Ezekial 47: 12 and Psalm 107:37-38 says that Life in all it’s fullness is a life that produces fruit, regularly. We are to be a people who look to produce fruit in our lives, and not just one harvest, but ongoing, regular fruit. How do we produce fruit, and what does it look like? Matthew 3:8, Matthew 12:33-35, John 15, Galatians 5:22. We want to be a church that encourages you to continue to produce fruit through repentance, good works and ultimately through remaining ‘in Christ’.

Wherever the river flows there is growth. In the passage trees and plants and fish and food, represent areas of growth and provision from God in our lives. God desires that we grow as we draw on Him.

God desires to bring life to barren places in our lives and give us life in abundance. Sarah shares her story of coming to believe for herself this was true

Isaiah 55:1-3 Just as Ezekiel is invited to come to the waters of the river of life, we are also invited to come and eat and drink a priceless feast, one we simply cannot afford but is offered freely.

The supply of life that Jesus promises us is unending and unlimited. In John 7:37-38 Jesus promise is clear - if we come to Him, streams of living water will flow out of us, the Holy Spirit.

In John 7:37-38 Jesus declares that if anyone is thirsty, he should come to him and he will receive living water that never runs dry. In believing in Jesus' death and resurrection we receive a life that is far better and more satisfying than we could ever imagine.

In the Old Testament the Temple is the dwelling place of God with man, this is where we can meet with God and be in his presence of God. And this is where the river flows from. It's source is the very presence of God. The source of our lives should be the same. We must find all that we need in life in our relationship with our Heavenly Father.

John kicks off the first ever Sermon at River City! Taking a brief look at the story of Joshua leading the people of God into the Promise Land. How can we be strong and courageous as we head through transition into the promises of God?

In Revelation 10-11 we read about the witness, power, persecution and vindication of the church.

We had a guest speaker, Hannah Pearson, carrying on our preaching series looking at Jesus' one-on-one encounters with people. Looking in to the calling of Nathaniel by Jesus, and how this dealt with the cynicism which had built up in his heart, when he realised that Jesus knew him and called him.