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Elijah Confronts Injustice || Spring Sagas || 1 Kings 21
Where our Winter Wisdom series left off, Spring Sagas picks up as we follow the story of Elijah in the book of 1 Kings.
This week, Tim returns to bring us a tale of injustice and the abuse of power.
Plot & Power || The Church on Mission || Acts 23:12-35
This week, Tim is back to present how God’s will can be realised through different means and how we see this in the story of Paul in the book of Acts.
Argument & Brawl || The Church on Mission || Acts 22:30-23:11
This week, Kirk considers Paul’s provocative actions in the book of Acts as Paul finds himself in a meeting with the both the Pharisees and the Sadducees, two groups of Jewish leaders with different views.
Language & Stories || The Church on Mission || Acts 21:37-22:29
Mission requires us to speak about our experience as Christians to people from all walks of life, all with different prior experience, whether that’s on the other side of the world, in your local community, or anywhere in between.
This week, Tim return…
A Change of Culture || The Church on Mission || Acts 21:17-36
Mission is not just going overseas to share Jesus with different cultures but it can start right where you’re at. Even by sharing your faith at work, school, or home you are participating in God’s mission.
Today marks Andi’s first talk and the return o…
In the Midst of Conflict || Trust God || Luke 12:49-59
Fully trusting God can be difficult, especially in the face of conflict. But as the Bible teaches us, conflict is inevitable, and as Christians, our job is to handle adversity with the grace and love of Jesus himself.
This week, Julie shares with us a …
And Serve Him || Trust God || Luke 12:35-48
Fully trusting God can be difficult, and serving him with everything can be even harder. But just as we call Jesus our Lord, we are called to serve him as our Lord.
This week, Tim is back to share with us a story from the book of Luke: a parable of ser…
And Don’t Worry || Trust God || Luke 12:22-34
Fully trusting God can be difficult, especially when we are so focused on our own worries. And while worry or stress is not inherently evil, it is certainly useless or unhelpful.
This week, Kirk brings us a message from Luke that tells us not to stress…
And Not Money || Trust God || Luke 12:13-21
Fully trusting God can be difficult, especially when we are tempted to hold on to parts of our lives as if we are keeping them a secret from Him. One area many Christians struggle to bring to God is money – how we view it and how we spend it.
Tim retu…
And Don’t Be Afraid || Trust God || Luke 12:1-12
Fully trusting God can be difficult, especially when we can’t see where he is leading us. In these times, it’s tempting to put on a mask to suit our surroundings. It’s tempting to try and hide parts of our lives from God.
This week, Tim brings us our f…
Elijah and the Voice of God || Winter Wisdom || 1 Kings 19
This week, Julie continues our Winter Wisdom storytelling series by bringing us another story from the life of Elijah – a story of physical, emotional, and spiritual burnout and God’s response to our weakness.
Elijah and the False Prophets || Winter Wisdom || 1 Kings 18
Continuing our Winter Wisdom storytelling series, Tim brings us another tale from the life of Elijah – a tale of misplaced devotion in false gods and the power of the one true God.
Elijah and the Famine || Winter Wisdom || 1 Kings 17
This week marks the beginning of a new storytelling series, this time centered on the prophet Elijah and his journey. For the first story, Tim brings us a tale of famine and the importance of trust in God.
To Seek and To Save || 100 Years of BCA: Australia for Christ || Luke 19:11-27
This week, to celebrate 100 years of Bush Church Aid, guest speaker Adrian Lane from BCA shares some of the journey the society has taken since 1919. He also brings us a story from the Bible of using what we have now in the best way we can.
It Starts Small || 100 Years of BCA: Australia for Christ || Luke 13:18-21
This week, to celebrate 100 years of Bush Church Aid, guest speaker Adrian Lane from BCA shares some of the journey the society has taken since 1919. He also brings us a story from the Bible of small beginnings and great plans for the future.
Q and A || The Holy Spirit Bonus Episode 3
Wrapping up our series on the Holy Spirit, Andy throws some questions from you at Kirk and Tim.
Can you lose a gift of the Spirit? Why speak in tongues when God understands English? These questions and more, on this episode.
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Order vs Chaos || The Holy Spirit || 1 Corinthians 14:20-40
Kirk wraps up this series on the Holy Spirit by exploring how the spiritual gifts of tongues and prophesy should be used, as well as tackling one of the more challenging passages in the Bible.
More Gifts of the Spirit || The Holy Spirit Bonus Episode 2
Continuing our deep dive into the gifts of the Spirit listed in 1 Corinthians 12, today, Kirk and Andy look at Tongues, Prophecy and Miraculous Powers. Next week: a special Q&A episode. Text your questions anonymously to 0490 453 293, or email them to …
Tongues and Prophesy || The Holy Spirit || 1 Corinthians 14:1-19
Throughout our series on the Holy Spirit, many spiritual gifts have been described, as well as their use in the church.
This week, Kirk takes a closer look at two spiritual gifts in particular: tongues and prophesy. Why are people given these gifts and…
Gifts of the Spirit || The Holy Spirit Bonus Episode 1
Our current series of talks focus on the Holy Spirit- one of three persons of our God. In the next three bonus episodes of the St John’s podcast, we’ll take a deep dive into the gifts of the Spirit listed in 1 Corinthians 12. In this episode, Andy and …
The Most Excellent Way || The Holy Spirit || 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13
The most well-known verses on love- seen at weddings across the globe. Where would we be without love? Love is the best characteristic you can have in everything that you do, which is why Paul in his letter to Corinth says that you are only a clanging …
Christianity Explored || Episode 6 || What’s Next
Episode 6 of Christianity Explored.
The finale of this series, exploring the life of Jesus, his death and resurrection, today Andy and Tim look at how a decision to follow Jesus impacts your life here and now. The bible says that those who believe and …
One Body, Many Parts || The Holy Spirit || 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
Your church is too small – at least, your view of what a church is, is too small. Many people see the church as a building, or a bureaucracy, or a Sunday service, but the bible describes the church more as a united body of people, filled with God’s Hol…
Christianity Explored || Episode 5 || The Decision
Episode 5 of Christianity Explored.
Having head knowledge about Jesus’ life, death and resurrection isn’t enough. Belief in Jesus, and acknowledging the need for grace because of our failures requires us to accept in our hearts, and voice that we need …
Giver of Gifts || The Holy Spirit || 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Healing, faith, prophesy, tongues – the list goes on. These are all names of spiritual gifts given by the Holy Spirit, but what do they mean, and why are they given to us? In this new series, we’ll take a closer look at the Holy Spirit and its role i…