Christianityworks Official Podcast

The world is full of good and of evil. You and I, we're called to live a life of good. A life that honours God. But what we need, are the life skills to allow us to do that. Fortunately God's already thought of that – and His Word is packed full of wisdom, full of the very life skills that we need, to live a life that glorifies Him.   Treat People as Individuals One of the things that's incredibly...

If only you and I could always come first. You know, be numero uno in this world. But as much as that's our desire sometimes, Jesus doesn't give us that option. Because in order to be first, actually you have to come last. What a pain!!!   The Power of a Tender Heart Kindness is a much underrated quality these days. Sure, we love it when other people are kind toward us in a world that seems to be...

So let me ask you, is ambition right, or wrong? I mean is it okay to be ambitious, or, if you believe in Jesus, is ambition something that you need to give up? As things turn out, it's not ambition itself that's the problem, it's the sort of ambition, the type of ambition that you have in your heart, that brings you unstuck.   Dealing with Ambition So let me ask you, is it right to be ambitious? M...

When it comes to developing the life skills that we really need, the life skills that are going to lead to a much, much better life, there is none more important, than maturity. But what exactly is maturity, and where do you get it?   Grow Up Let's be honest. Some people never grow up. Now, there are different aspects to growing up: Moving from childhood through those difficult teenaged years, int...

Have you ever wondered – how to live an extraordinary life? I mean no one wants to live a boring ordinary life. We all want to have some impact in this world. But … how?   The Theory is not Enough When I finished high school almost 40 years ago now, my grades were good enough to mean I was selected to study medicine at Sydney University. And so I applied for a range of courses at different univers...

Jesus didn't do things by half measures. His compassion wasn't ordinary, everyday compassion. It was radical compassion. His power wasn't religious power. It was God's awesome power.   Radical Compassion I have a confession to make. I'm not naturally a compassionate person. How about you? Now that doesn't mean that I don't care about people deeply. I do, but I'm not naturally compassionate. So, wh...

There's an old proverb – never put things off until tomorrow, that you can do today. Jesus was a master at that. In just three and a half years, He turned the world completely upside down.   A Team Player Other people can be such a pain in the neck, have you noticed that? I don't mean you I mean other people. It's always those other people isn't it? Its never you its never me we always blame someo...

Life is no dress rehearsal. You blink, and it's gone. So … it makes sense to live an extraordinary life. Okay … but how? Where do you start? How do you turn things around?   Why We Need A Mentor We're going to kick off something really exciting today on the program. Over the coming few weeks we're going to be looking at how to live an absolutely extraordinary life. I mean, we all wish we could. So...

The reason that so many people who believe in Jesus are struggling is, quite frankly, because they're not men and women of God's Word. They don't take God's Word seriously. Well, today, that's something we need to deal with, because there is such an incredible blessing waiting for you, in God's Word!   God's Work Takes Time Waiting for something that you really want, waiting and waiting and waitin...

Sometimes it's hard to remember that God is good, when life simply isn't. In fact, sometimes it's downright impossible. That's why God is revealing His goodness every moment of every day, through His Word.   God is Good So life is going along ok I guess, with its ups and downs, but something doesn't quite feel right. You're not completely happy with the way things are going, and that has a way of...

If only the going was always easy. But life's not like that. Sometimes we have to travel through difficult times. Times that test our patience, our endurance and our faith. And it's right in the middle of those times that God's Word holds the answers that we need to make it through.   Life Wasn't Meant to be Easy These days, it's a bit unpopular for someone like me to be talking about obedience to...

Sometimes the blindingly, glimpsingly obvious isn't all that obvious, but here it is anyway: Men and women of God's Word, men and women who actually read their Bibles, end up living a much more powerful, much more victorious, much more fulfilling life than those who don't. It's obvious, you'd think.   The Way to God's Blessing I know you've heard it all before. You should read your Bible more; we...