Captivate Church Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Alan and Jireh consider Rest and Holidays with the Bible open, before the Lord of all things.
Alan's Three Questions:
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Are you clear on who/what gives you rest? Self/things or God
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Are you really resting?
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Are your holidays taking you to Christ or away from him?
Alan's One Resource:
- Travelling the World as Citizens of Heaven by Stephen Liggins
- Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung
Jireh and Alan consider Job Satisfaction with the Bible open, before God.
Jireh's Questions:
1. What are you thankful for at work?
2. When do you feel most valued?
3. Can you imagine how good heaven will be?
One Resource:
Chase Kuhn and Peter Orr on the “Dignity of Work” @Moore College, Centre for Christian Living 2017
https://ccl.moore.edu.au/resources/watch-the-dignity-of-work/
Jireh and Alan consider Disappointments in relationships with the Bible open before God.
Jireh's 3 Questions:
1. What were we expecting?
2. Have I communicated it clearly?
3. How can I love the disappointer?
Jireh's 1 Resource:
"Forgive" by Timothy Keller
Alan and Jireh consider buying property, before the Lord.
Alan's Three Questions:
1. How are you stewarding God’s possessions right now?
2. Where does property sit in the gospel logic? (study<>degree<>job<>house<>church)
3. Count the cost and work the tensions - is it possible to finance the loan on one income?
Alan's One Resource:
'Money Counts' by Graham Beynon.
And we're back!
For the next four weeks, we'll look at these four topics:
1. Buying Property
2. Disappointment in Relationships
3. Job Satisfaction
4. Rest/Holidays
Alan and Jireh consider the topic of Entertainment with the Bible open.
Alan’s Three Qs:
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Are you relaxing well? Energised?
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What’s going into your eyes/soul?
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Are people affected?
Alan’s One Resource:12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You - Tony Reinke
Jireh’s Three Qs:
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What’s your time for?
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How Christian are you when entertained? (during)
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How does your entertainment serve your service of God? (after)
Jireh’s One Resource:Movie - Luther by Eric Till
Alan and Jireh consider investing and cryptocurrency from a Christian perspective.
Helpful for today's Episode:
- "Explained" Netflix Series by Vox (Season 1, Episodes 5 and 7)
- "Explain Crypto to Complete Beginners: My Guide" by Coin Bureau (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYWc9dFqROI&t=810s)
- "How Cryptocurrency actually works" by Mrwhosetheboss (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYQgy8QDEBI&t=649s)
Alan's Three Questions:
1. How you use little money is how you'll use lots of money.
2. Are you as intentional with giving as getting?
Alan's Resource:
- "Beyond Greed" by Brian Rosner
Jireh's Three Questions:
1. How did you come up with your investment strategy?
2. What sort of Christian does investing make you to be?
3. How can you invest your money to love your neighbours?
Jireh's Resource:
- "Generosity Project" by Tony Payne
Special thanks to Chibby, Jono So, Ray Choy, Ray Zhu, Felix Fung, Michael Zeng, Clement Lau, Ed Han, Ethan Zuo.
Alan and Jireh consider online/mobile dating from a Christian perspective.
Jireh's Three Questions:
1. Why Online?
2. Who are you sharing this with?
3. How will you slow down your thinking in Christ?
Jireh's Resource:
- https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/4-reflections-about-online-dating/
- "Gospel Speech Online" by Lionel Windsor
Alan's Three Questions:
1. What are you looking for online? (thrill, affirmation, being loved, expectations etc.)
2. What are you sharing/showing online? (physical/emotional/spiritual)
3. Why should a Christian date you? (Have you put in the hard work?)
Alan's Resource:
- https://paa.moore.edu.au/resources/gods-wisdom-for-dating-paul-grimmond/
- https://paa.moore.edu.au/resources/dating-qanda/
Coinciding with our Deep Roots Sermon Series comes a Four-Part Podcast Series, exploring what Online Dating, Investing in Stocks, Entertainment and Anxiety looks like for those of us who have Deep Roots in Christ.
By the end of each of the four podcast, we hope to give you three questions to ask yourself when considering the topic as well as recommend one resource for you to go to, other than the Bible.
Questions: #deeprootsq
Is it Scripture or not? Should we take it as God's inspired word or not? What do the brackets from Mark 16:9-20 actually mean for us Christians right now?
Jesus nears the cross - and so He pronounces judgment on the world. Hear what He has to say about the end of the world.
In Jerusalem we see judgement. In Jerusalem we will see salvation. Come and see how the Kingdom that Christ brings is good news for us sinners.
Conversations about hygiene, mums and dads, foods, dogs and the defiled.
How do they all fit in?
Join us as we read Mark 7.
Mark 6 - a cracker of a passage with many questions to answer. Do you have any questions? Share with us via our facebook posts in our Captivate Family Page.
Let us know if you have any questions!
Also share with us what you think about the passage.
This time is Mark 2!
Any questions or reflections? Share with us on Facebook - comment on the update post.
As Easter approaches, we'll look at Mark's Gospel together.
Jireh starts a new Podcast series to see that Easter is good for our Maturity. Why not start the day (or night or whenever) beginning with God?
Alan and Jireh sit down for another round of Qs.
Qs answered in this Episode:
- Is ‘work’ synonymous to ‘career’, or does ‘career’ carry a lifelong pathway idea? If so, as Christians, is our career than being a Christian?
- How can we aim towards glorifying god in our work life if we lack the motivation to work or cant find meaning in our jobs?
- How can we acknowledge the fallen futility of work in our conversations with others, without just complaining as a cathartic 'team-bonding' activity?
- What words of wisdom do you have for people who just stepped into the workforce vs people who have been working for a while?
- How can we guard ourselves from bringing our stress and exhaustion from work back home and having that impact serving our families?
- How do you say no to the pressures of work aka bosses demanding more hours, demanding clients diminishing your self worth, fear of getting fired.
Grace Huang is a former paralegal and lawyer who went studied at Moore Theological College and is now working proclaiming the Gospel full-time at City Bible Forum.
Grace sits down with Jireh to chat about how we should talk about work at church.
Alan and Jireh sit down to answer the mass of questions left from the Good News at Work Q&A. You can still ask questions using the #workq code in Slido.
Qs answered:
- I’m an engineer who wants to empathise with others. Should I quit, or am I doomed for life?
- How do we rightly orient our work towards God without letting it define us (e.g. falling into the trap of chasing progress at work to “serve God”)?
- How much should "job satisfaction" play a role in our work? Where does it fit in with how work should be an expression of our relationship with God?
- 'All work is good' - does that include sex workers seeing disabled clients or illegal drug dealers providing cannabis to cancer patients'?
- Work is good - but what if you cannot work? eg. due to illness or other life circumstances. How should we treat people who want to work but cannot?
- In terms of valuable work, how can we compare doing full-time ministry and something that is more 'secular'? Are some works more valuable than others?
- Is good news work separated from work that you do because of the good news?
- If the gospel is good news… How can we see the effect of what being reconciled to God looks like e.g. developing medicine to treat someone’s illness?
In our final episode of God's Redeeming Kindness, we are encouraged by Beatrice and the Au Family's desire for all to be part of the family.
Celia helps us to see God's redeeming Kindness in her willingness to study full time at Moore Theological College.
In our first Episode, Betty Chan tells us about God's kindness in the midst of much change throughout her life.
We start a new Podcast Series - God's Redeeming Kindness.
As we hear from the lives of our women at Captivate, we hope to see again God's redeeming kindness in our lives.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about our peace with God. The main scripture for this message is Romans 3:9-31
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how God’s children are called to be good citizens. The main scripture for this message is Romans 13:1-14.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we idolize control. The scripture for this message is Genesis 13:1-18.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the how we idol self. The main scripture for this message is Romans 12:9-21.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we use wealth as an idol. The scripture for this message is Matthew 6:19-24.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we can make idols out of safety & security. The scripture for this message, John 16:20-33.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how Jesus is our authority and assurance and how he gave us all an assignment. The main scripture for this message is Matthew 28:16-20.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the final judgement. The scripture for this message is Matthew 25:31-46.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how faithfulness works when we work it. The scripture for this message is Matthew 25:14-30.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we are to biblically reconcile with each other in the body of Christ. The scripture for this message is Matthew 18:15-17.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about illumination and invitation. The scripture for this message is Matthew 11:25-30.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how being a citizen of Heaven is simple, but not easy. The main scripture for this message is Matthew 7:12-23.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we have dual citizenship in both the Kingdom of Heaven and earth. The main scripture for this message is Matthew 6:1-15.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about temptation. The main scripture for this message is Matthew 4:1-17.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about standing firm in Truth and putting on the whole armor of God. The main scripture for this message is Ephesians 6:10-20.
In this message, Guest Speaker Bailey Marzan talks about lament and how God is with you and for you, He is faithful. The main scripture for today's message is Psalm 13.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we are to walk in love. The main scripture is Ephesians 5:1-21.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about Ephesians 4 and how God equips us to do the work of the ministry. The scripture for this message is Ephesians 4:1-16.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we are a family. The main scripture for this message is Ephesians 3:14-19.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about preparing our hearts by cleansing ourselves through repentance, prayer, and fasting. The scripture for this message is 2 Timothy 2:19-22.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how the love of Jesus changes who we love, how we love, and how we live. The scripture for the message is 1 John 5:1-5.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how in Christ we are sealed with His Spirit, secured in His love and sent to share Him with the world. The scripture for this message is 1 John 4:13-21.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how God loves us and sent Jesus to be our propitiation for our sins and how we are to love one another like God loves us. The scripture for this message is 1 John 4:10-12.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how God is love but "love" is not God. The scripture for this message is 1 John 4:7-9.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about being living sacrificial life as we are the offering. The scripture for the message is Romans 12:1-2.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how sharing the gospel is obedience and how we are to spread the gospel by going out of our comfort zones. The scripture for the message is Acts 8:26-39.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about Paul's testimony and how every saint is no more than a sinner saved by God's grace. The scripture for the message is Act 9:1-22.
In this meager, Pastor Tyrell Brown talks about fixing our focus by putting God at the center of our lives. The scripture for this message is Joshua 6:1-7; 12-16.
In this message, Pastor Tyrell Brown talks about being centered in praise this new year. The scripture for this message is Acts 16:19-30.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the Good News of Jesus. The scripture for this message is Luke 2:8-14.
In this message, Pastor Tyrell Brown talks about unwrapping praise. The scripture for this message is 1 Chronicles 16:8-9.
In this message Pastor Tyrell Brown talks about receiving a gift from God and using it as good stewards. The scripture for this message is 1 Peter 4:10-11.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about treasuring the good news of Jesus and treasuring up the glory of God. The scripture for the message is Luke 2:8-20.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how Joseph's plans for his life and his life with Mary changes. The scriptures for this message are Luke 1:26-33;Matthew 1:18-25.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the prelude to the Christmas story. The scripture for this message is John 1:1-18.
In the message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about giving thanks to the Lord with joy. The scripture for this message is Psalm 100:1-5.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the virtues & vices of Enneagram nine. The scripture for this message is Ephesians 5:1-21.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the virtues & vices of Enneagram eight. The scripture for this message is 2 Corinthians 12:1-10.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the virtues & vices of Enneagram seven. The scripture for this message is Philippians 4:1-20.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the virtues & vices of Enneagram Six. The scripture for this message is John 21:1-19.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the virtues & vices of Enneagram Five. The scripture for this message is John 3:1-15.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the virtues & vices of Enneagram Four. The scripture for this message is 1 Kings 19:1-14.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the virtues & vices of Enneagram Three. The scripture for this message is Genesis 33:4-11.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the virtues & vices of Enneagram Two. The scripture for this message is Luke 10:38-42.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the virtues & vices of Enneagram One. The scripture for this message is Hebrews 12:1-6.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about walking by the Spirit versus walking by the flesh. The scripture for this message is Galatians 5:1-26.
In this message, Pastor Tyrell Brown talks about being ready to fight the battle in front of us with the armor of God.
In this message, Pastor Tyrell Brown talks about David being handpicked by God and how he was a servant before being king.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we are no longer outsiders and we are all welcome into Body of Christ. The scripture for the message is Ephesians 3:1-21
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how in the body of Christ we are to love everyone, valuing them as a person not for what they do. The scripture for this message is 1 Corinthians 12:21-31.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how each of us is a part of the Body of Christ and how we each play a role in the Church uniquely. The scripture for the message is 1 Corinthians 12:12-20.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how following the Word is the only way to follow the Way. The main scripture for this message is Psalm 119:105-112.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how Leaders are to know, go and show the way of Jesus. The scripture for today's message is John 14:1-14.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis asks the question, Do you know the Way? The scripture for today's message is Matthew 28:16-20.
In this message Tyrell Brown talks about how we are to pray and have faith because it's only halftime. The scripture for today's message is Acts 12:1-9,12.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about leveraging our weakness to find strength in, rest in, connection to, and focus on Christ.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how when you leverage your prayer life you leverage power. The scripture for the message is Matthew 6:9-13.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how mothers can leverage time with their children for the glory of God. The scriptures for the message are Acts 16:1-3; 2 Timothy 1:3-7.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis asks the question with you time, talent and treasure, are you leveraging or are you losing? The scripture for todays message is Matthew 25:14-30.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about now that Jesus has risen, what is next?. The scripture for today's message is Acts 1:1-11.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the resurrection and why we celebrate. The scriptures for todays message are Luke 24:1-12 and 1 Corinthians 15:12-19.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis asks what are we willing to lay down for the sake of the Gospel. The scripture for this message is John 12:12-26.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the Good News of the Gospel. The scriptures for todays message are Genesis 1:26-27, Ephesians 2:1-10.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about cleaning out our doubt. The scripture for today's message is Judges 6:11-27.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about God's hand being on you regardless of the circumstance. The scripture for this message is Psalm 32.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about repentance and renewal. The scripture for today's message is Psalm 51:7-12.
In this message, Tyrell Brown talks about how we have to move forward from the past and have patience waiting on God. The scripture for this message is Exodus 32:1-6.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how true cleansing comes from the inside out. The scripture for today's sermon is Psalm 51:1-6.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we are love to sin-less not loved to sinlessness. The scripture for today's message is 1 John 2:1-6.
In this message Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how true love is not new or optional, true love is foundational. The scripture for the message is 1 John 2:7-11.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how love is pure. The main scripture for this message is 1 John 3:1-10.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about living out your purpose God designed you for. The scripture for today's message is Hebrews 12:1-3
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how Paradise is available to all who come to Jesus. The scripture for today's message is John 1:1-5 and Luke 2:1-20.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about waiting with wonder this Christmas Season. The main scripture for today's message is Luke 1:26-38.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how true thanksgiving begins with God's giving and how true faith is found in the follow through. The scripture for today's message is James 1:17, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we are the jars and how our contents inside defines who we are and we need to be thankful in overflow. The scriptures for today's message are Mark 14:3-9, 2 Corinthians 4:7-18.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we're not truly thankful until we overflow with thanks. The scripture for today's message is Luke 17:11-19.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we are made to love and how we are to unconditionally love like God. The scripture for today's message is Luke 6:27-36.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we need to live out our faith by trusting God and living in His love. The scriptures for today's message are 2 Timothy 3:1-5, Matthew 25:31-46, John 10: 27-30.
Some of us ask the question, "Does it matter to follow Jesus now?". In this message, Curtis Zackery talks about this question through the example of the Prodigal son and his brother found in Luke 15:11-32.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about trading our guilt for God's grace. The scripture for today's message is John 3:16-21.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about trading your unhealthy fear for a healthy fear of God. The main scripture for today's message is Matthew 10:27-33.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we need to trade our shame for hope in Jesus. The main scripture for today's message is Romans 5:1-5.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about believing the best when you don’t know the whole story, we make up a story. We live in a world where we’re trained to fill in the blanks with the worst. Is that God’s plan for living? Are we to filter everything in the worst lens? The scripture for today's message is Philippians 4:2-9.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we add things to our faith that actually don’t do much for our faith. We add layers like filters to try to create the appearance where there is not substance. It's time to lose the layers and live out an honest faith. The scripture for today's message is Hebrews 4:8-16.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we crop out God out of our lives and how we need to get back to living transparently. The scripture for today's message is John 4:7-26.
In this message, guest speaker Tyrell Brown talks about how we should be unstoppable as The Church through prayer and how prayer should be our first choice, not our second option. The scripture for today's message is Nehemiah 1:11; 2:1-3; 4:1-6.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we are to walk in faith and not walk in fear. The scripture for today's message is 1 Kings 19:1-18.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how what we do reflects who we are. The scripture for today's message 1 Peter 3:13-17.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how God works through us as the church and what we represent as the church. The scripture for today's message is 1 Peter 2:4-6.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the man God uses. The main scripture for today's message is Colossians 3:18-25.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we tend to wear a mask and how we should take off the mask because we are already fully known by God. The scripture for today's message is Psalm 139: 1-18.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the Spirit and the flesh and how in Christ we are freed out of sin to walk in the Spirit. The scripture for today's message is Romans 8:1-17.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about the introduction of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and how the Holy Spirit works in us and gives the power to speak of God's power. The scriptures for today's message are Acts 2:1-22;32-41.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about walking in step with the Spirit of God. The scripture for today's message is Galatians 5:16-26.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how many of us tune into frequencies for comfort rather than tuning into the frequency of God and how we have to rely on the Spirit of God to be our comforter. The scripture for today's message is John 16:7-11.
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how people need to know that you know Jesus. The main scripture for today's message is 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
In this message, Pastor Tally Wilgis talks about how we are to rest in hope and hope is only found in God. The scripture for today's message is Matthew 11:28-30.