Grasslands Church Podcast

God brings redemption through relationships. What relationships are you being called to pursue at the onset of 2026? SCRIPTURE: Ruth 1

Christmas reminds us that when we find ourselves in a hard place, no matter how hard, dry or dead it is, God comes to meet us there in Jesus. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 3:1-17

Jesus is no stranger to life's ups and downs. In Jesus, God came to live out the story of all humanity so that through Jesus, he could write a new story with all of us in it. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 2:13-23

RIght from the beginnings of Jesus' life we're introduced to a tense question - who is the true and rightful king? How we answer this question dictates who or what we place our hopes in. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 2:1-12

Jesus' surprising birth was a great interruption to Joseph's plans. Yet God often works through the interruptions in our lives to bring about his saving purposes. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 1:18-25

You would expect that the Saviour of the world would come from a family that is perfect and pure. But Jesus' family tree is anything but that. If God was willing to work through broken people, families and circumstances then, we can have that he will keep doing the same today. SCRIPTURE: Matthew 1:1-17

God's promise in Joel 2 was fulfilled in Acts 2 and still stands today - God promises to pour out his Spirit on every person who calls on Jesus to save them. SCRIPTURES: Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:1-16

When we look at the state of the world, it can be hard to believe that things can ever be restored. Despite how things look, God's heart is to restore every broken thing. SCRIPTUREs: Joel 2:18-27, Matthew 28:1-10

We can wrongly assume that God only wants us to return to him once everything is good and we've got our act together. But in the midst of everything going on, God calls out, "Even now, return to me with all your heart." SCRIPTURE: Joel 2:12-17

Joel 1-2 opens with a song of grief about a plague of locusts destroying a nation. In the midst of destruction and disaster, the God of the Bible wants people to turn to him with all their pain and grief. SCRIPTURE: Joel 1:1 - 2:11

How should Christians stand against Satan and the forces of evil in the world? Constant Spirit-led prayer is the way in which we're taught to stand firm on the truths of the Bible and the Gospel in everyday life. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 6:10-24

What does it look like for Christians and the church to be protected by the full armour of God? Vincent unpacks Ephesians 6:10-17. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 6:10-17

What attitude should we take into our relationships? Into marriage? Ephesians 5 outlines the foundational principle and model for Christian marriage - Jesus. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 5:21-33

Why does the church exist? God wants to fill the whole universe, the church is part of that both in being filled AND in being the vehicle through while God will achieve his plan. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 4:1-16

God's grace towards us in Jesus is a gift. God also gives us as gifts of grace for the sake of others too. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 4:1-16

Christians are saved into something much bigger than ourselves - the body of Christ. As a part of the body we function best when we maintain the unity that Jesus makes possible. To do that we need to be humble, gentle and patient just as he is. SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 4:1-16

Proverbs shows us that the wise person doesn't just honour God with their words and life, but also with their wealth. But our tendency to use wealth as an anchor for our security often stops us from being generous. SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 3:1-10, 18:10-11

What do we look for in a true friend? The wisdom of Proverbs tells us that we should not only look for friends that are loyal, honest and forgiving, but we should also be friends who are loyal, honest and forgiving too.

What do you consider when you make plans? What influences the decisions you make? Proverbs teaches us that we need to be aware of God's sovereignty, God's plans and our own hearts when making any decision whether big or small. SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 16:1-9

According to the ancient wisdom of Proverbs, the wise person is more concerned with who they are becoming than what they are doing. Proverbs counsels us to understand that everything we say, see and do shapes our hearts. SCRIPTURES: Proverbs 2:1-10 & 4:20-27

We kick off our series in the book of Proverbs called 'Wisdom For Life'. According to the ancient wisdom of Proverbs, the foundation of a wise life is living in the fear of the LORD. This doesn't mean being terrified of God, but it does mean that we live our entire lives treating God as God. SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 9:1-18

We need courage to live in a world full of dangers - but where do we find it? Some try to cope by inflating themselves through achievement or fame. Others survive by making self-protection priority number one. The God we discover in Genesis 1-11 wants to send humanity out into the rawness of the world secure in his love for them. SCRIPTURE: Genesis 11:1-9

In Genesis 4 we see both the downward spiral of sin in humanity, as well as God's mercy in warning Cain and preserving his life. SCRIPTURE: Genesis 4:1-16

Genesis 3 is the saddest chapter in all of scripture. The Bible's answer to why the world isn't the way it ought to be is shockingly clear: it's because we chooses to trust our own goodness rather than God's. SCRIPTURE: Genesis 3

The Creator doesn't just make things, but he also provides everything we need to thrive. Both our physical and our relational needs are provided for in God's good world. SCRIPTURE: Genesis 2