Maidenhead Teaching Archive (Sep 08 - Jul 11)

E100 Letter from Nepal & Letters from Paul     Listen     Download

 
Colin delivers a letter from Nepal. He talks about the building and laying down of new churches, and how more people are graduating from bible school, and laying churches down in their own townships.
Following this he moves onto talking about Paul's letters. How Paul was pragmatic in his approach and listed practical skills that people should have. Not what is said in words, and appeases people for a limited time. But how a person demonstrates in their everyday life their following of God's path for them.

E100 Part 17 - Paul to the Churches     Listen     Download

Christen explains why we should focus on our new spiritual life rather than our old flesh-based life.

Christen Forster

E100: Acts 28 1-10 Vicky shows that through our own trials and tribulations God is with us, and will turn events to his way. Paul remained true to his faith and calling. Through this God was able to use those situations, after the ship wreck to demonstrate his healing power through Paul, to the people of that island. In our lives we all face difficult situations, and it how our following of Jesus’s, example, coupled with God’s own power through us, that these situations can be used. Turned around and become mighty examples to us and others. Of God’s Grace, Power and Love.

E100 Part 15 - The Church Is Born     Listen     Download

Al explains that the book of Acts tells us the stories of the early church. He then tells us of his recent experiences, how he and others have shared Jesus with the people they have encountered, and why we all need to be active in our faith.

 Al Bullen

Robin on Afghanistan     Listen     Download     (River members only)

Robin tells us of his work in Afghanistan and his prayers and desires for the country

Robin Vickers

James on Larchfield     Listen     Download     (River members only)

James explains what happened last year at Larchfield and introduces what will be happening this year and how we can all help.

James Clarry

E100 Part 11 - In The Beginning     Listen     Download

Andy describes the early ministry of Jesus and explains why we need to share the full experience and taste of life with Jesus with others rather than just showing them the menu.

Andy Read

E100 Part 9 - Psalms and Proverbs     Listen     Download

Ceri examines Psalm 23 in detail and explains why it covers every aspect of our lives and is far, far more than just a funeral Psalm.

 Ceri Davies

No Longer a Grasshopper     Listen     Download     (sorry, logged in members only)

Kate shares some of her story to encourage us to expand our experience of God and who we are in Him.

Reading Judges chapters 4-5, Vicky demonstrates 3 things. 1) The choosing of a Commanded Judge, or Deliver of God's Word, in Power and Acts through Prophecy.; 2) The reaction, and consequences of that reaction, to the delivery of God's Command.; and 3) how God's Judgement is swift and final, once a commanded person's own mind is set.

Vicky Earll

E100 part 5 - The Law and the Land     Listen     Download

Christen talks about how we should work with God to achieve transformation.

Christen Forster

Gill uses the life of Joseph and the story of Jesus staying in the Temple when he was 12 to illustrate what it means to be in God’s manifest presence. She urges us to get rid of the boxes we sometime use to keep our idea of God in and experience what life is like when living in His power.

Gill Gifford

Genesis to Revelation     Listen     Download

Elaine outlines the Bible study and teaching that the Maidenhead congregation will be engaging in over the next few months, explaining how to get from Genesis to Revelation in 100 readings

Elaine Jones

Testimony Sunday     Listen     Download     (available to logged in members only)

The congregation share their stories from 2010 and give prophecy and encouragement for the year ahead.  Listen to some wonderful testimonies and catch hold of what the Lord is doing in us and through us.

The Congregation

Going for Gold     Listen     Download     View Slides

Colin outlines his vision for River Church in 2011 which can be summarised in the world Gold - Goodness, Openess, Love, Dynamism.

 Colin Barnes

Prophet, Priest and King Part 7     Listen     Download

When you travel with the King He comes with you.  Terry faces some difficult questions and points us to the King.

Prophet, Priest and King Part 6     Listen     Download

In the first part of the King trilogy Andy discusses the life of King Asa, explaining the importance of relying on God instead of ourselves and why we should strive to finish well .

The presentation used can be downloaded from here.

Andy Read

Prophet Priest and King Part 5     Listen     Download

Dave shows us how we can follow the example of Jesus and the Old Testament priests to be priests today

Dave Jones

Follow on from the LZ7 Gig     Listen     Download

Lindz tells the good news in his own style.

Photos of the gig can be seen here

Lindz West

Prophet, Priest and King Part 4     Listen     Download

Simon contrasts the priestly orders of Melchizedek and Aaron to understand the nature of Jesus' priestly role.

Simon Tempest

Prophet, Priest and King Part 3     Listen     Download

Terry takes a look at what it means practically to be a prophetic people in our day. Taking 1 Corinthians 14 as a starting point he encourages us to be more pro-active in bringing tongues, interpretation and prophecy into our meetings
What is prophecy? What is it not? What use is it in the Church? How do we test prophecy? What attitudes do we need to have if prophecy is to be valued and released in the church?

Terry Murphy

Prophet, Priest and King Part 2     Listen     Download

In part 2 of the series Prophet Priest and King, Christen looks at Jesus’ role as prophet. Jesus comes to complete the work of a prophet and does in full what prophets like Elijah and Elisha did in part.  He makes prophecy personal, seeing the gold in people and drawing it out through prophecy without condemnation.  In doing so he releases all of us to the role of prophet.

Christen Forster

Prophet, Priest and King Part 1     Listen     Download

In the first of a new 9 part series on "Prophet, Priest and King" Colin examines the first of these roles. A Prophet is to hear the mind of God and speak that into people, and so to release the power of God to shape destiny.

Colin Barnes

Ephesians Part 12     Listen     Download

Susan completes our series on Ephesians taking us through verses 10-20 of chapter 6.  As Paul summarises everything he has covered in the rest of the letter, we learn what it means to stand against the wiles of the devil with our spiritual armour.  We see how Paul brings together one of his key themes in Ephesians, that of unity and the strength we have when we make our stand in unity.

Susan Rimmer

Ephesians Part 11     Listen     Download

Jan looks at the parent and child relationships in Eph 6:1-4 set in a context of how honouring from the heart releases not only the gold and destiny of the individual but also the blessings from generation to generation. Robin speaks on what workplace relationships could look like from a godly perspective.Eph 6:5-9.

Jan Vickers

Ephesians Part 10     Listen     Download

Ephesians 5:22-33. Al explains the qualities we need to embrace in order to strengthen our relationships with both family and friends.

Al Bullen

What does maturity look like?     Listen     Download

Colin Barnes

Reaching forward, pressing on     Listen     Download

James Treasure

We are predestined for perfection!     Listen     Download

Using the verses from Philippians 3:12-16, Colin encourages us to forget what lies behind and focus on the prize ahead. It is time to throw off the things that have held us back through repentance, forgiveness and letting go, we have been redeemed!

(Maidenhead Weekend Away – Friday PM) 

Maidenhead Weekend Away – Welcome     Listen     Download

Colin introduces the theme for the weekend – Pressing in to Maturity.

Colin Barnes

Ephesians Part 9     Listen     Download

Eph 5:1-21. Andy picks up from where we left off before the summer, in continuing to look at what it means to live out the extraordinary, amazing position we have in Christ. We are 'dearly loved children' of our Heavenly Father - so what does it mean to carry that family name? How do we live a life of love? Specifically, what traps should we avoid falling into - traps caused by temptations in our fallen world. How do we swim in the sea of our environment and not drown?

Andy Read

Words of Grace     Listen     Download

Christen teaches that words of Grace come from listening to heaven.

Christen Forster

An Emphasis on the Father     Listen     Download

Based on Ephesians 3 Colin speaks with an emphasis on the Father, His love and who we are. The Father 1) names His children 2) provides for His children 3) strengthens and protects His children 4) who grow up and strengthen through His love

Ephesus - A tale of two cities     Listen     Download

We want to see the things that happened in Ephesus happen here.  Let's go beyond being 'pilot-light' Christians to being 'Whoosh' Christians.  As Daniel puts it, "But the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits"

Terry Murphy

Ephesus - Back To The Future     Listen     Download

Let's learn from the experience of the Ephesus church in history, in particular heeding the concerns and exhortation of Jesus in His letter to the Ephesians.

Andrew Rackstraw

The Responsibility of Royalty     Listen     Download

We have been raised from death into life, seated in the throne room with Jesus, adopted into the family of God with family rights - and responsibilities. Andy Read shares from Ephesians and his recent experiences in Malawi, about the good things prepared for us to do to bless this world and help those in need.

Andy Read

Ephesians Part 8     Listen     Download

Ceri speaks on Ephesians 4v17-32.

Put off the old man and put on the new man.  Old means shabby and worn. We're going to a wedding so take off the old clothes and put on new clothes.

Ceri Davies

Ephesians Part 7     Listen     Download

Judith speaks on Ephesians 4:1-16 describing the christian walk and what it is.  A worthy walk with God would be in being humble, gentle, submissive, long suffering, patient,  tolerant, diligent and united.

Judith Foster

Ephesians Part 6     Listen     Download

Colin speaks at Larchfield on who we are and the nourishing environment of the Father's love that we can grow in.

Colin Barnes

Ephesians Part 5     Listen     Download

Ceri shares from Eph 3:1- 13 about the rich life God offers to all of us, and the breathtaking purpose of the church.

Ceri Davies

Ephesians Part 4     Listen     Download

Sue speaks on Ephesians 2 v11-22. How Jesus came to both Jews and Gentiles and how He is to be the cornerstone of our church. What it means to be a new creation in Christ and why we should be like children in our faith.

Sue Exelby

Ephesians Part 3     Listen     Download     Slides     Notes

Andy speaks on Ephesians 2v1-10. We are adopted to be inheritors of all that He has passed onto us through Christ. Things may look bad...but God. "But God" trumps the circumstances. The passage speaks first of our condition, then it speaks of God's response "But God...". Finally it speaks of the nature of that salvation. What God did for Jesus He did for us so that we become God's workmanship, even poetry, on earth.

Andy Read

Ephesians Part 2     Listen     Download

Colin continues our exploration of the book of Ephesians, picking up where Christen left off in the second part of the first chapter. He explores what Paul meant when he prayed for wisdom and revelation for the church in Ephesus and the amazing power available to those who believe in Jesus Christ.

Colin Barnes

Introduction to Ephesians     Listen     Download

Christen provides an introduction to the book of Ephesians, explaining the cultures and practices in Ephesus at the time and how the first Christians made an impact on the City.

Carrying the fragrance     Listen     Download     View slides

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Graham speaks from the Song of Solomon, showing how it expresses the abundance of God's love for us. He also talks of how that love attaches itself to us like a fragrance, and that we can carry it and impact people we meet without even trying.

Graeme Fawcett

Four things the Spirit is saying to the church     Listen     Download

In this joint meeting of the Maidenhead and Slough congregations Jim speaks of four key things that the Spirit is saying to our church (interspersed with prophetic ministry to various people). 

Click Jim's picture for a mini-bio.

Jim Paul

Does God change His plans?     Listen     Download

Colin looks at the life of Joseph to  see how God still accomplishes His purposes despite actions and decisions by ourselves and the people around us.

Colin Barnes

Do you see the tide rising?     Listen     Download
On top form Christen shares from Isaiah and Acts - do we see the cloud of Glory? Do we see the tide rising? We read in Isaiah that the glory of the lord covers the earth....but we later read the KNOWLEDGE of the glory of the lord.....Listen and find out....

The Church in Antioch - a model for us     Listen     Download

Andy looks at the key distinctives of the church in Antioch and explains how that relates to us in the 21st century. (The recording is incomplete - please accept our apologies)

Andy Read

A Vision for Larchfield     Listen     Download

James outlines the congregational leadership's vision for taking the love of God and the message of Jesus to the Larchfield community.

James Clarry

Stepping into tomorrow     Listen     Download

Stop looking back at the good ol' days, step into your tomorrow.

China     Listen     Download

 
Introduced by Andrew Rackstraw.

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Called to Mozambique     Listen     Download

Annie said she wasn't a missionary, Julian said it wasn't his choice to go and Hannah coped with being left behind.  Hear how the Lord's call on their lives has impacted the Bullen family.

Julian, Annie and Hannah Bullen

24 Jan 10

David and Goliath     Listen     Download

Judith demonstrates how David used his past experiences fighting bears and lions as a shepherd boy when fighting Goliath.

Judith Forster

Giving and discipleship     Listen     Download     ** Watch on RiverTV **

Christen speaks about how our attitude towards money and giving is a key discipleship issue. (version 2 of the talk given the previous week in Marlow)

Christen Forster

No Word No Faith     Listen     Download

Andi Swift shows us that we must pursue the spirit and the word. And without a firm foundation on the Word there can not be true faith

Joshua's Obedience     Listen     Download

Ceri Davies looks at Joshua's life and encourages us to spend time with God and to be obedient to Him - just like Joshua.

Ceri Davies

Totally Surrendered     Listen     Download

Vicky Earll uses Philippians to explain how important it is to be totally surrendered to the Lord.

Vicky Earll

Surge Sunday     Listen     Download

Surge (the 11-16's group) led the meeting, and Nathan explains that the Lord sees us all as diamonds - and we need to make sure our attitude is one which recognises the diamond in ourselves and others.

Nathan Cantell

Being Generous     Listen     Download

Colin Barnes shares from his own experience that generousity blesses - the Lord, others and yourself.

Colin Barnes

The Streets of Manchester     Listen     Download

Lindz & Lucy West tell of their life in Manchester and inspire us to get out on to the streets of Maidenhead

Lindz & Lucy West

Sharing Jesus Part 4     Listen     Download

Terry Murphy takes a look at Philip and encourages us not be afraid of sharing Jesus in our own town. 

Sharing Jesus Part 3     Listen     Download

Elaine Jones explains how to share Jesus with your family - both physical and spiritual.  With stories of her own family and friends she shows us how being authentic and realising it's what Jesus has already put in you that counts.

Elaine Jones

Sharing Jesus Part 2     Listen     Download

Christen looks at the role River Church and its congregations are playing in the wider church context. He encourages us to serve both with our flesh and out of the Spirit, and not to allow disappointment to set in.

Christen Forster

Sharing Jesus Part 1     Listen     Download

Al kicks off our new six part series on sharing Jesus.  He invites us to value and use Father's outrageous grace to grow our passion for the lost.

PLEASE NOTE - for various reasons, access to this MP3 file is restricted to River members who are logged in to the site. Apologies for any inconvenience to guests.

Al Bullen

Andy Read

Di Chapman

Mark Chapter 14     Listen     Download

Judith Forster introduces us to the Hench Chapter!  Looking at Jesus in Gethsemene, we learn how to stay the course

Judith Forster

Tim Stone

Christen Forster

Mark Chapter 7     Listen     Download

Sue Exelby     Listen     Download

Sue gives a short testimony of how God has healed her from depresssion and also tells some stories of her life in Hong Kong.

If you would like to hear more of Sue's story then click here where you can download her talk in Slough from 8th Feb or here where you can download the Marlow version from 1st Feb.

Sue Exelby

Mark Chapter 6     Listen     Download

Andrew Rackstraw explores Mark Chapter 6 and asks "Did Jesus need faith?". 

You can also download the slides that Andrew used by clicking here (PDF format)

Andrew Rackstraw

Mark Chapter 5     Listen     Download

Liz Challis takes a look at the power and authority of Jesus described in Mark chapter 5.

Liz Challis

Dave Vann

Mark Chapter 2     Listen     Download

Simon takes a look at Mark Chapter 2 and explores the Unexpected Kingdom in this "SAS Gospel"

You can also download the slides Simon used here (pdf format)

Simon Tempest

Mark Chapter 1     Listen     Download

Colin Barnes starts our series on Mark with a tour through Chapter 1.

Colin Barnes

Introducing the new teaching series on Mark     Listen     Download

Tim introduces the congregation's Sunday morning teaching theme for the next few months leading up to Easter.

Tim Stone

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is Upon Me     Listen     Download

Andy talks about his sabbatical and shares some thoughts it has brought him about Jesus, particularly how Jesus operated under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, the same Spirit of God that is upon each of us today.