Portlife Church: Recent Episodes
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Today, Ps. Nic Johnston speaks on how the world changing, pivotal Christmas Story and how incredibly it can reflect in our own lives.
Today, Ps Sally Poyzer speaks on John Chapter 16 and how Jesus teaches about a joy that stays with us despite hardship and circumstance.
Today, Ps. Nic Johnston speaks about the significance of Jesus' vine analogy in John 15 and how we can have confidence in God
Today, Ps. Josh Poyzer speaks on how Jesus responds to the disciple's feelings of troubledness in John 14.
Today, Ps Sally Poyzer speaks on the story of Jesus washing his disciples feet. She highlights how it takes humility to accept the ways in which Jesus serves us.
Today, Ps Pete Rainbow speaks on how unbelief in lives is rarely because there "isn't enough evidence" but rather a unwillingness to believe. This can come out in many reactions that Pete highlights.
Today, Ps. Josh Poyzer speaks about John 11 and how Jesus used the resurrection of Lazarus to increase people's faith.
Today, Ps Josh Poyzer speaks on the significance of Jesus' gate analogy and deep dives into what Jesus meant in his parable.
Today, Ps Sally Poyzer speaks on John 10 and walks us through the significance and messages behind the text that applied in the context of Bible times.
Today, Ps Peter Rainbow shares on the story of Jesus and the adulterous woman, and how this story highlights the hypocrisy and how we need to have compassion for what Jesus intended for us.
Today, Hector Balestri shares his testimony, his faith journey and the challenges he had to face.
Today, Ps. Nic Johnston speaks on John 8 and the relevance of Jesus talking about his living water and how his words made people react.
Today, Ps. Jenny Furniss speaks on the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 and the three types of people that responded.
Today, Ps. Nic Johnston speaks on John 5 and how Jesus healed on the Sabbath. This goes into the ancient laws and how the theme of making laws for God's word can still be seen today.
Today, Ps Josh Poyzer speaks on the conversation between Jesus and the Woman at the Well and meaning behind it.
Today, Ps Josh Poyzer speaks about the context and message of the Gospel which is summarised in John 3.
Today, Ps Sally Poyzer speaks on the context and meaning behind John 2's wedding story and what it reveals about Jesus' character.
Today, Ps Nic Johnston shares on the key themes behind John's Prologue, the context of the book and what message John is portraying to us.
Today, Ps Josh Poyzer gives us a vision update for the church, revising Portlife's goal and current endeavors.
Today, Ps. Sally Poyzer speaks on the dumb ways we often deal with our guilt. From internalisaing, blaming and even forgiving ourselves, she explains how it is God that can forgive us of ourselves.
Today, Ps Hans Voortman speaks on the "Wild Goose Chase" that is, life led by the Holy Spirit. How despite cliffs that seem impossible to triumph, God leads us to unexpected destinations.
Today, Ps Pete Rainbow relates our faith journey to a strenuous race with helpers, helping, ups and downs.
Today, Ps. Nic Johnston speaks about the parable of the Wise & Foolish Builder and how we are called to be obedient to the word and make God our firm foundation.
Today, Peter Coleman shares his testimony about his faith journey, as well as God's strength to pull him through the toughest situations.
Today, Ps. Sally Poyzer speaks on how to be filled with the Holy Spirit and how it empowers you with spiritual gifts such as speaking in tongues.
Today, Ps. Josh Poyzer speaks on how the Holy Spirit isn't a faraway God but instead He moves within us and works through us.
Today, Ps Josh Poyzer speaks on how our attitude and portrayal of God in our minds affect how we act on the opportunities God has given us.
Today, Ps. Pete Rainbow speaks on the impact Christianity has had in western society and the little things that Christians can do to be the difference.
Happy Mother's Day! Today, Ps. John Poyzer speaks on how the nature of mothers reflects characteristics of God.
Today, Ps. Sally Poyzer speaks on ways we can serve God, but also the heart of why we do it passionately instead of begrudgingly.
Today, Ps Josh Poyzer speaks on how we can make them wonder by accepting everyone, but also how accepting Jesus into your life changes everything.
Today, Ps. Nic Johnston speaks on how putting people first will make them wonder about Jesus and how Jesus put us first.
Today, Ps. Ian Elsegood speaks on forgiveness in relation to how you can forgive the unforgivable and how forgiveness can overflow to others.
Today, Josh Poyzer speaks on how Jesus' Death and Resurrection show us what love truly is and how God gave up everything to give us everything.
Today, Ps Pete Rainbow speaks on how we can show love through mercy and expands on what it means to Make Them Wonder.
Today, Ps Tom Cameron speaks on our purpose and how the Holy Spirit moves in us within it.
Today, Ps Josh Poyzer speaks on keeping it real and the value of integrity in our community.
Today, Ps. Nic Johnston speaks on how we can be real with each other, by sharing burdens and loving.
Today, Ps Josh Poyzer speaks on the value of being real with God, in every aspect of life.
Today, Ps Pete Rainbow speaks on our salvation, not earned by good works and following the law, but by the grace of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross.
Today, Ps Josh Poyzer overviews the ministries on our Port Campus and our goals for them.
Today, Ps. Josh Poyzer announces the future vision for our church leading up to 2031, the church's 75th Anniversary.
Today, Ps Nic Johnston speaks on the parable of the sower and how it can direct our spiritual growth.
Today, Scott and Kendy Whitmore share how God worked through their kidney transplant and how they grew in peace and faith.
Today, Ps Sally Poyzer speaks on the three "Lost" Parables and how they represent people.
Today, Ps Jason Vandenberg speaks on how people try to control their lives, yet how we need to surrender it to God.
Today, Ps Josh Poyzer speaks on our fifth purpose and how God has set and called us to serve others.
Today, Ps Josh speaks on our fourth purpose in life and how we are made to share our experiences with God, to others.
Today, Ps Nic Johnston shares about our third purpose in life and how God uses everything to develop us toward his character.
Today, Ps Sally Poyzer shares on our second purpose in life and why we need to connect and belong to a church family.
Today, Ps Pete Rainbow shares about our first purpose in life and how to give worth to God.
Today, we are beginning our new series: The Purpose Driven Life. Ps Josh will speak about our purpose and meaning in relation to God.
Today, Ps Nic Johnston finishes our series on the Rise and Fall of the King, speaking on David's honor towards God and others.
Today, Ps Josh Poyzer speaks on how David was a man after God's own heart and how we can set our hearts for God.
Today, Ps Pete Rainbow shares about the story of David and Goliath and how in this story we are not David, instead we are the Israelites who are too afraid to move.
Today, Ps Nic completes our sermon series on Freedom by speaking about freedom from sin and True Freedom.
Today, Ps Sally continues our series on Freedom around the topic of being free from your past.
Today, Ps Josh shares a short message on the impact of our church. This is Ps Sarah's last week with us and we congratulate and acknowledge her impact on us.
Today Ps Sarah continues our series on Freedom by talking about freedom from the expectations we have on others and that others have on us.
** Please note, that this is the full version of the sermon - navigate to timecode 25:33 to listen to the rest of the sermon that wasn't on YouTube.
Today Ps Josh starts a new series about freedom by talking about how to get freedom from fear.
Today we have both Ps Josh and Ps Sally sharing on healthy marriages in part three of our 'Health Apps' series.
Today Dr Sue Starling shares with us about Godly parenting as a part of our series on 'Health Apps.'
Today Ps Josh starts a brand new relationship series called 'Health Apps - For Life' by discussing how to treat our neighbours.
Today Ps Josh gave us an update about Portlife's vision: to bring LIFE to our community.
Today Ps Peter Rainbow finishes our 'Open Book' series with his take on Matthew chapter 5, the first part of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.
Join us today as Ps Jason Vandenberg speaks about the freedom of forgiveness and how it is only found through Jesus.
Today Ps Nic talks about the sense of wonder we have towards God, and how easy it is to lose that wonder.
Today Ps Sarah talks about the story of Joseph and whether or not his story really is all good.
This week Ps Josh finishes our series on James by focusing on James chapter 5. Listen to find out what the 'Caviar Club' is all about, and if we should be members of it!
Today Ps Sally talks about chapter 4 in our series on James and how we should crave healthy food and not junk food.
Today Ps Sarah talks about chapter 3 of James and how the proof is in the pudding. Listen to find out what wisdom and pudding have to do with each other...
Today Ps Nic continues our series on the book of James. Listen to find out how weird food combinations are connected with what James wrote in chapter 2...
Today Ps Josh Poyzer starts a brand new series on the Book of James. This week, we're talking about chapter one. What advice does James offer about how to make lemonade when life gives us lemons? Listen to find out.
Today Ps Josh Poyzer tells us how we can evangelise - here's a hint... we need friends.
Today Ps Nic starts off a new 2 part mini-series on evangelism with 'Famous Last Words.' Why should we evangelise and why is The Great Commission so important? Listen to find out.
On Mother's Day special guest Ps André Dolphin spoke about 'Generations' and how every person has a role to play in influencing others.
Today Ps Peter finishes up our series on the Power of the Gospel by talking about what power we can actually find in the Gospel message.
Today Ps Josh continues our series from a few weeks ago on 'The Power of the Gospel' with part 2 - 'Dead Ends'. Listen to find out about 7 different paths we can go on in our walk to Jesus, and which path we should actually take.
Today Ps Sally continues our Easter theme of 'Past vs Present' by speaking about our present. What did Jesus dying on the cross really mean for us in terms of how we approach God now vs in the past?
On Thursday night, Ps Nic spoke a Good Friday message all about how the Israelites approached God in the Old Testament. Check out our YouTube channel to watch the entire service, which incorporates many creative elements into the story of Easter.
Today Ps Josh preaches from home about how instead of being in a time of 'The Great Resignation', as Christians we are in the time of 'The Great Reassignment'
Today Ps Josh kicks off a new series called 'The Power of the Gospel' with part one - "The Indescribable Gift". If you've ever wondered what the Gospel actually is, this is a sermon for you.
Today Ps Sarah finishes off our series on 'From Little Things' by talking about how we need to be led by the Holy Spirit every day.
Today Ps Nic talks about Ephesians 2:8-10 and how we are all created and re-created to be God's masterpiece.
Today Ps Peter Rainbow continues our series on 'From Little Things' with 'The Transformers' - 3 things we can do to transform our relationship with God.
Today Ps Josh kicks off a new series called "From Little Things" with part one - The Wordle. Listen to find out how a daily word game relates to the Bible!
Our vision is bringing life, and today Ps Josh shows us what that entails for our Portlife community and beyond.
Today Ps Sally continues our vision series by talking about the call of duty we all have as Christians.
Today Ps Josh continues our Vision Series by focusing on love and how we should treat others in the church.
Join us as Ps Peter Rainbow starts a new series on Portlife’s vision of bringing life to the Port community and beyond by knowing, loving and serving our God and others. Today, Pete focus on ‘know’ – and how we need to get to know God and others deeper.
Today Ps Sarah talks about the battle between light and darkness, and how we need to shine bright like a diamond.
Today Ps Nic talks about the story of how Saul became the first king of Israel and how he wasn’t so ready for it. What baggage are you hiding behind?
Join us as Ps Josh talks about what we should fix our thoughts on. If you had $10k, what would you spend it on?
Today Ps Peter Rainbow talks about the relevancy of the Gospel – not only for non-Christians but for Christians too! Watch the full online service on our YouTube channel.
As we start the new year, it’s important to focus on God. Today, Emily shares the story of Jesus walking on water and how it is important for us to keep our focus on God.
Today Ps Josh talks about ‘The Art of War’ and how we need to be prepared in this spiritual battle.
Just how incredible is God? Find out today as Ps Sarah finishes up our series on “The Real Father” with part 4 – ‘Mr. Incredible’.
Today, Ps Pete takes us through part 3 of our series on “The Real Father” by talking about God’s promises for us.
Today Ps Josh talks about the story of the Prodigal Son in part two of our series on ‘The Real Father.’
Today Ps Nic starts us off with part one of a brand new series called “The Real Father.” His message is entitled ‘300’ and he talks about what it really means to fear God.
Today Ps Josh talks to us about knowing who God is and why we should have a relationship with him.
Today Ps Peter Rainbow finishes our series on “First Things First” by talking about matters of the heart. Listen to hear what it means to be “Inside Out.”
Today, Ps Josh talks about what Haggai and Big Rocks have to do with each other in part two of our series on ‘First Things First.’
Today Ps Nic started our new series “First Things First” with part one – ‘Putting Jesus First.’
Today we had guest speaker, Ps Hans Voortman share with us. He asked the question: “How does a glass-half-full guy maintain joy in a glass-half-empty year?”
Today Ps Sally finishes off our series on “Blessings in Disguise” with part 3. She talks about two stories from the Bible that teaches us to look for the blessing in disguise.
Today Ps Sarah brings us part two of our ‘Blessings in Disguise’ video with the story of Daniel. She addresses what to do when you find yourself in a situation where you are asking ‘how did I end up here?’
Today Ps Josh begins our brand new series called “Blessings In Disguise” with part one, where he focuses on the blessing that can be found in Job’s situation.
Today is Father’s Day and Ps Nic shares with us a great sermon called ‘The Dad Factor.’ Check out our YouTube channel for our entire Father’s Day service – including a special item ‘Run to the Father.’