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Sunday 7th September 2025
Simon asks three questions to help us think about on our ongoing journey with Jesus.

Helping you make the most of exploring the Bible.

Sunday 31st August 2025
Steve continues our Rough Guide To The Bible series, focusing this week on the Gospels.

Sunday 25th May 2025
Steve continues our Rough Guide To The Bible series, focusing this week on the Old Testament and looking at:

• A simple timeline for “what’s going on”
• Is the angry, violent God of the Old Testament the same as the Jesus of the New Testament?
• Do the Old Testament commandments apply to Christians today?

Sunday 16th March 2025
Steve continues are series looking at what is the Bible? Why do we call it “the Bible”? How did we get the Bible and what makes the Bible special?

Sunday 2nd February 2025
At the beginning of this new series, Steve looks at the big story of the bible. He uses 8 C's to take us through the Bible in a box set style format.

The Sermon on the Mount.

Sunday 17th August 2025
Rachel concludes our series exploring the foundations our lives are built on.

Sunday 10th August 2025
Steve continues our series on the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapters 5–7), looking at ‘The Beatitudes’.

Sunday 3rd August 2025
Mike looks at what being a True Disciple of Christ means.

Sunday 27th July 2025
Chris looks at the Lord’s Prayer as a pattern for relationship with Father God.

Sunday 20th July 2025
Abbie continues our series looking at how we grow in understanding others, choosing to discern and not condemn.

Sunday 13th July 2025
Rebecca asks how we can draw on the example of Jesus as a living parable to shape our behaviours and actions.

Sunday 6th July 2025
Chris starts our new series looking at Jesus’ teaching on worry during the Sermon on the Mount.

Sunday 22nd June 2025
Riverside celebrates its centenary, looking back at God’s faithfulness over the last 100 years, and looking forward in faith to all that God is going to do.

Revisiting a vision for Riverside in 2019 and now refreshing the focus, to be a church overflowing with God's presence, joy and generosity towards our community and the people in our coastlands.

Sunday 15th June 2025
Simon completes this series sharing some of his and Keely’s story as they have tried to follow God’s example of generosity over the past thirty five years.

Sunday 8th June 2025
Simon continues our series looking at Jesus’ encouragements to steward our money and possessions in light of eternity.

Sunday 1st June 2025
Simon revisits our Overflow vision first shared in 2019 to become a church overflowing with joy and generosity.

Responding to the leading of Jesus to become the church he described.

Sunday 18th May 2025
In the last talk in this series Simon looks at how the church ‘wins’ through serving.

Sunday 11th May 2025
As disciples of Jesus we are called to a life of growing and learning. Simon looks at some of the opportunities for spiritual growth and some of the things that might hinder us.

Sunday 4th May 2025
Simon continues this series looking at how the church becomes a place of healing.

Sunday 27th April 2025
Simon begins our new series exploring the sort of church Jesus calls us to become.

Looking at what it means "to be saved". We explore what we are saved for, not just what we are saved from.

Sunday 13th April 2025
As Steve finishes this mini series he pulls together the implications of our understanding of salvation and what it means in practice and especially what it means for sharing Jesus in today's post-modern world.

Sunday 6th April 2025
Steve explores the different "pictures" painted in the New Testament through which Christians have historically understood how Jesus saves us.

Sunday 30th March 2025
Listen to more stories of lives changed by God’s love.

Sunday 23rd March 2025
Steve looks at what it means "to be saved". He explores what we are saved for, not just what we are saved from.

Exploring the nature of God’s holiness and how we reflect it in our own lives.

Sunday 9th March 2025
Simon concludes our Holy series looking at what God’s holiness looks like in our lives.

Sunday 2nd March 2025
We celebrate Jacob and Emma Perrins as they prepare to move away, and Simon speaks briefly on being hungry for God's voice in our lives.

Sunday 23rd February 2025
As we continue our series looking at the narrative of holiness, Jake talks about how Jesus fulfils the prophecies in Isaiah and Ezekiel. We look at how these fulfilments shifts the way we, an unholy people, relate to a holy God.

Sunday 16th February 2025
Simon continues our series looking at Isaiah’s encounter with God’s holiness.

Sunday 9th February 2025
Simon begins our new series on holiness looking at Moses’ encounter with God through the burning bush.

Making time and space to let God’s life flow into ours…

Sunday 26th January 2025
Simon concludes our Still series looking at three simple yet profound principles from the life of Brother Lawrence that we can all apply

Sunday 19th January 2025
This week, Jake looked at the rhythm of sabbath rest.

Sunday 12th January 2025
Simon continues our series looking at how the practice of fasting can help us express our desire for God in an ongoing way.

Sunday 5th January 2025
Simon begins our new series ‘Still’ looking at how we can help ourselves make space and time to let God’s life flow into ours…

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Sunday 8th December 2024
Simon talks about using the season of Advent to reflect on the fullness of God’s love and grace available to us through Jesus.

Sunday 1st December 2024
Listen to the stories of lives transformed by God's love...

Looking at the distinctive things that make us who we are as a church

Sunday 24th November 2024
Simon gives an opportunity to recap, reflect and then think about how we relate this series to our own lives.

Sunday 17th November 2024
Jacob concludes our series looking at how we try to be open, always learning and comfortable with questions.

Sunday 10th November 2024
Jake continues our 'This Is Us' series looking at the statement: 'In our actions we try to be kind, helpful, practical and responsible'. He looks particularly at the first three words 'In our actions', and discusses what it means to be a people who 'walk the walk'.

Sunday 3rd November 2024
Abbie continues our This Is Us series looking at how we are growing in our intention to be a welcoming, loving, inclusive and safe space.

Sunday 27th October 2024
Simon looks at how we can share our faith in relevant, real and positive ways.

Sunday 20th October 2024
Simon continues our series looking at - in our relationships with others we try to be honest, authentic, and interdependent.

Sunday 13th October 2024
Keely continues our series looking at ‘In our relationship with ourselves, we believe we are loved, accepted and being transformed by God…’

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Sunday 6th October 2024
Simon starts our new series This Is Us looking at the distinctives that we believe Riverside is called to carry and express.

Sunday 22nd September 2024
Once a year we take time to look back and celebrate all that has happened through the life of the church, and then we look forward with expectation to the next season and where we think God is leading

Exploring Jesus’ use of stories to convey truths about God, us and the Kingdom.

Sunday 15th September 2024
At the end of our Parables series, we take time to reflect on what God has been saying to us over the past few weeks, and how we might relate what we've learnt to our lives.

Sunday 8th September 2024
This week, we look together at the parable of the mustard seed. Looking at how, in the Kingdom, greatness comes out of seemingly insignificant people and moments.

Sunday 1st September 2024
Abbie talks about her few couple of months in her role as Youth Pastor and paints her vision and plan for the future of Riverside's youth ministry. Tina, who has spent the last 19 months on the LOGOS HOPE ship tells stories of her travels and what God has been doing in and through her.

Sunday 18th August 2024
Jesus tells a story that begins with shame and humiliation to reveal a ‘prodigal’ father who is lavishly extravagant with his love.

Sunday 11th August 2024
Chris looks at why the title of the traditional title ‘The Parable of the Talents’ can be quite misleading. He shows how Jesus uses stories about money and stewardship to deepen our trust in God.

Sunday 4th August 2024
Steve continues our series by looking at the Parable of the Sower and why the farmer in the story seems to scatter his seed so recklessly…

Sunday 28th July 2024
Simon starts our new series looking at the stories Jesus told to convey spiritual truths. He begins with the parables of a lost sheep and a lost coin.

Showing Jesus through our words and actions.

Sunday 21st July 2024
Simon concludes this mini series looking at Jesus’ encouragement to love others through our choices.

Sunday 14th July 2024
Jake looks at how we can share our faith naturally and sensitively in a way that represents Jesus well.

Sunday 7th July 2024
This week we launched a new series called 'Show and Tell' - Showing Jesus through our actions and words. This week, Jake looked at the great Commission and the call to discipleship.

Looking at some of the key things ‘below the surface’ of Riverside that make us who we are.

Sunday 23rd June 2024
At the end of our Foundations series, we take time to reflect on what God has been saying to us over the past few weeks, and how we might relate these things to our lives.

Sunday 16th June 2024
In the last talk of this series, Jake looks at the significance of where God places us.

Sunday 9th June 2024
Simon looks at Riverside’s foundational ethos of 'bringing our best and doing our best' to demonstrate God’s love and goodness.

Sunday 2nd June 2024
Jake speaks about how the church building that homes Riverside reflects our values and vision and gives us opportunities to live out following Jesus rather than simply talking about doing so.

Sunday 26th May 2024
Simon unpacks what Jesus centric leadership looks like at Riverside and how we can all carry leadership influence for the benefit of others.

Sunday 19th May 2024
Jake looks at how our understanding of God as love sets a foundation for everything that we do at Riverside.

Sunday 12th May 2024
Foundations are not overtly visible, but they are key to building well. In this first talk in this new series, Simon looks at how Riverside’s history supports and informs the sort of church it is today.

Navigating the mountains in our lives really helps us to grow spiritually and emotionally.

Sunday 5th May 2024
Simon introduces our new ‘Pause' weeks which we’ll be having between sermon series. These will give us the chance to recap on what we’ve heard, reflect on what we’ve learnt, and look at what we want to apply to our lives.

Sunday 28th April 2024
Jake concludes our Mountains series looking at our shared calling and our unique calling.

Sunday 21st April 2024
This week we look at who we are and why we are here. Jake talks about how believing truths, rather than the lies, about our identity is key to our spiritual formation, and will help anchor us when we face mountains.

Sunday 14th April 2024
We all have times in our lives when God’s love is obscured by difficult circumstances. Simon looks at what we can do when we can’t see past the mountains of our pain…

Sunday 7th April 2024
Circumstances in our life can feel like mountains – challenging, difficult to overcome, seemingly immovable. Simon begins our new series looking at navigating life’s mountains and how they can be places where we find intimate encounters with God.

Getting to know the person of the Holy Spirit.

Sunday 24th March 2024
Simon concludes our series looking at the overarching mission of the Holy Spirit to turn our lives outward to show God’s love to all people.

Sunday 17th March 2024
Jake talks about how we can get the most out of ministry time. He looks at the foundations of prayer ministry and how God longs to draw near to us.

Sunday 10th March 2024
Simon looks at how to use the gifts given by the Holy Spirit in a normal, natural way to encourage people and deepen love and trust.

Sunday 3rd March 2024
Simon looks at how it is trust, not certainty, that helps us hear the Holy Spirit speaking to us and Martin shares his story of how God spoke to him on a trip to New Zealand.

Sunday 25th February 2024
Jake looks at how the Holy Spirit seeks to grow us into the likeness of Jesus.

Sunday 18th February 2024
Simon continues our series looking at the challenge of living between Pentecost and Parousia, and how the Holy Spirit can bring us comfort and hope.

Sunday 11th February 2024
Jake continues our 'Holy Spirit' series looking at how the Holy Spirit reveals himself in the New Testament.

Sunday 4th February 2024
Simon introduces our new series on the Holy Spirit looking at the Spirit of God in the Old Testament.

Looking at how Jesus declares us clean but we do need to remain in relationship with God to deal with things that can contaminate our lives.

Sunday 28th January 2024
We conclude our Clean Me series with a baptism service at Riverside.

Sunday 21st January 2024
How can we avoid just sleepwalking into behaviours that aren’t helpful? Simon looks at how habits work and how we can break the autopilot cycle with God's help.

Sunday 14th January 2024
Simon continues our Clean Me series looking at how what is on the inside of our lives influences and informs what is on the outside.

Sunday 7th January 2024
Simon begins our new series looking at how Jesus declares us clean but we do need to remain in relationship with God to deal with things that can contaminate our lives.

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Looking at how we can bring together the external traditions of Christmas with the inward working of Jesus in our lives.

Sunday 17th December 2023
Simon explores the miracle of being fully seen and fully loved by God.

Sunday 10th December 2023
In the final Advent talk, Jake looks at how we can reflect Jesus as we gather around the table this Christmas.

Sunday 3rd November 2023
This week we look at why we give gifts at Christmas, and how we can approach this season of giving in a Christ like way.

Sunday 26th November 2023
Simon begins our Advent series looking at how we can mirror the exterior decorations of Christmas by decorating our interior lives with praise and thanksgiving.

Exploring the Psalms

Sunday 19th November 2023
Our guest speaker James concludes our series on the Psalms looking at building faith and hope in our lives through the three practices of Reframing, Retelling and Resisting.

Sunday 12th November 2023
Simon looks at how expressing heartfelt emotion to God through praise and lament deepens our relationship and helps to keep us connected to his unfailing love.

Sunday 5th November 2023
Jake looks at how the Psalms simultaneously look back to the Torah and points forward to the person of Jesus. How Jesus both fulfils and completes the Psalms and provides to be the 'hero of the book of mess'.

Sunday 29th October 2023
Lianne looks at how different things can ‘eclipse’ the light of God’s love in our lives.

Sunday 22nd October 2023
Simon Introduces our 'Twin Tracks' series based in the book of Psalms.

Sunday 15th October 2023
This week, Jake looks at the unique hope found in the person of Jesus. How can we be anchored in this hope and be carriers of this hope, even in the midst of darkness and chaos?

The heart of God’s love moves us to help others…

Sunday 8th October 2023
Simon concludes our series looking at two major compassion events in the life of Jesus and what it takes to continue to carry compassion to those around us.

Sunday 1st October 2023
This week Jake looks at how the bible defines compassion and what it looks like to extend God's compassion to our communities.

Sunday 24th September 2023
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…

Sunday 17th September 2023
Simon begins our new series on compassion looking at how we battle with internal critical voices and struggle to show kindness to ourselves.

Sunday 10th September 2023
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.

Sunday 3rd September 2023
Simon looks at how we can worship and grow through every season of our lives.

In this series we will be walking with Jesus through the Gospels, learning from his interactions with different people.

Sunday 20th August 2023
Jake looks at the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus. How Jesus showed love and mercy to Zacchaeus rather than judgement and law.

Sunday 13th August 2023
Keely looks at how Jesus restores honour and purpose to the Samaritan woman at the well.

Sunday 6th August 2023
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...

Sunday 30th July 2023
Drawing from recent personal challenges Julian considers doubt. Is it ok to doubt? Did John the Baptist or Jesus doubt’?

Sunday 23rd July 2023
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.

Sunday 16th July 2023
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.

Sunday 9th July 2023
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.

Connecting to God in the everyday…

Sunday 2nd July 2023
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'.

Sunday 25th June 2023
This week we looked at giving an everyday 'Yes' to God.

Sunday 18th June 2023
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.

Sunday 11th June 2023
This talk begins with a testimony from Lloyd leading us into the perennial question everyone faces – Why?

Sunday 4th June 2023
Simon looks at how we spiritually survive when life hands us things we don’t think should happen to us…

Sunday 28th May 2023
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.

Sunday 21st May 2023
Jake continues the 'Everyday Spirituality' series looking at how we have a mandate to step into compassion and intercession in the midst of complexity.

Sunday 14th May 2023
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.

Sunday 7th May 2023
Admitting we’ve messed up is difficult – Simon looks at developing the habit of Sorry to counter the Shame / Hide cycle we are all prone to.

Sunday 30th April 2023
Simon looks at developing the habit of thanks in a culture of consumerism.

Sunday 23rd April 2023
Chris continues our series with a talk on worship for everyone.

Sunday 16th April 2023
We connect with the Riverside Herne Bay Hub and then Simon begins our new series looking at spiritual practices to help us connect with God in the everyday.

Passion - journeying with Jesus through the emotions and suffering of his greatest week

Sunday 2nd April 2023
Simon looks at the timeline of Jesus’ last day, culminating in the cross.

Sunday 26th March 2023
Jake continues the Passion series looking at how Jesus chose to spend his final few hours of freedom.

Sunday 19th March 2023
Keely continues our series looking at Mary's extravagant act of worship towards Jesus.

Sunday 12th March 2023
Over the next five weeks we are looking at the events in Jesus’ life leading up to his crucifixion and resurrection. Simon starts the series looking at the entry into Jerusalem.

Prayer is one of the most important spiritual exercises for a believer. In this Sunday series we look at three key prayerful practices, praying with someone, intercession and praying against injustice.

Sunday 5th March 2023
Jake looks at what it means for us to stand up for justice.

Sunday 26th February 2023
Simon continues our series on prayer looking at how our understanding of the Kingdom of God empowers us to be people who can intercede for others.

Sunday 19th February 2023
Simon starts our new series looking at how and why prayer is powerful and effective. He starts by looking at standing alongside someone to minister God’s love and grace to them.

Life Groups are at the heart of the Riverside church family. They are the best way to connect, and in this Sunday Series we look at how the early church is the basis for the principles of these groups.

Sunday 12th February 2023
Simon concludes this series looking at how Life Groups help us develop of lifestyle of worship.

Sunday 5th February 2023
Jake continues the Life Group series looking at the importance of vulnerability within community.

Sunday 29th January 2023
As the Life Group series continues, Jake looks at what it means to be an encourager. Jake looks at the role of encouragement within the early church and asks Keely to give us some practical tips to help us become encouragers.

Sunday 22nd January 2023
Simon looks at how intentionally putting ourselves in close proximity to other followers of Jesus helps our spiritual growth.

Sunday 15th January 2023
This week we began a new series re-launching our small sized communities which we have renamed 'Life Groups'. We look at what it means to be community and the role of community within the church.

Sunday 8th January 2023
At the start of 2023 Simon looks at how we can be part of God’s story by coming to Jesus, being church and going to others.

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Sunday 11th December 2022
Julian continues our advent series looking at the theme of preparation

Sunday 4th December 2022
This week Jake talks about the first ever Christmas Song. The song written by Mary is full of processing, reflections and Christmas truth.

Sunday 27th November 2022
Chris begins our advent series looking at the prophecies of Jesus' birth.

Learning from the wisdom of James to help us mature in our faith.

Sunday 20th November 2022
Finishing our Grow Up series, Simon looks at James’ encouragement for us to be patient in difficult times and pray in all things at all times.

Sunday 13th November 2022
Continuing the 'Grow up' series, Jake looks at James ch3 v13 - ch4 v17 where James encourages the readers to submit fully to God.

Sunday 6th November 2022
Continuing our series Grow Up, Simon looks at how James sees a direct correlation between our speech and the spiritual condition of our hearts. There is also a wonderful testimony from Lloyd Morgan at the start of the service.

Sunday 30th October 2022
Continuing our series Grow Up, Simon looks at how James condemns discrimination in the church and explores what it means to live under the ‘royal law’ of loving your neighbour as yourself.

Sunday 23rd October 2022
Jake begins our new 'Grow Up' series based in the book of James. Jake looks at two key themes of the first chapter: Trials & Temptations and Listening and Doing.

Sunday 16th October 2022
Following on from Vision Sunday, Simon unpacks more on the theme of God calling Riverside to grow in maturity.

Sunday 9th October 2022
We look back and celebrate all that God has been doing over the past year and look forward in anticipation at some of the opportunities before us.

This series looks at how Jesus confronts the gravity of selfishness helping us to turn our lives outward to God and others.

Sunday 2nd October 2022
Jake concludes our 'Outward' series looking at what it means to be outward in our focus. He asks the question - How has the Gospel changed the way you live?

Sunday 25th September 2022
Simon looks at how giving is a key part of outward living, showing how the affections of the heart are closely linked to what we do with our money.

Sunday 18th September 2022
Jake talks on what it looks like to turn outward in our relationships.

Sunday 11th September 2022
Simon begins our new Outward series looking at how inward thinking causes us to judge others and how Jesus challenged us to judge our own hearts first.

Sunday 4th September 2022
This week the whole Riverside family, young and old, came together as we looked at what it means to be light in our schools, homes and work places. In this family service we celebrated church family and look forward to a new school year. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 21st August 2022
Julian completes the mini series from Ezekiel 47 about the 'River of God'. What practical steps can we take to hear from God through the bible and in the prophetic? Individually and collectively we receive refreshment encouragement from Jesus.

Sunday 14th August 2022
Julian begins this two part talk exploring Ezekiel's vision of the river of God. We are encouraged to travel deeper with Jesus, experiencing more of His presence and anointing as we move away from the familiar.

Sunday 7th August 2022
Chris explores God's Kingdom plan to bring renewal to all things.

Exploring the way the Kingdom of God continues growing and reaching out to transform people.

Sunday 31st July 2022
Simon concludes this series looking at how we reach different people groups with the transformational good news of Jesus.

Sunday 24th July 2022
We begin with unpacking the vision for Riverside Herne Bay Hub and then continue our Reach series, looking at fresh ways to communicate the good news of Jesus.

Sunday 17th July 2022
Continuing our Reach series, Simon looks at how radical Kingdom living is impossible without the activity of God’s Spirit in our lives.

Sunday 10th July 2022
Simon introduces our new series Reach in which we are exploring the way the Kingdom of God reaches out to touch and change people’s lives.

Looking at what it means to receive the grace of God. How does His grace change the way we live our lives, relate to God and live in community with others?

Sunday 3rd July 2022
Jake concludes our 'grace' series, looking at how how we can live out grace in a culture of ungrace.

Sunday 26th June 2022
This week, Chris Izzard continues our 'Grace' series, looking at an extravagant and counter-cultural parable told by Jesus. He also explores what it look like to give the same grace to those around us. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 19th June 2022
Jake begins our 'grace' series by looking at why God is called 'gracious' and what it means to receive His grace. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 12th June 2022
This week we heard 6 people give testimonies of their journey of faith, celebrated with them in their baptism and listened to Keely as she explained why they are choosing to be dunked under the water. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 5th June 2022
Being Pentecost we pray 'Come Holy Spirit'. But, who is the Holy Spirit, who does He fill and how does He fill us? To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Worship is not a part of your life, it is your life. It's not just for church services. We will be exploring the theme of worship and how it impacts every area of our lives.

Sunday 29th May 2022
In this talk in the Choose series, Simon looks at the power of choice to bring about change in our lives. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 22nd May 2022
Jake continues the 'Choose' series, looking at the importance of giving God our worship in the private. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 15th May 2022
Simon explores how intimacy leads to transformation because we worship a God who 'looks at the heart'. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 8th May 2022
The heart of worship is surrender. Simon talks about the power of 'de-throning' ourselves as we choose to give God his rightful place in our lives. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 1st May 2022
This week Jake continued the 'Choose' series as he explored why we prioritise sung worship. He looks at how in worship we long to give thanks to God but also to encounter Him. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 24th April 2022
This Sunday begins with two powerful testimonies then Simon introduces the series, exploring the freedom we have to choose to worship. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

A series exploring the book of Colossians.
This letter was written by the apostle Paul to encourage a young, growing church into the fullness of life in Jesus.

Sunday 10th April 2022
Jake concludes the 'Now' series by reflecting on Paul's approach to the letter and looking at the final greeting found in the last 11 verses. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 3rd April 2022
Simon looks at what it means to let Jesus rule in the church and in our lives. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 27th March 2022
Jake continues the 'Now' series looking at the radical alternative offered by Paul to the Colossians. He looks at how Paul urges the church to fix their eyes on Jesus. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 20th March 2022
Simon continues our Now series looking at the pressure the Colossians were under to 'add' something to Jesus. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 13th March 2022
In the second week of the 'Now' series, looking at the book of Colossians, Chris Izzard explores what hope looks like in the midst of suffering. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 6th March 2022
Simon introduces our new series 'Now' exploring Paul’s letter to the Colossians. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Exploring what it means to be a church that celebrates and affirms every person.

Sunday 27th February 2022
In the last talk in the All One series Keely and Simon talk about how God moves us to love people. They also announce that Riverside will be leaving the Vineyard to become an inclusive church. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 20th February 2022
James openly shares the challenging experiences of being gay and a Christian. He casts a compelling vision of a church community that accepts everyone fully as they are, creating a space where all can come to the table, acknowledging everyone’s God-given dignity.
TW // conversion therapy // suicide
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Sunday 13th February 2022
Simon continues the All One series exploring the love Jesus spoke about and demonstrated. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 6th February 2022
Anne tells her story of helping to transition Hull Community Church to being fully affirming to the LGBT+ community. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 30th January 2022
Steve continues our series looking at what the Bible says about same-sex relationships and why it says it. This is the second part of this talk. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 23rd January 2022
Steve Burnhope continues our series looking at what the Bible says about same-sex relationships and why it says it...
This talk is in two parts and will continue next week. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 16th January 2022
Simon & Keely introduce the new All One series looking at Paul’s message that we are ‘all one in Christ Jesus’ To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 9th January 2022
Simon encourages us all to lean into a life of thankfulness in this new year. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 2nd January 2022
Simon looks at how the flood at Riverside created an opportunity to do church differently. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

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Our current sermon series...

Sunday 12th December 2021
Jake continues our advent series, looking at the advent story from the perspective of Joseph. We look at how Jesus came in the midst of Joseph's chaotic life to show the world that he truly is 'God with us'. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 5th December 2021
This week Julian looks beyond the manger as we encounter two elderly people longing for more of God. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 28th November 2021
Chris looks at the theme of expectation and advent. He challenges us all to think about our own expectations, and to evaluate if what expectations we need to let go. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

We explore the principle that if we want to see the Kingdom come on earth then we must build a culture of trying in our churches; we must step out even at the risk of failing.

Sunday 21st November
Simon concludes the Try series, looking at the power of positive culture, and how we can create an ongoing culture of Kingdom trying. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 14th November 2021
Simon looks at how praying directly for people, as Jesus did, allows us to be a channel for God’s love. Rather than focusing on the outcome of our prayer, we need to focus on making ourselves available to pray. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 7th November 2021
Simon looks at 5 Discipleship Questions that can be used as a tool to encourage us in a Life of Try. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 31st October 2021
Simon looks at how a Life of Try puts us into motion with God and how this makes it easier to respond to the leading of the Holy Spirit. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 24th October 2021
Jake looks at how we can live a life of try even if we fear rejection. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 17th October 2021
Simon looks at how if we really want to grow in a Life of Try, we need to put Kingdom opportunities into our daily routines and habits. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 10th October 2021
In our Life of Try series Simon looks at how Jesus taught his disciples to fail well. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 3rd October 2021
Simon introduces our new series looking at how the fear of failure can stop us partnering with God. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 19th September 2021
Simon looks at how change and challenge give us the opportunity to revisit how God is present in our lives. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 12th September 2021
Our first service in Riverside Cafe after the flooding in our building. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 26th September 2021
Julian speaks on Jesus' first miracle, the interaction with his mother and others and invites us into a relationship with Jesus. To watch the video, go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 18th August 2021
Chris Walters unpacks the miracle in Matthew 15:21 explaining the faith of the Canaanite woman.

Sunday 8th August 2021
Chris uses two of Jesus’ miracles to help explain how he used them as training events for the disciples.

Sunday 1st August 2021
Due to technical problems this weeks podcast by Jake titled ‘Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish’ is not available.

Sunday 25th July 2021
In the last of the Greater series Keely looks at the real meaning of living by faith. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 18th July 2021
This week Chris continues the 'Greater' series, exploring the book of Hebrews. The focus this week is on Hebrews 10. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 11th July 2021
Simon continues our Greater series exploring the book of Hebrews looking at the better promises of the new covenant. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 4th July 2021
This week we have a break from our series on the book of Hebrews and are privileged to have Larry Warner share his perspective on Jesus, our living hope. Larry is a spiritual director and author and you can find our more about his organisation, books and ministry here: http://www.b-ing.org/journeywithJesus/index.php To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 27th June 2021
Simon continues our Greater series exploring the book of Hebrews looking at how Jesus exceeds every other mediator between God and people. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 20th June 2021
This week Jake continues our series looking at how Jesus is greater. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 13th June 2021
This week, Amy Walters continues our 'greater' series exploring the book of Hebrews. Amy talks about how Jesus becoming human shows us the amazing love of God. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 6th June 2021
Simon continues our new series exploring the book of Hebrews looking at how Jesus is greater than any other message, or messenger. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 30th May 2021
Jake kicks off this new Sunday series called ‘Greater’ - exploring the book of Hebrews. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 23rd May 2021
On this Pentecost Sunday our guest speaker is Andy Smith from Belfast City Vineyard. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 16th May 2021
Simon looks at honouring the old and embracing the new in the last talk in our Emerge series. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 9th May 2021
Simon looks at how the challenge of change creates an opportunity to deepen our trust in God. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 2nd May 2021
Jake talks about how we can build stronger communities as we emerge from lockdown. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 25th April 2021
In talk three of our Emerge series, Simon looks at how God is waiting to meet us in the mystery of uncertainty. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 18th April 2021
Continuing our Emerge series, Keely looks at healthy ways to process grief and loss. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 11th April 2021
In this introduction message from Simon we will be looking together about becoming visible again as Covid restrictions begin to be lifted. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 4th April 2021
Happy Easter. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 28th March 2021
In this talk recorded for Vineyard Churches, Sarah looks at how Christ meets us in our suffering. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 21st March 2021
This week Chris will be speaking on how we can break free from worry. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 7th March 2021
In the last in the Dangerous Faith series Simon explores why the apostle Paul was so determined to return to Jerusalem, even knowing he would face persecution. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 28th February 2021
Jake continues the dangerous faith series, looking at how we were created to live in radical community. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 21st February 2021
In a time when many feel powerless, Simon explores how Jesus’ love and power is demonstrated through apparent weakness. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 14th February 2021
Jake continues our series through the book of Acts looking at what persecution looks like in our lives. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 7th February 2021
Simon continues our series through the book of Acts looking at how moments of breaking can be a sign God is at work. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 31st January 2021
Jake continues our series through the book of Acts looking at what it means for God's address to no longer be the temple. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 24th January 2021
Simon continues our series through the book of Acts looking at how the ascension of Jesus was not desertion but design. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 17th January 2021
Jake continues our 'Dangerous Faith' series looking at the book of Acts and how the early church grew in times of persecution. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 10th January 2021
Simon introduces our new series where will be journeying through the book of Acts through the lens of the persecuted church. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 3rd January 2021
Steve is senior pastor of the Evanston Vineyard, Chicago and in this talk he encourages us to receive Jesus’ love, grace, and healing. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

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Sunday 20th December 2020
A short message from our Carol Service where Simon talks about our love for stories and how we can maintain an interest with the story of Christmas and not be robbed of an intimate relationship with Jesus. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 13th December 2020
Simon talks about the struggle of living and walking in the shadow of COVID-19 and finding comfort in the light of Jesus. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 6th December 2020
Simon talks about the struggle of living and walking in the shadow of COVID-19 and finding comfort in the light of Jesus. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 29th November 2020
Putty Putman from the Vineyard Church of Central Illinois brings us a message of hope and encouragement in the strange times we find ourselves in. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 22nd November 2020
Simon concludes our 'Faith' series looking at how faith will finish its work in our lives. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 15th November 2020
Jake continues our 'Faith' series looking at how we can have faith when we experience silence from God. He looks at why we might be experiencing silence, and how we can respond. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 8th November 2020
Keely looks at how faith in Jesus frees us to live in God’s story of love, forgiveness, joy and generosity. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 1st November 2020
Jake continues our FAITH series looking at how we can have a faith that endures through tough times. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 25th October 2020
Simon continues our series on Faith exploring the importance of those who cheer us on. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 18th October 2020
Simon begins our new series Faith looking at the encouragement to “live by faith” in the book of Hebrews. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 11th October 2020
Andrew McNeil, Senior Pastor of Birmingham Vineyard, explores God's promises in the midst of our pain. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 4th October 2020
Chris looks at how we can know if we are maturing as Christians. He looks at the question - How can we measure our growth? To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 27th September 2020
Jacob concludes our I AM series with Jesus’ words, ““I am the true vine…” To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 20th September 2020
Simon continues our I AM series with Jesus’ words, ““I am the way and the truth and the life…” To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 13th September 2020
Jacob continues our I AM series with Jesus’ words, “I am the resurrection and the life…” To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 6th September 2020
Simon continues our I AM series looking at Jesus’ statements about himself in John’s Gospel. This week we ask the question “Who are you following?” To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 30th August 2020
John Mark Comer is the pastor for teaching and vision at Bridgetown Church, Portland. In this talk given at the 2020 Vineyard National Leaders Conference, he shares with us how we can become a non-anxious presence in the world through the example of Jesus. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 23rd August 2020
Danielle Pathak is a pastor at Mile High Vineyard in Denver with her husband Jay. In this talk, given at the Vineyard Legacy Conference, she explores the importance of revisiting our personal identity throughout our lives and circumstances. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 9th August 2020
Derek Morphew is a pastor and a theologian with the Vineyard Institute. In this talk given at the 2019 Vineyard National Leaders Conference, he speaks about the diverse ways the Holy Spirit fills and empowers the church for ministry. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 2nd August 2020
Keely continues our I AM series looking at the significance of Jesus saying he was the “light of the world”. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 26th July 2020
Jacob continues our I AM series from the John's gospel looking at Jesus's statement "I am the gate". To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 19th July 2020
Simon begins our new series looking at the I AM statements of Jesus in John's gospel. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 12th July 2020
Simon concludes our series in Philippians looking at Paul’s closing thanks and how he has learned to centre his life in Jesus. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 5th July 2020
Jake continues our series looking at how Paul’s encouragements to the Philippians helps us win the battles in our minds.To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 28th June 2020
Chris continues our series in Philippians, looking at how the apostle Paul is changed by his encounter with Jesus. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 21st June 2020
Jacob continues our series in Philippians looking at the importance of community. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 14th June 2020
Simon continues our series in looking at how knowing Jesus' mind can change our minds. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel  here

Sunday 7th June 2020
In part three of the ‘Eg’ series Chris looks at how the apostle Paul showed us that faith not fear is achievable by focusing on Jesus and foregoing our own preferences. To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 31st May 2020
This week we are really excited to have Eleanor Mumford speaking from the Vineyard Global Team.  Eleanor and John Mumford were the Vineyard National Directors before taking on the role in the Vineyard Global Team.  They planted the first Vineyard Church in the United Kingdom.

Sunday 24th May 2020
Using the passage in Philippians ch1 v12-26 Jake explains what we are to make of Paul’s joy that selfishly ambitious teachers are proclaiming the gospel?  And, what can we learn from his famous statement “to live is Christ, to die is gain”?
To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here

Sunday 17th May 2020
Simon begins our series looking at Paul's special relationship with the church community in Philippi.
To watch the full service go to our YouTube channel here.

Sunday 10th May 2020
Simon concludes the series looking at how unity in prayer is an expression of God's heart and Kingdom.
To see the fantastic video ‘UK Blessing’, mentioned in the service follow this link: https://youtu.be/PUtll3mNj5U

Sunday 3rd May 2020
We can pray with expectancy because of who God is, what Jesus said and who we've become.

Sunday 26th April 2020
Simon looks at how Jesus modelled mercy in the place of prayer - demonstrated forgiveness, compassion and unmerited love.

Sunday 19th April 2020
Simon explains the power of vulnerability in the place of prayer.

Sunday 12th April 2020
In our on-line family Easter service today Jake explains how if we investigate the outrageous claims of Jesus’ resurrection it gives us a hope for eternity.

Sunday 5th April 2020
Simon continues our series looking at the importance of being authentic in the place of prayer.

Sunday 29th March 2020
In the first of the new ‘Teach us to pray’ series Simon explains how we can re-imagine our time of social isolation to become a time when we retreat to the secret place in prayer.

Sunday 22nd March 2020
Keely explains with God we are never alone. We don’t go alone – we go together and go with God.

Sunday 15th March 2020
As we journey through our ‘GO’ series, Jason looks at going to help bring people into the new life Jesus promised.

Sunday 8th March 2020
In part four of this series, Jake explains the importance of making disciples, by being there for them, teaching and helping them and not just trying to make “converts” for Jesus.

Sunday 1st March 2020
Our six monthly look back and celebration of the great things going on in the life of Riverside and also looking ahead to what we believe God has for us in the coming year. The graphic slides used on Vision Sunday can be viewed here.

Sunday 23rd February 2020
In part three of this ‘Go’ series, Simon is looking at how Jesus said to take the good news of God’s love to every person, everywhere.

Sunday 16th February 2020
This week Jake explains how God doesn’t need us to be perfect before he can send us. We can be confident because God is asking us to work with Him, wherever He is.

Sunday 9th February 2020
Simon begins our new series looking at the story arc of Jesus who demonstrated God’s love through serving and humility and invites us to do the same.

Jesus invited us to come to him to learn his “unforced rhythms of grace” that will bring rest to our souls. In this series we’ll explore how we slow down to make space for God in our busy lives.

Sunday 2nd February 2020
We live in a mobile phone, attention sapping world and in his message today Simon suggests some ‘Life Rules’ we may want to give ourselves to help us to find ways to slowdown and give God back the attention he deserves.

Sunday 26th January 2020
In part four of the Un-hurry series Jake explains how we live in a culture that is always looking for the next thing.  Maybe it is a new concept, a new book, the latest phone or even the latest series on Netflix.  There is a need to simplify things and bring us back to the person of Jesus.  The only way to live a simple life is to live an intentional life.  The challenge is to make the main thing, the main thing.

Sunday 19th January 2020
Using four key points Simon explains how the Sabbath is a time to rest from work and reconnect with God.  Something increasingly difficult to do in our busy high speed 24/7 lives.

Sunday 12th January 2020
In today’s sermon entitled ‘Solitude and Silence’ part of the ‘Un-Hurry’ series, Simon tallks about retreating to the “quiet place” and gives ideas to help us make space for God in our busy lives.

Sunday 5th January 2020
As we go back to the busyness of life after the Christmas season Simon explains how by fasting something that doesn’t have to be food, but will free up time to focus our minds and letting God in deeper into our own lives and create a hunger for all he wants to do in the church and the community.

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Sunday evening 22nd December 2019
At our evening Carol service Jonah talks about how peace seams so allusive and Simon help us to understand how Jesus can give us peace.  Peace with him, peace with ourselves and peace with those around us.

Sunday morning 22nd December 2019
At our morning nativity family service Jake explains how insecure Mary must have felt and how it changed when her focus shifted to be on Jesus and how our insecurities can go when we also shift our focus onto Jesus.

Sunday 15th December 2019
In part three of our advent series Simon explains how joy is something we all long for but that often seems difficult to grab hold of.  Experiencing joy should be a part of every Christian’s life and in the Christmas story we learn that joy is found in the person of Jesus Christ who comes as our saviour.

Sunday 8th December 2019
In this talk of the advent series Jake focuses on how the name ‘Emmanuel’ can bring hope to the hopeless because it means ‘God with us.’ 

Sunday 1st December 2019
Julian Barnard considers differing aspects of Jesus who is the Light of the World. We often hear of God’s radiance and magnificence but is there another vista of Jesus we can discover?

Sunday 24th November 2019
This week our guest speaker Kevin Crook from Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) talks about stepping out in faith as in the feeding of the 5,000 in the book of Mark ch6 v30 and also a particular miraculous MAF rescue mission in Kenya.  Is Jesus asking you today to give something up to serve in the mission field?

Sunday 17th November 2019
Simon explains how God has “plans for people”.  He looks at Acts 9 and at how Ananias played a key role in Saul’s conversion and that God also has plans for us as well and we need to follow his will and go out to fulfil them.

Sunday 10th November 2019
Simon explains how “starting out” starts the story. He looks at how Philip’s obedience to the Holy Spirit in Acts 8 carries a radical message of God’s love and inclusion to the Ethiopian travelling back from Jerusalem.
The full interview with NT Wright referred to in his talk is available to view below.

Sunday 3rd November 2019
Using the story of Jesus’ first miracle in John chapter 2 where he turns the water into wine Jake explains how obedience is a choice and obedience is also an action and Jesus will lead us when we step out in faith.

Sunday 27th October 2019
Simon teaches us using the book of Acts ch27 v9-44 about the apostle Pauls shipwreck, that we are called to bring words of life into the storms of life.

Sunday 20th October 2019
Our expectation is influenced by our perspectives and prejudices and today Simon explains how sometimes our perspective around church, religion and even Jesus can obscure the work of the Spirit in our lives.

Sunday 13th October 2019
We all have doubts, especially hearing God’s voice and having the confidence to act on it.  Jake explains how it will become easier when we change our mind set from our worrying about our ability and just giving God our availability.

Sunday 6th October 2019
Our six monthly look back and celebration of the great things going on in the life of Riverside and also looking ahead to what we believe God has for us in the coming year.

Sunday 29th September 2019
In part five of this current series ‘Spirit-Led Living’ Simon talks more about listening to God in the quietness or stillness.  Think about it… listen and silent are spelled with the same letters.

Sunday 22nd September 2019
In part four of this current series ‘Spirit-Led Living’ Simon talks about if we were to sense that Jesus is close, what would we need to do to allow him more free rein in our life.

Sunday 15th September 2019
Simon continues to explain how we need to learn to listen to Jesus’ voice in our everyday lives and allow him to truly lead us. We can believe all sorts of things about Jesus but unless he occupies the position of “Saviour of the world” in our lives we will never be able to fully follow him.

Sunday 8th September 2019
Simon uses the story of the woman at the well in John 4 to explain how important it is to listen to the Holy Spirit talking to us in our everyday lives and how we can therefor see the world differently.

Sunday 1st September 2019
Before Simon introduces this new 10 week series where we hope to grow as a church in responding to the leading of the Holy Spirit, we hear from Martin Franks about his story leading up to him becoming our latest Assistant Pastor today.

Sunday 18th August 2019
Chris unpacks this well-known story that appears in all 4 gospels – it is the story of a miracle, 5000 men + women and children fed from so little.  Four times means it is important!  Today Jesus says to us “you feed them” or “you go and make disciples”.  People are hungry – spiritually, physically, emotionally and intellectually – Jesus tells us to feed them.

Sunday 11th August 2019
In part four of this series Red Letters….the words of Jesus, Amy explains Jesus’ words in the ‘great commission’ in Matthew 28: 16-20 where he assures and promises to always be with us.

Sunday 4th August 2019
In part three of the current series looking at the words of Jesus, Simon explores what Jesus had to say about worry and anxiety.

Sunday 28th July 2019
In part two of the series looking at the words of Jesus in the Bible Chris uses Mark Ch2 V1-12 exploring questioning faith. “Faith is not about not questioning, it’s about your actions despite your questions.”

Sunday 21st July 2019
Julian Barnard launches our summer series on The Red Words of Jesus with John 15 verse 9. We are invited into a wonderful relationship with God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit. Julian considers how we can abide in and develop our relationship with God.

Exploring the book of Galatians
new life, new freedom.

Sunday 14th July 2019
As Simon concludes this final talk in the Galatians series we get to appreciate the apostle Paul’s summary of the preceding chapters and completeness of God's work in the "finished work" of Jesus Christ.

Sunday 7th July 2019
Simon explains how one of the burdens the apostle Paul mentions is the weightiness of our temptation to give into sin, and the heaviness of trying to get out of it.  Paul wanted us to share that burden and not battle sin and temptation on our own.

Sunday 30th June 2019
Simon looks at how the gospel affects how we relate to each other and how we should overcome our hunger for honour from each other.

Sunday 23rd June 2019
Simon continues by looking at how our “old self” produces desires and actions that are contrary to our new identity in Christ.

Follow this link to see the diagrams & slides used in this talk.

Sunday 16th June 2019
In part 5 of this series on the book of Galatians, Simon explains the Apostle Pauls allegory of Hagar and Sarah is written to persuade us (along with the Galatians) not to follow the Judaizers into slavery with Hagar and Ishmael, but to follow Sarah and Isaac into freedom.

Sunday 9th June 2019
“In my Father’s house
There’s a place for me
I’m a child of God
Yes I am”

This verse from the Hillsong Worship song ‘Who You say I am’ sums up this talk by Simon from the book of Galatians.  The gospel puts us into the Fathers house we don’t have to be worried or insecure about our future, about whether we’re accepted.

Sunday 2nd June 2019
Joel explains how the apostle Paul is explaining that everyone trying to live by the law is under a curse.  Christ became the curse for us so the same blessing given to Abraham may be given to all who believe.  He emphasizes that the true purpose of the law was to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith.  Showing that if we belong to Christ then we are heirs according to the promise given to Abraham.

Sunday 26th May 2019
Julian continues our series in Galatians considering Paul’s desire to share grace and freedom in Jesus.  Christian unity is important, more so than our personal preferences.  Our new life in Jesus presents many challenges but he equips us by his Holy Spirit.
Due to a technical problem the first five minutes of the message was not recorded.

Sunday 19th May 2019
Simon starts our new series in the book of Galations by unpacking why the apostle Paul needed to write to the Galations in the way he did.

Sunday 12th May 2019
Our guest speaker Chris Kimmance, Senior Pastor of Ashford Vineyard unpacks the miracle of Jesus calming the storm and tells us how we can be storm calmers of problems that affect our own lives.

Sunday 5th May 2019
Street Pastors from Whitstable and Herne Bay tell us about their exciting and much needed contributions to the communities on a Friday night empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Sunday 28th April 2019
Fantastic to celebrate with Annabelle, Anna, KC, Claire and Andy today.  Before the baptisms, Simon explains how it started in the Bible and the reason we baptise people. Following that are their life changing stories.

Sunday 21st April 2019
At our Easter family communion service Simon explains the Easter story with the help of several short videos.

Looking at how we can bring new life to our coastland towns and communities.

Sunday 14th April 2019
Simon unpacks the topic of invitation, we are to invite everyone to an encounter with Jesus. We encourage people to “come and see” and discover the truth of the Gospel. Due to a technical problem the first couple of minutes of the message were not recorded.

Sunday 7th April 2019
Jesus told us we would bring salt and light to our communities. The Message puts it this way, “You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavours of this earth. You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world…”

Sunday 31st March 2019
Chris talks about sharing the good news of Jesus with others as well as being generous with our money and possessions.

Sunday 24th March 2019
In part three of the coastlands series, Simon explains how Jesus embodied for us what it was to be a servant and how we should therefor serve others in the community.

Sunday 17th March 2019
Simon continues our current ‘Coastlands’ series and talks about how the church is called to ‘scatter’ and be sewn throughout society and be attractional to the needs of the community.

Sunday 10th March 2019
Keely kicks off our new Coastlands sermon series by unpacking how we are called to be a people revealing God to the communities around us.

Sunday 3rd March 2019
Simon and Keely focus on five of the many ministry’s going on at the moment with the help of the group leaders to explain the exciting developments.  It was also an opportunity to meet and interview our great new Assistant Pastor Jacob.

Sunday 24th February 2019
Sam talks about the dangers the persecuted church face around the world and the hope God gives us to face these.

Living lives of increasing generosity

Sunday 17th February 2019
The best place for our hope is in God who calls us to generously reflect his nature.

Sunday 10th February 2019
Keely explains how God wants our hearts to be so big that they can contain everything that God has given us but then overflows into our workplaces and our towns.

Sunday 3rd February 2019
Simon starts the new ‘Overflow’ series by explaining what it means to live a joyful life of generousity.  Before that Keely explains the transition taking place of Mark and Rachel taking on the heading up of worship at Riverside and Darlene standing down from the roll.

Sunday 27th January 2019
Chris unpacks the statement ‘God is love and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them’.  The song that was played and referred to near the end was ‘All you need is love’ by the Beatles.

Sunday 20th January 2019
Simon unpacks the story of Jesus’ healing of the sick women from Mark ch5 v24-29.

Sunday 13th January 2019
Before Simon’s talk explaining God’s love through the parable of the prodigal son, we hear one of the many testimony’s this morning of how God had met with us in a personal way in the last week.

Sunday 6th January 2019
Simon introduces the series by exploring the truth that God's character is love...

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Sunday 23rd December 2018
At this evening Christmas Eve eve service Simon explains the significance of the three gifts the Magi brought the baby Jesus.

Sunday 16th December 2018
Simon’s short talk during our evening Carol Service explaining the hundreds of messages we get on our phones and ignore but will we open the message of good news that God sends us?

Sunday 9th December 2018
Julian Barnard shares an advent message on betrothal.  He considers Joseph’s reaction and response to Mary’s life changing news.  God meets us through our brokenness and gives hope for the future.

Sunday 2nd December 2018
This week our guest speakers Nigel & Jo Hemming from Winchester Vineyard Church start the advent season by explaining how God uses ordinary people like Mary to do extraordinarily things to enable his purpose.

Sunday 25th November 2018
Simon explains why thanksgiving is an essential part of our lives as Christians as we orientate our life in a continuing way towards him.

Sunday 18th November 2018
Chris explains the different types praise offered to God in the Psalms.

Sunday 11th November 2018
Joel explains why there are more songs of Lament than there are of praise in the Psalms and that Lament isn’t just about complaining it’s a structured way of telling God how we feel.

Sunday 4th November 2018
Chris explains why trust is mentioned so many times in the Psalms and how by trusting in God in our daily lives is so important.

Sunday 28th October 2018
Simon kicks off the new series where we will be looking at how the Psalms help us deepen our connection with God in prayer. They help us grow in expressing every range of human emotion and situation.

Sunday 21st October 2018
Simon explains how we should live life as if Jesus is in charge.  Before that Pauline tells us about her feelings of peace and happiness through her amazing encounter with the Holy Spirit at a prayer meeting in Herne Bay last week.

Sunday 14th October 2018
Firstly, Baiba from Friends International talks about their work among students in the Canterbury area and Julian unpacks the power of the Holy Spirit in the life of Jesus.

Sunday 7th October 2018
Keely looks back to celebrate all that God has done this year in the life of Riverside and Simon looks ahead to what we believe God has for us in the coming year.

Sunday 30th September 2018
Fantastic to celebrate with Tom, Mark and Jo today as they are baptised.  Before Simons short explanation of baptism we hear their great testimonies of how Jesus changed their lives.

Sunday 23rd September 2018
Continuing on from lasts weeks ‘Eyes Being Opened’ talk, Simon explains how the giving of sight to the man in this story is a sign that Jesus can open both physical eyes and spiritual eyes.

Sunday 16th September 2018
Using the story of Jesus healing the blind man in the gospel of John chapter 9, Simon explains how heaven touched earth at that moment and how we should use kingdom opportunities.

Sunday 9th September 2018
Simon explains the ‘perfect storm’ that was brewing around Jesus when he started his ministry.

Sunday 2nd September 2018
Simon’s short sermon introducing the new series ‘Simply Jesus’ where we look at the person and centrality of Jesus and look at the basics of what it’s like to follow him.

Sunday 29th July 2018
Simon concludes this series by looking at how by modifying the habits and rhythms in our lives it might help us grow as individuals.

Sunday 22nd July 2018
Simon looks at how emotional health helps us discover our true self.

Sunday 15th July 2018
Simon continues the series looking at the benefits of emotionally healthy spirituality

Sunday 8th July 2018
Simon begins our series looking at the importance of integrating spiritual growth and emotional health.

Sunday 1st July 2018
One of the most crucial lessons we can learn as a Christian is to handle suffering.  Continuing in the series on 1Peter, Keely unpacks this based on chapter 5 verses 1-11.

Sunday 24th June 2018
Amy continues our series in 1Peter and explains how we should keep on rejoicing - not in spite of our afflictions but even because of them.  This is not a little piece of advice about the power of positive thinking.  This is a supernatural way to respond to suffering.

Sunday 17th June 2018
Chris continues our series in the book of 1Peter and talks about how living for Jesus is challenging as we want to belong – we want to be accepted.

Sunday 10th June 2018
Julian Barnard considers a Biblical approach to compassion in a tough world.  Jesus is our example and our challenge is to follow Him in obedience.

Sunday 3rd June 2018
Simon looks at the transferable principles for all of us that Peter raises when speaking to husbands and wives.

Sunday 27th May 2018
Simon explains how Peter encourages us, so whatever our situation or circumstance, we are journeying on to something greater.

Sunday 20th May 2018
Joel explains how christians need to be light filled people in a darkened world.

Sunday 13th May 2018
An exciting milestone in the life of our church today as we are adopted into the Vineyard movement and become Riverside Vineyard Church.

Sunday 6th May 2018
Chris explains that to be holy people, we must be focused on Christ, obedient in all of life, and growing in our knowledge of God's word.

Sunday 29th April 2018
Before the baptisms this Sunday, Simon explains how it started in the Bible and the reason we baptise people.
Photos have been added to our baptism album here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1640374736018249.1073741843.789437417778656&type=1&l=a849e95bfa

Sunday 22nd April 2018
Chris unpacks Peter’s message to the church to be born again and not to quit.

Sunday 15th April 2018
Christians are strange people in a strange world!  In this opening talk of this new series based on the book 1Peter Simon explains how Peter was writing to the pilgrims, or the strangers, those who are temporary residents on this earth.

Sunday 8th April 2018
This week Kevin Crook, who works with churches, volunteer's and supporters across the UK for Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) talks about their work.

Sunday 1st April 2018
Simon follows in the footsteps of Jesus’ followers as they travel on the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus and get talking to someone who gives them the biggest surprise of all!

Sunday 25th March 2018
Simon helps us prepare for Easter Sunday by looking at Jesus’ dynamic entrance into Jerusalem.”

Sunday 18th March 2018
Tom and Helen Murphy explain their heart for compassion.

Sunday 11th March 2018
"Come, Holy Spirit" is a prayer Vineyard people have been praying for decades – and it's also a prayer that has been prayed throughout church history.  This week Simon explains how the Holy Spirit is just as active today as he was in New Testament times.

Sunday 4th March 2018
The phrase that John Wimber was known to say often was ‘everyone gets to play.’  His goal was to create opportunities for normal people to do extraordinary things.  Chris explains this week how we at Riverside can live this out.

Sunday 25th February 2018
Simon explores and unpacks the mystery of the Kingdom of God.

Sunday 18th February 2018
This Sunday Simon explained why worship is our highest priority and how we create a culture of expectant, intimate encounter.  Just before that Kirsteen tells us an inspiring story based on the Stewardship 40acts challenge during Lent.  See 40acts.org.uk for more information.

Sunday 11th February 2018
Simon starts the new Vineyard Values series by explaining what Vineyard is and we hear its founder John Wimber's story.

Sunday 4th February 2018
Simon and Keely look back to celebrate all that God has done in 2017 and look ahead to what God has for us this year. Watch the video below to see some of the things we got up to in 2017.

Sunday 28th January 2018
Detoxing continues at Riverside as Chris looks at relationships. What habits do we need to change. We look at one of the hardest words to say and how we might want to handle our social media footprint better.

Sunday 21st January 2018
Simon continues the Detox series by explaining why it’s time for a "belief garage" clear out.

Sunday 14th January 2018
Simon continues our Detox series by looking at how to take an active stance with your thoughts.

Sunday 7th January 2018
Around 40% of what we do is an automatic habit. Simon begins our Detox series, looking at how to make good choice to put ourselves back in the driving seat.