Church is more than something we do once a week. We gather on purpose with a purpose to be with Jesus, become like Jesus and do the things Jesus did. Ps Claire takes the word GATHER and explores what we do and why at The River and how God uses our gathering for His purposes and our transformation.

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How do we find our place in the Church? Why is it important to connect? Pastor Annika brings a challenging message on recognising our piece of the puzzle.

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Pastor Judy Dawson talks about the Kingdom we belong to and the threefold work of the Church. We all have an assignment to represent our King and the Kingdom of heaven here on earth well.

How do we find our place in the church? Why is it important to connect? Pastor Annika brings a challenging message on recognizing our piece of the puzzle.

Gathering together as the church can be more challenging that it seems! Ps Peter Morton shares three obstacles that we face as we look priorities meeting together, and remind us of the big reason why the gathering of the Church matters.

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There has been a shift, a disconnect, a parting. Never before in human history has the differences been the older and generation been so sparse. However, we find the perfect example of two wildly different generations gathering together in the true life account of Ruth and her mother in law Naomi. In the book of Ruth, Pastor Lyall will look at thei…

Pastor Judy Dawson shares the importance of gathering as a family of God. The different ways we are equipped to impact our generation and the next, the impact we can make here on earth and are called for the eternal impact.

Ps Stephen Miller from Manukau New Life church brings a timely word on what God's priority is for the church in 2025 - to purify us and prepare us to carry His glory

Andrew from Creation ministries speaks about Creation and the evidence for design, and how to defend our faith to the world around us.

As we start our new 'Gather' series - Ps Peter Morton speaks into this common question - with a surprising answer!

Pastor Judy Dawson brings the biblical reasons why we come to Church each Sunday and what are the truths and the benefits of coming together.

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Ps Peter Morton shares vision for the coming year for The River and some key highlights ahead.

Things that are coming up in 2025.

Pastor Judy Dawson shares from Eze 47, the different levels of depth that each of us need to grow into to move from one level of faith to another.

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Pastor Annika calls us to focus on the mission and call of Jesus from Luke 4. To see the gospel preached, the brokenhearted healed and those caught in dark places set free.

There is a season for everything, and things that didn’t work in a previous season are what God is calling us to do in this one. Ps Peter Morton shares from Luke 5 about the importance of listening to God’s call over our personal experience.

Ps Peter Morton shares from the story of the rich young ruler, about why we make the sacrifices we do as Christians and how vital it is in that process that we 'get' who Jesus is.

Whether we're succeeding or feeling stuck, we can trust that God's presence and guidance are always available to help us through life's challenges.

Ps Judy Dawson brings a message on the importance of moving on from past achievements and not staying on past bad experiences. There is a greater glory that God wants to release through us when we choose to change the way we see ourselves.

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Ps Chris Dawson shares about the miracle that happened in unexpected places and at unexpected times in two different people’s lives. When we step into God’s spotlight miracles happen.

For our first church meeting of 2025, Ps Peter Morton shares from Luke 24 about finding motivation, and the powerful effect that Jesus' presence and words have on our lives.

Ps Judy Dawson brings a challenging message at the start of the year about the wells of Isaac and the awareness for us to step into the blessings that the enemy has come to shut down in our lives.

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Ps Chris Dawson shares on how God has commanded us to be a beacon of light to those who are far from Him & step up to the occasion of carrying Jesus no matter what ability you have.

Ps Peter Morton finishes up our Imago Dei series looking at how through the Trinity God IS community - and so as people made in His image, we've been designed for community too.

Pastor Annika brings insights on how we have been created in His image, by God and for God. Also how we will live differently, when we grasp what our identity is as a child of God, carrying His DNA and reflecting His nature and image.

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Pastor Annika brings insights on how we have been created in His image, by God and for God. Also how we will live differently, when we grasp what our identity is as a child of God, carrying His DNA and reflecting His nature and image.

Ps Peter Morton brings a challenging message on the importance of work, and God has a pattern for how we work and there is a blessing in His pattern of work.

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On Sunday, we were blessed to hear a powerful message from our guest speaker Ps Paul Saunders (Hope Centre, Wellington) on the "Builder's Anointing." He encouraged us to embrace the anointing to build, reminding us that we are blessed with everything we need to overcome the battles that come with the work of ministry. Through faith, we are equipped…

As part of the Imago Dei series, Pastor Judy Dawson speaks on the importance of staying connected to one another as we are made to live in community to go beyond and farther to fulfil God's purpose in our lives.

Pastor Judy Dawson starts the series on Imago Dei, responding to the question “Who Am I”. Each one of us are a gift from God and we are all His Image bearers, and how that shape the way we see ourselves and interact with others.

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Ps Claire McLean continues our Imago Dei series by exploring how we are made in the image of God - God who works and says work is "good" and invites us to have a renewed perspective on work - embracing it as God's greater plan to make His invisible kingdom visible through us.