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Welcome to the Rivers Church podcast. Rivers is a dynamic church that offers inspirational, practical and motivational Bible teaching for people of all ages, races and social and economic backgrounds with campuses in Sandton, Kyalami, Centurion, Durban North and Ballito. We are a Christ-centered church that preaches the truth about Jesus in a fresh, illustrative and creative way. For more information visit www.rivers.church
Failing is easy, a part of life, however recovering from our failures is rarely the same. Ps André encourages us to look to the Word, showing examples of how people in the Bible recovered from their failures and how we can do the same.
In part 2 of the series, Overcoming An Unhappy Attitude, Ps André highlights the importance of not succumbing to negativity - giving us practical steps on how we can ensure we don't have negative influences in our lives.
We all struggle with feeling unhappy sometimes however we can't live life with an unhappy attitude. In this new series, Ps André helps us identify why we might struggle with an unhappy attitude and how we can fix it. We hope this message inspires and encourages you.
We're all created by the ultimate creator, God, made in His image. This means that we too are creators or artists, its so easy to see our everyday as mundane but its all art meant to be worship to God. In this message Ps Adi encourages us to view our work as artists view their art.
It's quite easy to attract the favour of God, it's all about your heart. This message from Ps André shows us how two kings in the Bible attracted the favour of God and how they lost it, with a few key points Ps André helps us understand how we too can attract the favour of God.
Loneliness is an epidemic in our world today, its easy to be lonely and not realise it. This message will help us identify loneliness in our lives and give us important steps to overcome it so that we can live lives that are not lonely.
Have you ever prayed for something and it didn't happen? This message is for you, Ps André helps us understand why there are sometimes delays and how we can handle them with faith, waiting patiently and trusting that God is in control. We hope it inspires, encourages and reminds you of how good God is.
In this second part of Ps André's Perfect 10 series Ps André focuses on the sabbath and what it means to us as Christians.
A brilliant new series about The 10 Commandments, it'll remind you about the 10 commandments, why God has given them to us and how they're still important for our daily lives.
The final episode of 'The 7 Traits of Highly Miserable People' - we hope you were helped by this series. It all comes down to our choose, we can choose to have the right attitude and not find ourselves highly miserable.
Our relationships can make or break us, they're the voices that speak into us most, so the choice to ensure that we have the right people around us is incredibly important. Ps André reminds us how important this is as he continues his series 'The 7 Traits of Highly Miserable People'
In part 3 of 'The 7 Traits of Highly Miserable People' Ps André helps us understand how the belief that we may have of being the centre the universe could negatively impact us and cause us to be miserable.
Ps André continues his latest series, teaching us about miserable people - what they look like - and how we can avoid becoming miserable.
Often we'll face challenges and detours to our dream, which may leave us miserable and hurt. In this episode we begin with identify what may make us miserable so that we can begin to fix the misery in our lives. Ps André teaches us what can create misery in our lives and how we can combat it.
In this episode Ps André continues to inspire and encourage us to live through devastating times. When we think things are going from bad to worse there is still hope, KEEP HOPE ALIVE!
Defeat can look different to all of us, but there's one thing that is common between us - defeat can cause us to give up. In this weekend's message Ps André reminds us that we can live through those moments of defeat.
It can be easy for us to lose sight of everything when we go through a devastating season. Ps André teaches us why we shouldn't give up despite what we face and how we can begin again.
YES! Such an important message for all of us as we continue to navigate this season of Covid and the world around us. Ps André encourages us to keep our head no matter what season we find ourselves facing.
This month at our Sisters meeting we sat down with some of our team and discussed what Seasons Of Refreshing can look like, Ps Wilma encourages us to find moments with our Shepherd and refresh.
In this episode Ps André reminds us of the importance our thoughts have on the way we approach, view and understand the world around us. Ps André encourages us to think according to the word of God through a series of points and helpful insight into the word of God.
We often lose sight of God and the role that He should play in our lives, especially when we're surrounded by adverse circumstances. Ps André reminds us the importance of our vision and what we allow ourselves to see.
We're continuing our inspiring series, Keeping Hope Alive, this week Ps André shares on how we can remain filled with hope despite our failures.
The month of love, and our senior pastors Ps André & Ps Wilma are celebrating their 48th wedding anniversary, sharing from their experience and what they've learnt over the years they're helping us keep love alive.
Celebrating 48 years of marriage this Sunday, Ps André and Ps Wilma share some of what they have learnt over their years of marriage.
Keeping hope alive despite what's happening around us and in our lives can be very difficult but Ps André encourages us to focus on God and His promises despite pain and circumstances.
Sisters, its a new year and time to recharge your spirit! We absolutely loved the word that Ps Wilma brought for our first sisters meeting this year! We were left inspired and ready to tackle this year.
A black swan is a once in a lifetime event, something unexpected. Ps André teaches us how we can keep hope alive in times of uncertainty or while living through a black swan.
This is the second part in our vision series for 2021, Keeping Hope Alive. Ps André encourages us through the word inspiring us to keep our hope alive.
We find ourselves in a very unprecedented time in 2021, but there's one thing that we know that we have an unfailing hope in Christ. Ps André reminds us that we have an incredible hope while outlining the Church's vision for 2021. Have a listen and be inspired.
We're in a new year, 2021 and have come through a very different moment in recent history, Ps André looks at the world we're facing and helps us realise that there's a lot we could have and should learn from facing a virus.
An unlikely Christmas in an unlikely year but did you know that there are many signs of Christmas in unlikely places in the Bible? Ps André shares this eye opening message on Christmas Day 2020.
Ps Chase, our Centurion Lead Pastor, shares an eye opening message around Simon Peter and what we can learn from him.
Ps Adi brilliantly reminds us why we should live an uncommon life and unpacks how we can do so.
We can so easily find ourselves in a position where giving up would be easier than continuing to push through, in this episode Ps Dean encourages us to not give up so easily while reminding us that this is a choice.
This powerful message from Ps André will remind you that God is sovereign, pointing you towards three keys that'll help you unlock all that your life is destined for.
The second part of this incredibly valuable series from Ps André will remind you that there is a world of power in standing tall in what you believe and hold to.
We often forget that there is a war raging for our souls, in this episode Ps André teaches us some of the ways Satan works in the battle for our hearts and what we can do to fight it.
Ps André continues his message from last week on dreaming again, this week sharing some dream shrinkers as well as the life cycle of the dream.
It is time to dream again. What a year we have had, for many it may have destroyed dreams. In this new series Ps André helps us understand the importance of dreams and teaches us how to dream again.
We tend to sit and watch our problems without dealing with them or relying on God for a miracle. Ps André expounds on some of Jesus's miracles and helps us understand that God is able to use our problems and create miracles with them.
Unforgiveness, the prison we choose to live in often without realises. This episode will set you free, will encourage you and, if you let it, will change your life. Ps André uses biblical truth to provide a practical message you can use to change your life.
What a powerful, timely message this is! Ps André helped us understand that our experiences shouldn't determine what we become with a few simple points that guide us in truth, this message will definitely help you grow despite what's happening around you.
This Sisters meeting was special, Ps Wilma and the team shared from their growing experiences over the past few months and how things have changed for them. Ps Wilma taught on Growing and why its important to keep growing.
Wisdom is essential to life in the world we live in today, yet what we often overlook is that knowing the difference between what is truth and what is not is also wisdom. In this episode Ps André helps us understand what truth is and how we can employ wisdom with truth.
Ps Chris, our Youth pastor, gives us some valuable insight from David and how David did not just subdue but also slayed Goliath. Ps Chris helped us understand that we should not just subdue our challenges but slay them.
Wisdom is such an essential skill for life, in this episode Ps André teaches us how to apply wisdom in the area of our finances and what it looks like to be wise with our money.
Ps André continues his wisdom in work and business series, teaching us the importance of being wise in the way we work - setting ourselves apart by living with wisdom and by following biblical principles in the work place we're able to set ourselves apart and achieve the four goals of work: abundance, order, beauty and the glorification of God.
This month, Ps Wilma felt it was necessary to remind women that they are important, that they have value to add and that they are an integral part of our world today.
Our vision for the year as a church is 'Wisdom', Ps André began a series at the start of the year on wisdom. This episode is a continuation of that series, Ps André teaches us that we need to have wisdom in our work too - showing us the goals of work and giving us a few simple points that will help us become effective and excellent in all we do.
The beginning of any story does not define the way it should end, in this week's episode Ps André shows us some biblical and worldly examples of people who did not let the beginning of their life define its end while giving us practical tips on making the end better than the beginning.
We've found ourselves in a year that seems to be filled with trouble and suffering, Ps André teaches us how to stay hopeful and how to deal with the trouble and suffering that surrounds us.
At our Sisters meeting this month Ps Wilma teaches us that even in the seasons that feel like a valley we're able to find victory, hope and God.
We often forget that we're the reason we find ourselves in the place we're in, we forgot that we got ourselves here. In this episode Ps Devon teaches us about 10 gates that we need to rebuild and protect in our lives so that we can live in the life God has called us to.
We're in a world that's telling us who, what and how to believe. Ps André uses the Bible to help us understand what we're called to be, that we're in the world but not designed to be a part of this world.
An episode you need to listen to. Its become increasingly difficult to find meaning in our world, in this episode Ps André takes time help us identify meaning in our lives.
We can become offended, hurt or even angry so quickly in our world today, this weekend Ps André gave us 10 tips based on biblical principles that will help us become Unoffendable in our lives.
On a daily basis we're constantly making decisions, each of these decisions have the power to propel us forward or to take us backward, in this episode Ps André helps us identify the small decisions we're making and teaches us the importance of taking control of the "domino effect" in order to take our lives from where they are to where want them to be.
This Father's day the focus was on what it meant to be a Father, a special weekend consisting of interviews with close friends of Rivers, Jedidiah Thurner, Missions Me & One Nation One Day, as well as Ps Chris Mathebula from Hope Restorations Ministries.
Pride is often a something we can see so easily in the lives of others but struggle to identify in our own lives, Ps André helps us understand this and gives us ways to win against the trap of pride.
God has given us the opportunity to eat at His table, we need only accept the invitation. In this powerful episode Ps André reminds us that Jesus is the reason we get to sit and eat at the table with the Father.
Prayer is an integral part of our relationship with God, in this episode Ps André helps us understand the importance of consistency in our prayers and how when we're consistent in the basics we're then able to go to God and ask for special favours.
Dr Sam Chand is a world renowned leadership coach. Dr Sam's focus is to take the leadership journey with you and help you lead people like never before. This past weekend Ps André Olivier spent time interviewing Dr Sam, where they focused on things like the future, COVID-19 and its impact on the world and how we can continue to thrive in the world we find ourselves today.
What do we do when it seems like God is silent? Well in this episode Ps André teaches us that the silence of God is not a bad thing but will be used to grow us and help us become who God needs us to be.
Its so easy to feel like we're drowning in our needs, that they're swallowing us whole. Ps André reminds us that there is good in our needs, that even though they exist God will use them to remind us of who He is.
In this episode Ps André highlights the importance of cultivating a healthy soul and the strength we'll receive from it. Ps André also gives us a few practical steps on how to ensure we have a healthy soul.
We have all experienced stress in some way, shape or form but we often don't know how to handle it or where to go when we're stressed. In this episode Ps André encourages us to look in the right places when we're stressed so that we're able to handle it properly.
In this episode Ps André reminds of the importance of having a God perspective in life and teaches us - with a few simple keys - how we can cultivate a Godly perspective in our lives.
This Resurrection Sunday Ps André reminds us about the incredible miracle that was Jesus rising from the dead and parallels it to our lives and how even when things seem dead we should believe there is still hope!
This Good Friday Ps André emphasises the power that the blood of Jesus had on our lives, how just 2 liters of Jesus's blood had the power to save the whole world.
Tests have a profound ability to either make us or break us, in this episode Ps André reminds us that God uses tests to deepen our character, develop our faith and teach us how to wait in times of uncertainty. We hope this message inspires and encourages you.
We're in what some people may call a bad situation, the world as we know has changed but in this episode Ps André draws our attention to a few simple keys that'll help us shift our eyes off the situation we're in and make the most of every situation we find ourselves.
We're facing some incredible times as a church, nation and world but in this episode Ps André encourages to not give up hope. To keep redoubling our efforts in all that we do, to focus on God and building our faith rather than giving up and going into hiding. You can also view this week's service on youtube.
Ps André is helping us live a life of wisdom and this episode highlights a few important steps on the way to making WISE decisions.
It has been said that all problems in the world are problems of relationship, in this episode Ps André teaches us how we can have wisdom in our relationships.
The vision for us as a church this year is wisdom, this week Ps André continues the series on wisdom - this would be part 3. In this episode Ps André encourages us by teaching the benefits of having divine wisdom, a wisdom based on God and God's word. We hope this inspires you to keep seeking and developing divine wisdom.
It's February, the month of love and a week after Ps Wilma and Ps André celebrate their 47th wedding anniversary they chose to help the ladies - at Sisters meeting - understand relationships a little better by sharing what they've learnt throughout their many years of marriage.
Our vision for 2020 as a church is 'wisdom'. This episode is part 2 of a series where the focus is on developing Godly wisdom in our lives, this episode focuses on how we can begin to receive that wisdom and why we should want Godly wisdom in our lives.
Our vision for 2020 as a church is 'wisdom'. This episode is part 1 of a series where the focus is on developing Godly wisdom in our lives, this episode focuses on how we can begin to receive that wisdom and why we should want Godly wisdom in our lives.
Vision weekend is always a special weekend in the house and this year was no different. Ps André share with us what our vision for the year will be and the incredible value that we can find in living lives filled with vision.
Often in our lives we tend to focus on the negative, Ps André encourages us to rather focus on the Goodness of God throughout the year, looking at all the good God does not the negative in our world.
Its 2020 and often we tend to blame the past for where we are, in this episode Ps André helps us get the necessary tools to ensure success for the years to come.
In this episode, Ps Wilma talks about shutting the door on certain things in our lives so God can do things in us and through us behind closed doors.
This year for Christmas, Ps André shares a message about the moment in time Jesus was born which led to our moment in time for salvation. Ps André explores the Biblical prophesies that were fulfilled with the birth of Jesus as well as what that means for our salvation.
Big lives are an accumulation of small disciplines, decisions and details. In this episode Ps Chase looks at how we can deal with the small things in our lives so that we can have victory in the big things.
In this episode Chris talks about trusting our lives to God and allowing change to come in to our lives as we trust His Hands.
In this episode, Chris uses the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis to illustrate how we need to know God's character in order to not only know what is right, but also do what is right.
In this episode Ps Devon talks about preparing for the battle and using what God has given us to intentionally prepare for what lies ahead of us. When we are intentional and don't make excuses, we can properly outwork our faith to fulfil God's plans and purposes for our lives.
Excess baggage is anything that you carry that makes your life "overweight" and keeps you from stepping into the plans God has for you. In this episode, Ps André looks at different types of excess baggage we may be carrying around and looks at how we can deal with these in order to live a life not hindered by it.
In Proverbs 4 we read that we need to guard our hearts because everything we do flows from it. In this episode Ps André looks at four different types of hearts we can have, and gives us practical ways to guard our hearts as well as better the condition of our hearts to live a fruitful and fulfilling life.
There is always hope for us. In this episode Ps André speaks about God being a God of second chances reminding us that God hasn't called us to be perfect and that our failures don't disqualify us from God's call and purpose on our lives.
We're taught to believe that generosity is a willingness to part with our money but generosity is more than that, its an attitude for our lives, its a way we live. In this episode Ps André helps us understand how we're able to cultivate generosity in every part of our lives.
In this episode, Ps André identifies ways in which we can guard against familiarity and help us develop a fresh perspective on and appreciation for our lives and the things of God.
We often tend to find ourselves at the end of our rope, pushing the very borders of every area in our life, in this episode Ps André teaches us how to live with margin, the freedom we can find when we live within margin and the importance of this in living a successful life.
You are favoured, not because of your season or your circumstances. You are favoured because of your position as a son and daughter of the King. Ps Chase reminds us that God can bring favour into our lives even when we are in the most trying of times.
In this episode Ps Devon teaches us that there is power and blessing in separation, often we find ourselves holding onto things when all we need to do is let go and separate ourselves.
In this episode Ps Devon teaches us about the importance of arresting the thieves of joy, how to arrest them and why we would need to arrest in order to live the life God has called us to live.
One of the Rivers Team, Chris Nareen, encourages us to stay above the "flood". Ever felt like you're drowning, sinking or not coping? This message will inspire you to look to God and stay above the "flood".
In this episode Ps André teaches us how to become shrink proof, not allowing the pressures of life to discourage us and pull us down but standing up knowing that we are destined for more.
In a new series Ps André will be using the bible to help us understand the importance of managing our money correctly while giving us practical steps to be successful with our money management. In this episode Ps André looks at more Biblical truths about wisdom in managing our money today.
In a new series Ps Andre will be using the bible to help us understand the importance of managing our money correctly while giving us practical steps to be successful with our money management. In this episode Ps Andre focuses on what it means to have wisdom with money.
In a new series Ps Andre will be using the bible to help us understand the importance of managing our money correctly while giving us practical steps to be successful with our money management. In this episode Ps Andre debunks some myths about money which will help us be effective with how we use it.
In a new series Ps Andre will be using the bible to help us understand the importance of managing our money correctly while giving us practical steps to be successful with our money management.
We all have unrealised potential, we hide it and never really think about it. In this episode Ps André helps us identify the enemies that hold us back from realising our potential and gives us a few ways to overcome them.
We had the honour and privilege of hosting Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng for a leadership and business talk, a godly man with a vision for South Africa. He spoke directly into the country and left us feeling inspired and encouraged about our future and the future of the country.
In this episode Ps Andre shares with us the importance of having a confidence based in God while helping us understand how to build that confidence .
In this episode Ps Andre interviews one of our staff members, Lloyd Cele - an Idols South Africa runner up, about his life to where he is now
We're just past halfway through the year and often we tend to feel like its too late, in this episode Ps Andre helps us understand that it is never too late.
We often tend to think negatively of ourselves even though that's not how God sees us. In this episode Ps Devon shares with us about the hero that God put in us.
As a church we value excellence, Ps Andre has written about being excellent and in this episode Ps Andre helps us understand what it looks like to be a person of excellence, how we can be people of excellence and how that will set us apart.
Ps Chase Garner helps us understand how to deal with our anger, how it affects us when we don't deal with it and the importance of understanding how to deal with our anger.
Chris Nareen uses the story of the Israelites in Exodus to help us understand the importance of trusting God and relying on Him to guide us and carry us through to our very own promised land
We tend to over complicate our prayers and prayer life, Ps Nicholas helps us understand that prayer isn't complicated by explaining how we should be praying.
In this episode Ps Andre tackles an important issue in our world, lust. We learn from Ps Andre how to tackle lust and why its such a big issue in our world.
Sometimes others seem to have it easier, seem to win more, seem to have a better life than us. In this episode Ps Andre helps us navigate our feelings towards other people's success and why we shouldn't focus on their success but rather trust God with our lives.
Whether we're referring to romantic relationships or professional relationships, relationships can be something we all struggle with. In this episode Ps Andre helps us navigate relationships issues and teaches us how to be successful in our relationships.
We're either makers or we're takers, in this episode Ps Andre helps us realise how we can be makers rather than takers in our everyday lives and why we should want to be makers instead of takers.
This father's day Ps Andre highlights the importance of a father in not only a family but also a nation.
Its easy to trust a promise when its fulfilled instantaneously but when we keep waiting and waiting it becomes a lot tougher. In this series Ps Andre helps us understand how to keep trusting God with the promises in our lives.
Its easy to trust a promise when its fulfilled instantaneously but when we keep waiting and waiting it becomes a lot tougher. In this series Ps Andre helps us understand how to keep trusting God with the promises in our lives.
Its easy to trust a promise when its fulfilled instantaneously but when we keep waiting and waiting it becomes a lot tougher. In this series Ps Andre helps us understand how to keep trusting God with the promises in our lives.
In this episode Ps Chase helps us understand the importance of turning the page and moving forward in our lives rather than reading the same chapter over over again.
There is power in a no, not only when we say it but also when it is said to us. Ps Devon helps us understand how to navigate no's in our lives.
This Resurrection Sunday Ps Andre takes a look at how we can learn that even though things may seem dead they in fact may not be with God on our side.
This Good Friday we take a look back at Isaiah and the prophecies he made about Jesus and then we look at the life of Jesus and how he fulfilled every prophecy.
Ps Andre's teaching is always practical and helpful, in this episode Ps Andre helps us understand that we need to transform into who God calls us to be so that we can be succesful.
Anger can harm us and our lives, Ps Andre advises us how to deal with our anger, how to manage it and how to navigate our anger in a constructive way.
At Rivers Church Ps Andre is known for his wisdom, one of the terms he's coined is "you're either preparing or repairing" in this episode Ps Andre helps us understand the power of preparation and how it will help us and assist us in our lives.
Ps Dean helps us navigate being salt in our world. Based off Jesus's words in the gospels - "you are the salt of the earth" - Ps Dean helps us understand that we are meant to be salt, the importance of being salt and how we can continue to be salt.
Ps Andre addresses the danger of ignorance in this episode, he highlights the importance of learning from books and people ensuring that we are able to admit when we don't know something.
This three part series focuses on ensuring that you're not blaming the circumstances around you but finding a way to create opportunities in your working world.
This three part series focuses on ensuring that you're not blaming the circumstances around you but finding a way to create opportunities in your working world
This three part series focuses on ensuring that you're not blaming the circumstances around you but finding a way to create opportunities in your working world
In this episode Ps Andre Olivier continues with his series Create A New Year Through New Thinking in which he teaches us the importance of our thinking and how it can impact our lives throughout the year.
In this episode Ps Andre Olivier continues with his series Create A New Year Through New Thinking in which he teaches us the importance of our thinking and how it can impact our lives throughout the year.
In this episode Ps Andre Olivier continues with his series Create A New Year Through New Thinking in which he teaches us the importance of our thinking and how it can impact our lives throughout the year.
In this episode Ps Andre shares with us on how to start the year the right way. Ps Andre helps us understand that our think plays a pivotal role in our lives, enabling us to understand that thinking the right way will help us throughout the year.
Sometimes in life we feel and believe that we have messed up, that we've made mistakes and that there's no hope for us. In this message Ps André reminds us that we believe in the God of the fresh start, that we're able to start again with God's help. Here's to a new you!