Wait For It
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.’
Psalm 27:14
‘The only thing worse than waiting for God, is wishing you had.’
Anonymous
‘Day after day, as we wait for the things we desire, we become different people.’
Jason Farman
No one likes waiting. But, what if waiting is actually good for us? What if the act of waiting is even more important than the thing we’re waiting for?
Join us for a four-part series to explore how to wait well.
As part of this series, we will be reflecting personally on how to wait well in different seasons of life. We will also reflect on on how we, as a church, wait well in this period of looking forward to the building project.
A Story and a Legacy
’So I gave you a land…’
Joshua 24:13
‘God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply.’
Hudson Taylor
‘Few of us are tempted today to dream too big. Rather, our vision shrinks to the size of our limited experience. Yet, all things are possible for those who believe in the God who created the heavens and the earth. In our disbelief, we can ask God for inspiration to believe. Then he may give us a vision of divine size.’
Collin Hansen
Throughout the book of Joshua, we see how God has taken the people of Israel on an amazing journey. They have stepped into the land, and yet there is still so much to do. At the end of the book, they face a choice - trust in the God who has provided so much so far, or turn away and place their faith in other gods.
As we approach a pivotal milestone in the life of Riverside, we face a choice. Do we take God at his word and humbly follow wherever he has called, or do we take matters into our own hands and follow a different path?
The legacy that we have inherited is testimony both to those who have gone before us at Riverside, and to those who have invested in this land over the last century. We stand on their shoulders. And so, before us lies a defining moment. We have the privilege of carrying forward a remarkable legacy - rekindling what has dimmed, building on what has endured - and trusting God to use us in ways that will impact this city for generations to come.