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Wollongong Baptist Church
A podcast by Wollongong Baptist Church. Dive deeper into the word of God as recorded in the Bible. Featuring interviews with our pastors as they delve deeper into the text and application from the sermon delivered each Sunday.
This term we will be working through the gospel of Matthew chapters 8-12. We will witness some of Jesus incredible miracles, and look at the "Little Commission" in Chapter 10, considering how we ought to conduct ourselves as Jesus' disciples in our evangelistic efforts.
This term we will be working through the gospel of Matthew chapters 8-12. We will witness some of Jesus incredible miracles, and look at the "Little Commission" in Chapter 10, considering how we ought to conduct ourselves as Jesus' disciples in our evangelistic efforts.
This term we will be working through the gospel of Matthew chapters 8-12. We will witness some of Jesus incredible miracles, and look at the "Little Commission" in Chapter 10, considering how we ought to conduct ourselves as Jesus' disciples in our evangelistic efforts.
This term we will be working through the gospel of Matthew chapters 8-12. We will witness some of Jesus incredible miracles, and look at the "Little Commission" in chapter 10, considering how we ought to conduct ourselves as Jesus' disciples in our evangelistic efforts.
This term we will be working through the gospel of Matthew chapters 8-12. We will witness some of Jesus incredible miracles, and look at the "Little Commission" in chapter 10, considering how we ought to conduct ourselves as Jesus' disciples in our evangelistic efforts.
This term we will be working through the gospel of Matthew chapters 8-12. We will witness some of Jesus incredible miracles, and look at the "Little Commission" in chapter 10, considering how we ought to conduct ourselves as Jesus' disciples in our evangelistic efforts.
This term we will be working through the gospel of Matthew chapters 8-12. We will witness some of Jesus incredible miracles, and look at the "Little Commission" in chapter 10, considering how we ought to conduct ourselves as Jesus' disciples in our evangelistic efforts.
This Sunday marks the beginning of our term 1 series in Matthew's gospel. We'll be working through chapters 8-12 where we'll witness some of Jesus' incredible miracles, and look at the "Little Commission" in chapter 10, considering how we ought to conduct ourselves as Jesus' disciples in our evangelistic efforts.
Sometimes life happens, and this is one of those weeks! There will be no Deeper episode this week, which is a great opportunity to catch up on any episodes that you have missed. Please join us next week as Rod answers our questions on Acts 20.
The book of Acts is an account of how the Risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Join us each week as we move through Acts 9 - 28.
The book of Acts is an account of how the Risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Join us each week as we move through Acts 9 - 28.
The book of Acts is an account of how the Risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Join us each week as we move through Acts 9 - 28.
The book of Acts is an account of how the Risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Join us each week as we move through chapters 9 - 28.
The book of Acts is an account of how the Risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Join us each week as we move through chapters 9 - 28.
And that's a wrap - this is our final installment in our series on Job. We hope that you have had a chance to read the entire book, and seen that it does more than just answer why suffering happens to us. Our prayer is that you now have a deeper appreciation for how this book prepares us for Jesus, and that trusting in him and depending on him is the answer to all of our needs.
To have the patience of Job is an idiom to describe someone who will put up with anything. Many people know that Job is a story about intense suffering and it's often assumed that the book will answer the question, "why do bad things happen to good people?" Over 7 weeks this term we are going to look at the Old Testament book of Job. We will see that it is much more than just an example of how to be patient and that while innocent suffering is real, the book is not designed only to answer why that happens.
To have the patience of Job is an idiom to describe someone who will put up with anything. Many people know that Job is a story bout intense suffering and it's often assumed that the book will answer the question, "why do bad things happen to good people?" Over 7 weeks this term we are going to look at the Old Testament book of Job. We will see that it is much more than just an example of how to be patient and that while innocent suffering is real, the book is not designed only to answer why that happens.
Show notes for Job 32 - 37: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/the-wisdom-of-god/
To have the patience of Job is an idiom to describe someone who will put up with anything. Many people know that Job is a story about intense suffering and it's often assumed that the book answers the question, "why do bad things happen to good people?" Over 7 weeks this term we are going to look at the Old Testament book of Job. We will see that it is much more than just an example of how to be patient and that while innocent suffering is real, the book is not designed only to answer why that happens.
To have the patience of Job is an idiom to describe someone who will put up with anything. Many people know that Job is a story about intense suffering and it's often assumed that the book answers the question, "why do bad things happen to good people?" Over 7 weeks this term we are going to look at the Old Testament book of Job. We will see that it is much more than just an example of how to be patient and that while innocent suffering is real, the book is not designed only to answer why that happens.
To have the patience of Job is an idiom to describe someone who will put up with anything. Many people know that Job is a story about intense suffering and it’s often assumed that the book answers the question, "why do bad things happen to good people?” Over 7 weeks this term we are going to look at the Old Testament book of Job. We will see that it is much more than just an example of how to be patient and that while innocent suffering is real, the book is not designed only to answer why that happens.
This term we are studying the words of possibly the most famous sermon ever preached. As we move through the series, we will repeatedly be invited to put Jesus words into practice (7:24). May we all be "blessed ones" as his words become not merely familiar to us, but increasingly foundational in shaping how we live for him in response to who he is and what he has done for us.
This term we are studying the words of possibly the most famous sermon ever preached. As we move through the series, we will repeatedly be invited to put Jesus words into practice (7:24). May we all be "blessed ones" as his words become not merely familiar to us, but increasingly foundational in shaping how we live for him in response to who he is and what he has done for us.
This term we are studying the words of possibly the most famous sermon ever preached. As we move through the series, we will repeatedly be invited to put Jesus words into practice (7:24). May we all be "blessed ones" as his words become not merely familiar to us, but increasingly foundational in shaping how we live for him in response to who he is and what he has done for us.
This term we are studying the words of possibly the most famous sermon ever preached. As we move through the series, we will repeatedly be invited to put Jesus words into practice (7:24). May we all be "blessed ones" as his words become not merely familiar to us, but increasingly foundational in shaping how we live for him in response to who he is and what he has done for us.
This term we are studying the words of possibly the most famous sermon ever preached. As we move through the series, we will repeatedly be invited to put Jesus words into practice (7:24). May we all be "blessed ones" as his words become not merely familiar to us, but increasingly foundational in shaping how we live for him in response to who he is and what he has done for us.
This term we are studying the words of possibly the most famous sermon ever preached. As we move through the series, we will repeatedly be invited to put Jesus words into practice (7:24). May we all be "blessed ones" as his words become not merely familiar to us, but increasingly foundational in shaping how we live for him in response to who he is and what he has done for us.
This term we are studying the words of possibly the most famous sermon ever preached. As we move through the series, we will repeatedly be invited to put Jesus words into practice (7:24). May we all be "blessed ones" as his words become not merely familiar to us, but increasingly foundational in shaping how we live for him in response to who he is and what he has done for us.
This term we are going to study the words of possibly the most famous sermon ever preached. As we move through the series, we will repeatedly be invited to put Jesus words into practice (7:24). May we all be "blessed ones" as his words become not merely familiar to us, but increasingly foundational in shaping how we live for him in response to who he is and what he has done for us.
This term we are going to study the words of possibly the most famous sermon ever preached. As we move through the series, we will repeatedly be invited to put Jesus words into practice (7:24). May we all be "blessed ones" as his words become not merely familiar to us, but increasingly foundational in shaping how we live for him in response to who he is and what he has done for us.
Welcome back to Deeper, 2023! Today we have the whole gang, join us as we look forward to a great term in the book of Matthew.
The title "Perfect Mess" could suggest that things in the Corinthian church were as bad as they could be, but the opposite is also true. As we study the 2nd half of the letter, we need to remember that Paul was writing to a group of people who had put their faith in Jesus, who were perfect, having received the righteousness of Jesus (1: 1 - 9).
This term we will cover food sacrificed to idols, right worship, spiritual gifts and the resurrection. Often compared to listening to one side of a telephone conversation, it is not always certain what the Corinthians were saying or doing. Some issues seem distant and even irrelevant, while other topics remain modern controversies. We will attempt to draw out the ongoing significance of how we love in a way that honors God.
The title "Perfect Mess" could suggest that things in the Corinthian church were as bad as they could be, but the opposite is also true. As we study the 2nd half of the letter, we need to remember that Paul was writing to a group of people who had put their faith in Jesus, who were perfect, having received the righteousness of Jesus (1: 1 - 9).
This term we will cover food sacrificed to idols, right worship, spiritual gifts and the resurrection. Often compared to listening to one side of a telephone conversation, it is not always certain what the Corinthians were saying or doing. Some issues seem distant and even irrelevant, while other topics remain modern controversies. We will attempt to draw out the ongoing significance of how we love in a way that honors God.
The title "Perfect Mess" could suggest that things in the Corinthian church were as bad as they could be, but the opposite is also true. As we study the 2nd half of the letter, we need to remember that Paul was writing to a group of people who had put their faith in Jesus, who were perfect, having received the righteousness of Jesus (1: 1 - 9).
This term we will cover food sacrificed to idols, right worship, spiritual gifts and the resurrection. Often compared to listening to one side of a telephone conversation, it is not always certain what the Corinthians were saying or doing. Some issues seem distant and even irrelevant, while other topics remain modern controversies. We will attempt to draw out the ongoing significance of how we love in a way that honors God.
The title "Perfect Mess" could suggest that things in the Corinthian church were as bad as they could be, but the opposite is also true. As we study the 2nd half of the letter, we need to remember that Paul was writing to a group of people who had put their faith in Jesus, who were perfect, having received the righteousness of Jesus (1: 1 - 9).
This term we will cover food sacrificed to idols, right worship, spiritual gifts and the resurrection. Often compared to listening to one side of a telephone conversation, it is not always certain what the Corinthians were saying or doing. Some issues seem distant and even irrelevant, while other topics remain modern controversies. We will attempt to draw out the ongoing significance of how we love in a way that honors God.
The title "Perfect Mess" could suggest that things in the Corinthian church were as bad as they could be, but the opposite is also true. As we study the 2nd half of the letter, we need to remember that Paul was writing to a group of people who had put their faith in Jesus, who were perfect, having received the righteousness of Jesus (1: 1 - 9).
This term we will cover food sacrificed to idols, right worship, spiritual gifts and the resurrection. Often compared to listening to one side of a telephone conversation, it is not always certain what the Corinthians were saying or doing. Some issues seem distant and even irrelevant, while other topics remain modern controversies. We will attempt to draw out the ongoing significance of how we love in a way that honors God.
RESOURCES: Embracing Complementarianism: Turning Biblical Convictions Into Positive Church Culture - by Graham Beynon & Jane Tooher | Concise Theology - by JI Packer | The Gospel Coalition website: https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/
The title "Perfect Mess" could suggest that things in the Corinthian church were as bad as they could be, but the opposite is also true. As we study the 2nd half of the letter, we need to remember that Paul was writing to a group of people who had put their faith in Jesus, who were perfect, having received the righteousness of Jesus (1: 1 - 9).
This term we will cover food sacrificed to idols, right worship, spiritual gifts and the resurrection. Often compared to listening to one side of a telephone conversation, it is not always certain what the Corinthians were saying or doing. Some issues seem distant and even irrelevant, while other topics remain modern controversies. We will attempt to draw out the ongoing significance of how we love in a way that honors God.
The title "Perfect Mess" could suggest that things in the Corinthian church were as bad as they could be, but the opposite is also true. As we study the 2nd half of the letter, we need to remember that Paul was writing to a group of people who had put their faith in Jesus, who were perfect, having received the righteousness of Jesus (1: 1 - 9).
This term we will cover food sacrificed to idols, right worship, spiritual gifts and the resurrection. Often compared to listening to one side of a telephone conversation, it is not always certain what the Corinthians were saying or doing. Some issues seem distant and even irrelevant, while other topics remain modern controversies. We will attempt to draw out the ongoing significance of how we love in a way that honors God.
The title "Perfect Mess" could suggest that things in the Corinthian church were as bad as they could be, but the opposite is also true. As we study the 2nd half of the letter, we need to remember that Paul was writing to a group of people who had put their faith in Jesus, who were perfect, having received the righteousness of Jesus (1: 1 - 9).
This term we will cover food sacrificed to idols, right worship, spiritual gifts and the resurrection. Often compared to listening to one side of a telephone conversation, it is not always certain what the Corinthians were saying or doing. Some issues seem distant and even irrelevant, while other topics remain modern controversies. We will attempt to draw out the ongoing significance of how we love in a way that honors God.
The title "Perfect Mess" could suggest that things in the Corinthian church were as bad as they could be, but the opposite is also true. As we study the 2nd half of the letter, we need to remember that Paul was writing to a group of people who had put their faith in Jesus, who were perfect, having received the righteousness of Jesus (1: 1 - 9).
This term we will cover food sacrificed to idols, right worship, spiritual gifts and the resurrection. Often compared to listening to one side of a telephone conversation, it is not always certain what the Corinthians were saying or doing. Some issues seem distant and even irrelevant, while other topics remain modern controversies. We will attempt to draw out the ongoing significance of how we love in a way that honors God.
The book of Acts is familiar to many, filled with energy and activity. It is an encouraging account of how the risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Our prayer is that as a church we will have our understanding of God’s plan clarified and we will enthusiastically get on with our part in that plan - that we will be increasingly bold witnesses and passionate prayers as the Holy Spirit works in and through us.
Here's the link to the song Mark mentioned... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_izK4kI_wmA
The book of Acts is familiar to many, filled with energy and activity. It is an encouraging account of how the risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Our prayer is that as a church we will have our understanding of God’s plan clarified and we will enthusiastically get on with our part in that plan - that we will be increasingly bold witnesses and passionate prayers as the Holy Spirit works in and through us.
The book of Acts is familiar to many, filled with energy and activity. It is an encouraging account of how the risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Our prayer is that as a church we will have our understanding of God’s plan clarified and we will enthusiastically get on with our part in that plan - that we will be increasingly bold witnesses and passionate prayers as the Holy Spirit works in and through us.
The book of Acts is familiar to many, filled with energy and activity. It is an encouraging account of how the risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Our prayer is that as a church we will have our understanding of God’s plan clarified and we will enthusiastically get on with our part in that plan - that we will be increasingly bold witnesses and passionate prayers as the Holy Spirit works in and through us.
The book of Acts is familiar to many, filled with energy and activity. It is an encouraging account of how the risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Our prayer is that as a church we will have our understanding of God’s plan clarified and we will enthusiastically get on with our part in that plan - that we will be increasingly bold witnesses and passionate prayers as the Holy Spirit works in and through us.
The book of Acts is familiar to many, filled with energy and activity. It is an encouraging account of how the risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Our prayer is that as a church we will have our understanding of God’s plan clarified and we will enthusiastically get on with our part in that plan - that we will be increasingly bold witnesses and passionate prayers as the Holy Spirit works in and through us.
The book of Acts is familiar to many, filled with energy and activity. It is an encouraging account of how the risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Our prayer is that as a church we will have our understanding of God’s plan clarified and we will enthusiastically get on with our part in that plan - that we will be increasingly bold witnesses and passionate prayers as the Holy Spirit works in and through us.
The book of Acts is familiar to many, filled with energy and activity. It is an encouraging account of how the risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Our prayer is that as a church we will have our understanding of God’s plan clarified and we will enthusiastically get on with our part in that plan - that we will be increasingly bold witnesses and passionate prayers as the Holy Spirit works in and through us.
The book of Acts is familiar to many, filled with energy and activity. It is an encouraging account of how the risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Our prayer is that as a church we will have our understanding of God’s plan clarified and we will enthusiastically get on with our part in that plan - that we will be increasingly bold witnesses and passionate prayers as the Holy Spirit works in and through us.
The book of Acts is familiar to many, filled with energy and activity. It is an encouraging account of how the risen Lord Jesus continues to be active in bringing about His plan to save people from all nations. Our prayer is that as a church we will have our understanding of God’s plan clarified and we will enthusiastically get on with our part in that plan - that we will be increasingly bold witnesses and passionate prayers as the Holy Spirit works in and through us.
The Book of Zechariah stands at a transition point in the history of God’s people, looking both backwards and forwards in time. It helpfully points out both past problems and God’s future solution. It covers issues such as God’s sovereignty, the significance of the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, the coming of the Messiah, the glorious future hope, and the incorporation of Gentiles into the people of God.
Zechariah is not particularly well-known, and its style of writing makes it a challenge, but as with anything that is unfamiliar it will take work to understand. What does come through is how much of Jesus’ ministry is prophesied and how intent God is on rescuing His people. We have a great hope! Our prayer as a pastoral team is that as we study this book we will grow in confidence in the hope that we have in God’s promises to his people.
The Book of Zechariah stands at a transition point in the history of God’s people, looking both backwards and forwards in time. It helpfully points out both past problems and God’s future solution. It covers issues such as God’s sovereignty, the significance of the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, the coming of the Messiah, the glorious future hope, and the incorporation of Gentiles into the people of God.
Zechariah is not particularly well-known, and its style of writing makes it a challenge, but as with anything that is unfamiliar it will take work to understand. What does come through is how much of Jesus’ ministry is prophesied and how intent God is on rescuing His people. We have a great hope! Our prayer as a pastoral team is that as we study this book we will grow in confidence in the hope that we have in God’s promises to his people.
The Book of Zechariah stands at a transition point in the history of God’s people, looking both backwards and forwards in time. It helpfully points out both past problems and God’s future solution. It covers issues such as God’s sovereignty, the significance of the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, the coming of the Messiah, the glorious future hope, and the incorporation of Gentiles into the people of God.
Zechariah is not particularly well-known, and its style of writing makes it a challenge, but as with anything that is unfamiliar it will take work to understand. What does come through is how much of Jesus’ ministry is prophesied and how intent God is on rescuing His people. We have a great hope! Our prayer as a pastoral team is that as we study this book we will grow in confidence in the hope that we have in God’s promises to his people.
The Book of Zechariah stands at a transition point in the history of God’s people, looking both backwards and forwards in time. It helpfully points out both past problems and God’s future solution. It covers issues such as God’s sovereignty, the significance of the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, the coming of the Messiah, the glorious future hope, and the incorporation of Gentiles into the people of God.
Zechariah is not particularly well-known, and its style of writing makes it a challenge, but as with anything that is unfamiliar it will take work to understand. What does come through is how much of Jesus’ ministry is prophesied and how intent God is on rescuing His people. We have a great hope! Our prayer as a pastoral team is that as we study this book we will grow in confidence in the hope that we have in God’s promises to his people.
The Book of Zechariah stands at a transition point in the history of God’s people, looking both backwards and forwards in time. It helpfully points out both past problems and God’s future solution. It covers issues such as God’s sovereignty, the significance of the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, the coming of the Messiah, the glorious future hope, and the incorporation of Gentiles into the people of God.
Zechariah is not particularly well-known, and its style of writing makes it a challenge, but as with anything that is unfamiliar it will take work to understand. What does come through is how much of Jesus’ ministry is prophesied and how intent God is on rescuing His people. We have a great hope! Our prayer as a pastoral team is that as we study this book we will grow in confidence in the hope that we have in God’s promises to his people.
The Book of Zechariah stands at a transition point in the history of God’s people, looking both backwards and forwards in time. It helpfully points out both past problems and God’s future solution. It covers issues such as God’s sovereignty, the significance of the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, the coming of the Messiah, the glorious future hope, and the incorporation of Gentiles into the people of God.
Zechariah is not particularly well-known, and its style of writing makes it a challenge, but as with anything that is unfamiliar it will take work to understand. What does come through is how much of Jesus’ ministry is prophesied and how intent God is on rescuing His people. We have a great hope! Our prayer as a pastoral team is that as we study this book we will grow in confidence in the hope that we have in God’s promises to his people.
The Book of Zechariah stands at a transition point in the history of God’s people, looking both backwards and forwards in time. It helpfully points out both past problems and God’s future solution. It covers issues such as God’s sovereignty, the significance of the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, the coming of the Messiah, the glorious future hope, and the incorporation of Gentiles into the people of God.
Zechariah is not particularly well-known, and its style of writing makes it a challenge, but as with anything that is unfamiliar it will take work to understand. What does come through is how much of Jesus’ ministry is prophesied and how intent God is on rescuing His people. We have a great hope! Our prayer as a pastoral team is that as we study this book we will grow in confidence in the hope that we have in God’s promises to his people.
The Book of Zechariah stands at a transition point in the history of God’s people, looking both backwards and forwards in time. It helpfully points out both past problems and God’s future solution. It covers issues such as God’s sovereignty, the significance of the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, the coming of the Messiah, the glorious future hope, and the incorporation of Gentiles into the people of God.
Zechariah is not particularly well-known, and its style of writing makes it a challenge, but as with anything that is unfamiliar it will take work to understand. What does come through is how much of Jesus’ ministry is prophesied and how intent God is on rescuing His people. We have a great hope! Our prayer as a pastoral team is that as we study this book we will grow in confidence in the hope that we have in God’s promises to his people.
The Book of Zechariah stands at a transition point in the history of God’s people, looking both backwards and forwards in time. It helpfully points out both past problems and God’s future solution. It covers issues such as God’s sovereignty, the significance of the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, the coming of the Messiah, the glorious future hope, and the incorporation of Gentiles into the people of God.
Zechariah is not particularly well-known, and its style of writing makes it a challenge, but as with anything that is unfamiliar it will take work to understand. What does come through is how much of Jesus’ ministry is prophesied and how intent God is on rescuing His people. We have a great hope! Our prayer as a pastoral team is that as we study this book we will grow in confidence in the hope that we have in God’s promises to his people.
In Luke 19-24 Jesus makes a claim to be the King without rival. He knows exactly what is going to take place and why. He alone can instruct us on the way to act both now and in the future. He alone is worthy of being followed. Yet his path to becoming King, the way he reigns, and the responses to his authority are not what would have been expected. Many of the events that take place in his final week in Jerusalem are a rejection of his claim.
Join us as we dig deeper into Luke 19-24 this term. Our podcasts follow the Sunday sermons, which if you've missed them can be found here: https://wollongongbaptist.org/sermon-series/ We hope and pray that this podcasts will help you have a fresh appreciation of the authority of Jesus as your King as you joyfully submit anew to the King of kings.
In Luke 19-24 Jesus makes a claim to be the King without rival. He knows exactly what is going to take place and why. He alone can instruct us on the way to act both now and in the future. He alone is worthy of being followed. Yet his path to becoming King, the way he reigns, and the responses to his authority are not what would have been expected. Many of the events that take place in his final week in Jerusalem are a rejection of his claim.
Join us as we dig deeper into Luke 19-24 this term. Our podcasts follow the Sunday sermons, which if you've missed them can be found here: https://wollongongbaptist.org/sermon-series/ We hope and pray that this podcasts will help you have a fresh appreciation of the authority of Jesus as your King as you joyfully submit anew to the King of kings.
In Luke 19-24 Jesus makes a claim to be the King without rival. He knows exactly what is going to take place and why. He alone can instruct us on the way to act both now and in the future. He alone is worthy of being followed. Yet his path to becoming King, the way he reigns, and the responses to his authority are not what would have been expected. Many of the events that take place in his final week in Jerusalem are a rejection of his claim.
Join us as we dig deeper into Luke 19-24 this term. Our podcasts follow the Sunday sermons, which if you've missed them can be found here: https://wollongongbaptist.org/sermon-series/ We hope and pray that this podcasts will help you have a fresh appreciation of the authority of Jesus as your King as you joyfully submit anew to the King of kings.
In Luke 19-24 Jesus makes a claim to be the King without rival. He knows exactly what is going to take place and why. He alone can instruct us on the way to act both now and in the future. He alone is worthy of being followed. Yet his path to becoming King, the way he reigns, and the responses to his authority are not what would have been expected. Many of the events that take place in his final week in Jerusalem are a rejection of his claim.
Join us as we dig deeper into Luke 19-24 this term. Our podcasts follow the Sunday sermons, which if you've missed them can be found here: https://wollongongbaptist.org/sermon-series/ We hope and pray that this podcasts will help you have a fresh appreciation of the authority of Jesus as your King as you joyfully submit anew to the King of kings.
In Luke 19-24 Jesus makes a claim to be the King without rival. He knows exactly what is going to take place and why. He alone can instruct us on the way to act both now and in the future. He alone is worthy of being followed. Yet his path to becoming King, the way he reigns, and the responses to his authority are not what would have been expected. Many of the events that take place in his final week in Jerusalem are a rejection of his claim.
Join us as we dig deeper into Luke 19-24 this term. Our podcasts follow the Sunday sermons, which if you've missed them can be found here: https://wollongongbaptist.org/sermon-series/ We hope and pray that this podcasts will help you have a fresh appreciation of the authority of Jesus as your King as you joyfully submit anew to the King of kings.
In Luke 19-24 Jesus makes a claim to be the King without rival. He knows exactly what is going to take place and why. He alone can instruct us on the way to act both now and in the future. He alone is worthy of being followed. Yet his path to becoming King, the way he reigns, and the responses to his authority are not what would have been expected. Many of the events that take place in his final week in Jerusalem are a rejection of his claim.
Join us as we dig deeper into Luke 19-24 this term. Our podcasts follow the Sunday sermons, which if you've missed them can be found here: https://wollongongbaptist.org/sermon-series/ We hope and pray that this podcasts will help you have a fresh appreciation of the authority of Jesus as your King as you joyfully submit anew to the King of kings.
In Luke 19-24 Jesus makes a claim to be the King without rival. He knows exactly what is going to take place and why. He alone can instruct us on the way to act both now and in the future. He alone is worthy of being followed. Yet his path to becoming King, the way he reigns, and the responses to his authority are not what would have been expected. Many of the events that take place in his final week in Jerusalem are a rejection of his claim.
Join us as we dig deeper into Luke 19-24 this term. Our podcasts follow the Sunday sermons, which if you've missed them can be found here: https://wollongongbaptist.org/sermon-series/ We hope and pray that this podcasts will help you have a fresh appreciation of the authority of Jesus as your King as you joyfully submit anew to the King of kings.
In Luke 19-24 Jesus makes a claim to be the King without rival. He knows exactly what is going to take place and why. He alone can instruct us on the way to act both now and in the future. He alone is worthy of being followed. Yet his path to becoming King, the way he reigns, and the responses to his authority are not what would have been expected. Many of the events that take place in his final week in Jerusalem are a rejection of his claim.
Join us as we dig deeper into Luke 19-24 this term. Our podcasts follow the Sunday sermons, which if you've missed them can be found here: https://wollongongbaptist.org/sermon-series/ We hope and pray that this podcasts will help you have a fresh appreciation of the authority of Jesus as your King as you joyfully submit anew to the King of kings.
In our final podcast of 2021, we chat with Rod Bayley, Mark Roberts, and Ken Davies about the year that was as we review each series we preached through, the books of the term, reflections on the joys and sorrows throughout the year, and our hopes and dreams for 2022!
A big thank you to Mike Tamp for his recording of the podcasts and cleaning up the audio so it sounds like we know what we're doing, and to all of you for listening throughout the year. Looking forward to resuming our podcasts at the end of January 2022.
We continue our series titled "Perfect Mess" looking at 1 Corinthians 1-7. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Cor. 1:18). How does a church that heard the gospel preached to them by the Apostle Paul for 1.5 years, longer than any other church plant of Paul, start to go astray so quickly? And what does this mean for us today? Join us as we examine each week the principles set out by the Apostle Paul as we consider the 'perfect mess' that is church today - the assembly of saved sinners seeking to live out the gospel of Jesus Christ.
This week Clayton chats with Ken Davies as they dig deeper into 1 Corinthians 7:25-40.
We continue our series titled "Perfect Mess" looking at 1 Corinthians 1-7. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Cor. 1:18). How does a church that heard the gospel preached to them by the Apostle Paul for 1.5 years, longer than any other church plant of Paul, start to go astray so quickly? And what does this mean for us today? Join us as we examine each week the principles set out by the Apostle Paul as we consider the 'perfect mess' that is church today - the assembly of saved sinners seeking to live out the gospel of Jesus Christ.
This week Clayton chats with Mark Roberts as they dig deeper into 1 Corinthians 7:1-24.
We continue our series titled "Perfect Mess" looking at 1 Corinthians 1-7. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Cor. 1:18). How does a church that heard the gospel preached to them by the Apostle Paul for 1.5 years, longer than any other church plant of Paul, start to go astray so quickly? And what does this mean for us today? Join us as we examine each week the principles set out by the Apostle Paul as we consider the 'perfect mess' that is church today - the assembly of saved sinners seeking to live out the gospel of Jesus Christ.
This week Clayton chats with Ken Davies as they dig deeper into 1 Corinthians 6:1-20.
We continue our series titled "Perfect Mess" looking at 1 Corinthians 1-7. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Cor. 1:18). How does a church that heard the gospel preached to them by the Apostle Paul for 1.5 years, longer than any other church plant of Paul, start to go astray so quickly? And what does this mean for us today? Join us as we examine each week the principles set out by the Apostle Paul as we consider the 'perfect mess' that is church today - the assembly of saved sinners seeking to live out the gospel of Jesus Christ.
This week Clayton chats with Rod Bayley as they dig deeper into 1 Corinthians 5:1-13.
We continue our series titled "Perfect Mess" looking at 1 Corinthians 1-7. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Cor. 1:18). How does a church that heard the gospel preached to them by the Apostle Paul for 1.5 years, longer than any other church plant of Paul, start to go astray so quickly? And what does this mean for us today? Join us as we examine each week the principles set out by the Apostle Paul as we consider the 'perfect mess' that is church today - the assembly of saved sinners seeking to live out the gospel of Jesus Christ.
This week Clayton chats with Mark Roberts as they dig deeper into 1 Corinthians 4:1-21.
We continue our series titled "Perfect Mess" looking at 1 Corinthians 1-7. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Cor. 1:18). How does a church that heard the gospel preached to them by the Apostle Paul for 1.5 years, longer than any other church plant of Paul, start to go astray so quickly? And what does this mean for us today? Join us as we examine each week the principles set out by the Apostle Paul as we consider the 'perfect mess' that is church today - the assembly of saved sinners seeking to live out the gospel of Jesus Christ.
This week Clayton chats with Rod Bayley as they dig deeper into 1 Corinthians 3:1-23.
We continue our series titled "Perfect Mess" looking at 1 Corinthians 1-7. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Cor. 1:18). How does a church that heard the gospel preached to them by the Apostle Paul for 1.5 years, longer than any other church plant of Paul, start to go astray so quickly? And what does this mean for us today? Join us as we examine each week the principles set out by the Apostle Paul as we consider the 'perfect mess' that is church today - the assembly of saved sinners seeking to live out the gospel of Jesus Christ.
This week Clayton chats with Ken Davies as they dig deeper into 1 Corinthians 2:6-16.
We continue our series titled "Perfect Mess" looking at 1 Corinthians 1-7. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Cor. 1:18). How does a church that heard the gospel preached to them by the Apostle Paul for 1.5 years, longer than any other church plant of Paul, start to go astray so quickly? And what does this mean for us today? Join us as we examine each week the principles set out by the Apostle Paul as we consider the 'perfect mess' that is church today - the assembly of saved sinners seeking to live out the gospel of Jesus Christ.
This week Clayton chats with Mark Roberts as they dig deeper into 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5.
We begin our new series titled "Perfect Mess" looking at 1 Corinthians 1-7. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Cor. 1:18). How does a church that heard the gospel preached to them by the Apostle Paul for 1.5 years, longer than any other church plant of Paul, start to go astray so quickly? And what does this mean for us today? Join us as we examine each week the principles set out by the Apostle Paul as we consider the 'perfect mess' that is church today - the assembly of saved sinners seeking to live out the gospel of Jesus Christ.
This week Clayton chats with Rod Bayley as they dig deeper into 1 Corinthians 1:1-17.
Did anyone know we had a published author in one of our congregations?! Today we’ll be discussing what it’s like being an author, getting your first book published, and how that all works out with your Christian faith. We’re excited to be chatting today with Hayley Barr, author of "Fate's Call - Book One: Shadowland Chronicles".
We continue our series titled "Entrusted" looking at the letter of 2 Timothy, Paul's last written words, words written from a teacher to a student but more closely resemble words from a father to a son. The Apostle Paul writes to Timothy encouraging him not to be ashamed of either the gospel message or the gospel messenger - for they contain the promise of life that can only be found in Christ Jesus. This week Clayton chats with Rod Bayley, Mark Roberts, and Ken Davies as they reflect on the letter of 2 Timothy as a whole.
We continue our series titled "Entrusted" looking at the letter of 2 Timothy, Paul's last written words, words written from a teacher to a student but more closely resemble words from a father to a son. The Apostle Paul writes to Timothy encouraging him not to be ashamed of either the gospel message or the gospel messages - for they contain the promise of life that can only be found in Christ Jesus. This week Clayton chats with Rod Bayley, the Senior Pastor of Wollongong Baptist Church, about the authority of the Word of God over our experiences, tradition, and even our own reason.
We continue our series titled "Entrusted" looking at the letter of 2 Timothy, Paul's last written words, words written from a teacher to a student but more closely resemble words from a father to a son. The Apostle Paul writes to Timothy encouraging him not to be ashamed of either the gospel message or the gospel messages - for they contain the promise of life that can only be found in Christ Jesus. This week Clayton chats with Tim Lowth, one of the interns of Wollongong Baptist Church, about what the future will be like.
This week we continue our series titled "Entrusted" looking at the letter of 2 Timothy. This is most likely Paul's last written words, words written from a teacher to a student but more closely resemble words from a father to a son. The Apostle Paul writes to Timothy encouraging him not to be ashamed of either the gospel message or the gospel messages - for they contain the promise of life that can only be found in Christ Jesus. This week Clayton chats with Mark Roberts, one of the pastors of Wollongong Baptist Church, about what to look for in a godly leader.
This week we continue our new series titled "Entrusted" looking at the letter of 2 Timothy. This is most likely Paul's last written words, words written from a teacher to a student but more closely resemble words from a father to a son. The Apostle Paul writes to Timothy encouraging him not to be ashamed of either the gospel message or the gospel messages - for they contain the promise of life that can only be found in Christ Jesus. This week Clayton chats with Rod Bayley, the senior pastor of Wollongong Baptist Church, about counting the cost of following Jesus.
This week we begin a new series titled "Entrusted" looking at the letter of 2 Timothy. This is most likely Paul's last written words, words written from a teacher to a student but more closely resemble words from a father to a son. The Apostle Paul writes to Timothy encouraging him not to be ashamed of either the gospel message or the gospel messages - for they contain the promise of life that can only be found in Christ Jesus. This week Clayton chats with Ken Davies, one of the pastors of Wollongong Baptist Church.
This week we look at chapter 5 of "Honest Evangelism" by Rico Tice and a framework Rico uses to help us share the gospel in those times we feel like we may not know what to say. We also chat about workplace evangelism with Mark Roberts, one of the pastors of Wollongong Baptist Church, and Tim Mathie from our 10:30am service.
This week we look at chapter 4 of "Honest Evangelism" by Rico Tice and some key truths we need to remember to motivate us to share the gospel. We also chat about hospitality evangelism with Rod Bayley, the senior pastor of Wollongong Baptist Church, and Lilly Chester-Crowe from our 6pm service.
This week we look at chapter 3 of "Honest Evangelism" by Rico Tice and the idols of our heart, and then we chat about evangelising our kids with Mark Roberts, one of the pastors of Wollongong Baptist Church, and Kyra Morris our children's worker.
This week we look at chapter 2 of "Honest Evangelism" by Rico Tice, and then we chat about walk-up evangelism with Ken Davies, one of the pastors of Wollongong Baptist Church, and Tim Lowth, a member of WBC and one of our interns.
In our podcast this series we'll be doing things a little different! Rather than follow on from the sermon, we'll instead spend the first part discussing the book "Honest Evangelism" by Rico Tice, and then we'll discuss a different means of doing evangelism each week. This week I'll be chatting with Rod Bayley, the senior pastor of Wollongong Baptist Church, and Sam Mahdavi, a member of WBC about Christianity Explored.
Deuteronomy 31-34 records the end of Moses' ministry and life. Because of Moses' sin, he was unable to defeat sin and death. Because of this, although he was a prophet to be honoured, Moses was always pointing Israel forward to one who would come to deliver them. Moses therefore points us to Jesus, the one who truly obeyed the Father, and who was able to defeat sin and death, and only through Jesus can we be raised to life - and eternal life with God in his eternal Kingdom. Rod Bayley helps us think deeper through these passages in Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy 30 asks the question: How are God's people to grow in obedience to his word? We grow by choosing life, and by knowing our failure is not the end. A warning we need to hear is that sometimes a series of seemingly small decisions can be the difference between life and death! This is not a scare-tactic to make a point, but a reality. Rod Bayley helps us think deeper through these passages in Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy 26:1-15 asks the question: What does God want of us? God wants our joyful thanks for his grace, and he also wants our wholehearted obedience. But we can't do this... So what do we do as God's people when we fail and our delight in worship becomes duty? Well, we look to the one who could say with wholehearted conviction the words of Deuteronomy 26. We look to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, and we delight, we rejoice in our worship for the glory of God the Father, through God the Son, by the power of God the Holy Spirit. Mark Roberts helps us think deeper through these passages in Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy 16:18-20 commands God's people pursue justice. Deuteronomy 24:19-22 commands God's people to be generous towards the needy. But what if justice, which we all long for in this broken world, begins with being generous ourselves towards those in need?! This change of mindset helps us better answer the question: How does God expect his people to treat those in need? Ken Davies helps us think deeper through these passages in Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy 18:9-22 lists a number of practices that the LORD finds detestable - sacrificing children, divination, interpreting omens, casting speells, witchcraft and more! They are detestable to the LORD because they are a turning away from God, not trusting Him, an act of fear and desparation to find guidance about the future in ways that are against God - and often are demonic in their nature. God warns us against dabbling in such practices, but instead points us to a much better way - His way! We don't need to chase after signs, which only lead us astray and to confusion, we need Jesus, His wrds, and His Holy Spirit. Rod Bayley helps us think deeper through Deuteronomy 18:9-22.
500 years before Israel would ask God for a king, God set the boundaries for what they must look for in a king:
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Where from - he must be one of them
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Weapons - he must not put his trust in his military might
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Wives - he must not have many wives nor marry foreign women lest they tempt him away from God
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Wealth - he must not put his trust / pride in his wealth
As we read through 1 and 2 Kings we see king after king fail in this. So why did God set these boundaries? It wasn't to make Israel fail, but to show their dependence upon Him alone, and point us to the one true King who will fulfill these conditions perfectly - Jesus! Ken Davies will helps us think deeper through Deuteronomy 17:14-20.
For all who have out their trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, you are secure in God's love! God loves us, because he loves us! We are his treasured possession, not because we earned it, but because he chose us. And in loving us, he sets us apart as his people. Do we live as God's treasured possession, a city on a hill, a light to the nations? The gospel calls us to live radically different lives as his people - the gospel is therefore necessarily missional. But there was a particular period in Israel's history when they were to go and take possession of the land God had given them - and in doing so, they had to destroy the inhabitants of the land. Mark Roberts will help us unpack Deuteronomy 7 and give us some tools to help us read what are some uncomfortable verses, but in the midst we see God's clear and amazing grace and love for his people.
The Ten Commandments of Deuteronomy 5 and the Shema of Deuteronomy 6 are two passages for God's people. The Shema (6v4-5) reads: "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all of your heart and with all of your soul and with all of your strength." This is the command that follows from the the Ten Commandments, but preceding these commands are the words of grace in 5v6: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery." Our God is a God of grace who not only rescues us, but shows us how to live in relationship with Him. Rod Bayley helps us dig Deeper into Deuteronomy 5-6.
The book of Deuteronomy begins with the words "These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan..." Having spent 40 years in the wilderness in what should have been an 11-day journey, Israel are on the verge of entering the Promised Land. Moses is therefore preaching to the next generation that they're to remember all that God has done for them, and trust God in all that he will do for them. In other words, because God is good his words are good and so God's people should listen to them, for it is in obedience that we choose life. Mark Roberts helps us dig deeper into Deuteronomy 1-3 and Ken Davies helps us dig deeper into Deuteronomy 4.
What do we do during the delay before Jesus returns? The Kingdom of God, that we're pledging our lives to, has an upside down dimension - it's now but not yet, those who we think will be in are out and those we think will be out are in! If we're pledging our lives to be in this Kingdom, then what we do with our lives now matters - so what will we do during the delay before Jesus returns? In our podcast this week we dig Deeper into Luke 19:11-27 with one of our pastors, Mark Roberts.
How can the spiritually lost be found? By seeking them out, and by the lost truly repenting. This passage about Zacchaeus might be a familiar one to many, but it is one that challenges us in many ways. Firstly because it is Jesus that seeks us (the lost) out, not we seek Jesus out. But also is asks if we have Jesus' heart for the lost! Do we truly understand that how we love others may be a matter of life and death... In our podcast this week we dig Deeper into Luke 19:1-10 with one of our pastors, Rod Bayley.
How can our spiritual blindness be removed? It's a big question, but the healing of the physical blindness of the man in Luke 18:31-43 highlights our spiritual blindness. And our spiritual blindness can only be healed by recognising Jesus' true identity, and accepting his crowning as King. Recognising Jesus as both Lord and Saviour is essential, as the crowds will try to sway us, and when we go through trials we need to know who to look to for help. This week Rod Bayley helps us dig deeper into Luke 18:31-43.
We believe everything we have is ours, but it isn't! It belongs to God and we're just managers of it on behalf of God. Knowing who Jesus is helps us understand how we can follow Jesus and have a right mindset about our possessions. This week Ken Davies helps us dig deeper into Luke 18:18-30 to see Jesus' investment strategy for us - it is important to provide for our families, and also to plan for our retirement, but do we also plan for eternity?
We're all in danger of putting our confidence in the wrong things or in the wrong people. Jesus warns us in Luke 18:9-17 of not only how we evaluate ourselves, but how we evaluate others. Do we take centre-stage? Or do we realise that the kingdom of God is for those who know they don't deserve it? This week Ken Davies helps us dig deeper into these verses to see that it is because Jesus is good that we are welcomed into his kingdom, not because we are good - and we should extend that welcome to others. What walls do we need to stop putting up? And what welcome signs can we be putting out instead?
Jesus ended his parable in Luke 18:1-8 with a question: "When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?" And what kind of faith will Jesus, the Son of Man, be looking for when he returns? Last week we looked at what it means for God's people to 'wait', that it is active and not passive. This week Mark helps us see one key aspect of what waiting faith looks like - one where we always pray and don't lose hope. We need to see the world as God sees it - and grieve. And this should drive us to long for God's justice and to pray to our loving heavenly Father.
This is our second podcast in our "Upside Down Kingdom" series looking at Luke 17 - 19. This week Clayton Ryan and Ken Davies are discussing Luke 17:20-37 and what Jesus is calling his people to do as we wait for Him to return. Waiting, in this sense' is anything but a passive activity. There are a lot of things about Jesus' Second Coming that can distract us from what's really important, and in this episode Ken helps us think biblically how we get on living our lives until He comes.
This is our first episode for 2021 as we begin a new series titled "Upside Down Kingdom" looking at Luke 17 - 19. This week Clayton Ryan and Mark Roberts are discussing Luke 17:1-19 and the subject of forgiveness, especially forgiveness towards brothers and sisters in Christ within the church. Mark helps us think biblically about rebuking others that we see in sin, forgiving those who sin against us, what do we do when others won't repent, and perhaps most importantly, what can we be doing now to prepare our hearts to be ready and able to forgive others.
Join us for the final podcast of 2020 as our pastors Rod Bayley, Mark Roberts and Ken Davies come together to spend some time in reflection thinking back over the year that was. Tune in as the pastors recap the various series we’ve worked through in 2020, and share how God has been at work during a year that did not go to plan! Be encouraged as we reflect on the fruit that has been born through the challenges of this year, and celebrate God’s faithfulness to our church.
This episode marks the final instalment in our series in the book of 1 John. Tune in as Pastor Rod Bayley shares a little of his own reflections on the series as a whole and encourages us to love the true God, and to love others at our local church.
"Dear children" is a repeated refrain from the Apostle John. But what does he mean? What actually is a "child of God"? How do you become one, and what difference does it make? In this podcast we're joined by a special guest to talk about the topic of adoption.
The book of 1 John is sometimes referred to as a book of assurance. Assurance is a big and weighty topic! Tune in to hear Pastor Mark Roberts explain what assurance is, where Christians can derive their sense of assurance from, and what we should do if our time studying 1 John has actually left us feeling decidedly unassured.
Tune in as Pastor Ken Davies helps us to think rightly about the commands of both the Old and New Testament. The discussion will consider the role and relevance of Old Testament commands, what these reveal about God and ourselves, well as how we can have the right heart attitude about keeping God's commands.
Ken references a helpful article you might like to read for further investigation. It can be found at:
https://moore.edu.au/resources/christians-and-the-law/
What is a false teacher? What problems arise from false declarations about God? What responsibility do we have in discrediting false teachers and HOW can we do this? Tune in this week to hear Pastor Rod Bayley as he helpfully guides us through this difficult topic and encourages us to not only stand against false teaching, but to make sure we ourselves faithfully declare God's word.
The link to Tim Challies' article may be found here:
https://www.challies.com/articles/test-every-doctrine-test-every-teacher/
This week we’re thinking about the fellowship of the saints. What does this phrase even refer to? How ought it to impact how we think about and interact with other Christians at church? Tune in to hear Pastor Mark Roberts share what the Bible has to say about this important topic that is alluded to in the book of 1 John.
Join us as Pastor Rod Bayley helps us to consider the Bible’s claims regarding both the humanity and the divinity of Jesus. Why is Jesus as both human and divine so crucial to the Christian faith? What theological problems do we encounter when we downplay either of these things? How can we wrap our heads around Jesus as being both fully God and fully man? Tune in to find out the answers to these important questions!
Join us as Pastor Ken Davies gives an overview into the biblical theme of ‘light’. How is the concept of light used in the book of 1 John and in the Bible more generally? What does this teach us, and what does the idea of light mean for our lives now? Tune in as we hear Ken’s thoughts in our first episode for our series “Love Made Known”, a study in the book of 1 John.
Join us this week as Pastor Ken Davies shares a little more from Isaiah 66 before zooming out to reflect on our series as a whole. Tune in to hear his reflections on where we’ve travelled in our study of Isaiah, what he’s learnt along the way, and the main take home message for our church as a whole.
Tune in to hear discussions around the biblical concepts of ‘the year of Jubilee’, ‘the year of the Lord’s favour’ and ‘the day of the Lord’ as Pastor Rod Bayley shares about their differences and purposes, and what that meant both for Isaiah’s original audience and for us today. We’ll also discuss more from Luke 4 about how Jesus fulfils Isaiah 61 as the one who sets “the oppressed free”. We’ll discuss what this does and does not mean for believers today, and be reminded of our need of Jesus in order to receive the Lord’s favour.
Does God choose what prayers he does and does not listen to? If I'm still in sin, does God ignore me?
Why preach a sermon focussed on sin and judgement to an audience of Christians who are already saved? Tune in to hear Pastor Mark's responses.
Tune in to hear Pastor Rod Bayley unpack more from this week's sermon on Isaiah 55.
Why is it important for Christians to live a life of repentance, and not only repent the once upon conversion?
What if I'm a Christian who no longer thirsts for the Lord?
How can we help others see their need for Jesus when it seems they are completely satisfied with this life?
Tune in to hear the answers to these questions, as well as some discussion on the biblical concept of 'covenant' and living in a way that longs for heaven.
Tune in to hear the wisdom of Ken Davies as he unpacks his talk further. Why is it that our sense of justice seems so different to God's? If Jesus fulfils the role of the suffering servant, why should Christians also see themselves as being suffering servants? How does knowing that one day every knee will bow before the Lord affect how we live and think as Christians today? Tune in for Ken's helpful insights!
Tune in as Pastor Mark Roberts shares more about God’s ambition and our own. Does God really understand the disappointment of unfulfilled dreams? What if our godly ambitions just don’t seem to be bearing the fruit we long for? Does all godly ambition need to focus solely on seeing others converted? How can we help people understand their own lostness? Tune in to find the answers to these (and other!) questions that have arisen from this week’s talk!
Tune in as Pastor Rod Bayley speaks about the significant issue of idolatry. Why is God so concerned with idolatry? Can all sin be considered a form of idolatry? How can I tell the difference between a good desire and an idol? What if my idol is hard to give up? We’ll also consider how an understanding of our own idols and the idols of non-believers can help us to be more effective in sharing the good news of Jesus.
Tune in this week as Pastor Ken Davies help us navigate what it looks like to listen to the voice of God. How can we discern God’s voice? Is it ok to doubt God? How can we discern when we have slipped into trusting someone or something other than God? These and other questions like them are discussed this episode.
How are you going? Feeling weary and weighed down? Overwhelmed by the state of our world and by the struggles of no longer meeting in person as a church? Then do we have a message for you! Tune in as Pastor Mark Roberts shares a little of his own worries and weariness, before pointing us back to the hope and comfort offered to us in Isaiah 42. Our God is with the weary and is already at work to restore all things through Christ. Be encouraged as you tune in this week!
Tune in as we kick off our new series in the book of Isaiah! Pastor Rod Bayley will recap for us the history of Israel up until this point, before speaking more about the character of God, as we find it here in Chapter 40. Other questions answered in this episode include:
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Should we be interpreting all these current events as God’s judgement?
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Is the God of the Old Testament different to the God of the New Testament?
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What does God’s presence and comfort really look like for us now?
Tune in to hear these (and other) questions answered!
Join us for the final episode in our worship series. Pastor Mark Roberts unpacks some of the practicalities of what it looks like to be a confessor, and what it looks like to be someone who is confessed to. Some of the questions discussed include:
“What should we do if we don’t feel close enough to confess with anyone at church?”
“What should we do if we’ve experienced confessional relationships that have gone wrong?”
“What is the job of the person being confessed to?”
“How can we develop a confessional culture in our church, or homegroup or family”
Tune in to hear the answers to these and a number of other related questions!
Tune in as Pastor Rod Bayley discusses more on how our generosity can exalt God. We consider how to safe guard against the love of money, how we can go about creating a culture of accountability regarding generosity, and how we can remind ourselves of the true source of our material possessions. We also consider what it looks like to be generous at different stages and life, why a misplaced sense of security is a barrier to giving, and whether or not our giving needs to be costly in order for it to be a true act of generosity.
Tune in to hear Pastor Ken Davies, together with Pastor Mark Roberts, discuss the observance of communion. Why has Jesus given us this practice? What is its relationship to the Passover? Can Christians practice communion from the context of their homes during the global pandemic we continue to face? How can we participate in communion in a truly worshipful manner? Tune in to hear our pastors discuss this discipline of grace.
Tune in as we explore more about the biblical practice of fasting. We’ll consider what the Bible has to say about food more broadly, as well as how we can engage in this practice while maintaining a healthy attitude towards food. We’ll consider whether or not it is a sin to neglect fasting and why this discipline has been included in our series on worship.
Join us as Ken Davies unpacks more on the topic of prayer, based on his sermon from Matthew 6:5-15 (The Lord’s Prayer). How do I know if my prayers are being heard by God? Do my prayers actually impact change? What if I’m praying for godly things but still seeing no results? Given the emphasis on forgiveness in Jesus’ prayer the conversation then shifts to the necessity for forgiven people to be forgiving people. The difference between forgiving something and endorsing something is discussed, as well as whether or not Christians are called to ‘forgive and forget’.
In this episode Pastor Mark Roberts shares more about Sunday’s sermon on singing. Discussion includes the necessity of biblically sound lyrics and how our church goes about managing song choices for corporate worship. We are also encouraged to avoid the pursuit of emotion for emotion’s sake, but to sing passionately because we are singing about the Lord. The reality of the significant gap between God’s worth and our feeble voices is considered, as well as some of the difficulties we may experience at church as we try to sing together in a way that is both God glorifying and helpful to others.
Following his sermon that discussed exalting God through reading the Bible, Pastor Rod Bayley shares about both the reliability and the authority of scripture. If the Bible really is the infallible word of God, then we should certainly read it! But what if we are feeling unsure of the best way to go about that, or what if we are reading the Bible purely out of a sense of duty rather than delighting in God’s word? Tune in to hear Rod’s encouragement as we seek to know God through his word.
In this episode, Ken continues to lay the foundation for our series on worship. We speak more about the reality of humans as being worshipers. We discuss God’s demand to worship him alone, and why that is a GOOD thing. We consider what this looks like in the practical day-to-day realities of our lives. We also consider the role of the Holy Spirit in enabling us to worship, and why spectacular examples of the Spirit’s work (such as miraculous healings and speaking in tongues) are not more valuable than other ways that the Spirit works or is evidenced in our lives.
Join us for the first episode in our new series "EXALT: Living a Life of Worship". Tune in to hear more from Pastor Rod Bayley as we discuss what worship is and looks like. We consider other uses of the term 'worship' throughout scripture, what worship looks like as an individual and as a church gathering, why corporate worship is so important but also why worship is so much more than time at church on a Sunday.
Tune in for our last instalment of this series as Pastor Rod Bayley discusses the final section of Chapter 16. Does Christianity adhere to some form of karma? Should we be living in fear of judgement? Is it wrong to have wealth?
Also in this podcast we zoom out and reflect on our RADICAL series as a whole. Discussion includes reflection on the key lessons learnt and the major things we should walk away with as a result of studying this section of Luke’s gospel.
In this episode, Pastor Rod Bayley discusses the (uncomfortable) topic of money. Why is Jesus so explicit and direct in his condemnation of the love of wealth? How can we accurately assess our own attitudes to wealth and what is the antidote to a heart enslaved by money? Finally, what does it look like to use our resources to win people to Christ? These and other related questions will be discussed this episode.
Tune in for our very first podcast recorded remotely! Pastor Ken Davies unpacks further the parable of the lost in Luke 15. We will consider how to correctly interpret parts of scripture that use parables, and then think more deeply about how the story of the lost sheep, coin and son applies to us. Do our hearts truly reflect the heart of God who is concerned for the salvation of the lost? Or are we more like the older brother or the Pharisees, judging others, sceptical of their salvation, all whilst taking for granted the gift of grace extended to us also?
Join us as Pastor Mark Roberts further unpacks what this section of scripture teaches us. Is it possible for a Christian to fall away from the faith? What if my Christianity is comfortable and doesn’t feel all that costly? Why is it so important to regard Jesus as both Lord AND Saviour, and not just one or the other? Tune in to this discussion to hear his answers!
Join us as Pastor Mark Roberts unpacks this passage further. Here, our conversation largely focuses on extending the invitation to sit at God’s banquet table. The discussion considers how to share the gospel in a way that resonates with individuals, what we should do when loved ones reject Jesus, as well as what we should do when we feel incompetent or fearful in our evangelistic efforts.
This week Pastor Rod Bayley unpacks another tense interaction between Jesus and the Pharisees. Tune in to hear more from this passage about the sin of pride, what biblical hospitality looks like today, as well as why and when we should invest in loving others self sacrificially.
During this episode, Rod references another podcast episode that you might be interested in listening to on the topic of hospitality. You can find this here: https://www.9marks.org/pastors-talk/episode-67-on-hospitality-and-the-gospel-with-kent-rosaria-butterfield/
Join us as Pastor Ken Davies unpacks this section of scripture further. Tune in as we discuss what the Kingdom of God really is, how we should respond when we recognise a hardness (or disinterest) towards Jesus in our own hearts, and why it is so important that we make sure we are right with God ourselves before we engage in evangelism.
Join us as Pastor Rod Bayley unpacks further the astounding words of Jesus in this passage. Hear more about the freedom and assurance that comes from Christ for those who put their trust in him, the seriousness of legalism and why it is such an offence to God, and how we should think about and observe the Sabbath in our lives as Christians.
This episode kicks off our podcast for 2020!
Our new series “Radical” is a study of chapters 13-16 in Luke’s gospel. It’s filled with radical things said by Jesus.
This week: repent or perish (Luke 13:1-9).
Tune in this week to hear Pastors Ken Davies and Mark Roberts discuss what true repentance is, what the ‘fruit’ of repentance refers to, what we should do if we examine ourselves and find there isn’t any fruit, and how we can reconcile both the urgency of Jesus’ message and our experience of God’s patience with us.
This is our final episode for 2019! Join Pastors Rod, Mark and Ken as they think back over the year that has been and reflect on God’s faithfulness to us as a church, and the way that God has grown them personally. Tune in to hear about the lessons learnt this year, the highs and lows of 2019 and the hopes for 2020 as WBC heads into another year.
This is the final episode in our series on 1 Peter. Tune in to hear pastor Mark Roberts answer questions from the last chapter of this letter. Content covered includes further consideration of what true humility looks like, how we can preach the gospel to ourselves, why we ought to serve eagerly and particular circumstances when we should not submit to our church leaders. This episode also includes reflection on this book as a whole, and a summary of what we’ve been exploring across our “Glorious Exiles” series.
This chapter is filled with a number of different areas for us to consider as we think more about what it looks like to live lives for God's glory. Tune in to hear Ken Davies unpack more about prayer, hospitality, acts of service, figuring out and using the gifts we've been given, as well as a whole lot of discussion on the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
How and why should Christians do good? What are the right and wrong motivations behind doing good? What does it mean to revere Christ as Lord and what IS the reason for the hope we have as Christians? Tune in as we chat to Ken Davies about living lives filled with good works as we seek to stand out as Christians in our secular society.
Join Pastor Mark Roberts as he's interviewed by Paster Ken Davies. Together, they'll unpack further the implications of this tricky and controversial passage, thinking through God's good design for marriage more deeply and practically. Tune in as they think through this passage's implications for marriage, submission, headship and allowing our closest relationships to clearly reflect how God has instructed us to live and interact with one another.
Join us for an all-in episode with our three pastors: Rod Bayley, Mark Roberts and Ken Davies. Tune in to hear more about what it looks like to submit to authority as God calls us to in this section of Peter’s letter. We’ll be considering whether or not Christians should actively engage in politics, if we should submit to our boss’ demands even if it means sacrificing time with our homegroups and families, and we’ll also consider if Jesus really does expect us to submit to authority the way that he did.
Join us as Pastor Rod Bayley unpacks the next passage in our series on the book of 1 Peter. Content covered includes the value and importance of the local church, what we should do to feel more connected to our church and how we should approach Christians who do not attend church. This episode also includes some results from our recent church survey as Rod, our Senior Pastor, unpacks how we’re going as a church at getting involved in homegroups and serving.
Join us as Pastor Ken Davies unpacks the next passage in our series on the book of 1 Peter. Content covered includes the role of the believer in their own purification, what it looks like, in practical terms, for us to live now in light of our heavenly future, plus Ken's observations as Community Pastor about how we're going as a church at loving one another.
The start of our new series on 1 Peter! Join us as Pastor Rod Bayley unpacks further the opening verses of Peter’s letter to the early church. This episode refers to 1 Peter 1:1-12. Content covered includes the role of the Christian in persevering with their faith, how we can have joy even amidst suffering, how God uses our suffering to shape our faith and for his own glory, as well as practical ways we can start thinking about what it means to live on earth now in light of our heavenly citizenship in Christ.
Tune in to hear a very special episode with Open Doors representative Jocelyn Goto as we learn more about the persecuted church and the work of Open Doors. What can the western church learn from the persecuted church? Do we have an obligation as Christians in the free world to support Christians being persecuted? How can we get informed and start supporting those who are being persecuted?
A great place to start as we kick off our series in 1 Peter, a letter written to the persecuted church.
This is the final instalment in our series "Conversations that Matter". Tune in to hear Pastor Rod Bayley answer questions about the nature of hell, the role of our prayers in the salvation of others, what happens to those who have never heard the gospel and how we can be assured of our own salvation.
Join us as Pastor Rod Bayley addresses the issue of abuse in the church. Head to our website wollongongbaptist.org to hear this week’s sermon condemning the abuse of children, and pointing to Jesus, who has himself suffered abuse, who has overcome it and who offers the hope of eternal life free from all forms of pain.
Some of the questions addressed in this podcast include:
What should we do if we or someone we know has been a victim of abuse? Are Christian victims expected to forgive their abusers? Is there any way for the church to make amends for their failures in this area?
Tune in to hear Pastor Ken Davies answer questions that arose from this week's talk as we examined the relationship between science and Christianity. As we dive deeper into the topic at hand, we'll consider questions like: Are Christians inconsistent in the scientific endeavours they will and wont support? What should we do when science and Christian ethics clash? Do Christians simply change their interpretation of scripture based on the latest scientific developments? Head to our website wollongongbaptist.org to listen to Ken's talk before tuning in to this episode.
Is it possible to be a gay Christian? Is the cost of following Jesus greater for the homosexual person? Has Christian culture sent an unhelpful message about the importance of eros (romantic) love? Tune in to hear the answers to these questions- and others like them- as we explore Christianity and same-sex attraction.
Join Pastor Mark Roberts as he interviews Pastor Ken Davies on why Christians are hypocrites and what we ought to do when we recognise hypocrisy in ourselves. Is there a difference between small inconsistencies in our living and serious hypocrisy? What does Jesus have to say to hypocrites? Should Christians be judging others for their sin? How can we gently and appropriately rebuke one another for living inconsistently with God's word? These and other related questions will be answered during this episode.
In this episode Pastor Ken Davies interviews Pastor Mark Roberts about his sermon on why we can trust the Bible. This episode will consider how the Old Testament points forward to Jesus, how our trust in a book can GROW and how we should approach the varied interpretations of the Bible. Discussion will also reflect on how to respond to those who don't yet trust the Bible.
Conversations about the existence of God seem rather taboo. But in this episode, Pastor Rod Bayley encourages us to be sensitively sharing our convictions with others, pointing to Jesus as the ultimate proof of God's existence. In this episode we will also unpack the Christian understanding of God, what to do if a Christian has doubts about God's existence and how Christians ought to live in light of longing for eternity.
How and why should we share Jesus with others?
This first episode in our new apologetics series "Conversations that Matter" will help us lay the foundations for why Christians ought to be sharing the gospel, and the ways in which we can go about doing that effectively. Join us as Pastor Ken Davies encourages us to meet people where they are at, in order that we might win them to Christ.
Talk 11 (and our final instalment) in our 2019 series "1 Samuel: The Rise of the King"
Discussion based on chapters 30-31 of the book of 1 Samuel.
This episode also zooms out to include some reflections on the book as a whole.
Hear about what Ken has learnt as a result of studying 1 Samuel, and some of the key take away points for us as we wrap up our time studying this part of the Bible.
Talk 10 in our 2019 series "1 Samuel: The Rise of the King"
Discussion based on chapters 27-29 of the book of 1 Samuel.
Talk 9 in our 2019 series "1 Samuel: The Rise of the King"
Discussion based on chapters 21-26 of the book of 1 Samuel.
Talk 8 in our 2019 series "1 Samuel: The Rise of the King"
Discussion based on chapters 18-20 of the book of 1 Samuel.
Talk 7 in our 2019 series "1 Samuel: The Rise of the King"
Discussion based on chapters 16-17 of the book of 1 Samuel.
Talk 6 in our 2019 series "1 Samuel: The Rise of the King"
Discussion based on chapters 13-15 of the book of 1 Samuel.
Talk 5 in our 2019 series "1 Samuel: The Rise of the King"
Discussion based on chapters 11-12 of the book of 1 Samuel.
Talk 4 in our 2019 series "1 Samuel: The Rise of the King" preached by guest speaker Simon Finley.
Discussion features all three of our pastors: Rod Bayley, Mark Roberts and Ken Davies and is based on chapters 8-10 of the book of 1 Samuel.
Talk 3 in our 2019 series "1 Samuel: The Rise of the King"
Discussion based on chapters 4-7 of the book of 1 Samuel.
Talk 2 in our 2019 series "1 Samuel: The Rise of the King"
Discussion based on chapters 2 and 3 of the book of 1 Samuel.
Talk 1 in our 2019 series "1 Samuel: The Rise of the King"
Discussion based on chapters 1 and 2 of the book of 1 Samuel.
Talk 10 in our 2019 series on the Gospel of Luke.
Unpacking Luke 12: 49-59 further with Pastor Rod Bayley.
This episode also includes some reflections of our series as a whole as we come to its conclusion for 2019.
Talk 9 in our 2019 series on the Gospel of Luke.
Unpacking Luke 12:35-48 further with Pastor Rod Bayley.
Talk 8 in our 2019 series on the Gospel of Luke.
Unpacking Luke 12:13-34 further with Pastor Ken Davies.
Talk 7 in our 2019 series on the Gospel of Luke.
Unpacking Luke 12:1-12 further with Pastor Rod Bayley.
Talk 6 in our 2019 series on the Gospel of Luke.
Unpacking Luke 11:37-54 further with Pastor Rod Bayley.
Talk 5 in our 2019 series on the Gospel of Luke.
Unpacking Luke 11:29-36 further with Pastor Mark Roberts.
Talk 4 in our 2019 series on the Gospel of Luke.
Unpacking Luke 11: 14-28 further with Pastor Ken Davies.
Talk 3 in our 2019 series on the Gospel of Luke.
Unpacking Luke 10:38-11:13 further with Pastor Rod Bayley.
Talk 2 in our 2019 series on the Gospel of Luke.
Unpacking Luke 10: 25-37 further with Pastor Mark Roberts.
Talk 1 in our 2019 series on the Gospel of Luke.
Unpacking Luke 10:1-24 further with Pastor Rod Bayley.