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Thanks for listening to the weekly podcast of Riverwood Church Community in Winnipeg, Canada. To learn more visit our website at http://riverwood.cc
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Jan 9, 2022
Prayer Jolt! | Prayer Works | Week One
Prayer sometimes gets a bad rap because of the many “to-do’s” surrounding it, yet it plays a major role in how we experience God, our world, and the people within our lives. Listen in as we explore the realness and relevance of prayer in our everyday lives.
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Jan 2, 2022
Looking Back and Looking Ahead
A New Year’s chat with our pastors.
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Dec 19, 2021
Buddy The Elf and Heaven! | Home For Christmas | Week 3
Sometimes spiritual principles are gleaned from the most unusual of sources! Take this message for instance. It turns out John 14, Revelation 21 and Buddy the Elf have a lot to teach us about our eternal home in heaven! Who knew?
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Dec 12, 2021
Sorry Mr. President! | Home for Christmas | Week 2
So, how many times have you watched “A Charlie Brown Christmas?” Do you remember what the take-away lesson from that 56-year-old animated show was? Do you think you have the story right?...or could it have actually been about something I missed?...and what is the ‘real Christmas story'?
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Dec 5, 2021
The Real Story | Home For Christmas | Week 1
Most of us have come to believe that the ‘real Christmas story’ involves a young couple, a donkey, some sheep, shepherds, wisemen and, of course, a Baby! This message challenges that conception and tells a version of the story…without any of these common players!
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Nov 28, 2021
The invitation of an unanswered question | Through the storm | Week 4
After journeying through the book of Job together for the month of November, this week we take some time to look at what we can take away as we wrestle though the suffering and struggles we see in the world around us and in our own lives. While it would seem that the book of Job searches for the answers to the common human question of why there is suffering in the world, we realize that in the end this question is never actually resolved but it challenges us to discover what God is inviting us into in the midst of these questions.
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Nov 21, 2021
How to Survive the Losses of Life | Through The Storm: The book of Job | Week Three
Job suffered tremendous loss, and in the midst of it, his words and actions give us insight for how to get through our losses today. In this message we will unpack 3 helpful strategies for surviving the losses of life
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Nov 14, 2021
Splash-pad faith & The sovereignty of God | Through The Storm: The Book Of Job | Week Two
Fascinating! Job’s three friends held degrees in theology, philosophy, natural science, and rhetorical analysis! They and their way of looking at life represented the majority! Meanwhile, Job was beat up, broke, frustrated, and attempting to put God on trial. Yet, God scolded the three friends and said they should be more like Job! Why? What did Job have that the three friends didn’t?
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Nov 7, 2021
Job Part 1 | Through The Storm | Week One
Job teaches us a lot about positive and negative ways to handle suffering, loss and the giant storms that happen in our lives. Let’s take a look at our myriad of responses and ask God to show us the way through
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Oct 31, 2021
Paul's school of landmine disarming - Pt 2 | Dancing in the Minefields | Week 2
In this mini-series, Paul is giving us a total of eight practical and highly effective tools for disarming landmines: emotionally explosive issues! However, this series is more than just a theoretical teaching. Last weekend we uncovered and attempted to disarm the highly volatile issue of vaccines, QR codes, and segregation. This weekend we wander into the minefield to acknowledge one of the most explosive of issues: the church and the LGBTQ2S+ community. These issues are a test of how well we have learned to use the tools Paul gives us!
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Oct 24, 2021
Paul's School of Landmine disarming | Dancing in the Minefields | Week One
We all hide them! We all navigate them! We are all triggered by them! Explosive topics. Difficult issues. Philosophical, emotional, theological landmines! This weekend we’re going to enroll in the Apostle Paul’s ‘School of Disarming Landmines’, 101 and 201 levels. In the end, you will receive six practical tools and a homework assignment!
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Oct 17, 2021
A Restorative Force | What Now? | Week Six
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Oct 10, 2021
Moving Fences: Unity part 2 | What Now? | Week Five
Fences are great! They provide clear definition of where the line is. They protect. Fences guard and provide us with a sense of security. However, fences also create barriers and send a clear message, “You don’t belong in here!” In this message, we watch as Jesus goes on a mission to pull out the fence posts and move the fences!
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Oct 3, 2021
Is Unity Possible? | What Now? | Week Four
"There is no doubt that we are living in a remarkably divided, polarized and fractured world! While voices desperate for change yell louder, our ability to listen to one another is shrinking. In the midst of all this, we have the audacity to believe that God has given us a mission 'to be a God-powered, unified, restorative force in the world!' But how? How is it even possible to be united and unified?"
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Sep 26, 2021
1 KM from the summit | What Now? | Week Three
After diving into a personal “What Now” experience, we continue to explore Joshua’s journey through the impossible and discovering our mission to be a God-centred, unified, restorative force in the world. This message dives into chapter 20 and the Cities of Refuge Joshua was asked to build and how they show us a beautiful picture of God’s invitation to join in his restorative vision for the world.
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Sep 19, 2021
Check the signal! | What Now? | Week Two
They are invisible, imperceptible and you would never know they even existed if it weren’t the way the receiver lights up! Satellite signals! This message examines how Joshua lost contact with God in Joshua 9:14, not unlike when a satellite signal is dropped. We then turn to ask, “How is the power of God made real in our lives?” and we discover three very practical, actionable ways to ensure the connection is strong!
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Sep 12, 2021
Step into the river! | What now? | Week One
At this point in the pandemic, 18 months in with little sign of an end in sight, many people are asking “What now?” As church leaders, we certainly are! This message, from the Book of Joshua, takes time to acknowledge our losses and cast a compelling vision of the future!
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Sep 5, 2021
101 Ways to blow up your life | Week Five
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Aug 29, 2021
101 Ways to blow up your life | Week four
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Aug 22, 2021
101 Ways to blow up your life | Week three
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Aug 15, 2021
101 Ways to blow up your life | Week two
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Aug 8, 2021
101 Ways to blow up your life | Week One
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Aug 1, 2021
Character is... | Week five
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Jul 25, 2021
Character is | Week Four
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Jul 18, 2021
Character Is | Week Three
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Jul 11, 2021
Character Is | Week Two
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Jul 4, 2021
Character Is... | Week One
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Jun 27, 2021
Young Gunz | Week Four
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Jun 20, 2021
Young Gunz | Week Three
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Jun 13, 2021
Young Gunz | Week Two
One more young adult and two more high school students bring us God's Word from Leviticus!
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Jun 6, 2021
Young Gunz | Week One
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May 30, 2021
Forensic Faith | Week Five
This week we wrap up our 5 week series on the attributes of God from Psalm 89-119 with a look at the big-three ‘omni’ attributues!
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May 23, 2021
Forensic Faith | Week Four
This week, our investigation of the identity of God leads us to an attribute that often comes into question when we experience suffering. Is God good … all the time? We’ll delve into 3 places to look for the evidence of God’s goodness, especially during times of struggle.
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May 16, 2021
Forensic Faith | Week Three
This week, our investigation of the identity of God takes us face to face with two of the most controversial, contested and resisted attributes of God!
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May 9, 2021
Forensic Faith | Week Two
Linguistic DNA…is that actually a thing? We continue our experiment of putting on our detective lenses and investigate the identity and attributes of God from Psalm 89 – 119! We will discover how old cars can help us understand something we discover about God’s character as we uncover the language of Psalm 98 and 100.
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May 2, 2021
Forensic Faith | Week One
It’s a relatively new technique in uncovering someone’s identity and it’s called ‘Forensic Linguistics’! This month we’ll bounce off some interesting criminal cases where forensic linguistics was used and we’ll use this idea to further investigate the identity and attributes of God from Psalm 89 – 119! In this message, we’ll be introduced to the tool and techniques and apply them to the first few verses of Psalm 89.
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Apr 25, 2021
Heart of the Matter | Week Three
The heart is far more than a red, one dimensional shape featured on a Hallmark card! It is complex, tricky and, if not monitored, lead you into all sorts of trouble! That’s why God says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for it will determine the course of your life!” This weekend we’re wrapping up our series with the last four of 12 EKG leads running from the Bible directly to our hearts!
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Apr 18, 2021
Heart of the Matter | Week Two
This message will hook up EKG leads #5-8 in our series! These leads will run directly from the Bible to our hearts in an effort to measure the vitality of our ‘hearts’ and reveal any possible defects or deficiencies!
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Apr 11, 2021
Heart of the Matter | Week One
Is your heart, not the 2-chamber muscle in your chest, but your ‘other heart’ healthy? How would you know? Well, in this message we begin hooking up the first four of 12 EKG leads from God’s Word to our hearts to assess their health and strength!
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Mar 28, 2021
Orthopraxy | The Prickly Issue of God's Judgement
“Would you ever consider having a porcupine as a pet? Well, some people think being in favour of ‘God’s judgement’ is just as ridiculous! However, in this message, we examine what you need to know about the prickly issue of God’s judgement! (Spoiler: It’s not what you think!)
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Mar 21, 2021
Orthopraxy | Salvation
Salvation is one of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith. Does this doctrine practically apply to our lives only when we choose to accept God’s gift of salvation, or is there something to consider even decades later? The prophet Isaiah speaks to this in Isaiah 17.
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Mar 14, 2021
Orthopraxy | It’s Christmas in Spring!
When we take a look at Isaiah 9 with a bit of emotional distance from the Christmas season, we discover that it has something to say to us about the fundamental role that hope plays within the story of our faith. Together we will explore a Theology of Hope and how we often mis-apply it to our lives and hopefully discover what it should look like when put into practice.
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Mar 7, 2021
Orthopraxy | The Radioactive Shark in Space
The doctrine is simple: God is holy! But what does that mean and what are the practical implications for us? Well, the prophet Isaiah does a brilliant job of spelling this out for us in Isaiah 6:1-9! The conclusion: It’s not unlike befriending a radioactive great white shark in space!
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Feb 28, 2021
Around the World | Almost Home!
Can you believe it? This weekend we’re heading home! But not before making six more short stops and meeting six more everyday Christ followers, living out their faith…half way around the world from us!
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Feb 21, 2021
Around the World | Turkey, Tanzania & Undisclosed Areas
During the first two weekends we travelled 33,095 km in search of the Acts of the Holy Spirit today! If week one was all about the spread of the Gospel and people coming to Christ and week two was all about paradigm shifts and confronting restrictive stereotypes, then this weekend is about the cost of following Christ and persecution!
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Feb 14, 2021
Around the World | Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Rome, Lebanon
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Feb 7, 2021
Around the World | Vancouver, California, El Salvador, Brazil
Pack your bags as we take off on our journey "Around the World in 30 Days"! Seeking and finding what the Holy Spirit is doing all around the world as we continue our daily chapter-a-day challenge through the book of Acts!
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Jan 31, 2021
No Excuses | Seeing the Future
It's been said, that to build something, you need to do it twice! Once in your mind and then physically! This ‘building something in your mind’ we commonly call ‘vision’ or ‘chazown’ in the ancient Hebrew! This message makes the case for getting rid of excuses and beginning to build God’s future for us with vision!
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Jan 24, 2021
No Excuses | Parkinsons! A Good Excuse?
So, what if you actually did have a really good excuse? Like Parkinson's! In this message, the winner of Canada’s Amazing Race, season #1, shares his story, struggles and insights in light of ‘No Excuses’, his battle with Parkinson’s and Paul’s thorn in the flesh from 2 Corinthians 12!
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Jan 17, 2021
No Excuses | Don't Miss the Party
One day, in Luke 14, Jesus told a powerful story about excuses! Today, we’re going to school on the story and we’ll draw out the key principles Jesus was teaching as well as some super-powerful truths about excuses!
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Jan 10, 2021
No Excuses | Outrunning the Lions
What is an excuse? Why do we reach for them so quickly? And what does God’s Word have to say about excuses? This weekend we’re launching a new series for a new year rooted in the Book of Proverbs called “No Excuses!” Get ready! We’re about to challenge the ruts and outrun the excuses!
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Jan 3, 2021
A Fresh Start | 2021
So? Any regrets? Any moments you wish you could have a chance to do over from this last year? On this first Sunday of a brand new year, we’re taking a look at God’s amazing ability to help people make a fresh start!
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Dec 27, 2020
A Weary World Rejoices | 2020 Finale
For the last three weekends we’ve been walking through Luke 1 & 2, meeting the characters that played a pivotal role in the original Christmas story. While many people are getting ready to pack up Baby Jesus and put Christmas away for another year, we’re continuing the story with what happened next!
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Dec 20, 2020
A Weary World Rejoices | The Search of the Weary
As we flip through the photo album we know as Luke chapters 1 and 2, we’re taking time to study the characters we meet on these pages! Herod, Zechariah, Elizabeth, Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds, the Angels and this weekend, Simeon, Anna and the Maggi! We join them in their search for the Messiah!
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Dec 13, 2020
A Weary World Rejoices | Hope for the Weary
Our tour down the halls of history continues this week as we make our way through Luke 1 & 2! The walls of this magnificent monument are lined with the portraits of unsuspecting people, caught up in the unfolding drama that will one day become ‘Christmas’! Join us as we study and learn from each of these portraits!
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Dec 6, 2020
A Weary World Rejoices | Weary Souls
As we move into our tenth month of this pandemic, weariness is becoming a theme for many! Our new series, inspired by the old Christmas carol, O Holy Night, will introduce us to some of the original weary characters of the story and provide us with fresh and timely inspiration for the season…and life!
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Nov 29, 2020
The Yarn | Week 5
Today, we’re going to wrap up our series with the final two ingredients for making ‘strong yarn’ in an effort to be ‘knit together in love’ (Colossians 2:2). These final two ingredients may actually turn out to be two of the most important and essential ingredients for anyone who hopes to have healthy relationships!
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Nov 22, 2020
The Yarn | Week 4
Today our message series takes a shift! For the last few weeks we’ve been rolling out Biblically inspired, practical strategies for connecting during a pandemic! Today, as we look at strategies 7 & 8, we’re not going to study a technique, but rather the composition and ingredients for making strong and healthy relationship yarn!
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