Riverside Church Hamilton

Ben Harris explores Genesis 3 as we see the first humans wrestling with sin and the consequences that brings for all of us. Although sin has tragic consequences, this passage also points us forward with hope that God knows our sin, and yet enters into our brokenness to rescue us.

Ming Yong opens up Genesis 2:18-25 as we look at what it means to be made male and female in the image of God. We explore what the bible says about gender and sex, and the implications for relationships and marriage God’s way.

Mankind is made in the image of God. Ben Harris unpacks the unique place humans have in God’s world as those commanded and formed by him to rule his creation, and made for relationship with him. We explore what it looks like to to rule under his authority, trust his word and submit to his […]

Ben Harris starts our new series in Genesis with chapter 1. The God of the bible is the universal creator who brought this world into being in an orderly way by his powerful word. He wants to know us, that we might join in the song of creation praising him.

Ben Harris opens up Psalm 55 as we look at what the bible says about how we ought to respond to grief and suffering. We’ll see that God gives us the lament Psalms to help us more from pain to promise as we journey through the 4 stages of lament. Turning to God, voicing our […]

Ben Harris opens up Psalm 103 to show us why the Lord is worthy of praise. It’s not just because of the amazing things he has done for us as saviour and creator, but because of his wonderful character that he is most worthy of our praise. To know him is to rightfully fear and […]

Ben Harris opens up the end of the letter to the Colossians to show us how to make the most of the time we have and act wisely by doing whatever we can to help people meet Jesus and find life in him.

Ben Harris opens up Colossians 3:18-4:1 as we look at God’s wisdom for relationships and life. We unpack what it looks like to put on love in marriage, as parents and children, and in all of life.

Ben Harris opens up Colossians 3:11-17 as we ask the question, how do we put on the new life that has been won for us by Christ? We’ll see that real growth is possible by looking to Jesus and what he’s done for us, and by letting his word dwell richly among us, empowering change […]

Ben Harris opens up Colossians 3:1-11 to show us that growth in the Christian life starts with a captivated mind which is set on the things above, which understands who we now are, raised with Christ, and which motivates us to put off the old self and put on the new.