http://theriverchurch.info Raising the Standard Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:31:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Unless a seed falls to the ground and dies…. Read Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. As we know in life there are times and seasons, and in churches too. God brings some things to a close and does new things. “Forget the former things do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a ... http://theriverchurch.info/2008/04/06/unless-a-seed-falls-to-the-ground-and-dies/ Talk part 1. Jesus enters Jerusalem to cheering and praising crowds, waving palm branches and putting them before the young donkey He was riding. Within days the crowds are shouting for his death and those who were with Jesus desert him. Dramatised reading - Matthew 26:14-75. Jesus is betrayed. By ... http://theriverchurch.info/2008/03/16/betrayal/ Isaiah 62 – some brief notes. He who has ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the church. Isaiah lived in Jerusalem, in 8th century BC - Lived through reign of several kings, good and bad. Isaiah was a man who had seen the holiness of God, and ... http://theriverchurch.info/2008/03/02/isaiah-62/ Listening Today’s British society bathes in entertainment. If it’s not exciting and entertaining, today’s young people especially, switch off (and I don’t just mean the television). But those of us who are older know that that’s not what life is about. Listening to someone talking, even if they are the words of ... http://theriverchurch.info/2008/02/03/listening/ New programme each month as follows: 1st & 3rd Sunday – Informal Worship Service, with communion. Includes Sunday School for under 11’s. 2nd Sunday – Family Service. 4th Sunday – “The Crunch” Special Magazine Style Program. 5th Sunday (where there is one) – Spiritual Creative Arts Program. Tea and coffee are served after the ... http://theriverchurch.info/2007/10/15/new-sunday-programme/ Worship How do we worship? Ask your group to write a list of the things they and their friends 'worship', e.g. TV, sport, fashion, money and pop groups. * What do they do to show their 'worship' for these objects and ... http://theriverchurch.info/2007/09/18/worship/ Lostwithiel Bridge, of which the people of the town are justly proud, is one of the oldest in Cornwall. There are very few records and, in particular, there are none regarding the date of its construction although many historians give the construction period to the 1200’s. It is recorded that ... http://theriverchurch.info/2007/09/16/lostwithiel-bridge/ The vision God is giving us is massive. Praise God that nothing is impossible for Him. Take a look and see if God might be calling you to join us in this adventure. http://theriverchurch.info/2007/07/02/a-big-vision-an-even-bigger-god/ Dramatic absolute statements like – the reason people aren’t healed is because of their lack of faith ; all people who are sick, it’s because of their sin ; all Christians should be materially prosperous – are not true, …but like most of Satan’s deceptions there is some truth, ... http://theriverchurch.info/2007/06/27/holiness-and-the-grace-of-god/ For the next three Sundays - 10th, 17th, 24th, God willing (weather, etc), we will be down at the 'beach' beside the medieval bridge in Lostwithiel, from 11 a.m. for songs, testimony, teaching, etc. Why not come along and either take part or just listen to what it's about ... http://theriverchurch.info/2007/06/05/open-air-events-june-07/