Belair Baptist Church Podcast

The Gospel of Luke – Following Jesus in Fragile Times (Luke 15) 🗓️ 19 April 2026 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar 📖 Jesus & the Lost Things A lost sheep. A lost coin. A lost son. In Luke 15, Jesus tells three stories that together paint one of the most breathtaking pictures of God in the entire Bible. In this message, Nic unpacks what it means to be lost, what it looks like when God comes searching, an...

The Gospel of Luke – Following Jesus in Fragile Times (Luke 13:18–30). 🗓️ 12 April 2026. 🎙️ Speaker: Luke Reed. What if God’s kingdom is already at work, but not in the way we expect? In this week’s message, we explore Jesus’ pictures of the mustard seed, the yeast, and the narrow door in Luke 13:18–30. What seems small and easy to overlook carries surprising power to grow, spread, and transform. ...

Easter Sunday – Luke 24:1–12 🗓️ 05 April 2026 🎙️ Speaker: Sam Delfs What if the resurrection is not just a comforting idea, but the event that changes everything? In this Easter message from Luke 24:1–12, Sam Delfs explores the empty tomb, the first witnesses to the risen Jesus, and the question that still confronts us today: why do you look for the living among the dead? With honesty and convicti...

Looking Ahead 2026 (Part 2) - Luke 9:21-25 / Matt 11:28-30 🗓️ 29 March 2026 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar What does real spiritual growth look like in a fragile, distracted world? In this second Looking Ahead message, Nic reflects on Jesus’ call to discipleship and rest, and asks how we actually grow as followers of Christ. Drawing on Luke 9 and Matthew 11, Nic explores the tension between surrender and...

Following Jesus in Fragile Times (Luke 19:1–11) 🗓️ 22 March 2026 - Looking Ahead Sunday 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar What do Zacchaeus, a church vision Sunday, and Jesus’ call to faithful stewardship have in common? In this week’s message, Nic Cassar reflects on Luke 19 and the surprising grace of Jesus, who sees Zacchaeus and brings salvation into his home.  From that story, Lead Pastor Nic Cassar, ope...

The Gospel of Luke – Following Jesus in Fragile Times (Luke 10:25–37) 🗓️ 15 March 2026 🎙️ Speaker: Nick Varady-Szabo What if the question isn’t “Who is my neighbour?” but “How can I be one?” In this week’s message, we explore Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan and how it confronts our instincts to justify ourselves, draw boundaries, and keep love at a safe distance. With the help of Mister Roger...

Following Jesus in Fragile Times – Luke 9:1–7 and 10:1–8 🗓️ 08 March 2026 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar What does it look like to join God’s mission without pressure, hype, or hidden agendas? In Luke 9 and 10, Jesus sends the twelve and then the seventy-two to travel light, rely on hospitality, proclaim peace, and pray for healing as they announce the kingdom of God. This message is for anyone who feels...

The Gospel of Luke – Following Jesus in Fragile Times (Luke 7:36–50). 🗓️ 01 March 2026. 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar. What happens when a “bad woman” walks into a religious man’s dinner party, breaks all the social rules, and pours out her grief at Jesus’ feet? In Luke 7:36–50, Jesus turns the whole room upside down, exposing self-righteousness and offering forgiveness that no one saw coming. This messa...

Following Jesus in Fragile Times (Luke 7:1-10) 🗓️ 22 February 2026 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar In this week’s message, Nic Cassar explores Luke 7:1-10, where a Roman centurion approaches Jesus on behalf of a dying servant. An unlikely figure of faith, the centurion recognises Jesus’ authority without demanding proof, performance, or proximity - trusting that a single word is enough. This passage invite...

🗓️ 15 February 2026 🎙️ Speaker: Phil Skinner In this message reflects on Luke 5:1-11, where Jesus steps into an ordinary workday, meets tired fishermen with empty nets, and quietly changes the direction of their lives. Rather than beginning with certainty or confidence, this story unfolds in the middle of exhaustion, disappointment, and fragile faith. Phil explores how Jesus meets people where the...

🗓️ 08 February 2026 🎙️ Speaker: Luke Reed This week, Luke Reed unpacks Luke 3 and the striking arrival of John the Baptist — God’s “think different” prophet who prepares the way for Jesus. In a world marked by political tension, corruption, and longing for change, John steps onto the scene as a voice crying out in the wilderness, calling people to repentance, integrity, and readiness for the comin...

🗓️ 01 February 2026. 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar. This week we launch our new series in the Gospel of Luke: Following Jesus in Fragile Times. Nic introduces Luke’s carefully investigated, historically grounded account of Jesus — written so that we may know the certainty of what we’ve been taught. In a cultural moment filled with confusion, noise, and competing versions of Jesus, Luke invites us back to...

🗓️ 18 January 2026 🎙️ Speaker: Andrew Sutherland This week, Andrew Sutherland explores Psalm 19, a beautiful three‑part meditation on God’s revelation through creation, Scripture, and personal transformation. David’s ancient song reminds us that the heavens continually proclaim God’s glory, that God’s Word restores and renews us in ways nothing else can, and that true wisdom begins when we learn t...

Summer Psalms – Justice in the Psalms (Aboriginal Sunday) 🗓️ 25 January 2026 🎙️ Speaker: Sally Smith As part of Aboriginal Sunday, Sally Smith explores the strong biblical theme of justice in the Psalms — a justice that goes far beyond punishment and reaches toward restoring dignity, equity, hope, and flourishing for all people. Drawing on passages like Psalm 101 and the broader teaching of the he...

🗓️ 11 January 2026 🎙️ Speaker: Sam Delfs This week, Sam Delfs (our new Church Planting Resident) unpacks Psalm 90, the only psalm attributed to Moses. In a prayer shaped by wilderness, funerals, struggle and divine faithfulness, Moses teaches us what it means to number our days — to live wisely, urgently, intentionally, and with eternity in view. Sam invites us to consider where we find our true h...

🗓️ 04 January 2026 🎙️ Speaker: David Southern This week, David Southern opens our Summer Psalms series by exploring Psalm 3 — a raw and honest prayer written by David in one of the darkest moments of his life. In a world filled with fear, uncertainty, and pressure, this psalm invites us to name our fears, recenter our identity on God, and discover a resilient, prayer‑forged hope. A powerful way to...

Is This The End? – Reflecting on Revelation (Chapter 21-22). A New Heaven & A New Earth 🗓️ 21 Dec 2025. 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar. This week, Nic Cassar concludes the Revelation series with a vision of hope: A New Heaven and a New Earth. In Chapters 21–22, John describes the ultimate renewal — God’s dwelling with humanity, the end of death and sorrow, and the arrival of true peace and flourishing...

Is This The End? – Reflecting on Revelation (Chapter 17-19). The Prostitute, the Beast & the End 🗓️ 14 Dec 2025. 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar. This week, Nic Cassar guides us through some of Revelation’s most vivid and challenging images: the Prostitute, the Beast, and the End. Chapters 17–19 expose the seductive power and downfall of “Babylon”—a symbol of corrupt empires and misplaced trust. Nic ex...

Is This The End? – Reflecting on Revelation (Chapter 13-14). The Beast & It’s Mark 🗓️ 07 December 2025. 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar. This week we explore Revelation 13-14, one of the most striking and controversial chapters in the Bible. Featuring the two beasts, the dragon, and the infamous “mark of the beast,” this passage warns of corrupt power, propaganda, and misplaced allegiance. Nic contrast...

Is This The End? – Reflecting on Revelation (Chapter 12) A Cosmic Christmas. The Woman & the Dragon. 🗓️ 30 November 2025 🎙️ Speaker: Luke Reed This week, Luke Reed unpacks Revelation 12 - a dramatic vision of a woman, a dragon, and a child that reveals the cosmic battle behind the Christmas story. Far from a peaceful nativity scene, this passage shows Christ’s victory over Satan and calls beli...

Is This The End? – Reflecting on Revelation (Chapter 6-11) Seals, Trumpets & Bowls. Justice & Judgment 🗓️ 23 November 2025 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar This week, Nic Cassar tackles one of Revelation’s most sobering themes: God’s judgment. In Chapter 6, the opening of the seven seals reveals the famous Four Horsemen and a vision of ultimate justice. What does this mean for a world longing for fa...

Is This The End? – Reflecting on Revelation (Chapter 5) The Throne Room: The Lamb 🗓️ 16 November 2025 🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Andrew Sloane This week, Dr. Andrew Sloane continues the Is This The End? series with a powerful look at Revelation 5. 🔗 Learn more about Belair Baptist Church: belairbaptist.org.au 🎵 Intro Music: Arcade – Lakey Inspired

Is This The End? – Reflecting on Revelation (Chapter 4) The Throne Room: All of Creation 🗓️ 09 November 2025 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar This week, Nic Cassar continues the Is This The End? series with a powerful look at Revelation 4 - a cosmic throne room vision where all creation worships God. In a world of “polycrisis,” this message invites us to reflect, not react, and to centre our lives around th...

Is This The End? – Reflecting on Revelation - Chapters 1-3 Introduction: A Book Like No Other 🗓️ 02 November 2025 🎙️ Speaker: Nic Cassar This week, Nic Cassar launches a new teaching series titled "Is This The End?", a reflective journey through the book of Revelation. In this opening message, Nic explores Chapter 1, with insights that also touch on Chapters 2 and 3, inviting us to consider the ti...

This week, Benj Gould Lead Pastor of Greenhouse Church on the NSW Central Coast, preaches a message titled "The Tide Is Turning" from Acts 1:1-8. For more information about Belair Baptist Church, see our website:  www.belairbaptist.org.au   Intro Music: Arcade - Lakey Inspired   26 October 2025