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10.30am service
Sep 4 Holiday Club Family Service

Tears for Fears - Micah
Sep 11 Listen Up and Look Out Micah 1:1-7 (SM)
Sep 18 Wear Black Micah 1:8-16 (SM)
Sep 25 Give and Take Micah 2:1-5 (LM)
Oct 2 Harvest Family and Parade Service
Oct 9 Someone who Cares Micah 2:6-13 (JB)
Oct 16 Butchery, Bloodshed and Bribes Micah 3:1-12 (SM)
Oct 23 The Chief Mountain Micah 4:1-8 (GF)
Oct 30 Shock & Surprise Micah 4:9 - 5:1 (LM)
Nov 6 Mission Focus Sunday - Will They Ever Know? (GV)
Nov 13 Small Town, Big Plans Micah 5:1-15 (SM)
Nov 20 The Accusation and the Offering Micah 6:1-8 (SM)
Nov 27 Call to the City Micah 6:9-16 (LM)
Dec 4 Family Parade Service
Dec 11 I'll Cry if I Want to Micah 7:1-7 (JB)
Dec 18 Wiping Away the Tears Micah 7:8-20 (SM)
Dec 25 Christmas Day Family Communion
Jan 1 New Year's Day Message Matthew 6:33 (VW)
Jan 8 Joyfully giving to the work of God 1 Chronicles 29:1-20 (JB)

A healthy church for a sick world - 1 Timothy
Jan 15 It's all about Jesus 1 Timothy 1:1-2 (MT)
Jan 22 Sickness in the church 1 Timothy 1:3-20 (JB)
Jan 29 The Remedy of the Gospel 1 Timothy 1:12-17 (JB)
Feb 5 Family service
Feb 12 Proper praying 1 Timothy 2:1-8
Feb 19 Gender issues 1 Timothy 2:9-15
Feb 26 Gospel leadership 1 Timothy 3:1-13
Mar 4 Believing and behaving 1 Timothy 3:14-16
Mar 11 Do's and don'ts 1 Timothy 4:1-16
Mar 18 Mothering Sunday Family Parade Service
Mar 25 Church family relationships 1 Timothy 5:1 - 6:2
Apr 1 Don't be distracted 1 Timothy
Apr 8 Easter Day Family Communion


6.30pm service
Love wins
Sep 4 Love for the Unlovable Romans 5:6-8 (JB)
Sep 11 Love for the Unloved Ezekiel 16:1-42 (LM)
Sep 18 A Love that Pursues Matthew 18:10-14 (TB)
Sep 25 A Love that Cannot be Broken Romans 8:31-39 (SM)

The Lion of Judah - Mark
Oct 2 The Preparation for the King Mark 1:1-13 (SM)
Oct 9 The Power of the King Mark 1:14-34 (SM)
Oct 16 The Priority of the King Mark 1:35 - 2:12 (PB)
Oct 23 The Protests against the King Mark 2:13 - 3:6 (GF)
Oct 30 The People of the King Mark 3:7-35 (SM)
Nov 6 Mission Focus Sunday - Will They Ever Know? (GV)
Nov 13 The Preaching of the Kingdom Mark 4:1-25 (JB)
Nov 20 The Progress of the Kingdom Mark 4:26-34 (LM)
Nov 27 The Peace of the Kingdom Mark 4:35 - 5:20 (SM)
Dec 4 The Purity of the Kingdom Mark 5:21-43 (SM)
Dec 11 Student Carol Service Luke 2:8-20 (DB)
Dec 18 Carol Service Colossians 1:15-20 (MT)

The Gospel According to David - 1 Samuel 17
Jan 8 The Gospel according to David 1 1 Samuel 17:1-11 (MT)
Jan 15 The Gospel According to David 2 1 Samuel 17:12-31 (MT)
Jan 22 The Gospel according to David 3 1 Samuel 17:31-40 (MT)
Jan 29 The Gospel According to David 4 1 Samuel 17:41-58 (MT)

The lion of Judah - Mark
Feb 5 Counting the cost Mark 6:1-30
Feb 12 Tender heart and hard hearts Mark 6:30-56
Feb 19 The dirty made clean Mark 7:1-30
Feb 26 Speak up, I'm deaf! Mark 7:31 - 8:21
Mar 4 Not quite 20/20 vision Mark 8:22 - 9:1
Mar 11 From the peaks to the pits Mark 9:1-29
Mar 18 Topsy-turvy land Mark 9:30-50
Mar 25 VIP passes Mark 10:1-31
Apr 1 Special request Mark 10:32-52
Apr 8 Easter Day


Riverside 11am service
Come Dine with Me
Sep 4 A BBQ with Jesus John 21:1-14 (LM)
Sep 11 Feed my sheep John 21:15-25
Sep 18 Harvest family service
Sep 25 The greatest feast of all Luke 14:1-24 (RT)
Oct 2 The last supper Matthew 26:17-30 (LM)

Tears for fears (Riverside)
Oct 9 Listen up! Micah 1:1-7 (LM)
Oct 16 Wear black Micah 1:8-16 (RT)
Oct 23 Someone who cares Micah 2:1-13 (LM)
Oct 30 Butchery, bloodshed and bribes Micah 3:1-12 (DN)
Nov 6 The chief mountain Micah 4:1-13 (LM)
Nov 13 Remembrance Day Family Service
Nov 20 Small town, big plans Micah 5:1-15 (LM)
Nov 27 The accusation and the offering Micah 6:1-8 (TH)
Dec 4 Call to the city Micah 6:9-16 (DBr)
Dec 11 I'll cry if I want to Micah 7:1-20 (LM)
Dec 18 St Faiths at 9.30am, Riverside Community Carols at 3.30pm
Dec 25 St Faith's service at 9.30am; No service at Riverside
Jan 1 No service at St Faith's or Riverside

Gospel resolutions
Jan 8 I resolve to support the work of the gospel Philippians 3:1-11 (LM)
Jan 15 I resolve to know Christ better Philippians 3:1-11 (RT)
Jan 22 I resolve to choose Christ instead of comfort Philippians 3:12 - 4:1 (LM)
Jan 29 I resolve to trust God whatever happens Philippians 4:4-9 (LM)
Feb 5 Family and parade service

How to grow as a Christian
Feb 12 Remember, remember 2 Peter
Feb 19 Everything we need 2 Peter 1:1-11
Feb 26 Where to hear God's voice 2 Peter 1:12-21
Mar 4 False teachers really exist 2 Peter 2:1-9
Mar 11 False teachers don't wear badges 2 Peter 2:10-22
Mar 18 Mothering Sunday Family Parade Service
Mar 25 God is not a slowcoach 2 Peter 3:1-10
Apr 1 How to be a consistent Christian 2 Peter 3:11-18
Apr 8 Easter Day Family Communion