Riverview Celebration Services (audio)

Today we're excited to bring you Episode 2 of our Riverview Connect Teaching Series entitled, "One Another"; a series all about building stronger, better, and healthier relationships in our world, and growing deeper in relationship with Jesus. In today's episode, Ryan Gageler teaches on recognising the value of celebrating one another.

If you follow God and serve God, then it is almost inevitable that at some point you are going to sense God asking you to do something you either feel you can’t do or don’t want to do. In today's message, Tim Healy explores the life of Gideon; a story about God’s strength being made manifest in the midst of human weakness; a story about a God who loves us for who we are but sees us for who we are destined to be in Him, a God who calls us to be a part of what He is doing in the world.

The Devil is the father of lies. His strategy from the very beginning have been to deceive to distort, distort to destroy. Through Christ Jesus (by his death and resurrection) the powers of the enemy have been disarmed and victory has been achieved. Whilst victory has been achieved, we await the day in which victory is fully established. In this message from Ryan Gageler, we discover how to stand firm Christ’s victory, and combat the powers of darkness and deceit of the enemy with the Truth and Word of God.

We're so excited to bring you the latest season of our Riverview Connect Teaching Series entitled, "One Another"; a series all about building stronger, better, and healthier relationships in our world, and growing deeper in relationship with Jesus. In today's episode, Tim Healy teaches on recognising the value of encouragement and how we can practically become a source of encouragement to others.

Joseph was entrusted with the responsibility to raise Jesus and support Mary. His commitment to his calling made it possible for the plan and purpose of God to prevail in and through his wife and his son. Who has God called you to raise? And who has God called you to support? In this message from Tim Healy, we discover how embracing these unique aspects of calling helps to change the world for good and for God.

Today's message is especially close to our hearts as a church. Earth is our home, the place in which we live, move, and have our being. God has entrusted it to our care and every one of us, as human beings, has an important part in preserving it for future generations. This message was delivered by Tim Healy on 14 October 2018.

The story of Daniel is over 2600 years old, yet it contains profound truths still applicable today. Ryan Gageler shares how Daniel's mission was not to become like Babylon, or to burn down Babylon; but according to God it was to bless Babylon. He challenges us, that when we find ourselves in places of exile, we reflect God and just like Daniel bless those around us through excellence, integrity and carefully walking the tightrope of discernment.

The Apostle Paul’s life was indelibly marked by three things that made him the deeply devoted follower of Jesus that he was. In this message Tim Healy shares that these same three things can mark our lives and enable us, like Paul, to live lives of eternal significance and purpose.

Hearing God’s voice is rarely as straightforward as we would like, and often we don't hear anything but our own voice when we pray. In this message Clare Gageler outlines several practical ways to attune our ears, and challenges us to lean into the silence as we connect with God.

God calls us into an exciting relationship where we live honouring him. In this message from Aaron Stacey, we discover how to honour Jesus through our everyday, as we honour Jesus in our homes, from our hearts and when the opportunity is at hand.

Strong, healthy, vital relationships take time, energy and intentional effort to build. This is certainly true of our relationships with one another and equally true of our relationship with God. In this message from Tim Healy we discover the role that desire plays in relationship and learn how to keep the fire of desire for God burning bright.

If prayer is so essential, why do we all struggle to pray? In this message from Zac Gageler, we see how Jesus and His disciples approached prayer differently, and explore some of the reasons we struggle. The solution being found in Jesus’ constant conversation with the Father.

“Well done good and faithful servant!” These are words that God will one day speak to some but sadly not to others. In this message from our Senior Minister Tim Healy, we find out who will get to hear these words of affirmation and validation from God and why. The good news is that you can be one of them!

On REACH Sunday we welcomed Lorraine and Anil Francis, champions of justice who have invested the last 30 years of their lives building and leading Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission (PRMM) in India. In this interview with Tim Healy, they share their faith in God, love for the women and children of India, and the story of Mukti that restores, renews and rebuilds lives through education, support and empowerment.

Have you ever wondered what is wrong with the world? Why does there seem to be so much suffering, sorrow, injustice and pain? The Bible not only answers that question but also reveals a way out of the darkness into the light of God’s love. In this message from Tim Healy, we discover the truth about why we live in a broken world and what God is doing to heal and restore it.

In Bible book of Judges where we first find the word Shibboleth, it cost thousands of men their lives just because they couldn’t pronounce the word properly. Guest speaker, Paul Scanlon, shares that Shibboleths are any custom, belief, point of view or methodology that causes disunity, and he encourages us to step beyond exclusion and have a heart that loves all people.

We need to wake up to the realisation that the long term answer to humanities troubles isn’t rescue, but re-education, prevention not cure, and cause not effect. Our guest speaker, Paul Scanlon, shares how we can bring hope and help to our world by investing into relationships and growing people.

The world in which we live is full of spiritual, moral and social darkness but God has a plan to overcome the darkness – and that plan is you! As followers of Jesus we get to continue the mission of Jesus to illuminate the dark places in our world with the light of His love and the power of His Spirit. In this message our senior minister Tim Healy shares how each of us can effectively live as those called by God to be “salt and light”.

When Jesus tells us to be the 'Salt of the earth', His symbolism is perfect and the implication is powerful. In this message from Beau Spencer, he shares how we have been created to carry a great treasure; the very presence of God. If we live that out well, we can be agents of change for His Kingdom.