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BE FOUND with The Found Podcast! Each week, McKenna and Deakin (and some guests too!) dissect and reflect the morning and night sermons from CityReach Oakden, to help all of us live a life for God’s glory! This feed also includes the sermons from the monthly Found service.
Note: In the final part of the discussion, McKenna & Deakin didn't tie it back to Jesus - the perfect example to follow! Really don't know how it slipped by, but it did, so please remember that He is the perfect example!!!
Additionally, the sermon we discuss isn't on the CityReach Oakden podcast feed at the time of publishing, but you can watch it on YouTube here.
McKenna and Deakin discuss the latest morning sermon by Damian Chesson on Ecclesiastes 9:1-12 and the missing truth of the joy we can still have despite the evil in the world! The episode also starts with a quick discussion about Easter and ANZAC and the related church talks on it. We hope you enjoy!
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Oli van Ruth has made an incredible contribution to CityReach Oakden, especially for youth and young adults, and considering he is responsible for helping this podcast exist, it only seemed right to honour him and his service by talking with him before he goes to America to study. We spend time discussing about his past and future, as well as his most recent sermon about how Christ provides us true sanctification! So load up this episode and hear some awesome wisdom in a tight 30 minutes of The Found Podcast.
Bible Passages discussed in this episode: Ecclesiastes 5:10-12, 1 Timothy 6:6-10, Psalm 72
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Listen to the Satisfaction Sold Separately sermon (27/03/22) on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
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Please note that the audio is not amazing, and that the sermon audio is unavailable, apologies for the inconvenience.
It's Easter at the end of the week! For many, it will likely creep up as other things in life occupy us, so let's take an opportunity to reflect on the most recent FOUND sermon that Michael Stevenson did for us! His sermon focused on a specific question: how do we respond to Jesus being the Son of God? McKenna and Deakin explore the three instances that occur in the book of Matthew, and then reflect on where they are at in responding to His incredible and life-changing action as the atonement for our sins.
The passage for today is Matthew 26:57-67; 27:11-44
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We're back! Sorry for the long hiatus, but we have a great episode for you with our very first special guest: Alyssa! Join her and McKenna as they explore the two most recent Found sermons, The Light of the Gospel and Reality Check. Both are here to help us grow and lean into God in all circumstances, and make our path clear as we head into a new period of Found.
Listen to The Light of the Gospel sermon here! (13/02/22)
Listen to the Reality Check sermon here! (06/03/22)
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The Found Podcast returns renewed and refreshed to dissect and reflect both the morning and night sermons from CityReach Oakden. Join us and BE FOUND!
Oli's latest Found sermon focused on the end of Matthew 9 to help us remember an important, but often undervalued, part of our lives for Christ, prayer! McKenna and Deakin discuss about we do and don't pray, our recent experiences with prayer, and then we get into a time of prayer. We hope this episode, God willing, inspires you to connect and grow in God through the power of prayer.
Listen to this week's sermon on Let's Pray! (06/02/22)
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Let's faith it one more time (although we should just keeping faithing it, always) by exploring true self-awareness! McKenna and Deakin discuss how we can overcome a static and comfortable life of religion and replace it with an active and uncomfortable faith! It's a challenging and very practical episode, so we hope it helps all of you out there! We end the episode talking about the future of Found, stay tuned...
Listen to this week's sermon on True Self-Awareness! (30/01/22)
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In a more loose episode of CityReach Oakden's #1 Youth and Young Adult podcast*, McKenna and Deakin explore the radicalness of Jesus during his time on Earth as seen in Matthew 9. We talk through Pastor Oli's sermon by looking at radical hospitality, radical joy, and a radical new life through Jesus! So hit play and let's faith it together!
*By default, because it is the only one
Listen to this week's sermon on True Radicalness! (23/01/22)
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Sermon by Pastor Oli van Ruth (as retold by McKenna Paull) | Matthew 9:9-26 | 23/01/21 | Let's Faith It (Again!) Part 2/3
Apologies for the audio quality, this episode was recorded remotely.
New year, same show! The Found Podcast continues to dissect and reflect sermons as McKenna and Deakin begin Matthew 9 and discuss a message that is important to remember as we enter 2022: Jesus is the only path to true wholeness! Join us as we explore what this means for our faith, and how we can share this message with others. We also talk about nothing changing, naturally (skip to 3:24 if you don't want to hear that).
Listen to this week's sermon on True Wholeness! (16/01/22)
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Sermon by Pastor Oli van Ruth | Matthew 9:1-8 | 16/01/21 | Let's Faith It (Again!) Part 1/3
Sermon by Pastor Oli van Ruth | 1 Peter 1:3-9 | 19/12/21 | Not part of a series (a Found One-Shot)
Apologies for the inconsistent audio quality throughout, we had to record this episode remotely.
Christmas is very close so it's a crazy and busy time for many of us! And amongst all of that, we can lose sight of the true meaning of Christmas. Don't roll your eyes, you may have heard it all before, but we should have a heart of praise at this time for the significance of Jesus' birth and what He has done for all of us! So today, with a sermon-less week, McKenna and Deakin take an opportunity to briefly explore the beginning of the Gospels to learn about, and be amazed by, the whole story of the Bible coming together, it's beautiful! We also talk about Reachfeast, naturally (skip to 8:28 if you don't want to hear that).
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'Tis the season to invite others to your house! McKenna and Deakin discuss the spin-off sermon to Let's FAITH It with Let's SHARE It! We discuss how we can be Christlike in hospitality by showing our love and care for everyone around us, as well as share our faith and stories with them. We hope you find this episode helpful in preparing for your Reachfeast! We also talk about skipping a week, naturally (skip to 4:39 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on Let's SHARE It! (05/12/21)
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Sermon by Pastor Oli van Ruth | Luke 5:27-32 | 05/12/21 | Not part of a series (a Found One-Shot)
No sermon next week because of Reachfeast
It's the final normal sermon for the year (we think)! And it was a great one, so take a listen to McKenna and Deakin dissecting what they learnt from it and sharing about their examples and times of grieving with others, so that we can all be reminded that grieving with others is a Christlike attribute! After all, Jesus wept. We also talk about robots, naturally (skip to 4:14 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on Grief For Others! (21/11/21)
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Want to hear two young adults share their grief about life? Then you've come to the right place! However, this isn't about self-pity, but showing how your Christian sisters and brothers can encourage you when you share your grief and struggles, no matter how small or big they seem. And this is all possible because of the hope that God has provided! Firstly through His presence with the Israelite's temple, but today through all of us thanks to Jesus' sacrifice! We hope you find this episode inspiring and encouraging to share your own grief with others around you and continue to believe in God's constant character of love, mercy, and justice! We also talk about Blue Sky Studios, naturally (skip to 3:52 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on Grief For Ourselves! (14/11/21)
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Grief. It's not a pleasant experience, but one that we face in a broken and sinful world. So how can we see God's light and hope on earth? And how can we share that with others? These are the questions McKenna and Deakin begin to explore in the first of our new series: Good Grief, by focusing on how we can respond to our grief for the state of the world. We also talk about Charlie Brown, naturally (skip to 3:48 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on Grief For the World! (07/11/21)
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In the final part of this sermon series, McKenna and Deakin explore how Christians keep their faith in Jesus over the fear we sometimes have, just like the disciples did during the storm that Jesus calmed! Our conversation explores the need to give control over to God, how having the right faith is more important than having only a lot of faith, and where we need to give our fear over to God. So let's go out there and let's FAITH it! We also talk about keeping focus at the end of the year, naturally (skip to 2:40 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on The Storm! (31/10/21)
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Sermon by Lachlan Hodgson | Matthew 8:23-27 | 31/10/21 | Part 3/3 of Let's FAITH It
Be thou my vision (Slane) by Choir of King's College, et al. (Spotify)
Be Thou My Vision (Studio Version w/ Lyrics) by Reawaken Hymns (YouTube)
When you're trying to sell something, you always focus on the positive, but Jesus was an honest salesman when sharing the truth about God and the coming salvation, He said that there would be a huge cost to following Him and becoming a Christian (but we get the reward of eternity!). So, McKenna and Deakin dive into this week's sermon that looked at this passage to see if we truly understand this cost and continue to grapple with what it means to have our faith, and therefore dependence, in Christ alone, our cornerstone. We also talk about the third co-host, naturally (skip to 2:42 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on The Cost! (24/10/21)
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The word 'faith' appears quite a bit in Matthew 8, so let's use the chapter as an opportunity to understand how to be joyfully faithful to Jesus! McKenna and Deakin start by applying Oli's message about the Centurion who showed so much faith that it amazed Jesus! We explore at where are faith currently is and how we better show God's soverignty and authority in our lives. We also talk about ping pong (or table tennis), naturally (skip to 7:52 if you don't want to hear that). Follow and message us on Instagram! @cityreachfoundpod Listen to this week's sermon on The Centurion! (17/10/21) Email us to send your thoughts, feedback, and prayer requests: found@cityreach.com.au For more information, visit the CityReach website Part of CityReach's Family of Podcasts
We reach another end to another great series! McKenna and Deakin wrap up 'Does God care who I sleep with?' by reaffirming the confidence and identity we have in Christ and His overwhelming love for us to care about who we're becoming. But the question is, who are we becoming? Throughout, we discuss sin and temptation. We also talk about handstands, naturally (skip to 4:42 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on being Practical! (10/10/21)
Listen to the bonus Q&A also!
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Hosted by Frances Early
Panelists: Damian Chesson, Rachael Chesson, and Oli van Ruth
From 10/10/21 Service
Sermon by Pastor Oli van Ruth | 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 | 10/10/21 | Part 4/4 of Does God care who I sleep with?
Non-dating experts McKenna and Deakin discuss about Timon (the dating expert)'s sermon on how to glorify God through 'the one' (who is, in fact, 'the two')! We hope you enjoy this very encouraging episode where we are reminded of the importance of glorifying God anytime, anywhere, with anyone! We also talk about getting that vaccine, naturally (skip to 3:10 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on Controverisal (Dating)! (03/10/21)
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Sermon by Senior Pastor Timon Bengtson | 2 Corinthians 11:1-3 | 03/10/21 | Part 3/4 of Does God care who I sleep with?
It's a difficult episode this week as McKenna and Deakin try to grapple with what the Bible says and how we treat the transgender community. Despite that, we are reminded by the power of God's grace and forgiveness over sin and our mission to live a Christ-like life to point others to his just and awesome love! We also (don't) talk about McDonalds, naturally (skip to 6:52 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on Gendered! (26/09/21)
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Apologies for the low-quality audio, our normal audio recorder malfunctioned.
Sermon by Vineeth Roy | Genesis 1:26-28, 31 & 3:1-7 | 26/09/21 | Part 2/4 of Does God care who I sleep with?
In a time where the world is telling us that there are no moral absolutes, it can be hard to know where we should put our identity in and what to value most, such as sexuality. But by building off our Anchor in Christ, McKenna and Deakin explore the current culture and how we can glorify God by living a counter-narrative for Him! Part of the new series: 'Does God care who I sleep with?' We also talk about tornadoes, naturally (skip to 4:30 if you don't want to hear that).
TGC article that McKenna refers to: The 'It's Just a Movie' Mistake
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Listen to this week's sermon on Priceless! (19/09/21)
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Sermon by Pastor Oli van Ruth | Ephesians 5:31-32 | 19/09/21 | Part 1/4 of Does God care who I sleep with?
It's here, Finalé le Anchors! Join McKenna and Deakin as they affirm in God's Unconditional Love for everyone and reflect on their growing spiritual trust in God! We also talk about French, naturally (skip to 6:34 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on God's Unconditional Love! (12/09/21)
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Apologies for some of the sound quality!
As we reach near the end of Anchors, McKenna and Deakin look back and understand its purpose more by interviewing CityReach Oakden's Youth and Young Adults Pastor: Oli van Ruth! Our conversation covers a lot of ground, so we hope you enjoy this extended episode! We also talk about Andy Serkis, naturally.
Why does God care who I sleep with? by Sam Allberry: Amazon | Koorong | The Good Book | Podcast interview
Jon Tyson's sermon series: The Controversial Jesus (Church of the City New York). In particular: Sexual Formation
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In today's episode, we take a break from Anchors to touch on our call to be forgiving to others in our walk with Christ. It might not be something we always think about, often we only focus on the forgiveness of our sins (which is important), but we explore how we can be forgiving people by using the Holy Spirit! We also hear Deakin apologise for his umbrella crimes, naturally (skip to 3:54 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on Forgiveness! (29/08/21)
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Sermon by Pastor Oli Van Ruth | 1 John 2:3-11 | 29/08/21 | Not part of a series (a Found One-Shot)
No sermon next week because of Father's Day
The final sermon in Anchors will occur on 12/09/21
Suffering is something we all inevitably experience in life, and while this week's sermon acknowledges that clearly, McKenna and Deakin explore more at why Christians can still have hope in Christ during these times! We also talk about why this episode is out late (sorry), naturally (skip to 7:58 if you don't want to hear that).
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Listen to this week's sermon on Hope Beyond Our Present Sufferings! (22/08/21)
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McKenna and Deakin plunge deeper into gospel truths as our series in Anchors continues! This week, we discover how to walk by the Spirit that we’ve received, the importance of control, and continue to understand our sin. We also talk about McKenna’s missing Bible that Deakin may have stolen, naturally (skip to 6:55 if you don't want to hear that).
Listen to this week's sermon on Adoption in God’s Family! (15/08/21)
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McKenna and Deakin officially begin with their first sermon series for The Found Podcast — Anchors! We gush at how awesome it is to be reminded that we truly are free from sin! We also talk about Sonic, naturally (skip to 6:16 if you don't want to hear that).
Listen to this week's sermon on Freedom from Condemnation! (08/08/21)
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In the zeroth episode, McKenna and Deakin explore the special Global Missions service by sharing the impact it had on them, and answering the questions Steve Early provided.
Listen to this week's sermon on The Great Commission! (01/08/21)
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In this special service, Found highlights the missionaries of CityReach through interviews and a sermon that reexamines Jesus' Great Commission.
Sermon by Steve Early | Matthew 28:16-20 | 01/08/21 | Global Missions Service
Timestamps:
- 00:00 — Lachlan Hodgson introduction
- 02:09 — Alan and Kayley Fjording interview (Thailand)
- 08:15 — Lachlan Hodgson intermission
- 09:51 — Joy Singh interview (India)
- 15:20 — Joanna Troolin interview (America/Papua New Guinea)
- 20:55 — Lachlan Hodgson intermission and prayer
- 28:14 — Matthew 28:16-20 Bible Reading
- 29:06 — Steve Early sermon (The Great Commission)
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Hosted each week by McKenna and Deakin, this podcast dissects and reflects the 5pm Found sermons to help all of us live a life for God’s glory!
New episodes (and sermons) every Monday!
Sermon by Tony Watts | Hark the Herald Angels Sing | 18/07/21 | Part 2/3 of Christmas in July
Sermon by Vineeth Roy | O Come O Come Emmanuel | 11/18/21 | Part 1/3 of Christmas in July
Sermon by Pastor Oli Van Ruth | 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 | 06/06/21 | Part 4/4 of Mission Minded
Sermon by Pastor Oli Van Ruth | 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 | 16/05/21 | Part 1/4 of Mission Minded
Sermon by Dameon Buijs | Joshua 10 | 25/04/21 | Part 3/3 of Prayer: The forgotten power of God
Sermon by Vineeth Roy | Joshua 9 | 18/04/21 | Part 2/3 of Prayer: The forgotten power of God
Sermon by Tony Watts | Joshua 5 | 11/04/21 | Part 1/3 of Prayer: The forgotten power of God
Sermon by Pastor Oli Van Ruth | 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 | 28/03/21 | Part 3/3 of Freedom Forfeited
Sermon by Pastor Oli Van Ruth | 1 Corinthians 8 | 14/03/21 | Part 1/3 of Freedom Forfeited