TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: Breaking Point BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 14 April 2024 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 ..read more

TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: Reality Check BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 7 April 2024 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 ..read more

TEACHING SERIES: Letting The Light In SERMON TITLE: Injustice BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 24 March 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: John – Chapter 18, verses 28-40 EXCERPT: Being a victim of injustice feels devastating. Not only is not fair, it feels as though there is no way to make it right. We feel vulnerable and as though the ground has been taken from under our feet. We know it wasn’t fair. An no-one else seems to care. As Jesus approached the cross, he experienced the ultimate humiliation – being completely innocent, and yet treated as scum. And, at the hands of the rulers of his nation and in front ..read more

TEACHING SERIES: Letting The Light In SERMON TITLE: Abandonment BY: Nathanael Ballew DATE: Sunday 17 March 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: John – Chapter 18, verses 15-27 EXCERPT: Every now and again you hear a truly tragic story about a person being abandoned by those who are meant to look after them. Most of us will never face such tragedy. But on a much smaller scale, at various times in life, we can all feel a bit abandoned. Whether it be our friends, family, spouses or employers, many of us identify with feeling abandoned, forgotten or ignored. As he approached the cross, Jesus went from being heral ..read more

TEACHING SERIES: Letting The Light In SERMON TITLE: Betrayal BY: Sarah Auger DATE: Sunday 10 March 2024 ‘BIBLE PASSAGES: John – Chapter 18, verses 1-11 EXCERPT: When someone you trust lets you down, and betrays that trust, it can be one of the most devastating events in life. It is disorientating and gutwrenching. It’s one of the reasons why the TV series, The Traitors, has become so popular – it gets to the core of some of our most complex emotions, and painful experiences. A few short words in the bible remind us that Jesus understands all about betrayal. As Jesus is praying one night in a g ..read more

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: Generous Lives BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 3 March 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: 2 Corinthians – Chapter 9, verses 10-15 EXCERPT: We often think of generosity in terms of money, but it affects every area of our lives. What if we cultivated generosity throughout our whole life? In our words, in our attitudes, in our decisions. But how to do so? It is only when we see what God has given us – his own son – that we can have a default position of generosity. And when we do so, it is infectious…people around us start being generous to us too! Let’s start a generosit ..read more

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: How To Be Generosity BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 25 February 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Luke – Chapter 11, verses 37-46 EXCERPT: It’s one thing to want to be generous, but what does it look like in practice? How much should we give? What to? Over the past few weeks, we have been looking at the reasons why we can be generous. In this session we will explore some practical ways of what and how we can be generous. We will explore the ‘Giving ladder’ as simple way of taking our own next steps in being generous in every area of life. Welcome: What's true of Ri ..read more

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: Hilarious Generosity BY: Nathanael Ballew DATE: Sunday 18 February 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: 2 Corinthians – Chapter 9, verses 6-8 EXCERPT: Someone once said that you never meet an unhappy generous person. In contrast, when you think of Ebenezer Scrooge, you think of unhappiness and misery…all because he is uncharitable and demanding. The bible describes generosity as, ‘God loves a cheerful giver.’ The original word used for ‘cheerful’ is actually closer to ‘hilarious’. What a beautiful image…someone laughing hysterically as they freely give generously. Is ..read more

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: From Worry To Certainty BY: Sarah Auger DATE: Sunday 11 February 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Timothy – Chapter 6, verses 17-19 Matthew – Chapter 6, verses 19-33 EXCERPT: Financial worries are always near top of the list when it comes to life anxieties. For some people, the reason why is clear. But for many of us, perhaps the reason why is less clear. What if the reason we are so worried about money is because we value it too highly? What if we trusted the one who gave us the very breath in our lungs more than we trusted the gifts he gives? Part of the joy ..read more

TEACHING SERIES: Open Handed SERMON TITLE: What Is Mine Is Yours BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 4 February 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Chronicles – Chapter 29, verses 10-18 Psalm 24 – verse 1 Matthew – Chapter 26, verses 6-13 EXCERPT: Have you ever been trusted to look after something that wasn’t yours? How did you act? If you ask any best-man at a wedding, one of the most nerve-wracking jobs is to look after the wedding rings! They’re not yours, you’ve got one job – to look after them for the purpose of the owner. You get it wrong, everything goes pear-shaped! But, get it right and joy abounds… Tha ..read more