Bright Church Podcasts

Why do some people who love God leave God? How can he be important in one season and not the next? It happens. In this podcast Ps Ben looks at the need to re-choose God with some 3,400-year-old advice to keep God first. 

The original mandate to Adam and Eve was to extend the garden of Eden. When sin separated people from Gods presence it also robbed them of the purpose for which they were created. In this podcast, Ps Ben explains how the Gospel is Gods answer to the problem of sin and solution for our purpose.

Eden was both a mountain and garden. It was Gods home on earth and the place he met with people. When sin separated people from God, they couldn’t be good enough to work back to Him. In this podcast, Ps Ben explains how the Gospel restores what was lost in Eden.

Ever wondered why God didn’t come through for you the way you expected him to? Although we may not think this is true, we ALL have expectations of God. When they go unmet, even unconsciously, it can leave us feeling disillusioned or even hurt. In this podcast Matt talks about God’s plan always being better than our plan.

Sometimes we think that to imitate Jesus requires a life of bold acts, grand moments and amazing miracles, but this mindset can make it feel impossible to really walk like Him. Although Jesus modelled these things, what if walking like Jesus simply starts with kindness? God has called us to shineand to sow seeds, when we trust him with the rest, amazing things start to happen around us.

Everybody listens to someone. But who do you listen to? In this message Pastor Ben looks at how to choose who we listen to.

What does God expect from Christians? The answer is, to be faithful or reliable in everything he asks from us or has given to us. In this podcast, Ps Ben looks at 5 things every Christian is responsible for.

Honesty matters to God, and it so it matters to us. No one would promote dishonesty as a thing to aspire to, yet we’ve all struggled with it at times. Whether it’s a lie, being untrue to who you really are or living a double life, when we as Christians say one thing yet act in a way inconsistent with what we say, our actions paint a picture of hypocrisy and untrustworthiness to the world around us...

Every family has values, even Gods. But embracing Godsvalues can be hard when we don’t feel like it. In this podcast Ps Ben looks at the how we can love our enemies.

The glory of God is not abstract, its real and practical. How do we bring God glory? In this podcast Ps Ben looks at what Jesus expects of Christians, how they can find their spiritual gift and why it matters.

How does God get glory when bad things happen? So many people have been stuck here. In this podcast, Ps Ben looks at the reality of ‘bad things’ and why God is still good despite them.

If you’re a Christian, what is one of the most important things we can do in 2025? In this podcast Ps Ben speaks about the vision for Bright Church in 2025 and how the church brings God glory by being authentic followers of Jesus.

Got any New Year’s resolutions? Why bother making plans if God controls everything? This week Ps Sarah looks at what Proverbs 16 has to say about how to make successful plans with a sovereign God.

Proverbs 17 teaches us that both foolish and wise people make an impact in the community. In this podcast, Ps Ben looks at one foolish thing that God hates and why it hurts his people.  

Do you ever feel like you are waiting to ‘arrive’ before you have it all together? Do you feel like peace seems just out of reach for you? Maybe you feel like your faith used to be strong, but you’ve become lost along the way. Chances are, God has lost His place at the centre of your heart. It’s all too easy to allow the noise of life and culture to take the place of God in our hearts. In this wee...

Do you feel dry in your faith? Struggling to connect with God or hear His voice? Sometimes, we can become overwhelmed by knowledge without experiencing true growth or transformation. In this week’s message, Pastor Zach explores how cultivating a healthy fear of God can anchor us, transform us, and strengthen our faith.   

At the end of a year do you ever reflect, and feel disappointed about where you are and who you are? In this podcast Ps Matt talks about how God grows us, and why we should not lose heart when things are not going according to our plan.  

The story of Christmas has a pregnant virgin, a human God, angels, shepherds, an inn and two slightly confused parents...at least at the beginning. How do all these pieces make sense or fit together? In this podcast, Ps Ben looks at how pieces form the big picture.

A number of people groups show up in the nativity scene of Jesus birth. But only one was invited. Who got the invite and what separated them from everyone else? In this podcast Ps Ben looks at the only thing we can bring to Jesus.

The nativity might be one of the most repeated plays in history. Some see it as myth, but billions believe. Why? In this podcast, Ps Ben looks at why Christians believe the scriptures, the reason Jesus came and what he’s doing next.