River Community Church Talks

David Farnham on Philippians 1:12-18 ‘Spreading and sharing the good news” [audio https://riverchurchtalks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/david-farnham-15th-sept-2013.mp3]

Tim Carter on Philippians 1:3-11 “Thanksgiving and joy in Prayer” [audio https://riverchurchtalks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tim-carter-8th-sept-2013.mp3]

On 14th July we held a special “Farewell” service for Steve & Maggie. We wish them both well and praise God for the time they spent at River Community Church. You can listen to the service below https://riverchurchtalks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/zoom0138.mp3 https://riverchurchtalks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/zoom0137.mp3

On Sunday 7th July, we were hugely blessed to have a Baptism Service at River Church. Steve spoke to the baptism candidates and the whole church about remaining In Jesus so that our lives are fruitful, productive and successful. “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” John 15:4 When a rose has been cut off from the rose bush, it can only survive for a short term. It will fade and die because it has lost its source of nourishment. In the same way, says Jesus, we must stay close to him, connected to him, rooted in him. Plants such as roses need 3 things to be healthy :- Good soil – this is a picture of Jesus… we are to be rooted in Him! Water – this is a picture of the Holy Spirit… we need to be filled up to overflowing! Food – this is God’s word, the Bible… we need to feed ourselves daily on God’s word. Listen in for yourself to Steve’s message below. [audio https://riverchurchtalks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/7th-july-2013-steve.mp3]

On Saturday 29th June, a number of local speakers helped us to think about the challenge of making (and keeping) Christian disciples here in Telford, in our 21st century consumer culture. The conference focussed on 5 different facets and you can catch up on the presentations below by clicking on the ‘play’ button for each talk. Mark Ireland: Committing to Discipleship – laying the foundations [audio https://riverchurchtalks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/29th-june-2013-mark-discipleship.mp3] Leslie Burke: Community Discipleship – Collective service of the local community [audio https://riverchurchtalks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/29th-june-2013-leslie-discipleship.mp3] Andy Smith: Keeping Disciples – avoiding losing the sheep [audio https://riverchurchtalks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/29th-june-2013-andy-discipleship.mp3] Keith Osmund-Smith: Incarnational Discipleship – getting disciples involved beyond church [audio https://riverchurchtalks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/29th-june-2013-keith-discipleship.mp3] Steve Kelly:  Discipleship today – mixing old and new models [handout available here Workshop Handout – TCC conference – Making Disciples] [audio https://riverchurchtalks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/29th-june-2013-steve-discipleship.mp3] Further downloads available :- Speakers Bio Conference Programme