SPECIAL EVENT

Father’s Heart Weekend

On September 26 and 27, 2026, The River held a Father’s Heart Weekend: two days of teaching, prayer, and quiet time centered on knowing God as Father. It was free to attend, and every session was recorded. You can watch them all here, in order.

Saturday ran from morning to evening in five sessions. On Sunday, the message at our regular service picked up the same thread.

The sessions

Father's Heart Weekend
Message 1 · Jonathan Culley · Sep 26, 2026
Session 1: Biblical Foundation
John 1:12; Ephesians 1:4-5; John 17:4-8; John 17:25; John 14:9; Mark 14:36; Matthew 5:38-40; John 8:1-11; John 20:17; Hebrews 2:11; John 16:23-24; John 16:27; Romans 5:11; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:5-7; Ephesians 3:6; Ephesians 3:12; Genesis 3; Luke 15; Ezekiel 47
Father's Heart Weekend
Message 3 · Jonathan Boettcher & Jonathan Culley & Mike Bakker · Sep 26, 2026
Session 3: Orphan to Son
Genesis 16; Genesis 21:8-21; Galatians 4:1-7; Galatians 4:22-28; Romans 8:12-15; Luke 18:9-14; Revelation 3:15-16; Matthew 25:21
Father's Heart Weekend
Message 4 · Nolan vanDop & Patti Culley · Sep 26, 2026
Session 4: Hearing God
Matthew 7:7-8; 2 Corinthians 3:17; Jeremiah 33:3; John 10:27; Revelation 3:20; Isaiah 30:21; John 5:19-20; Habakkuk 2:1-2; Psalm 46:10; Psalm 37:7; 2 Kings 3:15; Hebrews 13:5; Psalm 16:8; Acts 2
Father's Heart Weekend
Message 5 · Jonathan Boettcher & Jonathan Culley · Sep 26, 2026
Session 5: Living as a Son
Psalm 139:13-17; Joel 2:28; Acts 2:17; Romans 2:4; 2 Peter 1:3-4; Luke 15; Ezekiel 47; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Malachi 3:1; Hosea 1:3; Malachi 3:11; Psalm 46:10; John 15:9; Jeremiah 29:11; John 14:18

If you are watching on your own

Each session has a chaptered video and the full teaching in writing, so you can read along or jump straight to the part you need. Session 2 includes short prayers of forgiveness for different kinds of fathers, and Session 4 has a guided journaling time, so give those two a little extra room.

Another weekend?

We have not set a date for the next Father’s Heart Weekend. If you would like to hear when we do, get in touch, or come and join us on a Sunday.