIES: I Want In
TITLE In A Community Of Grace
BY: Ben Person
DATE: Sunday 20 October 2024
Bible Passage:  Ephesians 2: 1-10

EXCERPT:

A famous story is told about C.S. Lewis, the twentieth-century English writer. During a conference on the difference and similarities between the major global religions, Lewis entered a room halfway through a debate. “What’s the rumpus about?”, he asked. He was told that they were discussing what was unique about Christianity. “Oh, that’s easy.” Lewis replied, “It’s grace.”

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 thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life.

Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 

Useful Links:
OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 
READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog  
WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

20/10/2024 | I Want In | In A Community Of Grace | Ben Person

TEACHING SERIES: I Want In
BY: Duncan Banks
DATE: Sunday 27 October 2024

From our guest speaker from the Further Faster Network.
It's tough to get life right when you keep getting Jesus wrong. When you look deeper at Jesus, you understand everything about him is counter intuitive, counter cultural, upside down and maybe even a little backwards. So let's take a whistle-stop tour through his life and look at Jesus in a way we’ve maybe never looked at him before.

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 thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life.

Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 

Useful Links:
OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ 
READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog  
WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

03/11/2024 | I Want In | Duncan Banks

Welcome to Riverside Church. We want to help people get to know Jesus and grow as his followers in Birmingham and beyond. These are talks from our gathering in Moseley.

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