Riverside Church

This week Jake looks at how the bible defines compassion and what it looks like to extend God's compassion to our communities.

Churches aren’t always places known for their compassion. Simon looks at how they can be great environments to grow in intentionally showing comfort and kindness…

Simon begins our new series on compassion looking at how we battle with internal critical voices and struggle to show kindness to ourselves.

Simon & Keely look back and celebrate all that God has done over the last year through Riverside, and look forward with expectation to the next season.

Simon looks at how we can worship and grow through every season of our lives.

Jake looks at the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus. How Jesus showed love and mercy to Zacchaeus rather than judgement and law.

Keely looks at how Jesus restores honour and purpose to the Samaritan woman at the well.

Simon looks at the story of the woman anointing Jesus at the house of the Pharisee, seeing how we love greatly when we know we’ve been greatly loved...

Drawing from recent personal challenges Julian considers doubt. Is it ok to doubt? Did John the Baptist or Jesus doubt’?

Jake continues the series 'In Jesus Shoes', looking at Matthew 4:1-11 where Jesus was tempted in the wilderness. We look at how we can stay rooted in God in the midst of lies and temptation.

Simon continues our series looking at the rejection experienced by Jesus when he returned to his hometown of Nazareth. He looks at what happens when we experience rejection, and how we can walk with Jesus through the crowd of people’s opinions.

Simon begins our new series where we will be walking with Jesus through the Gospels, learning from his interactions with different people. In this first talk, Simon looks at how Jesus built trust with the Pharisee Nicodemus.

Jake looks at the final part of the 'Everyday Spirituality' series. The ellipsis symbolises quiet, stillness and being. We look together at the importance of stillness and what it looks like to 'Be still and know that I am God'.

This week we looked at giving an everyday 'Yes' to God.

This week Laura continues our Everyday Spirituality series as we begin looking at the season of Harmony. Laura looks at everyday practises that help us to behold God and recognise God beholding us.

This talk begins with a testimony from Lloyd leading us into the perennial question everyone faces – Why?

Simon looks at how we spiritually survive when life hands us things we don’t think should happen to us…

Chris continues the 'Everyday Spirituality' series exploring the season of perplexity. He looks at how we can grow in faith and trust God in the midst of suffering.

Jake continues the 'Everyday Spirituality' series looking at how we have a mandate to step into compassion and intercession in the midst of complexity.

Asking for help is often seen as a sign of weakness or failure. Simon looks a why becoming comfortable with asking for help from God and others is key to our spiritual health.