Riverside Church, Birmingham, UK

TEACHING SERIES: Citizen SERMON TITLE: I Don’t Belong Here BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 12 May 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Daniel 1:6-21 EXCERPT: At some point in life, we face a choice. A choice that causes us pain. A choice to do the difficult thing, but the right thing. Daniel faced the same choice. He was a long way from home, in a place he didn’t belong. Everything within him woul

TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: Citizen of Where BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 05 May 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Daniel 1:1-5 & Jeremiah 29:4-7 EXCERPT: In an election year, how do you live when you feel like you don’t fit in? It can be easy to resist and complain. And yet. In the ancient book of Daniel we find a people who are a long way from home, in Babylon. But,

TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: The Questions We Have BY: Discussion Panel DATE: Sunday 28 April 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Psalm 91:2 EXCERPT: Last of the series on mental health, wellbeing and resilience. How do we recognise when we were near breaking point? And how do we build healthy patterns and expectations for life? How do we care well for ourselves and for each

TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: Building Resilience BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 21 April 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Psalm 130 & 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 EXCERPT: How can you be more resilient in life? How can we be better equipped to nurture mental wellness and resilience in our daily lives? In this third part, we will explore ways to build resilience in your life. . �

TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: Breaking Point BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 14 April 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Psalm 88 & 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 EXCERPT: You can only bend so long without breaking. How do you know how you’re doing? And, how do you know how much more you can take? In this second part, we will explore what breaking point might look like, and taking steps

TEACHING SERIES: Bend, Don’t Break SERMON TITLE: Reality Check BY: Judy Moore DATE: Sunday 7 April 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Psalm 42 & Psalm 139 – verse 14 EXCERPT: It’s time for a reality check. In this first week of the series, we will break the stigma around mental health, reflect on some myths we might believe and discover how God responds to the complexity of who we are. “

TEACHING SERIES: Jesus. Is. Alive. BY: Tim Chilvers DATE: Sunday 31 March 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 experience

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

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

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 b