The Average Christian: Recent Episodes
Ian Mawdsley
The Average Christian is a podcast for Christians that want to level up their journey with Christ. We will be discussing Church, Faith and of course Jesus.
Su, Sarah & Ian discuss discipleship . How we disciple folks, why we disciple people and when we disaciple people.
Have you ever imagined what heaven will be like, and what we will do when we are there? Are we just going to worship and praise God the whole time for all eternity? That for me would be a version of hell because I can’t sing! We are going to worship and praise God as one of the things, but there's a lot more that we're going to do in heaven. In this post I'm going to talk about 8 awesome things we need to know about heaven.This is going to surprise a lot of you so let’s dive in and take a look.
In the Christian space we hear the word procrastination on a regular basis. It’s one of those words that we hear but do we fully understand what it means? If you have been a Christian for any length of time no doubt you would have heard a sermon or two on procrastination. These sermons always seem a little dull in my opinion, they have the finger pointed squarely into our court that makes us recoil into a guilt ridden mess. But what is procrastination, lets dive in and find out.
Humility in the bible appears nearly a hundred times. It references multiple meanings, but what should it mean for us to be humble like the Lord wants us to be? In todays post we will take a look at some verses and work out what it means to be humble.
There are essentially three spiritual voices that can communicate with us Christians, the Holy Spirit, the human spirit, and demonic spirits. In todays post we will see how to discern when it is the Holy Spirit is speaking to you.You may wonder why I didn’t mention angels in the category above. Well it’s quite simple, It is because they are ministering spirits, which are under the influence of either the Holy Spirit or the spirit of the enemy, the devil. Believers get to discern the type of voice that speaks to them in any given situation as they grow in their relationship with God.
Ian, Su & Sarah talk through God not being finished with people within the Christian community.
In todays post we will look at the nine habits of a person with the Holy Spirit. These habits are something that all Christians can make part of their everyday lives and display to the world.
Have you ever used Christian affirmations or affirmed daily scriptural truth over your life?Biblical Affirmations are just that – biblical truths repeated, affirmed, and believed until they are deeply ingrained into your entire being. Join Su today as she speaks truth into your life!
When we belong somewhere we feel that we are safe, secure, and for me comfortable. When we are at home, we should feel a sense of belonging, it is the place where we can be ourselves, this is our place. But how does this transfer over into who we are called to be by God? Do you feel like you belong in His family of believers? In this post we will learn the true sense of the word belonging and what it means for us.
Our hearts are not just those funny little pumps that keep our blood pumping around our bodies, they are also our inner man. It is vital to our physical health that we keep our hearts in tip top shape but what about the spiritual inner man. How do we keep him in shape as God intended. In this post we will see what we must do to have spiritual fitness in our inner mans heart. Take a listen and find out more.
This week Ian, Su & Sarah discuss belonging to God and what it means to them, they have lots of tips and advice for the Average Christian.
Have you ever thought how your attitude affects your life? Wether you have a great attitude or a bad one the state of what you project into the world undoubtably affects you, others around you and your relationship with God. In todays post we will look to God for guidance so we can make positive changes to our attitudes, that will put us on the right path with Him.
In our discipleship towards Jesus we can experience many emotions. One of those emotions we will look at in this post is the emotion we experience as Joy. Joy though, is not only an emotion that can be described as a positive feeling, it can also be an action we need to take for our well being. The Bible uses joy in both senses. We need to be mindful of both types of Joy when we read our bibles. In this post we will look at some verses that describe the types of Joy, we as Christians can enjoy. Let’s dive in and take a look.
New beginnings at church for us. Su, Sarah and Ian discuss a new start with new leaders, Dave & Sue Mansfield.
What do we do when the inevitability of death visits our families, and we are left behind with a huge amount of grief, pain and suffering? God should be our first port of call, but it is difficult to reach out when the hurt feels so bad. Comfort from the Lord is just a word away if we can lay the pain and grief aside and seek Him. In This post I will show you what God says in the midst of our suffering and how he comforted me when my Father died not long ago. Let’s dive in and take a look.
In the Christian Space, spiritual warfare is one of those subjects that a lot of Christians are ignorant about - the reality and truth about spiritual battles.The truth is, you have an enemy and he is scheming against you. He plans to do anything and everything in his power to stir up horrendous challenges in your life. Listen, he is not for you, he is against you, and he will pursue you! The enemy's plan is to make you shrink back into your shell and not rise up, and stand firm in the victory that you have been given in Christ Jesus. Is this a true reality for you today? Let’s Dive in and find out.
In our busy modern lives we often think and are influenced to see rest and resting as a weakness. We have been influenced to see, the ‘hustle’ as a great advantage to our lives. But is it really? Rest is a gift from God, that we should use to its fullest potential. In this post let us see what God says about rest.
Maturity in Christ is what a lot of Christians lack. I have seen it time and time again where Christians wrestle with the basics of faith. Wether this be because of a lack of understanding or dedication of time to God, but it’s a hurdle that many Christians need to ‘get over’.We all have had seasons of doubt in our walk, and that’s ok. God is a gentleman who won’t ‘force’ you to believe anything you don’t want to. But this hurdle is stopping many of you, step into so much more of what God has to offer.
We have all lost our self control at one point or another. Even the Pope lost his self control a short while back by slapping a woman’s hand away who was held tightly onto his. But why do we lose our self control, and how can we keep hold of it better? In this post I will explain what the bible says and how we can improve our self control.
Su Mawdsley tells us her salvation story from Atheist to Evangelist.
Su tells us about her deliverance from a life of angry teen, single parent, spiritualist medium and tarot reader to a life filled with God's love and blessings.
A testimony that anyone's life can be turned around if you give it all to Him.
Forgiving people can be super hard. It all depends on the level of hurt, shame and or embarrassment we place on ourselves after, that we associate with the event. Emotional hurts are just that, they are emotions. As Christians we are called not to live by how we feel, but by how much we trust our Father. In this post I will go through some verses on forgiveness and hopefully steer you towards the right path and actions that we need to take. Join me and let's take a trip to forgiveness of our past hurts.