Riverside Church, Birmingham, Uk

TEACHING SERIES: Distinct Sessions 3: The Book Of James BY: Sarah Auger DATE: 15 January 2023 PASSAGE: Overview of the book of James. EXCERPT: What difference does following Jesus make in our lives? Are the lives of Christians the same as everyone else? What would change if we really took Jesus’ words seriously? As we begin this teaching series in the book of James we find answers to many of these questions and discover the life-changing reality that a life with Jesus can bring. After all, the author should know – he was Jesus’ brother! Our prayer for this series is that, like James, we will so absorb Jesus’ words and actions that we develop a new understanding and relationship with Jesus that changes everything about our lives. Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person is 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 dive

Description: TEACHING SERIES: Christian TITLE: Session 8: How To Make The Most Of My Life? BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 27 November 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: Luke Chapter 24, verses 28-35 Psalm 96 EXCERPT: So what? It’s perhaps the most important question to end this teaching series on. After all is said and done, what do we do with all we have explored? What if, in light of Jesus, the rest of our lives can be the most meaningful and important yet. What does it look like to make the most of the rest of your 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

Description: TEACHING SERIES: Christian TITLE: Session 7: Can We Get Heaven On Earth? BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 20 November 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: Luke Chapter 13, verses 22-30 Luke Chapter 16, verses 19-31 Psalm 49 EXCERPT: ‘Get the hell out of here.’ It’s a phrase that people sometimes say in a fit of rage. But what do we mean? Is there such a thing as ‘hell’ and ‘heaven’. Are they places you go to, or are they outdated concepts from uneducated world? In a world of pain and uncertainty, can we get heaven on earth? 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 r

TITLE: Revive Us! BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 13 November 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: Psalm 85 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

Description: TEACHING SERIES: Christian TITLE: Session 6: Can We Change The World? BY: Nathanael Ballew DATE: Sunday 6 November 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: Luke Chapter 24, verses 46-49 Psalm 84 EXCERPT: The late Christopher Hitchens once wrote, ‘Religion poisons everything.’ Is that true? What if the problem isn’t ‘religion’ itself, but people. Jesus’ greatest criticisms were directed at the religious leaders of his day. And yet, he also left behind a movement of people with one cause – to change the world through devotion to Him and each other. What if the problem isn’t so much the church, but when church goes wrong. What if the church is actually the greatest hope for our day. 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; ou

Description: TEACHING SERIES: Christian TITLE: Session 5: Are We Alone? BY: Sarah Auger DATE: Sunday 23 October 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: Luke Chapter 11, verses 9-13 Psalm 57 EXCERPT: When you’re lost at night there’s two things you need – to know the way to go, and to know you’re not alone. Jesus guaranteed us both when he promised his Holy Spirit – to lead, and to accompany us. What does that mean in practice? 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 m

Description: TEACHING SERIES: Christian TITLE: Session 4: What Is Distinctive About Christian Hope? BY: Phil Knox DATE: Sunday 16 October 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: 2 Corinthians Chapter 4, verses 7-18 EXCERPT: There’s been a lot of talk about hope recently as we have emerged slowly from the pandemic. In a month’s time we will be at another World Cup and the hopes of a nation will be realised or dashed. Hope is only good if it’s in the right place. And Christian hope is in a person, and the Bible’s promise is that it makes all the difference now and forever. 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 servi

TEACHING SERIES: Christian TITLE: Session 4: Do We Need A Saviour? BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 9 October 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: Luke (Chapter 23, verses 32-43) Psalm 22 EXCERPT: In recent years, the self-help section of bookshops and websites has grown dramatically. It’s almost as if we know we need help, but we can’t quite work it out for ourselves. What if the centre of Christianity – Christ – is the solution we need. What if we need saving from ourselves rather than trying to help ourselves?! 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. W

Description: TEACHING SERIES: Christian TITLE: Session 3: How Do We Know? BY: Sarah Auger DATE: Sunday 2 October 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: Luke (Chapter 1, verses 1-4) Psalm 119 (Verses 9-24) EXCERPT: Equality; Consent; Education for all; Science; Human Rights. They’re all things we take for granted. We presume they’re good things. But why? A look through History shows us that so many of our strongly-held values are not actually as universal as we might think. They come from somewhere. Like it or not, so many of them stem from the Bible – a book that has changed the world. And yet, it’s a book we so easily ignore or dismiss today. But what if there’s more to it than we ever realised, and it can still change our world today? 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

Description: TEACHING SERIES: Christian TITLE: Session 2: What’s The Problem? BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 25 September 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Luke (Chapter 15, verses 11-32) Psalm 51 EXCERPT: Someone once said that, ‘You can’t make progress until you know what the problem is.’ The speed of change in our world is astonishing – medical advances; technological breakthroughs; political developments. And yet, despite all of that change and that good that comes from it, we can’t seem to escape the fact that there are so many problems that we create too. What if we’re part of the problem? What if the old-fashioned idea of ‘sin’ is the best news possible? 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 Hi

Description: TEACHING SERIES: Christian TITLE: Session 1: Is There A God? BY: Nathanael Ballew DATE: Sunday 18 September 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Luke (Chapter 1, verses 46-55) Psalm 53 EXCERPT: Thousands of years ago a poet wrote the words, ‘ The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God!’ (Psalm 53) In a recent survey, over 40% of people in the UK say that don’t believe in God. What do we make of that? What difference does it make to how we live our lives? Without a shadow of a doubt, one man has had a greater impact on history than any other – Jesus of Nazareth. Was he a fool to believe in God? 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

TITLE: Why Do I Service? BY: Sarah Aurger DATE: 11 September 2022 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

Description: TEACHING SERIES: Old Fashioned Postures For A Brave New World TITLE: Keep Watch! BY: Andy Worthington DATE: Sunday 4 September 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Timothy (Chapter 6, verse 20-21) EXCERPT: The graphic novel Watchmen has spawned several movies and inspired millions. It is about a dubious bunch of vigilante superheroes, and the central premise is ‘who watches the watchmen?’ In a world of brokenness, what does it mean to keep watch over your life and over the calling that God has on your 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 y

TEACHING SERIES: Old Fashioned Postures For A Brave New World TITLE: Session 6: Let Go! BY: Sarah Auger DATE: Sunday 28 August 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Timothy (Chapter 6, verse 18-19) Mathew (Chapter 6, verses 19-24) EXCERPT: Part of the solution to not trusting in wealth (see Session 5: I Don’t Trust You) is giving away…. being generous with our money and in general. Part of the beauty of generosity is we learn to let go of trying to hold on. We let go of things that try and control us! What does it look like to do this in practice…? 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 grou

BY: Steve Botham DATE: Sunday 21 August 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Timothy (CHapter 6, verse 17) Revelation (Chapter 3, verses 17-18) EXCERPT: David Foster Wallace once said, “If you worship money…you will never have enough.” The pandemic has changed how we see life and, with more and more people changing jobs and moving houses, many of us have begun to revaluate whether wealth is really worth sacrificing everything. And yet, with the cost of living going up and up, what does it look like to not put trust in wealth? 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 relevan

BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 14 August 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Timothy (Chapter 6, verse 12) Philippians (Chapter 3, verses 12-14) EXCERPT: Keep your eyes on the prize! Ask any athlete, and they will tell you that you have to keep the finish line in mind. It’s as you remember the goal, you’re able to endure the pain. So too in life. When you remember the eternity that Jesus offers, and hold on to that, it helps makes sense and give perspective on 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

BY: Olivia Anwana DATE: Sunday 7 August 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Timothy (Chapter 6, verse 12) 1 Corinthians (Chapter 9, verses 24-27) EXCERPT: In 1984, Neil Postman wrote a hugely influential book called ‘Amusing ourselves to death’. He argued that we live in an age of ease and amusement. And maybe we have forgotten that much of life is battling through. Paul reminds his protege that some fights are worth fighting…yes the battles might lead to a few scars and, yes, sometimes it might look like the battle isn’t going way. But, that’s why it is a battle of faith. And maybe the war is already won.

BY: Paul Duncan DATE: Sunday 31 July 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Timothy (Chapter 6, verse 11) Mathew (Chapter 5, verses 6) EXCERPT: Last week we explored what we need to run away from, and this week we explore the opposite – what we need to run towards. A father figure reminds his protege to chase after the truly important things in life. What does it look like to chase after what is really good, right, loving and gentle? What does it look like to pursue the things of God? 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

BY: Jenny Barthow DATE: Sunday 24 July 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Timothy (Chapter 6, verse 11) 1 Timothy (Chapter 6, verses 2-10) In an age of freedom, do we ever need to run away from anything? How do we decide? Listen to some ancient wisdom as a father figure instructs his protege about what to avoid at all costs. Paul urges Timothy to run away from… • Always being a Contrarian – Paul urges Timothy to avoid false teaching, unhealthy controversies & quarrels (v2-5)

TEACHING SERIES: The Story Of Us TITLE: Parenting In An Age Of Expectation BY: Guest Panel (Discussion) DATE: Sunday 17 July 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: Proverbs (Chapter 20, verse 7) Ephesians (Chapter 6, verses 1-4) EXCERPT: Talking about being a parent, the author Nick Lannon writes, ‘What finally gave me some peace, and the ability to approach the birth of our daughter with some mental stability, was the realisation that making all the right decisions along the parenting decision tree was impossible. Not difficult, impossible…I had to acknowledge from the very beginning that failure was my sure destination. “Success,” as I had subconsciously defined it, was impossible. Ironically and counterintuitively, it was in admitting failure that I found peace.”’ In a world of unrealistic expectations, what hope do parents have?! What does it mean to be parents in an age of expectation? 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 h