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Rivers Baptist is a community of people who are experiencing the reality of God and expressing this reality by offering help and hope to people within and beyond our church community.
This morning we’ll be invited to see and enter into the extravagance of the grace of God by which we are borne into new life through Jesus.
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This morning as we continue through the book of Romans we’ll see how God always acts according to his character and seeks to rescue all humanity through faith in Jesus.
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This morning we’ll see just how good it is to discover life in Jesus, when we know and see just how easily we experience the spiral of brokenness in our life and in our world.
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This morning we’re beginning to read through the book of Romans, a message of Good News like no other! We’ll also be celebrating Hannah’s baptism in our gathering.
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This morning we’re celebrating 60 years since the very first prayer gathering held by a small group of people who became Lawnton Baptist Fellowship, and now Rivers. We’ll have a special time of prayer during our gathering, a message from Isaiah 62 and a morning tea out on the deck following the service.
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Guest speakers Ben and Petra will share about their cross-cultural work on the Silk Road.
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This Sunday we’re being invited to see that true religion is hyperlinked to generosity and care for the most vulnerable.
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This Sunday we’re being invited to see that anything we have is a blessing that can be used to bless others.
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This Sunday we’re seeing the ways in which our hearts are susceptible to loving money and how this robs us experiencing heavenly treasures.
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This Sunday morning we’re being invited by God to adopt and abundance mindset, where we can discover the joy of giving.
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Jesus invites us to receive the godly, Spirit-given fruit of love, joy and peace, and to experience how these will transform our mind.
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Jesus invites us to leave the burdensome ways of life behind and step into his way of life, that brings rest for our souls.
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Jesus has provided us with everything we need to participate in the greatest mission ever undertaken.
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Maintaining deep and continuing connection with Jesus is at the heart of fruit-full discipleship.
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It takes a village to raise a disciple.
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Disciples of Jesus are transformed by the Word and Spirit every day, in every way and for every good deed.
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In the gift of Jesus, we discover a way of life that dwells in the presence of God.
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In the gift of Jesus, a totally unexpected moment becomes a life-changing moment. In all things in life, God can transform us into the image of his son, Jesus.
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In the gift of Jesus, we see and experience the goodness of God. Having experienced the goodness of God, we’re invited to patiently wait and trust in God’s promises to us. We will not be disappointed!
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In the gift of Jesus, God is fully revealed, and his presence is offered to all who will receive him. One day, we too will see him face to face!
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So many of life’s circumstances can shake our faith in God, but together, we’re encouraged to hold on, to support one another and patently wait until the day when we’ll experience Jesus and his kingdom in their fullness.
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Join us as we celebrate our Youth and discover how we can take the Next Steps in our faith journey
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When we draw near to God, we discover how close he is to us. As we humble ourselves before him and set apart our lives to him, he lifts us up.
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There is a wisdom in the ways of Jesus that can bear fruit in our lives, where our words and actions become a source of life for others.
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As we learn to totally trust in the Good News of Jesus and his Kingdom, this wholehearted faith produces good works in our lives.
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A life that trusts God’s wisdom gets fully submerged in the messiness of the world, loving the most vulnerable. It produces a life where our practice of religion doesn’t get in the road of loving others, and it’s exactly what God’s looking for!
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This Father’s Day we look at a story that Jesus told about an outsider who treated his enemy as a close neighbour, and Jesus’ invitation for all of us to go and do likewise.
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As Jesus turns toward Jerusalem he knows he will suffer and be rejected, and for those who continue to follow him in this journey, he wants them to know that life is truly gained when we learn to lay it down for the sake of others.
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As we continue our Go and Do Likewise series in the gospel of Luke, we approach the turning point in Jesus’ ministry where he invites faith in the place of fear.
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When we go and do what Jesus taught, our whole lives can be totally transformed.
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