Spiritual Discernment (MW) River Church UK podcast

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John10:10 says that “the thief comes to steal kill and destroy, Jesus comes that you might have life and have it abundantly. The devil continues to try and divert us from living the lives the bible encourages us to lead. He asked Eve “did God really say that” she should have said “yes so leave me alone” Instead she listened to him and ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. We need to know our bibles, sing songs of worship and come to Church so we can encourage each other to live God…

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The Generosity Practice 1: There is more joy in giving than receiving (MW) 32:14

5 days ago32:14

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Taken from practicingtheway.org. - Jesus’ call to generosity is rooted in his vision of God as our provider and our place in His world. - A “healthy eye” represents an abundance mindset, seeing the world as full of God’s provision and blessing. - Those with an abundance mindset live with gratitude and generosity, recognizing everything as a gift. - A “scarcity mindset” views the world as dangerous and lacking, leading to fear, greed, and self-preservation. - From a scarcity mindset, Jesus’ teachings on gene…

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Who is our God? (SL) 38:30

12 days ago38:30

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Gary looks at our relationship with God and asks is God our Father or our Judge? How we see God affects how we respond to him and how is able to move in our lives.

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Hungry and Thirsting for Righteousness (SL) 29:21

19 days ago29:21

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Hungry and Thirsting for Righteousness When we seek the righteousness of God, like we get hungry for food, He promises to fill us

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Spiritual Discernment (MW) 37:40

5 weeks ago37:40

37:40

Anthea examines what is meant by the phrase 'Spiritual Discernment', gives some examples both from her own life and the Bible, and outlines some practical steps we can take individually and as a community to 'discern well'.

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Forgiveness (SL) 36:46

6 weeks ago36:46

36:46

Forgiveness Gary looks at the need to forgive those who hurt us and the freedom we get from doing so.

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The Fruit of The Spirit: Self-control (MW) 19:27

6 weeks ago19:27

19:27

The "adults" talk from this month's family meeting in which Jonny considers the fruit of self-control and the wisdom of the warning "Keep away from the crisp aisle".

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Hearing, Seeing, Touching the Word of Life (week 9) (MW) 25:39

7 weeks ago25:39

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In conclusion: the answer is ...... Jesus. Andy asserts that if our view of God doesn’t look like Jesus, there is something seriously wrong. Let's deepen our relationship with Him at every opportunity.

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Blessed Are The Meek (SL) 33:00

7 weeks ago33:00

33:00

Blessed Are The Meek Seeing what meekness is, and isn’t.

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Follow me (SL) 19:55

8 weeks ago19:55

19:55

Follow me: Follow Jesus and receive the best wine now.

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Hearing, Seeing, Touching the Word of Life (week 8) (MW) 33:33

8 weeks ago33:33

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Real or Fake - do not be tempted by other versions of the Gospel. Looking at 1 John chapters 2-3, Nigel explores who Jesus is, what He achieved and what it means for us.

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Hearing, Seeing, Touching the Word of Life week 7 (MW) 19:54

9 weeks ago19:54

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Sharing our experiences of responding to seeing God move in the world. Anthea declares that this is not a time to be hiding, but to be standing tall as radical hope-carriers, shining in and with the love of Christ.

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Blessed Are The Mourners (SL) 25:10

9 weeks ago25:10

25:10

Blessed Are The Mourners: How "mourning" turns us into Disciples

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The Power of the Gospel (SL) 16:12

10 weeks ago16:12

16:12

John 1: The Word was God. The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.

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Hearing, Seeing, Touching the Word of Life week 6 (MW) 22:54

10 weeks ago22:54

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(the 6th talk, but it's out of sequence and actually part 8). The theology of love that leads to eternal life: God's love is the most essential reality in the universe. Let's receive this love through Remembering it, Journaling about it, Meditating on it and Contemplating it. Then let's radiate it to everyone we meet.…

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Go and make disciples: following the Holy Spirit's lead (SL) 30:06

11 weeks ago30:06

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Let's get filled up to help discipline others!

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The Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness (MW) 19:32

11 weeks ago19:32

19:32

Sandra shares some thoughts about the Fruit of the Spirit, in particular what the fruit of Faithfulness is all about. She focuses on three aspects; God's faithfulness to us, the faithfulness we reflect back to Him, and our faithfulness to those around us

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Hearing, Seeing, Touching the Word of Life week 5 (MW) 28:28

12 weeks ago28:28

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Speaking from 1 John chapter 2 12-17, Al shares a generational message for the church, and outlines how we can stay clean and share our distinctive way of living in and with the world.

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Discipline or Discipleship (SL) 22:27

13 weeks ago22:27

22:27

Taking a look at how we become Disciples of Jesus

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Hearing, Seeing, Touching the Word of Life week 4 (MW) 25:35

13 weeks ago25:35

25:35

Based on the title 'Sharing our experiences of responding to God's voice' Jill Stonehill poses four questions to help us reflect on what we've learnt over the first 3 talks in the current teaching series. 1) How do we hear God? 2) Where do we look to hear God’s voice? 3) What are our stories of responding to God’s prompting us? 4) Where has this made a difference to someone else?…

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Hearing, Seeing, Touching the Word of Life week 3 (MW) 18:47

14 weeks ago18:47

18:47

Light versus Darkness - walking in the way of Jesus. Speaking from 1 John chapter 2, Nigel urges us to love as Jesus did: not just with words, but with selfless actions.

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Equipped by Holy Spirit (SL) 25:01

14 weeks ago25:01

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John 14: 16-18 NIV: I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate (helper NKJ) to help you and be with you forever, the Spirit of truth.

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Why are we here (SL) 50:08

15 weeks ago50:08

50:08

Gary talks about how we can choose who we are in God and build a beautiful eternity with him.

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Dwelling in the throne room (SL) 47:42

16 weeks ago47:42

47:42

Gary talks about the joy to be found in the presence of God and the two key behaviours we need to experience him in greater measure.

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The Word of Life week 2: God is Light, so walk in the light of His forgiveness (MW) 20:52

16 weeks ago20:52

20:52

Paul urges us to 'come clean' with God regularly, as one of our Spiritual disciplines, because we can be confident that He will totally forgive us.

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Power in the Sacrifice (SL) 22:54

17 weeks ago22:54

22:54

Romans 12:1 what does it mean to offer our bodies as a Living Sacrifice

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Hearing, Seeing, Touching the Word of Life - week 1 (MW) 33:11

17 weeks ago33:11

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A.k.a 'Love John'. Andy introduces our new teaching series through which we will be looking at the three letters written by John. 'Friendship is steps'.

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2025 New Year Message (MW) 18:49

18 weeks ago18:49

18:49

Anthea and Paul encourage us as church family to pursue a deeper relationship with God in 2025.

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Ebenezer... (SL) 24:46

18 weeks ago24:46

24:46

Godly stones, lively stones, and living stones.

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The endless possibilities when we renew our minds (SL) 22:49

19 weeks ago22:49